SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Years Ended December 31, 2016, December 26, 2015, and December 27, 2014

				Additions
	Balance at			Charged to											Balance
	beginning			costs and			Other								at end
(In thousands)	of year			expenses			additions					Deductions			of year
2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	623		$	160		$	2	(1	)		$	148		$	637
Environmental reserves		$	21,667		$	894		$	—				$	697		$	21,864
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		$	17,650		$	3		$	1,028				$	—		$	18,681

2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	666	$	(130	)	$	201	(1	)	$	114	$	623
Environmental reserves	$	22,661	$	76		$	—			$	1,070	$	21,667
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	17,119	$	(5	)	$	536			$	—	$	17,650

2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	2,391	$	(500	)	$	18	(1	)	$	1,243	$	666
Environmental reserves	$	23,637	$	1,187		$	—			$	2,163	$	22,661
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$	22,544	$	(5,630	)	$	2,282			$	2,077	$	17,119
(1) Other consists primarily of bad debt recoveries as well as the effect of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates in all years presented.