TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2021

Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]

Schedule of Trade Accounts and Other Receivables, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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

	March 28, 2021		December 27, 2020
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	731,988	$	691,499
Notes receivable	28,484		25,712
Other receivables	47,749		31,954
Receivables, gross	808,221		749,165
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,383)		(7,173)
Receivables, net	$	800,838	$	741,992
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)	$	1,227	$	1,084

(a)    Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 16. Related Party Transactions.”

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:

	March 28, 2021
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	(7,173)
Provision charged to operating results	(266)
Account write-offs and recoveries	(1)
Effect of exchange rate	57
Balance, end of period	$	(7,383)