Accounts Receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

(4)   Accounts Receivable:

The components of accounts receivable, net are as follows:

($ in thousands)	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Retail and Wholesale	$	474,278	$	498,717
Other		58,897		51,855
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(70,094)		(71,362)
Accounts receivable, net	$	463,081	$	479,210

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts based on our estimate of our ability to collect accounts receivable. Bad debt expense, which is recorded as a reduction to revenue,was $12.9 million and $16.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.