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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract] |
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS |
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS |
(Amounts in thousands) |
Column A |  | Column B |  |  | Column C |  |  | Column D |  |  | Column E |
|  |  |  |  | Additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Balance at |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  |  | Balance |
|  | beginning |  |  | Charged to costs |  |  | Charged to other |  |  | Deductions |  |  | at end |
Description |  | of period |  |  | and expenses |  |  | accounts (b) |  |  | (a) |  |  | of period |
Year ended December 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | (132 | ) |  | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | 1,745 |
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory |  | $ | 6,263 |  |  | $ | 3,893 |  |  | $ | 661 |  |  | $ | (2,521 | ) |  | $ | 8,296 |
Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances |  | $ | 7,485 |  |  | $ | 1,599 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (739 | ) |  | $ | 8,345 |
Year ended December 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 1,747 |  |  | $ | (163 | ) |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | (84 | ) |  | $ | 1,781 |
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory |  | $ | 5,268 |  |  | $ | 3,513 |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  | $ | (2,703 | ) |  | $ | 6,263 |
Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances |  | $ | 6,635 |  |  | $ | 887 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | 7,485 |
Year ended December 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 1,989 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 303 |  |  | $ | (840 | ) |  | $ | 1,747 |
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory |  | $ | 6,809 |  |  | $ | 2,186 |  |  | $ | (59 | ) |  | $ | (3,668 | ) |  | $ | 5,268 |
Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances |  | $ | 6,692 |  |  | $ | 456 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (513 | ) |  | $ | 6,635 |
(a) Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(b) Includes foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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