Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 79,015	$ 99,090
Marketable securities	21,819	22,709
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,011 and $6,212 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	283,145	240,988
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	58,194	45,882
Income tax receivable	2,753	37,029
Deferred income tax assets, current	0	95,887
Assets of discontinued operations	681	681
Total current assets	445,607	542,266
Property and equipment, net	443,589	375,654
Goodwill, net	2,109,944	1,881,547
Other intangible assets, net	494,758	352,148
Capitalized data and database costs, net	333,058	327,841
Investment in affiliates, net	65,347	69,205
Deferred income tax assets, long-term	2,180	2,219
Restricted cash	8,936	10,926
Other assets	108,156	111,910
Total assets	4,011,575	3,673,716
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	180,928	158,213
Accrued salaries and benefits	98,389	117,187
Deferred revenue, current	285,221	269,071
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	18,981
Current portion of long-term debt	87,484	48,497
Liabilities of discontinued operations	3,859	2,527
Total current liabilities	655,881	614,476
Long-term debt, net of current	1,527,224	1,288,177
Deferred revenue, net of current	468,666	448,819
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term	109,667	107,249
Other liabilities	169,518	165,505
Total liabilities	2,930,956	2,624,226
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 500 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 86,362 and 88,228 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	471,679	551,206
Retained earnings	721,366	618,399
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(112,427)	(120,116)
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,080,619	1,049,490
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,011,575	$ 3,673,716

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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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.