Accounts Receivable and Note Receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of accounts receivable

Accounts receivable consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31 2021		December 31 2020
Trade accounts receivable	$	385,143	$	362,801
Less: Allowance for expected credit losses	(7,262)		(7,488)
Trade accounts receivable, net	$	377,881	$	355,313
Other receivables (a)	$	33,059	$	31,208

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

(In thousands)	December 31 2021		December 31 2020
Note receivable	$	31,025	$	35,806

Schedule of provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable

The provision for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable was as follows:

	Years Ended December 31
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Provision for expected credit losses and doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivable	$	589	$	1,961	$	7,123

The provision for doubtful accounts in 2019 primarily included a provision in the Harsco Environmental Segment related to a customer in the U.K entering administration which was subsequently written off in 2020.