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

SCHEDULE II — 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)  

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  
           

2009

                                        

Accounts receivable allowance

   $ 15,477       13,703       —       15,372       13,808  

Direct finance lease allowance

   $ 4,724       1,011       —       4,922       813  

Self-insurance accruals (3)

   $ 256,002       201,273       47,726       262,096       242,905  

Reserve for residual value guarantees

   $ 2,389       3,015       —       1,355       4,049  

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

   $ 34,549       4,443       —       2,419       36,573  

 

 

 

(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 $4 million in 2011, reduced earnings by $3 million in 2010 and benefited earnings by $1 million in 2009.