Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,923	$ 61,625
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,494 and $3,109 at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively	287,099	256,301
Inventories	889,335	827,870
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,014	13,733
Income taxes receivable	2,572	3,617
Total current assets	1,230,943	1,163,146
Property and equipment, net	47,956	50,355
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	3,535	3,676
Goodwill	266,644	266,644
Intangible assets, net	170,865	178,292
Deferred tax assets	74,822	76,038
Other assets	17,547	15,956
Total assets	1,812,312	1,754,107
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	194,112	184,273
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	30,304	35,329
Income taxes payable	8,498	3,290
Capital lease obligations, current portion	2,487	2,952
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	101,000	75,000
Total current liabilities	336,401	300,844
Capital lease obligations, less current portion	2,825	2,013
Long-term debt, less current portion	779,708	788,838
Deferred income taxes	3,761	3,197
Other liabilities	17,525	9,484
Total liabilities	1,140,220	1,104,376
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share: 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 950,000,000 shares authorized, 99,490,648 and 99,450,902 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively	99	99
Additional paid-in capital	440,143	436,522
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(80,511)	(84,626)
Retained earnings	312,361	297,736
Total stockholders’ equity	672,092	649,731
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,812,312	$ 1,754,107

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.