Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 18,230	$ 38,767
Accounts receivable, net	1,569,392	1,156,031
Inventories, net	95,541	111,031
Prepaid expenses	80,270	41,548
Other current assets	27,274	55,109
Total current assets	1,790,707	1,402,486
Property and equipment, net	648,456	549,084
Goodwill, net	1,040,302	995,874
Other intangible assets, net	185,932	179,711
Other long-term assets	158,088	55,977
Total assets	3,823,485	3,183,132
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	75,401	64,600
Accounts payable	429,623	363,668
Accrued salaries and wages	112,180	67,126
Other accrued expenses	134,801	112,291
Billings in excess of costs and earnings	102,965	161,459
Other current liabilities	73,761	70,846
Total current liabilities	928,731	839,990
Long-term debt	1,313,860	961,379
Deferred income taxes	252,834	178,355
Other long-term liabilities	94,898	99,774
Total liabilities	2,590,323	2,079,498
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value: authorized shares - 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares – none	0	0
Common stock, $0.10 par value: authorized shares - 145,000,000; issued shares - 90,825,531 and 90,634,771 (including 1,802,346 and 1,927,286 of unvested restricted shares) as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	9,083	9,063
Capital surplus	796,065	788,914
Retained earnings	632,579	509,941
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(66,135)	(65,814)
Treasury stock, at cost: 8,094,004 shares as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(145,573)	(145,573)
Total MasTec, Inc. shareholders’ equity	1,226,019	1,096,531
Non-controlling interests	7,143	7,103
Total equity	1,233,162	1,103,634
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,823,485	$ 3,183,132

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