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Accounts Receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts Receivable [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable | NOTE 5—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts receivable is comprised of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Simulcast receivables |  | $ | 8,804 |  |  | $ | 14,792 |
Trade receivables |  |  | 18,826 |  |  |  | 11,711 |
PSL and hospitality receivables |  |  | 8,291 |  |  |  | 7,451 |
Other receivables |  |  | 16,260 |  |  |  | 3,451 |
|  |  | 52,181 |  |  |  | 37,405 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (2,408 | ) |  |  | (4,098 | )
|  | $ | 49,773 |  |  | $ | 33,307 |
During 2011, the Company recognized $0.8 million of bad debt expense in its Online Business segment associated with customer wagering on TwinSpires.com. During 2010, the Company recognized $0.9 million of bad debt expense, net of purses, in its Racing Operations and Other Investment segments resulting from the bankruptcy filing of New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy during 2009 and subsequently ceased operations during 2010.

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