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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]  
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 
 
 
Additions -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at
 
Charged to
 
Acquisitions
 
Deductions -
 
 
 
Balance
 
Beginning of
 
Costs and
 
and
 
See Notes
 
 
 
At End of
 
Period
 
Expenses
 
Disposals (a)
 
Below
 
 
 
Period
 
(in millions)
Year Ended December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
3.1

 
$
4.6

 
$
2.1

 
$
2.8

 
(1) 
 
$
7.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for deferred taxes
164.8

 
26.6

 
13.7

 
24.7

 
(3) 
 
180.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory valuation allowance
14.8

 
39.1

 
9.2

 
45.8

 
(2) 
 
17.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
7.0

 
6.6

 
—

 
5.2

 
(1) 
 
8.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for deferred taxes
180.4

 
12.9

 
—

 
10.0

 
(4) 
 
183.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory valuation allowance
17.3

 
22.2

 
—

 
25.1

 
(2) 
 
14.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
8.4

 
13.2

 
(0.8
)
 
12.8

 
(1) 
 
8.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for deferred taxes
183.3

 
25.4

 
—

 
12.7

 
(5) 
 
196.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory valuation allowance
14.4

 
31.0

 
1.4

 
26.3

 
(2) 
 
20.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



(a)
Amounts represent reserves recognized in conjunction with our acquisitions in 2019 and 2017, as well as reserves derecognized in conjunction with the Casting Sale in 2019.

(1)
Uncollectible accounts charged off, net of recoveries.

(2)
Primarily relates to write-offs of excess and obsolete inventories, as well as adjustments for physical quantity discrepancies.

(3)
Reflects an increase related to valuation allowances of MPG that existed as of the acquisition date and the impact of tax reform resulting from the 2017 Act. This was partially offset by the reversal of certain state valuation allowances as a result of re-evaluating our state valuation allowances subsequent to the acquisition of MPG.

(4)
Primarily reflects a reduction in deferred tax assets at various foreign locations due to foreign currency translation.

(5)
Primarily reflects the reversal of a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets in foreign locations, as well as changes due to foreign currency translation.