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Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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8. | DETAIL OF CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS:
Activity in Quanta’s current and long-term allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 5,215 |  |  | $ | 5,447 |
Charged to bad debt expense and provision for long-term contract receivable |  |  | 103,871 |  |  |  | 3,236 |
Deductions for uncollectible receivables written off, net of recoveries |  |  | (102,912 | ) |  |  | (3,468 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 6,174 |  |  | $ | 5,215 |
Included in the 2014 amounts charged and written off was the $102.5 million charge to long-term contract receivable and subsequent write-off related to the Sunrise Powerlink project. See Current and Long-Term Accounts and Notes Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in Note 2 for more information. Contracts in progress were as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Costs incurred on contracts in progress |  | $ | 6,603,351 |  |  | $ | 6,152,507 |
Estimated earnings, net of estimated losses |  |  | 1,111,657 |  |  |  | 943,090 |
|  |  | 7,715,008 |  |  |  | 7,095,597 |
Less — Billings to date |  |  | (7,675,674 | ) |  |  | (7,121,225 | )
|  | $ | 39,334 |  |  | $ | (25,628 | )
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |  | $ | 290,447 |  |  | $ | 213,478 |
Less — Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |  |  | (251,113 | ) |  |  | (239,106 | )
|  | $ | 39,334 |  |  | $ | (25,628 | )
Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Estimated Useful |  |  | December 31, |
|  | Lives in Years |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Land |  |  | N/A |  |  | $ | 40,657 |  |  | $ | 30,743 |
Buildings and leasehold improvements |  |  | 5-30 |  |  |  | 95,058 |  |  |  | 77,939 |
Operating equipment and vehicles |  |  | 5-25 |  |  |  | 1,460,121 |  |  |  | 1,199,807 |
Fiber optic and related assets |  |  | 5-20 |  |  |  | 431,690 |  |  |  | 377,551 |
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures and information technology systems |  |  | 3-15 |  |  |  | 122,914 |  |  |  | 107,477 |
Construction work in progress |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | 69,233 |  |  |  | 44,030 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,219,673 |  |  |  | 1,837,547 |
Less — Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | (739,545 | ) |  |  | (631,939 | )
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,480,128 |  |  | $ | 1,205,608 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Accounts payable, trade |  | $ | 487,790 |  |  | $ | 412,601 |
Accrued compensation and related expenses |  |  | 166,331 |  |  |  | 163,000 |
Accrued insurance, current portion |  |  | 49,309 |  |  |  | 44,608 |
Current deferred taxes |  |  | 31,014 |  |  |  | 16,424 |
Deferred revenues, current portion |  |  | 21,309 |  |  |  | 22,764 |
Income and franchise taxes payable |  |  | 20,946 |  |  |  | 74,499 |
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 100,637 |  |  |  | 68,284 |
|  | $ | 877,336 |  |  | $ | 802,180 |

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