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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152017
Commission file number 001-31922
 
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 33-1022198
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1000 Tempur Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 878-8889
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No¨  
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-Accelerated filer o Smaller Reporting Company¨ Emerging Growth Company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes ¨ No x
The aggregate market value of the common equity held by nonaffiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2015,2017, computed by reference to the closing price for such stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, was approximately $3,621,804,954.$2,453,261,637.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of February 9, 201626, 2018 was 62,424,87054,324,879 shares.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed subsequent to the date hereof, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.



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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 22, 2018, Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Subsequently, and in preparation of this 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, adjustments to previously reported net income were identified by management to record additional non-income tax obligations related to a Latin American subsidiary. As revised, the charges for 2017 are $25.7 million and for the prior years 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are approximately $47.7 million in the aggregate. All the incremental charges since the Company’s press release are recorded as general, administrative and other expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income, and the cumulative impact in each period is recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. These adjustments are appropriately reflected in the audited financial statements included in this 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These errors are immaterial to each of the prior reporting periods affected.
Additional information with respect to these changes can be found in Note 2, and additional updated quarterly information can be found in Note 17, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein. The incremental charges do not impact adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, adjusted operating profit or adjusted operating margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures, as reported in the Company’s February 22, 2018 press release.



Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Report”(the “Report”), including the information incorporated by reference herein, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange(the “Exchange Act”),which includes information concerning one or more of our plans; objectives; goals; strategies and key strategic growth initiatives; future revenues or performance; our ability to realize the anticipated benefitsimpact on our business and financial performance resulting from the termination of our recent asset dispositions and the acquisition of brand rights in certain international markets;relationship with Mattress Firm, Inc. ("Mattress Firm"); the impact of the macroeconomic environment in both the U.S. and internationally on our business segments and expectations regarding growth of the mattress industry; uncertainties arising from global events; risks associated with our international operations; general economic, financial and industry conditions, particularly in the retail sector, as well as consumer confidence and the availability of consumer financing; competition in our industry; consumer acceptance of our products; the ability to continuously improve and expand our product line, maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and delivery of products, and manage growth; the ability to expand brand awareness,awareness; the ability to expand distribution both through third parties and through direct sales; the ability to develop and successfully launch new products; the efficiency and effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and other marketing programs; the ability to increase sales productivity within existing retail accounts and to further penetrate the retail channel, including the timing of opening or expanding within large retail accounts and the timing and success of product launches; the effects of consolidation of retailers on revenues and costs; the effects of strategic investments on our operations, including our efforts to expand our global market share; changing commodity costs; changes in product and channel mix and the impact on the Company's gross margin; initiatives to improve gross margin; our capital structure and increased debt level, including our ability to meet financial obligations and continue to comply with the terms and financial ratio covenants of our credit facilities; changes in interest rates; changes in foreign tax rates and changes in tax laws generally, including the ability to utilize tax loss carry forwards;carryforwards; effects of changes in foreign exchange rates on our reported earnings; the outcome of pending tax audits or other tax proceedings; the effect of future legislative or regulatory changes; litigationchanges, including implementation of the European General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018; the outcome of regulatory and similar issues;investigation proceedings, and outstanding litigation; financial flexibility; our expected sources of cash flow; changes in capital expenditures; our ability to effectively manage cash; and expectations regarding our target leverage and our share repurchase program. Many of these statements appear, in particular, under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, ITEM 7 of this report.Report. When used in this report,Report, the words "assumes," "estimates," "expects," “guidance”,“guidance,” “anticipates,” “proposed,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that we will realize our expectations or that our beliefs will prove correct.
    
There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. There are important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements in this Report, including under the heading “Risk Factors” under Part I, ITEM 1A of this Report. There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
    
All forward-looking statements attributable to us apply only as of the date of this Report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Report. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
When used in this Report, except as specifically noted otherwise, the term “Tempur Sealy International” refers to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. only, and the terms “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. When used in this Report, the term “Sealy” refers to Sealy Corporation and its historical subsidiaries.

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Table In addition, when used in this Report, “2016 Credit Agreement” refers to the Company’s senior credit facility entered into in the first quarter of Contents2016; “2012 Credit Agreement” refers to the Company’s prior senior credit facility entered into in 2012; “2026 Senior Notes” refers to the 5.50% senior notes due 2026 issued in 2016; “2023 Senior Notes” refers to the 5.625% senior notes due 2023 issued in 2015; ”2020 Senior Notes” refers to the 6.875% senior notes due 2020 retired in 2016; and "8.0% Sealy Notes” refers to Sealy’s 8.0% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes retired in 2016.


PART I
 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS    
 
General
 
We are the world's largest bedding provider. We develop, manufacture market, and distributemarket bedding products, which we sell globally in approximately 100 countries.globally. Our brand portfolio includes many highly recognized brands in the industry, including TEMPUR®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy®, Sealy featuring Posturepedic®, Technology, and Stearns & Foster®. Our comprehensive suite of bedding products offers a variety of products to consumers across a broad range of channels.

Prior to January 1, 2015, the Company operated under three reportableWe operate in two segments: Tempur North America, Tempur International and Sealy. Effective January 1, 2015, the Company realigned its organizational structure and updated its segments in light of the progress made in 2013 and 2014 integrating Sealy into its historical business. The Company's updated reportable segments are North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. Our North America segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S. and Canada. Our International segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Company evaluatesWe evaluate segment performance based on net sales, gross profit and operating income. Financial information about our segments and geographic areas is included elsewhere in this Report in Part II, ITEM 7, Management's"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and Note 18, Business16, "Business Segment Information," of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8, Financial"Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Report.Data."

We sellIn the first quarter of 2017, we updated our products through twoprimary selling channels to Wholesale and Direct. These channels better align to the margin characteristics of our business and our marketplace. Wholesale includes all third party retailers, including third party distribution, channelshospitality and healthcare. Direct includes company-owned stores, e-commerce, and call centers. Historically, we reported our net sales in each segment:the Retail (furnitureand Other sales channels. Retail included furniture and bedding retailers, department stores, specialty retailers and warehouse clubs); andclubs. Other (direct-to-consumer through e-commerce platforms; company-owned stores and call centers;included direct-to-consumer, third party distributors;distributors, hospitality and healthcare customers).customers.

Our principal executive office is located at 1000 Tempur Way, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 and our telephone number is (800) 878-8889. Tempur Sealy International, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in September 2002. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge on our website at www.tempursealy.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the SEC.
 
You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The website of the SEC is www.sec.gov.

Strategy
 
We believe our future growth potentialOur long-term strategy is significant in our existing markets and through expansion into new markets.to drive earnings growth. Our goal is to improve the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. It is our goal to become the share leader in every country we compete in.  In order to achieve our long-term growth potentialstrategy while managing the current economic and competitive environment,environments, we will focus on developing the most innovative bedding products in all the markets we serve, investing in our brands, developing consumer-preferred products, expanding distributionour North America margins while executing our sales growth strategy, and striving for highest dealer advocacyoptimizing our worldwide distribution. Through our strategy, we intend to generate earnings growth and wherestrong cash flow that will be used to reduce debt to the extent appropriate making strategic acquisitions. In addition, we will focus on improving our cost competitivenessand return value to fund our investments, expand margins and grow stockholder value.
Acquisition of Sealystockholders.

On March 18, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Sealy (“Sealy Acquisition”) and its subsidiaries, which manufacture and market a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®, Optimum™ and Stearns & Foster® brands. Our acquisition of Sealy is more fully described in Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures”, in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.



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Our Products and Brands

We have a comprehensive offering of products that appeal to a broad range of consumers, some of which are covered by one or more patents and/or patent applications. We also routinely introduce new mattress models, launch new products and update our existing mattress products in each of our segments. Our products are divided into two categories, as described below:

Bedding - Our bedding product category includes mattresses, foundations and adjustable foundations and represented 91.6% of our net sales in 2015.

Other - Our other products include pillows, mattress covers, sheets, cushions and various other comfort products and represented 8.4% of our net sales in 2015.

In order to achieve our goal to improve the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world, one of our strategic initiatives is to leverage and strengthen our comprehensive portfolio of iconic brands and products. We offer a completeOur brand portfolio includes many highly recognized brands, including TEMPUR®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® featuring Posturepedic® Technology and complementary portfolio of brands,Stearns & Foster®, which are described below:

Tempur-Pedic® - Founded in 1991, the Tempur brand is our specialty innovation category leader designed to provide life changing sleep for our wellness seekingwellness-seeking consumers. Our proprietary Tempur material precisely adapts to the shape, weight and temperature of the consumer and creates fewer pressure points, reduces motion transfer and provides personalized comfort and support.

Stearns & Foster® - The Stearns & Foster brand offers our consumers high quality mattresses built by certified craftsmen who have been specially trained. Founded in 1846, the brand is designed and built with precise engineering and relentless attention to detail and fuses new innovative technologies with time-honored techniques, creating supremely comfortable beds.

Posturepedic - The Posturepedic brand, introduced in 1950, is engineered to provide all-over support and body alignment to allow full relaxation and deliver a comfortable night's sleep.

Sealy® featuring Posturepedic® Technology - The Sealy brand originated in 1881 in Sealy, Texas, and for over a century has focused on offering trusted comfort, durability and excellent value while maintaining contemporary styles and great support. The Sealy Posturepedic brand, introduced in 1950, was engineered to provide all-over support and body alignment to allow full relaxation and deliver a comfortable night's sleep. In 2017, Sealy Posturepedic no longer represented its own separate brand as we united all of our Sealy products under one masterbrand, which features the Posturepedic Technology™ in the Sealy Performance™ and Sealy Premium™ collections.

Cocoon by SealyTM - The Cocoon by Sealy brand, introduced in 2016, is our offering in the below $1,000 e-commerce space, made with the high quality materials that consumers expect from Sealy, sold onlineat www.cocoonbysealy.com and delivered in a box directly to consumers' doorsteps.
Our 2015 product
In 2017, we introduced new products in our North America and International segments. In North America, we united all of our Sealy products under one masterbrand. Product introductions included new Sealy products in two distinct lines: Response and Conform. The new Sealy Essentials™, Sealy Performance™, and Sealy Premium™ Collections combine smart innovation, precise engineering and industry-leading testing to ensure quality and durability. Sealy's exclusive Posturepedic Technology™ is featured in the TEMPUR-Flex collection, which provides allPerformance and Premium Collections, offering the highest quality materials to target the right level of support for each area of the famous adaptive sleep benefits of TEMPUR® material with a slightly springy feel. The TEMPUR-Flex collection uses hybrid construction to deliver a unique new TEMPUR feel with more responsive support. The TEMPUR-Flex collection also features an EasyRefresh™ removable cover and a cool-to-the-touch SmartClimate™ system.body. In addition, we updatedrelaunched our flagship line of Tempur mattresses in International to feature the iconic aesthetics similar to Tempur-Pedic mattresses available in North America.

In 2018, we are launching a new line of Tempur-Pedic products and a new Sealy PosturepedicHybrid line in 2015, whichNorth America. The new Tempur-Pedic line includes the Posturepedic Series, Posturepedic Plus SeriesTempur-Adapt and Posturepedic Premier Hybrid Series.Tempur-ProAdapt series which are made from a unique combination of innovative materials that adapt and respond to the body’s needs. Both series feature a new, advanced pressure relief TEMPUR® material called TEMPUR-APR™. We are also launching a new line of Tempur-Adapt pillows and a new portfolio of adjustable bases. The new Sealy Posturepedic mattresses feature encasedHybrid line completes the relaunch of Sealy products under one masterbrand. The Sealy Hybrid line leverages the best technologies from the Sealy Response and Conform lines and features the DuoChill™ Cooling Sleep System which offers twice the cool-to-the-touch technology, nested coil technology with 20% more coils gel memory foam and a coreDuraflex™ Coil Edge technology offering better edge support center. We also introduced a limited edition collection of Stearns & Foster mattresses and, internationally, introduced Tempur North, a new bed system that will be marketed primarily in Northern European markets.compared to our existing Sealy Hybrid.

Our 2016 product introductions included the new Stearns & Foster® Reserve Collection, which offers our exclusive Hybrid Pillow Top featuring our Nano Comfort™ Quilt Layer. The innovative mattress top design delivers precise support, superior adaptability and light-as-air comfort. The specially engineered Nano Comfort™ Quilt Layer places thousands of super-small coils between layers of memory foam for durable and conforming support. In addition, we updated our existing Stearns & Foster® Estate, Lux Estate and Lux Estate Hybrid product lines, which, along with the Reserve Collection, now offer four exclusive features: IntelliCoil® Advanced coil design, PrecisionEdge™ high-density border system, PrimaCool™ performance fabric and Advanced Adapt™ memory foam. We also updated our TEMPUR-Breeze line to include a state-of-the art PureCool™ Comfort technology, an ultra breathable design and a premium cooling cover. These upgrades provide more refreshing sleep for consumers seeking a cooler sleeping environment.


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Our Channels

We sellIn the first quarter of 2017, we updated our products through two channels:primary selling channels to Wholesale and Direct. These channels better align to the margin characteristics of our business and our marketplace. Historically, we reported our net sales in the Retail and Other.

Retail

OurOther sales channels. Retail channel sells toincluded furniture and bedding retailers, department stores, specialty retailers and warehouse clubs, among others clubs. Other included direct-to-consumer, third party distributors, hospitality and healthcare customers.

Wholesale

Our Wholesale channel includes all third party retailers, including third party distribution, hospitality and healthcare,
and represented 91.2%91.7% of net sales in 2015.2017. Our top five customers, collectively and including Mattress Firm, accounted for approximately 39.4%22.8% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015. Mattress Firm Holding Corp., which is represented in the North America segment, is our largest customer. On February 5, 2016, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in HMK Mattress Holdings, LLC ("Sleepy’s"). Sleepy’s was also one of our top 5 customers in 2015 and as a result of this acquisition, based on 2015 net sales, the combined companies will be our largest customer, and will represent a significant portion of our overall sales. Mattress Firm and Sleepy’s together represented approximately 25% of our overall net sales for 2015. Additionally, we have a long-term supply agreement in place with Mattress Firm, which we have recently extended. The loss of one or more of these customers could negatively impact our profitability.2017.

OtherDirect


Our OtherDirect channel sells directly to consumers throughincludes company-owned stores, e-commerce platforms, company owned stores and call centers and to third party, healthcare and hospitality customers and represented 8.8%8.3% of net sales in 2015. Third party includes sales to distributors in countries where we do not sell directly through our own subsidiaries. Healthcare includes sales to hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare professionals and medical retailers. Hospitality sales include hotels.2017.

Marketing

Our overall marketing strategy is to drive consumer demand through the use of effective marketing. We invest across multiple media platforms to build brand awareness and drive consumer interest in our products. Our strategy varies by segment; however, the majority of our advertising programs are created on a centralized basis through our in-house advertising organization. In 20162018, we plan to drive growthnet sales through continued investments in new products, marketing and other initiatives.

North America

Our North America segment sells primarily through the RetailWholesale channel, which contributed 95.5%94.4% of North America segment sales in 2015.2017. In North America, we advertise nationally on television, digitally and through consumer and trade print. In addition, we participate in cooperative advertising on a shared basis with some of our retail customers. Throughout the year, we relied on a series of strategic initiatives, which included:include new product introductions, advertising and in-store marketing investments.

International

Our International segment sells primarily through the RetailWholesale channel, which contributed 72.0%81.3% of International segment net sales in 2015.2017. Our advertising strategy in our International segment focuses on building brand awareness, which we believe is important to increasing our overall market share. We advertise on television, digitally and through consumer and trade print, as well as cooperative advertising on a shared basis with some of our retail customers. We believe there is significant opportunity to drive sales growth in our International segment through the expansion of product lines within existing channels, increasing our market share in previously underpenetrated markets and, where appropriate, entering into new markets.
    
Seasonality
 
We believe that our sales of products to furniture and bedding stores are typically subject to modest seasonality inherent in the bedding industry, with sales expected to be generally lower in the second and fourth quarters and higherquarters. We did not experience our typical seasonality in 2017 as we pursued our strategy to recapture market share in the first and third quarters. Internationally, we are subject to seasonalityU.S. following the termination of our relationship with European netMattress Firm. Our sales lower in the thirda particular quarter as compared to the other quarters during the year. Typical seasonality patterns maycan also be affectedimpacted by significant new product launches, which also generate an increaselaunches. Additionally, the U.S. bedding industry generally experiences increases in floor model discounts as we deploy new products to our customers. In 2015sales around holidays and 2014, we experienced stronger sales in the third and fourth quarters due to product launches in the first half of the year.promotional periods.




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Operations
 
Manufacturing and Distribution. Distribution

Our products are currently manufactured and distributed through our global network of facilities. For a list of our principal manufacturing and distribution facilities, please refer to Item 2, "Properties".
    
Suppliers. Suppliers

We obtain the raw materials used to produce our pressure-relieving TEMPUR® material from outside sources. We currently acquire chemicals and proprietary additives for Tempur products from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. These supplier relationships may be revisedmodified in order to maintain quality, cost, and delivery expectations. We do not consider ourselves dependent upon any single outside vendor as a source of raw materials for Tempur products and believe that sufficient alternative sources of supply for the same or similar raw materials are available. Additionally, we source a portion of the manufacturing of our adjustable bed bases and foundations from third party manufacturers. We do not consider ourselves dependent upon any single outside manufacturer as a source of these products.

In our
Sealy products, ourproduct raw materials consist of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring components that we purchase from various suppliers. In the U.S. and Canada, we source the majority of our requirements for polyurethane foam components and spring components for our Sealy and Stearns & Foster mattress units from a key supplier for each component.  In the U.S. and Canada, we rely upon a single supplier for certain polyurethane foam components and spring components in our Sealy mattress units. These components are purchased under a supply agreement.agreements. We also purchase a significant portion of our Sealy foundation parts from third party sources under supply agreements, which require that we maintain certain volume allocations based on a proportional amount of material purchases. These volume allocations do not represent fixed purchase commitments.agreements. We are also dependent on a single supplier for the visco-elastic components and assembly of our Optimum™specialty product lines. Except for our dependence regarding polyurethane foam, visco-elastic components and assembly of our Optimum™ specialty product lines, we do not consider ourselves to be dependent in the long term upon any single outside vendor as a source of supply to our bedding business, and we believe over time that sufficient alternative sources of supply for the same, similar or alternative components are available. However if a key supplier for an applicable component failed to supply components in the amount we require, this could significantly interrupt production of our products and increase our production costs in the near term.
    
Research and Development. Development

We have four research and development centers, three in the U.S. and one in Denmark, whichthat conduct technology and product development. Additionally, we have a product testing facility that conducts hundreds of consumer tests annually. We believe our consumer-research driven approach to innovation results in best-in-class products that benefit the consumer. Research and development expenses were $21.7 million, $26.7 million and $28.7 million $21.6 millionin 2017, 2016 and $21.0 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Industry and Competition

We compete in the global bedding industry, where we are the only truly global participant. The bedding industry is comprised of mattresses and foundations, pillows and accessories. The mattress market category is comprised of traditional innerspring mattresses as well asand non-innerspring mattresses, that includewhich includes visco-elastic and foam mattresses, innerspring/foam hybrid mattresses, airbeds and latex mattresses. The foundation category is comprised of traditional foundations and adjustable foundations. The primary distribution channels for mattresses and foundations are retail furniture and bedding stores, department stores and warehouse clubs. Additionally, the pillow market is comprised of traditional foam and feather pillows, as well as pillows made of visco-elastic, latex, foam, sponge, rubber and down. The primary distribution channels for mattresses and foundations are retail furniture and bedding stores, department stores and warehouse clubs.

We encounter competition from a number of bedding manufacturers in both the highly concentrated domestic and highly fragmented international markets. Participants in each of these markets compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance. Mattress and pillow manufacturers and retailers are seeking to increase their channels of distribution and are looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the recent expansion in the number of U.S. and international companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for foam mattresses. In addition, retailers in both the U.S. and internationally are increasingly seeking to integrate vertically in the furniture and bedding industries, including by offering their own brands of mattresses and pillows.

The U.S. is the largest market in which we compete. Since 1995,1996, U.S. wholesale bedding sales, which include mattresses and foundations, have grown at a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR,"CAGR", of 4.9%6.0%, reaching approximately $7,524.0 millionover $8.0 billion in 20142016 according to the International Sleep Products Association (“ISPA”). ThisAccording to ISPA, U.S. mattress producer shipments increased 3.1% in 2016 as compared to 2015, making 2016 the seventh consecutive annual unit increase since 2010. Additionally, the value of mattress shipments increased 4.4% in 2016, also the seventh consecutive annual increase in dollar value since 2010. The value of mattress shipments set a new high in 2016. Unit shipments in 2016 set a new post-recession high, but are still below historical records, according to ISPA.

Industry growth has been driven by increases in average unit selling price (“AUSP”) primarily due to consumer awareness of the increase inongoing new health benefits of better sleep discovered by the U.S. population, natural replacement cycle of mattresses andmedical community. Additionally, industry growth over the past several years has been driven by an increase in overall consumer brand awareness, the average unit selling prices (“AUSPs”).

The U.S. mattress industry has benefited from a steady increase in AUSP over the past three decades, due in particular to the growth in premium priced non-innerspring mattresses but also due to various other factors, including an increase in the percentagehighly profitable nature of larger sized mattresses sold. As consumers have become increasingly aware of the health benefits of a good night’s sleep, which is often associated with the quality of their mattress, consumers have demonstrated a growing willingness to increase spending for higher quality mattresses and related bedding products. This trend has been further supported by the demographic shift in the population to consumers who are 45-64 years old and typically have a higher level of disposable income. The U.S. mattress industry has responded with the development of new, innovative technologies. Mattresses with enhanced features are typically sold at higher prices than traditional innerspring mattresses.

The traditional mattress innerspring category continues to account for the majority of industry mattress revenues; however the market for non-innerspring mattresses continues to grow. In 2014, traditional innerspring mattresses, excluding foundations, represented approximately $4,400.0 million of the bedding industry, and non-innerspring mattresses, excluding foundations, represented approximately $1,900.0 million of the industry, according to ISPA. The market for non-innerspring mattresses was

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30.0% of the overall U.S. mattress industry in 2014, according to ISPA.

The U.S. mattress industry has historically been correlated with the health of the overall economy and a significant portion of new mattress purchases are typically driven by the replacement cycle. Factors that have shown some level of association with industry sales include overall GDP, housing turnover, personal disposable income, consumer confidence, interest rates and employment levels. As such, during recessionary periods, demand for mattresses declines as consumers reduce spending and delay discretionary purchases. During the most recent recession in 2008 and 2009, wholesale bedding sales experienced the greatest year-over-year decline in the past 20 years. Although demand improved in subsequent years, the increase in units sold was slower than in years following prior recessionary periods. Assuming the health of the overall economy continues to improve, we believe the mattress industry is well positioned for future growth.manufacturers and retailers, an overall increase in adjustable foundation attachment rates, innovative technology and consumer demographics.

Competition

The global bedding industry is highly competitive. We encounter competition from a number of mattress and foundation manufacturers in both domestic and international markets, as well as competition from a number of pillow and other bedding accessories manufacturers. Participants in each of these markets compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance.

We have a portfolio of brands and a complementary product offering, addressing most price points, consumer preferences and points of distribution. Our mattress products compete with a number of different types of mattresses, including innerspring mattresses, visco-elastic mattresses, foam mattresses, hybrid innerspring/foam mattresses, futons, air beds and other air-supported mattresses. These competing products are sold through a variety of channels, including furniture and bedding stores, department stores, mass merchants, wholesale clubs, Internet, telemarketing programs, television infomercials and catalogs. The U.S. pillow industry is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which are dominant.

The U.S. mattress market has experienced consolidation among manufacturers in recent years. We, together with Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, which sells products under the Serta and Simmons brands, collectively accounted for a significant share of the wholesale bedding industry revenues in 20142016 based on figures obtained from ISPA and Furniture/Furniture Today industry publications. The balance of the mattress market in the U.S. is served by a large number of other manufacturers, including Select Comfort Corporation, which focuses on air beds and other air-supported mattresses, and many others operating on a regional basis.manufacturers. In addition, there has been consolidation of mattress retailers in the U.S. over the last several years, driven principally by Mattress Firm.

The international market for mattresses and pillows is generally served by a large number of manufacturers, primarily operating on a regional and local basis. These manufacturers offer a broad range of mattress and pillow products.

The highly competitive nature of the mattress and pillow industries means we are continually subject to the risk of loss of market share, loss of significant customers, reductions in margins, and the inability to acquire new customers.

Intellectual Property

Patents, Trademarks and Licensing
 
We hold various U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications regarding certain elements of the design and function of many of our mattress and pillow products.
 
As of December 31, 2015,2017, we held trademark registrations worldwide, which we believe have significant value and are important to the marketing of our products to retailers. TEMPUR® and Tempur-Pedic® are trademarks registered with the United StatesU.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, we have U.S. applications pending for additional trademarks. Several of our trademarks have been registered, or are the subject of pending applications, in various foreign countries. Each U.S. trademark registration is renewable indefinitely as long as the trademark remains in use. We also own numerous of trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and design marks, including Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Sealy Posturepedic®. We also license the Bassett® trade name in various territories under a long termlong-term agreement.
    
We derive income from royalties by licensing Sealy® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. Our licenses include rights for the licensees to use trademarks as well as current proprietary or patented technology utilized by us.that we utilize. We also provide our licensees with product specifications, research and development, statistical services and marketing programs. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the2017, our licensing groupactivities as a whole generated unaffiliated net royalties of approximately $18.3$20.8 million.



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Governmental Regulation
 
Our operations are subject to international, federal, state, local and foreignlocal consumer protection and other regulations, primarily relating to the mattress and pillow industry. These regulations vary among the states, countries, and countrieslocalities in which we do business. The regulations generally impose requirements as to the proper labeling of bedding merchandise, restrictions regarding the identification of merchandise as “new” or otherwise, controls as to hygiene and other aspects of product handling and sale and penalties for violations. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. Many foreign jurisdictions also regulate fire retardancy standards. Future changes to these standards may require modifications to our products to comply with these additional standards.such changes. We are also subject to environmental and health and safety requirements with regard to the manufacture of our products and the conduct of our operations and facilities. We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures necessary to comply with these requirements. Currently these expenditures are immaterial to our financial results.

Our principal waste products are foam and fabric scraps, wood, cardboard and other non-hazardous materials derived from product component supplies and packaging. We also periodically dispose of (primarily by recycling) small amounts of used machine lubricating oil and air compressor waste oil.oil, primarily by recycling. In the United States,U.S., we are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental health and safety, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. We believe that we are in compliance with all applicable international, federal, state and local environmental statutes and regulations. Except as set forth in “Legal Proceedings”, included in Part I, ITEM 3 of this Report,We do not expect that compliance with international, federal, state or local provisions that have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, should notwill have anya material effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. We are not aware of any pending federal environmental legislation whichthat would have a material impact on our operations. Except as set forth in “Legal Proceedings”, included in Part I, ITEM 3 of this Report, weoperations, and have not been required to make, and do not expect to make, any material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities in the foreseeable future.

In connection with sales of our products, we often collect and process personal data from our customers. As such, we are subject to certain regulations relating to information technology and data privacy. For example, the European Union recently adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which is scheduled to take effect in May 2018. The GDPR will impose a new and expanded set of compliance requirements on companies, including us, that collect or process personal data from citizens living in the European Union. We have implemented a system in order to ensure compliance by the May 2018 deadline.


Employees
 
As of December 31, 20152017, we had approximately 7,2007,000 Tempur Sealy employees, approximately 4,7004,600 of which are located in North America and 2,5002,400 in the rest of the world. Approximately 40.0%34.5% of our employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements. Due to the large number of collective bargaining agreements, we are periodically in negotiations with certain of the unions representing our employees. We consider our overall relations with our workforce to be satisfactory. Our current collective bargaining agreements, which are typically one to three years in length, expire at various times beginning in 2016 through 2019. As of December 31, 2015,2017, our domestic operationsNorth America segment employed approximately 770300 individuals covered under collective bargaining agreements expiring in 2016. Our international operations2018 and our International segment employed approximately 400500 individuals covered under collective bargaining agreements expiring in 2016.2018.

Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
This information is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) under the section entitled “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Executive Officers.”

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
The following risk factors and other information included in this Report should be carefully considered. Please also see “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 3.

Set forth below are descriptions of certain risks relating to our business.

Unfavorable economic and market conditions could reduce our sales and profitability and as a result, our operating results may be adversely affected.

Our business has been affected by general business and economic conditions, and these conditions could have an impact on future demand for our products. The global economy remains unstable, and we expect the economic environment to continue to be challenging. Economic uncertainty may give households less confidence to make discretionary purchases.


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There could be a number of other effects from these economic developments on our business, including reduced consumer demand for products; insolvency of our customers, resulting in increased provisions for credit losses; insolvency of our key suppliers resulting in product delays; inability of retailers and consumers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products; decreased consumer confidence; decreased retail demand, including order delays or cancellations; counterparty failures negatively impacting our treasury operations; inability for us, our customers and our suppliers to accurately forecast future product demand trends; and adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. If such conditions are experienced in future periods, our industry, business and results of operations may be severely impacted.

Our sales growth is dependent upon our ability to implement strategic initiatives and actions taken to increase sales growth may not be effective.

Our ability to generate sales growth is dependent upon a number of factors, including the following:

our ability to continuously improve our products to offer new and enhanced consumer benefits and better quality;
the ability of our future product launches to increase net sales;
the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and other marketing programs in building product and brand awareness, driving traffic to our distribution channels and increasing sales;
our ability to expand into new distribution channels and grow our existing channels;
our ability to continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives;
the level of consumer acceptance of our products; and
general economic factors that impact consumer confidence, disposable income or the availability of consumer financing.


Our new product launches may not be successful due to development delays, failure of new products to achieve anticipated levels of market acceptance and significant costs associated with failed product introductions, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

Each year we invest significant time and resources in research and development to improve our product offerings and launch new products. We are planning a major product launch for our Tempur products in the U.S. in 2018, and our financial performance for 2018 is substantially dependent on the success of this launch. There are a number of risks inherent in our new product line introductions, including that the anticipated level of market acceptance may not be realized, which could negatively impact our sales. Also, introduction costs, the speed of the rollout of the product and manufacturing inefficiencies may be greater than anticipated, which could impact profitability.

We operate in the highly competitive mattress and pillow industries, and if we are unable to compete successfully, we may lose customers and our sales may decline.

Participants in the mattress and pillow industries compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance across a range of distribution channels.

A number of our significant competitors offer mattress and pillow products that compete directly with our products. Any such competition by established manufacturers or new entrants into the market could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, mattress and pillow manufacturers and retailers are seeking to increase their channels of distribution and are looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the recent expansion in the number of companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for foam mattresses and in retailers offering their own lines of mattresses. In addition, retailers in the U.S. and internationally have integrated vertically in the furniture and bedding industries, and it is possible that such vertical integration may create circumstances that would negatively impact our net sales and results of operations. The pillow industry is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which are dominant. The highly competitive nature of the mattress and pillow industries means we are continually subject to the risk of loss of market share, loss of significant customers, reductions in margins, and the inability to acquire new customers.

Because we depend on our significant customers, a decrease or interruption in their business with us would reduce our sales and results of operations.

No customer represented 10.0% or more of our net sales for 2017. Our top five customers, collectively accountand including Mattress Firm, accounted for approximately 39.4%22.8% of our net sales for 2015.2017. The credit environment in which our customers operate has been relatively stable over the past few years. We expect that some of the retailers that carry our products may consolidate, undergo restructurings or reorganizations, experience financial difficulty, or realign their affiliations, any of which could decrease the number of stores that carry our products or increase the ownership concentration in the retail industry. An increase in the concentration of our sales to large customers may negatively affect our profitability due to the impact of volume and other incentive programs related to these customers. Furthermore, as sales to our large customers grow, our credit exposure to these customers may also increase. Some of these retailers may decide to carry only a limited number of brands of mattress products, which could affect our ability to sell products to them on favorable terms, if at all. A substantial decrease or interruption in business from these significant customers could result in the loss of future business and could reduce liquidity and profitability. In addition, the timing of large purchases by these customers could have an increasingly significant impact on our quarterly net sales and earnings.

We terminated our relationship with Mattress Firm, Holding Corp., which is representedpreviously a customer in the North America segment, is our largest customer. On February 5, 2016,in 2017. Mattress Firm Holding Corp. acquired allrepresented 21.4% and 23.7% of the outstanding equity interests in HMK Mattress Holdings, LLC ("Sleepy’s"). Sleepy’s operates approximately 1,500 specialty mattress retail stores located in 17 states and the combined company will operate approximately 3,500 stores in 48 states. Sleepy’s was also one of our top 5 customers in 2015 and as a result of this acquisition, based on 2015 net sales, the combined company will be our largest customer, and will represent a significant portion of our overall sales. Mattress Firm and Sleepy’s together represented approximately 25% of our overall netCompany’s sales for 2015. This higher customer concentration will increase the risks associated with large customers described above.years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Our sales growth is dependent upon our ability to implement strategic initiatives and actions taken to increase sales growth may not be effective.

Our ability to generate sales growth is dependent upon a number of factors, including the following:

our ability to continuously improve our products to offer new and enhanced consumer benefits and better quality;
ability of our future product launches to increase net sales;
the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and other marketing programs in building product and brand awareness, driving traffic to our distribution channels and increasing sales;
our ability to expand into new distribution channels and grow our existing channels, including our current roll-out of Sealy mattress products in various international markets;
our ability to continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives;
the level of consumer acceptance of our products; and
general economic factors that negatively impact consumer confidence, disposable income or the availability of consumer financing.


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We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in exchange rates, which could affect our results of operations, the costs of our products and our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.

Approximately 25% of our net sales were generated outside of the United States in 2015. As a multinational company, we conduct our business in a wide variety of currencies and are therefore subject to market risk for changes in foreign exchange rates. If the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to the euro or other foreign currencies where we have operations, there would be a negative impact on our operating results upon translation of those foreign operating results into the U.S. dollar. In 2015, foreign currency exchange rate changes negatively impacted our adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-U.S generally accepted accounting principle ("U.S. GAAP") financial measure, by approximately 6.4%. In 2016, we expect foreign exchange could continue to negatively impact our results of operations. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We do not hedge the translation of foreign currency operating results into the U.S. dollar.

We use foreign exchange forward contracts to manage a portion of the exposure to the risk of the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions between our subsidiaries and their customers and suppliers, as well as among certain subsidiaries. These hedging transactions may not succeed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Refer to “Management's Discussion and Analysis” included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report for further discussion on the impact of foreign exchange rates on our operations.

We are subject to a pending tax proceeding in Denmark, and an adverse decision or a negotiated settlement could adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows.

We have received income tax assessments from the Danish Tax Authority (“SKAT”). We believe the process to reach a final resolution of this matter could potentially extend over a number of years. If we are not successful in defending our position that we owe no additional taxes, we could be required to pay a significant amount to SKAT. In addition, the Company could choose to pursuewe are pursuing a settlement with SKAT, which could also require the Companyus to pay a significant amountsamount to SKAT in excess of any related reserve.SKAT. Each of these outcomes could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flows. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Danish National Tax Tribunal ("Tribunal"), the appeals division within SKAT, or the Danish courts, or a settlement of the matter with SKAT, based on a change in facts and circumstances, the Companywe may be required to further increase itsour uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company'sour reported earnings. For a description of these assessments and additional information with respect to these assessments and the various related legal proceedings, see “Legal Proceedings” included in Part I, ITEM 3 of this Report andplease refer to Note 14,13, “Income Taxes”,Taxes,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, and "Management's Discussion and Analysis" included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report.

We operate in the highly competitive mattress and pillow industries, and if we are unable to compete successfully, we may lose customers and our sales may decline.

Participants in the mattress and pillow industries compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance and compete across a range of distribution channels.

A number of our significant competitors offer mattress and pillow products that compete directly with our products. Any such competition by established manufacturers or new entrants into the market could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, mattress and pillow manufacturers and retailers are seeking to increase their channels of distribution and looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the recent expansion in the number of companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for foam mattresses. The pillow industry is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which are dominant. The highly competitive nature of the mattress and pillow industries means we are continually subject to the risk of loss of market share, loss of significant customers, reductions in margins, and the inability to acquire new customers.

We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.

Our ability to effectively manage our business depends significantly on our information systems. The failure of our current systems, or future upgrades, to operate effectively or to integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause reduced efficiency of our operations, and remediation of any such failure, problem or breach could reduce our liquidity and

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profitability. Any disruptions caused by the failure of these systems could adversely impact our day-to-day business and decision making and could have a material adverse effect on its performance.

We have successfully implemented a new enterprise resource planning, or “ERP,” system across several of our global subsidiaries. We are continuing this implementation and expanding into our North America segment. This new system will continue to replace a substantial portion of our legacy systems currently supporting our operations. If we are unable to successfully implement the replacement of the legacy systems, it could lead to a disruption in our business and unanticipated additional use of capital and other resources, which may adversely impact our results of operations.

Changes in tax laws and regulations or other factors could cause our income tax rate to increase, potentially reducing net income and adversely affecting cash flows, and fluctuations in our tax obligations and effective tax rate may result in volatility of our financial results and stock price.

We are subject to taxation in various jurisdictions around the world and at any one time multiple tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions. In preparing financial statements, we calculate our annual effective income tax rate based on current tax laws and regulations and the estimated taxable income within each of these jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rate, however, may be higher due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, changes in accounting methods or policies, tax laws or regulations, the tax litigation environment in each such jurisdiction, and the outcome of pending or future audits, whether the result of litigation or negotiations with taxing authorities. Each such item may result in a tax liability that differs from our original estimate. An effective income tax rate that is significantly higher than currently anticipated could have an adverse effect on our net income and cash flows. In addition, there could be ongoing variability in our quarterly tax rates as events occur and exposures are evaluated, which could adversely affect our quarterly results of operations and stock price.

Officials in some of the jurisdictions in which we do business including the United States, have proposed or announced that they are considering changes in tax increases andlaws and/or other revenue raising laws and regulations. regulations, including how U.S. multi-national corporations are taxed on earnings. On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (public law 115-97, the “U.S. Tax Reform Act”). The estimated impacts of the U.S. Tax Reform Act recorded during 2017, as well as the forward-looking estimates, are provisional in nature, and we will continue to assess the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act and provide additional information and record adjustments through the income tax provision in the relevant period as amounts are known and reasonably estimable during the measurement period. Accordingly, the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act may differ from the our provisional estimates due to and among other factors, information currently not available, changes in interpretations and the issuance of additional guidance, as well as changes in assumptions we have currently made, including actions that we may take in future periods as a result of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.
Additionally, the global tax environment is becoming more complex, with government tax authorities becoming increasingly more aggressive in asserting claims for taxes. Any resulting changes in tax laws or regulations could increase our effective income tax rate or impose new restrictions, costs or prohibitions on our current practices and reduce our net income and adversely affect our cash flows.

In addition to the increased activity of taxing authorities with respect to income tax, taxing authorities are also becoming more aggressive in asserting claims for indirect taxes such as import duties and value added tax. These types of claims present similar risks and uncertainties assimilar to those discussed above. We believe we are in compliance with all tax laws and regulations that govern such indirect taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we do business in.business. However, because the claims taxing authorities assert often involve the question of internal product pricing, which is inherently subjective in nature, any such claim may require us to litigate the matter to defend our position or to negotiate a settlement on the matter with the taxing authorities that differs from the amount of potential exposure recorded in the financial statements.


We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology, including cyber-based attacks, could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.
We are increasingly dependent on information technology, including the Internet, for the storage, processing, and transmission of our electronic, business-related information assets. We leverage our internal information technology, infrastructures, and those of our service providers, to enable, sustain and support our global business interests. As such, our ability to effectively manage our business depends significantly on our information systems. The failure of our current systems, or future upgrades, to operate effectively or to integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause reduced efficiency of our operations, and remediation of any such failure, problem or breach could reduce our liquidity and profitability. Any disruptions caused by the failure of these systems could adversely impact our day-to-day business and decision making and could have a material adverse effect on our performance.

We are subject to laws and regulations relating to information technology security. For example, the GDPR, which is scheduled to take effect in May 2018, will impose a new and expanded set of compliance requirements on companies, including us, that collect or process personal data from citizens living in the European Union. While we have implemented a system in order to ensure compliance by the May 2018 deadline, that system may not be successful. Failure to comply with the GDPR could expose us to potentially significant liabilities.

We have successfully implemented a new enterprise resource planning, or “ERP,” system across several of our global subsidiaries. We are continuing this implementation and expanding into our North America segment. This new system will continue to replace a substantial portion of our legacy systems currently supporting our operations. If we are unable to successfully implement the replacement of the legacy systems, it could lead to a disruption in our business and unanticipated additional use of capital and other resources, which may adversely impact our results of operations. In addition, if the cost of implementing this ERP system increases above our estimates, this could have a significant adverse effect on our profitability.

In the event that we or our service providers are unable to prevent or detect and remediate cyber-based attacks or other security incidents in a timely manner, our operations could be disrupted or we may incur financial or reputational losses arising from the theft, misuse, unauthorized disclosure or destruction of our information assets.

Our leverage may limit our flexibility and increase our risk of default.

As a resultWe operate in the ordinary course of our acquisitionbusiness with a certain amount of Sealy, our long-term debt has increased substantially, which, in turn, has increased our leverage (for information regarding these topics, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report and Note 6, “Debt”, in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.

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leverage. Our degree of leverage could have important consequences to our investors, such as:

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;
requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereforethereby reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and other business opportunities;
making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness;
restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or investments or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;
limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes;
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate, placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who, therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploiting;
exposing us to variability in interest rates, as a substantial portion of our indebtedness is and will be at variable rates; and
limiting our ability to return capital to our stockholders, including through share repurchases.

In addition, the instruments governing our debt contain financial and other restrictive covenants, which limit our operating flexibility and could prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities and reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Our failure to comply with these covenants may result in an event of default. If such event of default is not cured or waived, we may suffer adverse effects on our operations, business or financial condition, including acceleration of our debt. For further discussion regarding our debt covenants and compliance, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report and Note 6, “Debt”,7, “Debt,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.

We are subject to fluctuations in the cost of raw materials, and increases in these costs would reduce our liquidity and profitability.

The bedding industry has been challenged by volatility in the price of petroleum-based and steel products, which affects the cost of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring component parts. The price and availability of these raw materials are subject to market conditions affecting supply and demand. Given the significance of the cost of these materials to our products, volatility in the prices of the underlying commodities can significantly affect profitability. To the extent we are unable to absorb higher costs, or pass any such higher costs to our customers, our gross margin could be negatively affected, which could result in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability.

If we, or our service providers, are unable to adequately protect our information assets from cyber-based attacks or other security incidents, our operations could be disrupted and our reputation could be damaged.

We are increasingly dependent on information technology, including the Internet, for the storage, processing, and transmission of our electronic, business-related information assets. We leverage our internal information technology infrastructures, and those of our service providers, to enable, sustain and support our global business interests. In the event that we or our service providers are unable to prevent, detect and remediate cyber-based attacks or other security incidents in a timely manner, our operations could be disrupted or we may incur financial or reputational losses arising from the theft, alteration, misuse, unauthorized disclosure or destruction of its information assets.

We cannot guarantee that we will repurchase our common stock pursuant to our recently announced stock repurchase program or that our stock repurchase program will enhance long-term stockholder value. Stock repurchases could also increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and could diminish our cash reserves.

In February 2016, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the program, we are authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $200 million. Although our board of directors has authorized the stock repurchase program, the stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any specific dollar amount or to acquire any specific number of shares and may be suspended or terminated at any time. Stock may be purchased from time to time, in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market condition, in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, the trading price of our common stock and the nature of other investment opportunities. In addition, repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase program could affect the market price of our common stock or increase its volatility. For example, the existence of a stock repurchase program could cause our stock price to be higher than

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it would be in the absence of such a program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. Additionally, our stock repurchase program could diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to finance future growth and to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we determine to repurchase our stock. Although our stock repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no assurance that it will do so and short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the program’s effectiveness.

We may be unable to sustain our profitability, which could impair our ability to service our indebtedness and make investments in our business and could adversely affect the market price for our stock.stock and increase our leverage.

