CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 25, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 790,284	$ 722,209	$ 1,368,554
Marketable securities	5,038	45,192	47,358
Accounts receivable, net	346,176	247,405	294,054
Finance receivables, net	2,205,644	2,053,582	2,068,873
Inventories	426,547	585,907	466,657
Restricted cash	65,088	88,267	113,499
Deferred income taxes	123,609	102,769	100,558
Other current assets	139,958	132,552	150,667
Total current assets	4,102,344	3,977,883	4,610,220
Finance receivables, net	4,944,322	4,814,571	5,009,473
Property, plant and equipment, net	954,475	942,418	877,787
Goodwill	54,663	54,182	54,267
Deferred income taxes	80,831	99,614	71,952
Other long-term assets	75,591	84,309	88,335
Total assets	10,212,226	9,972,977	10,712,034
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	291,594	235,614	316,894
Accrued liabilities	506,533	471,964	464,352
Short-term debt	1,055,428	1,201,380	990,049
Current portion of long-term debt, net	700,152	838,349	885,889
Total current liabilities	2,553,707	2,747,307	2,657,184
Long-term debt, net	5,170,609	4,832,469	5,040,644
Pension liability	120,494	164,888	61,458
Postretirement healthcare liability	182,825	193,659	193,406
Other long-term liabilities	192,223	195,000	199,669
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0	0
Common stock	3,454	3,449	3,448
Additional paid-in-capital	1,364,694	1,328,561	1,314,693
Retained earnings	9,416,583	8,961,985	8,977,600
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(580,778)	(615,205)	(538,957)
Treasury stock, at cost	(8,211,585)	(7,839,136)	(7,197,111)
Total shareholders' equity	1,992,368	1,839,654	2,559,673
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,212,226	9,972,977	10,712,034
Variable interest entities
Current assets:
Finance receivables, net	236,561	322,768	357,713
Restricted cash - current and non-current	69,364	100,151	125,561
Other current assets	3,043	4,706	4,492
Finance receivables, net	754,970	1,250,919	1,475,179
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt, net	261,188	351,123	398,689
Long-term debt, net	$ 664,431	$ 1,108,254	$ 1,303,043

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.