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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II

NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

	Balance At Beginning of Year				Additions Charged to Operations				Deductions				Balance At End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
December 31, 2015	$	217			$	422			$	38			$	601
December 31, 2014	2,449				86				2,318				217
December 31, 2013	627				1,936				114				2,449
Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory:
December 31, 2015	5,468				1,043				2,342				4,169
December 31, 2014	8,132				3,382				6,046				5,468
December 31, 2013	4,806				4,344				1,018				8,132
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance:
December 31, 2015	90,774				17,903				13,693				94,984
December 31, 2014	79,458				11,316				—				90,774
December 31, 2013	63,881				15,577				—				79,458
Sales Returns and Allowances:
December 31, 2015	155				975				820				310
December 31, 2014	727				—				572				155
December 31, 2013	911				196				380				727

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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.

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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

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