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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves [Abstract] |
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts And Reserves |
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
| Balance at |  | Additions |  | Deductions |  | Other |  | Balance
| Beginning of |  | Charged to Cost |  | from |  | Changes |  | at End
Description | Period |  | and Expenses |  | Reserves |  | Add (Deduct) |  | of Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2013 | $ | 69,000 |  | $ | 23,000 |  | $ | (23,000) | (A) | $ | 0 |  | $ | 69,000
December 31, 2012 | $ | 175,000 |  | $ | 30,000 |  | $ | (136,000) | (A) | $ | 0 |  | $ | 69,000
December 31, 2011 | $ | 500,000 |  | $ | 91,000 |  | $ | (416,000) | (A) | $ | 0 |  | $ | 175,000
(A) Accounts determined to be uncollectible and charged off against reserve.

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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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