Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Valuation and qualifying accounts

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Valuation and qualifying accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation and qualifying accounts  
Valuation and qualifying accounts

18. Valuation and qualifying accounts

        The Company's valuation and qualifying accounts for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 
   Balance at
beginning
of year		   Additions
charged to
earnings		   Changes to
reserve,
net(1)		   Balance at
end of
year		  

Year ended December 31, 2013

                          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 600   $ 329   $ 122   $ 1,051  

Reserves for inventory

     1,199     757     (357 )   1,599  

Valuation of deferred tax assets

    
1,374		    
—		    
21		    
1,395		  

Year ended December 31, 2012

                          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 1,247   $ 259   $ (906 ) $ 600  

Reserves for inventory

     1,288     715     (804 )   1,199  

Valuation of deferred tax assets

    
830		    
—		    
544		    
1,374		  

Year ended December 31, 2011

                          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 1,200   $ 1,106   $ (1,059 ) $ 1,247  

Reserves for inventory

     1,404     1,080     (1,196 )   1,288  

Valuation of deferred tax assets

    
877		    
—		    
(47
)		  
830		  
(1)
Deductions from the allowance for doubtful accounts equal accounts receivable written off, less recoveries, against the allowance. Deductions from the reserves for inventory excess and obsolete items equal inventory written off against the reserve as items were disposed of. Deductions to the valuation of deferred tax assets relate to the reversals due to changes in management's judgments regarding the future realization of the underlying deferred tax assets.