CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,171	$ 44,189
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $56,468 in 2017 and $49,645 in 2016	627,904	634,902
Prepaid expenses	53,783	46,214
Other current assets	35,292	39,179
Assets held for sale	25,556	9,134
Total Current Assets	794,706	773,618
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $579,449 in 2017 and $495,215 in 2016	729,571	723,894
Goodwill	3,638,574	3,591,020
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $362,816 in 2017 and $271,568 in 2016	1,818,078	1,861,973
Other assets	35,433	29,556
Total Assets	7,016,362	6,980,061
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	122,189	72,822
Bank overdrafts	22,582	4,391
Accounts payable	144,600	152,881
Accrued liabilities	593,202	228,526
Deferred revenues	19,071	17,902
Other current liabilities	65,420	63,473
Liabilities held for sale	5,603	2,858
Total Current Liabilities	972,667	542,853
Long-term debt, net	2,633,732	2,877,315
Deferred income taxes	501,647	645,371
Other liabilities	89,595	98,136
Equity:
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized), mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series A (679,880 issued and outstanding in 2017 and 726,500 issued and outstanding in 2016)	7	7
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 85,352,342 issued and outstanding in 2017 and 85,152,700 issued and outstanding in 2016)	854	852
Additional paid-in capital	1,147,082	1,166,457
Retained earnings	1,946,133	2,006,064
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(286,693)	(367,643)
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity	2,807,383	2,805,737
Noncontrolling interests	11,338	10,649
Total Equity	2,818,721	2,816,386
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 7,016,362	$ 6,980,061