Accounts Receivable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

The Company estimates expected credit losses using a number of factors, including customer credit ratings, age of receivables, historical credit loss information and current and forecasted economic conditions (including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) which could affect the collectability of the reported amounts. All of these factors have been considered in the estimate of expected credit losses.

The activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the periods presented was as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	7,077	$	5,782	$	7,698	$	5,338
Bad debt expense (recovery)	143		1,792		(302)		2,708
Amount of receivables recovered (written off)	100		12		(44)		(274)
Foreign currency translation and other	14		157		(18)		(29)
Balance at end of period	$	7,334	$	7,743	$	7,334	$	7,743