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SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II: VALUATION AND QUALITYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
PLANTRONICS, INC.
SCHEDULE II: VALUATION AND QUALIFYING
ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(in thousands)

 
Balance at Beginning of Year
 
Charged to Expenses or Other Accounts
 
Deductions
 
Balance at End of Year
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales allowances:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2012
$
951

 
$
758

 
$
(616
)
 
$
1,093

Year ended March 31, 2011
2,279

 
(8
)
 
(1,320
)
 
951

Year ended March 31, 2010
4,011

 
(243
)
 
(1,489
)
 
2,279

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for returns:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2012
$
10,437

 
$
16,660

 
$
(19,484
)
 
$
7,613

Year ended March 31, 2011
13,812

 
21,910

 
(25,285
)
 
10,437

Year ended March 31, 2010
7,592

 
30,417

 
(24,197
)
1 
13,812

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for promotions, rebates and other:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2012
$
10,460

 
$
34,170

 
$
(31,874
)
 
$
12,756

Year ended March 31, 2011
13,780

 
36,885

 
(40,205
)
 
10,460

Year ended March 31, 2010
22,961

 
41,237

 
(50,418
)
1 
13,780

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warranty obligation:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2012
$
11,016

 
$
17,061

 
$
(14,731
)
 
$
13,346

Year ended March 31, 2011
11,006

 
14,769

 
(14,759
)
 
11,016

Year ended March 31, 2010
12,424

 
14,482

 
(15,900
)
1 
11,006

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended March 31, 2012
$
5,274

 
$
1,259

 
$
(445
)
 
$
6,088

Year ended March 31, 2011
1,399

 
4,659

 
(784
)
 
5,274

Year ended March 31, 2010
123

 
1,342

 
(66
)
 
1,399


1 
Deductions include the following amounts assumed by the purchaser as part of the sale of Altec Lansing on December 1, 2009:
Provision for returns
$
(1,440
)
Provision for promotions, rebates and other
$
(3,284
)
Warranty reserves
$
(383
)


All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present or not present in the amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.