Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 200,179	$ 147,441
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $20,512 and $18,480 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	810,932	709,614
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	219,203	175,722
Total current assets	1,230,314	1,032,777
Restricted cash	108,194	72,174
Restricted investments	55,922	59,014
Property and equipment, net	6,353,367	5,721,949
Operating lease right-of-use assets	190,860	160,567
Goodwill	6,574,860	6,187,643
Intangible assets, net	1,489,242	1,350,597
Other assets, net	127,909	115,203
Total assets	16,130,668	14,699,924
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	507,899	392,868
Book overdraft	10,734	16,721
Deferred revenue	306,019	273,720
Accrued liabilities	457,904	442,596
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	34,526	38,017
Current portion of contingent consideration	54,867	62,804
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	6,718	6,020
Total current liabilities	1,378,667	1,232,746
Long-term debt and notes payable	6,211,971	5,040,500
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	163,848	129,628
Long-term portion of contingent consideration	30,896	31,504
Deferred income taxes	986,252	850,921
Other long-term liabilities	415,664	421,080
Total liabilities	9,187,298	7,706,379
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Equity:
Common shares: 257,183,663 shares issued and 257,118,204 shares outstanding at September 30, 2022; 260,283,158 shares issued and 260,212,496 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021	3,271,958	3,693,027
Additional paid-in capital	229,445	199,482
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(83,476)	39,584
Treasury shares: 65,459 and 70,662 shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Retained earnings	3,520,446	3,056,845
Total Waste Connections' equity	6,938,373	6,988,938
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	4,997	4,607
Total equity	6,943,370	6,993,545
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 16,130,668	$ 14,699,924

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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- Definition

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124259787&loc=d3e4428-111522

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 9
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124259787&loc=d3e4531-111522