CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,655	$ 55,634
Short-term investments	64	69
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,964 in 2016 and $22,329 in 2015	622,709	614,494
Prepaid expenses	46,198	46,740
Other current assets	42,732	44,891
Total Current Assets	757,358	761,828
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $453,753 in 2016 and $426,019 in 2015	677,525	665,602
Goodwill	3,790,016	3,758,177
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $170,507 in 2016 and $151,025 in 2015	1,840,844	1,842,561
Other assets	46,801	49,282
Total Assets	7,112,544	7,077,450
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	114,066	161,409
Accounts payable	133,779	149,202
Accrued liabilities	218,933	197,329
Deferred revenues	17,543	16,989
Other current liabilities	68,192	62,420
Total Current Liabilities	552,513	587,349
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,038,083	3,052,639
Deferred income taxes	617,011	608,272
Other liabilities	86,448	81,352
Equity:
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 84,829,822 issued and outstanding in 2016 and 84,852,584 issued and outstanding in 2015)	848	849
Additional paid-in capital	1,172,962	1,143,020
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(265,018)	(282,631)
Retained earnings	1,897,636	1,868,645
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity	2,806,436	2,729,891
Noncontrolling interest	12,053	17,947
Total Equity	2,818,489	2,747,838
Total Liabilities and Equity	7,112,544	7,077,450
Series A preferred stock
Equity:
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized), Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, 770,000 issued and outstanding in 2016 and 2015	$ 8	$ 8