Our ability to service our indebtedness depends on our ability to maintain our profitability. We may not be able to maintain our profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in future periods. Further, our profitability will depend upon a number of factors, including without limitation:

general economic conditions in the markets in which we sell our products and the impact on consumers and retailers;
the level of competition in the mattress and pillow industry;
our ability to successfully identify and respond to emerging trends in the mattress and pillow industry;
our ability to successfully launch new products;
our ability to effectively sell our products through our distribution channels in volumes sufficient to drive growth and leverage our cost structure and advertising spending;
our ability to reduce costs, including our ability to align our cost structure with sales in the existing economic environment;
our ability to successfully manage our relationships with our major customers;
our ability to absorb fluctuations in commodity costs;
our ability to maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and utilization of our manufacturing capacity; and
our ability to maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective delivery of our products, and our ability to maintain public recognition of our brands.

Our new product launchesWe are vulnerable to interest rate risk with respect to our debt, which could lead to an increase in interest expense.

We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with the variable rate debt under our debt agreements. Interest rate changes could increase the amount of our interest payments and thus, negatively impact our future earnings and cash flows. Although we refinanced a significant portion of our variable rate debt in 2016 and 2015 with fixed rate debt, we still have a significant amount of variable rate debt outstanding. For information regarding our sensitivity to changes in interest rates, refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report.

We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in exchange rates, which could affect our results of operations, the costs of our products and our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.

Approximately 29% of our net sales were generated outside of the U.S. in 2017. As a multi-national company, we conduct our business in a wide variety of currencies and are therefore subject to market risk for changes in foreign exchange rates. If the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to the Euro or other foreign currencies where we have operations, there would be a negative impact on our operating results upon translation of those foreign operating results into the U.S. dollar. In 2017, foreign currency exchange rate changes negatively impacted our net income by approximately 1.3% and negatively impacted adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principle ("GAAP") financial measure, by approximately 0.6%. In 2018, we expect foreign exchange may negatively impact our results of operations. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We do not hedge the translation of foreign currency operating results into the U.S. dollar.

We use foreign exchange forward contracts to manage a portion of the exposure to the risk of the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions among certain subsidiaries. These hedging transactions may not be successful duesucceed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Refer to development delays, failure“Management's Discussion and Analysis” included in Part II, ITEM 7 of new productsthis Report and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report for further discussion on the impact of foreign exchange rates on our operations.


We are subject to achieve anticipated levelsfluctuations in the cost of market acceptanceraw materials, and significantincreases in these costs associated with failed product introductions, which could adversely affectwould reduce our revenuesliquidity and profitability.

Each yearThe bedding industry has been challenged by volatility in the price of petroleum-based and steel products, which affects the cost of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring component parts. The price and availability of these raw materials are subject to market conditions affecting supply and demand. Given the significance of the cost of these materials to our products, volatility in the prices of the underlying commodities can significantly affect profitability. We currently expect increases in many of our commodity costs in 2018. To the extent we invest significant time and resourcesare unable to absorb higher costs, or pass any such higher costs to our customers, our gross margin could be negatively affected, which could result in research and development to improve our product offerings and launch new products. There are a number of risks inherentdecrease in our new product line introductions, including that the anticipated level of market acceptance may not be realized, which could negatively impact our sales. Also, introduction costs, the speed of the rollout of the productliquidity and manufacturing inefficiencies may be greater than anticipated, which could impact profitability.

Our advertising expendituresWe cannot guarantee that we will repurchase our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase program or that our stock repurchase program will enhance long-term stockholder value. Stock repurchases could also increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and customer incentives may not result in increased sales or generate the levels of product and brand name awareness we desire and we may not be able to managecould diminish our advertising expenditures on a cost-effective basis.cash reserves.

A significant componentOn February 1, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase shares of our marketing strategy involvescommon stock. During 2016 and 2017, our Board of Directors increased the usetotal authorization to $800.0 million. As of direct marketingDecember 31, 2017, the Company had repurchased 9.3 million shares for approximately $573.1 million under the share repurchase authorization and had approximately $226.9 million remaining under the existing share repurchase authorization. Although our Board of Directors has authorized the stock repurchase program, the stock repurchase program does not obligate us to generate brand awarenessrepurchase any specific dollar amount or to acquire any specific number of shares and sales. Future growthmay be suspended or terminated at any time. Stock may be purchased from time to time, in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, in compliance with applicable state and profitabilityfederal securities laws. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, restrictions in part onour debt agreements, the cost and efficiencytrading price of our advertising expenditures, includingcommon stock and the nature of other investment opportunities. In addition, repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase program could affect the market price of our common stock or increase its volatility. For example, the existence of a stock repurchase program could cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. Additionally, our stock repurchase program could diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to create greater awarenessfinance future growth and to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance stockholder value because the market price of our productscommon stock may decline below the levels at which we determine to repurchase our stock. Although our stock repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no assurance that it will do so and brand names and determineshort-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the appropriate creative message and media mix for future advertising expenditures and to incent the promotion of our products.program’s effectiveness.

Our operating results are subject to fluctuations, including as a result of seasonality, which could make sequential quarter to quarterquarter-to-quarter comparisons an unreliable indication of our performance and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

A significant portion of our net sales are attributable to our RetailWholesale channel, particularly net sales to furniture and bedding stores. We believe that our sales of bedding and other products to furniture and bedding stores are typically subject to modest seasonality inherent in the bedding industry, with sales expected to be generally lower in the second and fourth quarters and higherquarters. Our sales in the first and third quarters, and in Europe, lower in the thirda particular quarter as compared to the other quarters during the year. Additionally, typical seasonality patterns maycan be affectedimpacted by significant new product launches. In 2015Additionally, the U.S. bedding industry generally experiences increases in sales around holidays and 2014, we experienced stronger sales in the third and fourth quarters due to product launches in the first half of the year.promotional periods. This seasonality means that a sequential quarter to quarterquarter-to-quarter comparison may not be a good indication of our performance or of how we will perform in the future.


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We are subject to risks from our international operations, such as complying with U.S. and foreign laws, foreign exchange exposure, tariffs, increased costs, political risks and our ability to expand in certain international markets, which could impair our ability to compete and our profitability.

We are a global company, selling our products in approximately 100 countries worldwide. We generated approximately 25%29% of our net sales outside of the United StatesU.S. in 2015,2017, including in geographic areas where corruption has historically been a problem, and we continue to pursue additional international opportunities. We also participate in international license and joint venture arrangements with independent third parties. Our international operations are subject to the customary risks of operating in an international environment, including complying with U.S. laws affecting operations outside of the United StatesU.S. such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; complying with foreign laws and regulations, including disparate anti-corruption laws and regulations; risks associated with varying local business customs; and the potential imposition of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, tariffs and other tax increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, inflation and unstable political situations and labor issues. We are also limited in our ability to independently expand in certain international markets where we have granted licenses to manufacture and sell Sealy® bedding products. Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies in which we do business may affect our financial condition or results of operations.

If we are not able to protect our trade secrets or maintain our trademarks, patents and other intellectual property, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing similar products or from marketing in a manner that capitalizes on our trademarks, and this loss of a competitive advantage could decrease our profitability and liquidity.

We rely on patents and trade secrets to protect the design, technology and function of our products. To date, we have not sought U.S. or international patent protection for our principal product formula for TEMPUR® material and certain of our manufacturing processes. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent others from developing viscoelasticcertain visco-elastic material and products that are similar to or competitive with our products. Our ability to compete effectively with other companies also depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our owned and licensed intellectual property. We own a significant number of patents or have patent applications pending on some aspects of our products and have patent applications pending on aspects of our products andcertain manufacturing processes. However, the principal product formula and manufacturing processes for our TEMPUR® material and our products are not patented and we must maintain these as trade secrets in order to protect this intellectual property. We own U.S. and foreign registered trade namestrademarks and service marks and have applications for the registration of trade namestrademarks and service marks pending domestically and abroad. We also license certain intellectual property rights from third parties.

OurCertain of our trademarks are currently registered in the U.S. and are registered or pending in foreign jurisdictions. Certain other trademarks are the subject of protection under common law. However, those rights could be circumvented, or violate the proprietary rights of others, or we could be prevented from using them if challenged. A challenge to our use of our trademarks could result in a negative ruling regarding our use of our trademarks, their validity or their enforceability, or could prove expensive and time consuming in terms of legal costs and time spent defending against such a challenge. Any loss of trademark protection could result in a decrease in sales or cause us to spend additional amounts on marketing, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, if we incur significant costs defending our trademarks, that could also decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, we may not have the financial resources necessary to enforce or defend our trademarks. Furthermore, our patents may not provide meaningful protection and patents may never issue from pending applications. It is also possible that others could bring claims of infringement against us, as our principal product formula and manufacturing processes are not patented, and that any licenses protecting our intellectual property could be terminated. If we were unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our intellectual property and our significant current or proposed products, this loss of a competitive advantage could result in decreased sales or increased operating costs, either of which would decrease our liquidity and profitability.

In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights and confidential information to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. or the European Union. Third parties, including competitors, may assert intellectual property infringement or invalidity claims against us that could be upheld. Intellectual property litigation, which could result in substantial cost to and diversion of effort by us, may be necessary to protect our trade secrets or proprietary technology, or for us to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of others’ proprietary rights. We may not prevail in any such litigation, and if we are unsuccessful, we may not be able to obtain any necessary licenses on reasonable terms or at all.

A material increase in our product return rates or an inadequacy in our warranty reserves could reduce our liquidity and profitability.

We allow consumers to return certain products for comfort reasons. As we expand our sales, our return rates may not remain within our historical levels. A downturn in general economic conditions may also increase our product return rates. A material increase in return rates could significantly impair our liquidity and profitability.

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We provide our consumers warranties on our products ranging from 3 to 25 years. Due to the increase in new product introductions in recent years, we may still see significant warranty claims on products under warranty which are early in their product life cycles. As of March 1, 2014, we shortened the warranty of Tempur mattresses sold in our North America segment from 25 years to 10 years to align with the industry standard. Also, in line with our strategy, as we continue to innovate to provide new products to our customers, we could be susceptible to unanticipated risks with our warranty claims, which could impair our liquidity and profitability.

Because some of our products have been in use by our customers for the full warranty period, we rely on the combination of historical experience and product testing for the development of our estimate for warranty claims. However, our actual level of warranty claims could prove to be greater than the level of warranty claims we estimated based on our products’ performance during product testing. If our warranty reserves are not adequate to cover future warranty claims, their inadequacy could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and profitability.

We are vulnerable to interest rate risk with respect to our debt, which could lead to an increase in interest expense.

We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with the variable rate debt under our debt agreements. Interest rate changes could increase the amount of our interest payments and thus, negatively impact our future earnings and cash flows. Although we refinanced a significant portion of our variable rate debt in 2015 with fixed rate debt, we still have a significant amount of variable rate debt outstanding. For information regarding our sensitivity to changes in interest rates, refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report.

Loss of suppliers and disruptions in the supply of our raw materials could increase our costs of sales and reduce our ability to compete effectively.

We acquire raw materials and certain components from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. If we were unable to obtain raw materials and certain components from these suppliers for any reason, we would have to find replacement suppliers. Any substitute arrangements for raw materials and certain components might not be on terms as favorable to us. In addition, we outsource the procurement of certain goods and services from suppliers in foreign countries. If we were no longer able to outsource through these suppliers, we could source itthem elsewhere, perhaps at a higher cost. We maintain relatively small supplies of our raw materials and outsourced goods at our manufacturing facilities, and any disruption in the on-going shipment of supplies to us could interrupt production of our products, which could result in a decrease of our sales or could cause an increase in our cost of sales, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

Sealy product raw materials consist of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring components that we purchase from various suppliers. In connection with the general supply chain risks described above,U.S. and Canada, we are dependent upon single source suppliersthe majority of our requirements for certain structuralpolyurethane foam components or assembly of specific product lines within theand spring components for our Sealy brand portfolio.and Stearns & Foster mattress units from a key supplier for each component.  These productscomponents are purchased under supply agreements. We also purchase a significant portion of our Sealy foundation parts from third party sources under supply agreementagreements. We do not consider ourselves to be dependent in the long term upon any single outside vendor as a source of supply to our bedding business, and we believe over time that sufficient alternative sources of supply for the same, similar or alternative components are manufacturedavailable. However, if a key supplier for an applicable component failed to supply components in accordance with proprietary designs jointly owned by usthe amount we require this could significantly interrupt production of our products and increase our production costs in the supplier.near term.   

Unexpected equipment failures, delays in deliveries or catastrophic loss delays may lead to production curtailments or shutdowns.

We manufacture and distribute products to our customers from our network of manufacturing facilities located around the world. An interruption in production capabilities at any of these manufacturing facilities could result in our inability to produce our products, which would reduce our net sales and earnings for the affected period. In addition, we generally deliver our products only after receiving the order from the customer or the retailer, and in certain facilities, on a just-in-time basis, and thus do not hold significant levels of inventories. Any significant delay in deliveries to our customers could lead to increased returns or cancellations and cause us to lose future sales. Any increase in freight charges could increase our costs of doing business and affect our profitability. We have introduced new distribution programs to increase our ability to deliver products on a timely basis, but if we fail to deliver products on a timely basis, we may lose sales which could decrease our liquidity and profitability. Our manufacturing facilities are also subject to the risk of catastrophic loss due to unanticipated events such as fires, explosions or violent weather conditions. Despite the fact that we maintain insurance covering the majority of these risks, we may in the future experience material plant shutdowns or periods of reduced production as a result of equipment failure, delays in deliveries or catastrophic loss.





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The loss of the services of any members of our executive management team could impair our ability to execute our business strategy and as a result, reduce our sales and profitability.

We depend on the continued services of our executive management team. The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute our business strategy and on our financial condition and results of operations. We do not maintain key-person insurance for members of our executive management team.

We could face adverse consequences as a result of stockholder actions or abrupt changes in our management or Board of Directors.

As previously disclosed, H Partners Management LLC, together with certain of its affiliates (collectively, "H Partners"), has publicly criticized our operation of our business, our business strategy, corporate governance considerations and other matters and demanded immediate changes in our management and Board of Directors. Although as described in the Form 8-K filed May 13, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with H Partners on May 11, 2015 that includes a standstill that limits H Partners’ ability to take certain actions, this standstill provision expires after the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and there can be no assurance that H Partners or another stockholder will not make additional demands in the future.

As described in the Form 8-K Current Reports filed on May 11, 2015, June 1, 2015, July 30, 2015, September 8, 2015 and February 2, 2016, the Company announced a number of significant changes in its senior management and Board of Directors. Abrupt changes in our senior management or Board of Directors could adversely impact our ability to manage our business and implement our key strategic priorities. In addition, perceived uncertainties as to our future direction, or any abrupt changes in our management or Board of Directors, may lead to concerns regarding the direction or stability of our business, which may be exploited by our competitors, result in the loss of business opportunities, cause concern to our current or potential customers or suppliers, or make it more difficult to retain existing personnel or attract and retain new personnel. Considering and responding to future demands by stockholders, or abrupt changes in management or the Board, could be time-consuming and result in significant additional costs to us and could be disruptive of our operations and divert the time and attention of management and our employees away from our business operations and executing on our strategic plan. These actions could also cause our stock price to experience periods of volatility.

Deterioration in labor relations could disrupt our business operations and increase our costs, which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

As of December 31, 2015,2017, we had approximately 7,2007,000 full-time employees. Approximately 40.0%34.5% of our employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements or government labor union contracts for certain international locations. Our North American collective bargaining agreements, which are typically three years in length, expire at various times during any given three year period. Due to the large number of collective bargaining agreements, we are periodically in negotiations with certain of the unions representing our employees. We may at some point be subject to work stoppages by some of our employees and, if such events were to occur, there may be a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability. Further, we may not be able to renew our various collective bargaining agreements on a timely basis or on favorable terms, or at all. Any significant increase in our labor costs could decrease our liquidity and profitability and any deterioration of employee relations, slowdowns or work stoppages at any of our locations, whether due to union activities, employee turnover or otherwise, could result in a decrease in our net sales or an increase in our costs, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.

We may face exposure to product liability claims, which could reduce our liquidity and profitability and reduce consumer confidence in our products.

We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims if the use of any of our products results in personal injury or property damage. In the event that any of our products prove to be defective, we may be required to recall, redesign or even discontinue those products. We maintain insurance against product liability claims, but such coverage may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us or be adequate for liabilities actually incurred. A successful claim brought against us in excess of available insurance coverage could impair our liquidity and profitability, and any claim or product recall that results in significant adverse publicity against us could result in consumers purchasing fewer of our products, which would also impair our liquidity and profitability.


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Regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, trade, environmental, health and safety requirements, may require costly expenditures and expose us to liability.

Our products and our marketing and advertising programs are subject to regulation in the U.S. by various federal, state and local regulatory authorities, including the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition, other governments and agencies in other jurisdictions regulate the sale and distribution of our products. These rules and regulations may change from time to time, or may conflict. There may be continuing costs of regulatory compliance including continuous testing, additional quality control processes and appropriate auditing of design and process compliance. For example, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) and many foreign jurisdictions have adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. Further, some states and the U.S. Congress continue to consider fire retardancy regulations that may be different or more stringent than the CPSC standard. Adoption of multi-layered regulatory regimes, particularly if they conflict with each other, could increase our costs, alter our manufacturing processes and impair the performance of our products which may have an adverse effect on our business. We are also subject to various health and environmental provisions, such as California Proposition 65 (the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) and 16 CFR Part 1633 (Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets).

Our marketing and advertising practices could also become the subject of proceedings before regulatory authorities or the subject of claims by other parties and could require us to alter or end these practices or adopt new practices that are not as effective or are more expensive.

In addition, we are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to pollution, environmental protection and occupational health and safety. We may not be in complete compliance with all such requirements at all times. We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. If a release of hazardous substances occurs on or from our properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or if contamination from prior activities is discovered at any of our properties, we may be held liable and the amount of such liability could be material.

As a manufacturer of bedding and related products, we use and dispose of a number of substances, such as glue, lubricating oil, solvents and other petroleum products, as well as certain foam ingredients, that may subject us to regulation under numerous foreign, federal and state laws and regulations governing the environment. Among other laws and regulations, we are subject in the United StatesU.S. to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act and related state and local statutes and regulations.

Our operations could also be impacted by a number of pending legislative and regulatory proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and other countries. Certain countries have adopted the Kyoto Protocol. New greenhouse gas reduction targets have been established under the Kyoto Protocol, as amended, and certain countries, including Denmark, have adopted the new reduction targets. This and other international initiatives under consideration could affect our International operations. These actions could increase costs associated with our operations, including costs for raw materials, pollution control equipment and transportation. Because it is uncertain what laws will be enacted, we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. With respect to the acquisition of Sealy, we could incur costs related to certain remediation activities. In particular, Sealy is currently addressing the clean-up of environmental contamination at certain of its former facilities. For additional information regarding these remediation activities, Refer to Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies”, in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for a discussion of Commitments and Contingencies. In the event of an adverse development or decision bycontamination is discovered with respect to one or more of the governing environmentalour current or former properties, government authorities additional contamination being discovered with respect to these or other properties or any third parties bringingmay bring claims related to these or other properties, these or other matterswhich could have a material effect on our profitability.

Our pension plans are currently underfunded and we may be required to make cash payments to the plans, reducing our available cash.

We maintain certain defined benefit pension plans. In addition, hourly employees working at certain of Sealy’s domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored retirement and health and welfare plans. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. The plans are currently underfunded, and under certain circumstances, including the decision to close or sell a facility, we could be required to pay amounts with respect to this underfunding. Such events may significantly impair our profitability and liquidity.liquidity and the possibility of having to make these payments could affect our decision on whether to close or sell a particular facility. For more information, refer to Note 9,8, “Retirement Plans”,Plans,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.



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Challenges to our pricing or promotional allowance policies or practices could adversely affect our operations.

Certain of our retail pricing and promotional allowance policies or practices are subject to antitrust regulations in the U.S. and abroad. If antitrust regulators or private parties in any jurisdiction in which we do business initiate investigations into or claims that challenge our pricing or advertisingpromotional allowance policies or practices, our efforts to respond could force us to divert management resources and we could incur significant unanticipated costs. If such an investigation or claim were to result in a charge that our practices or policies were in violation of applicable antitrust or other laws or regulations, we could be subject to significant additional costs of defending such charges in a variety of venues and, ultimately, if there were a finding that we were in violation of antitrust or other laws or regulations, there could be an imposition of fines, and damages for persons injured, as well as injunctive or other relief. Any requirement that we pay fines or damages (which, under the laws of certain jurisdictions, may be trebled) could decrease our liquidity and profitability, and any investigation or claim that requires significant management attention or causes us to change our business practices could disrupt our operations or increase our costs, also resulting in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability. An antitrust class action or individual suit against us could result in potential liabilities, substantial costs, treble damages, and the diversion of our management’s attention and resources, regardless of the outcome.

Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile, your investment could decline in value, and we may incur significant costs from class action litigation.

The trading price of our common stock is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to wide price fluctuations. The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to various factors, including but not limited to:

actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly and annual operating results, including those resulting from seasonal variations in our business;
general economic conditions, such as unemployment, changes in short-term and long-term interest rates and fluctuations in both debt and equity capital markets;
introductions or announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors;
disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and our ability to patent, or otherwise protect, our products and technologies;

changes in estimates by securities analysts of our financial performance or the financial performance of our competitors or major customers or statements by others in the investment community relating to such performance;
stock repurchase programs;
bankruptcies of any of our major customers;
loss of any of our major customers;
conditions or trends in the mattress industry generally;
additions or departures of key personnel;
announcements by us or our competitors or significant retailer customers of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
announcements by our competitors or our major customers of their quarterly operating results or announcements by our competitors or our major customers of their views on trends in the bedding industry;
regulatory developments in the U.S. and abroad;
economic and political factors;
public announcements or filings with the SEC indicating that significant stockholders, directors or officers are buying or selling shares of our common stock; and
the declaration or suspension of a cash dividend.

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to operating performance. These broad market factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. A securities class action suit against us could result in potential liabilities, substantial costs, and the diversion of our management’s attention and resources, regardless of the outcome. See “Legal Proceedings” included in Part I, ITEM 3 of this Report.

Future sales of our common stock may depress our stock price.

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of common stock. All shares of our common stock are freely transferable without restriction

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or further registration under the Securities Act, except for certain shares of our common stock which were purchased by our executive officers, directors, principal stockholders, and some related parties.

We have stockholders who presently beneficially own more than 5.0% of our outstanding capital stock. Sales or other dispositions of our shares by these major stockholders may depress our stock price.

Provisions of Delaware law and our charter documentscertificate of incorporation and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions, and our Board of Directors has adopted a limited duration stockholder rights agreement, any of which could delay or prevent an acquisitiondiscourage a merger, tender offer, or assumption of us, even ifcontrol of the acquisition would be beneficial to you.Company not approved by our Board of Directors that some stockholders may consider favorable.

Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could hamper a third party’s acquisition of us, or discourage a third party from attempting to acquire control of us. You may not have the opportunity to participate in these transactions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

These provisions include:

our ability to issue preferred stock with rights senior to those of the common stock without any further vote or action by the holders of our common stock;
the requirements that our stockholders provide advance notice when nominating our directors; and
the inability of our stockholders to convene a stockholders’ meeting without the chairperson of the board,Board of Directors, the president, or a majority of the boardBoard of directorsDirectors first calling the meeting.

In addition, our Board of Directors adopted a short-term stockholder rights agreement in February 2017 with an expiration date of February 7, 2018 and an ownership trigger threshold of 20%. This stockholder rights agreement was approved by the stockholders in May 2017, but expired pursuant to its terms in February 2018. However, our Board of Directors could determine in the future that adoption of a similar stockholder rights agreement is in the best interest of our stockholders and any such stockholder rights agreement, if adopted, could render more difficult, or discourage, a merger, tender offer, or assumption of control of the Company that is not approved by our Board of Directors.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our principal facilities at December 31, 2015.2017.
Name Location Approximate Square Footage 


Title
 


Type of Facility
North America        
Tempur Production USA, LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico 800,000 
Leased(a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy of Maryland and Virginia,Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC Hagerstown, MDMaryland 615,600 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy CorporationMattress Manufacturing Co., LLC Plainfield, Indiana 614,000 Leased Manufacturing
Tempur Production USA, LLC Duffield, Virginia 581,000 
Owned(a)
 Manufacturing
Ohio-SealySealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC Conyers, Georgia 300,000 
Owned(a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. of Albany, Inc., LLC Green Island, New York 257,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC Richmond, California 241,000 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC Orlando, Florida 225,050 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Texas Management, Inc.Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC Brenham, Texas 220,500 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Company of IllinoisBatavia, Illinois210,000LeasedManufacturing
The Ohio Mattress Company Licensing & Components Group, Inc.Tempur Production USA, LLC Mountain Top, Pennsylvania 210,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC Trinity, North Carolina 180,000 
Owned(a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC South Gate, California 172,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Canada, Ltd Alberta, Canada 144,500 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress CompanyManufacturing Co., LLC Medina, Ohio 140,000 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy of Maryland and Virginia, Inc.Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC Williamsport, MarylandLacey, Washington 134,500134,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. of Kansas City, Inc., LLC Kansas City, Kansas 122,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC Phoenix, Arizona 120,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy Canada, Ltd Toronto, Canada 120,000 Leased Manufacturing
Sealy, Inc. Trinity, NCNorth Carolina 105,500 
Owned(a)
 Office
Sealy of Minnesota, Inc.Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC StSt. Paul, Minnesota 93,600 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Canada, Ltd Quebec, Canada 88,000 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. Inc., LLC Denver, Colorado 82,000 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC Lexington, Kentucky 77,400 
Owned(a)
 Office
Sealy Mattress Company of Puerto Rico Carolina, Puerto Rico 44,000 
Owned (a)
 Manufacturing
Tempur Retail Stores, LLCIrving, Texas10,225LeasedOffice
         
International        
Dan-Foam ApS Aarup, Denmark 523,000 Owned Manufacturing
Sealy Argentina SRL Buenos Aires, Argentina 144,000 Owned Manufacturing
Tempur Deutschland GmbH Steinhagen, GermanGermany 143,500 Owned Warehouse
Sealy Mattress Company Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Toluca, Mexico 130,500 Owned Manufacturing
Tempur UK Ltd Middlesex, UKUnited Kingdom 61,000 Leased Warehouse
Tempur France Ile de France, France 53,800 Leased Warehouse
(a) We have granted a mortgage or otherwise encumbered our interest in this facility as collateral for secured indebtedness.

 In addition to the properties listed above, we have other facilities in the U.S. and other countries, the majority under leases with one to ten year terms. The manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico is leased as part of the related industrial revenue bond financing. We have an option to repurchase the property for one dollar upon termination of the lease.

We believe that our existing properties are suitable for the conduct of our business, are adequate for our present needs and will be adequate to meet our future needs.


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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

(a) Norfolk County Retirement System, David Buehring, Individually and on behalfBehalf of all others similarly situated, PlaintiffAll Others Similarly Situated v. Tempur-PedicTempur Sealy International, Inc., MarkScott L. Thompson, and Barry A. Sarvary and Dale E. Williams;Hytinen, filed June 20, 2012

Arthur Benning, Jr., Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Mark A. Sarvary and Dale E. Williams; filed June 25, 2012

March 24, 2017.
On June 20 and 25, 2012, the above suits wereMarch 24, 2017, a suit was filed against the CompanyTempur Sealy International, Inc. and two named executiveof its officers in the United StatesU.S. District Court for the EasternSouthern District of Kentucky,New York, purportedly on behalf of a proposed class of stockholders who purchased the Company’sTempur Sealy common stock between July 28, 2016 and January 25, 201227, 2017. The complaint alleges that the Company made materially false and June 5, 2012. The complaints asserted claims undermisleading statements regarding its then existing and future financial prospects, including those with one of its retailers, Mattress Firm, allegedly in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act alleging, among other things, false and misleading statements and concealment of material information concerning the Company’s competitive position, projected net sales, earnings per diluted share and related financial performance for the Company’s 2012 fiscal year. The plaintiffs sought damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees, expert fees and unspecified equitable/injunctive relief. On November 2, 2012, the Court consolidated the two lawsuits and on March 6, 2013, plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. On March 31, 2014, the Court issued an Order granting the Company’s motion to dismiss with prejudice the consolidated complaint. The Court issued its memorandum of opinion and entered final judgment on May 23, 2014. On June 6, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ("Appeals Court"). Following oral argument, the Appeals Court issued an order on June 4, 2015, ruling in favor of the Company. The Plaintiff had until September 2, 2015 to file a petition seeking review by the United States Supreme Court. The Plaintiff did not file for review, therefore this matter has now been resolved in the Company's favor. 

(b) Sealy Mattress Company of NJ, Inc., David Hertz, individually, as trustee of, respectively, the Allison Lindsay Hertz Trust, the Samuel Douglas Hertz Trust, the Sydney Lauren Hertz Trust, the U/A DTD 08/21/97 Andrew Michael Marcus Trust, the U/A DTD 08/21/97 Julia Robyn Marcus Trust, and the U/A DTD 08/21/97 James Daniel Marcus Trust, and as executor of the Estate of Walter Hertz, Lisa Marcus, Rose Naiman, Michael Shoobs, and Diane Shoobs, individually and as custodian of the Robert S. Shoobs UTMA NJ v. Sealy Corporation, filed June 27, 2013.  With respect to the Sealy Acquisition, holders of approximately 3.1 million shares of Sealy common stock sent notices to Sealy purporting to exercise their appraisal rights in accordance with the Merger Agreement executed on September 26, 2012. On June 27, 2013, an appraisal proceeding was commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Appraisal Action”). This matter was settled on March 13, 2015. Sealy paid $2.20 per share for the Sealy common stock formerly held by the former Sealy stockholders seeking the appraisal, plus interest at the statutory rate, less $0.6 million already received in 2013 by one of the petitioners in connection with the closing of the Sealy Acquisition. The agreed upon per share value of $2.20 is equal to the amount paid to non-dissenting stockholders at the time of the closing of the Sealy Acquisition.

(c) Alvin Todd, and Henry and Mary Thompson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. Tempur Sealy International, Inc., formerly known as Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, Defendants; filed October 25, 2013

On October 25, 2013, a suit was filed against Tempur Sealy International and one of its domestic subsidiaries in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, purportedly on behalf of a proposed class of “consumers” as defined by Cal. Civ. Code § 1761(d) who purchased, not for resale, a Tempur-Pedic mattress or pillow in the State of California. On November 19, 2013, the Company was served for the first time in the case but with an amended petition adding additional class representatives for additional states. The purported classes seek certification of claims under applicable state laws.

The complaint alleges that the Company engaged in unfair business practices, false advertising, and misrepresentations or omissions related to the sale of certain products. The plaintiffs seek restitution, injunctive relief and all other relief allowed under applicable state laws, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs. The purported classes do not seek damages for physical injuries.1934. The Company believesdoes not believe the case lacksclaims have merit and intends to vigorously defend against the claims vigorously. The Court was scheduled to consider class certification motions in the fourth quarter of 2015; however, the Plaintiff’s filed a Motion to Amend the Complaint, at which time the Company filed athese claims. A Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. A hearingcase was filed by the Company on October 5, 2017. The plaintiffs filed their opposition to the Motion to Dismiss was held January 28, 2016on November 20, 2017, and the Company filed its reply on December 21, 2017. The Court denied in part and granted in parthas not yet ruled on the Company’s Motion to Dismiss allowing certain claims to proceed.Dismiss. The case is still in the early stages of litigation and there has been no discovery in the case. As a result, the outcome of thisthe case remains uncertain. As a result,is unclear and the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss, or range of losses,loss, if any, arising from this litigation, or whether the Company’s applicable insurance policies will provide sufficient coverage for these claims.any. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

(d) German Regulatory Investigation. The German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") conducted unannounced inspections of the premises of several mattress wholesaler/manufacturers including the Company's German subsidiary. The order permitting

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the inspection(b) Myla Gardner v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and collection of records alleged “vertical price fixing”. The parties met during 2015Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 10, 2017; Joseph L. Doherty v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and negotiated a final settlement in October 2015. Under the terms of the settlement, in 2015Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 20, 2017; and Paul Onesti v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 21, 2017.
Three putative shareholder derivative suits were filed against the Company, paid approximately €15.5 million (approximately $17.4 million) to fully resolve this matter. The Company recognized expenseeach member of $17.4 million (€15.5 million), which is presented within other expense (income), netits Board of Directors and two of its officers in July 2017. Two suits were filed in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of IncomeFayette County Circuit Court on July 10, 2017 and July 14, 2017, respectively, and the third was filed in the U.S. District Court for the year ended December 31, 2015.

(e) Environmental. TheEastern District of Kentucky on July 21, 2017. Each complaint alleges that the Board of Directors and officers caused the Company is currently conducting an environmental cleanup at a formerly owned facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey pursuant to the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act. Sealymake materially false and misleading statements regarding its business and financial prospects, including those with one of its subsidiaries are partiesretailers, Mattress Firm, which was a violation of the fiduciary duties they owed to an Administrative Consent Order issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Pursuant to that order, Sealy and its subsidiary agreed to conduct soil and groundwater remediation at the property.Company. The Company does not believe that its manufacturing processes wereany of the sourcesuits have merit and intends to vigorously defend against the claims in each case. The Plaintiffs in each of contamination. The Company sold the property in 1997. The Company retained primary responsibility for the required remediation. Previously, the Company removed and disposed of contaminated soil from the site with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approval, and the Company has installedcases have agreed to stay their respective actions until after a groundwater remediation systemdecision is rendered on the site. During 2005, withMotion to Dismiss in the approvalBuehring action noted above. These cases are in the early stages of litigation, and as a result the New Jersey Departmentoutcome of Environmental Protection, the Company removed and disposed of sediment in Oakeys Brook adjoining the site. The Company continues to monitor ground water at the site. During 2012, with the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Company commenced the removal and disposal of additional contaminated soil from the site. The Company does not believe this mattereach case is material to the Company's financial statements.
The Company has also undertaken a remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at an inactive facility located in Oakville, Connecticut. Althoughunclear, so the Company is conductingunable to reasonably estimate the remediation voluntarily, it obtained Connecticut Departmentpossible loss, or range of Energyloss, if any.

(c) Mattress Firm, Inc. v. Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) approvalSealy Mattress Company, filed March 30, 2017.
On March 30, 2017, a suit was filed against Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC and Sealy Mattress Company (two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the remediation plan. In 2012,Company) in the Company submitted separate closure reportsDistrict Court of Harris County, Texas by Mattress Firm. The complaint alleges breach of contract, tortious interference and seeks a declaratory judgment with respect to the Connecticut DEEPinterpretation of its agreements with the Company. On April 7, 2017, the Company's subsidiaries named above, among others, filed suit against Mattress Firm in the U.S. District Court for the lower portionSouthern District of Texas, Houston Division, seeking injunctive relief and damages for trademark infringement, unfair competition and trademark dilution in violation of the siteLanham Act, and breach of contract and other state law violations. The complaint alleges that Mattress Firm violated the parties' transition agreements dated January 30, 2017, and consequently, federal and state law, by its use of the Company’s trademarks after April 3, 2017. On April 28, 2017, the complaint was amended to add a claim by Sealy Mattress Company for nonpayment by Mattress Firm for products sold and delivered. On May 23, 2017, the complaint was further amended to add allegations that Mattress Firm continued to use the Company’s trade names and trademarks on its website and in advertising in an inappropriate manner. On July 11, 2017, the Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Mattress Firm from using the Company’s names and marks in such manner. On July 17, 2017, the complaint was further amended to add allegations that despite representations to the contrary, Mattress Firm continued to use the Company’s trade names and trademarks on its website and in advertising. On July 31, 2017, the complaint was further amended to address false and misleading advertising by Mattress Firm in the form of a YouTube video in violation of federal and state law, and in violation of the agreements between the parties. On December 7, 2017, the complaint was further amended to address false and misleading advertising by Mattress Firm through their Dare to Compare advertising campaign. Discovery is proceeding in both the Texas District Court case filed by Mattress Firm and the upper portion of the site.  The Connecticut DEEP approvedU.S. District Court case filed by the Company’s closure report for the upper portion of the site and also gave conditional approval to the Company’s closure report for the lower portion of the site.  The Company is continuing to work with the Connecticut DEEP and is performing additional testing to obtain closure for the lower portion of the site. subsidiaries.
The Company does not believe the contamination on this site is attributable to the Company’s operations, nor willclaims asserted by Mattress Firm have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

In 1998, the Company sold an inactive facility located in Putnam, Connecticut. In 2012, the Company received a letter from the attorney for the current owner of that property claiming that the Company may have some responsibility for an environmental condition on the property. The Company continues to investigate this matter, butmerit and intends to vigorously defend against them. The cases are still in the claimearly stages of litigation, and as a result, the current owner against the Company.
The Company cannot predict the ultimate timing or costs of the South Brunswick, Oakville and Putnam environmental matters. Based on facts currently known,outcome remains unclear so the Company believesis unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss, or range of loss, if any. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that the accruals recorded are adequate and does not believe the resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the financial position or future operations of the Company. However, in the event of an adverse decision by the agencies involved, or an unfavorable result in the New Jersey natural resources damages matter, these matters could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

(f) Income tax assessments. The Company has received income tax assessments from SKAT. The Company believes the process to reach a final resolution of this matter could potentially extend over a number of years. If the Company is not successful in defending its position that the Company owes no additional taxes, the Company could be required to pay a significant amount to SKAT. In addition, the Company could choose to pursue a settlement with SKAT, which could also require the Company to pay significant amounts to SKAT in excess of any related reserve.  Each of these outcomes could have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations and cash flows. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Tribunal or the Danish courts, or a settlement of the matter with SKAT, based on a change in facts and circumstances, the Company may be required to further increase its uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings. For a description of these assessments and additional information with respect to these assessments and the various related legal proceedings, see Note 14, “Income Taxes” in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.

(g) (d) Other. The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings incidental to the operations of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all such other pending legal proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
None.


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PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity

Our sole class of common equity is our $0.01 par value common stock, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)("NYSE") under the symbol “TPX.” Trading of our common stock commenced on the NYSE on December 18, 2003. Prior to that time, there was no public trading market for our common stock.
 
The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per common share, at closing, of our common stock as reported by the NYSE.
Price RangePrice Range
High LowHigh Low
Fiscal 2015   
Fiscal 2017   
First Quarter$59.14
 $49.17
$69.50
 $42.20
Second Quarter67.18
 56.35
53.39
 40.58
Third Quarter78.64
 67.50
64.52
 50.11
Fourth Quarter81.89
 70.46
67.63
 51.32
      
Fiscal 2014   
Fiscal 2016   
First Quarter$54.39
 $45.64
$69.32
 $52.51
Second Quarter59.70
 46.79
62.76
 53.95
Third Quarter61.34
 54.28
82.04
 53.95
Fourth Quarter58.71
 49.95
68.99
 50.94

As of February 9, 2016,26, 2018, we had approximately 9181 stockholders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

The Company doesWe do not pay a dividend. The decision to pay a dividend in future periods is reviewed by our Board of Directors on a periodic basis. Further, the Company iswe are subject to certain customary restrictions on dividends under its 2012our 2016 Credit Agreement and Indentures. See Note 6, "Debt"7, "Debt,", in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ItemITEM 8 of this Report, for a discussion of the 20122016 Credit Agreement and Indentures.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

The Company sold 69,686 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into with the Company's CEO on September 4, 2015, in connection with his hiring by the Company. These shares were issued from treasury stock at a price per share equal to $71.75, the closing price of the Common Stock on the NYSE on the date of the subscription agreement (September 4, 2015), in a transaction exempt under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Company received $4,999,970.50 in cash proceeds from the CEO upon closing of the transaction, which proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

There were no repurchases of our common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

On February 1,In 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a newstock repurchase program pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock for a total repurchase price of not more than $600.0 million. In February 2017, the Board authorized an increase of $200.0 million to its existing share repurchase authorization for repurchases of up to $200.0 million of ourTempur Sealy International's common stock. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we repurchased 0.6 million shares for approximately $40.1 million under the share repurchase authorization and had approximately $226.9 million remaining under the existing share repurchase authorization.


Stock repurchases under this program may be made through open market transactions, negotiated purchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, financing, regulatory requirements and other market conditions. The program does not require the repurchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under federal securities laws.

The following table shows that we made no purchases of our common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2017:

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Period(a) Total number of shares purchased(b) Average price paid per share(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
(d) Maximum number of shares (or approximate dollar value of shares) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
(in millions)
October 1, 2017 - October 31, 2017$—$226.9
November 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017$—$226.9
December 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017$—$226.9
 Total

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Equity Compensation Plan Informationcompensation plan information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Part III, ITEM 12 of this Report.

Performance Graph

The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.

The following table compares cumulative stockholder returns for the Companyus over the last five years to the Standard & Poor’s ("S&P") 500 Stock Composite Index, and a peer group. The S&P 500 Composite Index is a capitalization weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy, andeconomy. The stocks are chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. We believe the peer group discussed below closely reflects our business and, as a result, provides a meaningful comparison of stock performance.
 
The peer issuers included in this graph are set forth below:below in the table. In 2017, the peer group was changed to remove Lexmark International, Inc., which was acquired in 2016 by Ninestar Holdings Company Limited, and to remove Harman International Industries, Inc., which was acquired in 2016 by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. In addition, in 2017 Dorel Industries Inc., Fossil Group, Inc., and Mohawk Industries, Inc. were removed due to no longer meeting our revenue criteria and RH was added to the peer group.

