Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales By Category

The Company’s sales are divided into two main categories: (i) bottle/can sales and (ii) other sales. Bottle/can sales include products packaged primarily in plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Other sales include sales to other Coca‑Cola bottlers, “post-mix” products, transportation and equipment maintenance revenue. Post-mix products are dispensed through equipment that mixes fountain syrups with carbonated or still water, enabling fountain retailers to sell finished products to consumers in cups or glasses. Net sales by category were as follows:

	First Quarter
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Bottle/can sales:
Sparkling beverages (carbonated)	$	562,653	$	479,760
Still beverages (noncarbonated, including energy products)		324,580		256,058
Total bottle/can sales		887,233		735,818
Other sales:
Sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers		101,734		64,730
Post-mix and other		83,097		65,154
Total other sales		184,831		129,884
Total net sales	$	1,072,064	$	865,702

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers for the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2017:

	First Quarter
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Point in time net sales:
Nonalcoholic - point in time	$	1,039,115	$	840,659
Total point in time net sales	$	1,039,115	$	840,659
Over time net sales:
Nonalcoholic - over time	$	8,614	$	7,286
Other - over time		24,335		17,757
Total over time net sales	$	32,949	$	25,043

Reconciliation of the Activity for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A reconciliation of the activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts for the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2017 is as follows:

	First Quarter
(in thousands)	2018			2017
Beginning balance - allowance for doubtful accounts	$	7,606		$	4,448
Additions charged to costs and expenses		35			981
Deductions		(834	)		(184	)
Ending balance - allowance for doubtful accounts	$	6,807		$	5,245