Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40,326	$ 38,767
Accounts receivable, net	1,598,015	1,156,031
Inventories, net	76,992	111,031
Prepaid expenses	101,270	41,548
Other current assets	35,763	55,109
Total current assets	1,852,366	1,402,486
Property and equipment, net	706,506	549,084
Goodwill, net	1,137,738	995,874
Other intangible assets, net	191,142	179,711
Other long-term assets	178,824	55,977
Total assets	4,066,576	3,183,132
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	87,866	64,600
Accounts payable	377,954	363,668
Accrued salaries and wages	89,087	67,126
Other accrued expenses	148,971	112,291
Billings in excess of costs and earnings	194,494	161,459
Other current liabilities	65,455	70,846
Total current liabilities	963,827	839,990
Long-term debt	1,280,706	961,379
Deferred income taxes	204,518	166,600
Deferred income taxes		178,355
Other long-term liabilities	184,172	99,774
Total liabilities	2,633,223	2,079,498
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value: authorized shares - 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares – none	0	0
Common stock, $0.10 par value: authorized shares - 145,000,000; issued shares - 90,935,584 and 90,634,771 (including 1,421,041 and 1,927,286 of unvested stock awards) as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	9,094	9,063
Capital surplus	775,387	788,914
Retained earnings	857,154	509,941
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(63,712)	(65,814)
Treasury stock, at cost: 8,132,811 shares and 8,094,004 shares as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	(147,124)	(145,573)
Total MasTec, Inc. shareholders’ equity	1,430,799	1,096,531
Non-controlling interests	2,554	7,103
Total equity	1,433,353	1,103,634
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,066,576	$ 3,183,132