Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 824,370	$ 774,151
Receivables	3,463,697	2,102,543
Prepaid expenses and other	187,978	119,486
Total current assets	4,476,045	2,996,180
Property, Equipment and Improvements, net	471,104	349,911
Other Noncurrent Assets:
Goodwill	5,955,048	3,009,826
Intangibles, net	680,664	332,920
Miscellaneous	968,951	692,022
Total other noncurrent assets	7,604,663	4,034,768
Assets	12,551,812	7,380,859
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	8,964	3,071
Accounts payable	1,072,057	683,605
Accrued liabilities	1,455,266	939,687
Billings in excess of costs	559,898	299,864
Total current liabilities	3,096,185	1,926,227
Long-term Debt	2,336,473	235,000
Other Deferred Liabilities	1,066,237	732,281
Commitments and Contingencies
Capital stock:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized - 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized - 240,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding—141,860,952 shares and 120,385,544 shares as of June 29, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively	141,861	120,386
Additional paid-in capital	2,670,620	1,239,782
Retained earnings	3,880,886	3,721,698
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(728,176)	(653,514)
Total Jacobs stockholders’ equity	5,965,191	4,428,352
Noncontrolling interests	87,726	58,999
Total Group stockholders’ equity	6,052,917	4,487,351
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 12,551,812	$ 7,380,859