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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS SCHEDULE II EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (In thousands)
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Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Charged to Other Accounts |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Allowance for doubtful accounts deducted from accounts receivable in the balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 |  | $ | 13,108 |  |  | $ | 1,610 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,361 | (1) |  | $ | 11,357 |
2010 |  |  | 15,342 |  |  |  | 4,750 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,984 | (1) |  |  | 13,108 |
2009 |  |  | 13,738 |  |  |  | 5,929 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,325 | (1) |  |  | 15,342 |
Allowance for obsolete and slow moving inventory deducted from inventories in the balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 |  | $ | 18,257 |  |  | $ | 4,944 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,373 | (2) |  | $ | 16,828 |
2010 |  |  | 18,368 |  |  |  | 2,246 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,357 | (2) |  |  | 18,257 |
2009 |  |  | 16,348 |  |  |  | 5,314 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,294 | (2) |  |  | 18,368 |
Allowance for deferred tax assets not expected to be realized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 |  | $ | 18,140 |  |  | $ | 70,514 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,588 | (3) |  | $ | 76,066 |
2010 |  |  | 20,033 |  |  |  | 5,122 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,015 | (3) |  |  | 18,140 |
2009 |  |  | 15,196 |  |  |  | 6,952 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,115 | (3) |  |  | 20,033 |
(1) | Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
(2) | Obsolete inventory written off at cost, net of value received.
(3) | Reflects expected realization of deferred tax assets and amounts credited to other accounts for stock-based compensation excess tax benefits, expiring net operating losses, changes in tax rates and changes in currency exchange rates.

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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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