Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Consolidated Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Valuation Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Consolidated Accounts

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Consolidated Accounts

(Thousands of dollars)

			Additions
Description	Balance at Beginning of Year		Charged to Costs and Expenses		Deductions (1)		Balance at End of Year
Year ended December 31, 2012:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	50
Allowance for inventory		12,319		42		—		12,361
Allowance for contractual discounts		39,591		258,889		248,091		50,389
Allowance for uncompensated care		37,734		69,910		55,476		52,168
Year ended December 31, 2011:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	50
Allowance for inventory		11,409		910		—		12,319
Allowance for contractual discounts		34,717		217,170		212,296		39,591
Allowance for uncompensated care		39,281		37,178		38,725		37,734
Year ended December 31, 2010:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	50
Allowance for inventory		9,182		2,227		—		11,409
Allowance for contractual discounts		32,124		183,877		181,284		34,717
Allowance for uncompensated care		28,114		38,311		27,144		39,281

(1) Deductions from provisions represent losses or expenses for which the respective provisions were created. In the case of the provision for contractual discounts and uncompensated care, such deductions are reduced by recoveries of amounts previously written off.