CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,220,822	$ 1,678,273
Accounts receivable, net	822,033	895,232
Settlement processing assets	1,385,308	1,353,778
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	540,487	439,165
Total current assets	4,968,650	4,366,448
Goodwill	23,745,340	23,759,740
Other intangible assets, net	12,251,680	13,154,655
Property and equipment, net	1,526,178	1,382,802
Deferred income taxes	6,822	6,292
Other noncurrent assets	2,051,112	1,810,225
Total assets	44,549,782	44,480,162
Current liabilities:
Settlement lines of credit	439,371	463,237
Current portion of long-term debt	831,500	35,137
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,696,048	1,822,166
Settlement processing obligations	1,448,335	1,258,806
Total current liabilities	4,415,254	3,579,346
Long-term debt	8,436,962	9,090,364
Deferred income taxes	2,966,020	3,145,641
Other noncurrent liabilities	767,704	609,822
Total liabilities	16,585,940	16,425,173
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 299,286,847 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 300,225,590 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019	0	0
Paid-in capital	25,620,599	25,833,307
Retained earnings	2,476,962	2,333,011
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(351,904)	(310,571)
Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity	27,745,657	27,855,747
Noncontrolling interests	218,185	199,242
Total equity	27,963,842	28,054,989
Total liabilities and equity	$ 44,549,782	$ 44,480,162