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Schedule II - Qualifying And Valuation Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II - Qualifying And Valuation Accounts

SCHEDULE II – Qualifying and Valuation accounts for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (in millions)

 

Balance at

beginning

of period

 

 

Charged to

costs and

expenses

 

 

Charged

(credited)

to other

accounts (1)(2)

 

 

Deductions

from

reserves

 

 

Balance at

end of

period

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

127

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

(19

)

 

$

120

 

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

 

$

150

 

 

 

350

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(17

)

 

$

483

 

Year ended December 31, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

110

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

(10

)

 

$

127

 

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

 

$

135

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(4

)

 

$

150

 

Year ended December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

119

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(29

)

 

$

110

 

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

 

$

129

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(8

)

 

$

135

 

 

(1)

Valuation accounts of acquired or divested companies and foreign currency translation adjustments.

(2)

Amounts include adjustments related to the divestiture of the BioSciences business.

Reserves are deducted from assets to which they apply.