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SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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, 2015
$
287

 
$
1,351

 
$
(417
)
 
$
1,221

Year ended March 31, 2014
409

 
179

 
(301
)
 
287

Year ended March 31, 2013
1,093

 
468

 
(1,152
)
 
409

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for returns:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2015
$
6,201

 
$
25,174

 
$
(25,181
)
 
$
6,194

Year ended March 31, 2014
8,957

 
18,469

 
(21,225
)
 
6,201

Year ended March 31, 2013
7,613

 
21,111

 
(19,767
)
 
8,957

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for promotions and rebates:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Year ended March 31, 2015
$
14,803

 
$
53,353

 
$
(52,755
)
 
$
15,401

Year ended March 31, 2014
13,675

 
35,207

 
(34,079
)
 
14,803

Year ended March 31, 2013
12,756

 
33,343

 
(32,424
)
 
13,675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended March 31, 2015
$
7,216

 
$
329

 
$
(2,507
)
 
$
5,038

Year ended March 31, 2014
4,775

 
4,263

 
(1,822
)
 
7,216

Year ended March 31, 2013
5,712

 
1,884

 
(2,821
)
 
4,775

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended March 31, 2015
$
3,351

 
$
—

 
$
(1,411
)
 
$
1,940

Year ended March 31, 2014
5,984

 
—

 
(2,633
)
 
3,351

Year ended March 31, 2013
6,088

 
89

 
(193
)
 
5,984


All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is either 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.