SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

			Additions
Description	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Earnings	Transferred from Other Accounts (1)	Deductions (2)	Balance at End of Period
	(In thousands)
2020
Accounts receivable allowance	$	22,761	34,191	—	13,928	$	43,024
Self-insurance accruals (3)	$	410,985	426,065	88,928	482,363	$	443,615
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	17,577	25,510	—	1,934	$	41,153
2019
Accounts receivable allowance	$	17,182	23,003	—	17,424	$	22,761
Self-insurance accruals (3)	$	357,526	436,148	86,832	469,521	$	410,985
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	16,186	1,906	—	515	$	17,577
2018
Accounts receivable allowance	$	13,847	10,890	—	7,555	$	17,182
Self-insurance accruals (3)	$	348,612	359,528	82,904	433,518	$	357,526
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	18,667	(534)	—	1,947	$	16,186

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

(2)Deductions represent write-offs, 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 included developments in prior years' selected loss development factors, which charged earnings by $18 million in 2020 and 2019 and benefited earnings by $1 million in 2018.