Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 106,660	$ 208,079
Restricted cash and marketable securities	13,506	10,219
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $167,411 and $113,357, respectively	337,330	233,053
Supplies inventory	21,406	19,974
Prepaid and other current assets	75,771	92,900
Total current assets	554,673	564,225
Property and equipment, net	189,168	180,448
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	169,170	75,475
Goodwill	3,970,210	3,381,149
Intangible assets, net	1,641,811	1,273,879
Other assets	21,450	25,886
Total assets	6,546,482	5,501,062
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	20,377	18,826
Accounts payable	32,561	29,585
Accrued salaries and benefits	202,537	140,044
Accrued interest	30,480	29,644
Other accrued liabilities	119,237	67,986
Total current liabilities	405,192	286,085
Long-term debt	2,405,130	2,232,186
Deferred income taxes	699,498	611,018
Other long-term liabilities	$ 96,183	$ 89,443
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests – redeemable	$ 175,732	$ 184,099
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000 shares authorized, 1,725 shares issued and outstanding	166,632	166,632
Common stock, no par value, 120,000 and 70,000 shares authorized, respectively, 54,294 and 48,113 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1,345,418	885,393
Retained earnings	781,413	627,522
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	2,293,463	1,679,547
Noncontrolling interests – non-redeemable	471,284	418,684
Total equity	2,764,747	2,098,231
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,546,482	$ 5,501,062

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