Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Text Block]

Note 9 – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

At December 31,2016 and 2015, the Company had gross trade accounts receivable totaling $202.4 million and $196.1million with trade accounts receivable greater than 90 days past due of $18.0 million and $15.7 million, respectively. The following are changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31,2016,2015 and 2014:

							Exchange Rate
	Balance at		Changes		Write-Offs		Changes		Balance
	Beginning		to Costs and		Charged to		and Other		at End
	of Period		Expenses		Allowance		Adjustments		of Period
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended December 31, 2016	$	7,818	$	1,375	$	(1,949)	$	(24)	$	7,220
Year ended December 31, 2015	$	6,498	$	1,460	$	(261)	$	121	$	7,818
Year ended December 31, 2014	$	7,133	$	(264)	$	(296)	$	(75)	$	6,498

During 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded charges of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share and $0.8 million or $0.05 per diluted share, respectively, to its allowance for doubtful accounts and SG&A due to the bankruptcies of certain customers. There were no similar charges during 2016. Included in write-offs charged to allowance during 2016 was $1.6 million of outstanding receivables related to a prior year customer bankruptcy which the Company previously reserved, but settled during 2016.

Included in exchange rate changes and other adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are allowance for doubtful accounts of less than $0.1 million, $0.4million and $0.1million acquired in 2016, 2015 and 2014business acquisitions, respectively.