Other Current and Long-Term Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Other Current and Long-Term Assets [Abstract]

Other Current and Long-Term Assets

NOTE 8.    Other current and long-term ASSETS 

Other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
		2018		2017
Prepaid expenses	$	28,720	$	28,967
Taxes receivable		26,207		35,475
Customer acquisition costs (Notes 2 and 3)		30,354		23,520
Contract assets (Notes 2 and 3)		5,085		-
Deferred sales commissions (Notes 2 and 3)		4,369		-
Other assets (Notes 2 and 3)		8,839		13,178
Other current assets	$	103,574	$	101,140

Other long-term assets consisted of the following (in thousands):  

	March 31,		December 31,
		2018		2017
Investment in long-term product supply arrangements	$	10,324	$	9,949
Customer acquisition costs (Notes 2 and 3)		83,417		64,670
Contract assets (Notes 2 and 3)		7,202		-
Deferred sales commissions (Notes 2 and 3)		8,013		-
Deferred income taxes (Note 2)		9,823		7,698
Other assets (Notes 2 and 3)		21,845		36,299
Other long-term assets	$	140,624	$	118,616