Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,183,945	$ 714,768
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	250,612	327,694
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (VIE)	47,762	78,910
Accounts receivable, net	201,083	173,838
Inventories	77,604	57,207
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	70,534	54,736
Total current assets	1,831,540	1,407,153
Property and equipment, net	698,362	697,715
Intangible assets	284,340	284,340
Goodwill	50,384	50,384
Cost method investments	20,276	0
Note receivable	0	30,000
Restricted cash	52	22,083
Other assets	11,833	6,912
Total assets	2,896,787	2,498,587
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	61,451	74,942
Accrued expenses	315,249	305,820
Deferred revenues, current portion	6,005	16,296
Accrued restructuring expense, current portion	6,047	7,894
Capital lease obligations, current portion	19,426	15,545
Senior secured term loan, current portion	0	71,296
Customer deposits	73,416	0
Credit facility	300,000	0
Other liabilities, current portion	10,943	14,374
Total current liabilities	792,537	506,167
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	6,632	9,714
Accrued restructuring expense, excluding current portion	1,907	7,464
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	34,976	42,923
Deferred tax liability	134,063	110,439
Construction financing lease obligation, excluding current portion	486,359	472,611
Senior secured term loan, excluding current portion	0	223,863
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	102,122	31,778
Total liabilities	1,558,596	1,404,959
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 shares authorized at December 31, 2016 and 2015; 248,300,517 and 246,306,818 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	2,450	2,427
Additional paid-in capital	6,506,795	6,197,500
Accumulated other comprehensive income	21,173	1,824
Accumulated deficit	(5,373,836)	(5,261,784)
Total Vertex shareholders’ equity	1,156,582	939,967
Noncontrolling interest	181,609	153,661
Total shareholders’ equity	1,338,191	1,093,628
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,896,787	$ 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.