Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

SCHEDULE II

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

	Balance at		(Recovery)				Balance at
	Beginning		and				End of
(Dollars in millions)	of Period	Expense (a)	Additions		Other (b) (c)		Period
Year Ended December 31, 2017:
Current Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable	129	80	—		(53	)	156
Long-term Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable	—	158	—		15		173
Total Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable	129	238	—		(38	)	329
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets	1,738	158	—		(9	)	1,887
Year Ended December 31, 2016:
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable	113	69	—		(53	)	129
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets	868	872	—		(2	)	1,738
Year Ended December 31, 2015:
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable	108	48	(1	)	(42	)	113
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets	732	159	—		(23	)	868

(a) In the second quarter of 2017, we changed the accounting for revenue with our primary customer in Venezuela and reclassified $158 million of net accounts receivable for this customer to Other Non-Current Assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we recorded an allowance for uncollectible long-term receivables for the full net amount of $158 million.

(b) Other within the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable as of December 2017 includes write-offs and amounts reclassified to long-term.

(c) Other in 2017 for valuation allowance on deferred taxes primarily due to currency translation.

All other schedules are omitted because they are not required or because the information is included in the financial statements or the related notes.