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Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Note C — Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Receivables consist of the following:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(In thousands)
Installment sales receivable
 
$
56,516

 
$
51,335

Trade and notes receivables
 
12,999

 
11,543

Total
 
69,515

 
62,878

Less allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(4,023
)
 
(3,700
)
Net receivables
 
$
65,492

 
$
59,178


The allowance for doubtful accounts related to installment sales receivable was $3.5 million and $2.9 million, and the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade and notes receivable was $0.5 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Changes in our allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows: 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(In thousands)
Beginning balance
 
$
3,700

 
$
2,920

 
$
3,919

Bad debt expense
 
15,509

 
14,589

 
12,953

Accounts written off
 
(15,718
)
 
(14,271
)
 
(14,337
)
Recoveries
 
532

 
462

 
385

Ending balance
 
$
4,023

 
$
3,700

 
$
2,920