CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 296,967	$ 346,529
Accounts receivable—trade, net	581,381	599,073
Inventories	745,678	750,970
Prepaid expenses and other	192,752	152,026
Total current assets	1,816,778	1,848,598
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,177,248	2,240,460
Goodwill	812,344	684,252
Other intangibles	492,737	379,305
Other assets	168,365	155,366
Deferred income taxes	56,861	36,390
Total assets	5,524,333	5,344,371
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	522,536	474,266
Accrued liabilities	750,986	856,967
Accrued income taxes	3,207	23,243
Short-term debt	632,471	363,513
Current portion of long-term debt	243	499,923
Total current liabilities	1,909,443	2,217,912
Long-term debt	2,347,455	1,557,091
Other long-term liabilities	400,161	468,718
Deferred income taxes	39,587	53,188
Total liabilities	4,696,646	4,296,909
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none in 2016 and 2015	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	869,857	783,877
Retained earnings	6,115,961	5,897,603
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 147,642,009 in 2016 and 143,124,384 in 2015	(6,183,975)	(5,672,359)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(375,888)	(371,025)
Total—The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	785,856	997,997
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	41,831	49,465
Total stockholders’ equity	827,687	1,047,462
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,524,333	5,344,371
Common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	299,281	299,281
Class B common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 60,620	$ 60,620