Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II

SOTHEBY’S

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013, AND 2012

Column A	Column B		Column C				Column D		Column E
Description	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs and Expenses		Charged to Other Accounts		Deductions		Balance at End of Period
	(Thousands of dollars)
Valuation reserve deducted in the balance sheet from the asset to which it applies:
Receivables:
2014 Allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses	$	8,685	$	1,893	$	—	$	2,094	$	8,484
2013 Allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses	$	7,969	$	1,444	$	—	$	728	$	8,685
2012 Allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses	$	8,038	$	1,296	$	—	$	1,365	$	7,969
Deferred tax assets:
2014 Valuation allowance	$	3,227	$	29	$	—	$	1,032	$	2,224
2013 Valuation allowance	$	10,235	$	1,735	$	66	$	8,809	$	3,227
2012 Valuation allowance	$	6,000	$	4,333	$	—	$	98	$	10,235