CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 25, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 683,134	$ 759,984	$ 790,284
Marketable securities	0	5,519	5,038
Accounts receivable, net	343,124	285,106	346,176
Finance receivables, net	2,058,168	2,076,261	2,205,644
Inventories	469,091	499,917	426,547
Restricted cash	52,209	52,574	65,088
Deferred income taxes	0	0	123,609
Other current assets	182,416	174,491	139,958
Total current assets	3,788,142	3,853,852	4,102,344
Finance receivables, net	5,042,857	4,759,197	4,944,322
Property, plant and equipment, net	934,615	981,593	954,475
Goodwill	55,898	53,391	54,663
Deferred income taxes	180,575	167,729	80,831
Other long-term assets	86,272	74,478	75,591
Total assets	10,088,359	9,890,240	10,212,226
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	277,117	235,318	291,594
Accrued liabilities	573,958	486,652	506,533
Short-term debt	834,875	1,055,708	1,055,428
Current portion of long-term debt, net	1,530,401	1,084,884	700,152
Total current liabilities	3,216,351	2,862,562	2,553,707
Long-term debt, net	4,607,791	4,666,975	5,170,609
Pension liability	52,471	84,442	120,494
Postretirement healthcare liability	162,925	173,267	182,825
Other long-term liabilities	192,001	182,836	192,223
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0	0
Common stock	1,813	1,806	3,454
Additional paid-in-capital	1,413,254	1,381,862	1,364,694
Retained earnings	1,660,997	1,337,673	9,416,583
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(529,082)	(565,381)	(580,778)
Treasury stock, at cost	(690,162)	(235,802)	(8,211,585)
Total shareholders' equity	1,856,820	1,920,158	1,992,368
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,088,359	9,890,240	10,212,226
Variable interest entities
Current assets:
Finance receivables, net	204,873	225,289	236,561
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	55,307	57,057	69,364
Other current assets	2,440	2,781	3,043
Finance receivables, net	579,936	643,047	754,970
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt, net	225,267	241,396	261,188
Long-term debt, net	$ 484,874	$ 554,879	$ 664,431

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.