Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A summary of the activities in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 is as follows:

	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts, January 1	$	9,625		$	12,588		$	14,499
Add/ (Deduct):
Provision for bad debt expense	1,588			2,709			1,554
Write-offs, net of recoveries	(81		)	(3,695		)	(4,045		)
Currency translation and other changes	(1,784		)	(365		)	580
Adjustments for business dispositions	—			(1,612		)	—
Allowance for doubtful accounts, December 31	$	9,348		$	9,625		$	12,588

Property and Equipment

The estimated useful lives for property and equipment classifications are as follows:

Classification	Estimated Useful Lives
Furniture and fixtures		3-10 years
Data processing equipment		3-5 years
Automobiles and other		3-4 years
Buildings and improvements		7-40 years

Property and equipment, including assets under finance leases, consisted of the following at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

December 31,	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Land	$	331		$	316
Buildings and improvements	28,840			28,957
Furniture and fixtures	29,898			33,401
Data processing equipment	57,574			53,790
Automobiles	236			227
Total property and equipment	116,879			116,691
Less accumulated depreciation	(85,454		)	(82,388		)
Net property and equipment	$	31,425		$	34,303