XML 25 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.10.0.1
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Text Block [Abstract]  
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

5.    ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

The allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

0.8

 

Provision charged to expense

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

Write-offs, less recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

2.1

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

The Company recorded bad debt expense of less than 0.2% of net sales in each of 2018, 2017 and 2016.