CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 253,475	$ 258,520
Cash in escrow	0	1,125
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $18,073 and $17,028	398,793	422,073
Inventories
Raw materials and purchased parts	183,441	177,069
Work in progress	176,757	171,515
Finished goods	105,390	101,622
Inventories	465,588	450,206
Income tax refundable	6,046	5,183
Prepaid expenses	21,470	17,909
Other current assets	5,433	5,322
Current assets of businesses held for sale	3,659	15,450
Total Current Assets	1,154,464	1,175,788
Property, Plant and Equipment	812,392	795,790
Accumulated depreciation	478,647	457,756
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	333,745	338,034
Other Non-Current Assets
Goodwill	1,000,806	1,024,667
Intangibles, net	359,179	393,035
Deferred income tax benefits	73,961	75,409
Other assets	14,177	13,698
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	10,144	11,400
Total Assets	2,946,476	3,032,031
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	123,608	121,816
Accrued liabilities	232,976	238,163
Current maturities of long-term debt	14,168	16,774
Federal and foreign income taxes	4,700	10,932
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,069	10,813
Total Current Liabilities	376,521	398,498
Long-Term Liabilities
Credit facilities	90,000	155,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	674,205	698,796
Deferred income tax liabilities	42,039	53,798
Pension and post-retirement obligations	90,962	92,520
Other liabilities	20,178	21,968
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,685	320
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 32,909,736 and 32,564,252 shares	6,582	6,513
Additional paid-in capital	724,702	702,610
Treasury stock at cost, repurchased 3,135,927 and 3,135,927 shares	(308,514)	(308,514)
Retained earnings	1,600,962	1,548,805
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(383,565)	(348,857)
Total Esterline Shareholders' Equity	1,640,167	1,600,557
Noncontrolling interests	10,719	10,574
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,650,886	1,611,131
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 2,946,476	$ 3,032,031

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.