Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,210	$ 45,661	$ 23,337
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $8,871, $6,298 and $8,138 at December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	489,172	399,732	269,383
Inventories, net	466,063	320,999	314,670
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	150,384	97,928	76,975
Deferred income taxes	31,938	2,309	14,629
Total current assets	1,169,767	866,629	698,994
Property and equipment, net	145,607	90,405	88,303
Goodwill	1,162,111	496,415	489,325
Intangibles, net	487,477	87,055	97,273
Other assets, net	1,270	1,233	10,916
TOTAL ASSETS	2,966,232	1,541,737	1,384,811
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	347,205	244,891	163,367
Accrued expenses	151,547	124,794	72,738
Borrowings under revolver lines of credit	0	11,240	23,289
Current portion of long-term obligations	14,287	16,320	16,689
Total current liabilities	513,039	397,245	276,083
Long-term debt, net of current portion	722,888	170,200	180,657
Borrowings under revolver lines of credit	343,225	0	0
Deferred income taxes	132,605	68,809	64,165
Long-term obligations under equipment financing and other, net of current portion	43,322	22,367	34,112
Total liabilities	$ 1,755,079	$ 658,621	$ 555,017
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock (voting); $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized: 59,192,132 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015; 49,790,743 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015; and 49,476,380 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014	$ 591	$ 497	$ 494
Undesignated preferred stock; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	668,828	345,934	331,068
Retained earnings	564,523	557,405	508,035
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(22,789)	(20,720)	(9,803)
Total stockholders' equity	1,211,153	883,116	829,794
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 2,966,232	$ 1,541,737	$ 1,384,811

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