Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Description	Balance at beginning of period		Charged to operations			Other			Deductions			Balance at end of period
Year ended December 31, 2009:
Allowances deducted from asset accounts:
Reserves for accounts receivable	$	11,270	21,566		1	(716	)	3	(21,541	)	2	$	10,579
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	7,096	(10	)		—			—			$	7,086
Year ended December 31, 2010:
Allowances deducted from asset accounts:
Reserves for accounts receivable	$	10,579	22,657		1	(301	)	3	(27,703	)	2	$	5,232
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	7,086	465			—			(144	)		$	7,407
Year ended December 31, 2011:
Allowances deducted from asset accounts:
Reserves for accounts receivable	$	5,232	16,165		1	(420	)	3	(16,422	)	2	$	4,555
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$	7,407	(6,974	)	4	—			—			$	433

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1. Amounts represent charges to bad debt expense and reductions to revenue for increases to the allowance for doubtful accounts and to the reserve for cash-basis customers.

2. Amounts represent cash collections from customers for accounts previously reserved and write-offs of accounts receivable recorded against the allowance for doubtful accounts or the reserve for cash-basis customers.

3. Amounts represent write-offs of account receivables previously reserved.

4. Amount represents the reversal of a tax valuation allowance related to NOL carryforwards not expected to be realized.