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Receivables and Payables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Receivables and Payables  
Receivables and Payables

(10) Receivables and Payables

Receivables from and Payables to Brokers, Dealers and Clearing Organizations

        The following is a summary of receivables from and payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations (dollars in thousands):

 
  Receivables from   Payables to  
 
  2011   2010   2011   2010  

Broker-dealers

  $ 205,975   $ 246,560   $ 370,146   $ 403,432  

Clearing organizations

    2,365     413     14,945     108,526  

Securities borrowed

    663,293     618,662          

Securities loaned

            694,682     628,000  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (318 )   (384 )        
                   

Total

  $ 871,315   $ 865,251   $ 1,079,773   $ 1,139,958  
                   

Receivables from and Payables to Customers

        The following is a summary of receivables from and payables to customers (dollars in thousands):

 
  Receivables from   Payables to  
 
  2011   2010   2011   2010  

Customers

  $ 473,852   $ 607,286   $ 207,738   $ 272,027  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (1,343 )   (1,030 )        
                   

Total

  $ 472,509   $ 606,256   $ 207,738   $ 272,027  
                   

        The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon estimated collectability of receivables. The allowance was increased by $0.2 million in 2011 and 2010 after a decrease of $1.7 million in 2009. Total write-offs against the allowance of $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.3 million were recorded during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

  • Securities Borrowed and Loaned

        As of December 31, 2011, securities borrowed as part of the Company's matched book operations with a fair value of $642.7 million were delivered for securities loaned. The gross amounts of interest earned on cash provided to counterparties as collateral for securities borrowed, and interest incurred on cash received from counterparties as collateral for securities loaned, and the resulting net amount included in other revenue on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2011 and 2010 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
  2011   2010  

Interest earned

  $ 19,130   $ 4,994  

Interest incurred

    (14,646 )   (3,540 )
           

Net

  $ 4,484   $ 1,454