Accounts Receivable and Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounts Receivable and Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule of accounts receivable

Accounts receivable consist of the following:

	Accounts Receivable
(In thousands)	December 31 2015			December 31 2014
Trade accounts receivable	$	280,526		$	340,223
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(25,649		)	(15,119		)
Trade accounts receivable, net	$	254,877		$	325,104
Other receivables (a)	$	30,395		$	28,145

(a) Other receivables include insurance claim receivables, employee receivables, tax claim receivables and other miscellaneous receivables not included in Trade accounts receivable, net.

Schedule of provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable

The following table reflects the provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	Years Ended December 31
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable	$	13,047	$	9,892	$	10,175

Schedule of inventories

nventories consist of the following:

	Inventories
(In thousands)	December 31 2015		December 31 2014
Finished goods	$	32,586	$	30,525
Work-in-process	86,745		28,690
Raw materials and purchased parts	70,755		87,985
Stores and supplies	26,881		31,722
Total inventories	$	216,967	$	178,922
Valued at lower of cost or market:
LIFO basis	$	102,309	$	109,348
FIFO basis	64,760		13,383
Average cost basis	49,898		56,191
Total inventories	$	216,967	$	178,922