XML 40 R21.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | Schedule II SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (In Millions)
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | Provision(1) |  | Net deductions(2) |  | end of year |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 14 |  | 16 |  | (1) |  | $ | 29 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 21 |  | (1) |  | (6) |  | $ | 14 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 12 |  | 13 |  | (4) |  | $ | 21 |
| (1) |  | During 2017, $12 million of the provision was charged to selling, general and administrative expenses, $2 million to income from affiliates related to reserves on convertible notes and $2 million to cost of sales related to a rebate reserve.
| (2) |  | Includes write-offs net of recoveries and currency translation adjustments.
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | Provision (1) |  | Net deductions |  | end of year |
Allowance for Notes Receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 16 |  | — |  | — |  | $ | 16 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | $ | — |  | 16 |  | — |  | $ | 16 |
|  | Balance at |  | Charge (credit) |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | to expense |  | end of year |
Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 58 |  | 1 |  | $ | 59 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 19 |  | 39 |  | $ | 58 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 21 |  | (2) |  | $ | 19 |
|  | Balance at |  | Credit |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning of year |  | to expense |  | end of year |
Reserve for LIFO Valuation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 21 |  | 10 |  | $ | 31 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 28 |  | (7) |  | $ | 21 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 37 |  | (9) |  | $ | 28 |

X
- 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 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122369 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration