CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 508,234	$ 674,776
Short-term investments	43,516	306,981
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $218,399 and $238,897	1,714,750	1,503,950
Inventories	181,799	160,419
Other receivables	372,919	288,156
Income tax receivable	49,440	0
Prepaid and other current assets	112,058	99,510
Current assets held for sale	5,761,642	960,956
Total current assets	8,744,358	3,994,748
Property and equipment, net	3,149,213	2,864,121
Intangible assets, net	113,827	73,504
Equity method and other investments	245,534	492,039
Long-term investments	37,695	29,997
Other long-term assets	47,287	33,857
Goodwill	6,610,279	6,015,375
Long-term assets held for sale	0	5,252,135
Total assets	18,948,193	18,755,776
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	509,116	456,619
Other liabilities	552,662	578,892
Accrued compensation and benefits	616,116	706,564
Current portion of long-term debt	178,213	160,262
Income tax payable	0	1,394
Current liabilities held for sale	1,185,070	807,233
Total current liabilities	3,041,177	2,710,964
Long-term debt	9,158,018	8,944,676
Other long-term liabilities	365,325	317,383
Deferred income taxes	486,247	530,869
Long-term liabilities held for sale	0	428,885
Total liabilities	13,050,767	12,932,777
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	1,011,360	973,258
Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 182,462,278 and 194,554,491 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)	182	195
Additional paid-in capital	1,042,899	1,027,182
Retained earnings	3,633,713	3,710,313
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	13,235	(89,643)
Total DaVita Inc. shareholders' equity	4,690,029	4,648,047
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	196,037	201,694
Total equity	4,886,066	4,849,741
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 18,948,193	$ 18,755,776

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.