CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 27, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 839,700	$ 759,984	$ 694,013
Marketable securities	5,004	5,519	45,122
Accounts receivable, net	335,578	285,106	311,960
Finance receivables, net	2,354,095	2,076,261	2,564,608
Inventories	485,476	499,917	553,750
Restricted cash	75,705	52,574	93,192
Deferred income taxes	0	0	115,585
Other current assets	142,362	174,491	113,520
Total current assets	4,237,920	3,853,852	4,491,750
Finance receivables, net	4,792,027	4,759,197	4,811,958
Property, plant and equipment, net	953,044	981,593	932,836
Goodwill	53,967	53,391	54,585
Deferred income taxes	165,196	167,729	82,188
Other long-term assets	79,701	74,478	94,354
Total assets	10,281,855	9,890,240	10,467,671
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	358,684	235,318	348,289
Accrued liabilities	547,637	486,652	587,504
Short-term debt	953,357	1,055,708	870,073
Current portion of long-term debt, net	697,061	1,084,884	782,140
Total current liabilities	2,556,739	2,862,562	2,588,006
Long-term debt, net	5,320,797	4,666,975	5,460,553
Pension liability	52,559	84,442	134,679
Postretirement healthcare liability	171,143	173,267	191,704
Other long-term liabilities	187,208	182,836	199,909
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0	0
Common stock	1,813	1,806	3,452
Additional paid-in-capital	1,397,172	1,381,862	1,333,947
Retained earnings	1,459,431	1,337,673	9,148,017
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(551,630)	(565,381)	(603,338)
Treasury stock, at cost	(313,377)	(235,802)	(7,989,258)
Total shareholders' equity	1,993,409	1,920,158	1,892,820
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,281,855	9,890,240	10,467,671
Variable interest entities
Current assets:
Finance receivables, net	218,001	225,289	305,806
Restricted cash - current and non-current	79,254	57,057	102,594
Other current assets	3,204	2,781	4,471
Finance receivables, net	825,825	643,047	1,080,365
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt, net	253,070	241,396	343,127
Long-term debt, net	$ 718,509	$ 554,879	$ 943,602

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.