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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | TIDEWATER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Years Ended March 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (In thousands)
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of period |  |  | Additions at Cost |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Fiscal 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from Trade accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 37,634 |  |  |  | 2,768 |  |  |  | 28,952 |  | (A) |  | 11,450 |
Fiscal 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from Trade accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 35,737 |  |  |  | 2,405 |  |  |  | 508 |  |  |  | 37,634 |
Fiscal 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from Trade accounts receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 46,332 |  |  |  | 1,399 |  |  |  | 11,994 |  | (B) |  | 35,737 |
(A) | Of this amount, $28,412 represents previously reserved accounts receivables related to our Venezuelan operations which were removed from the company’s books. Please refer to Note (11) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the company’s Venezuelan operations.
(B) | Of this amount, $3,151 represents the collections from one customer located in Mexico and $8,843 represents accounts receivable amounts considered uncollectible and removed from accounts receivable with an offsetting reduction to the allowance for doubtful accounts

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