Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | | Change |
Current assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 522 | $ 936 | | 1.80% | 3.46% | | -1.66% |
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $131 and $57, respectively | 938 | 571 | | 3.23% | 2.11% | | 1.12% |
Restricted cash | | 8,444 | | 0.00% | 31.18% | | -31.18% |
Prepaid expenses | 88 | 100 | | 0.30% | 0.37% | | -0.07% |
Income taxes and other current assets | 108 | 80 | | 0.37% | 0.30% | | 0.08% |
Total current assets | 1,656 | 10,131 | | 5.71% | 37.41% | | -31.70% |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 14,902 | 8,493 | | 51.36% | 31.36% | | 20.01% |
Goodwill | 9,674 | 7,166 | | 33.34% | 26.46% | | 6.89% |
Other intangibles, net | 2,662 | 1,143 | | 9.18% | 4.22% | | 4.95% |
Other assets | 119 | 151 | | 0.41% | 0.56% | | -0.15% |
Total assets | 29,013 | 27,084 | | 100.00% | 100.00% | | 0.00% |
Current liabilities: | | | | 0.00% | 0.00% | | 0.00% |
Long-term debt due within one year | 363 | 384 | | 1.25% | 1.42% | | -0.17% |
Accounts payable | 698 | 467 | | 2.41% | 1.72% | | 0.68% |
Advanced billings | 301 | 160 | | 1.04% | 0.59% | | 0.45% |
Accrued other taxes | 134 | 87 | | 0.46% | 0.32% | | 0.14% |
Accrued interest | 437 | 403 | | 1.51% | 1.49% | | 0.02% |
Pension and other postretirement benefits | 23 | 33 | | 0.08% | 0.12% | | -0.04% |
Other current liabilities | 488 | 359 | | 1.68% | 1.33% | | 0.36% |
Total current liabilities | 2,444 | 1,893 | | 8.42% | 6.99% | | 1.43% |
Deferred income taxes | 2,516 | 2,666 | | 8.67% | 9.84% | | -1.17% |
Pension and other postretirement benefits | 1,602 | 1,163 | | 5.52% | 4.29% | | 1.23% |
Other liabilities | 372 | 240 | | 1.28% | 0.89% | | 0.40% |
Long-term debt | 17,560 | 15,508 | | 60.52% | 57.26% | | 3.27% |
Equity: | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (50,000 authorized shares, 11.125%, Series A, 19,250 shares issued and outstanding) | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.25 par value (1,750,000 authorized shares, 1,192,986 issued, and 1,172,553 and 1,168,200 outstanding, at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively) | 298 | 298 | | 1.03% | 1.10% | | -0.07% |
Additional paid-in capital | 5,283 | 6,034 | | 18.21% | 22.28% | | -4.07% |
Accumulated deficit | (460) | (87) | | -1.59% | -0.32% | | -1.26% |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | (387) | (353) | | -1.33% | -1.30% | | -0.03% |
Treasury common stock | (215) | (278) | | -0.74% | -1.03% | | 0.29% |
Total equity | 4,519 | 5,614 | | 15.58% | 20.73% | | -5.15% |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 29,013 | $ 27,084 | | 100.00% | 100.00% | | 0.00% |
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1. Evaluate the asset, liability, and equity structure, looking for trends and changes in the common-size balance sheet. | | | | | | | |
2. What concerns would investors and creditors have based only on this information? | | | | | | | |
3. What additional financial and non-financial information would investors and creditors need in order to make an investment and lending decisions? | | | | | | | |