SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

SCHEDULE II - 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)
2017
Accounts receivable allowance	$	14,915	12,335		—	13,403		13,847
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾	$	336,901	327,306		74,153	389,748		348,612
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	16,387	2,213		—	67		18,667
2016
Accounts receivable allowance	$	15,560	13,118		—	13,763		14,915
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾	$	311,821	324,673		71,703	371,296		336,901
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	14,991	98		—	(1,298	)	16,387
2015
Accounts receivable allowance	$	16,388	11,172		—	12,000		15,560
Self-insurance accruals ⁽³⁾	$	298,853	295,399		68,999	351,430		311,821
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$	24,742	(1,150	)	—	8,601		14,991

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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 years' selected loss development factors which benefited earnings by $9 million in 2017 and charged earnings by $9 million and $4 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Prior year presentation of self-insurance accruals has been revised to reflect amounts charged to earnings and deductions consistent with current year presentation.