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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Year Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

(Thousands of dollars)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

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

 

$

1,871

 

 

$

1,809

 

 

$

(864

)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

2,815

 

Reserve for credit memos

 

 

455

 

 

 

(674

)

 

 

613

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

395

 

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

 

 

10,230

 

 

 

2,825

 

 

 

(1,408

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

11,560

 

Accrued product warranty

 

 

714

 

 

 

649

 

 

 

(269

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

1,058

 

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

 

 

5,209

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

(1,175

)

 

 

(575

)

 

 

3,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

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

 

$

1,943

 

 

$

524

 

 

$

(414

)

 

$

(182

)

 

$

1,871

 

Reserve for credit memos

 

 

428

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

(408

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

455

 

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

 

 

9,183

 

 

 

2,477

 

 

 

(1,509

)

 

 

79

 

 

 

10,230

 

Accrued product warranty

 

 

892

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

(158

)

 

 

(94

)

 

 

714

 

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

2,105

 

 

 

(287

)

 

 

(223

)

 

 

5,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

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

 

$

1,441

 

 

$

803

 

 

$

(260

)

 

$

(41

)

 

$

1,943

 

Reserve for credit memos

 

 

672

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

(652

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

428

 

Slow-moving and obsolete inventory reserves

 

 

8,075

 

 

 

2,244

 

 

 

(701

)

 

 

(435

)

 

 

9,183

 

Accrued product warranty

 

 

1,140

 

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

(70

)

 

 

892

 

Foreign net operating loss tax carryforwards

 

 

1,420

 

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

(232

)

 

 

(127

)

 

 

3,614

 

 

(a)

Other additions or deductions relate to translation adjustments, the expiration of U.S. capital loss and certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards and for 2014 reflects the expiration of certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards.