SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]


SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)

The following schedules provide the activity for accounts receivable reserves and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets from
continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

		Balance at		Charged to
		beginning of		costs and				Balance at
		period		expenses		Write-offs		end of period
Accounts receivable reserves:
Year ended December 31, 2014	$	2,625	$	619	$	(1,227)	$	2,017
Year ended December 31, 2015		2,017		395		(1,346)		1,066
Year ended December 31, 2016		1,066		1,604		(1,040)		1,630

						Exchange
				Net additions		rate
		Balance at		charged to		fluctuations
		beginning of		income		and other		Balance at
		period		(expense)		items		end of period
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
Year ended December 31, 2014	$	71,827	$	(2,786)	$	(1,134)	$	67,907
Year ended December 31, 2015		67,907		(7,957)		(559)		59,391
Year ended December 31, 2016		59,391		(47,659)	(A)	(607)		11,125

(A)

The Company recorded the release of a valuation allowance associated with its U.S. federal, certain state and foreign deferred tax assets of $49.6 million.