TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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 31, 2019			December 30, 2018
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	524,466		$	533,645
Notes receivable - current	4,630			4,630
Other receivables	43,114			31,331
Receivables, gross	572,210			569,606
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(8,155		)	(8,057		)
Receivables, net	$	564,055		$	561,549
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)	$	854		$	1,331

(a)    Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 19. Related Party Transactions.”

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of period	$	(8,057	)
Provision charged to operating results	(261		)
Account write-offs and recoveries	78
Effect of exchange rate	85
Balance, end of period	$	(8,155	)