long-term liabilities, or non-current liabilities, are liabilities that are due beyond a year or the normal operation period of the company. the normal operation period is the amount of time it takes for a company to turn inventory into cash. on a classified balance sheet, liabilities are separated between current and long-term liabilities to help users assess the company's financial standing in short-term and long-term periods. long-term liabilities give users more information about the long-term prosperity of the company, while current liabilities inform the user of debt that the company owes in the current period. on a balance sheet, accounts are listed in order of liquidity, so long-term liabilities come after current liabilities. in addition, the specific long-term liability accounts are listed on the balance sheet in order of liquidity. therefore, an account due within eighteen months would be listed before an account due within twenty-four months. examples of long-term liabilities are bonds payable, long-term loans, capital leases, pension liabilities, post-retirement healthcare liabilities, deferred compensation, deferred revenues, deferred income taxes, and derivative liabilities.