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Allowance For Estimated Losses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Allowance For Estimated Losses |
NOTE 4. | ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES
The allowance account was reviewed and there were no additional allowances recorded for receivables in 2011. The decrease in 2011 is due to a loan payment that had an allowance. The allowance account was reviewed and increased in 2010. The table below shows our allowance for estimated losses (dollars in thousands):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Balance January 1, |  | $ | 14,348 |  |  | $ | 11,836 |  |  | $ | 11,874 |
(Decrease) Increase in provision |  |  | (965 | ) |  |  | 2,512 |  |  |  | (38 | )
Balance December 31, |  | $ | 13,383 |  |  | $ | 14,348 |  |  | $ | 11,836 |

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