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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(All dollar amounts expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)
 
 
Balance at
Beginning
of Year
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged to
Other
Accounts
 
Deductions
 
Balance at
End of
Year
Year ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
35.9

 
$
38.9

 
$
6.2

 
$
(13.7
)
 
$
67.3

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
 
$
859.2

 
$
343.3

 
$
164.1

 
$

 
$
1,366.6

Year ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
27.6

 
$
5.2

 
$
7.9

 
$
(4.8
)
 
$
35.9

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
 
$
477.6

 
$
272.6

 
$
109.0

 
$

 
$
859.2

Year ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
12.5

 
$
5.8

 
$
10.2

 
$
(0.9
)
 
$
27.6

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
 
$
124.5

 
$
214.1

 
$
139.0

 
$

 
$
477.6

With respect to the deferred tax valuation allowance, the amounts in 2015 and 2014 charged to other accounts relates primarily to foreign currency fluctuations on debt. The amount in 2013 charged to other accounts relates primarily to valuation allowances assumed as part of acquisitions consummated during the year, with the most significant contributor being the B&L Acquisition.