Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 571,322	$ 500,329
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts: December 31, 2017 - $13,032; March 31, 2017 - $12,662	494,934	486,646
Total	421,970	360,694
Prepaid and other current assets	73,588	71,246
Total current assets	1,561,814	1,418,915
Property, plant, and equipment, net	374,736	348,549
Goodwill	348,878	328,657
Other intangible assets, net	149,368	153,960
Deferred taxes	34,730	31,587
Other assets	12,476	11,361
Total assets	2,482,002	2,293,029
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	16,842	18,359
Accounts payable	227,294	222,493
Accrued expenses	206,032	226,579
Total current liabilities	450,168	467,431
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	689,021	587,609
Deferred taxes	39,670	45,923
Other liabilities	177,169	83,697
Total liabilities	1,356,028	1,184,660
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2017 and at March 31, 2017	0	0
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, 135,000,000 shares authorized; 54,590,184 shares issued and 42,126,817 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017; 54,370,810 shares issued and 43,447,536 shares outstanding at March 31, 2017	546	544
Additional paid-in capital	452,248	464,092
Treasury stock, at cost, 12,463,367 shares held as of December 31, 2017; 10,923,274 shares held as of March 31, 2017	(540,991)	(439,800)
Retained earnings	1,274,038	1,231,444
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(65,017)	(152,824)
Total EnerSys stockholders' equity	1,120,824	1,103,456
Noncontrolling interests	5,150	4,913
Total equity	1,125,974	1,108,369
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,482,002	$ 2,293,029

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.