Note 3 - Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

3. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

The Company’s accounts receivable, net, consist of the following as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

(in thousands)

:

	March 31,  2016			December 31, 2015
Accounts receivable	$	170,953		$	173,995
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(5,157	)		(4,849	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	165,796		$	169,146

A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows

(in thousands)

:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Balance--beginning of period	$	4,849		$	1,898
Provision--allowance for doubtful accounts		3,646			-
Charge-offs		(3,152	)		(420	)
Recoveries		(186	)		-
Balance--end of period	$	5,157		$	1,478

The Company’s accounts receivable are net of the estimated liability for appeals, which is presented in Note 7.