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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 |
SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (In Thousands)
|  | Balance at |  | Provision |  | Net deductions |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | (1) |  | (2) |  | end of year |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 8,170 |  | 4,400 |  | (1,629 | ) | $ | 10,941 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 7,330 |  | 2,771 |  | (1,931 | ) | $ | 8,170 |
Year ended December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 7,303 |  | 2,088 |  | (2,061 | ) | $ | 7,330 |
(1) The allowance for doubtful accounts provision is charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. (2) Includes write-offs net of recoveries and currency translation adjustments.
|  | Balance at |  | Charged (credit) |  | Other |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | to expense |  | (3) |  | end of year |
Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 30,664 |  | (13,959 | ) | (385 | ) | $ | 16,320 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 28,621 |  | 2,512 |  | (469 | ) | $ | 30,664 |
Year ended December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 21,075 |  | 8,473 |  | (927 | ) | $ | 28,621 |
(3) Activity related to currency translation.
|  | Balance at |  | Charged (credit) |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | to expense |  | end of year |
Reserve for LIFO Valuation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 24,085 |  | 33,698 |  | $ | 57,783 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 22,807 |  | 1,278 |  | $ | 24,085 |
Year ended December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 40,672 |  | (17,865 | ) | $ | 22,807

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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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