CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,746.1	$ 1,757.4
Short-term investments	311.8	474.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of net of allowances of $26.4 in 2016 and $27.5 in 2015	831.4	802.0
Deferred tax assets, net		29.3
Other current assets	127.6	179.6
Total current assets	3,016.9	3,243.1
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $581.7 in 2016 and $518.9 in 2015	329.6	306.4
Goodwill	1,040.8	976.3
Intangible assets, net	307.8	299.1
Deferred tax assets, net	169.6	137.7
Other assets	154.6	140.4
Total assets	5,019.3	5,103.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	450.3	566.6
Deferred tax liabilities, net		16.7
Current portion of long-term debt	299.9
Deferred revenue	652.3	635.2
Total current liabilities	1,402.5	1,218.5
Non-current portion of deferred revenue	135.0	132.5
Long-term debt	3,118.2	3,380.6
Deferred tax liabilities, net	107.5	83.8
Unrecognized tax benefits	201.1	203.4
Other liabilities	412.9	417.2
Total liabilities	5,377.2	5,436.0
Contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Capital surplus	450.4	451.3
Retained earnings	7,261.2	6,709.0
Treasury stock, at cost; 151,731,498 and 146,826,744 shares of common stock at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(7,973.8)	(7,389.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(305.7)	(339.5)
Total Moody's shareholders' deficit	(564.5)	(565.0)
Noncontrolling interests	206.6	232.0
Total shareholders' deficit	(357.9)	(333.0)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit	5,019.3	5,103.0
Series common stock
Shareholders' deficit
Common stock
Common Stock
Shareholders' deficit
Common stock	$ 3.4	$ 3.4