Accounts Receivable, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounts Receivable Net [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Net

(3) Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable, net, is as follows (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2016			2015
Accounts receivable	$	18,231		$	16,080
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(419	)		(381	)
Net accounts receivable	$	17,812		$	15,699

Bad debt expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2016			2015
Allowance, at beginning of period	$	(381	)	$	(282	)
Charged to bad debt expense		(387	)		(366	)
Write-offs, net of recoveries		349			267
Allowance, at end of period	$	(419	)	$	(381	)