Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 372,406	$ 307,826
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $16,203 and $16,035	441,696	430,524
Inventories	457,226	477,969
Income tax refundable	9,077	12,814
Prepaid expenses	19,975	19,239
Other current assets	3,497	13,836
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	6,501
Total Current Assets	1,303,877	1,268,709
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land	25,722	32,728
Buildings	259,367	269,220
Machinery and equipment	546,303	560,767
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	831,392	862,715
Accumulated depreciation	516,586	514,081
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	314,806	348,634
Other Non-Current Assets
Goodwill	1,030,667	1,053,573
Intangibles, net	306,085	359,166
Deferred income tax benefits	44,008	56,793
Other assets	33,249	19,804
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	4,225	13,334
Total Assets	3,036,917	3,120,013
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	147,438	138,595
Accrued liabilities	232,730	230,007
Current maturities of long-term debt	17,546	17,424
U.S. and foreign income taxes	5,160	582
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	144	7,184
Total Current Liabilities	403,018	393,792
Long-Term Liabilities
Credit facilities	0	50,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	654,922	709,424
Deferred income tax liabilities	28,899	43,978
Pension and post-retirement obligations	57,755	66,981
Long-term U.S. income taxes payable	32,902	0
Other liabilities	16,294	18,838
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	1,724
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 33,190,467 and 33,117,473 shares	6,638	6,623
Additional paid-in capital	751,031	738,329
Treasury stock at cost, repurchased 3,737,327 and 3,135,927 shares	(351,964)	(308,514)
Retained earnings	1,732,327	1,655,187
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(306,189)	(266,870)
Total Esterline shareholders' equity	1,831,843	1,824,755
Noncontrolling interests	11,284	10,521
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,843,127	1,835,276
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 3,036,917	$ 3,120,013

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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- Definition

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682