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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

SEALED AIR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

 

Description

    Balance
at
Beginning
of Year		      Charged
to
Costs
and
Expenses		     Deductions     Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other		     Balance at
End of Year		  
     (in millions of dollars)  

Year ended December 31, 2013:

            

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 25.6       $ 11.6      $ (5.4 )(1)    $ (0.4 )    $ 31.4   

Inventory obsolescence reserve

    $ 27.5       $ (0.3 )    $ (1.5 )(2)    $ (0.8 )    $ 24.9   

Year ended December 31, 2012:

            

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 15.9       $ 14.3      $ (7.8 )(1)    $ 3.2      $ 25.6   

Inventory obsolescence reserve

    $ 23.3       $ 13.9      $ (14.1 )(2)    $ 4.4      $ 27.5   

Year ended December 31, 2011:

            

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    $ 16.6       $ 8.9      $ (8.2 )(1)    $ (1.4 )    $ 15.9   

Inventory obsolescence reserve

    $ 22.5       $ 9.5      $ (7.9 )(2)    $ (0.8 )    $ 23.3   

 

(1) 

Primarily accounts receivable balances written off, net of recoveries.
(2) 

Primarily items removed from inventory.