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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts | (a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules. Lindsay Corporation and Subsidiaries VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Years ended August 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
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(in thousands) |  | Balance at beginning of period |  |  | Charges to costs and expenses |  |  | Charged to other accounts |  |  | Deductions |  | Balance at end of period |
Year ended August 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in the balance sheet from the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
assets to which they apply: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts (1) |  | $ | 7,447 |  |  | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,606 |  | $ | 3,585 |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance (2) |  |  | 2,804 |  |  |  | 758 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 3,562 |
Year ended August 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in the balance sheet from the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts (1) |  | $ | 8,312 |  |  | $ | 483 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  | $ | 7,447 |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance (2) |  |  | 2,825 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2,804 |
Year ended August 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deducted in the balance sheet from the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
assets to which they apply: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts (1) |  | $ | 9,706 |  |  | $ | 800 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,194 |  | $ | 8,312 |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance (2) |  |  | 2,949 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  | 2,825 |
(1) | Deductions consist of uncollectible items reserved, less recoveries of items previously reserved.
(2) | Additions and deductions consist of changes to deferred tax assets not expected to be realized.
(a)(3) Exhibits. The list of the Exhibits in the Exhibit Index is incorporated into this item by reference.

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