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, 2011
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]  
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

Schedule II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(in thousands)

 

Description

    Balance at
Beginning
of Period		      Charged to
Costs and
Expenses		      Deductions
(a)		     Other
(b) 		    Balance at
End of
Period		  

Year Ended December 31, 2011:

             

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 7,098       $ 1,045       $ (547 )    $ (51 )    $ 7,545   

Allowance for sales returns and miscellaneous claims

      17,236         51,597         (40,651 )      19        28,201   

Year Ended December 31, 2010:

             

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 7,347       $ 983       $ (1,304 )    $ 72      $ 7,098   

Allowance for sales returns and miscellaneous claims

      11,951         33,598         (28,819 )      506        17,236   

Year Ended December 31, 2009:

             

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 9,542       $ 768       $ (3,133 )    $ 170      $ 7,347   

Allowance for sales returns and miscellaneous claims

      9,706         29,082         (26,758 )      (79 )      11,951   

(a)   Charges to the accounts included in this column are for the purposes for which the reserves were created.
(b)   Amounts included in this column primarily relate to foreign currency translation.