Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

(10) Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

The following table summarizes the allowances for inventory shrinkage and deferred tax assets (in thousands):


	Allowance for		Allowance for
	Inventory		Deferred Tax
	Shrinkage		Assets
Balance as of February 1, 2014	$	2,568	$	1,169
Additions charged to costs and expenses		8,365		103
Deductions		(8,287)		—
Balance as of January 31, 2015		2,646		1,272
Additions charged to costs and expenses		7,873		—
Deductions		(7,935)		—
Balance as of January 30, 2016		2,584		1,272
Additions charged to costs and expenses		9,351		—
Deductions		(8,836)		—
Balance as of January 28, 2017	$	3,099	$	1,272

For the allowance for inventory shrinkage, additions charged to costs and expenses are the result of estimated inventory shrinkage, while deductions represent actual inventory shrinkage incurred from physical inventories taken during the fiscal year.

For the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, additions charged to costs and expenses represent the establishment of a valuation allowance when management determines that its ability to utilize certain tax credits included in deferred tax assets is no longer more likely than not.