7. Trade receivables, net
Trade receivables consist of the following:
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Trade receivables |
$ | 71,952 | $ | 62,136 | ||||
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Less: Allowances for doubtful trade receivable |
(564 | ) | (1,713 | ) | ||||
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Total |
$ | 71,388 | $ | 60,423 | ||||
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The movement in the allowances for doubtful trade receivable is as follows:
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| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
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Balance at the beginning of the year |
$ | 1,713 | $ | 4,446 | $ | 5,336 | ||||||
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Charged to operations |
2,115 | 777 | 1,010 | |||||||||
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Write-offs, net of collections |
(1,136 | ) | (2,571 | ) | (936 | ) | ||||||
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Reversals |
(2,321 | ) | (664 | ) | (904 | ) | ||||||
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Translation adjustment |
193 | (275 | ) | (60 | ) | |||||||
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Balance at the end of the year |
$ | 564 | $ | 1,713 | $ | 4,446 | ||||||
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