CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 367,954	$ 307,826
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $14,974 and $16,035	404,516	430,524
Inventories
Raw materials and purchased parts	195,562	194,034
Work in progress	189,633	178,191
Finished goods	105,877	105,744
Inventories	491,072	477,969
Income tax refundable	19,930	12,814
Prepaid expenses	22,202	19,239
Other current assets	10,893	13,836
Current assets of businesses held for sale	4,300	6,501
Total Current Assets	1,320,867	1,268,709
Property, Plant and Equipment	836,706	862,715
Accumulated depreciation	507,981	514,081
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	328,725	348,634
Other Non-Current Assets
Goodwill	1,060,668	1,053,573
Intangibles, net	341,483	359,166
Deferred income tax benefits	56,600	56,793
Other assets	17,066	19,804
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	14,118	13,334
Total Assets	3,139,527	3,120,013
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	148,414	138,595
Accrued liabilities	226,227	230,007
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,170	17,424
U.S. and foreign income taxes	7,722	582
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	4,529	7,184
Total Current Liabilities	402,062	393,792
Long-Term Liabilities
Credit facilities	45,000	50,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	721,082	709,424
Deferred income tax liabilities	41,699	43,978
Pension and post-retirement obligations	66,639	66,981
Long-term U.S. income taxes payable	38,640	0
Other liabilities	17,138	18,838
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	3,107	1,724
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 33,164,361 and 33,117,473 shares	6,633	6,623
Additional paid-in capital	746,946	738,329
Treasury stock at cost, repurchased 3,737,327 and 3,135,927 shares	(351,964)	(308,514)
Retained earnings	1,644,083	1,655,187
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(252,743)	(266,870)
Total Esterline Shareholders' Equity	1,792,955	1,824,755
Noncontrolling interests	11,205	10,521
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,804,160	1,835,276
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 3,139,527	$ 3,120,013

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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.