CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,540,156	$ 2,492,516
Accounts receivable, less allowances for returns and doubtful accounts: $1,039,732 as of December 31, 2018 and $1,036,333 as of September 30, 2018	11,979,382	11,314,226
Merchandise inventories (Note 1)	11,800,185	11,918,508
Right to recover asset (Note 1)	973,837	0
Prepaid expenses and other	182,647	169,122
Total current assets	27,476,207	25,894,372
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	44,256	39,875
Buildings and improvements	1,063,695	1,086,909
Machinery, equipment, and other	2,385,107	2,281,124
Total property and equipment	3,493,058	3,407,908
Less accumulated depreciation	(1,596,115)	(1,515,484)
Property and equipment, net	1,896,943	1,892,424
Goodwill	6,697,547	6,664,272
Other intangible assets	2,924,698	2,947,828
Other assets	272,428	270,942
TOTAL ASSETS	39,267,823	37,669,838
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	28,336,293	26,836,873
Accrued expenses and other	859,168	881,157
Short-term debt	156,276	151,657
Total current liabilities	29,351,737	27,869,687
Long-term debt	4,165,400	4,158,532
Long-term financing obligation	351,183	352,296
Accrued income taxes	269,906	299,600
Deferred income taxes	1,879,532	1,829,410
Other liabilities	85,332	110,352
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, issued, and outstanding: 600,000,000 shares, 284,165,111 shares, and 211,025,394 shares as of December 31, 2018, respectively, and 600,000,000 shares, 283,588,463 shares, and 213,217,882 shares as of September 30, 2018, respectively	2,842	2,836
Additional paid-in capital	4,769,595	4,715,473
Retained earnings	4,027,217	3,720,582
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(92,883)	(79,253)
Treasury stock, at cost: 73,139,717 shares as of December 31, 2018 and 70,370,581 shares as of September 30, 2018	(5,658,318)	(5,426,814)
Total AmerisourceBergen Corporation stockholders' equity	3,048,453	2,932,824
Noncontrolling interest	116,280	117,137
Total equity	3,164,733	3,049,961
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 39,267,823	$ 37,669,838

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682