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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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:                          
2014     $11,274     ($341)     ($2,220 )   $8,713  
2013     11,862     235     (823 )   11,274  
2012     10,729     1,411     (278 )   11,862  
                           
Allowance for sales returns                          
Year ended December 31:                          
2014     $22,428     $13,879     ($19,042 )   $17,265  
2013     19,536     25,013     (22,121 )   22,428  
2012     15,609     19,911     (15,984 )   19,536  
                           
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets                          
Year ended December 31:                          
2014     $49,987     ($3,347 )   ($24,780 )   $21,860  
2013     60,348     (8,795 )   (1,566 )   49,987  
2012     63,413     (4,131 )   1,066     60,348  

 

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