Accounts Receivable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

(4)    Accounts Receivable:

The components of accounts receivable, net are as follows:

($ in thousands)	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Retail and Wholesale	$	536,713		$	581,152
Other		35,276			45,819
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(85,494	)		(93,267	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	486,495		$	533,704

We maintain an allowance for bad debts based on our estimate of our ability to collect accounts receivable. Bad debt expense, which is recorded as a reduction to revenue, was $16.1 million and $24.1 million, and $32.3 million and $40.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.