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Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables
Receivables
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In millions)
Accounts receivable
$
65.9

 
$
59.4

Gift card receivables
69.0

 
68.3

Notes receivable
1.9

 
1.2

Financing receivables:
 
 
 
Equipment leases receivable
107.3

 
115.1

Direct financing leases receivable
81.6

 
88.6

Franchise fee notes receivable
1.3

 
1.7

Other
10.3

 
10.6

 
337.3

 
344.8

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
(2.9
)
 
(3.5
)
 
334.4

 
341.3

Less: current portion
(153.5
)
 
(144.1
)
Long-term receivables
$
180.9

 
$
197.2


Accounts receivable primarily includes receivables due from franchisees and distributors. Gift card receivables consist primarily of amounts due from third-party vendors. Interest is not charged on gift card receivables.
Financing receivables primarily relate to IHOP franchise development activity prior to 2003 when IHOP typically leased or purchased the restaurant site, built and equipped the restaurant then franchised the restaurant to a franchisee. IHOP provided the financing for the franchise fee, leasing of the equipment and the leasing or subleasing of the site. Equipment lease contracts are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest averaging 9.8% per annum at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 and are collateralized by the equipment. The term of an equipment lease contract coincides with the term of the corresponding restaurant building lease. The IHOP franchise fee notes have a term of five to eight years and are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest averaging 6.4% and 6.6% per annum at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are collateralized by the franchise. Where applicable, franchise fee notes, equipment contracts and building leases contain cross-default provisions wherein a default under one constitutes a default under all. There is not a disproportionate concentration of credit risk in any geographic area.
The primary indicator of the credit quality of financing receivables is delinquency. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, approximately $0.4 million of financing receivables were delinquent more than 90 days.
The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
(In millions)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
3.6

Provision
0.5

Charge-offs
(1.9
)
Recoveries
0.5

Balance at December 31, 2012
2.7

Provision
1.5

Charge-offs
(0.7
)
Recoveries
0.0

Balance at December 31, 2013
3.5

Provision
0.5

Charge-offs
(1.1
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
2.9



As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, approximately $0.3 million of the allowance for doubtful accounts in each year related to financing receivables.