SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 
(Amounts in thousands)
 
 
               
Column A
 
Column B
  
Column C
  
Column D
  
Column E
 
 
               
 
    
Additions
       
 
 
Balance at
   
(1
)
  
(2
)
    
Balance
 
 
 
beginning
  
Charged to costs
  
Charged to other
  
Deductions
  
at end
 
Description
 
of period
  
and expenses
  
accounts (b)
  
(a)
  
of period
 
                  
Year ended December 31, 2016:
                 
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
1,747
  
$
(163
)
 
$
281
  
$
(84
)
 
$
1,781
 
  Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory
 
$
5,268
  
$
3,513
  
$
185
  
$
(2,703
)
 
$
6,263
 
  Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances
 
$
6,635
  
$
887
  
$
-
  
$
(37
)
 
$
7,485
 
 
                    
Year ended December 31, 2015:
                    
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
1,989
  
$
295
  
$
303
  
$
(840
)
 
$
1,747
 
  Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory
 
$
6,809
  
$
2,186
  
$
(59
)
 
$
(3,668
)
 
$
5,268
 
  Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances
 
$
6,692
  
$
456
  
$
-
  
$
(513
)
 
$
6,635
 
 
                    
Year ended December 31, 2014:
                    
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
$
941
  
$
1,434
  
$
-
  
$
(386
)
 
$
1,989
 
  Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory
 
$
3,941
  
$
4,438
  
$
(1
)
 
$
(1,569
)
 
$
6,809
 
  Deferred tax assets - valuation allowances
 
$
1,955
  
$
4,766
  
$
-
  
$
(29
)
 
$
6,692
 
 
                    
(a)  Write-offs
                    
 
                    
(b) Includes foreign currency translation adjustments