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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Accounts receivable - customers, allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 735 | $ 790
Other accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts | 59 | 154
GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |
Accounts receivable - customers, allowance for doubtful accounts | 735 | 790
Other accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 59 | $ 129

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- Definition A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5074-111524 + Details
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