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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended December 29, 2012, December 31, 2011, and January 1, 2011
(Millions of Dollars)
 
 
 
 
ADDITIONS
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning
Balance
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged
To Other
Accounts(b)(c)
 
(a)
Deductions
 
Ending
Balance
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended 2012
$
53.6

 
$
11.3

 
$
20.2

 
$
(18.9
)
 
$
66.2

Year Ended 2011
$
53.9

 
$
15.1

 
$
5.6

 
$
(21.0
)
 
$
53.6

Year Ended 2010
$
30.7

 
$
10.5

 
$
24.6

 
$
(11.9
)
 
$
53.9

Tax Valuation Allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended 2012 (d)
$
300.4

 
$
314.0

 
$
(6.8
)
 
$
(55.0
)
 
$
552.6

Year Ended 2011
$
257.5

 
$
75.3

 
$
2.5

 
$
(34.9
)
 
$
300.4

Year Ended 2010
$
24.4

 
$
46.9

 
$
190.8

 
$
(4.6
)
 
$
257.5

 
(a)
With respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts, deductions represent amounts charged-off less recoveries of accounts previously charged-off.
(b)
Amounts represent the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and net transfers to/from other accounts.
(c)
For 2010, amount primarily represents beginning tax valuation allowance as adjusted from the Black & Decker merger.
(d)
Refer to Note Q, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for further discussion.
The prior year amounts in the table above have been recast to reflect the 2012 divestiture of the Company's Hardware & Home Improvement business ("HHI"), which has been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.