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Receivables, Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables, Net
Receivables, net

Receivables, net at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 are as follows:
(in thousands)
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
September 30,
2013
Construction and Large Project Construction contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Completed and in progress
 
$
274,203

 
$
193,538

 
$
275,182

Retentions
 
79,475

 
73,103

 
76,114

Total construction contracts
 
353,678

 
266,641

 
351,296

Construction Material sales
 
54,718

 
36,813

 
55,466

Other
 
9,740

 
12,657

 
18,412

Total gross receivables
 
418,136

 
316,111

 
425,174

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
508

 
2,513

 
2,565

Total net receivables
 
$
417,628

 
$
313,598

 
$
422,609



Receivables include amounts billed and billable to clients for services provided and/or according to contract terms as of the end of the applicable period and do not bear interest. Certain contracts include provisions that permit us to submit invoices in advance of providing services, based on the passage of time, achievement of milestones or upon completion of the project and, to the extent not collected, are included in receivables. To the extent the related costs have not been billed, the contract balance is included in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Included in other receivables at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 were items such as notes receivable, fuel tax refunds and income tax refunds. No such receivables individually exceeded 10% of total net receivables at any of these dates.
Financed receivables consisted of long-term notes receivable and retentions receivable. Long-term notes receivable were not material at any of the presented dates. No retention receivable individually exceeded 10% of total net receivables at any of the presented dates. As of September 30, 2014, the majority of the retentions receivable is expected to be collected within one year.
We segregate our retention receivables into two categories: escrow and non-escrow. The balances in each category were as follows:
(in thousands)
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
September 30,
2013
Escrow
 
$
26,128

 
$
25,124

 
$
23,794

Non-escrow
 
53,347

 
47,979

 
52,320

Total retention receivables
 
$
79,475

 
$
73,103

 
$
76,114



The escrow receivables include amounts due to Granite which have been deposited into an escrow account and bear interest. Typically, escrow retention receivables are held until work on a project is complete and has been accepted by the owner who then releases those funds, along with accrued interest, to us. There is minimal risk of not collecting on these amounts.
As of September 30, 2014, the non-escrow retention receivables aged over 90 days have not materially changed since December 31, 2013. In addition, our allowance for doubtful accounts contained no material provision related to non-escrow retention receivables as we determined there were no significant collectability issues at any of the presented dates.