Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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, 2013	$	33,499	$	4,471		$	(17,554	)(a)	$	20,416
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
Allowance for Inventory Obsolescence:
Year ended December 31, 2013	$	46,585	$	35,027		$	(32,499	)(b)	$	49,113
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
Income Tax Valuation Allowances:
Year ended December 31, 2013	$	67,705	$	6,564		$	(9,628	)(c)	$	64,641
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

(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 and changes in tax rates for 2013; projected utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards for 2012; and utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards for 2011 and change in the projected utilization of loss carryforwards due to tax law changes extending the carryover periods in 2011.

(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.