Accounts Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	370,200		$	330,466
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable		679,000			675,000
Gross foreign receivables		425,243			367,173
Total gross receivables		1,474,443			1,372,639
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(21,969	)		(23,842	)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	1,452,474		$	1,348,797

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):

	2015			2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	23,842		$	22,416
Add:
Provision for bad debts		8,145			5,554
Less:
Write-offs		(10,018	)		(6,207	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	21,969		$	21,763