CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,362	$ 19,171
Trade receivables — net of allowance for uncollectible accounts — 2017 — $1,547 and 2016 — $1,587	101,394	80,521
Employee receivables	147	198
Other receivables	5,900	5,445
Inventories	145,598	120,695
Prepaid expenses and other assets	20,581	6,226
Prepaid income taxes	2,792	2,525
Deferred income tax assets	0	8,219
Income tax refund receivables	91	423
Total current assets	299,865	243,423
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land and land improvements	19,804	19,379
Buildings	144,084	139,119
Manufacturing equipment	193,061	178,110
Furniture and fixtures	49,035	43,433
Leasehold improvements	31,345	30,413
Construction-in-progress	34,625	28,180
Total property and equipment	471,954	438,634
Less accumulated depreciation	(181,672)	(162,061)
Property and equipment — net	290,282	276,573
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill	234,043	211,927
Deferred income tax assets	2,046	171
Other assets	32,412	28,012
Total other assets	497,004	422,807
TOTAL	1,087,151	942,803
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables	32,291	30,619
Accrued expenses	56,508	44,947
Current portion of long-term debt	16,962	10,000
Advances from employees	542	572
Income taxes payable	1,435	2,193
Total current liabilities	107,738	88,331
LONG-TERM DEBT	260,978	314,373
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES	23,764	25,981
LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS	438	438
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE	10,319	9,211
DEFERRED CREDITS	2,439	2,550
OTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS	14,659	3,730
Total liabilities	420,335	444,614
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 5, 9, 10 and 13)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock — 5,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; no shares issued
Common stock, no par value; shares authorized — 100,000; issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 - 50,194 and December 31, 2016 - 44,645	351,321	206,186
Retained earnings	314,602	293,885
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	893	(1,882)
Total stockholders’ equity	666,816	498,189
TOTAL	1,087,151	942,803
Developed technology — net of accumulated amortization — 2017 — $67,320 and 2016 — $52,843
OTHER ASSETS:
Intangible Assets	172,796	135,358
Other — net of accumulated amortization — 2017 — $34,985 and 2016 — $30,048
OTHER ASSETS:
Intangible Assets	$ 55,707	$ 47,339