CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 913,963	$ 1,000,249
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	1,467,247	1,208,516
Inventories	2,507,264	2,008,077
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	898,790	1,057,562
Deferred income taxes	79,045	64,944
Assets of discontinued operations		19,669
Total current assets	5,866,309	5,359,017
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,804,333	2,271,705
Goodwill	462,382	383,644
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	283,536	244,056
Deferred income taxes	85,169	92,702
Other assets	101,478	128,622
Total assets	9,603,207	8,479,746
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	323,833	12,960
Accounts payable	3,663,264	3,060,814
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	504,226	421,884
Other accrued expenses and deferred income	1,181,363	813,222
Deferred income taxes	2,455	5,094
Liabilities of discontinued operations		7,123
Total current liabilities	5,675,141	4,321,097
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	1,346,558	1,669,585
Other liabilities	67,951	79,471
Income tax liabilities	96,379	87,555
Deferred income taxes	82,167	61,670
Total liabilities	$ 7,268,196	$ 6,219,378
Commitments and contingencies
Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 246,680,008 and 243,930,983 shares issued and 192,068,068 and 194,113,850 shares outstanding at August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively	$ 247	$ 244
Additional paid-in capital	1,955,104	1,874,219
Retained earnings	1,468,910	1,245,772
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(50,854)	86,962
Treasury stock at cost, 54,611,940 and 49,817,133 shares at August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively	(1,058,551)	(965,369)
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,314,856	2,241,828
Noncontrolling interests	20,155	18,540
Total equity	2,335,011	2,260,368
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,603,207	$ 8,479,746