Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)	$ 446,883	$ 389,328
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, billing adjustments and merchant losses of $5.1 million and $4.0 million as of 2016 and 2015, respectively	413,867	314,705
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 3)	124,118	154,199
Total current assets	984,868	858,232
Goodwill	3,254,422	1,545,424
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $ 372.9 million and $257.1 million as of 2016 and 2015, respectively	954,821	328,320
Computer software, net of accumulated amortization of $ 742.5 million and $680.6 million as of 2016 and 2015, respectively	441,016	405,070
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $483.3 million and $457.3 million as of 2016 and 2015, respectively (Note 7)	281,733	289,898
Contract acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization of $305.8 million and $287.9 million as of 2016 and 2015, respectively (Note 3)	243,794	247,811
Equity investments, net	108,199	106,118
Deferred income tax assets	6,974	6,242
Other assets	99,351	90,780
Total assets	6,375,178	3,877,895
Current liabilities:
Accrued salaries and employee benefits	61,026	66,594
Current portion of long-term borrowings (Note 4)	40,451	50,078
Accounts payable	36,659	52,213
Current portion of obligations under capital leases	2,793	3,468
Other current liabilities (Note 3)	228,546	166,579
Total current liabilities	369,475	338,932
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion (Note 4)	3,423,660	1,373,878
Deferred income tax liabilities	398,083	192,444
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current portion	1,487	3,663
Other long-term liabilities	91,751	96,886
Total liabilities	4,284,456	2,005,803
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary	25,053	23,410
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock — $0.10 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares; 202,765 and 202,769 issued as of 2016 and 2015, respectively; 183,818 and 182,781 outstanding as of 2016 and 2015, respectively	20,276	20,277
Additional paid-in capital	270,141	241,891
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (Note 3)	(47,626)	(33,544)
Treasury stock, at cost (18,947 and 19,988 shares as of 2016 and 2015, respectively)	(623,884)	(641,664)
Retained earnings	2,446,762	2,256,058
Total shareholders' equity	2,065,669	1,843,018
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary		5,664
Total equity	2,065,669	1,848,682
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,375,178	$ 3,877,895

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