Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

SCHEDULE II

MATTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES

	Balance at Beginning of Year		Additions Charged to Operations			Net Deductions and Other			Balance at End of Year
	(In thousands)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Year ended December 31, 2012	$	26,331	$	15,395	(d)	$	(8,227	)(a)	$	33,499
Year ended December 31, 2011		21,775		6,160			(1,604	)(a)		26,331
Year ended December 31, 2010		24,530		4,464			(7,219	)(a)		21,775
Allowance for Inventory Obsolescence:
Year ended December 31, 2012	$	39,247	$	36,209		$	(28,871	)(b)	$	46,585
Year ended December 31, 2011		46,876		33,027			(40,656	)(b)		39,247
Year ended December 31, 2010		40,816		31,118			(25,058	)(b)		46,876
Income Tax Valuation Allowances:
Year ended December 31, 2012	$	42,286	$	38,740		$	(13,321	)(c)	$	67,705
Year ended December 31, 2011		44,917		7,394			(10,025	)(c)		42,286
Year ended December 31, 2010		112,048		12,120			(79,251	)(c)		44,917

(a) Includes write-offs, recoveries of previous write-offs, and currency translation adjustments.

(b) Primarily relates to the disposal of related inventory and raw materials and currency translation adjustments.

(c) Primarily represents projected utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards for 2012; the utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards for 2011 and the change in the projected utilization of loss carryforwards due to tax law changes extending the carryover periods in 2011; and projected utilization of foreign tax credits and utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards for 2010.

(d) Includes an allowance for doubtful accounts of $12.8 million related to a transaction that was not recognized in the statement of operations as the transaction did not meet the relevant revenue recognition criteria.