CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,023	$ 44,189
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $48,181 in 2017 and $49,645 in 2016	615,348	634,902
Prepaid expenses	51,926	46,214
Assets held for sale	9,628	9,134
Other current assets	35,999	39,179
Total Current Assets	759,924	773,618
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $522,053 in 2017 and $495,215 in 2016	725,420	723,894
Goodwill	3,622,793	3,591,020
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $302,336 in 2017 and $271,568 in 2016	1,857,209	1,861,973
Other assets	31,510	29,556
Total Assets	6,996,856	6,980,061
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	96,301	72,822
Accounts payable	133,119	152,881
Accrued liabilities	243,871	228,526
Deferred revenues	17,974	17,902
Liabilities held for sale	3,172	2,858
Other current liabilities	85,124	67,864
Total Current Liabilities	579,561	542,853
Long-term debt, net	2,767,035	2,877,315
Deferred income taxes	657,865	645,371
Other liabilities	99,914	98,136
Equity:
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized), mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series A, 711,930 issued and outstanding in 2017 and 726,500 issued and outstanding in 2016	7	7
Common stock (par value $.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 85,261,769 issued and outstanding in 2017 and 85,152,700 issued and outstanding in 2016)	853	852
Additional paid-in capital	1,161,983	1,166,457
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(341,119)	(367,643)
Retained earnings	2,059,452	2,006,064
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity	2,881,176	2,805,737
Noncontrolling interests	11,305	10,649
Total Equity	2,892,481	2,816,386
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 6,996,856	$ 6,980,061