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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS |
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC. (In thousands) ​
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​ | ​ | Balance at | ​ | Charged to | ​ | Charged | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Beginning | ​ | Costs and | ​ | (Credited) to | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Balance at End
Description |  | Of period |  | Expenses |  | Other Accounts (1) |  | Deductions (2) |  | of Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 14,779 | ​ | $ | 718 | ​ | $ | (2,491) | ​ | $ | 1,901 | ​ | $ | 11,105
Year Ended December 31, 2020 | ​ |  | 16,002 | ​ | ​ | 1,391 | ​ | ​ | (1,239) | ​ | ​ | 1,375 | ​ | ​ | 14,779
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ​ |  | 12,827 | ​ |  | 1,227 | ​ |  | 3,792 | ​ |  | 1,844 | ​ |  | 16,002
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Deferred tax asset valuation allowance: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 65,413 | ​ | $ | 1,147 | ​ | $ | (3,873) | ​ | $ | 7,068 | ​ | $ | 55,619
Year Ended December 31, 2020 | ​ |  | 71,546 | ​ | ​ | 9,606 | ​ | ​ | (6,741) | ​ | ​ | 8,998 | ​ | ​ | 65,413
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ​ |  | 69,400 | ​ |  | 3,691 | ​ |  | (481) | ​ |  | 1,064 | ​ |  | 71,546
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(1) | Currency translation adjustment, reductions from restructuring and other adjustments.
(2) | For the Allowance for doubtful accounts, deductions relate to uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries. For the Deferred tax asset valuation allowance, deductions relate to the reversal of valuation allowances due to the realization of net operating loss carryforwards.

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