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Net Investment in Sales-Type Leases
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Net Investment in Sales-Type Leases Disclosure  
Net Investment Sales-Type Leases Disclosure [Text Block]
Net Investment in Sales-Type Leases
 
Our sales-type leases are for terms generally up to five years. Sales-type lease receivables are collateralized by the underlying equipment. The components of our net investment in sales-type leases are as follows (in thousands):
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Net minimum lease payments to be received
$
18,788

 
$
19,665

Less unearned interest income portion
1,157

 
1,205

Net investment in sales-type leases
17,631

 
18,460

Less current portion(1)
5,233

 
5,232

Non-current net investment in sales-type leases(2)
$
12,398

 
$
13,228


 
 
 
 
 
(1)     A component of other current assets. This amount is net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.1 million as of September 30, 2013 and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2012.
(2)     This amount is net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.1 million as of September 30, 2013 and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2012.

The minimum lease payments under sales-type leases as of September 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
2013 (remaining three months)
$
1,640

2014
5,495

2015
4,536

2016
3,341

2017
2,603

Thereafter
1,173

Total
$
18,788



The following table summarizes the credit losses and recorded investment in sales-type leases, excluding unearned interest (in thousands):
 
Allowance for Credit Losses
 
Recorded Investment
in Sales-type Leases Gross
 
Recorded Investment
in Sales-type Leases Net
Credit loss disclosure for September 30, 2013:
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts individually evaluated for impairment
$
22

 
$
22

 
$

Accounts collectively evaluated for impairment
152

 
17,783

 
17,631

Ending balances: September 30, 2013
$
174

 
$
17,805

 
$
17,631

Credit loss disclosure for December 31, 2012:
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts individually evaluated for impairment
$
489

 
$
489

 
$

Accounts collectively evaluated for impairment
118

 
18,578

 
18,460

Ending balances: December 31, 2012
$
607

 
$
19,067

 
$
18,460


 
The following table summarizes the activity for the allowance for credit losses for the investment in sales-type leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,

2013
 
2012
2013
 
2012
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period
$
184

 
$
659

$
607

 
$
284

Current period provision
15

 
4

34

 
426

Direct write-downs charged against the allowance

 

(413
)
 

Recoveries of amounts previously charged off
(25
)
 
(26
)
(54
)
 
(73
)
Allowance for credit losses, end of period
$
174


$
637

$
174

 
$
637