Sales of Accounts Receivable and Receivable Discount Program

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Sales of Accounts Receivable and Receivable Discount Program

2. Sales of Accounts Receivable and Receivable Discount Program

The Company has entered into an agreement to sell selected trade accounts receivable to a financial institution from time to time since March 2012. After the sale, the Company does not retain any interest in the receivables and the applicable financial institution collects these accounts receivable directly from the customer. The proceeds from the sales of these accounts receivable totaled $16,180 thousand and $17,984 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and these sales resulted in pre-tax losses of $47 thousand and $56 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Net proceeds of this accounts receivable sale program are recognized in the consolidated statements of cash flows as part of operating cash flows.

The Company uses receivable discount programs with certain customers. These discount arrangements allow the Company to accelerate collection of customers’ receivables.