2017 Peer Group
Brunswick Corp.Corporation (BC)Harman International Industries,La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB)Steelcase Inc.Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (SCS)
Carter's, Inc. (CRI)Hasbro, Inc.Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG)Polaris Industries Inc.Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP)
Columbia Sportswear Co.Company (COLM)Jarden Corp.lululemon athletica inc. (LULU)Select Comfort Corp.Under Armour, Inc. (UA)
Deckers Outdoor Corp.Corporation (DECK)Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR)Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
Gildan Activewear Inc. (DII/A)Polaris Industries Inc. (PII)Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (WWW)
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI)RH (RH)
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS)Sleep Number Corporation (SNBR)


2016 Peer Group
Brunswick Corporation (BC)Harman International Industries,Inc.(HAR)Polaris Industries Inc. (PII)
Carter's, Inc. (CRI)Hasbro, Inc. (HAS)Sleep Number Corporation (SNBR)
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM)La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB)Steelcase Inc. (SCS)
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK)Leggett & Platt, Inc.Incorporated (LEG)Steelcase Inc.Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP)
Dorel Industries Inc. (DII/A)Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK)Tupperware Brands Corp.Under Armour, Inc. (UA)
Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)Mattress Firm Holding Corp.lululemon athletica inc. (LULU)Under Armour,Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)Herman Miller, Inc.Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
HanesBrands Inc.Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MLHR)Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (WWW)
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI)Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK)


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 12/31/2010 12/31/2011 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. $100.00
 $131.13
 $78.61
 $134.70
 $137.07
 $175.89
 $100.00
 $171.36
 $174.37
 $223.75
 $216.83
 $199.08
S&P 500 100.00
 102.11
 118.45
 156.82
 178.29
 180.75
 100.00
 132.39
 150.51
 152.59
 170.84
 208.14
Peer Group 100.00
 98.55
 127.95
 198.60
 231.57
 225.37
2016 Peer Group 100.00
 142.09
 155.93
 143.10
 148.25
 174.21
2017 Peer Group 100.00
 142.76
 161.75
 148.06
 149.64
 176.40


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial and operating data for the periods indicated. We have derived our statementsAs described in Note 2, "Revisions of incomePreviously-Issued Financial Statements" of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, amounts presented for 2016 and balance sheet data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 from our audited financial statements.prior periods reflect revisions to correct certain immaterial errors related to a subsidiary in Latin America. Our Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 20152017 and 20142016 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20152017 are included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.
(in millions, except per common share amounts)                  
Statement of Income Data:2015 2014 
2013 (1)
 2012 20112017 2016 2015 2014 
2013 (1)
Net sales$3,151.2
 $2,989.8
 $2,464.3
 $1,402.9
 $1,417.9
$2,754.4
 $3,128.9
 $3,154.6
 $2,986.0
 $2,456.8
Cost of sales1,902.3
 1,839.4
 1,449.4
 688.3
 674.8
1,613.7
 1,821.4
 1,905.4
 1,840.4
 1,457.7
Gross profit1,248.9
 1,150.4
 1,014.9
 714.6
 743.1
1,140.7
 1,307.5
 1,249.2
 1,145.6
 999.1
Operating expense, net939.8
 874.1
 771.1
 466.3
 402.6
852.3
 897.1
 942.7
 875.5
 775.4
Operating income309.1
 276.3
 243.8
 248.3
 340.5
288.4
 410.4
 306.5
 270.1
 223.7
Interest expense, net96.1
 91.9
 110.8
 18.8
 11.9
108.0
 91.6
 102.5
 92.8
 110.8
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 47.2
 
 
 
Loss on disposal, net
 23.2
 
 
 

 
 
 23.2
 
Other expense (income), net12.9
 (13.7) 5.0
 0.3
 0.2
Other (income) expense, net(8.0) (0.2) 12.9
 (13.7) 5.0
Income before income taxes200.1
 174.9
 128.0
 229.2
 328.4
188.4
 271.8
 191.1
 167.8
 107.9
Income tax provision(2)
(125.4) (64.9) (49.1) (122.4) (108.8)(47.7) (86.8) (125.4) (64.9) (49.1)
Net income before non-controlling interest74.7
 110.0
 78.9
 106.8
 219.6
Less: income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
 1.1
 0.3
 
 
Net income before non-controlling interests140.7
 185.0
 65.7
 102.9
 58.8
Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests(10.7) (5.6) 1.2
 1.1
 0.3
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$73.5
 $108.9
 $78.6
 $106.8
 $219.6
$151.4
 $190.6
 $64.5
 $101.8
 $58.5
                  
Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):                  
Cash and cash equivalents$153.9
 $62.5
 $81.0
 $179.3
 $111.4
$41.9
 $65.7
 $153.9
 $62.5
 $81.0
Total assets (3)
2,655.5
 2,582.7
 2,729.9
 1,319.5
 838.2
Total debt (3)
1,420.8
 1,537.0
 1,808.9
 1,025.0
 585.0
Total assets2,694.0
 2,698.8
 2,652.0
 2,573.2
 2,722.6
Total debt, net1,644.6
 1,779.0
 1,420.8
 1,537.0
 1,808.9
Capital leases and other debt34.0
 27.7
 27.6
 
 
108.5
 109.1
 34.0
 27.7
 27.6
Redeemable non-controlling interest12.4
 12.6
 11.5
 
 
2.2
 7.6
 12.4
 12.6
 11.5
Total stockholders' equity290.2
 202.7
 118.6
 22.3
 30.8
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)112.5
 (41.9) 267.8
 180.6
 99.1
                  
Other Financial and Operating Data:                  
Dividends per common share$
 $
 $
 $
 $
$
 $
 $
 $
 $
Depreciation and amortization (4)
93.9
 89.7
 91.5
 42.0
 51.0
Depreciation and amortization (3)
94.6
 89.5
 93.9
 89.7
 91.5
Net cash provided by operating activities234.2
 225.2
 98.5
 189.9
 248.7
222.9
 165.5
 234.2
 225.2
 98.5
Net cash used in investing activities(59.7) (10.4) (1,213.0) (55.0) (36.1)(62.1) (62.4) (59.7) (10.4) (1,213.0)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(90.7) (238.1) 1,013.4
 (70.8) (148.9)(175.2) (185.1) (90.7) (238.1) 1,013.4
Basic earnings per common share1.19
 1.79
 1.30
 1.74
 3.27
2.80
 3.23
 1.05
 1.67
 0.97
Diluted earnings per common share1.17
 1.75
 1.28
 1.70
 3.18
2.77
 3.19
 1.03
 1.64
 0.95
Capital expenditures65.9
 47.5
 40.0
 50.5
 29.5
67.0
 62.4
 65.9
 47.5
 40.0

(1)Includes Sealy results of operations from March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Information presented for periods prior to our acquisition of Sealy on March 18, 2013 do not include Sealy and as a result, the information may not be comparable. Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for additional information regarding the Sealy Acquisition.
(2)Income tax provision for 2015 includes approximately $60.7 million related to changes in estimatesestimate related to the uncertain tax position regarding the Danish Tax Matter, as defined in Note 13, "Income Taxes," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report. The income tax matter. provision for 2017 includes the provisional impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.
(3)Includes issuance of $375.0$13.3 million, of Senior Notes in December 2012 ("2020 Senior Notes"), with cash proceeds held in escrow at December 31, 2012. The net proceeds from the 2020 Senior Notes were used as part of the financing for the Sealy Acquisition. Refer

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to Note 6, “Debt” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for additional information regarding the 2020 Senior Notes.
(4)Includes$16.2 million, $22.5 million, $13.4 million, $16.9 million, $5.7 million, and $16.7 million in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units, performance restricted stock units, deferred stock units and stock options in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011,2013, respectively.


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Part II, ITEM 6 of this Report and the audited consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. In addition, certain prior period amounts have been revised to correct for errors related to those prior periods. Refer to Note 2, Revisions of Previously-Issued Financial Statements, of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report. Unless otherwise noted, all of the financial information in this Report is consolidated financial information for the Company. The forward-looking statements in this discussion regarding the mattress and pillow industries, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and Part I, ITEM 1A of this Report. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

In this discussion and analysis, we discuss and explain the consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, including the following topics:

an overview of our business and strategy;
factors impacting results of operations;
results of operations including our net sales and costs in the periods presented as well as changes between periods;
expected sources of liquidity for future operations; and
our use of certain non-GAAP financial measuresmeasures.

Business Overview

General

We are the world's largest bedding provider. We develop, manufacture market, and distributemarket bedding products, which we sell globally. Our brand portfolio includes many highly recognized brands in the industry, including TEMPUR®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy®, Sealy featuring Posturepedic®, Technology, and Stearns & Foster®. Our comprehensive suite of bedding products offers a variety of products to consumers across a broad range of channels.

We sell our products through two distribution channels in each operating business segment: Retail (furnitureWholesale (third party retailers, including third party distribution, hospitality and bedding retailers, department stores, specialty retailers and warehouse clubs)healthcare); and Other (directly to consumers throughDirect (company-owned stores, e-commerce, platforms, company owned stores and call centers, and to third party, healthcare and hospitality and customers)centers).

Business Segments

Prior to January 1, 2015, the Company operatedWe operate under threetwo reportable segments: Tempur North America, Tempur International and Sealy. Effective January 1, 2015, the Company realigned its organizational structure and updated its segments in light of the progress made in 2013 and 2014 integrating Sealy into its historical business. The Company's updated reportable segments are North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. Our North America segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S. and Canada. Our International segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Company evaluatesWe evaluate segment performance based on net sales, gross profit and operating income.

Termination of Mattress Firm Relationship
Mattress Firm was a customer within the North America segment and was our largest customer in 2016. Mattress Firm represented 3.5% and 21.4% of our sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the week of January 23, 2017, we were unexpectedly notified by the senior management of Mattress Firm and representatives of Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., its parent company, of Mattress Firm's intent to terminate its business relationship with us if we did not agree to considerable changes to our agreements with Mattress Firm, including significant economic concessions. We engaged in discussions to facilitate a mutually agreeable supply arrangement with Mattress Firm. However, we were unable to reach an agreement, and on January 27, 2017, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC. ("Tempur-Pedic") and Sealy Mattress Company ("Sealy Mattress") issued formal termination notices for all of their products to Mattress Firm. On January 30, 2017, Tempur-Pedic and Sealy Mattress entered into transition agreements with Mattress Firm in which they agreed, among other things, to continue supplying Mattress Firm until April 3, 2017, at which time the parties’ business relationship ended.


While the loss of the Mattress Firm relationship had a material impact on our operating results in 2017, we believe the termination of the business relationship is in the long-term interests of our stockholders. Our net sales to Mattress Firm declined 85.7% in 2017 as compared to 2016. Excluding net sales to Mattress Firm, our net sales increased 8.1% in 2017 as compared to 2016.

During 2017, we took steps to manage our cost structure as a result of the termination of the business relationship with Mattress Firm. In 2017, we managed our business and costs with the primary goal of recapturing market share and net sales. Accordingly, our expense reductions in the areas of manufacturing and marketing were not significant. With respect to our manufacturing, we experienced certain lower operating efficiencies in the short term in order to retain our high-quality manufacturing capabilities, which we expect the market will need over time. In addition, we increased our marketing investment as a percentage of sales consistent with our long-term strategy of building and maintaining our brands to drive sales.

To improve net sales and volume leverage in 2018, we will continue to focus on increasing the balance of share with our Wholesale customers and increasing doors in certain under-served markets.

Strategy
 
We areOur long-term strategy is to drive earnings growth. Our goal is to improve the world’s largestsleep of more people, every night, all around the world. In order to achieve our long-term strategy while managing the current economic and competitive environments, we will focus on developing the most innovative bedding providerproducts in all the markets we serve, investing in our brands, expanding our North America margins while executing our sales growth strategy and optimizing our worldwide distribution. Through our strategy, we intend to generate earnings growth and strong cash flow that will be used to reduce debt to the only provider with global scale.extent appropriate and return value to stockholders. For a complete overview of our business, including a description of our business segments, see "Business" under Part I, ITEM 1 of this Report. We believe our future growth potential is significant in our existing markets and through expansion into new markets. Our goal is to improve the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. It is our goal to become the market leader in every country we compete in.  In order to achieve our long-term growth potential while managing the current economic and competitive environment, our strategy will focus on the following key strategic priorities: leveraging and strengthening our comprehensive portfolio of iconic brands and

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products; expanding global distribution and seeking highest dealer advocacy; expanding margins with a focus on driving significant cost improvement; leveraging our global scale for competitive advantage; and, where appropriate, making accretive acquisitions of licensees and joint ventures. Successful execution of these strategic priorities is expected to result in above-industry sales and earnings growth and strong cash flow that will be used to reduce debt to the extent appropriate and return value to stockholders.

Factors That Could Impact Results of Operations

The factors outlined below could impact our future results of operations. For more extensive discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to "Risk Factors", under Part I, ITEM 1A in this Report.

General Business and Economic Conditions

Our business has beenis affected by general business and economic conditions, and these conditions could have an impact on future demand for our products. The global economic environment continues to be challenging, and we expect the uncertainty to continue. We continue to make strategic investments, including: introducing new products; investing in increasing our global brand awareness; extendingexpanding our presence and improvingNorth America margins while executing our Retail account productivity and distribution;sales growth strategy; investing in our operating infrastructure to meet the requirements of our business; and taking other actions to further strengthen our business.

Customer ConcentrationTermination of Mattress Firm Relationship

Our top five customers, collectively, accountAs discussed above, in January 2017, Tempur-Pedic and Sealy Mattress issued formal termination notices for approximately 39.4% of our net sales for 2015. Mattress Firm Holding Corp., which is represented in the North America segment, is our largest customer. On February 5, 2016, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in HMK Mattress Holdings, LLC (Sleepy’s). Sleepy’s operates approximately 1,500 specialty mattress retail stores located in 17 states in the Northeast, New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Illinois and the combined company will operate approximately 3,500 stores in 48 states. Sleepy’s was also one of our top 5 customers in 2015 and as a result of this acquisition, based on 2015 net sales, the combined companies will be our largest customer, and will represent a significant portion of our overall sales.their products to Mattress Firm and Sleepy’s together represented approximately 25%entered into transitional supply arrangements with Mattress Firm, which ended our business relationship on April 3, 2017. In the first quarter of 2017, our overall net sales for 2015. This higher customer concentrationto Mattress Firm were $94.5 million and we received $9.3 million of one-time payments pursuant to the transition agreements with Mattress Firm. Since we will increasehave no sales to Mattress Firm in the risks associated with large customers as described in "Risk Factors" under Part I, ITEM 1A in this Report.first quarter of 2018, our year-over-year comparison will be negatively impacted.

Exchange Rates

As a multinationalmulti-national company, we conduct our business in a wide variety of currencies and are therefore subject to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency exchange rate movements also create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. We use foreign exchange forward contracts to manage a portion of the exposure to the risk of the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions between our subsidiaries and their customers and suppliers, as well as among certain subsidiaries. These hedging transactions may not succeed in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk. Consequently, our reported earnings and financial position could fluctuate materially as a result of foreign exchange gains or losses. Additionally, the operations of our foreign currency denominated subsidiaries result in foreign currency translation fluctuations in our consolidated operating results. These operations do not constitute transactions which qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Therefore, we do not hedge the translation of foreign currency operating results into the U.S. dollar. Should currency rates change sharply, our results could be negatively impacted. In 2015,2017, foreign currency exchange rate changes negatively impacted our net income by 1.3% and negatively impacted our adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, by approximately 6.4%0.6%. In 2016,2018, we expect foreign exchange could continue torate fluctuations may negatively impact our results of operations.

Competition

Participants in the bedding industry compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability, and product performance. We compete with a number of different types of mattress alternatives, including standard innerspring mattresses, viscoelasticvisco-elastic mattresses, foam mattresses, hybrid innerspring/foam mattresses, futons, air beds and other air-supported mattresses. These alternative products are sold through a variety of channels, including furniture and bedding stores, department stores, mass merchants, wholesale clubs, the internet, telemarketing programs, television infomercials, television advertising and catalogs.

Our North America segment competes in various mattress categories, and contributed 81.8%78.9% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015.2017. These mattress categories are highly competitive, with many competitor products supported by aggressive marketing campaigns and promotions. The North American bedding market is also changing rapidly, becoming more focused on the consumer, rationalizing store count, evolving media spend and investing in online capabilities.     The international market for mattresses and pillows is generally served by a large number

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of manufacturers, primarily operating on a regional and local basis. These manufacturers offer a broad range of mattress and pillow products. As a resultIn addition, mattress and pillow manufacturers and retailers are seeking to increase their channels of this ordistribution and are looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the recent expansion in the number of companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for foam mattresses. Additionally, retailers in both the U.S. and internationally are increasingly seeking to integrate vertically in the furniture and bedding industries, including offering their own brands of mattresses and pillows. These factors, along with increased competition, may negatively impact our results could be negatively impacted.results.

Gross Margins

Our gross margin is primarily impacted by the relative amount of net sales contributed by our Tempur and Sealy products. Our Sealy products have a significantly lower gross margin than our Tempur products. Our Sealy mattress products range from value to premium priced offerings, and gross margins are typically higher on premium products compared to value priced offerings. Our Tempur products are exclusively premium priced products. As sales of our Sealy products increase relative to sales of our Tempur products, our gross margins will be negatively impacted in both our North America and International segments. Due to the anticipated growth of Sealy products sold through our International segment, this change in product mix has unfavorably impacted our gross margin in 2015 as compared to prior years. Additionally, sales of our Tempur products in our International segment have historically had higher gross margins than the Tempur products sold in our North America segment.

Our gross margin is also impacted by fixed cost leverage;leverage based on manufacturing unit volumes; the cost of raw materials; operational efficiencies due to the utilization in our manufacturing facilities; product, channel and geographic mix; foreign exchange fluctuations; volume incentives offered to certain retail accounts; participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs; and costs associated with new product introductions. Future changes in raw material prices could have a significant impact on our gross margin. We expect significant commodity inflation in 2018, which we expect to be offset by our price increases scheduled to take effect in 2018 and operational initiatives. Our margins are also impacted by the growth in our RetailWholesale channel as sales in our RetailWholesale channel are at wholesale prices whereas sales in our Direct channel are at retail prices.
    
In 2016, we expect gross margin to benefit from improvement in our North America segment gross margin, primarily driven by sourcing improvements, operational efficiencies and pricing actions. We expect this improvement to be partially offset by a decrease in the gross margin in our International segment, which we expect will decrease as a result of increased sales of Sealy products and unfavorable foreign exchange rate. In addition, our ability to increase the profitability of our Sealy operations will depend on our ability to improve the efficiency of our manufacturing of Sealy products and improve the overall gross margins for these products. If we are unable to improve these gross margins this may have a material adverse impact on our overall profitability.

New Product Development and Introduction

Each year we invest significant time and resources in research and development to improve our product offerings. There are a number of risks inherent in our new product line introductions, including that the anticipated level of market acceptance may not be realized, which could negatively impact our sales. Also, product introduction costs, the speed of the rollout of the product and manufacturing inefficiencies may be greater than anticipated, which could impact profitability.    


In 2016,2018, we are planning significant new product introductions in our North America segment. We are launching new Tempur-Pedic mattresses and pillows, Sealy hybrid mattresses and a new portfolio of adjustable bases. In 2017, we united all of our Sealy products under one masterbrand. In 2018, we expect to incur significanthigher costs associated with new product introductions.introductions in our North America segment due to the expanded launch activities around premium products as compared to 2017. We also expect retailers to reduce their inventory levels of our products in anticipation of new floor model shipments in the first quarter of 2018. In addition, we expect lower costs associated with launch activities in the International segment in 2018 as compared to 2017 when we relaunched our flagship line of Tempur mattresses.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

We recorded a net income tax benefit of $23.8 million related to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Reform Act. This amount is comprised of a $69.7 million deferred tax benefit related to the change in the U.S. income tax rate, and is partially offset by the one-time transition tax expense on the accumulated earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries ("Transition Tax") of $45.9 million. The estimated impacts of the U.S. Tax Reform Act recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 are provisional in nature, and we will continue to assess the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act and will record adjustments through the income tax provision in the relevant period as authoritative guidance is made available to the public. In addition, in reflecting the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act in our 2017 financial statements it was necessary to, in some cases, make estimates of one or more items to calculate such impact during the measurement period. Accordingly, the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act may differ from our provisional estimates due to and among other factors, information currently not available, changes in interpretations and the issuance of additional guidance, as well as changes in assumptions we have currently made, including actions we may take in future periods as a result of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.

Financial Leverage and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2015,2017, we had $1,479.6$1,762.5 million of debt outstanding, and our adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $455.8 million.$448.5 million for 2017. Higher financial leverage makes us more vulnerable to general adverse competitive, economic and industry conditions. There can be no assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowingborrowings will be available. As of December 31, 2015,2017, our ratio of funded debt less qualified cash to Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with our 20122016 Credit Agreement was 3.213.91 times, within the covenant in our debt agreements which limits this ratio to 4.505.00 times for the year ended December 31, 2015.2017. For more information on this non-GAAP measure and compliance with our 20122016 Credit Agreement, please refer to the section set forth below “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”. The Company expects that it will seek to refinance its senior credit facility in the first half of 2016 to take advantage of the favorable interest rate environment and to obtain some favorable adjustments to certain of the restrictions currently contained in the 2012 Credit Agreement.  Information” below.

Danish Tax Proceeding

As described in Note 1413, "Income Taxes," of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, the Company is thewe are subject ofto significant outstanding tax assessments asserted by SKAT. Any decision by the Companywe make to achieve a negotiated settlement of this matter or if the Company doeswe do not enter into a negotiated settlement of this matter, or a negative outcome in the related legal proceedings is reached, could require the Companyus to make a significant payments,payment, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’sour results of operations and liquidity. In addition, if the Company iswe are required to further increase itsthe uncertain tax liability for this matter based on a changeschange in facts and circumstances, thisit could have a material impact on the Company'sour reported earnings.

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IntegrationRevision of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During 2017, we identified accounting and operational irregularities in one of our Latin American subsidiaries that violated our policies. As a result, we conducted a thorough review of this subsidiary’s operations and its internal controls over financial reporting. Errors were identified that related to both 2017 and prior periods. The operational integrationeffect of the legacy Tempurerrors identified were immaterial to each of the prior reporting periods affected. However, we concluded that the cumulative effect of correcting the errors in fiscal 2017 would materially misstate our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2017. We recorded charges of $25.7 million in 2017 related to the wind-down of certain operations, leadership termination charges, professional fees, non-income tax charges and Sealy businesses is substantially completeinterest expense. Additionally, the financial results for the prior periods have been revised to reflect the impact of these errors on those periods. Additional charges have been recorded for prior years 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013 in our North Americathe amounts of $11.5 million, $9.0 million, $7.1 million, and International segments. In 2015, we continued to focus on consolidating our distribution network, transforming our Sealy domestic manufacturing facilities$20.1 million, respectively. Latin American senior leadership and introducing Sealy products in Europepersonnel associated with the accounting and Japan. We currently expect integration activities to continue through the first half of 2016, and we expect the level of integration expense to significantly decrease over this period as compared to prior years.operational irregularities have been terminated.

Results of Operations
 
A summary of our results for the year ended December 31, 20152017 include:

Total net sales increased 5.4%decreased 12.0% to $3,151.2$2,754.4 million from $2,989.8$3,128.9 million in 2014. On a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, total net sales increased 9.4%, with growth in both the North America and International business segments.2016.

Gross margin was 39.6%41.4% as compared to 38.5%41.8% in 2014.2016. Adjusted gross margin, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was 40.1%42.0% as compared to 38.9%41.9% in 2014.2016.

Operating income was $288.4 million, as compared to $410.4 million in 2016. Adjusted operating income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $326.5 million, or 11.9% of net sales, as compared to $425.0 million, or 13.6% of net sales, in 2016.


Net income was $151.4 million as compared to $190.6 million in 2016. Adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $175.2 million as compared to $242.4 million in 2016.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 9.4% to $388.9was $401.7 million as compared to $355.4$505.7 million in 2014.2016. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 12.7% to $455.8was $448.5 million as compared to $404.6$521.6 million in 2014.
2016.

Operating incomeEarnings per share ("EPS") was $309.1 million$2.77 as compared to $276.3 million$3.19 in 2014. Adjusted operating income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $373.8 million, or 11.9% of net sales, as compared to $320.1 million, or 10.7% of net sales in 2014.

Net income was $73.5 million as compared to net income of $108.9 million in 2014. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company reevaluated its uncertain tax position regarding the previously disclosed Danish tax matter. As a result of the re-evaluation, including consideration of certain events that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a change in estimate of its uncertain tax positions related to this matter of approximately $60.7 million. Adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 21.4% to $199.9 million as compared to $164.6 million in 2014.

EPS was $1.17 as compared to $1.75 in 2014.2016. Adjusted EPS, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 20.4% to $3.19was $3.20 as compared to adjusted EPS$4.05 in 2016.

Operating cash flow for the full year 2017 was $222.9 million as compared to $165.5 million in 2016.

For a discussion and reconciliation of $2.65 in 2014. On a constant currency basis, adjusted EPS increased 31.7%.non-GAAP financial measures as discussed above to the corresponding GAAP financial results, refer to the non-GAAP financial information set forth below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Information."

We may refer to net sales or earnings or other historical financial information on a “constant currency basis”,basis,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These references to constant currency basis do not include operational impacts that could result from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. To provide information on a constant currency basis, the applicable financial results are adjusted based on a simple mathematical model that translates current period results in local currency using the comparable prior year period’s currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local country currency. This information is provided so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance. Constant currency information is not recognized under U.S. GAAP, and it is not intended as an alternative to U.S. GAAP measures. Refer to Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report.

For additional information regarding adjusted gross margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS, allReport for a discussion of which are non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Information section below.our foreign currency exchange rate risk.




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TableAs described in Note 2, "Revisions of ContentsPreviously-Issued Financial Statements," of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, amounts presented for 2016 and 2015 have been revised to correct certain immaterial errors related to a subsidiary in Latin America.


The following table sets forth the various components of our Consolidated Statements of Income, and expresses each component as a percentage of net sales:
(in millions, except percentages andYear Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
per common share amounts)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Net sales$3,151.2
 100.0 % $2,989.8
 100.0 % $2,464.3
 100.0 %$2,754.4
 100.0 % $3,128.9
 100.0 % $3,154.6
 100.0 %
Cost of sales1,902.3
 60.4
 1,839.4
 61.5
 1,449.4
 58.8
1,613.7
 58.6
 1,821.4
 58.2
 1,905.4
 60.4
Gross profit1,248.9
 39.6
 1,150.4
 38.5
 1,014.9
 41.2
1,140.7
 41.4
 1,307.5
 41.8
 1,249.2
 39.6
Selling and marketing expenses648.0
 20.6
 619.9
 20.7
 522.9
 21.2
601.3
 21.8
 648.5
 20.7
 648.0
 20.5
General, administrative and other322.0
 10.2
 280.6
 9.4
 266.3
 10.8
General, administrative and other expenses273.0
 9.9
 281.4
 9.0
 324.9
 10.3
Customer termination charges, net14.4
 0.5
 
 
 
 
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(11.9) (0.4) (8.3) (0.3) (4.4) (0.2)(15.6) (0.6) (13.3) (0.4) (11.9) (0.4)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense(18.3) (0.6) (18.1) (0.6) (13.7) (0.6)(20.8) (0.8) (19.5) (0.6) (18.3) (0.6)
Operating income309.1
 9.8
 276.3
 9.3
 243.8
 10.0
288.4
 10.5
 410.4
 13.1
 306.5
 9.7
                      
Other expense, net:                      
Interest expense, net96.1
 3.0
 91.9
 3.1
 110.8
 4.5
108.0
 3.9
 91.6
 2.9
 102.5
 3.3
Loss on disposal, net
 
 23.2
 0.8
 
 
Other expense (income), net12.9
 0.5
 (13.7) (0.4) 5.0
 0.2
Total other expense109.0
 3.5
 101.4
 3.5
 115.8
 4.7
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 47.2
 1.5
 
 
Other (income) expense, net(8.0) (0.3) (0.2) 
 12.9
 0.4
Total other expense. net100.0
 3.6
 138.6
 4.4
 115.4
 3.7
                      
Income before income taxes200.1
 6.3
 174.9
 5.8
 128.0
 5.3
188.4
 6.8
 271.8
 8.7
 191.1
 6.1
Income tax provision(125.4) (4.0) (64.9) (2.2) (49.1) (2.0)(47.7) (1.7) (86.8) (2.8) (125.4) (4.0)
Net income before non-controlling interest74.7
 2.3
 110.0
 3.6
 78.9
 3.3
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
 
 1.1
 
 0.3
 
Net income before non-controlling interests140.7
 5.1
 185.0
 5.9
 65.7
 2.1
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests(10.7) (0.4) (5.6) (0.2) 1.2
 
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$73.5
 2.3 % $108.9
 3.6 % $78.6
 3.3 %$151.4
 5.5 % $190.6
 6.1 % $64.5
 2.0 %
                      
Earnings per common share:                      
Diluted$1.17
   $1.75
   $1.28
  $2.77
   $3.19
   $1.03
  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                      
Diluted62.6
   62.1
   61.6
  54.7
   59.8
   62.6
  


NET SALES
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 Year Ended December 31,
 Consolidated North America International
(in millions)2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015
Net sales by channel                
Wholesale$2,524.5
 $2,964.2
 $3,004.1
 $2,052.6
 $2,511.7
 $2,531.4
 $471.9
 $452.5
 $472.7
Direct229.9
 164.7
 150.5
 121.2
 58.4
 45.8
 108.7
 106.3
 104.7
Total net sales$2,754.4
 $3,128.9
 $3,154.6
 $2,173.8
 $2,570.1
 $2,577.2
 $580.6
 $558.8
 $577.4
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CONSOLIDATED SUMMARYYear ended December 31, 2017 compared to year ended December 31, 2016

Net sales decreased 12.0%, and gross profiton a constant currency basis decreased 12.0%. The decrease in net sales was driven by the following:

North America net sales decreased $396.3 million, or 15.4%. Net sales to Mattress Firm were $95.7 million prior to the termination of our contract at the beginning of the second quarter of 2017, as compared to $668.6 million for 2016, which resulted in a net sales decrease of $572.9 million. Excluding Mattress Firm, North America net sales increased $176.6 million or 9.3%, driven by growth across all of our brands. Net sales in the Wholesale channel decreased $459.1 million, or 18.3%, driven primarily by the termination of our contract with Mattress Firm. Excluding sales to Mattress Firm, Wholesale net sales increased 6.2%. Additionally, sales to a national department store retailer in the Wholesale channel significantly declined in 2017 as compared to 2016. Net sales in our Direct channel increased $62.8 million, or 107.5%, driven primarily by growth in e-commerce. Canada net sales increased 3.4% on a constant currency basis.

International net sales increased $21.8 million, or 3.9%. On a constant currency basis, our International net sales increased 4.6%, driven primarily by growth in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Net sales in the Wholesale channel increased 4.4% on a constant currency basis. Net sales in the Direct channel increased 5.4% on a constant currency basis.

Year ended December 31, 2016 compared to year ended December 31, 2015

Net sales decreased 0.8%, and on a constant currency basis increased 0.7%. The decrease in net sales was driven by the following:

North America net sales decreased 0.3%. Net sales in the Wholesale channel were relatively flat. Our sales to Mattress Firm decreased approximately $80.0 million as compared to 2015. Excluding Mattress Firm, our sales increased 4.0%. Net sales in our Direct channel increased $12.6 million or 27.5%, driven primarily by growth in e-commerce. Canada net sales increased 2.9% and, on a constant currency basis, increased 6.2%.

International net sales decreased 3.2% due to unfavorable foreign exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, our International net sales increased 3.7%, primarily driven by the success of new product introductions, an increase in direct sales of our Tempur products in Asia-Pacific and an increase in net sales of our Sealy products in Latin America.

GROSS PROFIT
(in millions, except percentages)2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Net sales $3,151.2
 $2,989.8
 $2,464.3
 5.4 % 21.3 %
           
Net sales by segment:          
North America 2,577.2
 2,404.9
 1,927.0
 7.2 % 24.8 %
International 574.0
 584.9
 537.3
 (1.9)% 8.9 %
           
Gross profit 1,248.9
 1,150.4
 1,014.9
 8.6 % 13.4 %
Gross margin 39.6% 38.5% 41.2% 1.1 % (2.7)%
 Year Ended December 31,    
 2017 2016 2015 Margin Change
(in millions, except percentages)Gross Profit Gross Margin Gross Profit Gross Margin Gross Profit Gross Margin 2017 vs 2016 2016 vs 2015
North America$844.7
 38.9% $1,017.4
 39.6% $954.6
 37.0% (0.7)% 2.6%
International296.0
 51.0% 290.1
 51.9% 294.6
 51.0% (0.9)% 0.9%
Consolidated$1,140.7
 41.4% $1,307.5
 41.8% $1,249.2
 39.6% (0.4)% 2.2%

Costs associated with net sales are recorded in cost of sales and include the costs of producing, shipping, warehousing, receiving and inspecting goods during the period, as well as depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets used in the manufacturing process.

Year ended December 31, 2017 compared to year ended December 31, 2016

Gross margin declined 40 basis points. The principal factors impacting gross profit and gross margin for each segment are discussed belowbelow.


North America gross margin declined 70 basis points. The decline was driven primarily by the termination of the Mattress Firm relationship, which resulted in fixed cost deleverage of 120 basis points and unfavorable brand mix of 90 basis points. In 2017, we also recorded charges associated with the respective segment discussions.Mattress Firm termination for an unfavorable impact of 60 basis points. These charges included a $5.4 million write-off of customer-unique inventory and $6.1 million of increased product obligations. The decline in gross margin was also due to unfavorable commodity costs of 100 basis points, offset by favorable channel mix of 130 basis points, operational productivity of 100 basis points and lower floor model discounts of 60 basis points.

International gross margin declined 90 basis points. The decline was driven primarily by new product launch costs and mix.

Year ended December 31, 20152016 compared to year ended December 31, 20142015

Net sales increased $161.4 million, or 5.4%. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased approximately 9.4%, primarily due to growth in our North America segment. North America segment net sales grew at 7.2%, driven primarily by U.S. net sales growth across both the Tempur and Sealy brands. International net sales decreased by 1.9%, driven primarily by unfavorable foreign exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, International net sales increased approximately13.2%, due to continued growth in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Additionally, net sales in our Other distribution channels increased double digits in each of our North America and International segments, primarily driven by our direct business.

Gross profit increased $98.5 million, and gross margin increased 110 basis points. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to supply chain and sourcing improvements of 170 basis points, a favorable decrease in discounts of 50 basis points and 2015 pricing actions which increased gross margin 40 basis points in 2015 as compared to 2014. These factors were primarily offset by unfavorable product mix of 130improved 220 basis points. The principal factors that impactedimpacting gross margin byfor each segment are discussed below in their respective segment discussions.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013below.

Net sales increased $525.5 million, or 21.3%.North America gross margin improved 260 basis points. The increase was driven primarily by 180 basis points of operational improvements, including sourcing improvements, 50 basis points due to the results of our Sealy business being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013, as well as increased net sales of our Tempur products in both the North Americapricing actions, and International segments.30 basis points from favorable product mix.

Gross profit increased $135.5 million, or 13.4%. Gross
International gross margin declined 270improved 90 basis points. The gross margin decreaseincrease was primarily due to Sealy's results being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014driven by 60 basis points operational improvements and 50 basis points of favorable channel mix as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013we expand distribution through December 31, 2013. As sales of our Sealy products increased relative to sales of our Tempur products, our gross margins were negatively impacted.more profitable direct-to-consumer channels.


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OPERATING EXPENSES

Selling and Marketing Expenses
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Total selling and marketing $648.0
 $619.9
 $522.9
 4.5 % 18.6 %
As a percent of net sales 20.6% 20.7% 21.2% (0.1)% (0.5)%
Advertising expenses 360.5
 326.7
 274.2
 10.3 % 19.1 %
As a percent of net sales 11.4% 10.9% 11.1% 0.5 % (0.2)%
Selling and marketing other 287.5
 293.2
 248.7
 (1.9)% 17.9 %
As a percent of net sales 9.2% 9.8% 10.1% (0.6)% (0.3)%

Selling and marketing expenses include advertising and media production associated with the promotion of our brands, other marketing materials such as catalogs, brochures, videos, product samples, direct customer mailings and point of purchase materials, and sales force compensation. We also include in selling and marketing expense certain new product development costs, including market research and new product testing.

Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014
Selling and marketing expenses increased $28.1 million, or 4.5%, and decreased slightly as a percentage of net sales.

Our advertising expenses increased $33.8 million, or 10.3%, and increased slightly as a percentage of net sales. The increase in advertising expenses was primarily due to a $40.7 million increase in our North America segment, which was primarily driven by improved participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs. This increase was offset by a $6.9 million decrease in our International segment.

All other selling and marketing expenses decreased $5.7 million, or 1.9%, and decreased slightly as a percentage of net sales. The decrease to other selling and marketing expenses is primarily due to an $11.4 million decrease in the North America segment driven by fewer in-store marketing investments in 2015 as compared to 2014. This was partially offset by a $4.5 million increase in our International segment, driven primarily by additional company-owned stores and costs associated with marketing and distributing Sealy products in Europe and Japan in 2015 as compared to 2014. In 2015, we took actions to begin reducing our overhead expenses. In the second half of 2015, we incurred $5.1 million related to this restructuring in other selling and marketing expenses, which included headcount reductions and international store closures.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013

Selling and marketing expenses increased $97.0 million, or 18.6%, and decreased 0.5% as a percentage of net sales.

Our advertising expenses increased $52.5 million, or 19.1%, and remained relatively flat as a percentage of net sales. The increase in advertising expenses was primarily driven by the Sealy results being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

All other selling and marketing expenses increased $44.5 million, or 17.9%, and decreased slightly as a percentage of net sales. The increase to other selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to the $24.7 million increase in the International segment, driven primarily by additional openings of company-owned stores and integration costs associated with marketing and distributing Sealy products in certain international markets. Additionally, the North America segment other selling and marketing expenses increased $19.2 million, primarily driven by the Sealy results being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013.



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General, Administrative and Other Expenses
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
General, administrative and other expenses $322.0
 $280.6
 $266.3
 14.8% 5.4 %
As a percent of net sales 10.2% 9.4% 10.8% 0.8% (1.4)%
General, administrative and other expenses include salaries and related expenses, information technology, professional fees, depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets not used in the manufacturing process, expenses for administrative functions and research and development costs.

Year ended December 31, 20152017 compared to year ended December 31, 20142016
 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
(in millions)Consolidated North America International Corporate
Operating expenses:               
Advertising$284.1
 $352.7
 $248.7
 $316.5
 $35.4
 $36.2
 $
 $
Other selling and marketing317.2
 295.8
 186.7
 169.5
 124.8
 123.4
 5.7
 2.9
General, administrative and other273.0
 281.4
 124.0
 127.3
 57.7
 57.8
 91.3
 96.3
Customer termination charges, net14.4
 
 20.9
 
 0.8
 
 (7.3) 
Total operating expense$888.7
 $929.9
 $580.3
 $613.3
 $218.7
 $217.4
 $89.7
 $99.2

General, administrativeOperating expenses decreased $41.2 million, and increased 260 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The primary drivers of changes in operating expenses by segment are discussed below.

North America operating expenses decreased $33.0 million and increased 280 basis points as a percentage of net sales. In the first quarter of 2017, we recorded $20.9 million of charges related to the Mattress Firm termination, which included $17.2 million write-off of customer incentives and marketing assets in the first quarter and $3.7 million of employee-related and professional fees. Additionally, we had unfavorable operating expense leverage, including investments in marketing. These were offset by decreased participation in our wholesale cooperative advertising programs.

International operating expenses increased $1.3 million and decreased 120 basis points as a percentage of net sales, primarily driven by improved operating expense leverage. During 2017, we recognized $4.6 million of restructuring charges, which relate to the wind down of certain operations, leadership termination charges and professional fees, as well as $3.8 million of non-income tax charges related to a subsidiary in Latin America. We also recognized $2.7 million of charges for a European customer's bankruptcy and other employee-related expenses. During 2016, we recognized $3.2 million of charges related to a subsidiary in Latin America.


Corporate operating expenses increased $41.4decreased $9.5 million, or 14.8%9.6%. The increasedecrease in general, administrative and other expenses is due to a $26.7 million increase in Corporate expenses, as discussed below, and a $12.6 million increase in North America segment expenses. The increase in our North America segment's general, administrative and otheroperating expenses was primarily driven by a $6.8$9.3 million increasebenefit recorded in researchthe first quarter of 2017 for the change in estimate associated with performance-based stock compensation that is no longer probable of payout following the Mattress Firm termination.

Research and development expenses. Additionally, inexpenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $21.7 million compared to $26.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of $5.0 million, or 18.7%.
Year ended December 31, 2016 compared to year ended December 31, 2015
 Year Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
(in millions)Consolidated North America International Corporate
Operating expenses:               
Advertising$352.7
 $360.5
 $316.5
 $323.0
 $36.2
 $37.5
 $
 $
Other selling and marketing295.8
 287.5
 169.5
 161.1
 123.4
 122.3
 2.9
 4.1
General, administrative and other281.4
 324.9
 127.3
 143.6
 57.8
 59.9
 96.3
 121.4
Total operating expense$929.9
 $972.9
 $613.3
 $627.7
 $217.4
 $219.7
 $99.2
 $125.5

Operating expenses decreased $43.0 million or 4.4%, and decreased 110 basis points as a percentage of net sales. During 2015 and 2016, we took actions to begin reducingreduce our overhead expenses. In the second half of 2015, we incurred $6.3 million related to this restructuring in general, administrative and otheroverall operating expenses, primarily related toincluding headcount reductions and international store closures.closings. The primary drivers of changes in operating expenses by segment are discussed below.

Corporate
North America operating expenses decreased $14.4 million and decreased 50 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The decrease was primarily driven by decreased incentive compensation expenses, as well as lower overall operating expenses in selling and marketing expenses and general, administrative and other expenses.

International operating expenses were $121.4decreased $2.3 million in 2015and increased 90 basis points as compared to $94.7 million in 2014, an increasea percentage of $26.7net sales.

Corporate operating expenses decreased $26.3 million, or 28.2%21.0%. This increase was driven primarily by $14.5 million of executiveExecutive management transition and related retention expensescompensation decreased $11.6 million and $3.2integration costs decreased $4.6 million, of restructuring costs related to headcount reductions. We also incurred $6.3 million ofand additional costs related to our 2015 Annual Meeting and related issues.which were not incurred in 2016 were $6.3 million. We also recorded a stock compensation benefit of $3.8 million, representing the fourth quarter change in estimate to reduce accumulated performance-based stock compensation amortization to actual cost based on financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Research and development expenses for 2015 were $28.7 million compared to $21.6 million for 2014, an increase of $7.1 million, or 32.9%, as a result of continued new product investment. We plan to continue to invest in research and development to leverage the combined technologies of our portfolio to deliver innovative products.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013

General, administrative and other expenses increased $14.32016 were $26.7 million or 5.4%. The increase was primarily duecompared to a $27.8$28.7 million increase in our North America segment, which was driven by the Sealy results being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013. This increase was offset by a $12.9 million decrease in Corporate expenses, driven by2015, a decrease in transaction expenses associated with the Sealy Acquisition which were not incurred in 2014.of $2.0 million, or 7.0%.

Research and development expenses for 2014 were $21.6 million compared to $21.0 million for 2013, an increase of $0.6 million, or 2.9%.
OPERATING INCOME
(in millions, except percentages)2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Operating income $309.1
 $276.3
 $243.8
 11.9% 13.3 %
Operating margin 9.8% 9.2% 9.9% 0.6% (0.7)%
 Year Ended December 31,    
 2017 2016 2015 Margin Change
(in millions, except percentages)Operating Income Operating Margin Operating Income Operating Margin Operating Income Operating Margin 2017 vs 2016 2016 vs 2015
North America$273.2
 12.6% $411.8
 16.0% $335.6
 13.0% (3.4)% 3.0%
International104.9
 18.1% 97.6
 17.5% 96.3
 16.7% 0.6 % 0.8%
 378.1
   509.4
   431.9
      
Corporate expenses(89.7)   (99.0)   (125.4)      
Total operating income$288.4
 10.5% $410.4
 13.1% $306.5
 9.7% (2.6)% 3.4%

Year ended December 31, 20152017 compared to year ended December 31, 20142016

Operating income increased $32.8decreased $122.0 million or 11.9%, and operating margin declined 260 basis points. The decrease was driven by the following:


North America operating income decreased $138.6 million and operating margin declined 340 basis points. The decline in operating margin was primarily impacteddriven by the factors discussed above. During 2015, equity incometermination of our contracts with Mattress Firm at the beginning of the second quarter, which resulted in earningsgross margin decline and unfavorable operating expense leverage. The decline in operating margin was also driven by charges of unconsolidated affiliates and royalty income, net of royalty expense increased $3.6$32.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Our royalty income is based on sales of Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® branded products by various licensees and is offset by royalty expenses we pay to other entities for the use of their names on our Sealy branded products. Our equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates represents our 50.0% interestrecorded in the earningsfirst quarter of our Asia-Pacific joint ventures whose purpose is to develop markets for Sealy branded products.

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During 2015 and 2014, we incurred $27.9 million and $42.5sales included $11.5 million of integration costs, respectively,charges related to the continued alignmentwrite-off of our business in connection withcustomer-unique inventory and increased product obligations. Operating expenses included $20.9 million of charges related to the Sealy Acquisition,write-off of customer incentives and marketing assets, as well as costs related to introducing Sealy products in our employee-related expenses.

International segment. In addition, 2015 operating income included $16.2increased $7.3 million of executive transition and related retentionoperating margin improved 60 basis points, primarily driven by improved operating expense and $13.0leverage. Operating income includes $4.6 million of restructuring costs. We also incurred $6.3charges, which relate to the wind down of certain operations, leadership termination charges and professional fees, as well as $3.8 million of additional costsnon-income tax charges related to a subsidiary in Latin America.

Corporate operating expenses decreased $9.3 million as discussed above, improving our 2015 Annual Meeting and related issues in the first half of 2015. We currently expect to incur approximately $3.0 million of integration expenses in 2016. The principal factors that impacted integration costsconsolidated operating margin by segment are discussed below in their respective segment discussions.30 basis points.

Year ended December 31, 20142016 compared to year ended December 31, 20132015

Operating income increased $32.5$103.9 million or 13.3%, and operating margin improved 340 basis points. The increase was driven by the following:

North America operating income increased $76.2 million and operating margin improved 300 basis points. The improvement in operating margin was primarily impacteddriven by the factors discussed above. During the full year 2014, equityimproved gross margin of 230 basis points and an improvement in operating expense leverage of 50 basis points.

International operating income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates and royalty income, net of royalty expense increased $3.9$1.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively as a resultoperating margin improved 80 basis points. The improvement in operating margin was primarily driven by improved gross margin of the 2013 results only including the post-acquisition period of March 13, 2013 through December 31, 2013.90 basis points.

During the full year 2014, we incurred $43.8Corporate operating expenses decreased $26.3 million, of integration and financing costs in connection with the Sealy Acquisition. During the full year 2013, we incurred $18.7 million of transaction expenses and $25.9 million of integration expenses in connection with the Sealy Acquisition.as discussed above, which improved our consolidated operating margin by 80 basis points.

