Accounts Receivable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

(4) Accounts Receivable:

The components of accounts receivable, net at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

($ in thousands)	2012			2011
Retail and wholesale	$	581,152		$	639,842
Other		45,819			52,363
Less:  Allowance for doubtful accounts		(93,267	)		(107,048	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	533,704		$	585,157

An analysis of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

			Additions
	Balance at				Charged to					Balance at
	beginning of		Charged to		Switched and					end of
($ in thousands)	Period		Other Revenue		Nonswitched Revenue		Deductions			Period
2010	$	30,171	$	55,161	$	14,873	$	(26,634	)	$	73,571
2011		73,571		93,721		16,403		(76,647	)		107,048
2012		107,048		74,332		14,396		(102,509	)		93,267

We maintain an allowance for bad debts based on our estimate of our ability to collect accounts receivable. The increase to the allowance is recorded as a reduction to revenue.