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Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables
3. Receivables
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
Accounts receivable
$
94.2

 
$
69.3

Gift card receivables
51.6

 
51.2

Notes receivable
11.3

 
1.8

Financing receivables:
 
 
 
Equipment leases receivable
79.3

 
87.2

Direct financing leases receivable
55.7

 
65.6

Franchise fee notes receivable
0.3

 
0.4

Other
11.2

 
10.2

 
303.6

 
285.7

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
(22.2
)
 
(3.1
)
 
281.4

 
282.6

Less: current portion
(150.2
)
 
(141.4
)
Long-term receivables
$
131.2

 
$
141.2


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 9.7% and 9.8% per annum at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, 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 5.9% and 6.1% per annum at December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017 and 2016, approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, 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, 2014
$
2.9

Provision
0.6

Charge-offs
(2.4
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
1.2

Provision
2.8

Charge-offs
(0.9
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
3.1

Provision
20.3

Charge-offs
(1.2
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
22.2



As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of the allowance for doubtful accounts related to financing receivables.