Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,384,966	$ 1,183,945
Marketable securities, available for sale	427,282	250,612
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (VIE)	1,803	47,762
Accounts receivable, net	263,493	201,083
Inventories	98,192	77,604
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	152,238	70,534
Total current assets	2,327,974	1,831,540
Property and equipment, net	759,978	698,362
Intangible assets	29,000	284,340
Goodwill	50,384	50,384
Cost method investments	20,447	20,276
Other assets	10,542	11,885
Total assets	3,198,325	2,896,787
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	77,138	61,451
Accrued expenses	378,554	315,249
Deferred revenues, current portion	13,003	6,005
Accrued restructuring expenses, current portion	4,205	6,047
Capital lease obligations, current portion	19,881	19,426
Customer deposits	190,272	73,416
Credit facility	0	300,000
Other liabilities, current portion	27,686	10,943
Total current liabilities	710,739	792,537
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	2,917	6,632
Accrued restructuring expenses, excluding current portion	146	1,907
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	20,259	34,976
Deferred tax liability	10,682	134,063
Construction financing lease obligation, excluding current portion	547,051	486,359
Advance from collaborator	77,258	73,423
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	26,029	28,699
Total liabilities	1,395,081	1,558,596
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 252,683,346 and 248,300,517 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	2,500	2,450
Additional paid-in capital	7,034,113	6,506,795
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(25,129)	21,173
Accumulated deficit	(5,220,407)	(5,373,836)
Total Vertex shareholders’ equity	1,791,077	1,156,582
Noncontrolling interest	12,167	181,609
Total shareholders’ equity	1,803,244	1,338,191
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,198,325	$ 2,896,787

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.