CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 254,821	$ 120,112
Trade and other receivables, net	385,297	318,641
Inventories	152,157	111,393
Prepaid expenses and other assets	459,792	258,171
Derivative financial instruments	106,933	99,320
Total current assets	1,359,000	907,637
Property and equipment, net	22,599,589	19,735,180
Goodwill	1,374,923	288,512
Other assets	1,760,028	1,429,597
Total assets	27,093,540	22,360,926
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	1,528,613	1,188,514
Commercial paper	998,835	0
Accounts payable	432,086	360,113
Accrued interest	94,977	47,469
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	859,948	903,022
Derivative financial instruments	46,801	47,464
Customer deposits	3,111,682	2,308,291
Total current liabilities	7,072,942	4,854,873
Long-term debt	7,646,988	6,350,937
Other long-term liabilities	497,705	452,813
Total liabilities	15,217,635	11,658,623
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	537,770	0
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; 235,808,807 and 235,198,901 shares issued, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	2,358	2,352
Paid-in capital	3,425,810	3,390,117
Retained earnings	10,093,892	9,022,405
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(230,580)	(334,265)
Treasury stock (26,830,765 and 21,861,308 common shares at cost, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	(1,953,345)	(1,378,306)
Total shareholders’ equity	11,338,135	10,702,303
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$ 27,093,540	$ 22,360,926

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).