Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 258,520	$ 191,355
Cash in escrow	1,125	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $17,028 and $10,050	422,073	380,748
Inventories	450,206	446,768
Income tax refundable	5,183	12,575
Deferred income tax benefits	0	41,082
Prepaid expenses	17,909	23,008
Other current assets	5,322	5,427
Current assets of businesses held for sale	15,450	27,851
Total Current Assets	1,175,788	1,128,814
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land	28,152	28,361
Buildings	240,878	225,237
Machinery and equipment	526,760	475,719
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	795,790	729,317
Accumulated depreciation	457,756	419,918
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	338,034	309,399
Other Non-Current Assets
Goodwill	1,024,667	1,041,991
Intangibles, net	393,035	452,040
Deferred income tax benefits	75,409	28,979
Other assets	13,698	14,348
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	11,400	24,917
Total Assets	3,032,031	3,000,488
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	121,816	117,976
Accrued liabilities	238,163	259,734
Current maturities of long-term debt	16,774	13,376
Federal and foreign income taxes	10,932	2,404
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	10,813	17,106
Total Current Liabilities	398,498	410,596
Long-Term Liabilities
Credit facilities	155,000	160,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	698,796	701,457
Deferred income tax liabilities	53,798	73,849
Pension and post-retirement obligations	92,520	75,019
Other liabilities	21,968	29,367
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	320	2,409
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 32,564,252 and 32,378,185 shares	6,513	6,476
Additional paid-in capital	702,610	682,479
Treasury stock at cost, repurchased 3,135,927 and 2,831,350 shares	(308,514)	(289,780)
Retained earnings	1,548,805	1,447,120
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(348,857)	(308,828)
Total Esterline shareholders' equity	1,600,557	1,537,467
Noncontrolling interests	10,574	10,324
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,611,131	1,547,791
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 3,032,031	$ 3,000,488

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