SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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
for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

		Balance at		Charged to
		beginning of		costs and				Balance at
		period		expenses		Write-offs		end of period
Accounts receivable reserves:
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
Year ended December 31, 2017		1,630		2,173		(2,694)		1,109

						Exchange
				Net additions		rate
		Balance at		charged to		fluctuations
		beginning of		expense		and other		Balance at
		period		(benefit)		items		end of period
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
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
Year ended December 31, 2017		11,125		874		(13)		11,986

(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.