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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
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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Description | ​ ​ ​ | Of period | ​ ​ ​ | Expenses | ​ ​ ​ | Other Accounts (1) | ​ ​ ​ | Deductions (2) | ​ ​ ​ | of Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ​ | $ | 12,674 | ​ | $ | 3,053 | ​ | $ | 236 | ​ | $ | 4,637 | ​ | $ | 11,326
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ​ | ​ | 11,464 | ​ | ​ | 4,371 | ​ | ​ | (2,057) | ​ | ​ | 1,104 | ​ | ​ | 12,674
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ​ | ​ | 12,556 | ​ | ​ | 1,195 | ​ | ​ | (94) | ​ | ​ | 2,193 | ​ | ​ | 11,464
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Deferred tax asset valuation allowance: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ​ | $ | 35,284 | ​ | $ | 2,625 | ​ | $ | (32,539) | ​ | $ | 568 | ​ | $ | 4,802
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ​ |  | 36,876 | ​ | ​ | 3,010 | ​ | ​ | (3,532) | ​ | ​ | 1,070 | ​ | ​ | 35,284
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ​ |  | 44,627 | ​ | ​ | 4,570 | ​ | ​ | (606) | ​ | ​ | 11,715 | ​ | ​ | 36,876
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(1) | Primarily relates to currency translation, valuation allowance adjustments and other items. The change in the 2025 deferred tax asset valuation allowance includes a reduction of approximately $32,000 related to these 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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