Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Allowance for Credit Loss


COL. A	COL. B		COL. C			COL. D	COL. E
			Additions
			(1)	(2)	(3)
	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs and Expenses (a)	Charged to Other Accounts (b)	Acquisitions (c)	Deductions (d)	Balance at End of Period (e)
Year 2020	$	1,235	1,972	405	—	2,023	$	1,589
Year 2019	$	907	2,575	—	—	2,247	$	1,235
Year 2018	$	663	1,791	—	179	1,726	$	907

(a)Includes amounts previously written off which were credited directly to this account when recovered.

Excludes direct charges and credits to expense for nontrade receivables in the consolidated statements of income.

Includes the impact to operating expenses, for the year ended December 31, 2020, after adoption of ASC 326.

(b)Opening adjustments upon adoption of ASC 326, with modified retrospective application, as of January 1, 2020 (see Note 1).

(c)Acquisition of Time Warner in 2018.

(d)Amounts written off as uncollectible, or related to divested entities.

(e)Includes balances applicable to trade receivables, loans, contract assets and other assets subject to credit loss measurement (see Note 1).

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets


COL. A	COL. B		COL. C			COL. D	COL. E
			Additions
			(1)	(2)	(3)
	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs and Expenses	Charged to Other Accounts (a)	Acquisitions (b)	Deductions (c)	Balance at End of Period

Year 2020	$	4,941	(168)	—	—	—	$	4,773
Year 2019	$	4,588	(18)	371	—	—	$	4,941
Year 2018	$	4,640	(210)	(53)	211	—	$	4,588

(a)Includes current year reclassifications from other balance sheet accounts.

(b)Acquisition of Time Warner in 2018.

(c)Reductions to valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets.