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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS



						Additions
Description		Balance at Beginning of Period				Charged to Earnings			Transferred from Other Accounts ⁽¹⁾			Deductions ⁽²⁾			Balance at End of Period
		(In thousands)
2015
Accounts receivable allowance		$	16,388			11,172			—			12,000			15,560
Direct finance lease allowance		$	288			1,495			—			1,540			243
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	300,994			308,026			68,999			366,198			311,821
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	24,742			(1,150	)		—			8,601			14,991
2014
Accounts receivable allowance		$	16,955			7,086			—			7,653			16,388
Direct finance lease allowance		$	501			47			—			260			288
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	290,255			273,509			62,548			325,318			300,994
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	33,793			(976	)		—			8,075			24,742
2013
Accounts receivable allowance		$	15,429			7,561			—			6,035			16,955
Direct finance lease allowance		$	703			205			—			407			501
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾		$	279,157			266,314			60,235			315,451			290,255
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		$	38,182			1,627			—			6,016			33,793

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(1)	Transferred from other accounts includes employee contributions made to the medical and dental self-insurance plans.


(2)	Deductions represent write-offs, lease termination payments, insurance claim payments during the period and net foreign currency translation adjustments.


(3)	Self-insurance accruals include vehicle liability, workers’ compensation, property damage, cargo and medical and dental, which comprise our self-insurance programs. Amounts charged to earnings include developments in prior year selected loss development factors which charged earnings by $4 million in 2015, and benefited earnings by $14 million and $5 million in 2014 and 2013, respectively.