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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

(Thousands of dollars)

 

      September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,  
For the year ended December 31, 2011:   Balance at
beginning
of period		     Additions
charged to
costs and
expenses		     Deductions     Other additions
or deductions
(a)		     Balance at end
of period		  
           

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 875     $ 925     $ (512 )    $ (30 )    $ 1,258  

Reserve for credit memos

     338       367       (336 )      —         369  

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

     5,607       1,480       (1,132 )      (80 )      5,875  

Accrued product warranty

     536       1,968       (1,467 )      (213 )      824  

U.S. tax capital loss

     2,056       —         (3 )      —         2,053  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     937       269       (165 )      21       1,062  

 

      September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,  
For the year ended December 31, 2010:   Balance at
beginning
of period		     Additions
charged to
costs and
expenses		     Deductions     Other additions
or deductions
(a)		     Balance at end
of period		  
           

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 769     $ 469     $ (386 )    $ 23     $ 875  

Reserve for credit memos

     226       192       (80 )      —         338  

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

     5,539       767       (859 )      160       5,607  

Accrued product warranty

     209       403       (108 )      32       536  

U.S. foreign tax credits

     392       —         (392 )      —         —    

U.S. tax capital loss

     2,132       —         (76 )      —         2,056  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     868       79       (56 )      46       937  

 

      September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,       September 30,  
For the year ended December 31, 2009:   Balance at
beginning of
period		     Additions
charged to
costs and
expenses		     Deductions     Other additions
or deductions
(a)		     Balance at end
of period		  
           

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 498     $ 322     $ (224 )    $ 173     $ 769  

Reserve for credit memos

     474       224       (472 )      —         226  

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

     3,056       2,029       (841 )      1,295       5,539  

Accrued product warranty

     129       81       (6 )      5       209  

U.S. foreign tax credits

     1,453       —         (1,061 )      —         392  

U.S. tax capital loss

     2,152       32       (52 )      —         2,132  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     547       412       (87 )      (4 )      868  

 

(a) Other additions or deductions relate to translation adjustments. Included in 2010 are opening balances for acquisitions for the allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 thousand. Included in 2009 are opening balances for acquisitions for the following reserves: allowance for doubtful accounts of $117 thousand and $1.3 million for inventory reserves.