CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 44,189	$ 55,634
Short-term investments	62	69
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $49,645 in 2016 and $22,329 in 2015	634,902	614,494
Prepaid expenses	46,214	46,740
Assets held for sale	9,134
Other current assets	39,117	44,891
Total Current Assets	773,618	761,828
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $495,215 in 2016 and $426,019 in 2015	723,894	665,602
Goodwill	3,591,020	3,758,177
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $271,568 in 2016 and $151,025 in 2015	1,861,973	1,842,561
Other assets	29,556	36,995
Total Assets	6,980,061	7,065,163
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	72,822	161,409
Accounts payable	152,881	149,202
Accrued liabilities	228,526	197,329
Deferred revenues	17,902	16,989
Liabilities held for sale	2,858
Other current liabilities	67,864	62,420
Total Current Liabilities	542,853	587,349
Long-term debt, net	2,877,315	3,040,352
Deferred income taxes	645,371	608,272
Other liabilities	98,136	81,352
Equity:
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized), mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series A, 726,500 issued and outstanding in 2016 and 770,000 issued and outstanding in 2015	7	8
Common stock (par value $.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 85,152,700 issued and outstanding in 2016 and 84,852,584 issued and outstanding in 2015)	852	849
Additional paid-in capital	1,166,457	1,143,020
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(367,643)	(282,631)
Retained earnings	2,006,064	1,868,645
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity	2,805,737	2,729,891
Noncontrolling interests	10,649	17,947
Total Equity	2,816,386	2,747,838
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 6,980,061	$ 7,065,163