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TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 26, 2017
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:
 
 
March 26, 2017
 
December 25, 2016
 
 
(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable
 
$
353,103

 
$
305,337

Notes receivable - current
 
630

 
630

Other receivables
 
18,451

 
15,766

Receivables, gross
 
372,184

 
321,733

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(4,833
)
 
(4,563
)
Receivables, net
 
$
367,351

 
$
317,170

 
 
 
 
 
Account receivable from related parties(a)
 
$
3,282

 
$
3,913


(a)    Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 15. Related Party Transactions.”
Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2017 was as follows (in thousands):
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
(4,563
)
Provision charged to operating results
 
(55
)
Account write-offs and recoveries
 
24

GNP acquisition
 
(17
)
Effect of exchange rate
 
(222
)
Balance, end of period
 
$
(4,833
)