Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Company's Accounts Receivable and Securitized Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable include the following at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Gross domestic accounts receivable	$	367,919		$	330,466
Gross domestic securitized accounts receivable		665,000			675,000
Gross foreign receivables		386,581			367,173
Total gross receivables		1,419,500			1,372,639
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(22,543	)		(23,842	)
Net accounts and securitized accounts receivable	$	1,396,957		$	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 nine months ended September 30 is as follows (in thousands):

	2015			2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts beginning of period	$	23,842		$	22,416
Add:
Provision for bad debts		18,287			18,109
Less:
Write-offs		(19,586	)		(17,234	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts end of period	$	22,543		$	23,291