Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 88,818	$ 81,053
Accounts receivable, net	195,225	188,297
Inventories, net	77,082	75,099
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	15,343	13,582
Total current assets	376,468	358,031
Property, plant and equipment, net	85,734	87,619
Goodwill	80,804	79,111
Other intangible assets, net	73,071	73,287
Investments in associated companies	22,817	20,354
Non-current deferred tax assets	24,382	30,107
Other assets	28,752	32,218
Total assets	692,028	680,727
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	707	662
Accounts payable	77,583	67,291
Dividends payable	4,581	4,252
Accrued compensation	19,356	19,166
Accrued Restructuring	670	6,303
Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Current	1,086	1,144
Other current liabilities	23,428	25,696
Total current liabilities	127,411	124,514
Long-term debt	65,769	81,439
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	12,008	10,258
Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Non-current	38,348	40,689
Other non-current liabilities	35,886	42,584
Total liabilities	279,422	299,484
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common stock $1 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2016 - 13,277,832 shares; 2015 - 13,288,113 shares	13,278	13,288
Capital in excess of par value	112,475	106,333
Retained earnings	364,414	326,740
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(87,407)	(73,316)
Total Quaker shareholders equity	402,760	373,045
Noncontrolling interest	9,846	8,198
Total equity	412,606	381,243
Total liabilities and equity	$ 692,028	$ 680,727

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.