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
Year Ended December 31, Percent change
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 20132017 2016 2015 2017 vs 2016 2016 vs 2015
Interest expense, net $96.1
 $91.9
 $110.8
 4.6% (17.1)%$108.0
 $91.6
 $102.5
 17.9%
(10.6)%

Year ended December 31, 20152017 compared to the year ended December 31, 20142016

Interest expense, net, increased $4.2$16.4 million, or 4.6%17.9%. During 2017, we incurred approximately $16.6 million of additional interest expense related to non-income tax obligations, financing arrangements and accelerated customer collections in a Latin American subsidiary. During 2016, we incurred approximately $6.4 million of interest expense related to non-income tax obligations and accelerated customer collections in a Latin American subsidiary. Refer to Note 2, "Revisions of Previously-Issued Financial Statements," and Note 7, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for additional information.

Year ended December 31, 2016 compared to year ended December 31, 2015

Interest expense, net, decreased $10.9 million, or 10.6%. During 2015, we recorded $12.0 million of accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the $493.8 million voluntary prepayments on our Term A Facility and Term B Facility,2012 Credit Agreement, subsequent to the issuance of our $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2023 ("2023 Senior Notes"). Excluding this accelerated amortization, interest expense decreased due to lower average debt levels throughout 2015 as compared to 2014.Notes. Refer to Note 6, "Debt",7, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for additional information. During 2016, we incurred approximately $6.4 million of interest expense related to non-income tax obligations and accelerated customer collections in a Latin American subsidiary. During 2015, we incurred approximately $6.4 million of interest expense related to non-income tax obligations and accelerated customer collections in a Latin American subsidiary.


LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT

In 2016, we issued our 2026 Senior Notes and entered into our 2016 Credit Agreement. The net proceeds of the 2026 Senior Notes offering were used in part to redeem the 2020 Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the 2016 Credit Agreement were also used to repay in full the 2012 Credit Agreement and to pay certain transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with the 2016 Credit Agreement. In association with these transactions, we recorded a $47.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt. The $47.2 million loss includes a $23.6 million premium on the prepayment of our 2020 Senior Notes, $11.0 million and $4.8 million of deferred financing costs write-offs for the 2012 Credit Agreement and 2020 Senior Notes, respectively, and $1.9 million and $5.9 million of lender expenses for the 2016 Credit Agreement and 2026 Senior Notes, respectively. Refer to Note 7, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in ITEM 8 under Part II for additional information.

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
 Year Ended December 31, Percent change
(in millions, except percentages)2017 2016 2015 2017 vs 2016 2016 vs 2015
Other (income) expense, net$(8.0) $(0.2) $12.9
 3,900.0% (101.6)%

Year ended December 31, 20142017 compared to the year ended December 31, 20132016

Interest expense, net, decreased $18.9Other income primarily includes $9.3 million dueof payments received pursuant to lower average debt levelsthe transition agreements with Mattress Firm, which were entered into during the first quarter of 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2016, we spent approximately $13 million to support Mattress Firm with store transitions and interest rates in effectproduct launches. The $9.3 million of payments received from Mattress Firm during 2014 as comparedthe first quarter of 2017 were intended to 2013. This was offset by $3.3 million in accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs after a voluntary prepayment of the Term A and Term B loans under our 2012 Credit Agreement.

LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF BUSINESSpartially reimburse that prior investment.

Year ended December 31, 20152016 compared to year ended December 31, 20142015

Effective June 30, 2014, we completed the sale of our three U.S. innerspring component production facilities and equipment, along with associated working capital, to Leggett and Platt ("L&P") for total consideration of approximately $47.8 million.  The working capital adjustment period ended in the quarter ended September 30, 2014, which resulted in a cash payment to L&P of $2.8 million, reduced the total consideration received to $45.0 million. The carrying amount of the net assets sold in this transaction, including an allocation of reporting unit goodwill determined using the relative fair value method, was approximately $66.8 million.  As a result, a loss on disposal of business was recorded for $23.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, which included $1.4 million of transaction costs and the $2.8 million working capital adjustment.

OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Other expense (income), net $12.9
 $(13.7) $5.0
 (194.2)% (374.0)%


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Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014

Other expense, net was $12.9 million in 2015 as compared to other income, net of $(13.7) million in 2014. During 2015, we reached a settlement of the previously disclosedrelated to an antitrust investigation by the German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") regarding alleged vertical price fixing. Our German subsidiary was one of several mattress wholesaler/manufacturers that have reached a settlement with the FCO.. Under the terms of the settlement, we paid approximately €15.5 million (approximately $17.4 million) to fully resolve this matter. The payment is not tax deductible. Refer to Note 13, "Commitments and Contingencies," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for additional information. In addition, during 2015 we recorded $9.5 million and $15.6 million of other income from a partial settlement of a legal dispute in 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013

Other expense, net decreased $14.4 million, or 12.4%. In 2014, we recorded $15.6 million of other income from a partial settlement of a legal dispute.

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Income before income taxes $200.1
 $174.9
 $128.0
 14.4% 36.6%

Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014

Income before income taxes increased $25.2 million, or 14.4%. This increase was a result of the factors discussed above.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013

Income before income taxes increased $46.9 million, or 36.6%. This increase was a result of the factors discussed above.

INCOME TAXES
Year Ended December 31, Percent change
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 20132017 2016 2015 2017 vs 2016 2016 vs 2015
Income tax $125.4
 $64.9
 $49.1
 93.2% 32.2 %$47.7
 $86.8
 $125.4
 (45.0)% (30.8)%
Effective tax rate 62.7% 37.1% 38.4% 25.6% (1.3)%25.3% 31.9% 65.6% (6.6)% (33.7)%

Income tax provision includes income taxes associated with taxes currently payable and deferred taxes, and includes the impact of net operating losses for certain of our foreign operations.

Year ended December 31, 20152017 compared to year ended December 31, 20142016

Our income tax provision increased $60.5decreased $39.1 million and our effective tax rate increased 25.6 percentagedecreased 660 basis points. In 2014, uponThe decrease in effective tax rate from 2016 to 2017 is primarily the filingresult of our various 2013the net favorable effect from the enactment of U.S. federalTax Reform Act and statethe associated revaluation of deferred income tax returns, we finalized the calculationassets and liabilities, net of the tax onunfavorable impact of the repatriation of earnings described in Note 14, "Income Taxes" and we recognized an incremental $12.2 million currentTransition Tax. The 2017 income tax expense for the repatriation so described to reflect tax positions taken on the various income tax returns when filed. During 2015 the Company increased its uncertain tax liability associated with the Danish tax matter viaprovision also included an unfavorable impact of charges at a charge to income tax expense by $60.7 million.Latin American subsidiary. Refer to Note 14,13, “Income Taxes”,Taxes,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for further information associated with this tax assessment.information.

Year ended December 31, 20142016 compared to year ended December 31, 20132015

Our income tax provision increased $15.8decreased $38.6 million and our effective tax rate decreased 1.3 percentage3,370 basis points. During 2013,2015, we undertook a taxable transaction as part of the Sealy Acquisition in which we recognized current taxable income based on the earnings of certain ofincreased our foreign subsidiaries and increased theuncertain tax previously accruedliability associated with this transaction. In 2014, upon the filing of our various 2013 U.S. federal and state income tax returns, we finalized the calculation of the tax on this transaction

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and we recognized an incremental $12.2 million currentDanish Tax Matter through a charge to income tax expense of $60.7 million. Refer to Note 13, “Income Taxes,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for this transaction to reflect tax positions taken on the various income tax returns when filed.

NORTH AMERICA SEGMENT SUMMARY
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Net sales $2,577.2
 $2,404.9
 $1,927.0
 7.2% 24.8 %
           
Net sales by channel:          
Retail 2,461.5
 2,308.6
 1,819.2
 6.6% 26.9 %
Other 115.7
 96.3
 107.8
 20.1% (10.7)%
           
Net sales by product:          
Bedding 2,428.9
 2,261.9
 1,779.3
 7.4% 27.1 %
Other products 148.3
 143.0
 147.7
 3.7% (3.2)%
           
Gross profit 954.6
 834.8
 710.2
 14.4% 17.5 %
Gross margin 37.0% 34.7% 36.9% 2.3% (2.2)%
           
Operating income 335.6
 255.0
 229.0
 31.6% 11.4 %
Operating margin 13.0% 10.6% 11.9% 2.4% (1.3)%
further information.

Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014
North America net sales increased $172.3 million, or 7.2%. On a constant currency basis, our North America net sales increased approximately 8.5%. The increase was primarily due to a $167.0 million increase in net sales of Bedding products, driven primarily by strong U.S. net sales growth across both the Tempur and Sealy brands, which benefited from new product introductions and 2015 pricing actions. This increase was offset by a 6.3% decrease in Canada net sales due to unfavorable foreign exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, Canada net sales grew 8.6%.

Operating income increased $80.6 million, or 31.6%, and was primarily impacted by the following factors:

Gross profit increased $119.8 million, or 14.4%. Gross margin increased 230 basis points. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to supply chain and sourcing improvements of 210 basis points, a favorable decrease in discounts of 70 basis points driven by fewer floor model discounts and improved participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs and favorable 2015 pricing actions of 50 basis points in 2015 as compared to 2014. These factors were partially offset by unfavorable product mix of 140 basis points, primarily due to the introduction of new products.

Operating expenses increased $41.9 million to $627.7 million as compared to $585.8 million in 2014. This increase was primarily due to a $40.7 million increase in advertising expense, driven primarily by improved participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs. General, administrative and other expenses increased $12.6 million primarily as a result of a $6.8 million increase in research and development expenses, as well as $1.5 million in restructuring costs associated with headcount reductions. The increase in operating expense was partially offset by an $11.4 million decrease in other selling and marketing expenses, driven by fewer in-store marketing investments in 2015 as compared to 2014.

During 2015 and 2014, the North America segment incurred $19.4 million and $30.0 million, respectively, of integration costs. In addition, the North America segment also incurred $3.6 million of restructuring costs related to headcount reduction, $1.2 million of retention expense for certain members of senior management related to the executive transitions and $1.3 million of pension expense recorded in conjunction with a settlement offered to terminated, vested participants in a defined benefit pension plan. The integration costs incurred in 2015 were primarily related to the restructuring of Sealy domestic manufacturing facilities and consolidation of our distribution network. The integration costs incurred in 2014 were primarily related to severance, retention, relocation and professional fees related to the restructuring of Sealy domestic manufacturing facilities.


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Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013
North America net sales increased $477.9 million, or 24.8%. The increase was primarily due to the results from our Sealy business being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013, as well as new product introductions and increased sales of our adjustable base products.

Operating income increased $26.0 million, or 11.4%, and was primarily impacted by the following factors:

Gross profit increased $124.6 million, or 17.5%, and gross margin declined 220 basis points. The decrease in gross margin was primarily related to an increase in sales of our adjustable base products and unfavorable channel mix, driven by the impact of higher floor model discounts and rebates.

Operating expenses were $585.8 million for the full year 2014, as compared to $486.8 million for the full year 2013, an increase of $99.0 million or 20.3%. The increase was primarily due to the results from our Sealy business being reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013, as well as increases in salaries and benefits to support the expanded business.

INTERNATIONAL SEGMENT SUMMARY
(in millions, except percentages) 2015 2014 2013 Percentage change 2015 vs. 2014 Percentage change 2014 vs. 2013
Net sales $574.0
 $584.9
 $537.3
 (1.9)% 8.9 %
           
Net sales by channel:          
Retail 413.0
 441.6
 406.4
 (6.5)% 8.7 %
Other 161.0
 143.3
 130.9
 12.4 % 9.5 %
           
Net sales by product:          
Bedding 458.3
 464.6
 419.1
 (1.4)% 10.9 %
Other products 115.7
 120.3
 118.2
 (3.8)% 1.8 %
           
Gross profit 294.3
 315.6
 304.7
 (6.7)% 3.6 %
Gross margin 51.3% 54.0% 56.7% (2.7)% (2.7)%
           
Operating income 98.9
 118.8
 124.7
 (16.8)% (4.7)%
Operating margin 17.2% 20.3% 23.2% (3.1)% (2.9)%

Year ended December 31, 2015 compared to year ended December 31, 2014
International net sales decreased $10.9 million, or 1.9%. On a constant currency basis, our International net sales increased approximately 13.2%, primarily due to strong sales growth of our Sealy products in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Net sales growth was also driven by an increase in sales of Tempur products through Company-owned stores.

Operating income decreased $19.9 million, or 16.8%, and was primarily impacted by the following factors:

Gross profit decreased $21.3 million and gross margin declined 270 basis points. The decline in gross margin was driven by unfavorable product mix and manufacturing costs of 160 basis points due to the increase in sales of our Sealy products relative to sales of our Tempur products. The decrease in gross margin was also due to unfavorable channel mix of 110 basis points.

Operating expenses decreased $0.3 million to $216.8 million in 2015 as compared to $217.1 million in 2014.


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During 2015 and 2014, the International segment incurred $2.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively, of integration costs in connection with the introduction of Sealy products in Europe and Japan, which include startup costs related to manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Sealy products. In addition, the International segment incurred $5.8 million of restructuring costs related to headcount reduction and store closures in 2015.

Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to year ended December 31, 2013
International net sales increased $47.6 million, or 8.9%. On a constant currency basis, our International net sales increased approximately 13.5%. Retail channel net sales increased $35.2 million, or 8.7%, primarily due to solid performance in Asia and Latin America. In addition, the results from our Sealy business are reflected for the full year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the post-acquisition period March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

Operating income decreased $5.9 million, or 4.7%, and was primarily impacted by the following factors:

Gross profit increased $10.9 million, or 3.6%, and gross margin declined 270 basis points. The decline in gross margin was primarily related to unfavorable product and geographic mix, driven by the introduction of Sealy products in certain international markets, as well as unfavorable foreign exchange rates.

Operating expenses were $217.1 million for the full year 2014 as compared to $192.5 million for the full year 2013. The increase in operating expenses was driven by a $24.7 million increase in other selling and marketing expenses driven primarily by additional openings of company-owned stores and integration costs associated with marketing and distributing Sealy products in certain international markets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity

Our principal sources of funds are cash flows from operations, borrowings made pursuant to our credit facilities and cash and cash equivalents on hand. Principal uses of funds consist of payments of principal and interest on our debt facilities, business combinations,share repurchases, capital expenditures and working capital needs. At December 31, 2015,2017, we had working capital of $96.1$30.5 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $153.9$41.9 million, as compared to working capital of $183.9$106.6 million including $62.5$65.7 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2014.2016.

The decrease in working capital was primarily driven by Sealy's 8.0% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 ("8.0% Sealy Notes"), which mature on July 15, 2016,decreases in accounts receivable, cash and are now classifiedcash equivalents, and inventories, as current liabilities. Additionally, the decrease is driven bywell as increases in accountsincome taxes payable and accounts payable. These changes were offset by a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. These factors were partially offsetAccounts receivable changes are primarily driven by increases in cash and prepaid expenses and other current assets. Accounts payable increases are driven primarily by increased costs to support the increased net sales, in addition to timing of customer collections. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to timing of payments on our debt facilities and operating capital needs. The decrease in inventories is due to lower sales. Income taxes payable changes are primarily driven by the impact of the Transition Tax mandated by the U.S. Tax Reform Act. Accounts payable changes are primarily driven by the timing of payments to vendors. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities increasesdecreases are primarily driven by increases in our brand advertising activities, including improved participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs, increased professional fees, as well as interest accrued on our 2023 Senior Notes. Prepaid and other current asset increases are driven primarily by increases in our retail customer incentive programs and foreign exchange forward contract receivables.the funding of employee compensation programs.

The table below presents net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013.

2015.
(in millions) 2015 2014 2013 2017 2016 2015
Net cash provided by (used in):            
Operating activities $234.2
 $225.2
 $98.5
 $222.9
 $165.5
 $234.2
Investing activities (59.7) (10.4) (1,213.0) (62.1) (62.4) (59.7)
Financing activities (90.7) (238.1) 1,013.4
 (175.2) (185.1) (90.7)
 
Cash provided by operating activities increased $9.0$57.4 million in 20152017 as compared to 2014.2016. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily driventhe result of an increase in cash provided by operating assets and liabilities. During 2016, we paid a $92.0 million deposit to the $41.6 millionDanish Tax Authority ("SKAT"), related to the Danish Tax Matter. The remaining increase in cash provided by operating assets and liabilities as explained above, which was primarily offset by thedue to changes in accounts payable, inventories, and deferred income taxes. During 2017, we used operating cash of $35.3 million decrease in net income before non-controlling interest.to fund the working capital needs of a Latin American subsidiary, including the repayment of non-income tax obligations and local financing arrangements. Cash provided by operating activities includes $9.3 million for payments received pursuant to the transition agreements with Mattress Firm. In 2016, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $47.2 million associated with financing activities. 


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Cash used in investing activities increased $49.3decreased $0.3 million in 20152017 as compared to 2014. In 2014, we received cash consideration of $43.5 million from L&P in connection with the sale of our three U.S. innerspring component production facilities and equipment, along with associated working capital.2016. The increasedecrease in cash used in investing activities in 2015 as compared to 2014 is also due to an increase in capital expenditures, which was drivenis primarily due to the phasing of planned capital projects, offset by planned investments$4.9 million in our domestic manufacturing facilities and information technology.proceeds related to the sale of assets.

Cash used in financing activities decreased $147.4$9.9 million in 20152017 as compared to 2014.2016. In 2017, we made net repayments of $138.6 million on our credit facilities, as compared to net borrowings of $365.6 million in 2016. This decrease iswas primarily dueoffset by a decrease in share repurchases of $490.1 million in 2017 as compared to 2016. Additionally, we incurred other costs associated with the $450.0 million issuance of our 2023 Senior Notesfinancing activities in the third quarter of 2015.2016. Refer to Note 6,7, "Debt," in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for additional information.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures totaled $65.9$67.0 million for the year ended December 31, 20152017 and $47.5$62.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase was driven by2016. We currently expect our 2018 capital expenditures to be approximately $65 to $75 million, which includes investments in our Canadian ERP project, investments in our domestic manufacturing facilities and investments in other information technology.
We currently expect our 2016 capital expenditures to be approximately $75.0 million, which relates primarily to our continued focus on productivity initiatives.

Debt Service

On April 12, 2017, we entered into a securitization transaction with respect to certain accounts receivable. In connection with this transaction, we entered into a credit agreement that provides for revolving loans to be made from time to time in a maximum amount that varies over the course of the year based on the seasonality of our accounts receivable and that is subject to an overall limit of $120.0 million. Revolving loans extended under this facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to a one month LIBOR index plus 80 basis points.

Our obligations under the securitization facility are secured by the accounts receivable and certain related rights and the facility agreements contain customary events of default. We continue to own the accounts receivable, which continue to be reflected as assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Borrowings under this facility are classified as long-term debt within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This credit agreement matures on April 12, 2019. As of December 31, 2017, the amount outstanding under this facility was $49.0 million.
Our total debt decreased to $1,479.6$1,762.5 million as of December 31, 20152017 from $1,602.3$1,901.0 million as of December 31, 2014.2016. As of December 31, 2015,2017, we had no balanceborrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility, and total availability under the revolver was $330.2$477.4 million after giving effect to letters of credit outstanding of $19.8 million. The 8.0% Sealy Notes mature on July 15, 2016, at which time we will be required to pay approximately $115.2$22.6 million. Refer to Note 6, “Debt”,7, “Debt,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for further discussion of our debt.

In the third quarter of 2015, we completed the offering of our 2023 Senior Notes, and used the $450.0 million proceeds to reduce term loan debt outstanding under our 2012 Credit Agreement. In addition, we made a $50.0 million voluntary prepayment on the Term Loan A under our 2012 Credit Agreement. These actions shifted a portion of our debt outstanding to fixed rate debt.
As of December 31, 2015,2017, our ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, in accordance with our 2016 Credit Agreement was 3.91 times, within the terms of the financial covenants for the maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio as set forth in the 2016 Credit Agreement, which limits this ratio to 5.00 times. As of December 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants in our debt agreements. In the first quarter of 2015, we were required to make prepayments of up to $19.5 million on our Term A Facility and Term B Facility, collectively, as a result of the excess cash flow covenant in the 2012 Credit Agreement. Our lenders have the option to decline their respective portions of the prepayment, thereby reducing the amount required per the excess cash flow covenant. In the first quarter of 2015, certain lenders elected to decline their portion of the prepayment. Accordingly, the final prepayment was $17.6 million.

As of December 31, 2015, ourOur debt agreements contain certain covenants that limit restricted payments, including share repurchases and dividends.  The 2016 Credit Agreement, 2026 Senior Notes and 2023 Senior Notes contain similar limitations which, subject to other conditions, allow unlimited restricted payments at times when the ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA in accordance withremains below 3.5 times. In addition, these agreements permit limited restricted payments under certain conditions when the Company's 2012ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA is above 3.5 times. The limit on restricted payments under the 2016 Credit Agreement, was 3.212023 Senior Notes and 2026 Senior Notes is in part determined by a basket that grows at 50% of adjusted net income each quarter, reduced by restricted payments that are not otherwise permitted. 

Our business continues to generate significant cash flows from operations. Our target ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to Adjusted EBITDA is 3.5 times, which is within the terms of the financial covenants by quarter for the maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio as set forth in the 2012 Credit Agreement, which limitedand we expect that this ratio could typically range from 3.0 times to 4.50 times as of December 31, 2015.

The Company expects that it will seek4.0 times. We expect to refinance its senior credit facilitycontinue to use excess cash flows from operations for debt repayment. Subject to market conditions, we may also resume our share repurchase program sometime in the first half of 2016 to take advantage of the favorable interest rate environment and to obtain some favorable adjustments to certain of the restrictions currently contained in the 2012 Credit Agreement.  

The maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio under our 2012 Credit Agreement is summarized in the following table:
Fiscal QuarterMaximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio
December 31, 2015 through September 30, 20164.50:1.00
October 1, 2016 through December 31, 20174.25:1.00
January 1, 2018 and thereafter4.00:1.00
2018.

For additional information, refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below for the calculation of the ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA in accordance with the Company's 2012our 2016 Credit Agreement. Both consolidated funded debt and adjusted EBITDA in accordance with the Company's 2012our 2016 Credit Agreement are terms that are not recognized under U.S. GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as a measure of operating performance or total debt.

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Non-GAAP Financial Information

We provide information regarding adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, EBITDA in accordance with the Company's 2012 Credit Agreement, adjusted EBITDA, consolidated funded debt and consolidated funded debt less qualified cash, which are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income and earnings per share as a measure of operating performance or an alternative to total debt. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide investors with performance measures that better reflect our underlying operations and trends, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income and operating income. The adjustments we make to derive the non-GAAP measures include adjustments to exclude items that may cause short-term fluctuations in the nearest GAAP measure, but which we do not consider to be the fundamental attributes or primary drivers of our business, including the exclusion of charges associated with the Mattress Firm termination in the first quarter of 2017, charges related to our Latin American operations and other costs.


We believe that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of our underlying results from continuing operations and trends, and we use these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage our business, to evaluate our consolidated and business segment performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, to establish operational goals and to provide continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures include that these measures do not present all of the amounts associated with our results as determined in accordance with GAAP and these non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental in nature and should not be construed as more significant than comparable measures defined by GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For more information about these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure, please refer to the reconciliations on the following pages.

Key Highlights

 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages and per common share amounts)2015 2014 % Change 
% Change Constant Currency(1) 
Net sales$3,151.2
 $2,989.8
 5.4% 9.4%
Adjusted operating income(1)
373.8
 320.1
 16.8% 23.8%
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
455.8
 404.6
 12.7% 19.8%
Adjusted net income(1)
199.9
 164.6
 21.4% 32.9%
Adjusted EPS(1)
$3.19
 $2.65
 20.4% 31.7%
 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages and per common share amounts)2017 2016 % Change 
% Change Constant Currency (1)
Net sales$2,754.4
 $3,128.9
 (12.0)% (12.0)%
Net income151.4
 190.6
 (20.6)% (19.5)%
Adjusted net income (1)
175.2
 242.4
 (27.7)% (26.9)%
EPS2.77
 3.19
 (13.2)% (11.9)%
Adjusted EPS (1)
3.20
 4.05
 (21.0)% (20.0)%
EBITDA (1)
401.7
 505.7
 (20.6)% (20.8)%
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
448.5
 521.6
 (14.0)% (14.2)%
(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the reconciliations onin the following pages.tables.




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Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS

A reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and EPS toa calculation of adjusted EPS is provided below. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes below. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our reported net income to the calculation of adjusted net income for the yearyears ended December 31, 20152017 and 2014, respectively:2016, respectively.

(in millions, except per share amounts)2015 2014
GAAP net income:$73.5
 $108.9
Integration costs, net of tax (1)
20.2
 30.6
German legal settlement (2)
17.6
 
Executive management transition, and retention compensation, net of tax (3)
11.5
 
Restructuring costs, net of tax (4)
9.4
 
Interest expense and financing costs, net of tax (5)
8.3
 3.4
Other income, net of tax (6)
(6.6) (11.3)
2015 Annual Meeting Costs, net of tax (7)
4.4
 
Pension settlement, net of tax (8)
0.9
 
Loss on disposal of business, net of tax (9)

 16.7
Tax adjustment (10)
60.7
 16.3
Adjusted net income$199.9
 $164.6
    
GAAP earnings per share, diluted$1.17
 $1.75
Integration costs, net of tax (1)
0.33
 0.49
German legal settlement (2)
0.28
 
Executive management transition, and retention compensation, net of tax (3)
0.18
 
Restructuring costs, net of tax (4)
0.15
 
Interest expense and financing costs, net of tax (5)
0.13
 0.05
Other income, net of tax (6)
(0.11) (0.18)
2015 Annual Meeting Costs, net of tax (7)
0.07
 
Pension settlement, net of tax (8)
0.01
 
Loss on disposal of business, net of tax (9)

 0.27
Tax adjustment (10)
0.98
 0.27
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted$3.19
 $2.65
    
Diluted shares outstanding62.6 62.1
 Year Ended
(in millions, except per common share amounts)December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
GAAP net income$151.4
 $190.6
Latin American subsidiary charges (1)

25.7
 11.5
Customer termination charges (2)
25.9
 
Other costs (3)
3.4
 
Restructuring costs (4)

 8.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt (5)

 47.2
Executive management transition and retention compensation (6)

 3.0
Interest expense (7)

 2.1
Integration costs (8)

 2.0
Stock compensation benefit (9)

 (3.8)
Tax adjustments (10)
(31.2) (18.5)
Adjusted net income$175.2
 $242.4
    
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted$3.20
 $4.05
    
Diluted shares outstanding54.7
 59.8

(1)
In 2017, we recorded $25.7 million of charges associated with a Latin American subsidiary. Operating income includes $5.1 million of restructuring charges, which relate to the wind down of certain operations, leadership termination charges and professional fees, as well as $3.8 million of non-income tax charges. Interest expense includes $16.6 million of charges, comprised of $8.3 million of interest expense on non-income tax obligations, $6.3 million on financing arrangements and $2.0 million of interest expense for accelerated customer collections. Other expense, net includes $0.2 million of other charges. We also revised our financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2016 to record $11.5 million of charges associated with this subsidiary. As revised, operating income includes $4.1 million of charges related to misstatements of accounts receivable and accounts payable and $1.0 million of non-income tax obligations. Interest expense includes $6.4 million of misstatements, comprised of $1.8 million of interest expense on non-income tax obligations and $4.6 million of interest expense on accelerated customer collections.
(2)In the first quarter of 2017, we recorded $25.9 million of net charges related to the termination of the relationship with Mattress Firm. Cost of sales included $11.5 million of charges related to the write-off of customer-unique inventory and product obligations. Operating expenses included $14.4 million of net charges, which included a write-off of $17.2 million for customer incentives and marketing assets, $5.8 million of employee-related costs and $0.7 million of professional fees. These charges were offset by $9.3 million of benefit related to the change in estimate associated with performance-based stock compensation that is no longer probable of payout following the Mattress Firm termination.
(3)In 2017, we incurred $3.4 million in other costs. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we incurred $0.4 million in costs associated with an early lease termination. Additionally, we incurred $3.0 million in charges for hurricane-related costs and a customer's bankruptcy.
(4)Restructuring costs represents costs associated with headcount reduction, store closures and costs related to the early termination of certain leased facilities.
(5)Loss on extinguishment of debt represents costs associated with the completion of a new credit facility and senior notes offering in the second quarter of 2016.
(6)Executive management transition and retention compensation represents certain costs associated with the transition of certain of our executive officers following the 2015 Annual Meeting.
(7)Interest expense in 2016 represents incremental interest incurred upon the senior notes due 2026 sold in the second quarter of 2016 and the senior notes due 2020, which were repaid with the proceeds of the new senior notes due 2026.
(8)Integration costs represents costs, including legal fees, professional fees, compensation costs and other charges related to the transition of manufacturing facilities, and other costs related to the continued alignment of the North America business segment related to the 2013 acquisition of the Sealy Acquisition. ExcludingCorporation (the "Sealy Acquisition").
(9)
Stock compensation benefit represents the tax effect,fourth quarter change in estimate to reduce accumulated performance-based stock compensation amortization to actual cost based on financial results for the integration costs are $28.7 million and $42.5 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively.year ended December 31, 2016.

(2)
German legal settlement represents the previously announced €15.5 million settlement the Company reached with the FCO to fully resolve the FCO's antitrust investigation and related legal fees.

(3)
Executive management transition and retention compensation represents certain costs associated with the transition of certain of the Company's executive officers. Excluding the tax effect, the executive management transition and retention compensation cost is $16.2 million.

(4)
Restructuring costs represents costs associated with headcount reduction and store closures. Excluding the tax effect, the restructuring costs are $13.5 million, which includes $11.2 million of costs associated with severance benefits and $2.3 million of costs associated with international store closures.

(5)
Interest expense and financing costs in 2015 represents non-cash interest costs related to the accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the $493.8 million voluntary prepayment of the Company’s term loans, subsequent to the issuance by the Company of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2023. Interest expense and financing costs in 2014 represents costs related to the accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs associated with a voluntary prepayment of the Company’s term loans. Excluding the tax effect, the interest expense and financing costs are $12.0 million and $4.6 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(6)
Other income includes income from a partial settlement of a legal dispute. Excluding the tax effect, other income is $9.5 million and $15.6 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(7)
2015 Annual Meeting costs represent additional costs related to the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting and related issues. Excluding the tax effect, 2015 Annual Meeting costs are $6.3 million.

(8)
Pension settlement represents pension expense recorded in conjunction with a settlement offered to terminated, vested participants in a defined benefit pension plan. Excluding the tax effect, the pension settlement is $1.3 million.

(9)
Loss on disposal of business represents costs associated with the disposition in 2014 of the three Sealy U.S. innerspring component production facilities and related equipment. Excluding the tax effect, the loss on disposal of business is $23.2 million.


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(10)
The Company's 2015 IncomeAdjusted income tax provision includes approximately $60.7 million related to changes in estimates related to uncertain tax position regarding the Danish tax matter. Additionally, the tax adjustment represents adjustments associated with the aforementioned items and other discrete income tax events.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, we recorded a net income tax benefit of $23.8 million in accordance with the U.S. Tax Reform Act. This is comprised of a $69.7 million deferred tax benefit related to the reduction in the U.S. income tax rate, net of a one-time tax charge for the Transition Tax on foreign subsidiary earnings of $42.1 million.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Gross Margin and Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Operating Margin

A reconciliationReconciliations of GAAP gross profit and gross margin to adjusted gross profit and gross margin, respectively, and GAAP operating income (expense) and operating margin to adjusted operating income (expense) and operating margin, respectively, isare provided below. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes below. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company'sour reported GAAP gross profit and operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and operating income (expense) for the year ended December 31, 2015:2017:

FULL YEAR 2015FULL YEAR 2017
(in millions, except percentages) Consolidated  Margin 
 North America
(1)
  Margin 
 International
(2)
  Margin 
 Corporate
(3)
 Consolidated  Margin  North America
(1)
  Margin  International
(2)
  Margin  Corporate
(3)
Net sales$3,151.2
   $2,577.2
   $574.0
   
$2,754.4
   $2,173.8
   $580.6
   $
                          
Gross profit1,248.9
 39.6% 954.6
 37.0% 294.3
 51.3% 
$1,140.7
 41.4% $844.7
 38.9% $296.0
 51.0% $
Adjustments15.4
   12.6
   2.8
   
15.6
   12.4
   3.2
   
Adjusted gross profit1,264.3
 40.1% 967.2
 37.5% 297.1
 51.8% 
$1,156.3
 42.0% $857.1
 39.4% $299.2
 51.5% $
                          
Operating income (expense)309.1
 9.8% 335.6
 13.0% 98.9
 17.2% (125.4)$288.4
 10.5% $273.2
 12.6% $104.9
 18.1% $(89.7)
Adjustments64.7
   25.5
   8.8
   30.4
38.1
   33.7
   11.2
   (6.8)
Adjusted operating income (expense)$373.8
 11.9% $361.1
 14.0% $107.7
 18.8% $(95.0)$326.5
 11.9% $306.9
 14.1% $116.1
 20.0% $(96.5)

(1)
Adjustments for the North America business segment represent integration costs which include compensation costs, professional fees and other charges related to the transition of manufacturing facilitiesMattress Firm termination, hurricane-related costs and distribution network, and other costs to support the continued alignment of the North America business segment related to the Sealy Acquisition, certain restructuring costs, pension settlement costs as well as executive management retention compensation incurred in connection with executive management transition.

early termination of a lease.
(2)
Adjustments for the International business segment represent integration costs incurredcharges associated with a Latin American subsidiary discussed in connectionFootnote 1 of the table above under the heading "Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS", certain employee-related expenses and bad debt expense associated with the introduction of Sealy products in certain international markets, certain restructuring costs as well as executive management retention compensation incurred in connection with executive management transition.

a customer's bankruptcy.
(3)
Adjustments for the Corporate represent integration costs which include legal fees, professional fees and other charges to align the business segment are primarily related to the Sealy Acquisition, certain restructuring costs as well as executive management transition expense and related retention compensation.

a stock compensation benefit, offset by legal charges associated with a Latin American subsidiary.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported GAAP gross profit and operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and operating income (expense) for the year ended December 31, 2014:2016:

FULL YEAR 2014FULL YEAR 2016
(in millions, except percentages) Consolidated  Margin 
 North America
(1)
  Margin 
 International
(2)
  Margin 
 Corporate
(3)
 Consolidated  Margin  North America
(1)
  Margin  International
(2)
  Margin  Corporate
(3)
Net sales$2,989.8
   $2,404.9
   $584.9
   
$3,128.9
   $2,570.1
   $558.8
   $
                          
Gross profit1,150.4
 38.5% 834.8
 34.7% 315.6
 54.0% 
$1,307.5
 41.8% $1,017.4
 39.6% $290.1
 51.9% $
Adjustments11.2
   10.9
   0.3
   
4.0
   1.0
   3.0
   
Adjusted gross profit1,161.6
 38.9% 845.7
 35.2% 315.9
 54.0% 
$1,311.5
 41.9% $1,018.4
 39.6% $293.1
 52.5% $
                          
Operating income (expense)276.3
 9.2% 255.0
 10.6% 118.8
 20.3% (97.5)$410.4
 13.1% $411.8
 16.0% $97.6
 17.5% $(99.0)
Adjustments43.8
   30.0
   5.2
   8.6
14.6
   1.6
   10.9
   2.1
Adjusted operating income (expense)$320.1
 10.7% $285.0
 11.9% $124.0
 21.2% $(88.9)$425.0
 13.6% $413.4
 16.1% $108.5
 19.4% $(96.9)

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(1)
Adjustments for the North America business segment represent integration costs, which include professional fees, compensation costs and other charges related to the transition of manufacturing facilities, and other costs to support the continued alignment of the North America business related to the Sealy Acquisition.

In addition, restructuring costs were incurred for the early termination of certain leased facilities.
(2)
Adjustments for the International business segment represent integrationcharges related to misstatements of accounts receivable, accounts payable and non-income tax obligations associated with a Latin American subsidiary, executive management retention compensation and restructuring costs incurred in connection with the introduction of Sealy products in certain international markets.

related to headcount reduction and store closures.
(3)
Adjustments for Corporate represent integrationexecutive management transition and transactionretention costs, integration costs which include legal fees, professional fees compensation costs and other charges to align the business related to the Sealy Acquisition, as well as financingand restructuring costs incurred in connection with the amendment of the Company's senior secured credit facility.

related to headcount reductions, offset by a stock compensation benefit.

EBITDA, in accordance with the Company's 2012 Credit Agreement,Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Funded debt and Funded debt less qualified cashDebt Less Qualified Cash

A reconciliation of netThe following reconciliations are provided below:

Net income to EBITDA in accordance with our 2012 Credit Agreement and a reconciliation of totaladjusted EBITDA
Total debt to consolidated funded debt and consolidated funded debt less qualified cash are provided below. In addition, a calculation of the ratio
Ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA determined in accordance with our 2012 Credit Agreement is provided below.

We believe that presenting these non-GAAP measures provides investors with useful information with respect to the terms of our 2012 Credit Agreementoperating performance and related compliance with key financial covenants.

In additionleverage and comparisons from period to providing the ratio calculation in accordance with our 2012 Credit Agreement, as described above, we also provide below a calculation of the ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to Adjusted EBITDA. Although not relevant for purposes of assessing compliance with our current financial covenants, we provide this as supplemental information to investors to provide more general information about our progress in reducing our leverage.

In addition, a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are provided below. We believe that the use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA also provides investors with useful information with respect to our performance excluding the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes below.

period. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our net income to the calculation of EBITDA EBITDA in accordance with our 2012 Credit Agreement and adjusted EBITDA for the twelve monthsyears ended December 31, 20152017 and 2014, respectively.2016:


(in millions) 2015 2014
Net income $73.5
 $108.9
Interest expense 96.1
 91.9
Income taxes 125.4
 64.9
Depreciation and amortization 93.9
 89.7
EBITDA $388.9
 $355.4
Adjustments for financial covenant purposes:    
Integration costs (1)
 28.6
 40.3
Restructuring (2)
 11.9
 
Other income (3)
 (9.5) (15.6)
2015 Annual Meeting costs (4)
 2.1
 
Pension settlement (5)
 1.3
 
Loss on disposal of business (6)
 
 23.2
Financing costs (7)
 
 1.3
EBITDA in accordance with the 2012 Credit Agreement $423.3
 $404.6
Additional adjustments:    
German legal settlement (8)
 17.6
 
Executive transition and retention compensation (9)
 10.7
 
2015 Annual Meeting costs (4)
 4.2
 
Adjusted EBITDA $455.8
 $404.6
  Year Ended
(in millions) December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
GAAP net income $151.4
 $190.6
Interest expense, net 108.0
 91.6
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1)
 
 47.2
Income taxes 47.7
 86.8
Depreciation and amortization 94.6
 89.5
EBITDA $401.7
 $505.7
Adjustments:    
Customer termination charges (2)
 34.3
 
Latin American subsidiary charges (3)

 9.1
 5.1
Other costs (4)
 3.4
 
Restructuring costs (5)

 
 7.8
Integration costs (6)
 
 2.0
Executive management transition and retention compensation (7)
 
 1.0
Adjusted EBITDA $448.5
 $521.6
     
Consolidated funded debt less qualified cash $1,753.1
 $1,879.5
     
Ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to Adjusted EBITDA 3.91 times 3.60 times
(1)
Loss on extinguishment of debt represents costs associated with the completion of a new credit facility and senior notes offering in the second quarter of 2016.
(2)Adjusted EBITDA excludes $34.3 million of charges related to the termination of the relationship with Mattress Firm. This amount represents the $25.9 million of net charges, and adds the net amortization impact of $8.4 million of stock-based compensation benefit incurred in the first quarter of 2017.
(3)In 2017, we recorded $25.7 million of charges associated with a Latin American subsidiary. Operating income includes $5.1 million of restructuring charges, which relate to the wind down of certain operations, leadership termination charges and professional fees, as well as $3.8 million of non-income tax charges. Interest expense includes $16.6 million of charges, comprised of $8.3 million of interest expense on non-income tax obligations, $6.3 million on financing arrangements and $2.0 million of interest expense for accelerated customer collections. Other expense, net includes $0.2 million of other charges. We also revised our financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2016 to record $11.5 million of charges associated with this subsidiary. As revised, operating income includes $4.1 million of charges related to misstatements of accounts receivable and accounts payable and $1.0 million of non-income tax obligations. Interest expense includes $6.4 million of misstatements, comprised of $1.8 million of interest expense on non-income tax obligations and $4.6 million of interest expense on accelerated customer collections.
(4)In 2017, we incurred $3.4 million in other costs. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we incurred $0.4 million in costs associated with an early lease termination. Additionally, we incurred $3.0 million in charges for hurricane-related costs and a customer's bankruptcy.
(5)Restructuring costs represents costs associated with headcount reduction, store closures and costs related to the early termination of certain leased facilities.
(6)Integration costs represents costs, including legal fees, professional fees, compensation costs and other charges related to the transition of manufacturing facilities, and other costs related to the continued alignment of the North America business segment related to the Sealy Acquisition.

(2)
Restructuring costs represents costs associated with headcount reduction and store closures.

(3)
Other income represents income from a partial settlement of a legal dispute.

(4)
2015 Annual Meeting costs represent additional costs related to the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting and related issues.

(5)
Pension settlement represents pension expense recorded in conjunction with a settlement offered to terminated, vested participants in a defined benefit
pension plan.


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(6)
Loss on disposal of business represents costs associated with the disposition in 2014 of the three Sealy U.S. innerspring component production facilities and related equipment. Excluding the tax effect, the loss on disposal of business is $23.2 million.

(7)Financing costs represent costs incurred in connection with the amendment of the Company's senior secured credit facility in 2014.
(8)
German legal settlement represents the previously announced €15.5 million settlement the Company reached with the FCO to fully resolve the FCO's antitrust investigation and related legal fees.

(9)
Executive management transition and retention compensation represents certain costs associated with the transition of certain of our executive officers following the Company's executive
officers.

2015 Annual Meeting.

ReconciliationUnder the 2016 Credit Agreement, the definition of total debtadjusted EBITDA contains certain restrictions that limit adjustments to consolidated funded debt less qualified cashGAAP net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, adjustments to GAAP net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA did not exceed the allowable amount under the 2016 Credit Agreement.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our total debt in accordance with GAAP to the calculation of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash as of December 31, 20152017 and 2014, respectively. “Consolidated2016. "Consolidated funded debt”debt" and “qualified cash”"qualified cash" are terms used in our 20122016 Credit Agreement for purposes of certain financial covenants.


As of December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Total debt, net$1,454.8
 $1,564.7
$1,753.1
 $1,888.1
Plus: Deferred financing costs(1)
24.8
 37.6
9.4
 12.9
Total debt1,479.6
 1,602.3
1,762.5
 1,901.0
Plus: Letters of credit outstanding19.8
 18.2
23.1
 23.0
Consolidated funded debt$1,499.4
 $1,620.5
$1,785.6
 $1,924.0
Less:      
Domestic qualified cash (2)
121.8
 25.9
18.4
 12.7
Foreign qualified cash (2)
19.3
 21.9
14.1
 31.8
Consolidated funded debt less qualified cash$1,358.3
 $1,572.7
$1,753.1
 $1,879.5
(1)
The Company presentsWe present deferred financing costs as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For purposes of determining total debt for financial covenants, the Company hascovenant purposes, we added these costs back to total debt, net as calculated perin the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)
Qualified cash as defined in the credit agreement2016 Credit Agreement equals 100.0% of unrestricted domestic cash plus 60.0% of unrestricted foreign cash. For purposes of calculating leverage ratios, qualified cash is capped at $150.0 million.


Calculation of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to EBITDA in accordance with the Company's 2012 Credit Agreement

The following table calculates our consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to EBITDA in accordance with the Company's 2012 Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:
 As of December 31,
($ in millions)2015 2014
Consolidated funded debt less qualified cash$1,358.3
 $1,572.7
EBITDA in accordance with the Company's senior secured credit facility423.3
 404.6
Ratio (1)
3.21 times 3.89 times
(1)
The ratio of consolidated debt less qualified cash to EBITDA in accordance with the Company's senior secured credit facility was 3.21 times, within the Company's financial covenant under its senior secured credit facility, which requires this ratio to be less than 4.50 times at December 31, 2015.


