Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

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Note 13 – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had gross trade accounts receivable totaling $387.7 million and $207.3 million, respectively. The following are changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

							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, 2019	$	5,187	$	1,925	$	(322)	$	4,926	$	11,716
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

Included in exchange rate changes and other adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2019 are the allowance for doubtful accounts of $5.0 million related to the acquired receivables in connection with the Combination and Norman Hay acquisition. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 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 2019 or 2017. Included in write-offs charged to allowance during the year ended December 31, 2017 were outstanding receivables related to certain prior year customer bankruptcies, which the Company previously reserved for, but settled during 2017.