Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

Note 12 – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

As ofDecember 31,2018 and 2017, the Company had gross trade accounts receivable totaling $207.3 million and $213.8million with trade accounts receivable greater than 90 days past due of $13.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively. The following are changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31,2018,2017 and 2016:

							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, 2018	$	5,457	$	493	$	(295)	$	(468)	$	5,187
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

Included in exchange rate changes and other adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2018 is a reclassification of $0.3 million to Other assets related to certain customer receivables due greater than a year. There were no similar adjustments in 2017 or 2016. 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 December 31, 2016 is an allowance for doubtful accounts of less than$0.1million acquired in 2017 business acquisitions. There were no similar adjustments in 2018 or 2017.