Calculation of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to Adjusted EBITDA

The following table calculates our consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:
 As of December 31,
($ in millions)2015 2014
Consolidated funded debt less qualified cash$1,358.3
 $1,572.7
Adjusted EBITDA455.8
 404.6
Ratio2.98 times 3.89 times


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Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during 2015 or 2014. We may complete share repurchases during 2016. On February 1,In 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase shares of upour common stock for a total repurchase price of not more than $600.0 million. In February 2017, the Board authorized an increase of $200.0 million to $200its existing share repurchase authorization for repurchases of Tempur Sealy International's common stock. In 2017, we repurchased 0.6 million shares for approximately $40.1 million. As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately $226.9 million remaining under the existing share repurchase authorization. Stock repurchases under this program may be made through open market transactions, negotiated purchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. These repurchases may be funded by operating cash flows and/or borrowings under our debt arrangements. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, financing and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. The program is subject to certain limitations in certain ofunder our debt agreements. The program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under federal securities laws.

Future Liquidity Sources and Uses

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flowflows from operations and borrowings under our debt facilities. We expect that ongoing requirements for debt service and capital expenditures will be funded from these sources. As of December 31, 2015,2017, we had $1,479.6$1,762.5 million in total debt outstanding, and our adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $455.8 million.$448.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Our debt service obligations could, under certain circumstances, have material consequences to our security holders. Principal uses of funds consist of payments of principal and interest on our debt facilities, share repurchases, capital expenditures and working capital needs. Total cash interest payments related to our borrowings are expected to be approximately $80.0$90 to $95 million in 2016. With respect to the Term A Facility, the scheduled quarterly payments are $12.8 million through December 31, 2017. Upon maturity, the principal payment due is $307.0 million. With respect to the Term B Facility, the scheduled quarterly payments are $1.1 million through December 31, 2019. Upon maturity, the principal payment due is $82.5 million.2018. Interest expense in the periods presented also includes non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion on the 8.0% Sealy Notes that were retired in July 2016.

Our 2016 Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $500.0 million revolving credit facility, (ii) a $500.0 million term loan facility and (iii) a $100.0 million delayed draw term loan facility. In July 2016, we borrowed $100.0 million using the delayed draw term loan facility to repay the 8.0% Sealy Notes. At any time, we may also elect to request the establishment of one or more incremental term loan facilities and/or increase commitments under the revolving credit facility of up to $500.0 million. A portion of the revolving credit facility of up to $250.0 million is available in Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling, the Euro and any additional currencies determined by mutual agreement of us, the administrative agent and the lenders under the revolving credit facility. A portion of the revolving credit facility of up to $100.0 million is available to us for the issuance of letters of credit for our account and a portion of the revolving credit facility of up to $50.0 million is available to us for swing line loans. We expect to use the revolving credit facility from time to time to finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes.


We have received income tax assessments from SKAT with respect to the tax years 2001 through 2008 relating to the royalty paid by certaina U.S. subsidiary of Tempur Sealy International’s U.S. subsidiariesInternational to a Danish subsidiary. In July 2016, we put on deposit with SKAT an amount approximately equal to our estimate of the liability for Danish income tax and related interest, in order to mitigate additional interest and foreign exchange exposure related to this matter. For more information please refer to “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Income Taxes” below and Note 14,13, “Income Taxes”Taxes,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for further discussion of the matter.

As of
December 31, 2015, the 8.0% Sealy Notes had a carrying value of $111.1 million, which includes $14.9 million of accreted discount less conversion payments made to holders of certain 8.0% Sealy Notes that were tendered for conversion. The 8.0% Sealy Notes mature on July 15, 2016, at which time we will be required to pay approximately $115.2 million. Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes may choose to convert to cash the amount outstanding at their discretion prior to maturity. Upon conversion prior to maturity, we would be required to pay the holders within 3 business days after the receipt of the notice of conversion. The conversion of a significant number of the 8.0% Sealy Notes prior to maturity could have a significant impact on our liquidity. Refer to Note 6, "Debt", in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for additional information regarding the 8.0% Sealy Notes.

Based upon the current level of operations, we believe that cash generated from operations and amounts available under our 20122016 Credit Agreement will be adequate to meet our anticipated debt service requirements, share repurchases, capital expenditures, and working capital needs for the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available under our debt facilities or otherwise enable us to service our indebtedness or to make anticipated capital expenditures. Our target ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA is 3.5 times, and we expect that this ratio could typically range from 3.0 times to 4.0 times. In the first quarter of 2018, we expect to be slightly above this range. We expect to continue to use excess cash flows from operations for debt repayment. Subject to market conditions, we may also resume our share repurchase program sometime in 2018.

During 2017, we recorded $25.7 million in charges, including interest expense of $16.6 million related to interest expense on non-income tax obligations, financing arrangements and accelerated customer collections associated with a Latin American subsidiary. In 2018, we expect to use cash of approximately $15 to $20 million to fund the Latin American subsidiary's working capital needs.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Reform Act was enacted. The U.S. Tax Reform Act implements a new territorial tax system that imposes the Transition Tax on the deemed repatriation of the earnings and profits of our controlled and non-controlled foreign subsidiaries to the extent such earnings and profits have not previously been subject to U.S. income tax. The Transition Tax may be deferred at our option and payable in annual installments through 2025. The impact of the Transition Tax is not expected to have a material impact on our liquidity and may be mitigated by U.S. federal and state income tax refunds otherwise due to us for 2017, or any prior or subsequent year through 2025. At December 31, 2015,2017, our Transition Tax is recorded as a current obligation. The overall net impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act is expected to result in a net decrease in our overall effective tax rates in future periods, driven by the reduction in the U.S. federal tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2018. The impact of the rate reduction will be partially offset in future periods by changing or limiting certain tax deductions. The estimated impacts of the U.S. Tax Reform Act recorded during 2017, as well as the forward-looking estimates, are provisional in nature, and we will continue to assess the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act and provide additional information and record adjustments through the income tax provision in the relevant period as amounts are known and reasonably estimable during the measurement period. Accordingly, the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act may differ from our provisional estimates due to and among other factors, information currently not available, changes in interpretations and the issuance of additional guidance, as well as changes in assumptions we have currently made, including actions we may take in future periods as a result of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.

At December 31, 2017, total cash and cash equivalents were $153.9$41.9 million,, of which $121.8$18.4 million was held in the U.S. and $32.1$23.5 million was held by subsidiaries outside of the U.S. The amount of cash and cash equivalents held by subsidiaries outside of the U.S. and not readily convertible into other major foreign currencies, or the U.S. Dollar, is not material to our overall liquidity or financial position.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We occupy premises and utilize equipment under operating leases that expire at various dates through 2043.2029. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,GAAP, the obligations under those leases are not recorded on our balance sheet. Many of these leases provide for payment of certain expenses and contain renewal and purchase options. During the year ended December 31, 2015,2017, we recognized lease expense of $41.4$41.6 million.


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We are involved in a group of joint ventures to develop markets for Sealy branded products around the world. These joint ventures are not considered to be variable interest entities and are therefore not consolidated for financial statement purposes. We account for our interest in the joint ventures under the equity method, and our net investment of $13.6 million is recorded as a component of other non-current assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015. We believe that any possible commitments arising from these joint ventures will not be significant to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Contractual Obligations
 
Our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments as of December 31, 20152017 are summarized below:

(in millions) Payment Due By Period Payment Due By Period
Contractual Obligations 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 
After
2020
 
Total
Obligations
 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 
After
2022
 
Total
Obligations
Debt(1)
 $166.7
 $55.6
 $311.4
 $4.4
 $457.5
 $450.0
 $1,445.6
 $30.0
 $86.5
 $52.5
 $435.0
 $
 $1,050.0
 $1,654.0
Letters of credit 19.8
 
 
 
 
 
 19.8
 22.6
 
 
 
 
 
 22.6
Interest payments (2)
 64.0
 62.6
 56.1
 54.1
 53.9
 96.8
 387.5
 74.4
 72.8
 71.3
 58.8
 55.6
 130.7
 463.6
Operating leases 27.3
 23.3
 20.8
 18.4
 16.5
 40.3
 146.6
 39.5

29.6
 22.5
 20.1
 15.5
 40.1
 167.3
Capital lease obligations and other 14.8
 2.4
 2.7
 2.9
 3.3
 7.9
 34.0
 42.4
 6.4
 6.8
 7.1
 5.7
 40.1
 108.5
Pension obligations 0.9
 0.9
 1.0
 1.0
 1.1
 23.3
 28.2
 1.0
 1.0
 1.1
 1.1
 1.2
 26.7
 32.1
Transition Tax (4)
 3.4
 3.4
 3.4
 3.4
 3.5
 25.0
 42.1
Total (3)
 $293.5
 $144.8
 $392.0
 $80.8
 $532.3
 $618.3
 $2,061.7
 $213.3
 $199.7
 $157.6
 $525.5
 $81.5
 $1,312.6
 $2,490.2

(1)Debt excludes capital leaseslease obligations and other and deferred financing costs.
(2)Interest payments represent obligations under our debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015,2017, applying December 31, 20152017 interest rates and assuming scheduled payments are paid as agreed uponcontractually required through maturity.
(3)Uncertain tax positions are excluded from this table given the timing of payments cannot be reasonably estimated.
(4)This represents the Transition Tax resulting from the U.S. Tax Reform Act associated with the Company's accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries as of 2017. The payments are presented at the statutory installments.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Our management is responsible for our financial statements and has evaluated the accounting policies to be used in their preparation. Our management believes these policies are reasonable and appropriate. The following discussion identifies those accounting policies that we believe are critical in the preparation of our financial statements, the judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies and the possibility that materially different amounts will be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions.
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition. See Note 1, Summary"Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, for a complete discussion of our revenue recognition policies. Sales of product are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title passes to customers and the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. We extend volume discounts to certain customers and reflect these amounts as a reduction of net sales.

We recognize revenue, net of estimated returns, when the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to our customers. We estimate the liability for sales returns at the time of sale, based on our level of historical sales returns. We allow returns following a sale, depending on the channel and promotion. Our level of sales returns differs by channel, with our Direct channel typically experiencing the highest rate of returns.

We record an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable for amounts due from third parties that we do not expect to collect. We estimate the allowance based on historical write-off experience and current economic conditions and also consider factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms when determining whether the collection of a receivable is reasonably assured. Historically, less than 1.0% of net sales ultimately prove to be uncollectible.


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Our revenue recognition accounting methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the amount and timing of future sales returns and uncollectible accounts. Our estimate of the amount and timing of sales returns and uncollectible accounts is based primarily on historical transaction experience.


We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology we use to measure the estimated liability for sales returns and exchanges or doubtful accounts during the past three fiscal years. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to establish the liability for sales returns and exchanges and doubtful accounts. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09," as codified in "ASC 606"), which outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The adoption of the standard will not have a significant impact on our financial statements or our critical accounting policies related to revenue recognition as a result of adoption. See Note 3, "Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements," in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for additional information.

Cooperative Advertising, Rebate and Other Promotional Programs. See Note 1, Summary"Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,," in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, for a complete discussion of our cooperative advertising, rebate and other promotional program policies. We enter into agreements with our customers to provide funds for advertising and promotion of our products. We also enter into volume and other rebate programs with our customers. When sales are made to these customers, we record liabilities pursuant to these agreements. We periodically assess these liabilities based on actual sales and claims to determine whether all of the cooperative advertising earned will be used by the customer or whether the customer will meet the requirements to receive rebate funds. We generally negotiate these agreements on a customer-by-customer basis. Some of these agreements extend over several periods. Estimates are required at any point in time with regard to the ultimate reimbursement to be claimed. Subsequent revisions to such estimates are recorded and charged to earnings in the period in which they are identified.

Our estimate of the liability for cooperative advertising, rebate, and promotional programs could be adversely affected if our net sales to customers differ materially from our expectations. We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology we use to measure the estimated liability for cooperative advertising, rebate, and promotional programs during the past three fiscal years. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to establish the liability for cooperative advertising, rebate, and promotional programs. However, if actual customer sales are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.

Warranties. See Note 1, Summary"Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,," in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, for a complete discussion of our policies to account for product warranties. We provide warranties ranging from 105 to 25 years for mattresses and 3 years for pillows. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by charges to operations in the period in which the related revenue is recognized.

Our estimate of the liability for product warranties is based on our historical claims experience and extensive product testing that we perform from time to time. Because the majority of our products have not been in use by our customers for the full warranty period, we rely on the combination of historical experience and product testing for the development of our estimate for warranty claims.

Our estimate of the liability for product warranties could be adversely affected if our historical experience differs materially from the performance of the product in our product testing. We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology we use to measure the estimated liability for product warranty claims during the past three fiscal years. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to establish the liability for product warranty claims. However, if actual warranty claims are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment annually as of October 1 and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred.

We test goodwill for impairment by comparing the book values to the fair value at the reporting unit level. Effective January 1, 2015, the Company identified threeOur reporting units for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment: Tempur Sealy U.S. and Tempur Sealy Canada reporting units within theare our North America segment and one reporting unit comprising the International segment.segments. We test individual indefinite-lived intangible assets by comparing the book values of each asset to the estimated fair value. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, then no impairment exists. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, further analysis is performed to measure the impairment loss.


The fair value of each reporting unit is determined by using an income approach, which uses a combination of a discounted cash flow approach and a market approach. The fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset is determined using an income

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approach. Significant management judgment is necessary to evaluate the impact of operating and macroeconomic changes on each reporting unit. The significant estimates and assumptions include projected sales growth, gross profit rates, selling, general and administrative rates, working capital requirements, capital expenditures and terminal growth rates, discount rates per reporting unit, and the selection of peer company multiples. We determine discount rates separately for each reporting unit using the weighted average cost of capital, which includes a calculation of cost of equity, which is developed using the capital asset pricing model and comparable company betas (a measure of systemic risk), and cost of debt. We also use comparable market earnings multiple data and our market capitalization to corroborate our reporting unit valuations.

Prior to performing a quantitative assessment, we may perform a qualitative assessment of impairment, which includes reviewing cost factors, financial performance, certain industry and market, and other entity-specific events, to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill or an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds the carrying value.

We have not made any material changes in our reporting units or the accounting methodology we use to assess impairment loss on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets since December 31, 2016.

On January 30, 2017, we agreed to terminate our relationship with Mattress Firm effective April 3, 2017. Mattress Firm was a customer within the North America segment and was our largest customer for 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. We conducted an interim impairment analysis on our North America reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the past three fiscal years.first quarter of 2017, which indicated that the fair values of the North America reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible assets remained substantially in excess of their carrying values.

The most recent annual impairment tests performed as of October 1, 2015,2017 indicated that the fair values of each of our reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets were substantially in excess of their carrying values. Despite that excess, however, impairment charges could still be required if a divestiture decision were made or other significant economic event were made or occurred with respect to one of our reporting units. Subsequent to our October 1, 20152017 annual impairment test, no indications of impairment were identified.

We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to test for impairment losses on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.

Income Taxes. Accounting for income taxes requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. These deferred taxes are measured by applying the provisions of tax laws in effect at the balance sheet date.date, including the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.

We recognize deferred tax assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and these deferred tax assets typically represent items deducted currently from operating income in the financial statements that will be deducted in future periods in tax returns. A valuation allowance is recorded against certain deferred tax assets to reduce the consolidated deferred tax asset to an amount that will, more likely than not, be realized in future periods. The valuation allowance is based, in part, on our estimate of future taxable income, the expected utilization of foreign and state tax loss carryforwards, and credits and the expiration dates of such tax loss carryforwards. Significant assumptions are used in developing the analysis of future taxable income for purposes of determining the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets which, in our opinion, are reasonable under the circumstances.

Our consolidated effective tax rate and related tax reserves are subject to uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations from numerous tax jurisdictions around the world. We recognize liabilities for anticipated taxes in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, taxes are and could be due. This liability is estimated based on a prescribed recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurements of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The resolution of tax matters for an amount that is different than the amount reserved would be recognized in our effective tax rate during the period in which such resolution occurs.

Our effective income tax rate is also affected by changes in tax law (e.g., the U.S. Tax Reform Act), the tax jurisdiction of new stores or business ventures, the level of earnings and the results of tax audits. Our liability for unrecognized tax benefits contains uncertainties because management is required to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the exposures associated with our various filing positions. Although we believe that the judgments and estimates discussed herein are reasonable, actual results could differ, and we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.


The U.S. Tax Reform Act significantly changes how the U.S. taxes corporations. It requires complex computations to be performed that were not previously required in U.S. tax law, significant judgments to be made in interpretation of the provisions of the law and significant estimates in calculations, and the preparation and analysis of information not previously relevant or regularly produced. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and other standard-setting bodies could interpret or issue guidance on how provisions of the law will be applied or otherwise administered that is different from our interpretation underlying our income tax accruals. As we complete our analysis of U.S. Tax Reform Act, collect data and prepare the necessary calculations, and interpret any additional guidance, we may make adjustments to provisional amounts that we have recorded that may materially impact our provision for income taxes in the period in which the adjustments are made.

We have received income tax assessments from SKAT with respect to the tax years 2001 through 2008 relating to the royalty paid by certaina U.S. subsidiary of Tempur Sealy International’s U.S. subsidiariesInternational to a Danish subsidiary. The cumulative totalsubsidiary (the "Danish Assessments"). In July 2016, we put on deposit with SKAT an amount approximately equal to our estimate of the liability for Danish income tax assessment at December 31, 2015 for all years for which an assessment has been received (2001 - 2008) is approximately Danish Krone ("DKK") 1,363.1 million, includingand related interest, in order to mitigate additional interest and penalties ($199.6 million, based on the DKKforeign exchange exposure related to USD exchange rate on December 31, 2015). As of December 31, 2015 SKAT had granted the deferral to 2017 of the requirement to post a cash deposit or other form of security for taxes that have been assessed for the period 2001 through 2007. In addition, we were granted a deferral to 2018 of the requirement to post a cash deposit or other form of security for taxes that have been assessed for 2008. From June 2012 through

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December 31, 2015 SKAT has withheld refunds of VAT otherwise owed to the Company, pending resolution of this matter. The total amount of withheld refunds at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is approximately $26 million and $15 million, respectively. This amount is included in other non-current assets onWe believe the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Absentprocess to reach a final resolution of this matter via the Tribunal, the Danish courts, orcould potentially extend over a negotiated settlement, we expect to receive assessments for 2009 and 2010 in the first halfnumber of 2016. Further, we would expect to receive an assessment for 2011 in the first half of 2017, and so forth. We expect the aggregate assessments for the years 2009 - 2015 to be in excess of the amounts assessed for the years 2001 through 2008.years. If we are not successful in defending itsour position before the Tribunal or in the Danish courts or through the negotiation process,that we owe no additional taxes, we could be required to pay a significant amount to SKAT in excess of any related reserve.SKAT. In addition, we have had discussions with both SKAT and the IRS regarding re-entering the negotiation process. As such, we could choose to pursueare pursuing a settlement with SKAT, which could also require us to pay a significant amountsamount to SKAT in excess of any related reserve. EitherEach of these outcomes could have a material adverse impact on our profitabilityresults of operations and liquidity.cash flows. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Tribunal or the Danish courts, or a settlement of the matter with SKAT, based on a change in facts and circumstances, we may be required to further increase our uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on our reported earnings.

We maintain an uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, the amount of which is based on a royalty methodology and royalty rates that we considerDanish Assessments, as well as for unassessed years 2009 through 2017 (collectively the years 2001 through 2017 are referred to be reflective of arm's length transactions.as the "Danish Tax Matter"). It is reasonably possible the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may change in the next twelve months. An estimate of the amount of such change cannot be made at this time. If we are not successful in defending itsour position before the Tribunal or in the Danish courts, or through the negotiation processin negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement, we could be required to pay a significant amountsamount to SKAT. Refer to Note 14,13, “Income Taxes”,Taxes,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for further information associated with this tax assessment.

To the extent we prevail in matters for which a liability has been established, or are required to pay amounts in excess of our estimated liability, our effective income tax rate in a given financial statement period could be materially affected. An unfavorable tax settlement generally would require use of our cash and may result in an increase in our effective income tax rate in the period of resolution. A favorable tax settlement would be recognized as a reduction in our effective income tax rate in the period of resolution.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Refer to Note 3, "Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition, which is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We manage a portion of our exposure in foreign currency transactions through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts. Refer to Note 8,1(f), "Derivative Financial Instruments"Instruments," to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of our foreign exchange forward contracts as of December 31, 2015.2017.

As a result of our global operations, our earnings are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Many of our foreign businesses operate in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to the euroEuro or other foreign currencies where we have operations, there will be a negative impact on our operating results upon translation of those foreign operating results into the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency exchange rate changes negatively impacted our adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, by approximately 6.4%0.6% in the twelve monthsyear ended December 31, 2015.2017. We do not hedge the translation of foreign currency operating results into the U.S. dollar.

We hedge a portion of our currency exchange exposure relating to foreign currency transactions with foreign exchange forward contracts. A sensitivity analysis indicates the potential loss in fair value on foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015,2017, resulting from a hypothetical 10.0% adverse change in all foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, is approximately $11.6$3.5 million. Such losses would be largely offset by gains from the revaluation or settlement of the underlying assets and liabilities that are being protected by the foreign exchange forward contracts.

Interest Rate Risk
 
Interest rate changes impact the amount of our interest payments and therefore, our future earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. In the third quarter of 2015, we completed the offering of our 2023 Senior Notes, and used the $450.0 million proceeds to reduce term loan debt outstanding under our 2012 Credit Agreement. In addition, we made a $50.0 million voluntary prepayment on the Term Loan A under our 2012 Credit Agreement. These actions shifted a portion of our debt outstanding to fixed rate debt. In light of these actions, we have not renewed our interest rate swap agreement.

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On December 31, 2015,2017, we had variable-rate debt of approximately $509.4$639.6 million. Holding other variables constant, including levels of indebtedness, a one hundred basis point increase in interest rates on our variable-rate debt would cause an estimated reduction in income before income taxes of approximately $4.8$6.4 million. In light of the continued favorable interest rate environment, we will evaluate opportunities to improve our debt structure and minimize our interest rate risk. We do not have interest rate swap agreements in effect to hedge interest rate risk through the issuance of fixedin our variable rate debt.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
INDEX TO HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

TheTo the Stockholders and the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015. Our audits also included2017, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiariesthe Company at December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, and the consolidated results of theirits operations and theirits cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015,2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries'the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) and our report dated February 12, 2016,March 1, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP          

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2002.
Louisville, Kentucky
February 12, 2016March 1, 2018






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TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except per common share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Net sales$3,151.2
 $2,989.8
 $2,464.3
$2,754.4
 $3,128.9
 $3,154.6
Cost of sales1,902.3
 1,839.4
 1,449.4
1,613.7
 1,821.4
 1,905.4
Gross profit1,248.9
 1,150.4
 1,014.9
1,140.7
 1,307.5
 1,249.2
Selling and marketing expenses648.0
 619.9
 522.9
601.3
 648.5
 648.0
General, administrative and other expenses322.0
 280.6
 266.3
273.0
 281.4
 324.9
Customer termination charges, net14.4
 
 
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(11.9) (8.3) (4.4)(15.6) (13.3) (11.9)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense(18.3) (18.1) (13.7)(20.8) (19.5) (18.3)
Operating income309.1
 276.3
 243.8
288.4
 410.4
 306.5
          
Other expense, net:          
Interest expense, net96.1
 91.9
 110.8
108.0
 91.6
 102.5
Loss on disposal, net
 23.2
 
Other expense (income), net12.9
 (13.7) 5.0
Total other expense109.0
 101.4
 115.8
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 47.2
 
Other (income) expense, net(8.0) (0.2) 12.9
Total other expense, net100.0
 138.6
 115.4
          
Income before income taxes200.1
 174.9
 128.0
188.4
 271.8
 191.1
Income tax provision(125.4) (64.9) (49.1)(47.7) (86.8) (125.4)
Net income before non-controlling interest74.7
 110.0
 78.9
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
 1.1
 0.3
Net income before non-controlling interests140.7
 185.0
 65.7
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests(10.7) (5.6) 1.2
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$73.5
 $108.9
 $78.6
$151.4
 $190.6
 $64.5
          
Earnings per common share:          
Basic$1.19
 $1.79
 $1.30
$2.80
 $3.23
 $1.05
Diluted$1.17
 $1.75
 $1.28
$2.77
 $3.19
 $1.03
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding:          
Basic61.7
 60.8
 60.3
54.0
 59.0
 61.7
Diluted62.6
 62.1
 61.6
54.7
 59.8
 62.6

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
 



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TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions)
 Year Ended December 31,
 2015 2014 2013
Net income before non-controlling interest$74.7
 $110.0
 $78.9
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:     
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(61.4) (38.4) (10.6)
Net change in unrecognized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax0.7
 0.7
 1.3
Net change in pension benefits, net of tax1.0
 (5.6) 3.2
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedging derivatives, net of tax5.3
 1.3
 
Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax(54.4) (42.0) (6.1)
Comprehensive income20.3
 68.0
 72.8
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
 1.1
 0.3
Comprehensive income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$19.1
 $66.9
 $72.5
 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Net income before non-controlling interests$140.7
 $185.0
 $65.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:     
Foreign currency translation adjustments29.1
 (0.3) (52.7)
Net change in unrecognized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax
 
 0.7
Net change in pension benefits, net of tax(0.5) (0.8) 1.0
Unrealized (loss) income on cash flow hedging derivatives, net of tax(0.6) (6.0) 5.3
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax28.0
 (7.1) (45.7)
Comprehensive income168.7
 177.9
 20.0
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests(10.7) (5.6) 1.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$179.4
 $183.5
 $18.8

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.



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TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
ASSETS      
      
Current Assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$153.9
 $62.5
$41.9
 $65.7
Accounts receivable, net379.4
 385.8
317.7
 341.6
Inventories199.2
 217.2
183.0
 196.5
Prepaid expenses and other current assets76.6
 56.5
64.8
 63.9
Total Current Assets809.1
 722.0
607.4
 667.7
Property, plant and equipment, net361.7
 355.6
435.1
 422.2
Goodwill709.4
 736.5
733.1
 722.5
Other intangible assets, net695.4
 727.1
667.4
 678.7
Deferred income taxes12.2
 10.7
23.6
 22.5
Other non-current assets67.7
 30.8
227.4
 185.2
Total Assets$2,655.5
 $2,582.7
$2,694.0
 $2,698.8
      
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)   
      
Current Liabilities:      
Accounts payable$266.3
 $226.4
$241.2
 $235.0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities254.0
 233.3
234.2
 250.0
Income taxes payable11.2
 12.0
29.1
 5.8
Current portion of long-term debt181.5
 66.4
72.4
 70.3
Total Current Liabilities713.0
 538.1
576.9
 561.1
Long-term debt, net1,273.3
 1,498.3
1,680.7
 1,817.8
Deferred income taxes195.4
 216.7
114.3
 174.6
Other non-current liabilities171.2
 114.3
207.4
 179.6
Total Liabilities2,352.9
 2,367.4
2,579.3
 2,733.1
      
Redeemable non-controlling interest12.4
 12.6
2.2
 7.6
      
Stockholders' Equity   
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300.0 shares authorized; 99.2 million shares issued as of December 31, 2015 and 20141.0
 1.0
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):   
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300.0 million shares authorized; 99.2 million shares issued as of December 31, 2017 and 20161.0
 1.0
Additional paid in capital463.4
 411.9
508.0
 492.8
Retained earnings1,110.3
 1,036.8
1,416.2
 1,264.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(110.1) (55.7)(75.5) (103.5)
Treasury stock at cost; 36.8 and 38.3 shares as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively(1,174.4) (1,191.3)
Total Stockholders’ Equity290.2
 202.7
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders’ Equity$2,655.5
 $2,582.7
Treasury stock at cost; 45.0 million and 44.8 million shares as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively(1,737.2) (1,700.0)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit), net of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries112.5
 (44.9)
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
 3.0
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)112.5
 (41.9)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)$2,694.0
 $2,698.8

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statementsstatements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(in millions)
  Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Stockholders' Equity  Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)    
Redeemable
non-controlling interest
 Common Stock Treasury Stock     Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income  
Redeemable
Non-controlling Interest
 Common Stock Treasury Stock     Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
 Shares Issued At Par Shares Issued At Cost Additional Paid in Capital Retained Earnings  Total Stockholders' Equity Shares Issued At Par Shares Issued At Cost Additional Paid in Capital Retained Earnings 
Balance, December 31, 2012$
 99.2
 $1.0
 39.5
 $(1,199.4) $379.0
 $849.3
 $(7.6) $22.3
Acquisition of redeemable non-controlling interest
11.2
                
Net income            78.6
   78.6
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest0.3
                
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of ($2.0)              3.2
 3.2
Derivative instruments accounted for as hedges, net of tax of $(0.8)              1.3
 1.3
Foreign currency adjustments              (10.6) (10.6)
Exercise of stock options      (0.6) 6.9
 1.8
     8.7
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs      (0.3) 6.4
 (6.4)     
Tax adjustments related to stock compensation          5.2
     5.2
Treasury stock repurchased        (7.0)       (7.0)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation          16.9
     16.9
Balance, December 31, 201311.5
 99.2
 $1.0
 38.6
 (1,193.1) 396.5
 927.9
 (13.7) $118.6
Net income            108.9
   108.9
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.1
                
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of ($3.4)              (5.6) (5.6)
Derivative instruments accounted for as hedges, net of tax of $(0.9)              2.0
 2.0
Foreign currency adjustments              (38.4) (38.4)
Exercise of stock options      (0.2) 2.5
 1.8
     4.3
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs      (0.1) 1.5
 (1.5)     
Tax adjustments related to stock compensation          1.7
     1.7
Treasury stock repurchased        (2.2)       (2.2)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation          13.4
     13.4
Balance, December 31, 2014$12.6
 99.2
 $1.0
 38.3
 $(1,191.3) $411.9
 $1,036.8
 $(55.7) $202.7
Balance, January 1, 2015$12.6
 99.2
 $1.0
 38.3
 $(1,191.3) $411.9
 $1,009.7
 $(50.7) $
 $180.6
Net income            73.5
   73.5
            64.5
     64.5
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
                1.2
                  
Distributions paid to non-controlling interest(1.4)                (1.4)                  
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $0.5              1.0
 1.0
              1.0
   1.0
Derivative instruments accounted for as hedges, net of tax of $(2.4)              6.0
 6.0
              6.0
   6.0
Foreign currency adjustments              (61.4) (61.4)              (52.7)   (52.7)
Exercise of stock options      (1.3) 16.5
 3.9
     20.4
      (1.3) 16.5
 3.9
       20.4
Treasury stock issued to CEO      (0.1) 0.9
 4.1
     5.0
      (0.1) 0.9
 4.1
       5.0
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs      (0.1) 0.8
 (0.8)     
      (0.1) 0.8
 (0.8)       
Tax adjustments related to stock compensation          21.8
     21.8
          21.8
       21.8
Treasury stock repurchased        (1.3)       (1.3)        (1.3)         (1.3)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation          22.5
     22.5
          22.5
       22.5
Balance, December 31, 2015$12.4
 99.2
 $1.0
 36.8
 $(1,174.4) $463.4
 $1,110.3
 $(110.1) $290.2
$12.4
 99.2
 $1.0
 36.8
 $(1,174.4) $463.4
 $1,074.2
 $(96.4) $
 $267.8
Net income            190.6
     190.6
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(4.8)               (0.8) (0.8)
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiary                3.8
 3.8
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $(0.5)              (0.8)   (0.8)
Derivative instruments accounted for as hedges, net of tax of $(2.2)              (6.0)   (6.0)
Foreign currency adjustments              (0.3)   (0.3)
Exercise of stock options      (0.6) 7.9
 7.8
       15.7
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs      (0.1) 1.5
 (1.6)       (0.1)
Tax adjustments related to stock compensation          7.0
       7.0
Treasury stock repurchased      8.7
 (533.0)         (533.0)
Treasury stock repurchased - PRSU/RSU/DSU releases      
 (2.0)         (2.0)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation          16.2
       16.2
Balance, December 31, 2016$7.6
 99.2
 $1.0
 44.8
 $(1,700.0) $492.8
 $1,264.8
 $(103.5) $3.0
 $(41.9)
Net income            151.4
     151.4
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(5.4)               (5.3) (5.3)
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $(0.3)              (0.5)   (0.5)
Derivative instruments accounted for as hedges, net of tax of $(0.1)              (0.6)   (0.6)
Foreign currency adjustments              29.1
   29.1
Exercise of stock options      (0.3) 4.5
 8.3
       12.8
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs      (0.2) 3.2
 (3.2)       
Treasury stock repurchased      0.6
 (40.1)         (40.1)
Treasury stock repurchased - PRSU/RSU/DSU releases      0.1
 (4.8)         (4.8)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation          13.3
       13.3
Acquisition of non-controlling interest          (3.2)     2.3
 (0.9)
Balance, December 31, 2017$2.2
 99.2
 $1.0
 45.0
 $(1,737.2) $508.0
 $1,416.2
 $(75.5) $
 $112.5


The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income before non-controlling interest$74.7
 $110.0
 $78.9
Net income before non-controlling interests$140.7
 $185.0
 $65.7
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization71.4
 76.3
 74.6
81.3
 73.3
 71.4
Amortization of stock-based compensation22.5
 13.4
 16.9
13.3
 16.2
 22.5
Amortization of deferred financing costs20.3
 12.5
 7.4
2.2
 3.5
 20.3
Write-off of deferred financing costs
 
 4.7
Bad debt expense6.9
 4.9
 1.3
10.4
 4.6
 6.9
Deferred income taxes(21.3) (27.2) (49.1)(60.2) (31.1) (21.3)
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates9.1
 2.0
 2.5
11.3
 10.8
 9.1
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(11.9) (8.3) (4.4)(15.6) (13.3) (11.9)
Non-cash interest expense on 8.0% Sealy Notes6.3
 5.1
 3.7

 4.0
 6.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 47.2
 
Loss on sale of assets1.5
 3.9
 0.8
0.3
 1.3
 1.5
Loss on disposal of business
 23.2
 
Foreign currency transaction adjustments and other5.5
 1.8
 0.1
Foreign currency adjustments and other(3.2) (0.5) 5.5
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquisitions:          
Accounts receivable(35.3) (58.8) (30.1)22.3
 17.6
 (38.4)
Inventories10.7
 (34.0) (34.5)17.1
 1.8
 10.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(58.7) (14.9) 27.9
Prepaid expenses and other assets(16.2) (124.4) (58.7)
Accounts payable46.1
 47.8
 28.1
(1.6) (40.6) 52.8
Accrued expenses and other90.3
 56.7
 4.4
(4.1) 6.8
 95.7
Income taxes(3.9) 10.8
 (34.7)24.9
 3.3
 (3.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities234.2
 225.2
 98.5
222.9
 165.5
 234.2
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
 (8.5) (1,172.9)
Proceeds from disposition of business7.2
 43.5
 

 
 7.2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(65.9) (47.5) (40.0)(67.0) (62.4) (65.9)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment4.9
 0.2
 
Other(1.0) 2.1
 (0.1)
 (0.2) (1.0)
Net cash used in investing activities(59.7) (10.4) (1,213.0)(62.1) (62.4) (59.7)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from 2012 credit agreement413.5
 271.5
 2,992.6
Repayments of 2012 credit agreement(988.3) (510.9) (1,658.3)
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes450.0
 
 375.0
Proceeds from 2011 credit facility
 
 46.5
Repayments of 2011 credit facility
 
 (696.5)
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt obligations1,332.9
 2,233.3
 863.5
Repayments of borrowings under long-term debt obligations(1,471.5) (1,867.7) (988.3)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options20.4
 4.3
 8.7
12.8
 15.7
 20.4
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation21.8
 1.7
 5.4
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock by CEO5.0
 
 
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
 7.0
 21.8
Treasury stock repurchased(1.3) (2.2) (7.0)(44.9) (535.0) (1.3)
Payments of deferred financing costs(8.0) (3.1) (52.0)
Payment of deferred financing costs(0.5) (6.9) (8.0)
Fees paid to lenders
 (7.8) 
Call premium on 2020 Senior Notes
 (23.6) 
Proceeds from purchase of treasury shares by CEO
 
 5.0
Other(3.8) 0.6
 (1.0)(4.0) (0.1) (3.8)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(90.7) (238.1) 1,013.4
Net cash used in financing activities(175.2) (185.1) (90.7)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS7.6
 4.8
 2.8
(9.4) (6.2) 7.6
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents91.4
 (18.5) (98.3)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(23.8) (88.2) 91.4
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period62.5
 81.0
 179.3
65.7
 153.9
 62.5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$153.9
 $62.5
 $81.0
$41.9
 $65.7
 $153.9
          
Supplemental cash flow information:          
Cash paid during the period for:          
Interest$59.9
 $73.5
 $92.1
$106.3
 $83.2
 $66.5
Income taxes, net of refunds$94.9
 $56.3
 $96.4
$81.2
 $81.3
 $94.9
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(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
(a) Basis of Presentation and Description of Business. Tempur Sealy International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a U.S. based, multinational company. The term “Tempur Sealy International” refers to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. only, and the term “Company” refers to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Company develops, manufactures, markets and sells bedding products, which include mattresses, foundations and adjustable bases, and other products, which include pillows and other accessories. The Company also derives income from royalties by licensing Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. The Company sells its products through two sales channels: RetailWholesale and Other.Direct.

On March 18, 2013,(b) Basis of Consolidation. The accompanying financial statements include the Company completed the acquisitionaccounts of Tempur Sealy CorporationInternational and its historicalcontrolled subsidiaries (“Sealy”), which manufactures and markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®andStearns & Foster® brands. The Company’s acquisition of Sealy (“Sealy Acquisition”) is more fully described in Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures”. The results of operations for Sealy are reported within the Company’s North America and International reportable segments and include results for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and for the period of March 18, 2013 to December 31, 2013.

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements include the results of Comfort Revolution, LLC ("Comfort Revolution"),. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Comfort Revolution is a 45.0% owned joint venture. Comfort Revolution constitutes a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary due to the Company's disproportionate share of the economic risk associated with its equity contribution, debt financing and other factors that were considered in the related-party analysis surrounding the identification of the primary beneficiary. The Company is party to put and call arrangements with respect to the common securities that represent the 55.0% non-controlling interest in Comfort Revolution not owned by the Company. The operations of Comfort Revolution are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Refer to Note 16, “Redeemable Non-controlling Interest” for further discussion.

The Company also has ownership interests in a group of Asia-Pacific joint ventures to develop markets for Sealy® branded products in those regions. The equity method of accounting is used for these joint ventures, over which the Company has significant influence but does not have effective control, and consolidation is not otherwise required. The Company’s Asia-Pacific joint ventures are more fully described in Note 5, "Unconsolidated Affiliate Companies".

(b) Basis of Consolidation. The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Tempur Sealy International, its 100.0% owned subsidiary companies and Comfort Revolution. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The equity method of accounting is used for joint ventures and investments in associated companies over which the Company has significant influence, but does not have effective control and consolidation is not otherwise required under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) authoritative guidance surrounding the consolidation of VIEs. The Company’s equity in the net income and losses of these investments is reported in equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company’s Asia-Pacific joint ventures are more fully described in Note 6, "Unconsolidated Affiliate Companies."

(c) Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s results are affected by economic, political, legislative, regulatory and legal actions. Economic conditions, such as recessionary trends, inflation, interest and monetary exchange rates, government fiscal policies and changes in the prices of raw materials, can have a significant effect on operations.

(d) Fair Value Measurements. The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements on a recurring basis. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and credit risk.



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The Company estimates fair value of its financial instruments utilizing an established three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date as follows:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
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The classification of fair value measurements within the established three-level hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurements. There were no transfers between levels for the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. The fair value of the Company's financial instruments that are recorded on a recurring basis at fair value is not material.

(e) Foreign Currency. Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The adjustments resulting from translating the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”), a component of stockholders’ equity,equity/(deficit), and included in net earnings only upon sale or liquidation of the underlying foreign subsidiary or affiliated company. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recognized in net earnings based on differences between foreign exchangesexchange rates on the transaction date and on the settlement date. These amounts are not considered material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(f) Derivative Financial Instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used in the normal course of business to manage interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. The financial instruments used by the Company are straight-forward, non-leveraged instruments. The counterparties to these financial instruments are financial institutions with strong credit ratings. The Company maintains control over the size of positions entered into with any one counterparty and regularly monitors the credit ratings of these institutions. For all transactions designated as hedges, the hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception and on an ongoing basis in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged transaction.

The Company records derivative financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheetsConsolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. Changes in a derivative's fair value (i.e., unrealized gains or losses) are recorded each period in earnings or other comprehensive lossincome ("OCL"OCI"), depending on whether the derivative is designated and is effective as a hedged transaction, and on the type of hedging relationship.

For derivative financial instruments that are designated as a hedge, unrealized gains and losses related to the effective portion are either recognized in income immediately to offset the realized gain or loss on the hedged item, or are deferred and reported as a component of AOCL in stockholders' equityequity/(deficit) and subsequently recognized in net income when the hedged item affects net income. The change in fair value of the ineffective portion of a derivative financial instrument is recognized in net income immediately. For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges, the gain or loss related to the change in fair value is also recorded to net income immediately.

Derivative financial instruments are used in The effectiveness of the normal course of business to manage interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. In order to manage risks related to borrowings under its credit facilities, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement. The Company designated this interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge of floating rate borrowings. contracts, including time value, is assessed prospectively and retrospectively on a monthly basis using regression analysis, as well as other timing and probability criteria. For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges, the gain or loss related to the change in fair value is also recorded in net income immediately.

The Company manages a portion of the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies related to intercompany and third party inventory purchases denominated in foreign currencies through foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges. During 2017, the Company had foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to buy U.S. dollars and to sell Canadian dollars. These foreign exchange forward contracts matured in September 2017. The forward exchange contract asset and liability as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were based on Level 2 inputs and were not material in either period.

The Company does not apply hedge accountingis also exposed to the foreign currency risk related to intercompany debt and associated interest payments and certain intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable. To manage the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies related to these assets and liabilities, the Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company considers these contracts to be economic hedges. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments affect earnings during the current period. These foreign exchange forward contracts used to offset currency-related changesprotect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from payments in foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. These contracts are adjusted to their fair value through earnings. Refer to Note 8, “Derivative Financial Instruments” for further discussion.currencies.
    
(g) Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments.


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(h) Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, determined by the first-in, first-out method and consist of the following:
December 31,December 31,
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Finished goods$126.7
 $134.0
$121.8
 $130.1
Work-in-process14.0
 11.4
11.5
 10.7
Raw materials and supplies58.5
 71.8
49.7
 55.7
$199.2
 $217.2
$183.0
 $196.5


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     (i) Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost at acquisition date and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Lives
(in years)
Buildings25-30
Computer equipment and software3-5
Leasehold improvements4-7
Machinery and equipment3-7
Office furniture and fixtures5-7
 
The Company records depreciation and amortization in cost of sales for long-lived assets used in the manufacturing process, and within each line item of operating expenses for all other long-lived assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the lease or seven years. Assets under capital lease are included within property, plant and equipment and represent non-cash investing activities.

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
December 31,December 31,
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Machinery and equipment$257.0
 $243.5
$315.0
 $283.9
Land and buildings243.7
 247.1
316.2
 302.6
Computer equipment and software78.2
 69.2
114.0
 97.2
Furniture and fixtures52.3
 54.9
57.4
 50.4
Construction in progress57.4
 39.4
63.2
 52.9
Total property, plant, and equipment$688.6
 $654.1
865.8
 787.0
Accumulated depreciation(326.9) (298.5)(430.7) (364.8)
Total property, plant, and equipment, net$361.7
 $355.6
Total property, plant and equipment, net$435.1
 $422.2

Depreciation expense, which includes depreciation expense for capital lease assets, for the Company was $53.5$65.3 million, $57.7$56.1 million and $59.4$53.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively.
 
(j) Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or group of assets. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset or group of assets, the asset is considered impaired and an expense is recorded in an amount required to reduce the carrying amount of the asset to its then fair value. Fair value generally is determined from estimated discounted future net cash flows (for assets held for use) or net realizable value (for assets held for sale). The Company did not identify any indicators of impairmentimpairments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014,2017, 2016 and 2013.2015.
 

