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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS For the Three Years Ended December 31, (Dollars in Thousands)
Column A |  | Column B |  | Column C |  | Column D |  | Column E |  | Column F
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Removal of Uncollectible Receivables |  | Translation Adjustments Increase (Decrease) |  | Balance at the End of Period
Valuation accounts deducted from assets to which they apply – allowance for doubtful accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1,306 |  |  | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | (830 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 1,523 |
December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1,409 |  |  | $ | 750 |  |  | $ | (799 | ) |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | 1,306 |
December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 2,011 |  |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | (1,127 | ) |  | $ | (31 | ) |  | $ | 1,409 |
Schedule II — 2 of 2 MDC PARTNERS INC. & SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS For the Three Years Ended December 31, (Dollars in Thousands)
Column A |  | Column B |  | Column C |  | Column D |  | Column E |  | Column F
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Other(1) |  | Translation Adjustments Increase (Decrease) |  | Balance at the End of Period
Valuation accounts deducted from assets to which they apply – valuation allowance for deferred income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 247,967 |  |  | $ | 6,605 |  |  | $ | (6,032 | ) |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 248,866 |
December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 175,218 |  |  | $ | 3,565 |  |  | $ | 73,390 |  |  | $ | (4,206 | ) |  | $ | 247,967 |
December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 161,875 |  |  | $ | (643 | ) |  | $ | 15,331 |  |  | $ | (1,345 | ) |  | $ | 175,218 |
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(1) | Adjustment to reconcile actual net operating loss carry forwards to prior year tax accrued, utilization of net operating loss carry forwards, which were fully reserved, adjustment for net operating loss relating to sale of business and pension plan adjustment.
(b) Exhibits The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibits Index are filed as a part of this report.

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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 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122369 + Details
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