Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 196,359	$ 206,937
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,903 and $5,945, respectively	206,070	222,021
Inventories	275,268	278,242
Prepaids and other current assets	78,225	89,101
Total current assets	755,922	796,301
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,345,836 and $1,333,103, respectively	154,943	158,281
Goodwill	191,451	191,088
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $64,738 and $58,471, respectively	44,019	50,286
Other assets	164,939	166,348
Total assets	1,311,274	1,362,304
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	76,928	97,467
Accrued and other liabilities	120,937	139,696
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	53,324	49,059
Current portion of long-term debt	7,436	7,413
Total current liabilities	258,625	293,635
Long-term debt	55,000	75,000
Other long-term liabilities	130,931	123,670
Total liabilities	$ 444,556	$ 492,305
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock; par value $0.001; Authorized: 5,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock; par value $0.001; Authorized: 1,600,000 shares; Shares issued and outstanding: 418,377 at June 30, 2015 and 416,178 at December 31, 2014, respectively	418	416
Additional paid-in capital	769,298	756,760
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,349)	(8,182)
Retained earnings	107,372	117,992
Total Atmel stockholders’ equity	863,739	866,986
Noncontrolling interest	2,979	3,013
Total stockholders' equity	866,718	869,999
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,311,274	$ 1,362,304

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.