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(k) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. The Company performs an annual impairment test on goodwill and indefinite livedindefinite-lived intangible assets on October 1 of each year and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred. The Company reviewed goodwill for impairment based on its identified reporting units. The Company identified three reporting units for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment: Tempur Sealy U.S. and Tempur Sealy Canada reporting units within the North America segment and one reporting unit comprising the International segment. In conducting the impairment test for thesethe North America and International reporting units, the fair value of each of the Company’sCompany's reporting units is compared to its respective carrying amount including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, then no impairment exists. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, further analysis is performed to assess impairment. The Company’s determination of fair value of the reporting units is based on a discounted cash flow approach, with an appropriate risk adjustedrisk-adjusted discount rate, and a market approach. Any identified impairment would result in an adjustment to the Company’s results of operations.
    

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The Company also tests its indefinite-lived intangible assets, principally the Tempur and Sealy trade names. The Company tested its Sealyboth trade names for impairment using a “relief-from-royalty” method. Significant assumptions inherent in the methodologies are employed and include such estimates as royalty and discount rates. As allowed under U.S. GAAP, the Company tested its Tempur trade name through a qualitative analysis which considered indicators of impairment to evaluate whether the fair value was more likely than not in excess of its carrying value.

The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in 2017, 2016 and 2015, 2014 and 2013,an interim impairment test for its North America reporting unit in March 2017, none of which resulted in the recognition of impairment charges. The most recent annual impairment tests performed as of October 1, 2017, indicated that the fair values of each of the Company's reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets were substantially in excess of their carrying values. For further information on goodwill and other intangible assets, refer to Note 4,5, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.Assets.”

(l) Accrued Sales Returns. The Company allows product returns through certain sales channels and on certain products. Estimated sales returns are provided at the time of sale based on historical sales channel return rates. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by a reduction of sales in the period in which the revenue is recognized. The Company considers the impact of recoverable salvage value on sales returns by segment in determining its estimate of future sales returns. Accrued sales returns are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company had the following activity for accrued sales returns from December 31, 20132015 to December 31, 2015:2017:
(in millions)  
Balance as of December 31, 201328.7
Balance as of December 31, 2015$28.5
Amounts accrued127.4
130.6
Returns charged to accrual(123.8)(128.8)
Balance as of December 31, 2014$32.3
Balance as of December 31, 2016$30.3
Amounts accrued123.0
102.1
Returns charged to accrual(126.8)(102.4)
Balance as of December 31, 2015$28.5
Balance as of December 31, 2017$30.0

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $19.6 million and $20.0 million of accrued sales returns is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $10.4 million and $10.3 million of accrued sales returns is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
 
(m) Warranties. The Company provides warranties on certain products, which vary based by segment, product and brand. Estimates of warranty expenses are based primarily on historical claims experience and product testing. Estimated future obligations related to these products are charged to cost of sales in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. In estimating its warranty obligations, the Company considers the impact of recoverable salvage value on warranty costs by segment in determining its estimate of future warranty obligations.

The Company provides warranties on mattresses with varying warranty terms. Tempur mattresses sold in the North America segment and all Sealy mattresses have warranty terms ranging from 10 to 25 years, generally non-prorated for the first 10 to 15 years and then prorated for the balance of the warranty term. Tempur mattresses sold in the International segment have warranty terms ranging from 5 to 15 years, non-prorated for the first 5 years and then prorated on a straight-line basis for the last 10 years of the warranty term. Tempur pillows have a warranty term of 3 years, non-prorated.
The Company had the following activity for warranties from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2015:
 (in millions) 
Balance as of December 31, 2013$26.1
Amounts accrued34.2
Warranties charged to accrual(29.0)
Balance as of December 31, 201431.3
Amounts accrued28.8
Warranties charged to accrual(30.5)
Balance as of December 31, 2015$29.6

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, $14.9 million and $16.1 million, of accrued warranty expense is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $14.7 million and $15.2 million of accrued warranty expense is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.


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The Company had the following activity for warranties from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017:
 (in millions) 
Balance as of December 31, 2015$29.6
Amounts accrued50.0
Warranties charged to accrual(49.7)
Balance as of December 31, 2016$29.9
Amounts accrued50.3
Warranties charged to accrual(43.5)
Balance as of December 31, 2017$36.7

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $16.7 million and $14.3 million of accrued warranty expense is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $20.0 million and $15.6 million of accrued warranty expense is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.

 (n) Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for the estimated future effects of tax loss carry forwards. The effect of changes in tax rates on deferred taxes is recognized in the period in which the enactment dates change. The deferred tax assets and liabilities have been re-valued pursuant to the U.S. Tax Reform Act as discussed in Note 13 - Income Taxes. Valuation allowances are established when necessary on a jurisdictional basis to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. The Company accounts for uncertain foreign and domestic tax positions utilizing a proscribed recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

(o) Revenue Recognition. Sales of products are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title passes to customers and the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company extends volume discounts to certain customers, as well as promotional allowances, floor sample discounts, commissions paid to retail associates and slotting fees, and reflects these amounts as a reduction of sales at the time revenue is recognized based on historical experience. The Company also reports sales net of tax assessed by qualifying governmental authorities. The Company extends credit based on the creditworthiness of its customers. No collateral is required on sales made in the normal course of business.
 
The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience and current economic conditions and also considers factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms when determining whether the collection of a customer receivable is reasonably assured. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all reasonable means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The allowance for doubtful accounts included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets was $23.3$27.4 million and $19.5$22.4 million as of December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, respectively.
 
The Company reflects all amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling in net sales and the costs incurred from shipping and handling product in cost of sales. Amounts included in net sales for shipping and handling were approximately $11.1$11.3 million, $14.7$11.7 million and $12.5$11.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively. Amounts included in cost of sales for shipping and handling were $161.6$159.3 million, $169.2$155.1 million and $142.5$161.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively.

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(p) Cost of Sales. Costs associated with net sales are recorded in cost of sales. Cost of sales includes the costs of receiving, producing, inspecting, warehousing, insuring, and shipping goods during the period, as well as depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets used in these processes. Cost of sales also includes shipping and handling costs associated with the delivery of goods to customers and costs associated with internal transfers between plant locations.

(q) Cooperative Advertising, Rebate and Other Promotional Programs. The Company enters into agreementsprograms with customers to provide funds for advertising and promotions. The Company also enters into volume and other rebate programs with customers. The Company records the liability associated with cooperative advertising, rebates and other promotion programs whenWhen sales are made to these customers.customers, the Company records liabilities pursuant to these programs. The Company periodically assesses these liabilities based on actual sales and claims to determine whether all of the cooperative advertising earned will be used by the customer or whether the customer will meet the requirements to receive rebate funds. The Company generally negotiates these agreementsprograms on a customer-by-customer basis. Some of these agreements extend over several years. Significant estimates are required at any point in time with regard to the ultimate reimbursement to be claimed by the customers. Subsequent revisions to the estimates are recorded and charged to earnings in the period in which they are identified. Rebates and cooperative advertising are classified as a reduction of revenue and presented within net sales onin the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain cooperative advertising expenses are reported as components of selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income because the Company receives an identifiable benefit and the fair value of the advertising benefit can be reasonably estimated.


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(r) Advertising Costs. The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred except for production costs and advance payments, which are deferred and expensed when advertisements run for the first time. Direct response advance payments are deferred and amortized over the life of the program. Advertising costs are included in selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Advertising costs charged to expense were $360.5$284.1 million, $326.7$352.7 million and $274.2$360.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively. Advertising costs include expenditures for shared advertising costs that the Company reimburses to customers under its integrated and cooperative advertising programs. Cooperative advertising costs paid to customers are recorded as a component of selling and marketing expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Income to the extent of the estimated fair value of the customer's underlying advertisement when the customer provides proof of advertising. The Company periodically assesses the liabilities recorded for cooperative advertising based on actual sales and claims to determine whether all of the cooperative advertising earned will be used by the customer. Advertising costs deferred and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were $13.7$3.8 million and $9.7$7.4 million as of December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, respectively.

(s) Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for new products are expensed as they are incurred and are included in general, administrative and other expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Research and development costs charged to expense were $28.7$21.7 million, $21.6$26.7 million and $21.0$28.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively.

(t) Deferred Financing Costs. The Company capitalizes costs associated with the issuance of debt and amortizes these costs as additional interest expense over the lives of the debt instruments using the effective interest method. These costs are recorded as deferred financing costs as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the corresponding debt liability in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related amortization is included and interest expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Upon the prepayment of the related debt, the Company accelerates the recognition of an appropriate amount of the costs.
     (u) Royalty Income and Expense. The Company recognizes royalty income based on sales of Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® branded products by various licensees. The Company also pays royalties to other entities for the use of their names on products produced by the Company. Royalty income, net of royalty expense, was $18.3$20.8 million, $18.1$19.5 million and $13.7$18.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively.

(v)(u) Stock-BasedStock-based Compensation. The Company accounts for stock-based payment transactions in which the Company receives employee services in exchange for equity instruments of the Company. Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”) is measured based on the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation cost for stock options is estimated at the grant date based on each option’s fair-valuefair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense for awards other than its PRSUs ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost associated with its PRSUs over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company will recognize a benefit from stock-based compensation in additional paid in capital if an incremental tax benefit is realized pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. Further information regarding stock-based compensation can be found in Note 12,11, “Stock-based Compensation.”


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(w)(v) Treasury Stock. Subject to Delaware law, and the limitations in the Company's 20122016 Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 7, "Debt") and the Company's other debt agreements, the Board of Directors may authorize share repurchases of the Company’s common stock (“Stock Repurchase Authorizations”). Purchases made pursuant to Stock Repurchase Authorizations may be madecarried out through open market transactions, negotiated purchasepurchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as the Company and a committee of the Board, deemdeems appropriate. Stock repurchased under Stock Repurchase Authorizations areis held in treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under various employee stock-based award plans. On February 1, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase shares of Tempur Sealy International's common stock. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company repurchased 0.6 million shares for approximately $40.1 million under the share repurchase authorization. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $226.9 million remaining under the existing share repurchase authorization.

In addition, the Company acquired 0.1 million and 0.0 million shares upon the vesting of certain PRSUs, which were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The shares withheld were valued at the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the vesting date or last business day prior to the vesting date, resulting in approximately $4.8 million and $2.0 million in treasury stock acquired during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Treasury stock is accounted for under the cost method and reported as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.equity/(deficit). Stock Repurchase Authorizations may be suspended, limited or terminated at any time without notice.

During 2015, the Company sold 69,686 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into with the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") in connection with his hiring by the Company. These shares were issued through treasury stock and the Company received $5.0 million from the CEO as proceeds from the issuance of the treasury shares. Please refer to "Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities" included in Part II, ITEM 5 for additional information.

(x)(w) Self-Insurance. The Company is self-insured up to $0.8 million per claim per year for certain losses related to medical claims with excess loss coverage. The Company also utilizes large deductible policies to insure claims related to general liability, product liability, automobile, and workers’ compensation. The Company’s recorded liability for workers’ compensation represents

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an estimate of the ultimate cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheetConsolidated Balance Sheet date. The estimated workers' compensation liability is undiscounted and is established based upon analysis of historical and actuarial estimates, and is reviewed by the Company and third party actuaries on a quarterly basis to ensure that the liability is appropriate. As of December 31, 20152017 and 2014, $6.62016, $4.8 million and $4.8$8.6 million, respectively, of the recorded undiscounted liability is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $11.5$15.9 million and $10.0$12.3 million, respectively, is included in other non-current liabilities within the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(y) Environmental Cost. Environmental expenditures that relate During 2016, the Company entered into a retroactive insurance policy to limit exposure on historical worker's compensation claims. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $2.4 million and $0.0 million, respectively, are included in prepaid expenses and other current operationsassets and $7.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively, are expensed or capitalized, as appropriate, underincluded in other non-current assets within the FASB’s authoritative guidance on environmental remediation liabilities. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that do not provide future benefits are expensed as incurred. Liabilities are recorded when environmental assessments are made oraccompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, which together represent the requirement for remedial efforts is probable, and the costs can be reasonably estimated. The timingvalue of accruing for these remediation liabilities is generally no later than the completion of feasibility studies. The Company has an ongoing monitoring and identification process to assess how the activities, with respectexpected recoveries related to the known exposures,underlying insured events. The related liabilities for the Company's worker's compensation exposure are progressing againstincluded in other non-current liabilities within the accrued cost estimates, as well as to identify other potential remediation sites that are presently unknown.accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(z)(x) Pension Obligations. The Company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering current and former hourly employees at two of its active Sealy plants and nineten previously closed Sealy U.S. facilities. Sealy Canada, Ltd. (a 100.0% owned subsidiary of the Company) also sponsors a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering hourly employees at one of its facilities. Both plans provide retirement and survivorship benefits based on the employees' credited years of service. The Company's funding policy provides for contributions of an amount between the minimum required and maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at December 31, the measurement date. The benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”). The PBO represents the actuarial present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement based on estimated future compensation levels. The measurement of the PBO is based on the Company’s estimates and actuarial valuations. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held by an irrevocable trust fund for the sole benefit of participants. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain assumptions that require significant judgment, including estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates.

(aa) Supply Agreements. The Company from time to time enters into long term supply agreements with its customers to sell its branded products to customers in exchange for minimum sales volume or a minimum percentage of the customer's sales or space on the retail floor. Such agreements generally cover a period of two to five years. Initial cash outlays by the Company for such agreements are capitalized and amortized generally as a reduction of sales over the life of the contract. The majority of these cash outlays are ratably recoverable upon contract termination. Such capitalized amounts are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and non-current assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.    

(bb)(y) Restructuring Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2015,2016, the Company initiated certain restructuring activities, which included headcount reductions and store closures. As a result, the Company recognized $13.5$8.3 million of restructuring expenses consisting primarily of severance benefits and costs associated with store closures, which are recorded in cost of sales;sales, selling and marketing expenses;expenses, and general, administrative and other expenses.

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(z) Customer Contract Termination. During the week of January 23, 2017, the Company was unexpectedly notified by the senior management of Mattress Firm, Inc. ("Mattress Firm") and representatives of Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., its parent company, of Mattress Firm's intent to terminate its business relationship with the Company if the Company did not agree to considerable changes to its agreements with Mattress Firm, including significant economic concessions. The Company engaged in discussions to facilitate a mutually agreeable supply arrangement with Mattress Firm. However, the parties were unable to reach an agreement, and on January 27, 2017, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC and Sealy Mattress Company issued formal termination notices for all of their products to Mattress Firm. On January 30, 2017, Tempur-Pedic and Sealy Mattress entered into transition agreements with Mattress Firm in which they agreed, among other things, to continue supplying Mattress Firm until April 3, 2017, at which time the parties’ business relationship ended.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company took steps to manage its cost structure as a result of the termination of the contracts with Mattress Firm. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recognized $25.9 million of net charges associated with the termination of the relationship with Mattress Firm. This amount includes $11.5 million of charges within cost of sales and $14.4 million of charges within customer termination charges, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The following amounts are recognized in cost of sales: $5.4 million of charges related to the write-off of customer-unique inventory and $6.1 million of increased warranty costs associated with claims historically retained by Mattress Firm. The following amounts are recognized in customer termination charges, net: $22.8 million of charges related to the write-off of Mattress Firm incentives and marketing assets, employee-related expenses and professional fees; and $0.9 million of accelerated stock-based compensation expense. These charges are offset by $9.3 million of benefit related to the change in estimate associated with performance-based stock compensation that is no longer probable of payout as a result of the termination of the contracts with Mattress Firm.

In the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company also recognized $9.3 million related to the payments received pursuant to the transition agreements with Mattress Firm. This amount is included within other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The termination of the Mattress Firm relationship was identified by the Company as an indicator of potential impairment. The Company conducted an interim impairment analysis as of March 31, 2017 of its North America reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible assets, which indicated that the fair values were substantially in excess of their carrying values. The Company also conducted a recoverability analysis of its long-lived assets and did not identify an impairment.

(2) Revisions of Previously-Issued Financial Statements
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company identified accounting and operational irregularities associated with a Latin American subsidiary. These errors were immaterial to each of the prior reporting periods affected. However, the Company concluded that the cumulative effect of correcting the errors in 2017 would materially misstate the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2017. Accordingly, the prior period results have been revised.
The cumulative impact for both Income before income taxes and Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. for the periods prior to January 1, 2015 is $27.2 million and is reflected in beginning retained earnings for January 1, 2015.

The table below illustrates the effect of the corrections on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the periods presented.
 Year Ended December 31, 2016 Year Ended December 31, 2015
 Previously Reported Correction As Revised Previously Reported Correction As Revised
Net sales$3,127.3
 $1.6
 $3,128.9
 $3,151.2
 $3.4
 $3,154.6
Gross profit1,309.4
 (1.9) 1,307.5
 1,248.9
 0.3
 1,249.2
Operating income415.5
 (5.1) 410.4
 309.1
 (2.6) 306.5
Income before income taxes283.3
 (11.5) 271.8
 200.1
 (9.0) 191.1
Income tax provision(86.8) 
 (86.8) (125.4) 
 (125.4)
Net income before non-controlling interests196.5
 (11.5) 185.0
 74.7
 (9.0) 65.7
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$202.1
 $(11.5) $190.6
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 Previously Reported Correction As Revised
Total assets$2,702.6
 $(3.8) $2,698.8
Total liabilities2,707.2
 25.9
 2,733.1
Retained earnings1,312.4
 (47.6) 1,264.8
Total stockholders' deficit(12.2) (29.7) (41.9)
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders' deficit$2,702.6
 $(3.8) $2,698.8

(3) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Topic 606),, that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This ASU is based on the core principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. Entities have

The Company conducted a risk assessment and had developed a transition plan that enabled the optionCompany to meet the implementation requirement. Revenue streams and performance obligations include product sales, sales-based royalties and warranties. The Company's contracts also include forms of variable consideration, including rebates (volume, cash and cooperative advertising), trade or other support, free products, slotting fees, and sales returns. Based on the evaluation of the Company's current contracts and the related revenue streams and performance obligations, most will be recorded consistently under both the current and new standard. The majority of the Company's revenue transactions are not accounted for under industry-specific guidance that will be superseded by Topic 606 and generally consist of a single performance obligation to transfer promised goods.

The Company adopted the new revenue guidance effective January 1, 2018 using either a full retrospective or athe modified retrospective approach for the adoptionmethod of adoption. The largest impacts as a result of the new standard.standard are the new required qualitative and quantitative disclosures. Other presentation and disclosure changes include the reclassification of royalty income to revenue and changes in the balance sheet classification for sales returns. Under the new standard, the Company will continue to recognize the amount of consideration received or receivable that is expected to be returned as a refund liability, representing the Company's obligation to return the customer’s consideration. The Company evaluated the impact of the adoption on the classification of cooperative advertising programs and other promotional programs with the Company's customers. The impact of adoption to these promotional programs did not result in material changes in the Company's recognition or presentation of costs within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

As required under the new standard, the Company will establish a return asset for the right to recover the goods returned by the customer in 2018. The Company recognized a cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard as a decrease to the opening balance of retained earnings for approximately $3.0 million, net of tax. The Company does not expect the impact to cost of sales as a result of adjusting the return asset on an ongoing basis to be material. The return asset will be subject to impairment assessments on an ongoing basis.


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Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, that requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet and provides for expanded disclosures on key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal yearsinterim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.5, 2018, which means it will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. In transition, the Company is required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine the Company's adoption method and the impact it will have on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company expects that the adoption of the standard will result in a material increase to the assets and liabilities within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Employee Share-Based Payments

In April 2015,March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,2016-09, Interest- Imputation of Interest- Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsImprovements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented insimplifies several aspects of the balance sheetaccounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as a direct reduction fromeither equity or liabilities, and the carrying amountclassification on the statement of that debt liability. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and must be adopted retrospectively; however, early adoption is permitted.cash flows. The Company has elected to early adoptadopted this ASU as of December 31, 2015, and asJanuary 1, 2017. As a result debt issuance costs of $24.8 million are reducing the carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt. As required under the ASU,adoption of this adoption resulted in the reclassification of $37.6 million of debt issuance costs included in other non-current assets to long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014.ASU:

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires companies to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on the balance sheet, rather than separating deferred taxes into current and noncurrent amounts.  This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and can be adopted prospectively or retrospectively; however, early adoption is permitted. The Company has elected to early adopt this ASUrecognized all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as of December 31, 2015 on a retrospective basis. As required under this ASU, this adoption resulted in the reclassification of $2.2 million current deferred income tax assets to noncurrent deferred income tax assets and $0.2 million current deferred income tax liabilities to noncurrent deferred income tax liabilitiesprovision or benefit in the Consolidated Balance Sheet asStatement of December 31, 2014.

(3) Acquisitions and Divestitures

Sealy Acquisition

On March 18, 2013, the Company completed the Sealy Acquisition.Income. The Company incurred $18.7recognized excess tax deficiencies of $0.7 million of transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 2013. There were2017.
The Company is prospectively presenting these excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as an operating activity on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The Company adopted a change in accounting policy to recognize forfeitures of awards as they occur instead of estimating potential forfeitures. Historically, the Company estimated the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjusted the estimate when it was no transaction expenses incurredlonger probable that employees would fulfill their service conditions. The effect of this change in 2014 accounting policy is not material.

Pensions

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which is accounting guidance that will change how employers who sponsor defined benefit pension and/or 2015. These costs are included in general, administrative and other expensespostretirement benefit plans present the net periodic benefit cost in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition,This guidance requires employers to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same caption within the Consolidated Statements of Income as other employee compensation costs from services rendered during the period. All other components of the net periodic benefit cost will be presented separately outside of the operating income caption. This guidance must be applied retrospectively and will become effective for the Company incurred $19.9on January 1, 2018. Adoption of this guidance will result in a reclassification of pension and other postretirement plan non-service income and re-measurement adjustments, net from within operating income to non-operating income.    

(4) Acquisitions and Divestitures

On October 3, 2016, the Company acquired 51% of the outstanding equity of an entity included in the North America segment. Upon acquisition, the remaining 49% of the outstanding equity represented a non-controlling interest, which is presented as a separate component of total equity. The acquisition was valued at $7.7 million, and the purchase price allocation primarily included inventory, goodwill and non-controlling interest. On December 1, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 49% equity interest of incremental interest expensethe entity. The results of operations were not material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the yearyears ended December 31, 2013. This includes interest2017 and other fees with respect to the 2020 Senior Notes and the 2012 Credit Agreement for the period prior to March 18, 2013. The incremental interest expense also included commitment fees associated with financing for the closing of the Sealy Acquisition, and the write off of deferred financing costs associated with the 2011 Credit Facility.2016, respectively.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined financial results for the Company as if the Sealy Acquisition had been completed at the beginning of the Company’s prior year, January 1, 2013. Prior to the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy used a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the closest Sunday to November 30, but no later than December 2. The pro forma financial information set forth below for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes Sealy’s pro forma information for the combined twelve month period from December 3, 2012 through March 3, 2013 and April 1, 2013 through December 29, 2013.
  Year Ended
  December 31,
(in millions, except earnings per common share) 2013
Net sales $2,757.2
Net income $90.9
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The information above does not include the pro forma adjustments that would be required under Regulation  S-X for pro forma financial information, and does not reflect future events that may occur after December 31, 2013 or any  operating efficiencies or inefficiencies that may result from the Sealy Acquisition and related financing. Therefore, the information is not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved had the businesses been combined during the periods presented or the results that the Company will experience going forward.

Other Acquisitions and Divestitures
Sale of Portland Manufacturing Facility

Effective May 6, 2015, the Company sold its Sealy manufacturing facility in Portland, Oregon, which was previously held for sale and recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company received $7.2 million in proceeds on the sale and recorded a gain of $0.4 million, which is included in other expense (income), net in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Acquisition of Certain Assets and License Rights in Japan

Effective July 1, 2014, the Company acquired certain assets from a third-party licensee relating to its business in Japan. The total purchase price was $8.5 million. The Company accounted for this business combination using the acquisition method. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired as of July 1, 2014. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the tangible net assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is non-deductible for income tax purposes. The Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price during the year ended December 31, 2015, which did not result in any material measurement period adjustments.
Disposal of Innerspring Component Production Facilities and Associated Equipment

Effective June 30, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its three U.S. innerspring component production facilities and equipment, along with associated working capital, to Leggett & Platt (“L&P”) for total consideration of approximately $47.8 million, which included $1.5 million of other non-cash consideration. The working capital adjustment period ended during the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and resulted in a cash payment to L&P of $2.8 million, which reduced the total consideration received to $45.0 million. The carrying amount of the net assets sold in this transaction was approximately $66.8 million, including an allocation of goodwill within the historical Sealy segment which was determined using the relative fair value method. As a result, a loss on disposal of business was recorded of $23.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, which included $1.4 million of transaction costs and the $2.8 million working capital adjustment discussed above.

(4)(5) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Prior to January 1, 2015, the Company operated under three reportable segments: Tempur North America, Tempur International and Sealy. The following summarizes changes to the Company’s goodwill, by reportable segment for the period December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2014:
(in millions)Tempur
North America
 Tempur
 International
 Sealy Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013$107.7
 $107.3
 $544.6
 $759.6
Disposal of business
 
 (21.4) (21.4)
Goodwill resulting from acquisitions
 2.3
 
 2.3
Foreign currency translation adjustments(1.5) (1.2) (1.3) (4.0)
Balance as of December 31, 2014$106.2
 $108.4
 $521.9
 $736.5

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company realigned its organizational structure and updated its segments in light of the progress made in 2013 and 2014 integrating Sealy into its historical business. The Company's updated reportable segments are North America and International. For additional information regarding the Company's realignment and reportable segment determination, see Note 16, "Segment Information".

As a result of the Company's segment realignment, the composition of the Company's reporting units for the evaluation of goodwill impairment also changed. Historically, the Company's reporting units were the same as the reportable segments: Tempur North America, Tempur International, and Sealy. Effective January 1, 2015, the Company identified three reporting units

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for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment: Tempur Sealy U.S. and Tempur Sealy Canada reporting units within the North America segment and one reporting unit comprising the International segment.

As the composition of the reporting units changed, the Company reassigned historical goodwill to the new reporting units based on a relative fair value allocation approach. The relative fair value allocation approach yielded the reassignment of total Sealy goodwill as of December 31, 2014 of $521.9 million. The following summarizes the reassignment ofCompany's goodwill from the historical segments to the new segments:
by reportable segment:    
(in millions) Reassigned Goodwill by Segment
North America segment: 
Tempur North America segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015$106.2
Sealy segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015 reassigned to the North America segment468.3
Total North America segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015$574.5
  
International segment: 
Tempur International segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015$108.4
Sealy segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015 reassigned to the International segment53.6
Total International segment goodwill as of January 1, 2015$162.0

The following summarizes changes to the Company’s goodwill, by new reportable segment for the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015:
(in millions) North America International ConsolidatedNorth America International Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2015$574.5
 $162.0
 $736.5
Balance as of January 1, 2016$562.8
 $146.6
 $709.4
Goodwill resulting from acquisition

7.4
 
 7.4
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other(11.7) (15.4) (27.1)1.8
 3.9
 5.7
Balance as of December 31, 2015$562.8
 $146.6
 $709.4
Balance as of December 31, 2016$572.0
 $150.5
 $722.5
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other4.6
 6.0
 10.6
Balance as of December 31, 2017$576.6
 $156.5
 $733.1

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s other intangible assets, net:
($ in millions) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Useful
Lives
(Years)
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
($ in millions)
Useful
Lives
(Years)
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Trade names $558.1
 $
 $558.1
 $569.0
 $
 $569.0
 $561.7
 $
 $561.7
 $559.8
 $
 $559.8
Amortized intangible assets:                        
Contractual distributor relationships15 $84.8
 $15.8
 $69.0
 $88.2
 $10.4
 $77.8
15 $86.0
 $27.5
 $58.5
 $85.0
 $21.5
 $63.5
Technology and other4-10 90.8
 39.2
 51.6
 92.6
 32.6
 60.0
4-10 91.4
 54.3
 37.1
 90.4
 46.5
 43.9
Patents, other trademarks, and other trade names5-20 27.2
 16.9
 10.3
 27.3
 14.6
 12.7
Patents, other trademarks and other trade names5-20 27.3
 19.0
 8.3
 27.1
 19.2
 7.9
Customer databases, relationships and reacquired rights2-5 24.5
 18.1
 6.4
 24.1
 16.5
 7.6
2-5 23.9
 22.1
 1.8
 24.2
 20.6
 3.6
Total $785.4
 $90.0
 $695.4
 $801.2
 $74.1
 $727.1
 $790.3
 $122.9
 $667.4
 $786.5
 $107.8
 $678.7
 
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets for the Company was $17.9$16.1 million, $18.5$17.2 million and $15.2$17.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively, and is recorded in general, administrative and other expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. No impairments of goodwill or other intangible assets have adjusted the gross carrying amount of these assets in any period.


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Estimated annual amortization of intangible assets is expected to be as follows for the years ending December 31:
(in millions)Amount 
2016$17.9
201717.2
201815.4
$16.1
201914.8
15.1
202013.8
14.6
202114.5
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(5)(6) Unconsolidated Affiliate Companies

The Company has ownership interests in a group of Asia-Pacific joint ventures as a result of the Sealy Acquisition, to develop markets for Sealy® branded products in those regions. The Company’s ownership interest in these joint ventures is 50.0% and is accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s net investment of $13.6$21.5 million and $12.9$15.5 million at December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, respectively, is recorded in other non-current assets withinin the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s share of earnings for the yearyears ended December 31, 20152017 and 2014 is2016, respectively, are recorded in equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

The tables below present summarized financial information for joint ventures as of and for the years ended December 31:
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Current assets$50.0
 $49.7
$73.7
 $58.6
Non-current assets15.7
 5.1
17.8
 14.2
Current liabilities37.3
 29.7
52.3
 41.8
Equity28.4
 25.1
39.2
 31.0
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016 2015
Revenue$131.6
 $99.2
Net sales$195.1
 $155.2
 $131.6
Gross profit85.0
 62.1
129.9
 101.7
 85.0
Income from operations26.2
 16.8
43.3
 32.2
 26.2
Net income20.1
 13.1
31.7
 24.8
 20.1

(6)(7) Debt

Debt for the Company consists of the following:
(in millions)December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 
Debt:Amount Rate Amount Rate Maturity DateAmount Rate Amount Rate Maturity Date
Revolving credit facility$
 N/A $16.0
 (1) March 18, 2018
2016 Credit Agreement:      
Term A Facility409.4
 (2) 484.5
 (2) March 18, 2018$555.0
 (1) $585.0
 (2) April 6, 2021
Term B Facility100.1
 (3) 594.4
 (3) March 18, 2020
2020 Senior Notes375.0
 6.875% 375.0
 6.875% December 15, 2020
Revolver
 (1) 156.9
 (2) April 6, 2021
2026 Senior Notes600.0
 5.500% 600.0
 5.500% June 15, 2026
2023 Senior Notes450.0
 5.625% 
 —% October 15, 2023450.0
 5.625% 450.0
 5.625% October 15, 2023
8.0% Sealy Notes111.1
 8.0% 104.7
 8.0% July 15, 2016
Capital lease obligations and other34.0
 27.7
 Various
Securitized debt49.0
 (3) 
 N/A April 12, 2019
Capital lease obligations (4)
71.8
 73.3
 Various
Other36.7
 35.8
 Various
Total debt1,479.6
 1,602.3
 1,762.5
 1,901.0
 
Less: deferred financing costs(24.8) (37.6) (9.4) (12.9) 
Total debt, net1,454.8
 1,564.7
 1,753.1
 1,888.1
 
Less: current portion(181.5) (66.4) (72.4) (70.3) 
Total long term debt, net1,273.3
 1,498.3
 
Total long-term debt, net$1,680.7
 $1,817.8
 

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(1)Interest at LIBOR plus applicable margin of 1.75% as of December 31, 2017.
(2)
Interest at LIBOR plus applicable margin of 1.50% as of December 31, 2016.

(3)Interest at one month LIBOR index plus 80 basis points.
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(1)Interest at Base Rate plus applicable margin of 2.00% or LIBOR plus applicable margin of 3.00% as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2015, there were no borrowings under the Revolver. As of December 31, 2014, the Revolver LIBOR plus applicable margin interest rate was 3.16%.
(2)Interest at LIBOR plus applicable margin of 2.00% as of December 31, 2015 and 2.25% as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Term A Facility total LIBOR plus applicable margin interest rate was 2.42%.
(3)Interest at LIBOR, subject to a 0.75% floor plus applicable margin of 2.75% as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Term B Facility total LIBOR plus applicable margin was 3.50%.

20122016 Credit Agreement

On December 12, 2012, Tempur Sealy International and certain subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International as borrowers and guarantors,April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended, the “2012("2016 Credit Agreement”Agreement") with a syndicate of banks. The 2016 Credit Agreement replaced the Company’s 2012 Senior Secured Credit Agreement ("2012 Credit Agreement"). The 2016 Credit Agreement initially providedprovides for (i) a $500.0 million revolving credit facility, a $500.0 million initial term loan facility and a $100.0 million delayed draw term loan facility. At any time, the Company may also elect to request the establishment of one or more incremental term loan facilities and/or increase commitments under the revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. A portion of the revolving credit facility of $350.0up to $250.0 million (the “Revolver”), (ii) a termis available in Canadian Dollars, Pounds Sterling, the Euro and any additional currencies determined by mutual agreement of the Company, the administrative agent and the lenders under the revolving credit facility. A portion of the revolving credit facility of $550.0up to $100.0 million (the “Term A Facility”) and (iii) a term B facilityis available for the issuance of $870.0 million (the “Term B Facility”). The Revolver includes a sublimit for letters of credit for the account of the Company and swinglinea portion of the revolving credit facility of up to $50.0 million is available for swing line loans subject to certain conditions and limits. The Revolver and the Term A Facility will mature on March 18, 2018 and the Term B Facility will mature on March 18, 2020. The Revolver, the Term A Facility and the Term B Facility closed and funded in connection with the Sealy Acquisition on March 18, 2013.Company.

Borrowings under the 20122016 Credit Agreement will generally bear interest, at the election of Tempur Sealy International and the other subsidiary borrowers, at either (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin or (ii) Base Rate plus the applicable margin. For the Revolver and the Term A Facility, (a) the initial applicable margin for LIBOR advances was 3.00% per annum and the initial applicable margin for Base Rate advances was 2.00% per annum, and (b) thereafter following the delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter after closing, suchThe applicable margins are determined by a pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio of the Company. The Term B Facility was initially subject to a LIBOR floorCompany following the delivery of 1.00%. The applicable marginthe Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Term Bmost recent quarter. The delayed draw term loan facility has identical pricing to the revolving credit facility and initial term loan facility. For the period ended December 31, 2017, the margin was initially 4.00% per annum foreither (i) LIBOR advances and 3.00% per annum for Base Rate advances. On May 16, 2013, the applicable margin on the Term B Facility was reduced to 2.75% per annum for LIBOR advances andplus 1.75% per annum, foror (ii) Base Rate advances, and the LIBOR floor was reduced toplus 0.75% until maturity. On July 11, 2013, the applicable margin on the Term A Facility was reduced by 0.75% for each pricing level on the pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio of the Company..

Obligations under the 20122016 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Tempur Sealy International’sthe Company’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The 20122016 Credit Agreement is secured by a security interest in substantially all of Tempur Sealy International’s and the other subsidiary borrowers’ domestic assets and the domestic assets of each subsidiary guarantor, whether owned as of the closing or thereafter acquired, including a pledge of 100.0% of the equity interests of each subsidiary guarantor that is a domestic entity (subject to certain limited exceptions) and 65.0% of the voting equity interests of any direct first tier foreign entity owned by a subsidiary guarantor. The 20122016 Credit Agreement requires compliance with certain financial covenants providing for maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, maintenance of a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio, and maintenance of a maximum consolidated totalsecured net leverage ratio. The consolidated total net leverage ratio is calculated using consolidated funded debt less qualified cash. Consolidated funded debt includes debt recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the reporting date, plus letters of credit outstanding and other short-term other debt. The Company is allowed to subtract from consolidated funded debt an amount equal to 100.0% of the domestic qualified cash and 60.0% of foreign qualified cash, the aggregate of which cannot exceed $150.0 million at the end of the reporting period. As of December 31, 2015,2017, domestic qualified cash was $121.8$18.4 million and foreign qualified cash was $19.3$14.1 million. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's consolidated total net leverage ratio was 3.91 times, within the covenant in the Company's debt agreements which limits this ratio to 5.00 times for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The 20122016 Credit Agreement contains certain customary negative covenants, which include limitations on liens, investments, indebtedness, dispositions, mergers and acquisitions, the making of restricted payments, changes in the nature of business, changes in fiscal year, transactions with affiliates, use of proceeds, prepayments of certain indebtedness, entry into burdensome agreements and changes to governing documents and other junior financing documents. The 20122016 Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including upon a change of control.

Tempur Sealy InternationalThe Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants in the 2016 Credit Agreement at December 31, 2017.

The Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolver, which initially was 0.50% per annum and which steps down to 0.375% per annum ifrevolving credit facility. The commitment fee rate is determined by a pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.50:1.00. This unusedof the Company. The commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrears following the delivery of Consolidated Financial Statements for the most recent quarter and on the date of termination or expiration of the commitments under the Revolver. Tempur Sealy Internationalrevolving credit facility. The Company and the other borrowers also pay customary letter of credit issuance and other fees under the 20122016 Credit Agreement. For the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company's commitment fee rate was 0.30%.

In 2016, the Company also borrowed $100.0 million using the delayed draw term loan facility under the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement in connection with the repayment of the 8.0% Sealy Notes. The commitment to provide the delayed draw term loan facility terminated with its funding.


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On October 17, 2014,As a result of the Company entered into an amendment to its existing 2012 Credit Agreement. The amendment provides the Company with flexibility in the acquisition of existing and future licensees, distributors and joint ventures as well as the potential acquisition of other strategic international brands in existing Company markets by, among other things, providing for increased acquisition baskets and certain exceptions from such acquisition baskets and greater flexibility with respect to the requirements for guarantying the obligations under the 2012Company’s 2016 Credit Agreement, by certain existing joint ventures.$3.6 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2016 and will be amortized as interest expense over the respective debt instrument period, 5 years, using the effective interest method. In addition, the amendment provides for flexibility under the maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio going forward as well as additional flexibilityCompany expensed $1.9 million of lender fees associated with this transaction in 2016, which is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the makingConsolidated Statements of certain investments and restricted payments and the payment of junior indebtedness through, among other things, an available amount basket that includes a $50.0 million starter portion.Income.

The Company used the proceeds from the issuance2016 Credit Agreement to repay in full and terminate the 2012 Credit Agreement. The 2012 Credit Agreement initially provided for (i) a revolving credit facility of its 5.625% senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Senior Notes")$350.0 million, (ii) a Term A facility of $550.0 million and an additional $50.0 million of available cash to voluntarily prepay $479.9 on the(iii) a Term B Facility and $13.9 million on the Term A Facility.facility of $870.0 million. In conjunction with the voluntary prepayment,repayment of all outstanding borrowings on the 2012 Credit Agreement, the Company recognized accelerated amortization of $12.0expensed approximately $11.0 million of the associated deferred financing costs in 2016, which is included within interest expense, netin loss on extinguishment of debt in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company is in compliance with all applicable covenants at December 31, 2015.

Senior Notes

20232026 Senior Notes

On SeptemberMay 24, 2015,2016, Tempur Sealy International issued $450.0$600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2023 (the "20235.500% 2026 Senior Notes")Notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2026 Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May 24, 2016 (the "2026 Indenture"), among Tempur Sealy International, certain subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International as guarantors (the "Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries"), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2026 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries. The 2026 Senior Notes mature on June 15, 2026, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, which began on December 15, 2016. The gross proceeds from the 2026 Senior Notes were used to refinance the $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% 2020 Senior Notes and to pay related fees and expenses, and the remaining funds were used for share repurchases and general corporate purposes.

Tempur Sealy International has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2026 Senior Notes at any time on or after June 15, 2021. The initial redemption price is 102.750% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The redemption price will decline each year after 2021 until it becomes 100.0% of the principal amount beginning on June 15, 2024. In addition, Tempur Sealy International has the option at any time prior to June 15, 2021 to redeem some or all of the 2026 Senior Notes at 100.0% of the original principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may also redeem up to 35.0% of the 2026 Senior Notes prior to June 15, 2019, under certain circumstances with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, at 105.500% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may make such redemptions as described in the preceding sentence only if, after any such redemption, at least 65.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Senior Notes issued remains outstanding.

The 2026 Indenture restricts the ability of Tempur Sealy International and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur, directly or indirectly, debt; (ii) make, directly or indirectly, certain investments and restricted payments; (iii) incur or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, liens on its properties or assets; (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of assets, directly or indirectly; (v) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of certain of the subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International to pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of their capital stock; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) engage in sale-leaseback transactions; (viii) purchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness; (ix) issue or sell stock of restricted subsidiaries; and (x) effect a consolidation or merger. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.

In conjunction with the issuance and sale of the 2026 Senior Notes, Tempur Sealy International and the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries agreed through a Registration Rights Agreement to exchange the 2026 Senior Notes for a new issue of substantially identical senior notes registered under the Securities Act (the "Exchange Offer"). On October 18, 2016, Tempur Sealy International completed the Exchange Offer, with 100% of the outstanding notes tendered and received for new 2026 Senior Notes registered under the Securities Act.

As a result of the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes, $3.1 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2016 and will be amortized as interest expense over the respective debt instrument period, 10 years, using the effective interest method. In addition, the Company expensed $5.9 million of lender fees associated with this transaction in 2016, which is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income.


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The Company used the proceeds from the 2026 Senior Notes to refinance the 2020 Senior Notes and to pay related fees and expenses. The 2020 Senior Notes were redeemed at a price equal to the principal amount thereof and the applicable "make-whole" premium, $23.6 million, which is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income. In conjunction with the refinancing of the 2020 Senior Notes, the Company wrote off approximately $4.8 million of deferred financing costs in the second quarter of 2016, which is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
2023 Senior Notes

On September 24, 2015, Tempur Sealy International issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% 2023 Senior Notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2023 Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of September 24, 2015 (the “2023 Indenture”), among Tempur Sealy International, certain subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International as guarantorsthe Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries (the “CombinedCombined Guarantor Subsidiaries”)Subsidiaries are the same under the 2026 Indenture, the 2023 Indenture and the 2020 Indenture), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2023 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries. The 2023 Senior Notes mature on October 15, 2023, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginningwhich began on April 15, 2016. The gross proceeds from the 2023 Senior Notes were used to refinance a portion of the term loan debt under the 2012 Credit Agreement and to pay related fees and expenses.

Tempur Sealy International has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2023 Senior Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2018. The initial redemption price is 104.219% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The redemption price will decline each year after 2018 until it becomes 100.0% of the principal amount beginning on October 15, 2021. In addition, Tempur Sealy International has the option at any time prior to October 15, 2018 to redeem some or all of the 2023 Senior Notes at 100.0% of the original principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may also redeem up to 35.0% of the 2023 Senior Notes prior to October 15, 2018, under certain circumstances with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, at 105.625% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may make such redemptions as described in the preceding sentence only if, after any such redemption, at least 65.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Senior Notes issued remains outstanding.

The 2023 Indenture restricts the ability of Tempur Sealy International and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur, directly or indirectly, debt; (ii) make, directly or indirectly, certain investments and restricted payments; (iii) incur or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, liens on its properties or assets; (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, assets; (v) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of certain of the subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International to pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of their capital stock; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) engage in sale-leaseback transactions; (viii) purchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness; (ix) issue or sell stock of restricted subsidiaries; and (x) effect a consolidation or merger. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.

In conjunction with the issuance and sale of the 2023 Senior Notes, Tempur Sealy International and the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries have agreed through a Registration Rights Agreement to exchange the 2023 Senior Notes for a new issue of substantially identical senior notes registered under the Securities Act (the "2023 Exchange Offer"). On April 4, 2016, Tempur Sealy International completed the 2023 Exchange Offer, with 100% of the outstanding notes tendered and received for new 2023 Senior Notes registered under the Securities Act.

Securitized Debt

On April 12, 2017, Tempur Sealy International and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a securitization transaction with respect to certain accounts receivable due to and certain of the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries are requiredCompany's subsidiaries (the "Accounts Receivable Securitization"). In connection with this transaction, Tempur Sealy International and its wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary, Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, entered into a credit agreement that provides for revolving loans to pay additional interest ifbe made from time to time in a maximum amount that varies over the 2023 Senior Notes are not registered withincourse of the time periods specified withinyear based on the Registration Rights Agreement.seasonality of the Company's accounts receivable and is subject to an overall limit of $120.0 million.

