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Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Description
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
 
Charges to
Earnings
 
Charges to
Other Accounts
 
Deductions
 
Balance at
End of Period
 
(In thousands)
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves
$
7,309

 
$
12,237

(1)
$
654

 
$
(11,425
)
(5)
$
8,775

Magazine publishing allowance for newsstand returns

 
10,426

(2)
33

 
(8,146
)
(6) 
2,313

Sales returns accrual
1,020

 
17,728

 

 
(17,504
)
 
1,244

Deferred tax valuation allowance
45,084

 
9,320

(3)
6,379

(4)

 
60,783

Other reserves
2,119

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,925

2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves
$
8,848

 
$
8,898

(1)
$
(329
)

$
(10,108
)
(5)
$
7,309

Sales returns accrual
913

 
16,573

 

 
(16,466
)
 
1,020

Deferred tax valuation allowance
40,266

 
5,732

(7)
(914
)
(8)

 
45,084

Other reserves
1,555

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
2,119

2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves
$
10,515

 
$
9,013

(1)
$
81

 
$
(10,761
)
(5)
$
8,848

Sales returns accrual
873

 
14,026

 

 
(13,986
)
 
913

Deferred tax valuation allowance
35,331

 
4,511

(9)
424

(4)

 
40,266

Other reserves
2,666

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
1,555

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(1)
Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are charged to expense. Additions to the revenue reserves are charged against revenue.
(2)
Additions to the magazine publishing allowance for newsstand returns are related to magazine publishing at News_Beast and are charged against revenue.
(3)
Amount is primarily related to an unbenefited other-than-temporary impairment charge related to a long-term marketable equity security, an increase in deferred tax assets for investments in subsidiaries and an increase in federal net operating losses.
(4)
Amount is primary related to unbenefited unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
(5)
Write-off of fully reserved accounts receivable.
(6)
Amount represents returns of magazines at News_Beast.
(7)
Amount is primarily related to losses from equity method investments.
(8)
Amount is primary related to the net release of the valuation allowance on net benefited losses for 2011 unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
(9)
Amount is primarily related to net unbenefited unrealized losses including an impairment charge from equity method investments and an increase in foreign net operating losses partially offset by a write-off of previously unbenefited deferred tax assets for state capital loss carryforwards.