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Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | SCHEDULE II
CHEMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS ( c)
(IN THOUSANDS)
DR/(CR)
|  |  |  |  | ADDITIONS |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | (CHARGED) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | CREDITED |  |  | (CHARGED) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | BALANCE AT |  |  | TO COSTS |  |  | CREDITED |  |  |  |  |  | BALANCE
|  | BEGINNING |  |  | AND |  |  | TO OTHER |  |  | DEDUCTIONS |  |  | AT END
DESCRIPTION |  | OF PERIOD |  |  | EXPENSES |  |  | ACCOUNTS |  |  | (a) |  |  | OF PERIOD
Allowances for doubtful |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
accounts (b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For the year 2019 | $ | (253) |  | $ | (116) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | (353)
For the year 2018 | $ | (15,175) |  | $ | (247) |  | $ | (1,436) |  | $ | 16,605 |  | $ | (253)
For the year 2017 | $ | (14,236) |  | $ | (17,376) |  | $ | (1,360) |  | $ | 17,797 |  | $ | (15,175)
(a)With respect to allowances for doubtful accounts, deductions include accounts considered uncollectible or written off, payments companies divested, etc. (b)Classified in consolidated balance sheets as a reduction of accounts receivable. (c)Beginning on January 1, 2018, in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue with Contracts with Customers, revenue reductions resulting from implicit price concessions are recorded as a net reduction in accounts receivable. The remaining allowance for doubtful accounts relates to amounts deemed uncollectible due to an adverse change in our customer’s ability to pay. See Footnote 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description. (d) ‎

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- Definition The entire disclosure for valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 12 -Subsection 09 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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