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2020 Senior Notes

On December 19, 2012, Tempur Sealy International issued $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2020 (the “2020 Senior Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144AThe obligations of the Securities Act of 1933 and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation SCompany under the Securities Act.Accounts Receivable Securitization are secured by the accounts receivable and certain related rights and the facility agreements contain customary events of default. The 2020 Senior Notes were issued pursuantaccounts receivable continue to an indenture, dated as of December 19, 2012 (the “2020 Indenture” and together with the 2023 Indenture, the "Indentures"), amongbe owned by the Company the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries (the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries are the same under both the 2023 Indenture and 2020 Indenture), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2020 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries. The 2020 Senior Notes mature on December 15, 2020, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, beginning on June 15, 2013. The gross proceeds from the 2020 Senior Notes, were funded into escrow and these funds were released from escrow on March 18, 2013 and used as part of the funding of the Sealy Acquisition. Following the completion of the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy and certain of its subsidiaries became Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries ofand continue to be reflected as assets on the 2020 Senior Notes.

Tempur Sealy International has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2020 Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2016. Starting on this date the initial redemption price is 103.438% of the principal amount, plus accruedCompany’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and unpaid interest, if any. The redemption price will decline to 101.719% on December 15, 2017 and to 100.0% of the principal amount beginning on December 15, 2018. In addition, Tempur Sealy International has the option at any time prior to December 15, 2016 to redeem some or all of the 2020 Senior Notes at 100.0% of the original principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may also redeemrepresent collateral up to 35.0% of the 2020 Senior Notes prior to December 15, 2015, under certain circumstances with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, at 106.875% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may make such redemptions only if, after any such redemption, at least 65.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Senior Notes issued remains outstanding.borrowings under this facility. Borrowings under this facility are classified as long-term debt within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The 2020 Indenture restricts the ability of Tempur Sealy InternationalFair Value

Financial instruments, although not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and the abilityCompany's debt obligations. The carrying value of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur, directly or indirectly, debt; (ii) make, directly or indirectly, certain investmentscash and restricted payments; (iii) incur or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, liens on its properties or assets; (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, assets; (v) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of certaincash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value using Level 1 inputs because of the subsidiariesshort-term maturity of Tempur Sealy International to pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of their capital stock; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) engage in sale-leaseback transactions; (viii) purchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness; (ix) issue or sell stock of restricted subsidiaries; and (x) effect a consolidation or merger. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.

Also in conjunction withthose instruments. Borrowings under the issuance and sale of the 2020 Senior Notes, Tempur Sealy International2016 Credit Agreement and the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries agreed through a Registration Rights Agreement to exchange the 2020 Senior Notes for a new issue of substantially identical senior notes registered under the Securities Act. Tempur Sealy Internationalsecuritized debt are at variable interest rates and the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries would have been required to pay additional interest if the 2020 Senior Notes were not registered within the time periods specified within the Registration Rights Agreement. Tempur Sealy International filed a registration statement on Form S-4 on July 12, 2013 in connection with the registration of the 2020 Senior Notes, and the registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2013, which was within the specified time period.
8.0% Sealy Notes

In conjunction with the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy’s obligations under its 8.0% Sealy Notes were amended. As a result of the Sealy Acquisition, the 8.0% Sealy Notes became convertible solely into cash, in an amount that declined slightly every day during the Make-Whole Period (as defined under the Supplemental Indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes) that followed the Sealy Acquisition, and then became fixed thereafter.accordingly their carrying amounts approximate fair value. The Make-Whole Period effectively expired on April 12, 2013. As of April 12, 2013, approximately 83.0% of all the 8.0% Sealy Notes outstanding prior to the Sealy Acquisition were converted into cash and paid to the holders. Holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes who converted on March 19, 2013 received approximately $2,325.43 per $1,000 Accreted Principal Amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes being converted. The holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes who convert after April 12, 2013 will receive $2,200 per $1,000 Accreted Principal Amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes being converted. The Company calculated the fair value of the remaining 8.0% Sealy Notes as part of its purchase price allocation by first calculating the future payout of the remaining 17.0% aggregate principal amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes still outstandingfollowing material financial instruments were based on Level 2 inputs estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk, and the cumulative semi-annual interest payments at the July 15, 2016 maturity, and then calculated the present value using a market discount rate, which resulted in acontractual terms of debt instruments. The fair valuevalues of $96.2 million at March 18, 2013, the date the Sealy Acquisition closed. As of December 31, 2015,

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the carrying value of the 8.0% Sealy Notes is $111.1 million, which includes $14.9 million of accreted discount. The discount is accreted through non-cash interest expense over the life of the 8.0% Sealy Notes using the effective interest method. As of December 31, 2014, the 8.0% Sealy Notes had a carrying value of $104.7 million, which includes $8.7 million of accreted discount less conversion payments made to holders of certain 8.0% Sealy Notes that were tendered for conversion.
The 8.0% Sealy Notes mature on July 15, 2016 and bear interest at 8.0% per annum accruing semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Sealy does not pay interest in cash to the holders of the 8.0% Sealy Notes, but instead increases the principal amount of the 8.0% Sealy Notes by an amount equal to the accrued interest for the interest period then ended (“Paid-In-Kind” or “PIK interest”). The amount of the accrued interest for each interest period is calculated on the basis of the accreted principal amountthese material financial instruments are as of the first day of such interest period. PIK interest accrued on the most recent interest period then ended on the 8.0% Sealy Notes converted between interest payment dates is forfeited.follows:

All material negative covenants (apart from the lien covenant and related collateral requirements) were eliminated from the supplemental indenture governing the 8.0% Sealy Notes, as well as certain events of default and certain other provisions. In addition, Tempur Sealy International and its non-Sealy subsidiaries do not provide any guarantees of any obligations with respect to the 8.0% Sealy Notes.
  Fair Value
(in millions) December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
2023 Senior Notes $470.9
 $468.5
2026 Senior Notes 618.1
 606.8

Capital Leases

The Company is party to capital leases as of December 31, 20152017 and 2014.2016. The approximate remaining life of the leases ranges from 21 to 1014 years as of December 31, 2015,2017, with several including an option to extend the contractlease term.

Deferred Financing Costs

In conjunctionThe Company capitalizes costs associated with the voluntary prepayment on amounts outstanding underissuance of debt and amortizes these costs as additional interest expense over the 2012 Credit Facilitylives of the debt instruments using the proceeds from issuance of the 2023 Senior Notes and an additional $50.0 million of available cash, the Companyeffective interest method. These costs are recorded accelerated amortization of $12.0 million of the associatedas deferred financing costs whichas a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the corresponding debt liability in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related amortization is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated StatementStatements of Income. Additionally, as a resultUpon the prepayment of the issuancerelated debt, the Company accelerates the recognition of an appropriate amount of the 2023 Senior Notes, $8.0 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2015 and will be amortized as interest expense over the term of the 2023 Senior Notes, using the effective interest method.costs.

In conjunction with the voluntary prepayment on September 30, 2014 on amounts outstanding under the 2012 Credit Agreement, the Company recorded accelerated amortization of $3.3 million of the associated deferred financing costs, which is included in interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income. On October 17, 2014, the Company capitalized $3.1 million of deferred financing costs in connection with the amendment to the existing 2012 Credit Agreement. These deferred financing costs will be amortized as interest expense over the remaining 3 to 5 years of the debt instrument period, in conjunction with the initial deferred financing costs capitalized in 2013 and discussed above.
As a result of the Company’s issuance of the 2020 Senior Notes and in conjunction with entering into the 2012 Credit Agreement, $54.3 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2013 and 2012 and will be amortized as interest expense over the respective debt instrument period, ranging from 5 to 8 years, using the effective interest method.

In conjunction with the repayment of all outstanding borrowings on the 2011 Credit Facility, the Company wrote off the associated $4.7 million of deferred financing costs in 2013 which is included in interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

Future Obligations

As of December 31, 2015,2017, the scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding, including capital lease obligations, for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:


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(in millions)  
2018 $72.4
2019 92.9
2020 59.3
2021 442.1
2022 5.7
Thereafter 1,090.1
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(in millions) Amount
2016 $181.5
2017 58.0
2018 314.1
2019 7.3
2020 460.8
Thereafter 457.9
Total $1,479.6

(7) Fair Value Measurements
The classification of fair value measurements within the established three-level hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement. There were no transfers between levels for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had foreign exchange forward contracts recorded at fair value. Additionally, as of December 31, 2014, the Company had an interest rate swap agreement recorded at fair value. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement is calculated using standard industry models based on observable forward yield curves. The Company also utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to manage the risk associated with exposures to foreign currency risk related to intercompany debt and associated interest payments. The fair value of the foreign exchange contracts is calculated using standard industry models based on observable forward points and discount curves. The fair values of all derivative instruments are adjusted for credit risk and restrictions and other terms specific to the contracts. The fair value of the interest rate swap was not material for the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

The following table provides a summary by level of the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts, which are measured on a recurring basis:
 
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2015 Using:
(in millions)December 31, 2015 
Quoted Prices in
 Active Markets
for Identical
 Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
 Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:       
Foreign exchange forward contracts$12.5
   $12.5
 
 $12.5
 $
 $12.5
 $
Liabilities:       
Foreign exchange forward contracts$1.2
 $
 $1.2
 $
 $1.2
 $
 $1.2
 $

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Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2014 Using:
(in millions)December 31, 2014 
Quoted Prices in
 Active Markets
 for Identical
 Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
 Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
 Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:       
Foreign exchange forward contracts$1.8
 $
 $1.8
 $
 $1.8
 $
 $1.8
 $
Liabilities:       
Foreign exchange forward contracts$0.1
 $
 $0.1
 $
 $0.1
 $
 $0.1
 $

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. Borrowings under the 2012 Credit Agreement are at variable interest rates and accordingly their carrying amounts approximate fair value. The fair value of the 2023 Senior Notes was approximately $453.4 million at December 31, 2015. The fair value of the 2020 Senior Notes was approximately $393.8 million and $398.4 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The fair value of the 8.0% Sealy Notes was approximately $112.7 million and $110.7 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The fair value of the 2023 Senior Notes, 2020 Senior Notes and the 8.0% Sealy Notes were based on Level 2 inputs such as quoted market prices or estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk, and the contractual terms of the debt instruments.

(8)Derivative Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to certain risks related to fluctuations in interest rates. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage risks from these market fluctuations. The financial instruments used by the Company are straight-forward, non-leveraged instruments. The counterparties to these financial instruments are financial institutions with strong credit ratings. The Company maintains control over the size of positions entered into with any one counterparty and regularly monitors the credit ratings of these institutions. The Company also utilizes foreign exchange spot and forward contracts to manage the risk associated with exposures to foreign currency risk. Certain foreign exchange forward contracts relate to risks associated with intercompany inventory purchases and are designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Certain forward exchange forward contracts relate to intercompany debt and associated interest payments and certain accounts receivable and accounts payable and are considered to be economic hedges. The fair value of the interest rate swap and foreign exchange forward contracts is calculated as described in Note 7, "Fair Value Measurements," taking into consideration foreign currency rates and the current creditworthiness of the counterparties or the Company, as applicable.

Interest Rate Swap Agreement
On August 8, 2011, the Company entered into a four-year interest rate swap agreement to manage interest costs and the risk associated with changing interest rates on its variable rate debt. The Company designated this interest rate swap agreement as a cash flow hedge of floating rate borrowings and expects the hedge to be highly effective in offsetting fluctuations in the designated interest payments resulting from changes in the benchmark interest rate. The gains and losses on the designated interest rate swap agreement will offset losses and gains on the transactions being hedged. The Company formally documented the effectiveness of this qualifying hedge instrument (both at the inception of the interest rate swap agreement and on an ongoing basis) in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged transaction. The interest rate swap agreement expired on December 30, 2015.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets was recorded as follows:

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 Asset Derivatives
 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value
(in millions)  December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments     
Foreign exchange forward contracts - currentPrepaid expenses and other current assets $7.7
 $1.8
Foreign exchange forward contracts - non-currentOther non-current assets 1.3
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments     
Foreign exchange forward contracts - currentPrepaid expenses and other current assets 3.5
 
    $12.5
 $1.8
 Liability Derivatives
 Balance Sheet Location Fair Value
(in millions)  December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments     
Foreign exchange forward contracts - currentAccrued expenses and other current liabilities $1.2
 $0.1
   $1.2
 $0.1

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk related to intercompany and third party inventory purchases denominated in foreign currencies. To manage the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies related to these transactions, the Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to buy U.S dollars and to sell Canadian dollars with a notional amount outstanding of $87.0 million. These foreign exchange forward contracts have maturities ranging from January 2016 to September 2017. The Company designates certain foreign exchange forward contracts as hedging instruments, and the contracts qualify as cash flow hedges. The effectiveness of the cash flow hedge contracts, excluding time value, is assessed prospectively and retrospectively on a monthly basis using regression analysis, as well as using other timing and probability criteria. To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedges and must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions. The effective portion of the cash flow hedge contracts' gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these hedges is initially reported, net of tax, as a component of AOCL until the underlying hedged item is reflected in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income, at which time the effective amount in AOCL is reclassified to cost of sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company expects to reclassify a gain of approximately $5.7 million, net of tax, over the next 12 months based on December 31, 2015 exchange rates.

In the event that the gains or losses in AOCL are deemed to be ineffective, the ineffective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value, if any, is reclassified to other expense, net on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. These amounts are immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Economic Hedges

The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk related to intercompany debt and associated interest payments and certain accounts receivable and accounts payable. To manage the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies related to these assets and liabilities, the Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company considers these contracts to be economic hedges. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments affect earnings during the current period. These foreign exchange forward contracts protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from payments in foreign currencies. The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts are estimated as described in Note 7, “Fair Value Measurements,” taking into consideration foreign currency rates and the current creditworthiness of the counterparties or the Company, as applicable. These amounts are immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(9)(8) Retirement Plans

401(k) Plan

The Company has a defined contribution plan (“("the 401(k) Plan”Plan") whereby eligible employees may contribute up to 15.0%85.0% of their pay subject to certain limitations as defined by the 401(k) Plan. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan after 90 daysupon hire and are eligible to receive matching contributions upon one yearsix months of continuous employment with the Company. The 401(k) Plan provides a 100.0% match of the first 3.0% and 50.0% of the next 2.0% of eligible employee contributions. The match for union employees is based on the applicable collective bargaining arrangement. All matching contributions vest immediately. The Company incurred $7.3$4.0 million, $5.0$6.7 million and $1.7$7.3 million of expenses associated with the 401(k) Plan for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.respectively, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Defined Contribution Plans

Substantially all employees in the Company's North America segment are covered by defined contribution profit sharing plans, where specific amounts (as annually established by the Company) are set aside in trust for retirement benefits. Profit sharing expense was $2.8 million, $1.7 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Company Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering current and former hourly employees at only two of its active Sealy plants and nineten previously closed Sealy U.S. facilities. Sealy Canada, Ltd. (a 100.0% owned subsidiary of the Company) also sponsors a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering hourly employees at one of its facilities (collectively, referred to as the "Plans"). The Plans provide retirement and survivorship benefits based on the employees’ credited years of service. The Company’s funding policy provides for contributions of an amount between the minimum required and maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

Pension planThe Plans' assets consist of investments in various common/collective trusts with equity investment strategies diversified across multiple industry sectors and company market capitalization within specific geographical investment strategies, fixed income common/collective trusts, which invest primarily in investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds and U.S. treasury securities, as well as money market mutual funds. The fixed income investments are diversified as to ratings, maturities, industries and other factors. The planPlans' assets contain no significant concentrations of risk related to individual securities or industry sectors. The Plans have no direct investment in the Company's common stock.

The long-term rate of return for the plansPlans is based on the weighted average of the plans’Plans’ investment allocation and the historical returns for those asset categories. Because future compensation levels are not a factor in these plans’Plans’ benefit formula,formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation is equal to the projected benefit obligation as reported below. The discount rate is based on the returns on long-term bonds in the private sector and incorporates a long-term inflation rate. Summarized information for the plansPlans follows:

Expenses and Status

Components of net periodic pension cost which is included in general, administrative and other expenses included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
(in millions)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Service cost$0.8
 $0.9
 $0.9
$0.9
 $0.8
 $0.8
Interest cost1.9
 1.8
 1.3
1.2
 1.2
 1.9
Expected return on assets(2.2) (2.1) (1.5)(1.5) (1.3) (2.2)
Curtailment loss
 0.1
 
Amortization of net gain
 (0.1) 
Amortization of prior service cost0.1
 
 
Settlement loss1.3
 
 

 0.2
 1.3
Net periodic pension cost$1.8
 $0.6
 $0.7
$0.7
 $0.9
 $1.8

The other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) loss for the years ended December 31 were:

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(in millions)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Net loss$0.2
 $9.0
 $(6.2)$0.4
 $1.5
 $0.2
Amortization of prior service cost
 (0.2) 1.0
(0.1) 
 
Amortization or settlement recognition of net gain (loss)(1.3) 0.1
 
Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss
 (0.2) (1.3)
New prior service cost0.1
 0.1
 
0.5
 
 0.1
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss$(1.0) $9.0
 $(5.2)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)$0.8
 $1.3
 $(1.0)

The following assumptions, calculated on a weighted‑averageweighted-average basis, were used to determine net periodic pension cost for the Company’s defined benefit pension plansPlans for the years ended December 31:
2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Discount rate (a)
4.12% 4.01% 4.23%4.07% 4.27% 4.12%
Expected long term return on plan assets7.05% 7.00% 6.92%
Expected long-term return on plan assets6.64% 6.71% 7.05%
(a)The discount rates used in 20152017 to determine the expenses for the United StatesU.S. retirement plan and Canadian retirement plan were 3.94%4.06% and 4.20%4.10%, respectively. The discount rates used in 20142016 to determine the expenses for the United StatesU.S. retirement plan and Canadian retirement plan were 3.94%4.26% and 5.00%4.30%, respectively. The discount rates used in 2013 to determine the expenses for the United States retirement plan and Canadian retirement plan were 4.25% and 4.00%, respectively.     

Obligations and Funded Status

The measurement date for the Company’sCompany's Plans is December 31. The funded status of the Plans as of December 31 werewas as follows:
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Change in Benefit Obligation:      
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year$47.1
 $36.4
$28.0
 $28.2
Service cost0.8
 0.9
0.9
 0.8
Interest cost1.9
 1.8
1.2
 1.2
Plan amendments0.1
 0.2
0.5
 
Actuarial (gain) loss(3.3) 9.2
Curtailments
 (0.1)
Actuarial loss2.3
 0.8
Settlements(16.9) 

 (2.0)
Benefits paid(0.8) (0.7)(0.9) (1.1)
Expenses paid(0.1) (0.2)(0.1) 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(0.6) (0.4)0.2
 0.1
Projected benefit obligation at end of year$28.2
 $47.1
$32.1
 $28.0
Change in Plan Assets:      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$32.5
 $30.5
$21.7
 $13.9
Actual (loss) return on assets(1.3) 2.2
Actual return on plan assets3.5
 0.6
Employer contribution1.1
 1.0
0.9
 10.2
Settlements(16.9) 

 (2.0)
Benefits paid(0.8) (0.7)(0.9) (1.1)
Expenses paid(0.1) (0.2)(0.1) 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes(0.6) (0.3)0.2
 0.1
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$13.9
 $32.5
$25.3
 $21.7
Funded status$(14.3) $(14.6)$(6.8) $(6.3)

The Company’s defined benefit pension plan for U.S. Sealy employees is underfunded. As of December 31, 2015,2017, the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets were $25.3$28.3 million and $10.8$21.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014,2016, the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets were $43.7$24.9 million and $28.8$18.6 million, respectively. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan for employees of Sealy Canada, Ltd. is overfunded. As of December 31, 2015,2017, the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Sealy Canada Ltd. pension plan were $2.9$3.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Sealy Canada Ltd. pension plan were $3.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively.


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respectively. As ofThe accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $32.1 million at December 31, 2014, the projected benefit obligation2017 and fair value of plan assets for the Sealy Canada Ltd. pension plan were $3.4$28.0 million and $3.7 million, respectively.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company offered a lump-sum settlement to terminated, vested participants in the defined benefit pension plan for U.S. Sealy employees, which resulted in the recognition of a settlement loss of approximately $1.3 million and reduction of the benefit obligation and plan assets of approximately $17.0 million.at December 31, 2016.

The following table represents amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
December 31,December 31,
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:      
Non-current benefit liability$14.5
 $14.9
$7.3
 $6.3
Non-current benefit asset0.2
 0.3
0.5
 

The following assumptions,assumption, calculated on a weighted‑averageweighted-average basis, werewas used to determine benefit obligations for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans as of December 31:
 2015 2014
Discount rate(a)
4.44% 5.00%
 2017 2016
Discount rate (a)
3.56% 4.06%
(a)
The discount rates used in 20152017 to determine the expenses for the United StatesU.S. retirement plan and Canadian retirement plan were 4.26%3.54% and 4.30%3.70%, respectively. The discount rates used in 20142016 to determine the benefit obligations for the United StatesU.S. and Canadian defined benefit pension plans were both 5.00%.
4.06% and 4.10%, respectively.

No material amounts are expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive lossAOCL to be recognized as components of net income during 2016.2018.

Plan Contributions and Expected Benefit Payments

During 2016,2018, the Company expects to contribute $3.2$0.3 million to the Company's Plans from available cash and cash equivalents.

The following table presents estimated future benefit payments:
(in millions)  
Fiscal 2016$0.9
Fiscal 20170.9
Fiscal 20181.0
$1.0
Fiscal 20191.0
1.0
Fiscal 20201.1
1.1
Fiscal 2021 ‑ Fiscal 20256.5
Fiscal 20211.1
Fiscal 20221.2
Fiscal 2023 ‑ Fiscal 20277.0

Pension Plan Asset Information

Investment Objective and Strategies. Strategies
The Company's investment objectives are to minimize the volatility of the value of the Company's pension assets relative to pension liabilities and to ensure assets are sufficient to pay plan benefits. Target and actual asset allocations are as follows:
2015
Target
 2015
Actual
2017 Target 2017
Actual
Common/collective trust consisting primarily of:      
Equity securities60.00% 74.83%60.00% 76.47%
Debt securities40.00% 21.03%40.00% 23.28%
Other% 4.14%% 0.25%
Total plan assets100.00% 100.00%100.00% 100.00%


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Investment strategies and policies reflect a balance of risk-reducing and return‑seekingreturn-seeking considerations. The objective of minimizing the volatility of assets relative to liabilities is addressed primarily through asset diversification. Assets are broadly diversified across many asset classes to achieve risk-adjusted returns that, in total, lower asset volatility relative to liabilities. The Company's policy to rebalance the Company's investment regularly ensures that actual allocations are in line with target allocations as appropriate.

Strategies to address the goal of ensuring sufficient assets to pay benefits include target allocations to a broad array of asset classes that provide return, diversification and liquidity.

The plan investment fiduciaries are responsible for setting asset allocation targets, and monitoring asset allocation and investment performance. The Company’s pension investment manager has discretion to manage assets to ensure compliance with the asset allocations approved by the plan fiduciaries.

Significant Concentrations of Risk

Significant concentrations of risk in the Company's plan assets relate to equity, interest rate, and operating risk. In order to ensure assets are sufficient to pay benefits, a portion of plan assets is allocated to equity investments that are expected, over time, to earn higher returns with more volatility than fixed income investments which more closely match pension liabilities. Within the common/collective trusts, the plan assets contain no significant concentrations of risk related to individual securities or industry sectors.

In order to minimize asset volatility relative to the liabilities, a portion of the plan assets are allocated to fixed income investments that are exposed to interest rate risk. Rate increases will generally result in a decline in fixed income assets while reducing the present value of the liabilities. Conversely, rate decreases will increase fixed income assets, partially offsetting the related increase in the liabilities.

Operating risks primarily include the risks of inadequate diversification and insufficient oversight. To mitigate this risk, investments are diversified across and within asset classes in support of investment objectives. Policies and practices to address operating risks include ongoing oversight, plan and asset class investment guidelines, and periodic reviews toagainst these guidelines to ensure adherence.

Expected Long-Term Return on Plan Assets

The expected long-term return assumption at December 31, 20152017 was 7.00% for the defined benefit pension plan for U.S. Sealy Employeesemployees and 5.50% for the defined benefit pension plan for Sealy Canada, Ltd. The expected long-term return assumption is based on historical and projected rates of return for current and planned asset classes in the plan’s investment portfolio. The assumption considers various sources, primarily inputs from advisors for long-term capital market returns, inflation, bond yields, and other variables, adjusted for specific aspects of ourthe Company's investment strategy by plan.

The investments in plan assets primarily consist of common collective trusts and money market funds. Investments in mutual fundscommon collective trusts and money market funds are valued at the net asset value ("NAV") per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units held as of the measurement date. The fair value of the Company’s plan assets at December 31 by asset category was as follows:
(in millions)2015 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Asset Category       
Common/collective trust       
U.S. equity$7.7
 $
 $7.7
 $
International equity2.7
 
 2.7
 
Total equity based funds10.4
 
 10.4
 
Common/collective trust - fixed income2.9
 
 2.9
 
Money market funds0.6
 
 0.6
 
Total$13.9
 $
 $13.9
 $

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(in millions)2014 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Asset Category       
Common/collective trust       
U.S. equity$19.6
 $
 $19.6
 $
International equity5.2
 
 5.2
 
Total equity based funds24.8
 
 24.8
 
Common/collective trust - fixed income7.0
 
 7.0
 
Money market funds0.7
 
 0.7
 
Total$32.5
 $
 $32.5
 $

Common/collective trusts are valued at the net asset value ("NAV") per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date. The determination of net asset valueNAV for the common/collective trusts includes market pricing of the underlying assets as well as broker quotes and other valuation techniques that represent fair value as determined by the respective administrator of the common/collective trust. Management has determined that the NAV is an appropriate estimate of the fair value of the commingled investments fundscommon collective trusts at December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, based on the fact that the common/collective trusts are audited and accounted for at fair value by the administrators of the respective common/collective trusts.  Because the Company has the ability to redeem its investment in the respective alternative investment at the net asset value with no significant restrictions on the redemption at the consolidated balance sheet date, the Company has categorized the alternative investment as a Level 2 measurement in the fair value hierarchy.  The methods described above may produce a fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair value. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the consolidated balance sheetConsolidated Balance Sheet dates.

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The fair value of the Company’s plan assets at December 31 by asset category was as follows:
(in millions)2017 2016
Asset Category   
Common/collective trust   
U.S. equity$15.1
 $12.5
International equity4.2
 3.7
Total equity based funds19.3
 16.2
Common/collective trust - fixed income5.9
 4.9
Money market funds0.1
 0.6
Total$25.3
 $21.7

Multi‑Employer Benefit Plans

Approximately 68.0%32.0% of the Company’s domestic employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements. Hourly employees working at eightnine of the Company’s domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored retirement plans. Further, employees working at three of the Company’s domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored health and welfare plans. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. Through the health and welfare plans, employees receivedreceive medical, dental, vision, prescription and disability coverage. The Company’s cost associated with these plans consists of periodic contributions to these plans based upon employee participation. The expense recognized by the Company for such contributions for the years ended December 31 were aswas follows:
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016 2015
Multi‑employer retirement plan expense$5.0
 $4.7
$4.3
 $4.9
 $5.0
Multi‑employer health and welfare plan expense2.4
 2.2
3.5
 2.8
 2.4

The risks of participating in multi‑employer pension plans are different from the risks of participating in single‑employer pension plans in the following respects: 1) contributedcontributions to the multi‑employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; 2) if a participating employer ceases its contributions to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan allocable to the withdrawing employer may be borne by the remaining participant employersemployers; and 3) if the Company withdraws from the multi‑employer pension plans in which it participates, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on its allocable share of the underfunded status of the plan.


The following table presents information regarding the multi‑employer pension plans that are significant to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
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Pension Fund EIN/Pension Plan Number Date of Plan Year-End 
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2017
 
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
 Contributions of the Company 2017 
Surcharge Imposed(3)
 Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
 Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
 
(in millions)                
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
 13-5511877-001 2/28/17 Red Implemented $1.1
 No 2020 2015, 2016, 2017
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund 13-6130178-001 12/31/16 Red Implemented $0.8
 Yes, 10.0% 2019 N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan 36-6044243-001 12/31/16 Red Implemented $0.7
 Yes, 10.0% 2018 N/A

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The following table presents information regarding the multi‑employer pension plans that are significant to the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:
(in millions)                
Pension Fund EIN/Pension Plan Number 
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2015
 
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
 Contributions of the Company 2015 
Surcharge Imposed(3)
 Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
 Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
 
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
 13-5511877-001 Red Implemented $1.1
 Yes, 10% 2016 2013, 2014, 2015
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund 13-6130178-001 Red Implemented $1.2
 Yes, 10% 2016 N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan 36-6044243-001 Red Implemented $0.5
 Yes, 10% 2016 N/A

(in millions)   
Pension Fund EIN/Pension Plan Number 
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2014
 
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
 Contributions of the Company 2014 
Surcharge Imposed(3)
 Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
 Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions EIN/Pension Plan Number Date of Plan Year-End 
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2016
 
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
 Contributions of the Company 2016 
Surcharge Imposed(3)
 Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
 Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
(in millions)         
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
 13-5511877-001 Red Implemented $0.9
 Yes, 10.0% 2016 and 2017 2013, 2014 13-5511877-001 2/29/16 Red Implemented $1.2
 Yes, 10.0% 2017 2014, 2015, 2016
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund 13-6130178-001 Red Implemented $1.1
 Yes, 10.0% 2016 N/A 13-6130178-001 12/31/15 Red Implemented $1.3
 Yes, 10.0% 2019 N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan 36-6044243-001 Red Implemented $0.4
 Yes, 10.0% 2015 N/A 36-6044243-001 12/31/15 Red Implemented $0.3
 Yes, 10.0% 2018 N/A

(1)
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 ranks the funded status of multi-employer pension plans depending upon a plan’s current and projected funding. A plan is in the Red Zone (Critical) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 65.0%. A plan is in the Yellow Zone (Endangered) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 80.0%, or projects a credit balance deficit within seven years. A plan is in the Green Zone (Healthy) if it has a current funded percentage greater than 80.0% and does not have a projected credit balance deficit within seven years. The zone status is based on the plan’s year end rather than the Company’s. The zone status listed for each plan is based on information that the Company received from that plan and is certified by that plan’s actuary for the most recent year available.
(2)Funding Improvement Plan or Rehabilitation Plan as defined in the EmploymentEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 has been implemented or is pending.
(3)Indicates whether the Company paid a surcharge to the plan in the most current year due to funding shortfalls and the amount of the surcharge.
(4)The Company represented more than 5.0% of the total contributions for the most recent plan year available. For year ended December 31, 2015, the Company contributed $1.1 million to the plan.

(10)(9) Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
 
(a) Common Stock. Tempur Sealy International has 300.0 million authorized shares of common stock with $0.01 per share par value and 0.01 million authorized shares of preferred stock with $0.01 per share par value. The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding.
    

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The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further vote or action by the stockholders, to issue from time to time shares of preferred stock in one or more series. Each such series of preferred stock will have such number of shares, designations, preferences, voting powers, qualifications, and special or relative rights or privileges as determined by the Board of Directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, voting rights, redemption and sinking fund provisions, liquidation preferences, conversion rights and preemptive rights.

(b)Shareholder Rights Agreement. TreasuryOn February 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and declared a dividend distribution of one right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2017. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,. Tempur Sealy International sold 69,686 shares par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company at an exercise price of $90 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share, subject to adjustment. Generally, the Rights become exercisable in the event any person or group (including a group of persons that are acting in concert with each other) acquires 20% or more of the Common Stock pursuant to a subscription agreement entered intoShares without the approval of the Board of Directors, and until such time are inseparable from and trade with the Company's CEO in connection with his hiring byCommon Shares. The Rights have a de minimis fair value. The Rights are issued pursuant to the Company. These shares were issued through treasury stockAmended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of March 14, 2017 ("Amended Rights Agreement"), between the Company received $5.0 million as proceeds fromand American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the issuance ofCompany's rights agent. Pursuant to the treasury shares from the CEO. Please refer to "Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities" included in Part II, ITEM 5 for additional information.Amended Rights Agreement these Rights expired on February 7, 2018.

(c) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”). AOCL consisted of the following:

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(c) AOCL. AOCL consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Foreign Currency Translation          
Balance at beginning of period$(54.0) $(15.6) $(5.0)$(101.9) $(101.6) $(48.9)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:     
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1)
(61.4) (38.4) (13.3)29.1
 (0.3) (52.7)
Tax benefit (1)

 
 2.7
Balance at end of period$(115.4) $(54.0) $(15.6)$(72.8) $(101.9) $(101.6)
          
Interest Rate Swap Agreement          
Balance at beginning of period$(0.7) $(1.4) $(2.7)$
 $
 $(0.7)
Other comprehensive income:          
Net change from period revaluations:3.1
 3.0
 5.2
Net change from period revaluation:
 
 3.1
Tax expense (2)
(1.2) (1.2) (1.5)
 
 (1.2)
Total other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax1.9
 1.8
 3.7

 
 1.9
Net amount reclassified to earnings (3)
(1.9) (1.9) (3.2)
 
 (1.9)
Tax benefit (2)
0.7
 0.8
 0.8

 
 0.7
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(1.2) (1.1) (2.4)
 
 (1.2)
Total other comprehensive income0.7
 0.7
 1.3

 
 0.7
Balance at end of period$
 $(0.7) $(1.4)$
 $
 $
          
Pension Benefits          
Balance at beginning of period$(2.4) $3.2
 $
$(2.2) $(1.4) $(2.4)
Other comprehensive income:     
Net change from period revaluations:0.2
 (9.0) 5.2
Tax (expense) benefit (2)

 3.4
 (2.0)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax0.2
 (5.6) 3.2
Other comprehensive (loss) income:     
Net change from period revaluation:(0.8) (1.5) 0.2
Tax benefit (2)
0.3
 0.6
 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax(0.5) (0.9) 0.2
Net amount reclassified to earnings$1.3
 $
 $

 0.2
 1.3
Tax benefit(2)
(0.5) 
 0.0
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax0.8
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)1.0
 (5.6) 3.2
Tax expense (2)

 (0.1) (0.5)
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 0.1
 0.8
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(0.5) (0.8) 1.0
Balance at end of period$(1.4) $(2.4) $3.2
$(2.7) $(2.2) $(1.4)
          
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts          
Balance at beginning of period$1.3
 $
 $
$0.6
 $6.6
 $1.3
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Net change from period revaluations:14.6
 3.4
 
Tax expense (2)
(3.8) (0.9) 
Total other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax10.8
 2.5
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income:     
Net change from period revaluation:(0.6) (3.6) 14.6
Tax benefit (expense) (2)
0.1
 1.0
 (3.8)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax(0.5) (2.6) 10.8
Net amount reclassified to earnings (4)
(7.4) (1.6) 
(0.1) (4.6) (7.4)
Tax benefit (2)
1.9
 0.4
 

 1.2
 1.9
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax(5.5) (1.2) 
Total other comprehensive income5.3
 1.3
 
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(0.1) (3.4) (5.5)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(0.6) (6.0) 5.3
Balance at end of period$6.6
 $1.3
 $
$
 $0.6
 $6.6
(1)In 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, there were no tax impacts related to foreign currency translation adjustments and no amounts were reclassified to earnings. In 2012, a $2.7 million tax impact was recorded which reversed in 2013.
(2)These amounts were included in the income tax provision onin the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3)This amount was included in interest expense, net onin the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
(4)
This amount was included in cost of sales, net onin the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

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(11)(10) Other Items

(a) Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31, December 31,December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
Wages and benefits$72.4
 $60.0
$57.6
 $74.3
Advertising48.4
 41.6
44.5
 48.6
Sales returns28.5
 32.3
19.6
 20.0
Rebates11.5
 22.8
11.4
 8.4
Warranty14.9
 16.1
16.7
 14.3
Other78.3
 60.5
84.4
 84.4
$254.0
 $233.3
$234.2
 $250.0

(12)(11) Stock-based Compensation
 
Tempur Sealy International has two stock-based compensation plans which provide for grants of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock unit awards, performance shares, stock grants and performance based awards to employees, non-employee directors, consultants and Company advisors. The plan under which equity awards may be granted in the future is the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan"). It is the policy of the Company to issue stock out of treasury shares upon issuance or exercise of share-based awards. The Company believes that awards and purchases made under these plans better align the interests of the plan participants with those of its stockholders.

On May 11, 2017, the Company's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the original 2013 Plan. The 2013 Plan was adopted on May 22, 2013 by the Company’s Board of Directors, and provides for grants of stock options to purchase shares of common stock to employees and directors of the Company. The 2013 Plan may be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, by the Board of Directors directly, or, in certain cases, by an executive officer or officers of the Company designated by the Compensation Committee. The shares issued or to be issued under the 2013 Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock or shares held by the Company in its treasury. Tempur Sealy International willmay issue a maximum of 5.18.7 million shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan, subject to certain adjustment provisions.

The Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”), was administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which, together with the Board of Directors, had the exclusive authority to administer the 2003 Plan, including the power to determine eligibility to receive awards, the types and number of shares of stock subject to the awards, the price and timing of awards and the acceleration or waiver of any vesting and performance of forfeiture restrictions, in each case subject to the terms of the 2003 Plan. Any of the Company’s employees, non-employee directors, consultants and Company advisors, as determined by the Compensation Committee, were eligible to be selected to participate in the 2003 Plan. Tempur Sealy International allowed a maximum of 11.5 million shares of its common stock under the 2003 Plan to be issued. In May 2013, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a resolution that prohibited further grants under the 2003 Plan.

In 2010, the Board of Directors approved the terms of a Long-Term Incentive Plan established under the 2003 Plan. In 2013, the Board of Directors approved the terms of another Long-Term Incentive Plan established under the 2013 Plan. Awards under both Long-Term Incentive Plans have typically consisted primarily of a mix of stock options, RSUs and performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs").PRSUs. Shares with respect to the PRSUs will be granted and vest following the end of the applicable performance period and achievement of applicable performance metrics as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

The Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 20152017 included PRSUs, stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs")RSUs and deferred stock units ("DSUs").DSUs. A summary of the Company’s stock-based compensation expense is presented below:

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December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
PRSU expense$13.7
 $3.5
 $3.0
PRSU (benefit) expense$(6.5) $3.9
 $13.7
Stock option expense6.6
 7.0
 8.3
7.1
 5.3
 6.6
RSU/DSU expense2.2
 2.9
 5.6
12.7
 7.0
 2.2
Total stock-based compensation expense$22.5
 $13.4
 $16.9
$13.3
 $16.2
 $22.5

The Company granted PRSUs during the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013.2015. Actual payout under the PRSUs is dependent upon the achievement of certain financial goals. The Company recorded a benefit in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income of $3.0$9.3 million and $3.8 million for the yearyears ended December 31, 20142017 and 2016 after re-evaluation of the probability of meeting certain requiredchange in estimate to reduce accumulated performance goals and determining that the performance goals would not be met. The Company did not record any similar benefits in 2015based stock compensation amortization to actual cost based on updated projected or 2013.final financial results.

Performance Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the Company’s PRSU activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 20152017 and 20142016 is presented below:
(shares in millions)Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueShares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Awards unvested at December 31, 20130.3
 $39.04
Awards unvested at December 31, 20151.9
 $68.17
Granted0.3
 51.87
0.2
 60.78
Vested0.0
 37.05
(0.1) 51.87
Forfeited(0.3) 39.38
(0.3) 70.43
Awards unvested at December 31, 20140.3
 $53.45
Awards unvested at December 31, 20161.7
 68.02
Granted1.7
 70.43
1.6
 59.64
Vested
 
(0.2) 59.39
Forfeited(0.1) 56.74
(0.4) 65.48
Awards unvested at December 31, 20151.9
 $68.17
Awards unvested at December 31, 20172.7
 $64.13

On September 4, 2015, in connection with the hiring of Scott L. Thompson as the new CEO, the Company and Mr. Thompson entered into an agreement by whichDuring 2017, the Company granted Mr. Thompson 620,000executive officers and certain members of management PRSUs if the Company achieves a certain level of adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") during four consecutive fiscal quarters as described below (the "2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs").Adjusted EBITDA is defined as the Company’s "Consolidated EBITDA" as such term is defined in the Company’s 2016 Credit Agreement. The 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will vest based on the highest Adjusted EBITDA in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending between (and including) March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 (the “First Designated Period”). If the highest Adjusted EBITDA in the First Designated Period is $600.0 million, 66% will vest; if the highest Adjusted EBITDA equals or exceeds $650.0 million, then 100% will vest; if the highest Adjusted EBITDA is between $600.0 million and $650.0 million then a pro rata portion will vest; and if the highest Adjusted EBITDA is less than $600.0 million then one-half of the 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will no longer be available for vesting based on performance and the remaining one-half will remain available for vesting based on the highest Adjusted EBITDA in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending between (and including) March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (the “Second Designated Period”). If the highest Adjusted EBITDA in the Second Designated Period is $600.0 million then 66% of the remaining 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will vest; if the Adjusted EBITDA is $650.0 million or more 100% will vest; if Adjusted EBITDA is between $600.0 million and $650.0 million then a pro rata portion will vest; and if Adjusted EBITDA is below $600.0 million then all of the remaining 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will be forfeited.
The Company did not record any stock-based compensation expense related to the 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs during the year ended December 31, 2017, as it is not considered probable that the Company will achieve the specified performance target for either the First Designated Period or Second Designated Period. The Company will continue to evaluate the probability of achieving the performance condition in future periods and record the appropriate expense if necessary. Based on the price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to this award if the performance target is met for the First Designated Period is $85.5 million, which would be expensed over the remaining service period if achievement of the performance condition becomes probable.

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As of December 31, 2017, the Company has 1.1 million PRSUs outstanding that will vest if the Company achieves more than $650$650.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA for 2017 (the "2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs"). AllAdjusted EBITDA is defined as the Company’s "Consolidated EBITDA" as such term is defined in the Company’s 2012 Credit Agreement. The Company expects that in early March 2018 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors will formally determine that the Company did not have more than $650.0 million in Adjusted EBITDA for 2017. As a result, two-thirds of the total 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will vest in full if the Company achieves Adjusted EBITDA in 2017 greater than $650 million. In addition, ifbe forfeited as of this target is not met in 2017 but the Company achieves more than $650 million in Adjusted EBITDA for 2018, thendate. The remaining one-third of the total 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will vest andif the Company achieves more than $650.0 million in Adjusted EBITDA for 2018. All remaining 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs will be forfeited. Ifforfeited if the performance metric is not met in 2018.
The Company doesdid not achieve more than $650 million of Adjusted EBITDA in either 2017 or 2018, then all ofrecord any stock-based compensation expense related to the 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as it is not considered probable that the Company will be forfeited. Adjusted EBITDA is definedachieve the specified performance target as of December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2018. The Company will continue to evaluate the Company’s “Consolidated EBITDA” as such term is definedprobability of achieving the performance condition in future periods and record the Company’s 2012 Credit Agreement.appropriate expense if necessary. Based on the price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to this award if the performance target is met for 2017 is $44.5$74.7 million, which would be expensed over the remaining service period if it becomes probableachievement of achieving the performance condition.condition becomes probable.

Additionally, during the fourth quarter, the Company granted certain other senior executives and key employees a total of 770,000 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs with substantially the same terms as the 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs issued to the CEO as described above. Based on the price of the Company’s common stock on the respective grant dates, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to these awards if the performance target is met for 2017 is $56.6 million, which would be expensed over the service period if it becomes probable of achieving the performance condition.

The Company did not record any stock-based compensation expense related to the 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, as it is not considered probable as of this date that the Company will achieve the specified performance target asAs of December 31, 2017, or December 31, 2018. Thethe Company has 0.2 million PRSUs outstanding that will continue to evaluatevest if the probability of achievingCompany achieves certain financial metrics over the three year performance condition going forward and record the appropriate expense if necessary.

The following table shows the PRSUs granted under the 2013 Plan and related Long-Term Incentive Plan, the maximum number of shares to be awarded under the PRSUs granted during the twelve monthsperiod that ended December 31, 2015 and2017. The Company expects that in early March 2018, the performance date and vesting scheduleCompensation Committee of the Board of Directors will formally determine that the Company did not meet the financial metrics for 2017. As a result, these PRSUs granted.

