Using Financial Statement Disclosures to Infer Bad Debt Expense The 2009 annual report for Sears Holding Corporation contained the following
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Using Financial Statement Disclosures to Infer Bad Debt Expense
The 2009 annual report for Sears Holding Corporation contained the following information (in millions):
A footnote to the financial statements disclosed that accounts receivable write-offs amounted to $13 during 2009 and $3 during 2008. Assume that Sears did not record any recoveries.
Required:
Determine the Bad Debt Expense for 2009 based on the above facts.