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in CHF m |
31.12.2015 |
31.12.2014 |
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Gross accounts receivable – trade |
949 |
998 |
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Gross accounts receivable – associates and joint ventures |
13 |
22 |
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Less: provision for doubtful accounts receivable |
–28 |
–31 |
||
Total trade receivables – net |
934 |
989 |
||
Reclassified to held for sale |
– |
–4 |
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Total as reported in the balance sheet |
934 |
985 |
The following summarizes the movement in the provision for doubtful accounts receivable:
in CHF m |
2015 |
2014 |
||
As per 1 January |
–31 |
–27 |
||
Charged to the income statement |
–21 |
–21 |
||
Amounts used |
10 |
8 |
||
Unused amounts reversed |
8 |
10 |
||
Effect of disposals |
1 |
– |
||
Exchange rate differences |
5 |
–1 |
||
At 31 December |
–28 |
–31 |
Of the total provision for doubtful accounts receivable, the following amounts concern trade receivables that were individually impaired:
in CHF m |
31.12.2015 |
31.12.2014 |
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Trade receivables aged up to six months |
–2 |
–9 |
||
Trade receivables aged over six months |
–9 |
–8 |
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Total provision for impairment |
–11 |
–17 |
There is no concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables, as the Group has a large number of internationally dispersed customers.
The Group recognizes the impairment of trade receivables in »Selling, general and administrative costs« in the income statement.
The maximum credit risk on trade receivables is equal to their fair value.
Collaterals are only required in rare cases (2015: CHF 1 million, 2014: CHF 2 million).
The carrying amounts of the Group’s trade receivables are denominated in the following currencies:
in CHF m |
31.12.2015 |
31.12.2014 |
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EUR |
360 |
343 |
||
USD |
268 |
278 |
||
CNY |
61 |
80 |
||
BRL |
40 |
55 |
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JPY |
37 |
40 |
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INR |
22 |
20 |
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CHF |
2 |
2 |
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Other |
144 |
171 |
||
Total trade receivables – net |
934 |
989 |
||
Reclassified to held for sale |
– |
–4 |
||
Total as reported in the balance sheet |
934 |
985 |
As of 31 December 2015, »Total trade receivables – net« include an amount of CHF 138 million (2014: CHF 166 million) past due, but not impaired. These relate to a number of customers for whom there is no recent history of default.
The ageing analysis of these trade receivables is as follows:
in CHF m |
31.12.2015 |
31.12.2014 |
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Up to three months past due, but not impaired |
119 |
147 |
||
Three to six months past due, but not impaired |
10 |
6 |
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More than six months past due, but not impaired |
9 |
13 |
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Total |
138 |
166 |