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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS



Column A		Column B				Column C						Column D			Column E
						Additions
Description		Balance at Beginning of Period				Charged to Earnings			Transferred from (to) Other Accounts ⁽¹⁾			Deductions ⁽²⁾			Balance at End of Period
		(In thousands)
2012
Accounts receivable allowance		$	14,489			10,478			—			9,538			15,429
Direct finance lease allowance		$	903			812			—			1,012			703
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	253,424			272,357			57,285			303,909			279,157
Reserve for residual value guarantees		$	4,218			179			—			2,762			1,635
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	41,324			1,061			—			4,203			38,182
2011
Accounts receivable allowance		$	13,867			7,466			—			6,844			14,489
Direct finance lease allowance		$	784			867			—			748			903
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	243,248			217,980			54,833			262,637			253,424
Reserve for residual value guarantees		$	4,497			347			—			626			4,218
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	39,216			672			—			(1,436	)		41,324
2010
Accounts receivable allowance		$	13,808			4,757			—			4,698			13,867
Direct finance lease allowance		$	813			399			—			428			784
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	242,905			201,236			45,470			246,363			243,248
Reserve for residual value guarantees		$	4,049			1,643			—			1,195			4,497
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	36,573			978			—			(1,665	)		39,216

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(1)	Transferred from (to) other accounts includes employee contributions made to the medical and dental self-insurance plans.


(2)	Deductions represent receivables written-off, lease termination payments, insurance claim payments during the period and net foreign currency translation adjustments.


(3)	Self-insurance accruals include vehicle liability, workers’ compensation, property damage, cargo and medical and dental, which comprise our self-insurance programs. Amount charged to earnings include development in prior year selected loss development factors which benefited earnings by $1 million in 2012, benefited earnings by $4 million in 2011 and reduced earnings by $3 million in 2010.