Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,665,412	$ 1,183,945
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	423,254	250,612
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (VIE)	1,489	47,762
Accounts receivable, net	281,343	200,364
Inventories	111,830	77,604
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	165,635	71,253
Total current assets	2,648,963	1,831,540
Property and equipment, net	789,437	698,362
Intangible assets	29,000	284,340
Goodwill	50,384	50,384
Cost method investments	20,447	20,276
Other assets	7,783	11,885
Total assets	3,546,014	2,896,787
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	73,994	61,451
Accrued expenses	443,961	315,249
Deferred revenues, current portion	5,169	6,005
Accrued restructuring expense, current portion	2,175	6,047
Capital lease obligations, current portion	22,531	19,426
Customer deposits	232,401	73,416
Credit facility	0	300,000
Other liabilities, current portion	27,029	10,943
Total current liabilities	807,260	792,537
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	1,726	6,632
Accrued restructuring expense, excluding current portion	0	1,907
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	20,496	34,976
Deferred tax liability	6,341	134,063
Construction financing lease obligation, excluding current portion	563,406	486,359
Advance from collaborator, excluding current portion	78,431	73,423
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	26,048	28,699
Total liabilities	1,503,708	1,558,596
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 253,253,362 and 248,300,517 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	2,512	2,450
Additional paid-in capital	7,157,362	6,506,795
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(11,572)	21,173
Accumulated deficit	(5,119,723)	(5,373,836)
Total Vertex shareholders’ equity	2,028,579	1,156,582
Noncontrolling interest	13,727	181,609
Total shareholders’ equity	2,042,306	1,338,191
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,546,014	$ 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.