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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Jun. 01, 2013
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
14. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

The following table presents the valuation and qualifying account activity for fiscal year ended June 1, 2013, June 2, 2012, and May 28, 2011, (in thousands):

 

Description

   Balance at
beginning
of period
     Charged to
expense
    Deductions     Balance at
end
of period
 

Year ended June 1, 2013

         

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 1,058       $ 135  (1)    $ 101  (2)    $ 1,092   

Inventory provisions

     2,976         412  (3)      673  (4)      2,715   

Warranty reserves

     148         259        219        188   

Year ended June 2, 2012

         

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 438       $ 638  (1)    $ 18  (2)    $ 1,058   

Inventory provisions

     4,519         445  (3)      1,988  (4)      2,976   

Warranty reserves

     138         328        318        148   

Year ended May 28, 2011

         

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 369       $ 318  (1)    $ 249  (2)    $ 438   

Inventory provisions

     11,050         1,055  (3)      7,586  (4)      4,519   

Warranty reserves

     138         341        341        138   

 

Notes:

 

(1) Charges to bad debt expense
(2) Uncollectible amounts written off, net of recoveries and foreign currency translation.
(3) Charges to cost of sales. Included in fiscal 2013 are inventory write-downs of $0.2 million for EDG and $0.2 million for Canvys. Included in fiscal 2012 are inventory write-downs of $0.2 million for EDG and $0.2 million for Canvys. Included in fiscal 2011 are inventory write-downs of $0.7 million for EDG and $0.4 million for Canvys.
(4) Inventory disposed of or sold, net of foreign currency translation.