Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 97,884	$ 118,804
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,936 and $8,229 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	254,263	256,595
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	53,515	47,220
Income tax receivable	8,984	7,649
Total current assets	414,646	430,268
Property and equipment, net	453,431	447,659
Goodwill, net	2,312,297	2,250,599
Other intangible assets, net	475,037	475,613
Capitalized data and database costs, net	324,779	329,403
Investment in affiliates, net	42,090	38,989
Other assets	119,380	104,882
Total assets	4,141,660	4,077,413
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	157,580	145,655
Accrued salaries and benefits	79,171	93,717
Contract liabilities, current	308,659	303,948
Current portion of long-term debt	27,068	70,046
Total current liabilities	572,478	613,366
Long-term debt, net of current	1,737,855	1,683,524
Contract liabilities, net of current	520,544	504,900
Deferred income tax liabilities	109,356	102,571
Other liabilities	171,311	165,176
Total liabilities	3,111,544	3,069,537
Stockholders' 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; 80,562 and 80,885 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	173,963	224,455
Retained earnings	962,765	877,111
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(106,613)	(93,691)
Total CoreLogic stockholders' equity	1,030,116	1,007,876
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,141,660	$ 4,077,413

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.