VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

SCHEDULE II

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in thousands)


Column A	Column B		Column C		Column D		Column E
Description	Balance at beginning of period		Charge to expense		Other (a)		Balance at end of the period
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Year ended December 31:
2020 (b)	$	1,719	$	1,628	$	1,793	$	5,140
2019	7,337		309		(5,927)		1,719
2018	7,919		579		(1,161)		7,337
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2020	$	11,249	$	3,199	$	(4,780)	$	9,668
2019	11,343		7,278		(7,372)		11,249
2018	11,370		8,372		(8,399)		11,343
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2020	$	9,102	$	391	$	777	$	10,270
2019	8,389		859		(146)		9,102
2018	16,057		(4,882)		(2,786)		8,389

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(a) Amounts sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D. 2020 includes $1.8 million transition adjustment related to the adoption of ASC 326.

(b) Beginning in 2020, Allowance for doubtful accounts includes valuation accounts established for contract assets and noncurrent receivables as a result of the adoption of ASC 326. See Notes 11 and 12 for details.