SCHEDULE II. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

	(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 (e):
2015	$	14	$	4		$	—				$	(7	)	(a	)	$	11


2014	$	22	$	3		$	—				$	(11	)	(a	)	$	14


2013	$	26	$	5		$	—				$	(9	)	(a	)	$	22


Valuation Allowance on deferred tax assets:
2015	$	66	$	36		$	(53	)	(b	)	$	—				$	49


2014	$	662	$	(539	)	$	(57	)	(c	)	$	—				$	66


2013	$	785	$	(36	)	$	(87	)	(d	)	$	—				$	662


(a)	Deductions, representing uncollectible accounts written off, less recoveries of accounts written off in prior years.
(b)	Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets allocated to TopBuild due to its spin off into a separate stand-alone company on June 30, 2015.
(c)	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.
(d)	Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets recorded primarily in other comprehensive income and paid in capital.
(e)	Amounts exclude discontinued operations.