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Allowance For Doubtful Accounts (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [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,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Bad debt provision
$
2,160,000

 
$
2,450,000

 
$
2,200,000

Impaired Notes Receivable
Summary schedules of impaired notes receivable, and the related reserve, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 
Impaired Notes Receivable
Year ended December 31,
Balance Beginning of Year
 
Additions
 
Deductions
 
Balance End of Year
 
Average Outstanding Balance
2012
$
1,855,000

 
$

 
$
216,000

 
$
1,639,000

 
$
1,747,000

2011
$
1,910,000

 
$
5,000

 
$
60,000

 
$
1,855,000

 
$
1,883,000

2010
$
2,900,000

 
$
676,000

 
$
1,666,000

 
$
1,910,000

 
$
2,405,000

Reserve For Impaired Notes Receivable
 
Reserve for Impaired Notes Receivable
Year ended December 31,
Balance Beginning of Year
 
Additions
 
Deductions
 
Balance End of Year
2012
$
1,066,000

 
$
108,000

 
$
216,000

 
$
958,000

2011
$
930,000

 
$
196,000

 
$
60,000

 
$
1,066,000

2010
$
2,100,000

 
$
496,000

 
$
1,666,000

 
$
930,000