Schedule II - Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - (Tables) [Abstract]

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure Schedule [Text Block]

ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule II - Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009

	Balance at beginning of year		Additions charged to costs and expenses		Deductions			Other			Balance at end of year
	(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales allowances
2011	$	10,349	$	2,816	$	(2,842	)	$	313		$	10,636
2010		11,187		1,558		(2,900	)		504			10,349
2009		12,658		2,762		(4,874	)		641			11,187
Reserve for inventory obsolescence
2011	$	32,516	$	11,407	$	(8,848	)	$	149		$	35,224
2010		29,037		12,905		(9,125	)		(301	)		32,516
2009		30,108		8,789		(10,508	)		648			29,037

Deductions from the allowance for doubtful accounts represented the net write-off of uncollectible accounts receivable. Deductions from the inventory obsolescence reserve represented the disposal of obsolete items.

Other included the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserve for inventory obsolescence of acquired businesses at the dates of acquisition, the effects of foreign currency translation adjustments for those companies whose functional currency was not the U.S. dollar, reclassifications and other.