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Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Tiffany & Co. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
(in thousands)

Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
 
Column E
 
 
Additions
 
 
 
Description
Balance at beginning of period

Charged to costs and expenses

Charged to other accounts

Deductions

 
Balance at end
of period

Year Ended January 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doubtful accounts
$
1,860

$
1,859

$

$
1,951

a 
$
1,768

Sales returns
8,477

1,880


1,526

b 
8,831

Allowance for inventory liquidation
and obsolescence
64,113

33,620


34,485

c 
63,248

Allowance for inventory shrinkage
1,458

2,633


1,904

d 
2,187

Deferred tax valuation allowance
17,693

4,023


5,484

e 
16,232

a) Uncollectible accounts written off.
b) Adjustment related to sales returns previously provided for.
c) Liquidation of inventory previously written down to market.
d) Physical inventory losses.
e) Reversal of deferred tax valuation allowance and utilization of deferred tax loss carryforward.


Tiffany & Co. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
(in thousands)

Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
 
Column E
 
 
Additions
 
 
 
Description
Balance at beginning of period

Charged to costs and expenses

Charged to other accounts

Deductions

 
Balance at end
of period

Year Ended January 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doubtful accounts
$
2,080

$
2,256

$

$
2,476

a 
$
1,860

Sales returns
7,630

2,477


1,630

b 
8,477

Allowance for inventory liquidation
and obsolescence
54,175

31,667


21,729

c 
64,113

Allowance for inventory shrinkage
1,232

3,062


2,836

d 
1,458

Deferred tax valuation allowance
14,181

5,630


2,118

e 
17,693

a) Uncollectible accounts written off.
b) Adjustment related to sales returns previously provided for.
c) Liquidation of inventory previously written down to market.
d) Physical inventory losses.
e) Reversal of deferred tax valuation allowance and utilization of deferred tax loss carryforward.


Tiffany & Co. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
(in thousands)

Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
 
Column E
 
 
Additions
 
 
 
Description
Balance at beginning of period

Charged to costs and expenses

Charged to other accounts

Deductions

 
Balance at end
of period

Year Ended January 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doubtful accounts
$
2,466

$
1,346

$

$
1,732

a 
$
2,080

Sales returns
9,306

3,367


5,043

b 
7,630

Allowance for inventory liquidation
and obsolescence
53,938

32,228


31,991

c 
54,175

Allowance for inventory shrinkage
1,495

2,600


2,863

d 
1,232

Deferred tax valuation allowance
13,570

6,786


6,175

e 
14,181

a) Uncollectible accounts written off.
b) Adjustment related to sales returns previously provided for.
c) Liquidation of inventory previously written down to market.
d) Physical inventory losses.
e) Reversal of deferred tax valuation allowance and utilization of deferred tax loss carryforward.