CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,018	$ 23,566
Restricted cash	86,436	110,698
Customer accounts receivable, net of allowances (includes VIE balance of $430,855 and $529,108, respectively)	644,148	702,162
Other accounts receivable	59,401	69,286
Inventories	196,768	164,856
Income taxes recoverable	1,353	2,150
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	14,530	14,955
Total current assets	1,037,654	1,087,673
Long-term portion of customer accounts receivable, net of allowances (includes VIE balance of $331,642 and $320,382, respectively)	601,990	615,904
Property and equipment, net	154,788	159,202
Deferred income taxes	72,435	71,442
Other assets	8,196	6,913
Total assets	1,875,063	1,941,134
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of capital lease obligations	906	849
Accounts payable	100,268	101,612
Accrued compensation and related expenses	15,588	13,325
Accrued expenses	38,953	26,456
Income taxes payable	2,138	3,318
Deferred revenues and allowances	20,955	21,821
Total current liabilities	178,808	167,381
Deferred Rent Credit, Noncurrent	85,538	87,957
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	1,060,720	1,144,393
Other long-term liabilities	24,720	23,613
Total liabilities	1,349,786	1,423,344
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; 31,207 and 30,962 shares issued, respectively)	312	310
Additional paid-in capital	96,068	90,276
Retained earnings	428,897	427,204
Total stockholders' equity	525,277	517,790
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,875,063	$ 1,941,134

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.