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Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract] |
Receivables | Receivables consist of the following:
| December 31,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015
Installment sales receivable | $ | 55,834 |  |  | $ | 57,010 |
Trade and notes receivables | 14,067 |  |  | 15,924 |
Other receivables | 3,477 |  |  | — |
Total receivables | 73,378 |  |  | 72,934 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts | (3,593 | ) |  | (3,614 | )
Total receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 69,785 |  |  | $ | 69,320 |
Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Changes in our allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Beginning allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 3,614 |  |  | $ | 4,023 |  |  | $ | 3,700 |
Bad debt expense | 15,449 |  |  | 15,260 |  |  | 15,509 |
Accounts written off | (16,095 | ) |  | (16,317 | ) |  | (15,718 | )
Recoveries | 625 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 532 |
Ending allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 3,593 |  |  | $ | 3,614 |  |  | $ | 4,023 |

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