For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015

Column A

Column B

Column C

Column D

Column E

Additions

Balance at

Charged to

Charged to

Balance at

Beginning of

Costs and

Other

End of

Description

Period

Expenses

Accounts

Deductions

Period

Allowances for doubtful accounts, deducted from accounts receivable in the balance sheet:

2017

$

3,374

$

3,231

$

 ―

$

(2,932)

(a)

$

3,673

2016

$

3,399

$

3,292

$

 ―

$

(3,317)

(a)

$

3,374

2015

$

3,961

$

4,219

$

 ―

$

(4,781)

(a)

$

3,399

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets:

2017

$

 ―

$

 ―

$

 ―

$

 ―

$

 ―

2016

$

815

$

 ―

$

 ―

$

(815)

$

 ―

2015

$

454,610

$

 ―

$

 ―

$

(453,795)

(b)

$

815

(a)

Deductions representing uncollectible accounts written off, less recoveries of accounts written off in prior years.

(b)

Of the $453.8 million, $47.2 million (of which $13.5 million was related to federal deferred tax assets and $33.7 million was related to state and local deferred tax assets, before federal tax benefit) is reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Operations in income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations.  The remaining $406.6 million was related to federal and state net operating losses that were utilized by Masco in their separate consolidated return and written off at the time of Separation with the related deferred assets.