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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. |
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | NOTE 6 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable at July 31 and January 31, 2016 were $17.8 million and $44.6 million, respectively. Such retainage amounts represent funds withheld by project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the project owner. Retention amounts and the length of retention periods may vary. Most of the amount outstanding as of July 31, 2016 relates to active projects and will not be collected until calendar year 2018. Retainage amounts related to active contracts are classified as current assets regardless of the term of the applicable contract and amounts are generally collected by the completion of the applicable contract. Due to the circumstances described in Note 8 below, APC wrote-off its account receivable from the project owner in the amount of $0.8 million during the three-month period ended July 31, 2016. The amounts of the allowance for uncollectible accounts at July 31 and January 31, 2016 were not material. There were no provisions for trade accounts receivable losses recorded during the three and six months ended July 31, 2016 or 2015.

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