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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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May 03, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (in millions)
COL. A | COL. B | COL. C |  | COL. D. |  | COL. E
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Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Charged to Other Accounts— Describe |  | Deductions— Describe |  | Balance at End of Period
YEAR ENDED May 3, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves and allowances deducted from asset accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | $ | 1.0 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  | (2) | $ | 0.7 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance | 42.4 |  | 1.9 |  | (3) | 2.3 |  | (1) | 32.6 |  | (6) | 14.0 |
YEAR ENDED APRIL 28, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves and allowances deducted from asset accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | $ | 1.3 |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | — |  | (1) | $ | 0.4 |  | (2) | $ | 1.0 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance | 57.3 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14.9 |  | (3) | 42.4 |
YEAR ENDED APRIL 28, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves and allowances deducted from asset accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | $ | 1.1 |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | — |  | (1) | $ | 0.3 |  | (2) | $ | 1.3 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance | 54.0 |  | 14.8 |  | (4 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (1) | 10.2 |  | (5) | 57.3 |
______________________________________ (1) Impact of foreign currency translation and other reclassifications. (2) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries. (3) Primarily represents changes in Malta valuation allowance and changes in temporary items. (4) Primarily due to increased net operating losses in the U.S. (5) Primarily due to the change in permanent reinvestment assertion for a planned discrete dividend from a foreign subsidiary. (6) Represents release of the U.S. valuation allowance.

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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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