Description | Balance at Beginning of Year | Charged to Costs and Expenses | Deductions | Other(*) | Balance at End of Year | ||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts: | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | $ | 63,815 | $ | 13,564 | $ | (21,217 | ) | $ | 297 | $ | 56,459 | ||||||||
2012 | 50,635 | 18,054 | (19,177 | ) | 14,303 | 63,815 | |||||||||||||
2011 | 67,006 | 7,960 | (21,841 | ) | (2,490 | ) | 50,635 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for sales returns: | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | $ | 14,219 | $ | 202,674 | $ | (204,133 | ) | $ | 332 | $ | 13,092 | ||||||||
2012 | 9,601 | 170,608 | (169,483 | ) | 3,493 | 14,219 | |||||||||||||
2011 | 8,788 | 203,567 | (202,532 | ) | (222 | ) | 9,601 | ||||||||||||
(*) | “Other” includes recoveries, acquisitions, and the effect of fluctuation in foreign currency. |