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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity | Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Charged to Expense |  |  | Write-Offs and Other |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 3,365 |  |  | $ | 3,003 |  |  | $ | 1,703 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 2,723 |  |  | $ | 2,395 |  |  | $ | 3,777 |  |  | $ | 1,341 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | 1,598 |  |  | $ | 4,956 |  |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  | $ | 2,723 |
Weighted Percentage of Sales from Largest Customers | Our largest customer, Walmart/Sam’s Club, weighted percent of sales for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:
|  | Percent of Sales |
|  | DSD Segment |  |  | Warehouse Segment |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2016 |  |  | 17.0 | % |  |  | 2.6 | % |  |  | 19.6 | %
Fiscal 2015 |  |  | 16.7 | % |  |  | 2.6 | % |  |  | 19.3 | %
Fiscal 2014 |  |  | 16.8 | % |  |  | 2.6 | % |  |  | 19.4 | %
Estimated Useful Lives by Property Plant and Equipment Class | The table below presents the range of estimated useful lives by property, plant and equipment class.
|  | Useful life term (years)
Asset Class |  | Low |  | High
Buildings |  | 10 |  | 40
Machinery and equipment |  | 3 |  | 25
Furniture, fixtures and transportation equipment |  | 3 |  | 15
Schedule of Depreciation Expense | Depreciation expense for fiscal years 2016, 2015, and 2014 was as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Depreciation expense |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 116,367 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 116,772 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | 117,221 |
Inventory Valuation Reserve |
Summary of Valuation Allowance | Activity in the inventory reserve allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Charged to Expense |  |  | Write-Offs and Other |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 238 |  |  | $ | 1,324 |  |  | $ | 472 |  |  | $ | 1,090 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 159 |  |  | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 238 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 1,074 |  |  | $ | 1,008 |  |  | $ | 159 |
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets |
Summary of Valuation Allowance | The deductions column in the table below presents the amounts reduced in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance that were recorded to, and included as part of, deferred tax expense. The additions column represents amounts that increased the allowance. Activity in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Additions |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 2,534 |  |  | $ | 2,516 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | 2,895 |  |  | $ | 361 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,534 |

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