CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,289,326	$ 3,684,474
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances of $12,369 and $3,867 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	397,232	284,149
Inventories	142,408	118,703
Prepaid expenses and other assets	268,008	154,339
Derivative financial instruments	70,407	70,082
Total current assets	4,167,381	4,311,747
Property and equipment, net	25,699,712	25,246,595
Operating lease right-of-use assets	560,224	599,985
Goodwill	809,373	809,480
Other assets, net of allowances of $85,089 and $81,580 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	1,428,876	1,497,380
Total assets	32,665,566	32,465,187
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	956,743	961,768
Commercial paper	0	409,319
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	71,341	102,677
Accounts payable	461,411	353,422
Accrued interest	248,983	252,668
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	658,987	615,750
Derivative financial instruments	79,305	56,685
Customer deposits	2,766,150	1,784,832
Total current liabilities	5,242,920	4,537,121
Long-term debt	19,882,760	17,957,956
Long-term operating lease liabilities	549,099	563,876
Other long-term liabilities	523,289	645,565
Total liabilities	26,198,068	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, 282,672,234 and 265,198,371 shares issued, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	2,827	2,652
Paid-in capital	7,547,210	5,998,574
Retained earnings	1,659,244	5,562,775
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(675,824)	(739,341)
Treasury stock (27,882,987 and 27,799,775 common shares at cost, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	(2,065,959)	(2,063,991)
Total shareholders’ equity	6,467,498	8,760,669
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 32,665,566	$ 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).