CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,458	$ 64,260
Restricted cash	2,461	2,886
Trade accounts receivable, net	310,662	246,427
Insurance claim receivable	195,000	30,000
Other receivables	24,343	23,770
Inventories	149,984	116,185
Current portion of contract assets	13,670	12,130
Current portion of assets held-for-sale	42,368	75,232
Other current assets	62,442	34,144
Total current assets	876,388	605,034
Property, plant and equipment, net	550,073	432,793
Right-of-use assets, net	47,662	0
Goodwill	725,106	404,713
Intangible assets, net	301,100	69,207
Deferred income tax assets	11,661	48,551
Assets held-for-sale	28,659	55,331
Other assets	17,842	17,238
Total assets	2,558,491	1,632,867
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	7,417	10,078
Current maturities of long-term debt	2,540	6,489
Accounts payable	165,570	124,984
Accrued compensation	40,394	50,201
Income taxes payable	102,041	2,634
Insurance liabilities	205,721	40,774
Current portion of advances on contracts	46,813	29,407
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	12,145	0
Current portion of liabilities of assets held-for-sale	15,203	39,410
Other current liabilities	128,790	113,019
Total current liabilities	726,634	416,996
Long-term debt	764,254	585,662
Insurance liabilities	19,730	19,575
Retirement plan liabilities	176,791	213,578
Advances on contracts	344	37,675
Operating lease liabilities	32,772	0
Liabilities of assets held-for-sale	5,274	555
Other liabilities	81,432	45,450
Total liabilities	1,807,231	1,319,491
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
HARSCO CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	143,396	141,842
Additional paid-in capital	198,007	190,597
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(587,759)	(567,107)
Retained earnings	1,784,871	1,298,752
Treasury stock	(832,775)	(795,821)
Total Harsco Corporation stockholders' equity	705,740	268,263
Noncontrolling interests	45,520	45,113
Total equity	751,260	313,376
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,558,491	$ 1,632,867

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682