Note 3 - Accounts Receivable and Allowance

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

3. Accounts Receivable and Allowance

The Company’s accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following

(in thousands)

:

	September 30,  2017			December 31,  2016
Accounts receivable	$	189,976		$	184,354
Allowance		(11,276	)		(10,772	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	178,700		$	173,582

A summary of the activity in the allowance was as follows

(in thousands)

:

	September 30,  2017			December 31,  2016
Balance--beginning of period	$	10,772		$	11,464
Provision		11,509			21,583
Charge-offs		(11,005	)		(22,383	)
Recoveries		—			108
Balance--end of period	$	11,276		$	10,772