Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Financing Receivables

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Financing Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivables [Abstract]  
Financing Receivables
Note 6 – Financing Receivables

The Company has recorded financing receivables, which are defined as a contractual right to receive money, recognized as assets on its Consolidated Balance Sheets in 2011 and 2010.  Substantially all of the Company's financing receivables are for commercial customers.  The Company classifies its financing receivables into three categories: receivables repurchased under recourse provisions (Recourse Receivables); receivables sold to third-party finance companies (Third-Party Receivables) and customer notes and other (Other Receivables).  Recourse Receivables are the result of the contingent recourse arrangements discussed in Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies.  Third-Party Receivables are accounts that have been sold to third-party finance companies, but do not meet the definition of a true sale, and are therefore recorded as an asset with an offsetting balance recorded as a secured obligation in Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities as discussed in Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies.  Other Receivables are mostly comprised of notes from customers, which were originated by the Company in the normal course of business.  Financing receivables are carried at their face amounts less an allowance for doubtful accounts.

The Company sells a broad range of recreation products to a worldwide customer base and extends credit to its customers based upon an ongoing credit evaluation program.  The Company's business units maintain credit organizations to manage financial exposure and perform credit risk assessments on an individual account basis.  Accounts are not aggregated into categories for credit risk determinations.  Due to the composition of the account portfolio, the Company does not believe that the credit risk posed by the Company's financing receivables is significant to its operations or financial position.  There were no significant troubled debt restructurings during 2011.

The following are the Company's financing receivables, excluding trade accounts receivable contractually due within one year, by segment as of December 31, 2011:

(in millions)
 
Marine
Engine
   
Boat
   
Fitness
   
Bowling &
Billiards
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
                                     
Recourse Receivables:
                                   
Short-term
  $ -     $ -     $ 3.0     $ 8.3     $ -     $ 11.3  
Long-term
    -       -       1.2       4.9       -       6.1  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       -       (1.8 )     (6.6 )     -       (8.4 )
Total
    -       -       2.4       6.6       -       9.0  
                                                 
Third-Party Receivables:
                                               
Short-term
    8.3       2.9       33.6       0.2       -       45.0  
Long-term
    -       -       33.1       0.1       -       33.2  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total
    8.3       2.9       66.7       0.3       -       78.2  
                                                 
Other Receivables:
                                               
Short-term
    6.3       2.4       6.0       -       7.5       22.2  
Long-term
    4.1       0.8       0.4       -       0.4       5.7  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       (2.6 )     (0.4 )     -       -       (3.0 )
Total
    10.4       0.6       6.0       -       7.9       24.9  
                                                 
Total Financing Receivables
  $ 18.7     $ 3.5     $ 75.1     $ 6.9     $ 7.9     $ 112.1  

The following are the Company's financing receivables, excluding trade accounts receivable contractually due within one year, by segment as of December 31, 2010:

(in millions)
 
Marine
Engine
   
Boat
   
Fitness
   
Bowling &
Billiards
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
                                     
Recourse Receivables:
                                   
Short-term
  $ -     $ -     $ 2.9     $ 11.2     $ -     $ 14.1  
Long-term
    -       -       1.1       6.8       -       7.9  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       -       (1.4 )     (8.2 )     -       (9.6 )
Total
    -       -       2.6       9.8       -       12.4  
                                                 
Third-Party Receivables:
                                               
Short-term
    8.1       2.9       38.4       0.2       -       49.6  
Long-term
    -       -       47.0       0.2       -       47.2  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total
    8.1       2.9       85.4       0.4       -       96.8  
                                                 
Other Receivables:
                                               
Short-term
    5.7       0.9       1.5       -       6.4       14.5  
Long-term
    5.6       0.8       0.8       -       2.3       9.5  
Allowance for credit loss
    -       (0.8 )     (0.7 )     -       (2.8 )     (4.3 )
Total
    11.3       0.9       1.6       -       5.9       19.7  
                                                 
Total Financing Receivables
  $ 19.4     $ 3.8     $ 89.6     $ 10.2     $ 5.9     $ 128.9  

The following table sets forth activity related to the allowance for credit loss on financing receivables during the year ended December 31, 2011:

(in millions)
 
Marine
Engine
   
Boat
   
Fitness
   
Bowling &
Billiards
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
                                     
Recourse Receivables:
                                   
Beginning balance
  $ -     $ -     $ 1.4     $ 8.2     $ -     $ 9.6  
Current period provision
    -       -       0.7       0.4       -       1.1  
Direct write-downs
    -       -       (0.3 )     (1.8 )     -       (2.1 )
Recoveries
    -       -       -       (0.2 )     -       (0.2 )
                                                 
Ending balance
  $ -     $ -     $ 1.8     $ 6.6     $ -     $ 8.4  
                                                 
Other Receivables:
                                               
Beginning balance
  $ -     $ 0.8     $ 0.7     $ -     $ 2.8     $ 4.3  
Current period provision
    -       1.8       -       -       1.0       2.8  
Direct write-downs
    -       -       -       -       (1.0 )     (1.0 )
Recoveries
    -       -       (0.3 )     -       (2.8 )     (3.1 )
                                                 
Ending balance
  $ -     $ 2.6     $ 0.4     $ -     $ -     $ 3.0