Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	849,902		$	668,154
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable	992,000			886,000
Gross foreign receivables	918,759			817,624
Total gross receivables	2,760,661			2,371,778
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(64,663		)	(59,963		)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	2,695,998		$	2,311,815

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

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



	2019			2018
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	59,963		$	46,031
Provision for bad debts	54,735			43,520
Write-offs	(50,035		)	(37,529		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	64,663		$	52,022