Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 907,107	$ 1,581,234	$ 1,244,778
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $96,000, $31,400 and $33,900 as of September 30, 2018, December 31, 2017 and October 1, 2017, respectively	1,391,242	1,405,399	1,655,752
Inventories	610,918	433,293	629,120
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	283,183	214,000	232,590
Total current assets	3,192,450	3,633,926	3,762,240
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $452,000, $422,100 and $417,000 as of September 30, 2018, December 31, 2017 and October 1, 2017, respectively	255,150	259,710	263,862
Other assets
Goodwill	572,387	573,063	572,762
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $924,700, $904,900 and $898,300 as of September 30, 2018, December 31, 2017 and October 1, 2017, respectively	732,235	217,382	223,695
Other	743,107	605,902	722,089
Total other assets	2,047,729	1,396,347	1,518,546
Total assets	5,495,329	5,289,983	5,544,648
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	20,307	154,957	189,012
Accounts payable	458,808	348,476	525,852
Accrued liabilities	842,808	748,264	769,893
Total current liabilities	1,321,923	1,251,697	1,484,757
Long-term debt	1,694,721	1,693,609	1,693,261
Other liabilities	591,404	514,720	410,378
Total liabilities	3,608,048	3,460,026	3,588,396
Shareholders' equity
Preference stock of $2.50 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0	0
Common stock of $0.50 par value. Authorized 600,000,000 shares; issued 209,694,630 at September 30, 2018, December 31, 2017, and October 1, 2017	104,847	104,847	104,847
Additional paid-in capital	1,282,405	1,050,605	1,043,981
Retained earnings	4,254,919	4,260,222	4,336,420
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(296,738)	(239,425)	(234,792)
Treasury stock, at cost; 82,979,119 shares at September 30, 2018; 85,244,923 shares at December 31, 2017; and 85,139,302 shares at October 1, 2017	(3,458,152)	(3,346,292)	(3,294,204)
Total shareholders' equity	1,887,281	1,829,957	1,956,252
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 5,495,329	$ 5,289,983	$ 5,544,648

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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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.