CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,091,463	$ 3,684,474
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances of $4,309 and $3,867 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	226,740	284,149
Inventories	119,405	118,703
Prepaid expenses and other assets	163,709	154,339
Derivative financial instruments	48,652	70,082
Total current assets	5,649,969	4,311,747
Property and equipment, net	25,794,798	25,246,595
Operating lease right-of-use assets	579,541	599,985
Goodwill	809,459	809,480
Other assets, net of allowances of $81,580 and $81,580 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	1,513,306	1,497,380
Total assets	34,347,073	32,465,187
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	221,299	961,768
Commercial paper	0	409,319
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	97,431	102,677
Accounts payable	340,872	353,422
Accrued interest	236,942	252,668
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	534,744	615,750
Derivative financial instruments	53,398	56,685
Customer deposits	1,830,144	1,784,832
Total current liabilities	3,314,830	4,537,121
Long-term debt	20,714,376	17,957,956
Long-term operating lease liabilities	547,327	563,876
Other long-term liabilities	598,158	645,565
Total liabilities	25,174,691	23,704,518
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; 282,414,098 and 265,198,371 shares issued, March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	2,824	2,652
Paid-in capital	7,513,318	5,998,574
Retained earnings	4,431,053	5,562,775
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(708,854)	(739,341)
Treasury stock (27,882,987 and 27,799,775 common shares at cost, March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	(2,065,959)	(2,063,991)
Total shareholders’ equity	9,172,382	8,760,669
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 34,347,073	$ 32,465,187

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).