Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 719,692	$ 714,768
Marketable securities, available for sale	408,749	327,694
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (VIE)	58,420	78,910
Accounts receivable, net	182,229	173,838
Inventories	71,799	57,207
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	61,012	54,736
Total current assets	1,501,901	1,407,153
Property and equipment, net	687,613	697,715
Intangible assets	284,340	284,340
Goodwill	50,384	50,384
Cost method investments	53,314	0
Notes receivable	0	30,000
Restricted cash	22,087	22,083
Other assets	10,002	6,912
Total assets	2,609,641	2,498,587
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	50,914	74,942
Accrued expenses	292,015	305,820
Deferred revenues, current portion	9,247	16,296
Accrued restructuring expenses, current portion	3,923	7,894
Capital lease obligations, current portion	17,772	15,545
Senior secured term loan, current portion	297,751	71,296
Other liabilities, current portion	51,219	14,374
Total current liabilities	722,841	506,167
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	6,559	9,714
Accrued restructuring expenses, excluding current portion	3,314	7,464
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	31,719	42,923
Deferred tax liability	133,270	110,439
Construction financing lease obligation, excluding current portion	473,073	472,611
Senior secured term loan, net of current portion and discount	0	223,863
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	30,524	31,778
Total liabilities	1,401,300	1,404,959
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively; 248,028,962 and 246,306,818 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	2,446	2,427
Additional paid-in capital	6,429,726	6,197,500
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(3,845)	1,824
Accumulated deficit	(5,406,781)	(5,261,784)
Total Vertex shareholders' equity	1,021,546	939,967
Noncontrolling interest	186,795	153,661
Total shareholders’ equity	1,208,341	1,093,628
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,609,641	$ 2,498,587

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.