Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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)
2014
Accounts receivable allowance	$	16,955	7,086		—	7,653	16,388
Direct finance lease allowance	$	501	47		—	260	288
Self-insurance accruals (3)	$	290,255	273,509		62,548	325,318	300,994
Reserve for residual value guarantees	$	239	(11	)	—	—	228
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	33,793	(976	)	—	8,075	24,742
2013
Accounts receivable allowance	$	15,429	7,561		—	6,035	16,955
Direct finance lease allowance	$	703	205		—	407	501
Self-insurance accruals (3)	$	279,157	266,314		60,235	315,451	290,255
Reserve for residual value guarantees	$	1,635	(413	)	—	983	239
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	38,182	1,627		—	6,016	33,793
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

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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 write-offs, 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. Amounts charged to earnings include developments in prior year selected loss development factors which benefited earnings by $14 million, $5 million, and $1 million in 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.