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Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands)
The Company's Schedule II includes valuation and qualifying accounts related to allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns, cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs, and pricing programs, for direct customers and tax valuation allowances. The Company also has sales incentive programs for indirect customers with whom it does not have a direct sales and receivable relationship. These programs are recorded as accrued liabilities and are not considered valuation or qualifying accounts.
 
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Year
 
Charged
(Credited) to
Statement of
Operations (1)
 
Claims and
Adjustments
Applied Against
Allowances (1)
 
Balance at
End of
Year
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
667

 
$
47

 
$
(107
)
 
$
607

2016
 
$
707

 
$
71

 
$
(111
)
 
$
667

2015
 
$
1,297

 
$
(334
)
 
$
(256
)
 
$
707

Allowance for sales returns:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
18,526

 
$
78,242

 
$
(77,968
)
 
$
18,800

2016
 
$
17,236

 
$
66,935

 
$
(65,645
)
 
$
18,526

2015
 
$
18,503

 
$
66,785

 
$
(68,052
)
 
$
17,236

Allowances for cooperative marketing arrangements:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
28,157

 
$
144,656

 
$
(144,791
)
 
$
28,022

2016
 
$
24,919

 
$
131,410

 
$
(128,172
)
 
$
28,157

2015
 
$
23,255

 
$
113,610

 
$
(111,946
)
 
$
24,919

Allowances for customer incentive programs:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
60,872

 
$
196,363

 
$
(196,378
)
 
$
60,857

2016
 
$
47,364

 
$
164,307

 
$
(150,799
)
 
$
60,872

2015
 
$
40,205

 
$
142,413

 
$
(135,254
)
 
$
47,364

Allowances for pricing programs:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
81,553

 
$
322,118

 
$
(301,382
)
 
$
102,289

2016
 
$
70,951

 
$
260,698

 
$
(250,096
)
 
$
81,553

2015
 
$
68,798

 
$
246,780

 
$
(244,627
)
 
$
70,951

Tax valuation allowances:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2017
 
$
5,338

 
$
1,299

 
$
(11
)
 
$
6,626

2016
 
$
5,590

 
$
1,255

 
$
(1,507
)
 
$
5,338

2015
 
$
4,872

 
$
995

 
$
(277
)
 
$
5,590


(1) The amounts for fiscal year 2017 include an immaterial impact from the business acquisitions during the year. Refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.