Allowance For Estimated Losses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Allowance For Estimated Losses [Abstract]

Allowance For Estimated Losses

NOTE 4.    ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES

The allowance account was reviewed and there were no additional allowances recorded for receivables in 2011. The decrease in 2011 is due to a loan payment that had an allowance. The allowance account was reviewed and increased in 2010. The table below shows our allowance for estimated losses (dollars in thousands):

	2011			2010		2009
Balance January 1,	$	4,741		$	2,804	$	3,293
(Decrease) Increase in provision		(799	)		1,937		(489	)
Balance December 31,	$	3,942		$	4,741	$	2,804