VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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:
2016	$8,530	$23	($1,601)	$6,952
2015	8,713	744	(927)	8,530
2014	11,274	(341)	(2,220)	8,713
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2016	$14,024	$10,851	($11,161)	$13,714
2015	17,265	10,640	(13,881)	14,024
2014	22,428	13,879	(19,042)	17,265
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2016	$24,439	($88)	($1,530)	$22,821
2015	21,860	75	2,504	24,439
2014	49,987	(3,347)	(24,780)	21,860

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