CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 98,758	$ 164,188
Insurance subsidiary investments		106,638	99,951
Accounts receivable less allowance for loss of $62,896 – 2015 and $52,855 – 2014		1,194,868	944,219
Inventories		27,791	25,702
Income taxes		$ 11,790	8,575
Interest deposit on senior unsecured notes held in escrow			23,438
Other		$ 61,054	41,598
Current assets		1,500,899	1,307,671
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land		86,529	84,975
Buildings		1,046,341	1,013,146
Equipment		979,132	853,382
Construction in progress		50,396	26,650
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total		2,162,398	1,978,153
Accumulated depreciation		(1,190,402)	(1,076,049)
Property and equipment, net		971,996	902,104
Goodwill		2,669,810	997,597
Intangible assets less accumulated amortization of $94,221 – 2015 and $68,043 – 2014		755,655	400,700
Assets held for sale		613	3,475
Insurance subsidiary investments		204,498	166,045
Deferred tax assets		$ 104,130	93,565
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes held in escrow			1,350,000
Acquisition deposit		$ 18,489	195,000
Other		292,846	236,807
Total assets	[1]	6,518,936	5,652,964
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		187,061	175,725
Salaries, wages and other compensation		404,925	358,857
Due to third party payors		36,251	43,957
Professional liability risks		64,099	64,137
Other accrued liabilities		394,246	189,980
Long-term debt due within one year		24,630	24,607
Current liabilities		1,111,212	857,263
Long-term debt		3,137,025	2,852,531
Professional liability risks		263,273	243,614
Deferred credits and other liabilities		$ 301,379	$ 213,584
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.25 par value; authorized 1,000 shares; none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.25 par value; authorized 175,000 shares; issued 83,792 shares – 2015 and 69,977 shares – 2014		$ 20,948	$ 17,494
Capital in excess of par value		1,737,747	1,586,692
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,632)	(2,551)
Accumulated deficit		(256,209)	(159,768)
Stockholders' equity		1,499,854	1,441,867
Noncontrolling interests		206,193	44,105
Total equity		1,706,047	1,485,972
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 6,518,936	$ 5,652,964

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2015 include total assets of variable interest entities of $389 million, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the variable interest entities. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of December 31, 2015 include total liabilities of variable interest entities of $40 million. See note 1 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.