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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

(Amounts in millions)
 
 
 
Additions
 
 
 
 
 
Balance
Beginning
of Year
 
Charges to
Earnings
 
Other (1)
 
Deductions (2)
 
Balance End
of Year
Year ended December 31, 2014
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Deducted from asset accounts:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
47.6

 
$
1.8

 
$
(3.8
)
 
$
(15.1
)
 
$
30.5

Reserve for inventory
132.5

 
13.0

 
(16.7
)
 
(12.5
)
 
116.3

Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets
181.8

 
25.7

 
21.6

 
—

 
229.1

Totals
$
361.9

 
$
40.5

 
$
1.1

 
$
(27.6
)
 
$
375.9

Year ended December 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Deducted from asset accounts:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
38.5

 
$
7.1

 
$
5.6

 
$
(3.6
)
 
$
47.6

Reserve for inventory
131.9

 
37.6

 
(0.3
)
 
(36.7
)
 
132.5

Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets
172.2

 
5.8

 
3.8

 
—

 
181.8

Totals
$
342.6

 
$
50.5

 
$
9.1

 
$
(40.3
)
 
$
361.9

Year ended December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Deducted from asset accounts:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
42.2

 
$
5.6

 
$
(6.2
)
 
$
(3.1
)
 
$
38.5

Reserve for inventory
117.2

 
35.6

 
13.8

 
(34.7
)
 
131.9

Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets
183.3

 
14.2

 
(25.3
)
 
—

 
172.2

Totals
$
342.7

 
$
55.4

 
$
(17.7
)
 
$
(37.8
)
 
$
342.6


(1)
Primarily represents the impact of foreign currency exchange, purchase accounting adjustments for deferred tax assets, business divestitures and other amounts recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
(2)
Primarily represents the utilization of established reserves, net of recoveries.