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Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables
Receivables
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In millions)
Accounts receivable
$
57.3

 
$
55.2

Gift card receivables
37.7

 
25.5

Credit card receivables
3.3

 
5.4

Notes receivable
1.8

 
1.8

Financing receivables:
 
 
 
Equipment leases receivable
131.5

 
139.0

Direct financing leases receivable
100.0

 
104.6

Franchise fee notes receivable
4.3

 
6.3

Other
9.9

 
7.1

 
345.8

 
344.9

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
(3.6
)
 
(6.2
)
 
342.2

 
338.7

Less: current portion
(115.7
)
 
(98.8
)
Long-term receivables
$
226.5

 
$
239.9


Accounts receivable primarily includes receivables due from franchisees and distributors. Gift card receivables consist primarily of amounts due from third-party vendors. Credit card receivables consist primarily of amounts due from credit card companies used by the Company to process customer transactions. Interest is not charged on gift card receivables and credit 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 leasing or subleasing the site. Equipment lease contracts are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest averaging 9.92% and 10.13% per annum at December 31, 2011 and 2010, 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 7.4% and 7.67% per annum at December 31, 2011 and 2010, 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, 2011, approximately $0.3 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, 2008
$
2.9

Provision
1.7

Charge-offs
(1.3
)
Recoveries
0.1

Balance at December 31, 2009
3.4

Provision
3.4

Charge-offs
(0.8
)
Recoveries
0.2

Balance at December 31, 2010
6.2

Provision
0.4

Charge-offs
(3.1
)
Recoveries
0.1

Balance at December 31, 2011
$
3.6



As of December 31, 2011, approximately $0.2 million of the allowance for doubtful accounts related to financing receivables.