Trade Accounts And Other Receivables

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Trade Accounts And Other Receivables

Trade Accounts And Other Receivables

5. TRADE ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

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

	September 25, 2011			December 26, 2010
	(In thousands)
Trade accounts receivable	$	345,339		$	318,008
Account receivable from JBS USA, LLC		6,021			465
Other receivables		15,270			9,355
Receivables, gross		366,630			327,828
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(5,260	)		(6,063	)
Receivables, net	$	361,370		$	321,765