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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Additions Through Acquisition |  |  | Other Changes Add (Deduct)(1) |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2010: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 9,593 |  |  | $ | 1,599 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | (4,823 | ) |  | $ | 6,369 |
2011: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 6,369 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 532 |  |  | $ | (2,453 | ) |  | $ | 4,473 |
2012: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable |  | $ | 4,473 |  |  | $ | 375 |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | (945 | ) |  | $ | 4,268 |
(1) | Uncollectible accounts receivable written off, net of recoveries.
Inventory Reserve |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Additions Through Acquisition |  |  | Other Changes Add (Deduct)(2) |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
2010: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory |  | $ | 15,593 |  |  | $ | 5,840 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | (5,223 | ) |  | $ | 16,210 |
2011: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory |  | $ | 16,210 |  |  | $ | 4,611 |  |  | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | (5,603 | ) |  | $ | 15,943 |
2012: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory |  | $ | 15,943 |  |  | $ | 6,258 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (4,859 | ) |  | $ | 17,357 |
(2) | Inventory disposals, 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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