Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Company's Accounts Receivable And Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	99,573		$	84,087
Gross securitized accounts receivable		355,000			280,000
Gross foreign receivables		499,240			413,019
Total gross receivables		953,813			777,106
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(19,995	)		(15,315	)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	933,818		$	761,791

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):

	2012			2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	15,315		$	14,256
Add:
Provision for bad debts		16,788			13,600
Less:
Write-offs		(12,108	)		(12,890	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	19,995		$	14,966