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Receivables and Net Sales
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables and Net Sales  
Receivables and Net Sales

(3)Receivables

 

Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

$
16,972

 

$
17,544

 

Less allowance for doubtful receivables

 
(502

)
(512

)

 

 

$
16,470

 

$
17,032

 

 

Receivables are written off against these reserves in the period they are determined to be uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on previously written-off receivables are recorded as a reversal of the bad debt provision.  The Company performs credit evaluations on its customers and obtains credit insurance on a large percentage of its accounts, but does not generally require collateral.  The Company recorded a provision for doubtful accounts of approximately $171,000 and $32,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.