TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 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:

	September 26, 2021		December 27, 2020
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	822,878	$	691,499
Notes receivable	25,079		25,712
Other receivables	49,220		31,954
Receivables, gross	897,177		749,165
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,591)		(7,173)
Receivables, net	$	889,586	$	741,992
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)	$	1,330	$	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:

	September 26, 2021
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	(7,173)
Provision charged to operating results	(436)
Account write-offs and recoveries	4
Effect of exchange rate	14
Balance, end of period	$	(7,591)