Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

The following table provides a reconciliation of the activity related to the Company’s allowance for credit losses (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	5,610		$	4,447
Provision for credit losses	(123		)	(595		)
Write-off of uncollectible amounts, net of recoveries	(13		)	(43		)
Ending balance	$	5,474		$	3,809

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by major product category and operating and reportable segment (in thousands):



	Operating Segments⁽¹⁾
For the Three Months Ended March 31,	Golf Equipment		Apparel, Gear & Other		Total
2019
Golf Clubs	$	261,785	$	—	$	261,785
Golf Balls	61,834		—		61,834
Apparel	—		96,246		96,246
Gear, Accessories & Other	—		96,332		96,332
	$	323,619	$	192,578	$	516,197
2018
Golf Clubs	$	257,441	$	—	$	257,441
Golf Balls	54,922		—		54,922
Apparel	—		12,149		12,149
Gear, Accessories & Other	—		78,679		78,679
	$	312,363	$	90,828	$	403,191


(1)	The Company changed its operating segments as of January 1, 2019 (see Note 18). Accordingly, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

The Company sells its golf equipment products and apparel, gear and other products in the United States and internationally, with its principal international regions being Japan and Europe. Sales of golf equipment in each region are generally proportional to the Company's consolidated net sales by operating segment as a percentage of total consolidated net sales. Sales of apparel, gear and other are proportionately higher in Europe as a result of the Jack Wolfskin acquisition completed in January 2019.

The following table presents information about the geographical areas in which the Company operates. Revenues are attributed to the location to which the product was shipped (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Major Geographic Region:⁽¹⁾
United States	$	249,001	$	235,161
Europe	126,613		51,202
Japan	73,228		69,275
Rest of World	67,355		47,553
	$	516,197	$	403,191

(1) In connection with the Company's assessment of its reportable operating segments the Company also reassessed its reportable regions. As a result, starting on January 1, 2019, the Company will report regional sales previously reported in rest of Asia and other foreign countries in rest of world. Accordingly, the prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation of regional sales.