Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 187,709	$ 171,447
Restricted cash	30,113	32,633
Accounts and notes receivable, net	109,874	114,390
Inventories	3,149	3,156
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	20,086	20,125
Advertising funds restricted assets	91,483	62,602
Total current assets	442,414	404,353
Properties	1,245,377	1,263,059
Goodwill	742,555	743,334
Other intangible assets	1,311,217	1,321,585
Investments	53,669	56,002
Net investment in direct financing leases	229,600	229,089
Other assets	85,006	79,516
Total assets	4,109,838	4,096,938
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	30,838	30,172
Accounts payable	19,315	22,764
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	99,307	111,624
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	100,646	62,602
Total current liabilities	250,106	227,162
Long-term debt	2,777,183	2,724,230
Deferred income taxes	267,156	299,053
Deferred franchise fees	92,727	10,881
Other liabilities	259,669	262,409
Total liabilities	3,646,841	3,523,735
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 470,424 shares issued; 240,199 and 240,512 shares outstanding, respectively	47,042	47,042
Additional paid-in capital	2,878,804	2,885,955
Accumulated deficit	(233,700)	(163,289)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 230,225 and 229,912 shares, respectively	(2,177,024)	(2,150,307)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(52,125)	(46,198)
Total stockholders’ equity	462,997	573,203
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,109,838	$ 4,096,938

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