Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,743	$ 56,749
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,258 at September 30, 2015 and $1,224 at December 31, 2014)	112,562	125,295
Inventory	1,245	1,235
Prepaid expenses	10,189	9,000
Current deferred income tax asset	4,701	5,077
Prepaid income tax	998	1,185
Other current assets	6,399	7,953
Total current assets	160,837	206,494
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation of $168,644 at September 30, 2015 and $173,699 at December 31, 2014)	34,124	36,913
Goodwill	218,972	398,164
Other intangible assets (less accumulated amortization of $445 at September 30, 2015 and $9,774 at December 31, 2014)	4,328	2,277
Other assets	3,554	3,351
Total assets	421,815	647,199
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	75,906	18,375
Accounts payable	39,364	36,478
Accrued payroll and related expenses	10,583	9,773
Deferred revenue and customer advances	27,644	33,631
Income taxes payable	1,393	2,462
Customer postage and program deposits	15,382	17,120
Other current liabilities	4,626	6,430
Total current liabilities	174,898	124,269
Long-term debt	0	64,312
Pensions	59,502	65,156
Contingent consideration	19,539	0
Other long-term liabilities (including deferred income taxes of $25,548 at September 30, 2015 and $59,532 at December 31, 2014)	31,110	66,786
Total liabilities	285,049	320,523
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized 120,142,621 shares issued at September 30, 2015 and 119,606,551 shares issued at December 31, 2014	120,143	119,607
Additional paid-in capital	349,162	346,239
Retained earnings	976,282	1,165,707
Less treasury stock, 58,871,121 shares at cost at September 30, 2015 and 57,832,362 shares at cost at December 31, 2014	(1,263,089)	(1,257,648)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(45,732)	(47,229)
Total stockholders’ equity	136,766	326,676
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 421,815	$ 647,199

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.