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Accounts And Other Receivables
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net [Abstract]  
Accounts And Other Receivables
ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Accounts and other receivables consist of the following:
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns of $3,304 in 2017 and $3,102 in 2016
$
110,252

 
$
91,109

Other
9,883

 
6,279

Total
$
120,135

 
$
97,388


A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns for the three years ended December 31, 2017 is as follows:
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance, beginning of year
$
3,102

 
$
3,746

 
$
2,610

Charges to expense
2,369

 
1,410

 
3,387

Recoveries
(857
)
 
(32
)
 
(7
)
Write-offs and settlements
(1,322
)
 
(2,167
)
 
(1,970
)
Foreign exchange and other
12

 
145

 
(274
)
Balance, end of year
$
3,304

 
$
3,102

 
$
3,746