CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 649	$ 356
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	2,786	2,704
Inventories of supplies, at cost	322	309
Income tax receivable	11	7
Assets held for sale	17	550
Other current assets	1,331	1,245
Total current assets	5,116	5,171
Investments and other assets	1,324	1,175
Deferred income taxes	840	776
Property and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization ($4,957 at September 30, 2016 and $4,323 at December 31, 2015)	7,965	7,915
Goodwill	7,376	6,970
Other intangible assets, at cost, less accumulated amortization ($761 at September 30, 2016 and $659 at December 31, 2015)	1,853	1,675
Total assets	24,474	23,682
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	184	127
Accounts payable	1,228	1,380
Accrued compensation and benefits	809	880
Professional and general liability reserves	185	177
Accrued interest payable	308	205
Liabilities held for sale	13	101
Accrued legal settlement costs	527	294
Other current liabilities	1,293	1,144
Total current liabilities	4,547	4,308
Long-term debt, net of current portion	14,323	14,383
Professional and general liability reserves	620	578
Defined benefit plan obligations	586	595
Deferred income taxes	320	37
Other long-term liabilities	606	557
Total liabilities	21,002	20,458
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	2,307	2,266
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.05 par value; authorized 262,500,000 shares; 147,949,048 shares issued at September 30, 2016 and 146,920,454 shares issued at December 31, 2015	7	7
Additional paid-in capital	4,801	4,815
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(200)	(164)
Accumulated deficit	(1,663)	(1,550)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 48,420,844 shares at September 30, 2016 and 48,425,298 shares at December 31, 2015	(2,417)	(2,417)
Total shareholders' equity	528	691
Noncontrolling interests	637	267
Total equity	1,165	958
Total liabilities and equity	$ 24,474	$ 23,682

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.