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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract] |
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SCHEDULE II ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Dollars in thousands)
Column A |  |  | Column B |  |  | Column C |  |  | Column D |  |  | Column E |
Description |  |  | Balance at beginning of period |  |  | Charge to expense |  |  | Other (A) |  |  | Balance at end of the period |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | $ | 8,713 |  | $ | 744 |  | $ | (927 | ) | $ | 8,530 |
2014 |  |  | 11,274 |  |  | (341) |  |  | (2,220 | ) |  | 8,713 |
2013 |  |  | 11,862 |  |  | 235 |  |  | (823 | ) |  | 11,274 |
Allowance for sales returns |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | $ | 17,265 |  | $ | 10,640 |  | $ | (13,881 | ) | $ | 14,024 |
2014 |  |  | 22,428 |  |  | 13,879 |  |  | (19,042 | ) |  | 17,265 |
2013 |  |  | 19,536 |  |  | 25,013 |  |  | (22,121 | ) |  | 22,428 |
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | $ | 21,860 |  | $ | 75 |  | $ | 2,504 |  | $ | 24,339 |
2014 |  |  | 49,987 |  |  | (3,347 | ) |  | (24,780 | ) |  | 21,860 |
2013 |  |  | 60,348 |  |  | (8,795 | ) |  | (1,566 | ) |  | 49,987 |
(A) | Amounts sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D.

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