VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

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:
2013	$11,862	$235		($823	)	$11,274
2012	10,729	1,411		(278	)	11,862
2011	12,331	3,081		(4,683	)	10,729
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2013	$19,536	$25,013		($22,121	)	$22,428
2012	15,609	19,911		(15,984	)	19,536
2011	14,208	18,942		(17,541	)	15,609
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2013	$60,348	($8,795	)	($1,566	)	$49,987
2012	63,413	(4,131	)	1,066		60,348
2011	42,140	18,529		2,744		63,413

(A) Amounts sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D.