| Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 
 
 Ulta Beauty,
 Inc. 
 
 Schedule II — Valuation
 and Qualifying Accounts 
 
 (in
 thousands) 
 
   
 
 
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 Description 
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 Balance at 
 beginning 
 of period | 
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 Charged to 
 costs and 
 expenses | 
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 Deductions | 
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 Balance at 
 end of 
 period | 
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  Fiscal 2016 
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  Allowance for doubtful
 accounts 
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 $ | 
 1,112 | 
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 $ | 
 1,709 | 
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 $ | 
 (742 | 
 )(a)  | 
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 $ | 
 2,079 | 
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  Shrink reserve 
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 15,259 | 
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 35,505 | 
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 (31,699 | 
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 19,065 | 
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  Inventory – lower of
 cost or market reserve 
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 5,003 | 
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 10,691 | 
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 (7,120 | 
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 8,574 | 
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  Insurance: 
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  Workers Comp / General
 Liability Prepaid Asset 
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 (1,926 | 
 )(b)  | 
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 9,578 | 
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 (7,751 | 
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 (99 | 
 )  | 
  
 
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  Employee Health Care
 Accrued Liability 
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 4,187 | 
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 67,715 | 
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 (64,705 | 
 )  | 
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 7,197 | 
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  Fiscal 2015 
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  Allowance for doubtful
 accounts 
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 $ | 
 1,346 | 
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 $ | 
 2,063 | 
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 $ | 
 (2,297 | 
 )(a)  | 
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 $ | 
 1,112 | 
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  Shrink reserve 
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 11,598 | 
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 29,894 | 
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 (26,233 | 
 )  | 
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 15,259 | 
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  Inventory – lower of
 cost or market reserve 
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 5,253 | 
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 3,323 | 
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 (3,573 | 
 )  | 
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 5,003 | 
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  Insurance: 
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  Workers Comp / General
 Liability Prepaid Asset 
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 (1,789 | 
 )(b)  | 
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 5,935 | 
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 (6,072 | 
 )  | 
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 (1,926 | 
 )  | 
  
 
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  Employee Health Care
 Accrued Liability 
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 2,435 | 
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 55,423 | 
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 (53,671 | 
 )  | 
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 4,187 | 
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  Fiscal 2014 
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  Allowance for doubtful
 accounts 
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 $ | 
 915 | 
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 $ | 
 874 | 
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 $ | 
 (443 | 
 )(a)  | 
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 $ | 
 1,346 | 
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  Shrink reserve 
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 9,358 | 
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 22,374 | 
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 (20,134 | 
 )  | 
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 11,598 | 
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  Inventory – lower of
 cost or market reserve 
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 4,861 | 
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 4,368 | 
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 (3,976 | 
 )  | 
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 5,253 | 
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  Insurance: 
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  Workers Comp / General
 Liability Prepaid Asset 
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 (1,817 | 
 )(b)  | 
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 6,899 | 
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 (6,871 | 
 )  | 
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 (1,789 | 
 )  | 
  
 
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  Employee Health Care
 Accrued Liability 
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 2,606 | 
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 41,335 | 
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 (41,506 | 
 )  | 
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 2,435 | 
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 (a) | 
 Represents write-off of
 uncollectible accounts | 
  
  
 
   
 
 
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 (b) | 
 Represents prepaid
 insurance | 
  
  
   
  
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