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Receivables, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables, Net
Receivables, net
Receivables, net at March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 are as follows:
(in thousands)
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
March 31,
2014
Construction contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Completed and in progress
 
$
163,671

 
$
191,094

 
$
142,289

Retentions
 
74,718

 
84,760

 
69,574

Total construction contracts
 
238,389

 
275,854

 
211,863

Construction Material sales
 
26,776

 
28,549

 
23,790

Other
 
6,504

 
6,822

 
12,212

Total gross receivables
 
271,669

 
311,225

 
247,865

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
341

 
291

 
2,584

Total net receivables
 
$
271,328

 
$
310,934

 
$
245,281


Receivables include amounts billed and billable to clients for services provided as of the end of the applicable period and do not bear interest. To the extent costs have not been billed or are billable, 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 March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 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.
Financing receivables consisted of retentions receivable and were included in receivables, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014. Certain construction contracts include retainage provisions. The balances billed but not paid by customers pursuant to these provisions generally become due upon completion and acceptance of the project work or products by the owners. No retention receivable individually exceeded 10% of total net receivables at any of the presented dates. As of March 31, 2015, the majority of the retentions receivable are 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)
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
March 31,
2014
Escrow
 
$
22,421

 
$
28,692

 
$
25,603

Non-escrow
 
52,297

 
56,068

 
43,971

Total retention receivables
 
$
74,718

 
$
84,760

 
$
69,574


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 March 31, 2015, the non-escrow retention receivables aged over 90 days decreased to $6.7 million from $8.6 million at December 31, 2014. As of both dates, our allowance for doubtful accounts contained no material provision related to non-escrow retention receivables as we determined there were no significant collectability issues.