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.