Accounts And Other Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts And Other Receivable

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, accounts receivable and other receivables, net, were $107.6 million and $124.7 million, respectively, made up of the following:

(In thousands)	2019			2018
Customer receivables	$	106,153		$	122,182
Other accounts and notes receivable	4,441			5,482
Total accounts and other receivables	110,594			127,664
Less: Allowance for bad debts and sales returns	(3,036		)	(2,937		)
Total accounts and other receivables, net	$	107,558		$	124,727

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Beginning And Ending Balances Of The Allowance For Doubtful Accounts And Sales Returns

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns for the three years ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:

(In thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,937		$	3,304		$	3,102
Charges to expense	1,188			553			2,369
Recoveries	(38		)	(56		)	(857		)
Write-offs and settlements	(974		)	(710		)	(1,322		)
Foreign exchange and other	(77		)	(154		)	12
Balance, end of year	$	3,036		$	2,937		$	3,304