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SCHEDULE II
MATTEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES
Balance at
Beginning
of Year
Additions
Charged to
Operations
Net
Deductions
Balance at
End of
Year
(In thousands)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended December 31, 2008 .......................... $ 21,464 $19,680 $(15,250)(a) $ 25,894
Year ended December 31, 2007 .......................... 19,402 6,203 (4,141)(a) 21,464
Year ended December 31, 2006 .......................... 24,577 3,399 (8,574)(a) 19,402
Allowance for Inventory Obsolescence
Year ended December 31, 2008 .......................... $ 51,701 $52,512 $(45,089)(b) $ 59,124
Year ended December 31, 2007 .......................... 43,263 35,327 (26,889)(b) 51,701
Year ended December 31, 2006 .......................... 60,535 22,953 (40,225)(b) 43,263
Income Tax Valuation Allowances
Year ended December 31, 2008 .......................... $164,553 $ 848 $(14,438)(c) $150,963
Year ended December 31, 2007 .......................... 185,459 11,815 (32,721)(c) 164,553
Year ended December 31, 2006 .......................... 201,809 12,564 (28,914)(c) 185,459
(a) Includes write-offs, recoveries of previous write-offs, and currency translation adjustments.
(b) Primarily represents relief of previously established reserves resulting from the disposal of related
inventory, raw materials, write-downs and currency translation adjustments.
(c) Primarily represents utilization and write-offs of loss carryforwards.