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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

(16) Valuation and Qualifying Accounts – Allowance for Returns and Doubtful Accounts

   Balance at  Additions charged     Balance at
   Beginning of  to Expenses /     End of
Period Ended  Period  Revenues  Deductions  Period
                     
December 31, 2011  $3,242,458   $120,992   $1,639,771   $1,723,679 
December 31, 2010  $7,503,338   $1,211,838   $5,472,718   $3,242,458 
December 31, 2009  $8,474,428   $3,163,697   $4,134,787   $7,503,338 

 

Note: Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are recorded within general and administrative expenses.

Additions to the reserve for product and service returns are recorded within net revenues.

 

Due to cash collections of previously reserved accounts receivable balances, the Company recorded a benefit of approximately $0.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2011. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded an expense of approximately $0.7 million. These amounts are within “additions charged to expenses/revenues” above, and are included within revenues in each respective period in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.