Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 109,044	$ 176,274
Accounts receivable, net	449,592	398,029
Inventories	208,038	193,835
Other current assets	101,511	81,604
Total current assets	868,185	849,742
Property, plant, and equipment, net	220,795	200,768
Deferred tax assets, net	56,874	49,971
Restricted cash	2,055	311,010
Other long-term assets	48,746	43,666
Intangible assets, net	278,192	95,228
Goodwill	1,121,895	555,762
Total assets	2,596,742	2,106,147
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	274,950	262,166
Other current liabilities	72,385	56,736
Wages and benefits payable	101,491	90,505
Taxes payable	20,558	16,100
Current portion of debt	24,375	19,688
Current portion of warranty	29,736	21,150
Unearned revenue	92,350	41,438
Total current liabilities	615,845	507,783
Long-term debt	1,005,377	593,572
Long-term warranty	13,624	13,712
Pension benefit obligation	96,081	95,717
Deferred tax liabilities, net	1,462	1,525
Other long-term obligations	152,021	88,206
Total liabilities	1,884,410	1,300,515
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 10 million shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 75 million shares authorized, 39,400 and 38,771 shares issued and outstanding	1,326,719	1,294,767
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(185,246)	(170,478)
Accumulated deficit	(449,273)	(337,873)
Total Itron, Inc. shareholders' equity	692,200	786,416
Noncontrolling interests	20,132	19,216
Total equity	712,332	805,632
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,596,742	$ 2,106,147