Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 220,605	$ 242,416
Short-term investments	39,014	48,928
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $6,496 and $6,131	631,828	631,164
Other receivables, including advances to independent contractors, less allowance of $6,796 and $6,012	27,880	24,301
Other current assets	9,373	14,394
Total current assets	928,700	961,203
Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $224,042 and $218,700	265,540	276,011
Goodwill	39,363	39,065
Other assets	86,670	76,181
Total assets	1,320,273	1,352,460
Current Liabilities
Cash overdraft	36,320	42,242
Accounts payable	282,480	285,132
Current maturities of long-term debt	39,931	42,051
Insurance claims	39,547	38,919
Dividends payable		62,985
Accrued compensation	12,459	30,103
Other current liabilities	62,206	47,211
Total current liabilities	472,943	548,643
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	73,350	83,062
Insurance claims	30,252	30,141
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities	37,448	36,737
Equity
Landstar System, Inc. and subsidiary shareholders' equity Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 160,000,000 shares, issued 67,836,164 and 67,740,380 shares	678	677
Additional paid-in capital	211,933	209,599
Retained earnings	1,663,140	1,611,158
Cost of 25,768,669 and 25,749,493 shares of common stock in treasury	(1,169,458)	(1,167,600)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,551)	(3,162)
Total Landstar System, Inc. and subsidiary shareholders' equity	702,742	650,672
Noncontrolling interest	3,538	3,205
Total equity	706,280	653,877
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,320,273	$ 1,352,460