Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Financial Statement Schedule II

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Financial Statement Schedule II
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Financial Statement Schedule II

GAIAM, INC.

Financial Statement Schedule II

Consolidated valuation and qualifying accounts

 

(in thousands)

    Balance at
Beginning of 
Year		      Additions
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses or
Revenue (a)  (b)		      Additions
Charged to
Participations
Payable (b)		      Deductions (c)      Balance at 
End of
Year (a)		  

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

               

2012

    $ 876       $ 623       $ —         $ 809       $ 690   

2011

    $ 991       $ 545       $ —         $ 660       $ 876   

2010

    $ 1,593       $ 175       $ —         $ 777       $ 991   

Allowance for Product Returns:

               

2012

    $ 4,098       $ 40,528       $ 17,560       $ 46,770       $ 15,416   

2011

    $ 4,320       $ 26,595       $ —         $ 26,817       $ 4,098   

2010

    $ 6,209       $ 23,757       $ —         $ 25,646       $ 4,320   

 

(a) Includes reserves associated with acquired assets/companies.
(b) For media distribution agent arrangements, the portions of the additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts and to the allowance for product returns that are recoupable by us from the studio or content producer are netted against the amount we owe to such studios and content producers in participations payable. The remainder is a reduction to our net revenue (agent fee).
(c) The 2011 deduction amount for the allowance for doubtful accounts includes $0.5 million related to the deconsolidation of Real Goods Solar. See Note 3. Equity Method Investment and Receivable From Investee.