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Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS |
Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS |
Schedule II IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charges to Earnings |  | Charges to Other Accounts |  | Deductions |  | Balance at End of Period |
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|  | (In thousands) |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves |  | $ | 8,848 |  | $ | 8,898 | (1) | $ | (329 | ) | $ | (10,108 | )(4) | $ | 7,309 |
Sales returns accrual |  |  | 913 |  |  | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,020 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  | 40,266 |  |  | 5,732 | (2) |  | (914 | )(3) |  | — |  |  | 45,084 |
Other reserves |  |  | 1,555 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,119 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves |  | $ | 10,515 |  | $ | 9,013 | (1) | $ | 81 |  | $ | (10,761 | )(4) | $ | 8,848 |
Sales returns accrual |  |  | 873 |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 913 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  | 35,331 |  |  | 4,511 | (5) |  | 424 | (6) |  | — |  |  | 40,266 |
Other reserves |  |  | 2,666 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,555 |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves |  | $ | 10,293 |  | $ | 10,361 | (1) | $ | (520 | ) | $ | (9,619 | )(4) | $ | 10,515 |
Sales returns accrual |  |  | 794 |  |  | 79 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 873 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  | 39,515 |  |  | (1,728 | )(7) |  | (2,456 | )(8) |  | — |  |  | 35,331 |
Other reserves |  |  | 3,079 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,666 |
(1) Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts is charged to expense. Additions to the revenue reserve is charged against revenue. (2) Amount is primarily related to losses from equity method investments. (3) Amount is primary related to the net release of the valuation allowance on net benefited losses for 2011 unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income. (4) Write-off of fully reserved accounts receivable. (5) Amount is primarily related to net unbenefited unrealized losses including an impairment charge from equity method investments and an increase in foreign net operating losses partially offset by a write-off of previously unbenefited deferred tax assets for state capital loss carryforwards. (6) Amount is primary related to unbenefited unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income. (7) Amount is primarily related to a decrease in state net operating losses partially offset by an increase for unbenefited state capital loss carryforwards and foreign net operating losses. (8) Amount is primarily related to the release of a valuation allowance on net benefited losses for 2009 unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

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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 SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: 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=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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