TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]

Schedule of Trade Accounts and Other Receivables

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

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	1,012,171	$	1,027,916
Notes receivable from third parties	13,746		51,168
Other receivables	32,357		59,435
Receivables, gross	1,058,274		1,138,519
Allowance for credit losses	(8,864)		(9,341)
Receivables, net	$	1,049,410	$	1,129,178
Accounts receivable from related parties(a)	$	2,146	$	1,778

(a)    Additional information regarding accounts receivable from related parties is included in “Note 17. Related Party Transactions.”

Activity in the allowance for credit losses was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	(9,341)
Provision released to operating results	775
Effect of exchange rate	(298)
Balance, end of period	$	(8,864)