Accounts and Notes Receivable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Accounts And Notes Receivable [Text Block]

(6)             Accounts and Notes Receivable

Accounts and notes receivable at the end of fiscal 2012 and 2011 are comprised of the following components:

(in thousands)		2012		2011
Customer notes receivable, current	$	7,926	$	8,915
Customer accounts receivable		221,878		226,926
Other receivables		14,099		13,627
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(3,978)		(5,705)
Net current accounts and notes receivable	$	239,925	$	243,763
Long-term customer notes receivable	$	22,408	$	24,239
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,048)		(1,018)
Net long-term notes receivable	$	21,360	$	23,221

Operating results include income of $0.6 million from the reversal of bad debt reserves in fiscal 2012 and bad debt expense of $0.8 million in both fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010.