CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 178,428	$ 121,565
Trade and other receivables, net	273,422	238,972
Inventories	118,849	121,332
Prepaid expenses and other assets	231,442	220,579
Derivative financial instruments	928	134,574
Total current assets	803,069	837,022
Property and equipment, net	20,230,803	18,777,778
Goodwill	288,461	286,764
Other assets	1,127,929	880,479
Total assets	22,450,262	20,782,043
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	1,298,002	899,542
Accounts payable	259,027	302,072
Accrued interest	95,112	38,325
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	678,874	658,601
Derivative financial instruments	201,877	651,866
Customer deposits	1,967,678	1,742,286
Total current liabilities	4,500,570	4,292,692
Long-term debt	8,419,850	7,627,701
Other long-term liabilities	739,693	798,611
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 234,589,237 and 233,905,166 shares issued, September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	2,346	2,339
Paid-in capital	3,316,385	3,297,619
Retained earnings	7,702,260	6,944,862
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,077,534)	(1,328,433)
Treasury stock (20,019,237 and 15,911,971 common shares at cost, September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	(1,153,308)	(853,348)
Total shareholders’ equity	8,790,149	8,063,039
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 22,450,262	$ 20,782,043

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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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).