CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 299,147	$ 352,134
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $762 in 2015 and $666 in 2014	307,008	275,065
Inventories	278,937	256,585
Other current assets	45,680	57,429
Total current assets	930,772	941,213
Property, plant, and equipment, net	261,149	245,910
Goodwill	101,453	102,909
Other assets	51,584	38,064
Total assets	1,344,958	1,328,096
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	18,014	36,194
Accounts payable	89,715	100,735
Accrued wages and other employee costs	34,654	41,595
Other current liabilities	67,118	59,545
Total current liabilities	209,501	238,069
Long-term debt, less current portion	204,750	205,250
Pension liabilities	18,728	20,070
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	21,331	21,486
Environmental reserves	21,657	21,842
Deferred income taxes	21,542	24,556
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,790	1,389
Total liabilities	500,299	532,662
Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $1.00 par value; shares authorized 5,000,000; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $.01 par value; shares authorized 100,000,000; issued 80,183,004; outstanding 56,986,344 in 2015 and 56,901,445 in 2014	802	802
Additional paid-in capital	270,784	268,575
Retained earnings	1,039,882	992,798
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(44,195)	(42,923)
Treasury common stock, at cost	(456,073)	(457,102)
Total Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity	811,200	762,150
Noncontrolling interest	33,459	33,284
Total equity	$ 844,659	$ 795,434
Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,344,958	$ 1,328,096

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.