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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | SCHEDULE 2 Lamar Advertising Company And Subsidiaries Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (In thousands)
|  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 7,500 |  |  |  | 5,484 |  |  |  | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 7,615 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,705,402 |  |  |  | 102,941 |  |  |  | 13,928 |  |  | $ | 1,794,415 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 8,100 |  |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |  | 8,191 |  |  | $ | 7,500 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,602,723 |  |  |  | 102,679 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,705,402 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 9,550 |  |  |  | 8,736 |  |  |  | 10,186 |  |  | $ | 8,100 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,497,763 |  |  |  | 104,960 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,602,723 |
LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | SCHEDULE 2 Lamar Media Corp. and Subsidiaries Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (In thousands)
|  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at end of Period |
Year Ended December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 7,500 |  |  |  | 5,484 |  |  |  | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 7,615 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,704,492 |  |  |  | 102,941 |  |  |  | 13,957 |  |  | $ | 1,793,476 |
Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 8,100 |  |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |  | 8,191 |  |  | $ | 7,500 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,601,843 |  |  |  | 102,649 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,704,492 |
Year Ended December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in balance sheet from trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 9,550 |  |  |  | 8,736 |  |  |  | 10,186 |  |  | $ | 8,100 |
Deducted in balance sheet from intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ | 1,496,912 |  |  |  | 104,931 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,601,843 |

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