CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,369,502	$ 1,830,675
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $63,000 and $57,302 as of September 29, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively	2,632,934	2,192,704
Inventories	3,773,654	3,396,462
Other current assets	1,091,957	967,935
Total current assets	8,868,047	8,387,776
Property and equipment, net	2,415,574	2,317,026
Goodwill	1,086,978	984,867
Other intangible assets, net	420,459	362,181
Other assets	770,848	541,513
Total assets	13,561,906	12,593,363
Current liabilities:
Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	46,977	61,534
Accounts payable	5,231,130	4,484,908
Accrued payroll	400,074	344,245
Other current liabilities	1,552,254	1,613,940
Total current liabilities	7,230,435	6,504,627
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,909,144	2,890,609
Other liabilities	550,042	519,851
Flex Ltd. shareholders’ equity
Ordinary shares, no par value; 579,167,500 and 581,534,129 issued, and 528,928,145 and 531,294,774 outstanding as of September 29, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively	6,627,225	6,733,539
Treasury stock, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of September 29, 2017 and March 31, 2017	(388,215)	(388,215)
Accumulated deficit	(3,242,852)	(3,572,648)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(123,873)	(128,143)
Total Flex Ltd. shareholders’ equity	2,872,285	2,644,533
Noncontrolling interests	0	33,743
Total shareholders’ equity	2,872,285	2,678,276
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 13,561,906	$ 12,593,363

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.