Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 940,869	$ 836,095
Short-term investments, available-for-sale	562,893	726,923
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,508 and $5,883 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	464,801	681,206
Inventories, net	14,892	12,522
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	168,218	124,842
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	179,689
Total current assets	2,151,673	2,561,277
Long-term investments, available-for-sale	1,054,952	980,142
Property and equipment, net	254,297	261,954
Goodwill	1,617,124	1,585,893
Other intangible assets, net	168,093	173,681
Deferred tax assets, net	195,755	233,900
Other assets	57,502	54,449
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	0	538,931
Total assets	5,499,396	6,390,227
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	56,772	72,724
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	225,036	256,799
Income taxes payable	3,493	39,771
Current portion of deferred revenues	1,173,348	1,208,229
Short-term debt	40,000	0
Convertible notes, short-term	0	1,348,156
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	172,670
Total current liabilities	1,498,649	3,098,349
Long-term portion of deferred revenues	505,723	476,135
Convertible notes, long-term	1,376,673	0
Other liabilities	122,740	119,813
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	0	7,708
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity from Convertible notes	0	79,495
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock at $.01 par value: 5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock at $.001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 305,436 and 302,851 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	305	303
Additional paid-in capital	4,994,854	4,761,588
Retained earnings	3,790,452	4,010,737
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,667)	(28,704)
Stockholders' equity before treasury stock	8,776,944	8,743,924
Less - common stock in treasury, at cost (154,807 and 146,552 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	(6,781,333)	(6,135,197)
Total stockholders' equity	1,995,611	2,608,727
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity	$ 5,499,396	$ 6,390,227

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