Note 3 - Receivables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

(3) Receivables

Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2016			2015
Accounts receivable–trade	$	21,816		$	17,980
Less allowance for doubtful receivables		(567	)		(499	)
Receivables, net	$	21,249		$	17,481

Receivables are written off against these reserves in the period they are determined to be uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on previously written-off receivables are recorded as a reversal of the bad debt provision. The Company performs credit evaluations on its customers and obtains credit insurance on a large percentage of its accounts, but does not generally require collateral. The Company recorded a provision for doubtful accounts of approximately

$126,000

and

$16,000

for the years ended

December

 

31,

2016

and

2015,

respectively.