CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,059	$ 20,289
Short-term marketable securities	42,881	53,892
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $60 and $58, respectively	14,324	17,874
Inventories	7,662	4,855
Vendor non-trade receivables	8,084	17,799
Other current assets	12,043	13,936
Total current assets	130,053	128,645
Long-term marketable securities	179,286	194,714
Property, plant and equipment, net	35,077	33,783
Other non-current assets	23,086	18,177
Total assets	367,502	375,319
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	34,311	49,049
Accrued expenses	26,756	25,744
Deferred revenue	7,775	7,548
Commercial paper	11,980	11,977
Current portion of long-term debt	8,498	6,496
Total current liabilities	89,320	100,814
Deferred revenue, non-current	3,087	2,836
Long-term debt	101,362	97,207
Other non-current liabilities	46,855	40,415
Total liabilities	240,624	241,272
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value: 12,600,000 shares authorized; 4,943,282 and 5,126,201 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	38,044	35,867
Retained earnings	91,898	98,330
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	(3,064)	(150)
Total shareholders’ equity	126,878	134,047
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 367,502	$ 375,319

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.