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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]  
Allowance for Doubtful Debts
In order to provide for these collection problems and the general risk associated with the granting of credit terms, we have recorded the following bad debt provisions (in an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Bad debt provision
$
4,335,000

 
$
4,470,000

 
$
1,990,000
Impaired Notes Receivable
Summary schedules of impaired notes receivable, and the related reserve, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 
Impaired Notes Receivable
Year ended December 31,
Balance Beginning of Year
 
Additions
 
Deductions
 
Balance End of Year
 
Average Outstanding Balance
2015
$
10,208,000

 
$
395,000

 
$
4,132,000

 
$
6,471,000

 
$
8,340,000

2014
$
2,892,000

 
$
9,124,000

 
$
1,808,000

 
$
10,208,000

 
$
6,550,000

2013
$
1,639,000

 
$
1,267,000

 
$
14,000

 
$
2,892,000

 
$
2,266,000
Reserve for Impaired Notes Receivable
 
Reserve for Impaired Notes Receivable
Year ended December 31,
Balance Beginning of Year
 
Additions
 
Deductions
 
Balance End of Year
2015
$
3,031,000

 
$
99,000

 
$
991,000

 
$
2,139,000

2014
$
2,019,000

 
$
2,489,000

 
$
1,477,000

 
$
3,031,000

2013
$
958,000

 
$
1,072,000

 
$
11,000

 
$
2,019,000