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Schedule II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS  
Schedule II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Schedule II

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands)

        The Company's Schedule II includes valuation and qualifying accounts related to allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns, cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs, and pricing programs, for direct customers and tax valuation allowances. The Company also has sales incentive programs for indirect customers with whom it does not have a direct sales and receivable relationship. These programs are recorded as accrued liabilities and are not considered valuation or qualifying accounts.

 
  Balance at
Beginning of
Year
  Charged
(Credited) to
Statement of
Operations
  Claims and
Adjustments
Applied Against
Allowances
  Balance at
End of
Year
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

                         

2014

  $ 2,153   $ 656   $ (1,097 ) $ 1,712  

2013

    2,472   $ (107 ) $ (212 ) $ 2,153  

2012

    4,086   $ (592 ) $ (1,022 ) $ 2,472  

Allowance for sales returns:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

2014

  $ 21,883   $ 59,483   $ (61,894 ) $ 19,472  

2013

    24,599   $ 61,315   $ (64,031 ) $ 21,883  

2012

    29,666   $ 72,543   $ (77,610 ) $ 24,599  

Allowances for cooperative marketing arrangements:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

2014

  $ 24,160   $ 102,751   $ (102,776 ) $ 24,135  

2013

    24,109   $ 96,278   $ (96,227 ) $ 24,160  

2012

    28,669   $ 101,557   $ (106,117 ) $ 24,109  

Allowances for customer incentive programs:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

2014

  $ 42,857   $ 106,810   $ (108,267 ) $ 41,400  

2013

    42,262   $ 94,313   $ (93,718 ) $ 42,857  

2012

    52,358   $ 108,683   $ (118,779 ) $ 42,262  

Allowances for pricing programs:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

2014

  $ 55,858   $ 221,702   $ (208,114 ) $ 69,446  

2013 (As revised)

    60,371   $ 182,916   $ (187,429 ) $ 55,858  

2012

    62,258   $ 196,808   $ (198,695 ) $ 60,371  

Tax valuation allowances:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

2014

  $ 6,014   $ 515   $ (1,657 ) $ 4,872  

2013

    2,205   $ 3,865   $ (56 ) $ 6,014  

2012

    2,309   $   $ (104 ) $ 2,205