CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 493,262	$ 587,998
Current assets:
Accounts receivable—trade, net	568,509	594,145
Inventories	815,251	784,879
Prepaid expenses and other	240,080	272,159
Total current assets	2,117,102	2,239,181
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,153,139	2,130,294
Goodwill	1,985,955	1,801,103
Other intangibles	1,341,166	1,278,292
Other assets	512,000	252,984
Deferred income taxes	31,033	1,166
Total assets	8,140,395	7,703,020
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	550,828	502,314
Accrued liabilities	702,372	679,163
Accrued income taxes	19,921	33,773
Short-term debt	32,282	1,197,929
Current portion of long-term debt	703,390	5,387
Total current liabilities	2,008,793	2,418,566
Long-term debt	3,530,813	3,254,280
Other long-term liabilities	655,777	446,048
Deferred income taxes	200,018	176,860
Total liabilities	6,395,401	6,295,754
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none in 2019 and 2018	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,142,210	982,205
Retained earnings	1,290,461	7,032,020
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 12,723,592 in 2019 and 150,172,840 in 2018	(591,036)	(6,618,625)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(323,966)	(356,780)
Total—The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	1,739,222	1,398,721
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	5,772	8,545
Total stockholders’ equity	1,744,994	1,407,266
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	8,140,395	7,703,020
Common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	160,939	299,287
Class B common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 60,614	$ 60,614