CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,917	$ 118,862
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,978 and $8,473 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	133,469	145,064
Receivable from related party	2,295	0
Inventories	41,173	38,749
Other current assets	25,719	31,176
Total current assets	333,573	333,851
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	5,264,120	5,209,160
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,577,433)	(1,525,589)
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,686,687	3,683,571
Intangible assets, net	108,551	112,011
Goodwill	696,637	696,637
Deferred income tax asset	502	2,858
Other long-term assets, net	269,599	296,597
Total assets	5,095,549	5,125,525
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	100,782	125,147
Payable to related party	0	14,799
Short-term debt	81,000	84,000
Accrued interest payable	27,897	34,286
Accrued liabilities	43,355	55,194
Taxes other than income tax	13,599	12,810
Income tax payable	6,157	5,977
Total current liabilities	272,790	332,213
Long-term debt	3,125,650	3,055,612
Long-term payable to related party	0	32,080
Deferred income tax liability	25,841	24,810
Other long-term liabilities	$ 113,616	$ 70,966
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Partners' equity:
Limited partners (77,886,078 common units outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015)	$ 1,625,515	$ 1,661,900
General partner	35,709	36,738
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(103,572)	(88,794)
Total partners' equity	1,557,652	1,609,844
Total liabilities and partners' equity	$ 5,095,549	$ 5,125,525

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.