Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 687,521	$ 759,984
Marketable securities	0	5,519
Accounts receivable, net	329,986	285,106
Finance receivables, net	2,105,662	2,076,261
Inventories	538,202	499,917
Restricted cash	47,518	52,574
Other current assets	175,853	174,491
Total current assets	3,884,742	3,853,852
Finance receivables, net	4,859,424	4,759,197
Property, plant and equipment, net	967,781	981,593
Prepaid pension costs	19,816	0
Goodwill	55,947	53,391
Deferred income taxes	109,073	167,729
Other long-term assets	75,889	74,478
Total assets	9,972,672	9,890,240
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	227,597	235,318
Accrued liabilities	529,822	486,652
Short-term debt	1,273,482	1,055,708
Current portion of long-term debt, net	1,127,269	1,084,884
Total current liabilities	3,158,170	2,862,562
Long-term debt, net	4,587,258	4,666,975
Pension liability	54,606	84,442
Postretirement healthcare liability	118,753	173,267
Other long-term liabilities	209,608	182,836
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0
Common stock, 181,286,547 and 180,595,054 shares issued, respectively	1,813	1,806
Additional paid-in-capital	1,422,808	1,381,862
Retained earnings	1,607,570	1,337,673
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(500,049)	(565,381)
Treasury stock (13,195,731 and 4,647,345 shares, respectively), at cost	(687,865)	(235,802)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,844,277	1,920,158
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	9,972,672	9,890,240
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Current assets:
Finance receivables, net	194,813	225,289
Other current assets	2,148	2,781
Finance receivables, net	521,940	643,047
Restricted cash - current and non-current	48,706	57,057
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt, net	209,247	241,396
Long-term debt, net	$ 422,834	$ 554,879

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.