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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
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) |  |  |
2015: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | $ | 7,424 |  |  | $ | 2,169 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | (1,008 | ) |  | $ | 8,644 |
2016: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | $ | 8,644 |  |  | $ | 7,085 |  |  | $ | 4,644 |  |  | $ | (934 | ) |  | $ | 19,439 |
2017: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | $ | 19,439 |  |  | $ | (965 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (7,560 | ) |  | $ | 10,914 |
(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
(In thousands) |  |  |
2015: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory | $ | 26,171 |  |  | $ | 21,648 |  |  | $ | 1,942 |  |  | $ | (13,492 | ) |  | $ | 36,269 |
2016: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory | $ | 36,269 |  |  | $ | 19,770 |  |  | $ | 5,165 |  |  | $ | (16,029 | ) |  | $ | 45,175 |
2017: Deducted from asset accounts—Allowance for obsolete inventory | $ | 45,175 |  |  | $ | 36,150 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (34,206 | ) |  | $ | 47,119 |
(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 FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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