CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 30,381	$ 16,762
Receivables, net allowances of $14,869 and $12,083	776,741	752,234
Income tax receivable	40,663	15,915
Inventories	279,691	262,858
Deferred income taxes	48,395	60,143
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	37,687	42,786
Total current assets	1,213,558	1,150,698
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,180,990	1,216,047
Goodwill	86,841	86,841
Identifiable intangible and other assets, net	295,780	312,836
Deferred income taxes	12,721	35,623
Total	2,789,890	2,802,045
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	768,063	761,288
Current portion of debt	698	698
Current portion of litigation settlements	18,853	19,101
Total current liabilities	787,614	781,087
Long-term debt	977,516	896,564
Deferred income taxes	124,831	100,691
Other long-term liabilities	228,032	273,314
Long-term litigation settlements	16,698	36,074
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Dean Foods Company stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0
Common stock, 93,820,727 and 94,831,377 shares issued and outstanding, with a par value of $0.01 per share	938	948
Additional paid-in capital	755,306	791,276
Accumulated deficit	(46,292)	(20,719)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(54,753)	(57,190)
Total stockholders’ equity	655,199	714,315
Total	$ 2,789,890	$ 2,802,045