Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 499,482	$ 319,305
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,124 and $16,760 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	599,369	609,545
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	144,006	164,053
Total current assets	1,242,857	1,092,903
Restricted cash	85,200	84,661
Restricted investments	47,926	47,486
Property and equipment, net	5,119,785	5,168,996
Operating lease right-of-use assets	199,703
Goodwill	5,065,530	5,031,685
Intangible assets, net	1,105,553	1,128,628
Other assets, net	65,374	72,970
Total assets	12,931,928	12,627,329
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	339,261	359,967
Book overdraft	15,734	18,518
Accrued liabilities	264,706	289,544
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	29,810
Current portion of contingent consideration	11,650	11,612
Deferred revenue	181,950	179,282
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	1,016	1,786
Total current liabilities	844,127	860,709
Long-term debt and notes payable	4,157,081	4,153,465
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	176,328
Long-term portion of contingent consideration	44,686	43,003
Deferred income taxes	766,641	760,033
Other long-term liabilities	374,391	349,931
Total liabilities	6,363,254	6,167,141
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Equity:
Common shares: 263,673,497 shares issued and 263,587,245 shares outstanding at March 31, 2019; 263,271,302 shares issued and 263,141,413 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018	4,134,917	4,131,307
Additional paid-in capital	128,230	133,577
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(45,978)	(74,786)
Treasury shares: 86,252 and 129,889 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
Retained earnings	2,345,970	2,264,510
Total Waste Connections' equity	6,563,139	6,454,608
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	5,535	5,580
Total equity	6,568,674	6,460,188
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 12,931,928	$ 12,627,329

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.