CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 262,019	$ 208,814
Short term investments	149,608	0
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $31,488 and $29,005	970,199	838,796
Inventories, net	429,627	364,972
Other current assets	258,379	175,721
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	150,275
Total current assets	2,069,832	1,738,578
Property, plant and equipment, net	552,802	505,431
Goodwill	2,538,544	2,350,996
Intangible assets, net	1,017,203	916,347
Other assets	531,316	520,031
Assets held for sale, less current portion	0	307,057
Total assets	6,709,697	6,338,440
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current portion of long-term debt	5,766	5,406
Accounts payable	587,129	515,520
Customer advances and billing in excess of costs incurred	145,853	140,220
Accrued liabilities	358,632	311,326
Current portion of liabilities held for sale	0	87,183
Total current liabilities	1,097,380	1,059,655
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,055,305	1,286,738
Other liabilities	829,748	732,729
Liabilities held for sale, less current portion		165,974
Total liabilities	2,982,433	3,245,096
Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 123,245,827 and 122,780,261 issued and outstanding	123	123
Additional paid-in capital	3,228,174	3,199,682
Retained earnings	846,490	685,411
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(574,372)	(988,345)
Total Colfax Corporation equity	3,500,415	2,896,871
Noncontrolling interest	226,849	196,473
Total equity	3,727,264	3,093,344
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,709,697	$ 6,338,440