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Schedule II - Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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, 2014, 2013 and 2012
 
 
 
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
 
2014
 
$
14,992
  
$
2,357
  
$
(3,355
)
 
$
(300
)
 
$
13,694
 
2013
  
15,976
   
1,350
   
(2,992
)
  
658
   
14,992
 
2012
  
10,636
   
4,573
   
(2,403
)
  
3,170
   
15,976
 
Reserve for inventory obsolescence
 
2014
 
$
43,452
  
$
8,621
  
$
(11,833
)
 
$
(1,361
)
 
$
38,879
 
2013
  
41,967
   
11,360
   
(9,696
)
  
(179
)
  
43,452
 
2012
  
35,224
   
14,736
   
(8,253
)
  
260
   
41,967
 
 
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.