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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 
 
 
 
Additions
 
 
 
 
Description
 
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
 
Charged to
Earnings
 
Transferred
from Other
Accounts (1)
 
Deductions (2)
 
Balance
at End
of Period
 
 
(In thousands)
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowance
 
$
17,182

 
23,003

 
—

 
17,424

 
$
22,761

Self-insurance accruals (3)
 
$
357,526

 
436,148

 
86,832

 
469,521

 
$
410,985

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
 
$
16,186

 
1,906

 
—

 
515

 
$
17,577

2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowance
 
$
13,847

 
10,890

 
—

 
7,555

 
$
17,182

Self-insurance accruals (3)
 
$
348,612

 
359,528

 
82,904

 
433,518

 
$
357,526

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
 
$
18,667

 
(534
)
 
—

 
1,947

 
$
16,186

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowance
 
$
14,915

 
12,335

 
—

 
13,403

 
$
13,847

Self-insurance accruals (3)
 
$
336,901

 
327,306

 
74,153

 
389,748

 
$
348,612

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
 
$
16,387

 
2,213

 
—

 
(67
)
 
$
18,667

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(1)
Transferred from other accounts includes employee contributions made to the medical and dental self-insurance plans.
(2)
Deductions represent write-offs, lease termination payments, insurance claim payments during the period and net foreign currency translation adjustments.
(3)
Self-insurance accruals include vehicle liability, workers’ compensation, property damage, cargo and medical and dental, which comprise our self-insurance programs. Amounts charged to earnings include developments in prior years' selected loss development factors, which charged earnings by $18 million in 2019 and $1 million in 2018 and benefited earnings by $9 million in 2017.