The annual report of the Columbia Sportswear Company is presented in Appendix A at the end of this book. What was the Allowance for doubtful accounts at the end of 2016 ?

December 31, 2017 2016 $ $ Trade accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts 373,905 (9,043) 364,862 342,234 (8,556) 333,678 Accounts receivable, net $ $ NOTE PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): December 31, 2017 2016 ASSETS $ 551,389 472 Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents (Note 20) Short-term investments (Note 20) Accounts receivable, net (Note 5) Inventories Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets Property, plant, and equipment, net (Note 6) Intangible assets, net (Note 7) Goodwill (Note 7) Deferred income taxes (Note 10) Other non-current assets Total assets 673,166 94,983 364,862 457,927 58,559 1,649,497 281,394 129.555 68,594 56,804 27,058 2.212,902 333,678 487.997 38,487 1,412,023 279,650 133,438 68,594 92.494 27.695 $ 2.013.894