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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (Dollars in thousands)
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Description |  | Balance at beginning of period |  |  | Charged to costs and expenses |  |  | Charged to other accounts |  |  | Cumulative translation adjustment |  |  | Other |  |  | Balance at end of period |
For the year ended December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 6,225 |  |  | $ | 596 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (267 | ) |  | $ | (620 | )(1) |  | $ | 5,934 |
For the year ended December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 6,738 |  |  | $ | 463 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (236 | ) |  | $ | (740 | )(1) |  | $ | 6,225 |
For the year ended December 31, 2009: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 5,701 |  |  | $ | 1,383 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 224 |  |  | $ | (570 | )(1) |  | $ | 6,738 |
(1) | Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.

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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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