CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 55,634	$ 22,236
Short-term investments	69	380
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,329 in 2015 and $19,083 in 2014	614,494	465,473
Prepaid expenses	46,740	30,632
Other current assets	44,891	33,173
Total Current Assets	761,828	551,894
Property, Plant and Equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $426,019 in 2015 and $364,124 in 2014	665,602	460,408
Goodwill	3,758,177	2,418,832
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $151,025 in 2015 and $114,922 in 2014	1,842,561	909,645
Other assets	49,282	32,523
Total Assets	7,077,450	4,373,302
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	161,409	131,969
Accounts payable	149,202	114,596
Accrued liabilities	197,329	131,743
Deferred revenues	16,989	21,624
Other current liabilities	62,420	60,975
Total Current Liabilities	587,349	460,907
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,052,639	1,527,246
Deferred income taxes	608,272	403,847
Other liabilities	81,352	64,117
Equity:
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 84,852,584 issued and outstanding in 2015 and 84,883,517 issued and outstanding in 2014)	849	849
Additional paid-in capital	1,143,020	289,211
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(282,631)	(138,419)
Retained earnings	1,868,645	1,743,371
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity	2,729,891	1,895,012
Noncontrolling interest	17,947	22,173
Total Equity	2,747,838	1,917,185
Total Liabilities and Equity	7,077,450	4,373,302
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 2015	$ 8	$ 0