CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 120,005	$ 86,363
Patient accounts receivable, net	192,936	201,196
Prepaid expenses	12,430	7,329
Other current assets	18,148	16,268
Total current assets	343,519	311,156
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $130,877 and $146,814	28,213	31,122
Goodwill	322,199	319,949
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $31,288 and $30,610	45,382	46,061
Deferred income taxes	53,119	56,064
Other assets, net	49,856	49,130
Total assets	842,288	813,482
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	22,966	25,384
Payroll and employee benefits	88,585	89,936
Accrued expenses	88,842	89,104
Current portion of long-term obligations	10,417	10,638
Total current liabilities	210,810	215,062
Long-term obligations, less current portion	75,782	78,203
Other long-term obligations	6,138	3,791
Total liabilities	292,730	297,056
Commitments and Contingencies—Note 5
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 35,861,469 and 35,747,134 shares issued; and 34,056,627 and 33,964,767 shares outstanding	35	35
Additional paid-in capital	575,926	568,780
Treasury stock at cost 1,804,842 and 1,782,367 shares of common stock	(55,019)	(53,713)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15	15
Retained earnings	27,363	204
Total Amedisys, Inc. stockholders’ equity	548,320	515,321
Noncontrolling interests	1,238	1,105
Total equity	549,558	516,426
Total liabilities and equity	$ 842,288	$ 813,482