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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves [Abstract]  
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

(In thousands)

Schedule II

 

                                         
          Addition              

Description

   Balance at
Beginning
of Period		     Charged to
(Credited)
Costs and
Expenses		     Charged
(Credited)
to Other
Accounts (1)		     Deductions (2)     Balance at
End of
Period		  

Deducted from asset accounts:

                                        

Provisions for losses on trade accounts receivable and sales returns:

                                        

Year Ended December 31, 2011:

                                        

Bad debt allowance

   $ 7,604     $ (6,596 )    $ ----     $ (1,008 )    $ ----  

Year Ended January 1, 2011:

                                        

Bad debt allowance

   $ 23,744     $ (17,098 )    $ 428     $ 530     $ 7,604  

Year Ended January 2, 2010:

                                        

Bad debt allowance

   $ 5,608     $ 21,603     $ ----     $ (3,467 )    $ 23,744  

Sales return allowance

     1,916       ----       (656 )      (1,260 )      ----  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total

   $           7,524     $         21,603     $             (656 )    $           (4,727 )    $         23,744  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

  (1) 

Sales returns offset against revenue and bad debt allowance from acquisitions.

 

  (2) 

Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries and sales returns.