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Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charges to Costs and Expenses | Charges to Other Accounts | Deductions(1) | Balance at End of Period | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/11 | $ | 64.8 | $ | 11.6 | $ | — | $ | 20.8 | $ | 55.6 | ||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/12 | 55.6 | 145.8 | — | 68.9 | 132.5 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/13 | 132.5 | 115.7 | — | 46.0 | 202.2 | |||||||||||||||
Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/11 | $ | 23.2 | $ | 1.9 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 25.1 | ||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/12 | 25.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | — | 35.4 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 12/31/13 | 35.4 | 31.5 | — | — | 66.9 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Except as otherwise described, these deductions are primarily write-offs of receivable amounts, net of any recoveries. |