CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,162,779	$ 1,044,728	$ 650,739
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,092, $353 and $468, respectively	275,032	281,612	202,390
Claims receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $5,786, $4,868 and $2,684, respectively	8,202	6,799	548
Settlement processing assets	1,546,854	1,336,326	2,394,822
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	123,139	181,848	41,416
Total current assets	3,116,006	2,851,313	3,289,915
Goodwill	4,807,594	4,829,405	1,491,833
Other intangible assets, net	2,085,292	2,264,708	560,136
Property and equipment, net	526,370	493,678	374,143
Deferred income taxes	15,789	22,719	30,428
Other noncurrent assets	113,299	48,129	32,846
Total assets	10,664,350	10,509,952	5,779,301
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit	392,072	378,436	592,629
Current portion of long-term debt	177,785	135,542	61,784
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	804,887	696,414	326,875
Settlement processing obligations	1,477,212	1,220,315	2,033,900
Total current liabilities	2,851,956	2,430,707	3,015,188
Long-term debt	4,260,827	4,379,744	1,678,283
Deferred income taxes	676,472	744,862	202,855
Other noncurrent liabilities	95,753	77,235	19,422
Total liabilities	7,885,008	7,632,548	4,915,748
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 152,185,616 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016; 154,421,585 issued and outstanding at May 31, 2016 and 130,557,676 issued and outstanding at May 31, 2015	0	0	0
Paid-in capital	1,816,278	1,976,715	148,742
Retained earnings	1,137,230	1,015,811	795,226
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(322,717)	(246,050)	(185,992)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	2,630,791	2,746,476	757,976
Noncontrolling interests	148,551	130,928	105,577
Total equity	2,779,342	2,877,404	863,553
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,664,350	$ 10,509,952	$ 5,779,301

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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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.