Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

Note 10 – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

As ofDecember 31,2017 and 2016, the Company had gross trade accounts receivable totaling $213.8 million and $202.4million with trade accounts receivable greater than 90 days past due of $15.2 million and $18.0 million, respectively. The following are changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31,2017,2016 and 2015:

							Exchange Rate
	Balance at		Changes		Write-Offs		Changes		Balance
	Beginning		to Costs and		Charged to		and Other		at End
	of Period		Expenses		Allowance		Adjustments		of Period
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended December 31, 2017	$	7,220	$	137	$	(2,206)	$	306	$	5,457
Year ended December 31, 2016	$	7,818	$	1,375	$	(1,949)	$	(24)	$	7,220
Year ended December 31, 2015	$	6,498	$	1,460	$	(261)	$	121	$	7,818

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a charge of $0.3 million to its allowance for doubtful accounts and SG&A, due to the bankruptcies of certain customers. There were no similar charges during the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016, respectively. Included in write-offs charged to allowance during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were outstanding receivables related to certain prior year customer bankruptcies, which the Company previously reserved for, but settled during 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Included in exchange rate changes and other adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are allowance for doubtful accounts of less than$0.1million and $0.4million acquired in 2016 and 2015business acquisitions, respectively. There was no similar adjustment in 2017.