TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

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 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	1,001,967	$	947,697
Notes receivable	18,946		18,697
Other receivables	59,900		56,716
Receivables, gross	1,080,813		1,023,110
Allowance for credit losses	(9,711)		(9,673)
Receivables, net	$	1,071,102	$	1,013,437
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)	$	1,079	$	1,345

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

Activity in the allowance for credit losses was as follows:

	March 27, 2022
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	(9,673)
Provision charged to operating results	(383)
Account write-offs and recoveries	487
Effect of exchange rate	(142)
Balance, end of period	$	(9,711)