Accounts and Other Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company's accounts and securitized accounts receivable include the following at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	844,760	$	719,675
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable	915,000		700,000
Gross foreign receivables	833,766		733,986
Total gross receivables	2,593,526		2,153,661
Less allowance for credit losses	(87,902)		(86,886)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	2,505,624	$	2,066,775

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

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


	2021		2020
Allowance for credit losses beginning of period	$	86,886	$	70,890
Provision for credit losses	2,477		117,746
Write-offs	(5,963)		(108,444)
Recoveries1	8,264		2,222
Impact of foreign currency1	(3,762)		(7,586)
Allowance for credit losses end of period	$	87,902	$	74,828

1Comparable disclosure provided to conform with 2021 presentation. Activity previously included within write-offs.