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Comcast Corporation and Subsidiaries
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
Year Ended December 31 (in millions)
Balance at Beginning
of Year
Additions Charged to
Costs and
Expenses(a)
Deductions from
Reserves(a)
Balance at End
of Year
2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 205 $ 166 $ 145 $ 226
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 359 1,236 1,122 473
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 375 4 37 342
2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 221 $ 162 $ 178 $ 205
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 375 932 948 359
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 405 33 63 375
2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 198 $ 317 $ 294 $ 221
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 307 811 743 375
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 355 71 21 405
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Schedule II– Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
Year Ended December 31 (in millions)
Balance at Beginning
of Year
Additions Charged to
Costs and
Expenses(a)
Deductions from
Reserves(a)
Balance at End
of Year
2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 60 $ 27 $ 18 $ 69
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 356 1,233 1,120 469
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 87 4 20 71
2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 65 $ 11 $ 16 $ 60
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 372 930 946 356
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 60 33 6 87
2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 46 $ 33 $ 14 $ 65
Allowance for returns and customer
incentives 307 808 743 372
Valuation allowance on deferred tax
assets 73 8 21 60
(a) Additions and deductions related to allowance for returns and customer incentives include amounts for distribution on behalf of third par-
ties. Additions and deductions related to allowance for returns and customer incentives for the year ended December 31, 2013 also
reflect corrections to change amounts that were previously recorded net.
175 Comcast 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K