CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,178.0	$ 1,685.0
Short-term investments	95.8	132.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $45.2 in 2019 and $43.5 in 2018	1,228.4	1,287.1
Other current assets	286.1	282.3
Assets held for sale	254.0	0.0
Total current assets	3,042.3	3,386.9
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $816.8 in 2019 and $790.2 in 2018	292.1	320.4
Operating lease right-of-use assets	464.6
Goodwill	3,610.0	3,781.3
Intangible assets, net	1,454.1	1,566.1
Deferred tax assets, net	189.4	197.2
Other assets	425.3	274.3
Total assets	9,477.8	9,526.2
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	607.2	695.2
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	89.5
Current portion of long-term debt	501.5	449.9
Deferred revenue	855.7	953.4
Liabilities held for sale	84.1	0.0
Total current liabilities	2,138.0	2,098.5
Non-current portion of deferred revenue	115.0	122.3
Long-term debt	4,736.5	5,226.1
Deferred tax liabilities, net	355.7	351.7
Uncertain tax positions	442.0	494.6
Operating lease liabilities	495.0
Other liabilities	492.5	576.5
Total liabilities	8,774.7	8,869.7
Contingencies (Note 20)	0.0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	5.8	0.0
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share and, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common stock	3.4	3.4
Capital surplus	607.9	600.9
Retained earnings	9,391.6	8,594.4
Treasury stock, at cost; 154,151,437 and 151,598,695 shares of common stock at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	(8,993.0)	(8,312.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(537.3)	(426.3)
Total Moody's shareholders' equity	472.6	459.9
Noncontrolling interests	224.7	196.6
Total shareholders' equity	697.3	656.5
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders' equity	9,477.8	9,526.2
Series Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 0.0	$ 0.0