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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]  
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable at December 31, 2013 and 2012, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Accounts receivable
$
268,340

 
$
302,928

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(5,287
)
 
(5,130
)
Accounts receivable, net
$
263,053

 
$
297,798



As of December 31, 2012, the Company had a receivable factoring facility at an Italian subsidiary. At December 31, 2012, the amounts available and utilized under this facility were $14.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The amount utilized was included in accounts receivable and other current liabilities. The balances outstanding were collected in 2013, and the Company had no receivable factoring arrangements at December 31, 2013.