Note 2 - Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

2.

       Accounts Receivable and Allowance

The Company’s accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following

(in thousands)

:

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$	176,589		$	184,354
Allowance		(9,985	)		(10,772	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	166,604		$	173,582

A summary of the activity in the allowance was as follows

(in thousands)

:

	March 31, 2017
Balance--beginning of period	$	10,772
Provision		4,038
Charge-offs		(4,825	)
Recoveries		-
Balance--end of period	$	9,985