Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 714,768	$ 625,259
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	327,694	761,847
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (VIE)	78,910	8,418
Accounts receivable, net	177,639	75,964
Inventories	57,207	30,848
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,935	44,175
Total current assets	1,407,153	1,546,511
Property and equipment, net	697,715	715,812
Intangible assets	284,340	29,000
Goodwill	50,384	39,915
Note receivable	30,000	0
Restricted cash	22,083	176
Other assets	7,200	3,265
Total assets	2,498,875	2,334,679
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	74,942	71,194
Accrued expenses	305,820	209,676
Deferred revenues, current portion	16,296	17,468
Accrued restructuring expense, current portion	7,894	33,107
Capital lease obligations, current portion	15,545	17,806
Senior secured term loan, current portion	71,478	14,206
Other liabilities, current portion	14,374	4,797
Total current liabilities	506,349	368,254
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	9,714	27,808
Accrued restructuring expense, excluding current portion	7,464	12,748
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	42,923	39,293
Deferred tax liability	110,439	15,044
Construction financing lease obligation, excluding current portion	472,611	473,073
Senior secured term loan, excluding current portion	223,969	280,569
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	31,778	21,707
Total liabilities	$ 1,405,247	$ 1,238,496
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 and 300,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively; 246,306,818 and 241,764,398 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	2,427	2,385
Additional paid-in capital	6,197,500	5,777,154
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,824	917
Accumulated deficit	(5,261,784)	(4,705,450)
Total Vertex shareholders’ equity	939,967	1,075,006
Noncontrolling interest	153,661	21,177
Total shareholders’ equity	1,093,628	1,096,183
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,498,875	$ 2,334,679