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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
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, 2012, 2011 and 2010

(Thousands of dollars)

 

                                         
For the year ended December 31, 2012:   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

   $ 1,258     $ 774     $ (651 )    $ 14     $ 1,395  

Reserve for credit memos

     369       642       (367 )      0       644  

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

     5,875       1,981       (828 )      (255 )      6,773  

Accrued product warranty

     824       1,384       (983 )      4       1,229  

U.S. tax capital loss

     2,053       0       (19 )      0       2,034  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     1,062       0       (760 )      (7 )      295  
           
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 )      0       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       0       (3 )      0       2,053  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     937       269       (165 )      21       1,062  
           
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 )      0       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       0       (392 )      0       0  

U.S. tax capital loss

     2,132       0       (76 )      0       2,056  

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

     868       79       (56 )      46       937  

 

(a) Other additions or deductions relate to translation adjustments.