CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,753	$ 102,239
Receivables, net of allowances of $3,873 and $5,045, respectively	268,162	219,116
Recoverable income taxes	4,614	12,048
Prepaid expenses	25,884	27,461
Other current assets	33,578	21,637
Total current assets	407,991	382,501
Noncurrent assets
Property and equipment, net	78,950	60,630
Software, net	185,496	237,941
Goodwill	909,691	913,261
Intangible assets, net	203,634	256,925
Deferred income taxes, net	77,479	90,872
Other noncurrent assets	39,054	33,658
TOTAL ASSETS	1,902,295	1,975,788
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	42,873	55,420
Employee compensation	47,804	31,213
Current portion of long-term debt	90,323	89,710
Deferred revenue	105,191	128,559
Income taxes payable	11,334	4,734
Other current liabilities	78,841	75,225
Total current liabilities	376,366	384,861
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred revenue	49,863	42,081
Long-term debt	653,595	834,449
Deferred income taxes, net	26,349	28,067
Other noncurrent liabilities	41,205	31,930
Total liabilities	1,147,378	1,321,388
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued at December 31, 2016 and 2015
Common stock; $0.005 par value; 280,000,000 shares authorized; 140,525,055 shares issued at December 31, 2016 and 2015	702	702
Additional paid-in capital	600,344	561,379
Retained earnings	545,731	416,851
Treasury stock, at cost, 23,188,258 and 21,491,285 shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	(297,760)	(252,956)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(94,100)	(71,576)
Total stockholders' equity	754,917	654,400
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,902,295	$ 1,975,788

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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.