Schedule II - Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and qualifying accounts

ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule II – Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

	Balance at beginning of year	Additions charged to costs and expenses	Deductions	Other	Balance at end of year
	(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales allowances
2012	$  10,636	$   4,573	$   (2,403)	$   3,170	$  15,976
2011	10,349	2,816	(2,842)	313	10,636
2010	11,187	1,558	(2,900)	504	10,349
Reserve for inventory obsolescence
2012	$  35,224	$  14,736	$    (8,253)	$     260	$  41,967
2011	32,516	11,407	(8,848)	149	35,224
2010	29,037	12,905	(9,125)	(301)	32,516

Deductions from the allowance for doubtful accounts represented the net write-off of uncollectible accounts receivable. Deductions from the inventory obsolescence reserve represented the disposal of obsolete items.

Other included the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserve for inventory obsolescence of acquired businesses at the dates of acquisition, the effects of foreign currency translation adjustments for those companies whose functional currency was not the U.S. dollar, reclassifications and other.