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SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
SCHEDULE II. VALUTAION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The transactions in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 43,455 |  |  | $ | 41,051 |  |  | $ | 39,292 |
Provision | 5,136 |  |  | 11,538 |  |  | 15,092 |
Write-offs | (9,048 | ) |  | (9,134 | ) |  | (13,333 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 39,543 |  |  | $ | 43,455 |  |  | $ | 41,051 |

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