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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | 12 Months Ended
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May. 31, 2015
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | RPM International Inc. and Subsidiaries Valuation And Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
(In thousands) |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Additions Charged to Selling, General and Administrative |  |  | Acquisitions (Disposals) of Businesses and Reclassifications |  |  | (Deductions) Additions |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Year Ended May 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 27,641 |  |  | $ | 4,929 |  |  | $ | 1,715 |  |  | $ | (9,759 | )(1) |  | $ | 24,526 |
Accrued product liability reserves |  | $ | 10,589 |  |  | $ | 1,151 |  |  | $ | 579 |  |  | $ | (403 | )(2) |  | $ | 11,916 |
Accrued loss reserves |  | $ | 2,731 |  |  | $ | 937 |  |  | $ | 1,113 | (3) |  | $ | (3,398 | )(2) |  | $ | 1,383 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued product liability |  | $ | 29,653 |  |  | $ | 10,034 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (9,919 | )(2) |  | $ | 29,768 |
Environmental reserves |  | $ | 2,005 |  |  | $ | 1,715 |  |  | $ | 1,370 | (3) |  | $ | (1,592 | )(2) |  | $ | 3,498 |
Year Ended May 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 28,904 |  |  | $ | 7,618 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (8,881 | )(1) |  | $ | 27,641 |
Accrued product liability reserves |  | $ | 15,582 |  |  | $ | 3,186 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (8,179 | )(2) |  | $ | 10,589 |
Accrued loss reserves |  | $ | 3,418 |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 494 | (3) |  | $ | (1,456 | )(2) |  | $ | 2,731 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued product liability |  | $ | 29,489 |  |  | $ | 4,968 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (4,804 | )(2) |  | $ | 29,653 |
Environmental reserves |  | $ | 3,274 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (494 | )(3) |  | $ | (775 | )(2) |  | $ | 2,005 |
Year Ended May 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 26,507 |  |  | $ | 9,799 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (7,402 | )(1) |  | $ | 28,904 |
Accrued product liability reserves |  | $ | 11,736 |  |  | $ | 5,499 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,653 | )(2) |  | $ | 15,582 |
Accrued loss reserves |  | $ | 3,580 |  |  | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | 227 | (3) |  | $ | (584 | )(2) |  | $ | 3,418 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued product liability |  | $ | 28,592 |  |  | $ | 7,653 |  |  | $ |  |  |  | $ | (6,756 | )(2) |  | $ | 29,489 |
Environmental reserves |  | $ | 3,952 |  |  | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | (227 | )(3) |  | $ | (391 | )(2) |  | $ | 3,274 |
(1) | Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
(2) | Primarily claims paid during the year, net of insurance contributions
(3) | Primarily transfers between current and noncurrent

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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