Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 151,246	$ 178,571
Restricted cash	16,710	16,714
Short-term investments - available-for-sale securities	7,518	8,958
Accounts receivable, net	25,320	39,727
Accounts receivable, due from related parties	6,483	4,790
Inventories, net	78,811	75,028
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,624	8,623
Total current assets	294,712	332,411
Property, plant and equipment, net	173,069	177,051
Railcars on lease, net	955,622	908,010
Goodwill	7,169	7,169
Investments in and loans to joint ventures	25,385	26,332
Other assets	3,680	5,277
Total assets	1,459,637	1,456,250
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,217	29,314
Accounts payable, due to related parties	3,562	3,252
Accrued expenses, including loss contingency of $10,045 and $10,127 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	17,079	15,411
Accrued income taxes payable, current	1,607	7,660
Accrued compensation	10,533	11,628
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	25,649	25,588
Total current liabilities	88,647	92,853
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $4,809 and $4,863 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	539,076	545,392
Deferred tax liability	265,285	252,943
Pension and post-retirement liabilities	8,658	8,648
Other liabilities, including loss contingency of $2,161 at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	5,466	6,144
Total liabilities	907,132	905,980
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 19,083,878 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	213	213
Additional paid-in capital	239,609	239,609
Treasury Stock	(86,031)	(86,031)
Retained Earnings	405,744	402,810
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,030)	(6,331)
Total stockholders’ equity	552,505	550,270
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,459,637	$ 1,456,250

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.