Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,000	$ 138,250	$ 10,012
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $16,493, $11,829 and $17,140 as of March 31, 2018, September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively	832,823	704,527	506,386
Inventories, net	1,005,577	551,924	580,889
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	240,315	209,138	217,389
Total current assets	2,094,715	1,603,839	1,314,676
Property and equipment, net	294,222	156,129	156,380
Goodwill	2,381,620	1,251,986	1,228,059
Intangibles, net	1,410,302	429,069	439,507
Other assets, net	1,511	8,534	1,511
Total Assets	6,182,370	3,449,557	3,140,133
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	593,559	503,697	486,328
Accrued expenses	348,050	261,297	131,264
Current portions of long-term debt	19,597	14,141	14,014
Total current liabilities	961,206	779,135	631,606
Borrowings under revolving lines of credit, net	424,528	3,205	269,124
Long-term debt, net	2,493,889	721,268	722,101
Deferred income taxes, net	91,101	138,383	137,495
Long-term obligations under equipment financing and other, net	18,313	23,213	28,267
Other long-term liabilities	10,617	2,547	2,372
Total liabilities	3,999,654	1,667,751	1,790,965
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Convertible preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 400,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018; none authorized, issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 or March 31, 2017	399,195
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock (voting); $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 68,043,284 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018; 67,700,858 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017; 60,255,320 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017	680	677	602
Undesignated preferred stock; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,056,248	1,047,506	709,278
Retained earnings	743,127	748,186	658,396
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,534)	(14,563)	(19,108)
Total stockholders' equity	1,783,521	1,781,806	1,349,168
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 6,182,370	$ 3,449,557	$ 3,140,133

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