Accounts Receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

(4)    Accounts Receivable:

The components of accounts receivable, net are as follows:

($ in thousands)	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Retail and Wholesale	$	537,644		$	581,152
Other		39,266			45,819
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(96,164	)		(93,267	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	480,746		$	533,704

We maintain an allowance for bad debts based on our estimate of our ability to collect accounts receivable. Bad debt expense, which is recorded as a reduction to revenue, was $16.2 million and $16.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.