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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | Schedule II P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE For each of the three years ended December 31, 2013 Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
|  |  |  | Allowance for |  |  |
In thousands |  |  |  | Doubtful Accounts |  |  | Sales Discounts and Deductions |  |  |
|  |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  |  |  | $ | 2,858 |  |  | $ | 2,861 |  |  | $ | 3,118 |  |  | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 2,831 |  |  | $ | 2,845 |  |  |
Provision |  |  |  |  | 945 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 5,526 |  |  |  | 3,661 |  |  |  | 4,080 |  |  |
Write-offs, recoveries and discounts allowed |  |  |  |  | (1,119 | ) |  |  | (91 | ) |  |  | (385 | ) |  |  | (6,148 | ) |  |  | (4,173 | ) |  |  | (4,070 | ) |  |
Other (a) |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (24 | ) |  |
Balance, end of year |  |  |  | $ | 2,725 |  |  | $ | 2,858 |  |  | $ | 2,861 |  |  | $ | 1,810 |  |  | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 2,831 |  |  |
The provision for doubtful accounts is included in selling, general and administrative expense and the provision for sales discounts and deductions is deducted from sales. The related allowances are deducted from accounts receivable.
(a) | Relates primarily to changes in currency exchange rates.

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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 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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