TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Trade accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts, consisted of the following:

	September 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	335,765		$	342,466
Notes receivable - current	630			850
Other receivables	19,223			10,578
Receivables, gross	355,618			353,894
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,808		)	(4,900		)
Receivables, net	$	350,810		$	348,994
Account receivable from related parties(a)	$	3,491		$	2,668

(a)Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 15. Related Party Transactions.”

Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:

	Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 27, 2015	$	(4,900	)
Provision charged to operating results	(252		)
Account write-offs and recoveries	344
Balance at September 25, 2016	$	(4,808	)