Accounts Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	629,629		$	529,885
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable	676,000			591,000
Gross foreign receivables	772,189			704,630
Total gross receivables	2,077,818			1,825,515
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(40,985		)	(32,506		)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	2,036,833		$	1,793,009

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

A rollforward of the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable for three months ended March 31 is as follows (in thousands):



	2017			2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	32,506		$	21,903
Provision for bad debts	12,988			6,836
Write-offs	(4,509		)	(4,706		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	40,985		$	24,033