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Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories, Net | Inventories, net were as follows:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Raw materials | $ | 59,412 |  |  | $ | 68,834 |
Components | 21,557 |  |  | 25,071 |
Work in process | 5,757 |  |  | 5,577 |
Finished goods | 60,306 |  |  | 50,006 |
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | (9,510 | ) |  | (5,138 | )
Inventories, net | $ | 137,522 |  |  | $ | 144,350 |
Changes in Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory | Changes in the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory were as follows:
(In thousands) | Nine Months Ended September 30,
2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 5,138 |  |  | $ | 4,288 |
Additions charged to costs and expenses (1) | 7,430 |  |  | 5,353 |
Sell through (2) | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,240 | )
(Write-offs)/Foreign exchange effects | (1,838 | ) |  | (1,118 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 9,510 |  |  | $ | 7,283 |
(1) | The additions charged to costs and expenses do not include inventory directly written-off that was scrapped during production totaling $3.8 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts are production waste and manufacturing inefficiencies and are not included in management's reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.
(2) | These amounts represent the reduction in reserves associated with inventory items that were sold during the period.

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