VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

SCHEDULE II

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in thousands)

Column A		Column B		Column C			Column D			Column E
Description		Balance at beginning of period		Charge to expense			Other (A)			Balance at end of the period
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Year ended December 31:
2015	$	8,713	$	744		$	(927	)	$	8,530
2014		11,274		(341)			(2,220	)		8,713
2013		11,862		235			(823	)		11,274
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2015	$	17,265	$	10,640		$	(13,881	)	$	14,024
2014		22,428		13,879			(19,042	)		17,265
2013		19,536		25,013			(22,121	)		22,428
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2015	$	21,860	$	75		$	2,504		$	24,339
2014		49,987		(3,347	)		(24,780	)		21,860
2013		60,348		(8,795	)		(1,566	)		49,987

(A) Amounts sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D.