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SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS  
SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

(In Millions)

 

Column A

 

Column B

 

Column C

 

 

 

Column D

 

 

 

Column E

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Balance at
Beginning
of Period

 

Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

 

Charged
to Other
Accounts

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

 

Balance at
End of
Period

 

Allowances for doubtful accounts, deducted from accounts receivable in the balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

$

27

 

$

6

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(15

)

 

(a

)

$

18

 

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2013

 

$

31

 

$

8

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(12

)

 

(a

)

$

27

 

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​  

​  

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2012

 

$

29

 

$

13

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(11

)

 

(a

)

$

31

 

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Valuation Allowance on deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

$

662

 

$

(539

)

$

(57

)

 

(b

)

$

 

 

 

 

$

66

 

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​  

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2013

 

$

785

 

$

(36

)

$

(87

)

 

(c

)

$

 

 

 

 

$

662

 

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​  

​  

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2012

 

$

686

 

$

113

 

$

(14

)

 

(c

)

$

 

 

 

 

$

785

 

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(a)

Deductions, representing uncollectible accounts written off, less recoveries of accounts written off in prior years.

(b)

Write off of a $55 million deferred tax asset on certain net operating loss carryforward against the valuation allowance as it was determined that there was only a remote likelihood that such a carryforward could be utilized; and $2 million valuation allowance on deferred tax assets recorded primarily in other comprehensive income.

(c)

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets recorded primarily in other comprehensive income and paid in capital.