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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Schedule II

 

Schedule — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.

 

Schedule II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Changes in

 

 

 

 

 

  

Balance at

 

allowances, charges to

 

 

 

Balance at

 

  

beginning

 

expenses and changes

 

 

 

end

 

    

of period

    

to other accounts

    

Deductions

    

of period

Year ended December 31, 2014:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

  

$

1,758

  

640

(1)  

824

(3)  

$

3,222

Provision for billing adjustments

  

$

504

  

497

(1)  

(135)

(3)  

$

866

Provision for merchant losses

 

$

1,122

 

1,686

(1)  

(1,690)

(3)  

$

1,118

Transaction processing provisions - processing errors

  

$

2,409

  

9,468

(2)  

(7,247)

(3)  

$

4,630

Provision for fraud losses

 

$

5,784

  

38,381

(4)  

(37,853)

(3)  

$

6,312

Deferred tax valuation allowance

  

$

14,691

  

5,534

(5)  

(1,262)

(6)  

$

18,963

Year ended December 31, 2015:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

  

$

3,222

  

(58)

(1)  

(1,407)

(3)  

$

1,757

Provision for billing adjustments

  

$

866

  

(114)

(1)  

174

(3)  

$

926

Provision for merchant losses

 

$

1,118

 

4,667

(1)  

(4,419)

(3)  

$

1,366

Transaction processing provisions - processing errors

  

$

4,630

  

6,976

(2)  

(5,149)

(3)  

$

6,457

Provision for fraud losses

  

$

6,312

  

41,264

(4)  

(38,185)

(3)  

$

9,391

Deferred tax valuation allowance

  

$

18,963

  

541

(5)  

(1,058)

(6)  

$

18,446

Year ended December 31, 2016:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

  

$

1,757

  

6,970

(1)  

(5,245)

(3)  

$

3,482

Provision for billing adjustments

  

$

926

  

614

(1)  

(180)

(3)  

$

1,360

Provision for merchant losses

 

$

1,366

 

1,682

(1)  

(1,009)

(3)  

$

2,039

Transaction processing provisions - processing errors

  

$

6,457

  

3,669

(2)  

(7,275)

(3)  

$

2,851

Provision for fraud losses

  

$

9,391

  

49,362

(4)  

(48,226)

(3)  

$

10,527

Deferred tax valuation allowance

  

$

18,446

  

4,124

(5)  

(1,269)

(6)  

$

21,301

(1)

Amount reflected includes charges to (recoveries of) bad debt expense which are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses and the charges for billing adjustment which are recorded against revenues.

(2)

Amount reflected is the change in transaction processing provisions reflected in cost of services expenses.

(3)

Accounts deemed to be uncollectible and written off during the year as it relates to bad debts. Amounts that relate to billing adjustments and transaction processing provisions reflect actual billing adjustments and processing errors charged against the allowances. Amounts that related to cardholder losses reflect write-offs against the provision for cardholder losses.

(4)

Amount represents the charges in the provision for cardholder losses reflected in cost of services expenses.

(5)

Amount represents an increase in the amount of deferred tax assets, which more likely than not, will not be realized.

Amount represents a decrease in the amount of deferred tax assets, which more likely than not, will not be realized.