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TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2020
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]  
TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLESTrade accounts and other receivables (including accounts receivable from related parties), less allowance for doubtful accounts, consisted of the following:
December 27, 2020December 29, 2019
 (In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable$691,499 $696,372 
Notes receivable 25,712 4,187 
Other receivables31,954 48,189 
Receivables, gross749,165 748,748 
Allowance for doubtful accounts(7,173)(7,467)
Receivables, net$741,992 $741,281 
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)
$1,084 $944 
(a)    Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 18. Related Party Transactions.”
Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:
Total
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year$(7,467)
Provision charged to operating results(94)
Account write-offs and recoveries574 
Effect of exchange rate(186)
Balance, end of year$(7,173)