Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,883	$ 106,660
Restricted cash and marketable securities	14,435	13,506
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $188,086 and $167,411, respectively	352,891	337,330
Supplies inventory	21,584	21,406
Prepaid and other current assets	76,513	75,771
Total current assets	551,306	554,673
Property and equipment, net	191,920	189,168
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	172,826	169,170
Goodwill	3,967,902	3,970,210
Intangible assets, net	1,580,337	1,594,637
Other assets	19,655	21,450
Total assets	6,483,946	6,499,308
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	20,231	20,377
Accounts payable	26,412	32,561
Accrued salaries and benefits	204,191	202,537
Accrued interest	18,005	30,480
Other accrued liabilities	101,861	119,237
Total current liabilities	370,700	405,192
Long-term debt	2,336,284	2,357,956
Deferred income taxes	706,452	699,498
Other long-term liabilities	$ 99,007	$ 96,183
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests – redeemable	$ 174,671	$ 175,732
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000 shares authorized, 1,725 shares issued and outstanding	166,632	166,632
Common stock, no par value, 120,000 shares authorized, 54,789 and 54,294 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1,349,877	1,345,418
Retained earnings	810,012	781,413
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	2,326,521	2,293,463
Noncontrolling interests – non-redeemable	470,311	471,284
Total equity	2,796,832	2,764,747
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,483,946	$ 6,499,308