Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Allowance, and Net [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables

Accounts Receivable and Other Receivables

Accounts receivable balances consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Accounts receivable, gross	$	50,040		$	43,788
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(828		)	(933		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	49,212		$	42,855

Accounts receivable at December 31, 2011 and 2010 primarily consisted of sales to the Company’s customers which are generally based on standard terms and conditions. The Company recorded the following activity in allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning of the year	$	933		$	966		$	970
Charged to costs and expenses	51			—			—
Less: write-offs, net of recoveries	(156		)	(33		)	(4		)
Remaining allowance, end of the year	$	828		$	933		$	966

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, other receivables were $4.0 million and $1.7 million. Other receivables consisted primarily of non-trade receivables including receivables for inventory transferred to the Company’s contract manufacturing partners on which the Company does not recognize revenue. In addition, at December 31, 2011 other receivables includes $1.3 million for a last-time buy of components partially fulfilled in 2011 which will be invoiced in 2012 when the remaining components are shipped but for which revenue recognition criteria were met upon shipment.