US Airways 2005 Annual Report Download - page 272

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US Airways, Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements — (Continued)
17. Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves (in millions)
Sales,
Additions Retire-
Balance at Charged Write-offs ments Balance
Beginning to (Net of and at End
of Period Expense Payments Recoveries) transfers Other of Period
Three months ended December 31, 2005
Allowance for obsolescence of inventories $ — $ 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 1
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 8 2 — (2) — — 8
Reserves for workforce reduction(a) 53 (3) (24) — — — 26
Nine months ended September 30, 2005
Allowance for obsolescence of inventories 13 5 — — (1) (17)(b) —
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 22 5 — (19) — — 8
Reserves for workforce reduction(a) 9 78 (58) — — 24(c) 53
Year ended December 31, 2004
Allowance for obsolescence of inventories 5 8 — — — — 13
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 17 7 — (2) — — 22
Reserves for workforce reduction(a) 10 5 (6) — — — 9
Nine months ended December 31, 2003
Allowance for obsolescence of inventories — 5 — — — — 5
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 18 6 — (7) — — 17
Reserves for workforce reduction(a) 46 3 (39) — — — 10
Three months ended March 31, 2003
Allowance for obsolescence of inventories 104 2 — — — (106)(b) —
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 17 2 — (1) — — 18
Reserves for workforce reduction(a) 78 — (32) — — — 46
Reserves for future rent payments — parked aircraft(a) 68 — — — — (68) —
(a) See Notes 3(c) and 4.
(b) Allowance for obsolescence of inventories eliminated upon adoption of fresh-start reporting. See Notes 3(b) and 15.
(c) In connection with purchase accounting, US Airways accrued severance and benefits related to planned reductions in force for its non union employees.
See Note 3(b). 266