Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)	$ 413,622	$ 425,354
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts and billing adjustments of $4.0 million and $4.8 million as of 2017 and 2016, respectively	409,167	432,847
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 3)	176,049	164,488
Total current assets	998,838	1,022,689
Goodwill (Note 2)	3,272,792	3,270,952
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $557.0 million and $420.6 million as of 2017 and 2016, respectively	770,954	906,676
Intangible assets - computer software, net of accumulated amortization of $831.7 million and $757.4 million as of 2017 and 2016, respectively	395,144	423,188
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $521.7 million and $480.7 million as of 2017 and 2016, respectively (Note 7)	282,490	282,345
Contract acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization of $337.9 million and $309.7 million as of 2017 and 2016, respectively (Note 3)	223,647	235,700
Equity investments, net	150,775	133,556
Deferred income tax assets	7,485	7,055
Other assets	116,765	84,016
Total assets	6,218,890	6,366,177
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term borrowings (Note 4)	562,550	48,040
Accounts payable	53,460	38,712
Accrued salaries and employee benefits	58,261	67,655
Current portion of obligations under capital leases and license agreements	3,110	2,687
Other current liabilities (Note 3)	294,299	263,259
Total current liabilities	971,680	420,353
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion (Note 4)	2,391,110	3,312,215
Deferred income tax liabilities	374,778	419,552
Obligations under capital leases and license agreements, excluding current portion	3,173	1,061
Other long-term liabilities	107,987	88,983
Total liabilities	3,848,728	4,242,164
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary	13,402	24,093
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock- $0.10 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares; 202,765 issued as of 2017 and 2016; 184,088 and 183,451 outstanding as of 2017 and 2016, respectively	20,277	20,276
Additional paid-in capital	249,370	279,627
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (Note 3)	(39,258)	(56,158)
Treasury stock, at cost (18,677 and 19,314 shares as of 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(659,072)	(646,047)
Retained earnings	2,785,443	2,502,222
Total shareholders' equity	2,356,760	2,099,920
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 6,218,890	$ 6,366,177

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