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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | Schedule II 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, 2014 |  | $ | 12,832 |  |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | (1,269) |  |  | $ | 11,961 |
Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 12,131 |  |  |  | 3,432 |  |  |  | (2,731) |  |  | $ | 12,832 |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 10,941 |  |  |  | 3,092 |  |  |  | (1,902) |  |  | $ | 12,131 |
(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) |  | Balance at |
| beginning of year |  | to expense |  | end of year |
Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 17,869 |  |  |  | 2,689 |  |  | $ | 20,558 |
Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 11,758 |  |  |  | 6,111 |  |  | $ | 17,869 |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 16,320 |  |  |  | (4,562) |  |  | $ | 11,758 |
| Balance at |  | Charged (credit) |  | Balance at |
| beginning of year |  | to expense |  | end of year |
Reserve for LIFO Valuation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 62,236 |  |  |  | (25,676) |  |  | $ | 36,560 |
Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 90,730 |  |  |  | (28,494) |  |  | $ | 62,236 |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 57,783 |  |  |  | 32,947 |  |  | $ | 90,730 |

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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 FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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