Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	627,138		$	338,275
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable	656,000			614,000
Gross foreign receivables	737,620			322,582
Total gross receivables	2,020,758			1,274,857
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(30,072		)	(21,903		)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	1,990,686		$	1,252,954

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

A rollforward of the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable for nine months ended September 30 is as follows (in thousands):



	2016			2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	21,903		$	23,842
Provision for bad debts	24,512			18,287
Write-offs	(16,343		)	(19,586		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	30,072		$	22,543