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(shares in millions)    
Number of Shares Granted Maximum Number of Shares to be Awarded Performance Date Vesting Schedule
0.26
 0.78
 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
1.39
 1.39
 
December 31, 2017(1)
 
December 31, 2017(1)
0.07
 0.07
 December 31, 2016 Three annual installments beginning on September 4, 2016
(1)These shares will vest in full if the Company achieves the performance metric per the award agreement in 2017. In addition, if this target is not met in 2017 but the Company achieves the performance metric in 2018, then one-third, or 0.46 million, of the PRSUs will vest, and the remaining PRSUs shall be forfeited.

this date.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, no2017, shares were issued from treasury stock to satisfy payouts under the PRSUs. During the year end December 31,granted in 2014 shares of common stock with an aggregate intrinsic value of $1.4 million were issued from treasury stock to satisfy payouts under the PRSUs following the satisfaction of certain financial metrics over the one year performance period. The shares were issued from treasury stock to satisfy payouts under the PRSUs at 100.0% of the target award, the maximum payout. During the year ended December 31, 2013, shares granted in 2010 with an aggregate intrinsic value of $14.9$2.9 million were paid out from treasury stock following the satisfaction of certain financial metrics over the three year performance period.period that ended December 31, 2016. The PRSUs were paid out from treasury stock at 282.0%71.2% of the target award, out of a maximum potential payout of 300.0%300%. During the year ended December 31, 2016, shares granted in 2014 with an aggregate intrinsic value of $5.6 million were paid out from treasury stock following the satisfaction of certain financial metrics over the two year performance period that ended December 31, 2015. The PRSUs were paid out from treasury stock at 79.0% of the target award, out of a maximum potential payout of 200%. The aggregate intrinsic value of PRSUs outstanding as of December 31, 20152017 was $13.9$173.6 million.

Stock Options

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricingoption-pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options granted. During the year ended December 31, 2016, no stock options were granted. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricingoption-pricing model for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015 are set forth in the following table. Expected volatility is based on the unbiased standard deviation of Tempur Sealy International’s common stock over the option term. The expected life of the options represents the period of time that the Company expects the options granted to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant of the option for the expected term of the instrument. The dividend yield reflects an estimate of dividend payouts over the term of the award. During 2017, the Company adopted a change in accounting policy to recognize forfeitures of awards as they occur instead of estimating potential forfeitures. Historically, the Company estimated the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjusted the estimate when it was no longer probable that employees would fulfill their service conditions. The Company uses historical data to determine these assumptions.
Year Ended
December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Expected volatility range of stock34.0% - 36.2% 56.7% - 66.5% 63.0% - 72.8%37.4% - 40.8% N/A 34.0% - 36.2%
Expected life of option, range in years3 - 5 2 - 4 2 - 35 N/A 3 - 5
Risk-free interest range rate0.9% - 1.5% 0.4% - 1.4% 0.3% - 0.6%1.8% - 1.9% N/A 0.9% - 1.5%
Expected dividend yield on stock0.0% - 0.0% 0.6% - 0.7% 0.6% - 0.9%0.0% - 0.0% N/A 0.0% - 0.0%

A summary of the Company’s unvested shares relating to stock options as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and changes during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are presented below:
(shares in millions)Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Options unvested at December 31, 20130.6
 $42.16
Granted0.2
 52.08
Vested(0.3) 42.46
Forfeited0.0
 50.53
Options unvested at December 31, 20140.5
 $46.23
Granted0.8
 63.55
Vested(0.4) 44.25
Forfeited(0.1) 57.12
Options unvested at December 31, 20150.8
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A summary of the Company’s stock option activity under the 2003 Plan and 2013 Plan for the years ended December 31, 20152017 and 20142016 is presented below:
(shares in millions)Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 20132.8
 $21.73
    
(in millions, except per share amounts and years)Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 20152.1
 $42.75
    
Granted0.2
 52.08
  
 
  
Released(0.2) 20.82
  (0.6) 24.72
  
Forfeited0.0
 50.53
  
 58.37
  
Options outstanding at December 31, 20142.8
 $24.18
  
Options outstanding at December 31, 20161.5
 $50.46
  
Granted0.8
 63.55
  0.6
 69.04
  
Released(1.4) 14.70
  (0.3) 38.44
  
Forfeited(0.1) 57.12
  (0.1) 67.45
  
Options outstanding at December 31, 20152.1
 $42.75
 6.47 $53.4
Options outstanding at December 31, 20171.7
 $58.93
 6.98 $1.5
          
Options exercisable at December 31, 20151.3
 $31.11
 4.85 $52.0
Options exercisable at December 31, 20170.9
 $51.57
 5.66 $10.2

 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 2014was $5.4 million, $23.9 million and 2013 was $71.8 million, $6.7 million and $17.1 million, respectively.

A summary of the Company's RSU and DSU activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented below:
(in millions, except release price and years)Shares Weighted Average Release Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20130.2
 $47.00
  
Granted0.0
 54.56
  
Vested(0.1) 44.47
  
Terminated0.0
 46.77
  
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20140.1
 $50.41
  
Granted0.1
 70.44
  
Vested(0.1) 58.73
  
Terminated0.0
 49.63
  
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20150.1
 $66.41
 $11.9

At December 31, 2015, the Company had 0.1 million of unvested DSUs/RSUs. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSU and DSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2015 was $4.0 million.


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Excluding the estimated compensation expense related to the 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs discussed above, a summary of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense based on current performance estimates related to the options, DSUs, RSUs and PRSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below:
(in millions, except years)December 31, 2015 Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Period (Years)
Unrecognized stock option expense$9.2
 2.49
Unrecognized DSU/RSU expense7.9
 2.59
Unrecognized PRSU expense10.9
 2.29
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$28.0
 2.44

Cash received from options exercised under all stock-based compensation plans, including cash received from options issued from treasury shares, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $20.4$12.8 million, $4.3$15.7 million, and $8.7$20.4 million, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s unvested shares relating to stock options as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, are presented below:
(shares in millions)Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Options unvested at December 31, 20150.8
 $62.34
Granted
 
Vested(0.3) 61.28
Forfeited
 58.37
Options unvested at December 31, 20160.5
 $63.09
Granted0.6
 69.04
Vested(0.3) 61.69
Forfeited(0.1) 67.45
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Restricted/Deferred Stock Units

A summary of the Company's RSU and DSU activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is presented below:
(in millions, except per share amounts)Shares Weighted Average Release Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20150.1
 $66.41
  
Granted0.3
 53.77
  
Vested
 60.17
  
Terminated
 53.45
  
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20160.4
 $59.37
  
Granted0.4
 68.08
  
Vested(0.1) 54.20
  
Terminated(0.1) 64.66
  
Awards outstanding at December 31, 20170.6
 $64.94
 $41.7

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs and DSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2017 was $4.6 million.

Excluding any potential compensation expense related to the 2017 Aspirational Plan PRSUs and 2019 Aspirational Plan PRSUs discussed above, a summary of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense based on current performance estimates related to stock options, DSUs, RSUs and PRSUs for the year ended December 31, 2017 is presented below:
(in millions, except years)December 31, 2017 Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Period (Years)
Unrecognized stock option expense$12.0
 2.66
Unrecognized DSU/RSU expense4.8
 2.65
Unrecognized PRSU expense25.8
 2.69
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$42.6
 2.67

(13)(12) Commitments and Contingencies
 
(a) Lease Commitments. The Company has various operating leases that call for annual rental payments due in equal monthly installments and a lease with a rent free occupancy period. The Company’s policy is to recognize expense for lease payment, including those with escalating provisions and rent free periods, on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expenses were $41.4$41.6 million, $32.3$33.5 million, and $25.5$41.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, respectively.
 
Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 20152017 under these non-cancelable leases are as follows:
(in millions)  
Year Ended December 31,  
2016$27.3
201723.3
201820.8
$39.5
201918.4
29.6
202016.5
22.5
202120.1
202215.5
Thereafter
40.3
40.1
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The Company has the option to renew certain plant operating leases, with the longest renewal period extending through 2043. Certain of the operating leases provide for increased rent through increases in general price levels. The Company recognizes rent expense in these situations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(b) Purchase Commitments. The Company will, from time to time, enter into limited purchase commitments for the purchase of certain raw materials. Amounts committed under these programs are not significant to the Company as of December 31, 20152017 and December 31, 2014.2016.

(c) Norfolk County Retirement System,David Buehring, Individually and on behalfBehalf of all others similarly situated, PlaintiffAll Others Similarly Situated v. Tempur-PedicTempur Sealy International, Inc., MarkScott L. Thompson, and Barry A. Sarvary and Dale E. Williams;Hytinen, filed June 20, 2012March 24, 2017.

Arthur Benning, Jr., Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Mark A. Sarvary and Dale E. Williams; filed June 25, 2012


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On June 20 and 25, 2012, the above suits wereMarch 24, 2017, a suit was filed against the CompanyTempur Sealy International, Inc. and two named executiveof its officers in the United StatesU.S. District Court for the EasternSouthern District of Kentucky,New York, purportedly on behalf of a proposed class of stockholders who purchased the Company’sTempur Sealy common stock between July 28, 2016 and January 25, 201227, 2017. The complaint alleges that the Company made materially false and June 5, 2012. The complaints asserted claims undermisleading statements regarding its then existing and future financial prospects, including those with one of its retailers, Mattress Firm, allegedly in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act alleging, among other things, false and misleading statements and concealment of material information concerning the Company’s competitive position, projected net sales, earnings per diluted share and related financial performance for the Company’s 2012 fiscal year. The plaintiffs sought damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees, expert fees and unspecified equitable/injunctive relief. On November 2, 2012, the Court consolidated the two lawsuits and on March 6, 2013, plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. On March 31, 2014, the Court issued an Order granting the Company’s motion to dismiss with prejudice the consolidated complaint. The Court issued its memorandum of opinion and entered final judgment on May 23, 2014. On June 6, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ("Appeals Court"). Following oral argument, the Appeals Court issued an order on June 4, 2015, ruling in favor of the Company. The Plaintiff had until September 2, 2015 to file a petition seeking review by the United States Supreme Court. The Plaintiff did not file for review, therefore this matter has now been resolved in the Company's favor. 

(d) Sealy Mattress Company of NJ, Inc., David Hertz, individually, as trustee of, respectively, the Allison Lindsay Hertz Trust, the Samuel Douglas Hertz Trust, the Sydney Lauren Hertz Trust, the U/A DTD 08/21/97 Andrew Michael Marcus Trust, the U/A DTD 08/21/97 Julia Robyn Marcus Trust, and the U/A DTD 08/21/97 James Daniel Marcus Trust, and as executor of the Estate of Walter Hertz, Lisa Marcus, Rose Naiman, Michael Shoobs, and Diane Shoobs, individually and as custodian of the Robert S. Shoobs UTMA NJ v. Sealy Corporation, filed June 27, 2013.  With respect to the Sealy Acquisition, holders of approximately 3.1 million shares of Sealy common stock sent notices to Sealy purporting to exercise their appraisal rights in accordance with the Merger Agreement executed on September 26, 2012. On June 27, 2013, an appraisal proceeding was commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Appraisal Action”). This matter was settled on March 13, 2015. Sealy paid $2.20 per share for the Sealy common stock formerly held by the former Sealy stockholders seeking the appraisal, plus interest at the statutory rate, less $0.6 million already received in 2013 by one of the petitioners in connection with the closing of the Sealy Acquisition. The agreed upon per share value of $2.20 is equal to the amount paid to non-dissenting stockholders at the time of the closing of the Sealy Acquisition.

(e) Alvin Todd, and Henry and Mary Thompson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. Tempur Sealy International, Inc., formerly known as Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, Defendants; filed October 25, 2013

On October 25, 2013, a suit was filed against Tempur Sealy International and one of its domestic subsidiaries in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, purportedly on behalf of a proposed class of “consumers” as defined by Cal. Civ. Code § 1761(d) who purchased, not for resale, a Tempur-Pedic mattress or pillow in the State of California. On November 19, 2013, the Company was served for the first time in the case but with an amended petition adding additional class representatives for additional states. The purported classes seek certification of claims under applicable state laws.

The complaint alleges that the Company engaged in unfair business practices, false advertising, and misrepresentations or omissions related to the sale of certain products. The plaintiffs seek restitution, injunctive relief and all other relief allowed under applicable state laws, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs. The purported classes do not seek damages for physical injuries.1934. The Company believesdoes not believe the case lacksclaims have merit and intends to vigorously defend against the claims vigorously. The Court was scheduled to consider class certification motions in the fourth quarter of 2015; however, the Plaintiff’s filed a Motion to Amend the Complaint, at which time the Company filed athese claims. A Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. A hearingcase was filed by the Company on October 5, 2017. The plaintiffs filed their opposition to the Motion to Dismiss was held January 28, 2016on November 20, 2017, and the Company filed its reply on December 21, 2017. The Court denied in part and granted in parthas not yet ruled on the Company’s Motion to Dismiss allowing certain claims to proceed.Dismiss. The case is still in the early stages of litigation and there has been no discovery in the case. As a result, the outcome of thisthe case remains uncertain. As a result,is unclear and the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss, or range of losses,loss, if any, arising from this litigation, or whether the Company’s applicable insurance policies will provide sufficient coverage for these claims.any. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

(d) Myla Gardner v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 10, 2017; Joseph L. Doherty v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 20, 2017; and Paul Onesti v. Scott L. Thompson, Barry A. Hytinen, Evelyn S. Dilsaver, John A. Heil, Jon L. Luther, Usman Nabi, Richard W. Neu, Robert B. Trussell, Jr. and Tempur Sealy International, Inc., filed July 21, 2017.
(f) German Regulatory Investigation. The German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") conducted unannounced inspectionsThree putative shareholder derivative suits were filed against the Company, each member of its Board of Directors and two of its officers in July 2017. Two suits were filed in the Fayette County Circuit Court on July 10, 2017 and July 14, 2017, respectively, and the third was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on July 21, 2017. Each complaint alleges that the Board of Directors and officers caused the Company to make materially false and misleading statements regarding its business and financial prospects, including those with one of its retailers, Mattress Firm, which was a violation of the premises of several mattress wholesaler/manufacturers includingfiduciary duties they owed to the Company's German subsidiary.Company. The order permitting the inspection and collection of records alleged “vertical price fixing”. The parties met during 2015 and negotiated a final settlement in October 2015. Under the termsCompany does not believe any of the settlement,suits have merit and intends to vigorously defend against the claims in 2015each case. The Plaintiffs in each of the cases have agreed to stay their respective actions until after a decision is rendered on the Motion to Dismiss in the Buehring action noted above. These cases are in the early stages of litigation, and as a result the outcome of each case is unclear, so the Company paid approximately €15.5 million (approximately $17.4 million)is unable to fully resolve this matter. The Company recognized expensereasonably estimate the possible loss, or range of $17.4 million (€15.5 million), which is presented within other expense (income), net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2015.loss, if any.


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(g) Environmental.(e) Mattress Firm, Inc. v. Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC and Sealy Mattress Company, filed March 30, 2017.
On March 30, 2017, a suit was filed against Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC and Sealy Mattress Company (two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company) in the District Court of Harris County, Texas by Mattress Firm. The Company is currently conducting an environmental cleanup atcomplaint alleges breach of contract, tortious interference and seeks a formerly owned facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey pursuantdeclaratory judgment with respect to the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act. Sealy and oneinterpretation of its agreements with the Company. On April 7, 2017, the Company's subsidiaries are partiesnamed above, among others, filed suit against Mattress Firm in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, seeking injunctive relief and damages for trademark infringement, unfair competition and trademark dilution in violation of the Lanham Act, and breach of contract and other state law violations. The complaint alleges that Mattress Firm violated the parties' transition agreements dated January 30, 2017, and consequently, federal and state law, by its use of the Company’s trademarks after April 3, 2017. On April 28, 2017, the complaint was amended to add a claim by Sealy Mattress Company for nonpayment by Mattress Firm for products sold and delivered. On May 23, 2017, the complaint was further amended to add allegations that Mattress Firm continued to use the Company’s trade names and trademarks on its website and in advertising in an Administrative Consent Orderinappropriate manner. On July 11, 2017, the Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Mattress Firm from using the Company’s names and marks in such manner. On July 17, 2017, the complaint was further amended to add allegations that despite representations to the contrary, Mattress Firm continued to use the Company’s trade names and trademarks on its website and in advertising. On July 31, 2017, the complaint was further amended to address false and misleading advertising by Mattress Firm in the form of a YouTube video in violation of federal and state law, and in violation of the agreements between the parties. On December 7, 2017, the complaint was further amended to address false and misleading advertising by Mattress Firm through their Dare to Compare advertising campaign. Discovery is proceeding in both the Texas District Court case filed by Mattress Firm and the U.S. District Court case filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Pursuant to that order, Sealy and its subsidiary agreed to conduct soil and groundwater remediation at the property. The Company does not believe that its manufacturing processes were the source of contamination. The Company sold the property in 1997. The Company retained primary responsibility for the required remediation. Previously, the Company removed and disposed of contaminated soil from the site with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approval, and the Company has installed a groundwater remediation system on the site. During 2005, with the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Company removed and disposed of sediment in Oakeys Brook adjoining the site. The Company continues to monitor ground water at the site. During 2012, with the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Company commenced the removal and disposal of additional contaminated soil from the site. The Company does not believe this matter is material to the Company's financial statements.Company’s subsidiaries.
The Company has also undertaken a remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at an inactive facility located in Oakville, Connecticut. Although the Company is conducting the remediation voluntarily, it obtained Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) approval of the remediation plan. In 2012, the Company submitted separate closure reports to the Connecticut DEEP for the lower portion of the site and the upper portion of the site.  The Connecticut DEEP approved the Company’s closure report for the upper portion of the site and also gave conditional approval to the Company’s closure report for the lower portion of the site.  The Company is continuing to work with the Connecticut DEEP and is performing additional testing to obtain closure for the lower portion of the site.    The Company does not believe the contamination on this site is attributable to the Company’s operations, nor willclaims asserted by Mattress Firm have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

In 1998, the Company sold an inactive facility located in Putnam, Connecticut. In 2012, the Company received a letter from the attorney for the current owner of that property claiming that the Company may have some responsibility for an environmental condition on the property. The Company continues to investigate this matter, butmerit and intends to vigorously defend against them. The cases are still in the claimearly stages of litigation, and as a result, the current owner against the Company.
The Company cannot predict the ultimate timing or costs of the South Brunswick, Oakville and Putnam environmental matters. Based on facts currently known,outcome remains unclear so the Company believesis unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss, or range of loss, if any. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that the accruals recorded are adequate and does not believe the resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the financial position or future operations of the Company. However, in the event of an adverse decision by the agencies involved, or an unfavorable result in the New Jersey natural resources damages matter, these matters could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

(h) Income Tax Assessments. The Company has received income tax assessments from SKAT. The Company believes the process to reach a final resolution of this matter could potentially extend over a number of years. If the Company is not successful in defending its position that its owes no additional taxes, the Company could be required to pay a significant amount to SKAT. In addition, the Company could choose to pursue a settlement with SKAT, which could also require the Company to pay significant amounts to SKAT in excess of any related reserve.  Each of these outcomes could have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations and cash flows. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Tribunal or the Danish courts, or a settlement of the matter with SKAT, based on a change in facts and circumstances, the Company may be required to further increase its uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings. For a description of these assessments and additional information with respect to these assessments and the various related legal proceedings, see Note 14, “Income Taxes”.

(i) (f) Other. The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings incidental to the operations of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all such other pending legal proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results.

(13) Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (public law 115-97, the “U.S. Tax Reform Act”). The U.S. Tax Reform Act reduces the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The U.S. Tax Reform Act implements a new territorial tax system that imposes a one-time transition tax, or deemed repatriation, on the earnings and profits of the Company’s controlled and non-controlled foreign subsidiaries to the extent such earnings and profits have not previously been subject to U.S. income tax (the “Transition Tax”). The amount subject to tax is reduced pursuant to the U.S. Tax Reform Act by a dividend received deduction, and as such, the amount that is taxable is substantially less than the amount of previously untaxed earnings and profits. The amount of the Transition Tax is based in part on the amount of earnings held by the foreign subsidiaries in cash and other specified assets. While the effective date of the new corporate tax rates for the Company is January 1, 2018, the Company is required to calculate the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances in 2017, the period in which the legislation was enacted. For the year-ended December 31, 2017, enactment of the U.S. Tax Reform Act resulted in the following impacts to income tax provision:

Remeasurement of deferred taxes

The remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities at the lower enacted U.S. federal corporate tax rate resulted in a net benefit to income tax provision of approximately $69.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, which represents a benefit to the Company’s effective income tax rate of approximately 37.0%. The reduction in the federal income tax rate indirectly impacted the Company’s state income tax rate applicable to its state deferred income tax assets and liabilities to the extent such items are reported net of federal income tax expense or benefit. The applicable combined income tax rate used to measure the deferred income tax assets and liabilities of the U.S. companies in the consolidated group at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was approximately 25.7% and 39.0%, respectively.

Transition tax

The Transition Tax resulted in a $45.9 million increase in income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2017, which represents an increase to the Company’s effective tax rate of approximately 24.4%.

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(14)Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income Taxes

The U.S. Tax Reform Act subjects U.S. taxpayers to current tax on “global intangible low-taxed income” (“GILTI”) of its controlled foreign corporations. GAAP provides that a taxpayer may elect to either record a charge for the GILTI tax in a future period to the extent such tax arises in that period, or to record the future impact to the taxpayer of GILTI as part of deferred taxes related to its controlled foreign corporations. The Company is evaluating the accounting for the effects of the GILTI tax law provisions. Such evaluation is not yet complete. As such, the Company has not yet made an accounting policy election with respect to GILTI.
The estimated impacts of the U.S. Tax Reform Act recorded during the year ended December 31, 2017 are provisional in nature, and the Company will continue to assess the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act and will record adjustments through the income tax provision in the relevant period as authoritative guidance is made available to the public. In addition, in reflecting the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act in the Company’s 2017 consolidated financial statements it was necessary to, in some cases, make estimates of one or more items to calculate such impact during the measurement period. Accordingly, the impact of the U.S. Tax Reform Act may differ from the Company's provisional estimates due to and among other factors, information currently not available, changes in interpretations and the issuance of additional guidance, as well as changes in assumptions the Company has currently made, including actions the Company may take in future periods as a result of the U.S. Tax Reform Act.

In particular, there is currently a lack of clarity regarding the application of the executive compensation deduction limitations and state tax implications as a result of the U.S. Tax Reform Act. The Company currently estimates that the effect of the U.S. Tax Reform Act on executive compensation deduction limitations will primarily be effective in future periods. With regard to state tax implications, the Company generally expects state taxable income will increase as a result of deduction limitations associated with the U.S. Tax Reform Act, though the impact is not currently reasonably estimable as most U.S. state tax jurisdictions have not responded to the specific effects of the U.S. Tax Reform Act. The Company will make relevant updates to management's estimates and assumptions as additional information becomes available.

The following sets forth the amount of income before income taxes attributable to each of the Company’s geographies for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2017 2016 2015
Income before income taxes:     
United States$97.2
 $179.0
 $120.2
Rest of the world91.2
 92.8
 70.9
 $188.4
 $271.8
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The Company’s effective income tax provision differs from the amount calculated using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate, principally due to the following:
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
(dollars in millions)Amount 
Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
 Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
 Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
Amount 
Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
 Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
 Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
Statutory U.S. federal income tax$70.0
 35.0 % $61.2
 35.0 % $44.8
 35.0 %$65.9
 35.0 % $95.1
 35.0 % $66.9
 35.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit1.1
 0.6 % 1.1
 0.6 % 1.7
 1.3 %(0.6) (0.3)% 8.0
 2.9 % 1.1
 0.6 %
Foreign repatriation, net of foreign tax credits0.0
 0.0 % 13.5
 7.7 % (16.0) (12.6)%
 
 (4.3) (1.6)% 
 
Foreign tax differential(10.0) (5.0)% (12.6) (7.2)% (12.3) (9.6)%(11.6) (6.1)% (11.9) (4.4)% (10.0) (5.2)%
Change in valuation allowances2.5
 1.2 % (17.7) (10.0)% 20.4
 15.9 %8.3
 4.4 % 20.2
 7.4 % 2.5
 1.3 %
Uncertain tax positions59.7
 29.8 % 10.9
 6.1 % 4.7
 3.7 %0.2
 0.0 % (27.1) (9.9)% 59.7
 31.2 %
Subpart F income1.9
 1.0 % 1.9
 1.1 % 1.5
 1.2 %2.7
 1.4 % 2.0
 0.7 % 1.9
 1.0 %
Manufacturing deduction(1.6) (0.8)% (3.7) (2.1)% 0.1
  %(1.9) (1.0)% (4.2) (1.5)% (1.6) (0.8)%
Goodwill on disposal of business0.0
 0.0 % 7.5
 4.2 % 
  %
Remeasurement of deferred taxes(69.7) (37.0)% 
 
 
 
Transition Tax45.9
 24.4 % 
 
 
 
Permanent and other1.8
 0.9 % 2.8
 1.7 % 4.2
 3.5 %8.5
 4.5 % 9.0
 3.3 % 4.9
 2.5 %
Effective income tax provision$125.4
 62.7 % $64.9
 37.1 % $49.1
 38.4 %$47.7
 25.3 % $86.8
 31.9 % $125.4
 65.6 %

 
Subpart F income represents interest and royalties earned by a foreign subsidiary as well as sales made by certain foreign subsidiaries outside of their country of incorporation. Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), such incomeincorporation and is taxable to Tempur Sealy International as if earned directly by Tempur Sealy International. The Transition Tax represents taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings and profits that were previously tax deferred.

In conjunction withThe income tax provision consisted of the Sealy Acquisition, the Company repatriated substantially allfollowing:
 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2017 2016 2015
Current provision     
Federal$73.5
 $73.5
 $107.1
State3.1
 4.5
 7.2
Foreign31.3
 39.9
 32.4
Total current$107.9
 $117.9
 $146.7
Deferred provision     
Federal$(67.7) $(21.4) $(12.3)
State7.5
 1.6
 (3.7)
Foreign
 (11.3) (5.3)
Total deferred(60.2) (31.1) (21.3)
Total income tax provision$47.7
 $86.8
 $125.4
The income tax provision includes federal, state, and foreign income taxes currently payable and those deferred or prepaid because of its currenttemporary differences between financial statement and accumulated foreign earnings associated with the legacy Tempur foreign subsidiaries in a taxable transaction.tax bases of assets and liabilities. The Company had previouslyrecords income taxes under the liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the estimated future tax effected those earningseffects of differences between the tax bases of assets and at December 31, 2012 had recorded a $48.1 millionliabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws. The amount provided for deferred income taxes reflects that impact of the revaluation of the Company's deferred income tax liability on such earnings. As aassets and liabilities required as the result of the Sealy Acquisition,change in the CompanyU.S. federal and state income tax rates, as discussed above.


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The net deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the benefit of certain foreignaccompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, determined using the income tax credit attributes associated with Sealy’s foreign subsidiaries’ earnings. These foreign tax credits could not be taken into account in calculating the Company’s tax on the bookrate applicable to tax basis difference of its foreign subsidiaries until the Sealy Acquisition closed. As a resulteach period, consist of the taxable transaction and taking into consideration the application of these foreign tax credits, the Company has recognized cumulative tax on the repatriation transaction of approximately $63.9 million.following:
 December 31,
(in millions)2017 2016
Deferred tax assets:   
Stock-based compensation$10.6
 $18.4
Accrued expenses and other36.3
 49.9
Net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other tax attribute carryforwards92.9
 98.5
Inventories6.2
 7.2
Transaction costs13.4
 10.2
Property, plant and equipment2.8
 3.4
Total deferred tax assets162.2
 187.6
Valuation allowances(55.1) (45.2)
Total net deferred tax assets$107.1
 $142.4
Deferred tax liabilities:   
Intangible assets$(161.9) $(242.4)
Property, plant and equipment(29.5) (42.4)
Accrued expenses and other(6.4) (9.7)
Total deferred tax liabilities(197.8) (294.5)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(90.7) $(152.1)

No additional income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the Transition Tax, or any additional outside basis differences inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. At December 31, 2015,2017, the Company’s book tax basis in its top tier foreign subsidiary exceeded the Company’s taxbook basis in suchthis subsidiary in the hands of the top tier foreign subsidiarysubsidiary's U.S. shareholder. It is the Company’s intent to permanently reinvest the earnings of this foreign subsidiary back into its operations. As such, noThe Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability has been recorded related to thisasset on such excess tax basis difference.as it is not apparent that the excess tax basis will reverse in the foreseeable future. As it relates to the book to tax basis difference with respect ofto the stock of each of the Company’s lower tier foreign subsidiaries, as a general matter, the book basis exceeds the tax basis in the hands of thesuch foreign subsidiary shareholder.subsidiaries' shareholders. By operation of the tax laws of the various countries in which suchthese subsidiaries are domiciled, earnings of lower tier foreign subsidiaries are not subject to tax, in all material respects, when distributed to thea foreign shareholder. It is the Company’s intent that the earnings of each lower tier foreign subsidiary, with the exception of its Danish subsidiary and one of its Canadian subsidiaries, will be permanently reinvested in itseach such foreign subsidiaries' own operations. As it relates to the Danish subsidiary, its earnings may be distributed without any income tax impact in any case.impact. Thus, no tax is provided for with respect to the book to tax basis difference of its stock. With respect to the Canadian subsidiary, Canadian income tax withholding applies to any distribution it makes to its foreign parent company. At December 31, 2017, the Company has concluded that the Canadian subsidiary does not have accumulated earnings in excess of its operating needs. As such no Canadian withholding tax has been accrued at December 31, 2017.

The Company has receivedthe following gross income tax assessments from SKAT with respect to the tax years 2001 through 2008 relating to the royalty paid by one of Tempur Sealy International’s U.S. subsidiaries to a Danish subsidiary. The royalty is paid by the U.S. subsidiary for the right to utilize certain intangible assets owned by the Danish subsidiary in the U.S. production processes. In its assessment, SKAT asserts that the amount of royalty rate paid by the U.S. subsidiary to the Danish subsidiary is not reflective of an arms-length transaction. Accordingly, the tax assessment received from SKAT is based, in part, on a 20% royalty rate which is substantially higher than that historically used or deemed appropriate by the Company.attributes available at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
(in millions)2017 2016
State net operating losses (“SNOLs”)$133.9
 $131.2
U.S. federal foreign tax credits (“FTCs”)12.2
 12.2
U.S. state income tax credits ("SITCs")8.1
 4.0
Foreign net operating losses (“FNOLs”)33.1
 34.1
Charitable contribution carryover ("CCCs")18.0
 38.4

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The cumulative total tax assessment at December 31, 2015 for all years for which an assessment has been received (2001 - 2008) is approximately Danish Krone ("DKK") 1,363.1 million, including interest and penalties ($199.6 million,Management believes that, based on a number of factors, the DKK to USD exchange rate on December 31, 2015). The cumulative total tax assessment at December 31, 2014 for all years for which an assessment had been received up through that date (2001 - 2008) including interest and penalties was approximately DKK 1,317.2 million ($215.1 million, based onavailable objective evidence creates sufficient uncertainty regarding the DKK to USD exchange rate on December 31, 2014). The increaserealizability of DKK 45.9 million is due to additional interest for the period between December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, SKAT had granted the deferral to 2017certain of the requirementSNOLs, FTCs, SITCs, FNOLs, CCCs and certain other deferred tax assets related to post a cash deposit or other formcertain foreign operations (together, the “Tax Attributes”). In assessing the realizability of security for taxesdeferred tax assets (including the Tax Attributes), management considers whether it is more likely than not that have been assessed for the period 2001 through 2007. In addition, during the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company was granted a deferral to 2018some portion of the requirement to post a cash deposit or other formall of security for taxes that have been assessed for 2008. From June 2012 through December 31, 2015 SKAT has withheld refunds of VAT otherwise owed to the Company, pending resolution of this matter. The total amount of withheld refunds at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is approximately $26 million and $15 million, respectively. This amount is included in other non-currentsuch deferred tax assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company filed timely protests with the Danish National Tax Tribunal (the "Tribunal") challenging the tax assessments. The Tribunal formally agreed to place the Tribunal process on hold pending the outcome of a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement ("Bilateral APA") between the United States and SKAT, which the Company filed in the third quarter of 2008. A Bilateral APA involves an agreement between the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the taxpayer, as well as a negotiated agreement with one or more foreign competent authorities under applicable income tax treaties. In February 2013, as part of the Bilateral APA process, the IRS and SKAT concluded that a mutually acceptable agreement on the matter couldwill not be reached and, as a result, the Bilateral APA process was terminated. The matter is now before the Tribunal. The Tribunal is a branch of SKAT that is independent of the discussions and negotiations that have taken place to date. If the Tribunal does not rule to the satisfaction of one or both parties, the party seeking redress may choose to litigate the issue in the Danish court system. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the proposed assessments and plans to oppose the assessments before the Tribunal and in the Danish courts in the event the Company does not resolve this matter outside of litigation.

As part of the Tribunal process, the Tribunal assigned an individual to serve as a case manager on the matter.  It is the responsibility of the case manager to gather data from both SKAT and the Company and independently evaluate such data.  Beginning in April 2014, the Company provided information to the case manager.  The output of the case manager’s evaluation is a non-binding recommendation made to the Tribunal on how the case manager believes the Tribunal should decide the issues.  In the first half of 2015 the case manager issued a preliminary, non-binding recommendation in favor of each of SKAT’s annual assessments received by the Company.  In June 2015, at the request of the case manager, the Company submitted additional information in response to the preliminary recommendation.  In the submission, the Company reiterated its strong objection to SKAT’s position and SKAT’s assessments and reiterated the merits of the Company’s position.  The Company had expected the case manager to issue the final non-binding recommendation to the Tribunal before the end of 2015; however, a final recommendation has not yet been received, and the issuance of such recommendation has been postponed as described below.
During 2015, the Company engaged third-party advisors to assist the Company in further evaluating this matter to determine whether the Company should re-enter negotiations with SKAT. The additional analysis provided the Company with information to evaluate the options available to the Company to resolve this matter, through litigation or through a negotiated settlement, in light of the case manager’s preliminary, non-binding recommendation and the current tax litigation environment in Denmark. Upon evaluation of the advisor’s analysis, which was substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company concluded that it should discuss with SKAT the possibility of formally resuming negotiations on this matter. As a result, the Company met with SKAT in November 2015 to discuss the results of the third-party advisor's analysis and to outline a process to resume negotiations.

In November 2015, the Company and its advisors met with SKAT to discuss various matters relating to the assessment. During this meeting, the Company provided general information regarding the output of the analysis of the Company's advisor as well as additional analyses prepared by the Company as a framework for further discussions with SKAT. SKAT and the Company agreed to continue the dialogue regarding a potential negotiated settlement into the future. In anticipation of continuing dialogue with SKAT on this matter, the Company continues to collect and analyze additional information with the assistance of the third-party advisors as well as discussing the tax litigation environment in Denmark with its Danish legal counsel.

In December 2015, in response to a request by both the Company and SKAT the Tribunal agreed to delay the continuance of its process, including the issuance by the case manager of his final non-binding recommendation until the second quarter of 2016. The Company expects that it will continue its discussions with SKAT during this period.


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To date,realized. Accordingly, the Company has received an assessment every yearestablished a valuation allowance for certain Tax Attributes. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the next year in the examination cycle. In this regard, the Company had expected to receive an assessment for the year 2009 in the second halfgeneration of 2015. However, SKAT agreed to delay the issuance of the 2009 assessment until the second quarter of 2016 pending the progress of the discussions with the Company that had resumed in November 2015. If this matter is not resolved or if sufficient progress is not being made, the Company expects that SKAT will issue the 2009 assessment in the second quarter of 2016 as well as its assessment for 2010. Further, in this event the Company would expect to receive an assessment for 2011 in the second quarter of 2017, the 2012 assessment in the second quarter of 2018, and so forth. The Company expects the aggregate assessments for the years 2009 - 2015 to be in excess of the amounts described above as assessed for the years 2001 - 2008.

As the result of the Tribunal case manager’s preliminary non-binding recommendation, the analyses prepared by the Company and its third-party advisors, and the evaluation of the increased risk of tax litigation in Denmark the Company has updated its analysis of this uncertain tax position in accordance with ASC 740 and has recorded a change in estimate to increase the uncertain tax liability for this item by approximately $60.7 million, from $18.9 million recorded at December 31, 2014 to $79.6 million recorded at December 31, 2015.
The Company’s uncertain tax liability associated with this matter is derived using the cumulative probability analysis as required by ASC 740 with possible outcomes based on the Company's updated evaluation of the facts and circumstances regarding this matter and applying the technical requirements applicable to U.S., Danish, and international transfer pricing standards as required by GAAP, taking into account both the U.S. and Danishfuture taxable income tax implications of such outcomes.

In conjunction with this tax examination discussed above, during the year ended December 31, 2013periods in which the Company received correspondence from SKAT requesting information regardingtemporary differences become deductible or creditable. Management considers the royalty for the years 2009 through 2011. The correspondence indicated that SKAT would be evaluating the royalty paid for eachscheduled reversal of the years under examination.deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company has respondedrecorded valuation allowances against approximately $124.2 million of the SNOLs, $12.2 million of the FTCs, and $8.1 million of SITCs. With respect to SKAT’s requestall other tax attributes above, based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for information. During 2013,future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not the Company and SKAT agreed thatwill realize the examination of this issue for the years 2009 - 2011 would be placed on hold pending the outcomebenefits of the Tribunal process above for the years 2001 - 2008, although SKAT would continue to issue assessments as described above.underlying deferred tax assets. However, there can be no assurance that such assets will be realized if circumstances change.

If the Company is not successful in defending its position before the Tribunal or in the Danish courts or in negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement, there is significant risk that the Company could be required to pay significant amounts to SKAT in excess of any related reserve. In addition, the Company could choose to pursue a settlement with SKAT, which could also require the Company to pay significant amounts to SKAT in excess of any related reserve in order to resolve this matter without litigation. Either of these outcomes could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s profitability and liquidity. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Tribunal or the Danish courts, based on a change in facts and circumstances, the Company may be required to further increase its uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings.

As it relates to SKAT’s examination of other items, particularly transactions between the Company’s Danish subsidiary and its foreign distribution subsidiaries, the Company and SKAT continue to discuss various matters. No assessment has been made by SKAT as of December 31, 2015. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses for all such items reported in the Danish income tax returns.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. During 2014, the Company was advised by the IRS that the years 2010 and 2011 would not be examined but that 2012 would be examined. That examination was finalized in the second quarter of 2015 with no material adjustments. In the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company was advised by the IRS that the federal income tax return for 2013 would be examined. In November 2015 the IRS began its examination, which is still in progress.

With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by the U.S. state and local municipalities for periods prior to 2006, and in non-U.S. jurisdictions for periods prior to 2001. As it relates to Sealy for years prior to the Sealy Acquisition, Sealy or one of its subsidiaries was required to file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. Sealy’s U.S. federal income tax returns and with few exceptions its foreign income tax returns are no longer subject to examination for years prior to 2006. Generally Sealy’s state and local jurisdiction income tax returns are no longer subject to examination for years prior to 2010.

Additionally, the Company is currently under examination by various tax authorities around the world. The Company anticipates it is reasonably possible an increase or decrease in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be made in the next twelve months as a result of the statute of limitations expiring and/or the examinations being concluded on these returns. However,

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the Company does not presently anticipate that any increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits will be material to the consolidated financial statements. Other than the changes discussed in the preceding paragraphs, particularly as it relates to the Danish royalty matter, there were no significant changes to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015.
The following sets forth the amount of income or (loss) before income taxes attributable to each of the Company’s geographies for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014 2013
Income before income taxes:     
United States$120.2
 $46.9
 $(4.5)
Rest of the world79.9
 128.0
 132.5
 $200.1
 $174.9
 $128.0

U.S. GAAP prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the accounting and financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step requires the Company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The second step requires the Company to recognize in the financial statements each tax position that meets the more likely than not criteria, measured at the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than 50.0% likelihood of being realized. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

(in millions)  
Balance as of December 31, 2013$26.1
Additions based on tax positions related to 201424.3
Balance as of December 31, 2015$69.8
Additions based on tax positions related to 20162.5
Additions for tax positions of prior years0.5
29.2
Expiration of statutes of limitations(3.2)(5.0)
Settlements of uncertain tax positions with tax authorities(0.1)(24.8)
Balance as of December 31, 201447.6
Additions based on tax positions related to 20150.9
Balance as of December 31, 2016$71.7
Additions based on tax positions related to 20173.9
Additions for tax positions of prior years25.7
11.4
Expiration of statutes of limitations(2.1)
Settlements of uncertain tax positions with tax authorities(2.3)(2.5)
Balance as of December 31, 2015$69.8
Balance as of December 31, 2017$84.5

The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized at December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015 would be $67.7, $44.6$31.7 million, $21.4 million and $22.2$67.7 million, respectively. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 2013,2015, the Company recognized approximately $33.5$0.4 million, $1.9$1.6 million, and $1.8$33.5 million in interest and penalties, respectively, in income tax expense. The Company had approximately $43.8$59.9 million, $10.3$52.3 million, and $11.0$43.8 million of accrued interest and penalties at December 31, 2015, 2014,2017, 2016, and 2013,2015, respectively.

The Company has the following grossreceived income tax attributes available at December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively (in millions):
 2015 2014
State net operating losses (“SNOLs”)128.8
 145.3
U.S. federal foreign tax credits (“FTCs”)7.8
 7.8
U.S. state income tax credits ("SITCs")5.5
 1.6
Foreign net operating losses (“FNOLs”)38.0
 44.2
Charitable contribution carryover ("CCCs")23.7
 8.4
assessments from the Danish Tax Authority ("SKAT") with respect to the tax years 2001 through 2008 relating to the royalty paid by a U.S. subsidiary of Tempur Sealy International to a Danish subsidiary (the "Danish Assessments"). The royalty is paid by the U.S. subsidiary for the right to utilize certain intangible assets owned by the Danish subsidiary in the U.S. production process. In its assessment, SKAT asserts that the amount of royalty rate paid by the U.S. subsidiary to the Danish subsidiary is not reflective of an arms-length transaction. Accordingly, the tax assessment received from SKAT is based, in part, on a 20% royalty rate, which is substantially higher than that historically used or deemed appropriate by the Company.

The SNOLs, FTCs, FNOLs, SITCs and CCCs generally expire in 2021, 2023, 2023, 2023 and 2019, respectively.

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Management believesThe cumulative total tax assessment for the Danish Assessments at December 31, 2017 for all years for which an assessment has been received (2001 - 2008) is approximately Danish Krone ("DKK") 1,638.4 million, including interest and penalties ($264.3 million, based on the DKK to USD exchange rate on December 31, 2017). The cumulative total tax assessment at December 31, 2016 for all years for which an assessment had been received up through that date (2001 - 2008), including interest and penalties, was approximately DKK 1,547.3 million ($219.3 million, based on the DKK to USD exchange rate on December 31, 2016). If SKAT continues to issue assessments for each year not currently assessed, the Company expects the aggregate assessments for such years (2009 - 2017) to be in excess of the amounts described above as assessed for the years 2001 - 2008 (collectively the years 2001 through 2017 are referred to as the "Danish Tax Matter").

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had accrued Danish tax and interest for the Danish Tax Matter of approximately DKK 854 million and DKK 850 million respectively (approximately $137.8 million and $120.6 million using the December 31, 2017 and 2016 exchange rates, as applicable) as an uncertain income tax liability. Approximately DKK 835 million (approximately $134.8 million and $118.5 million using December 31, 2017 and 2016 exchange rates, as applicable) represents the amount that the Company and SKAT preliminarily agreed to in a non-binding proposed resolution for the years 2001 through 2011. The balance of approximately DKK 18 million and DKK 15 million (approximately $3.0 million and $2.1 million respectively using the December 31, 2017 and 2016 exchange rates, as applicable) may be subject to further negotiation in the future as part of an Advanced Pricing Agreement the Company may choose to pursue for years after 2011. The amount accrued is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, at December 31, 2017 and 2016 the Company had recorded a deferred tax asset of approximately $47.2 million and $43.5 million, respectively, for the U.S. correlative benefit related to this matter. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance with respect to this benefit of approximately $19.3 million and $17.6 million related to years for which relief may not be realized. Because the Company is in a net deferred tax liability position, the deferred tax asset referred to herein is netted with the Company’s deferred tax liabilities as reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The Company’s uncertain tax liability associated with the Danish Tax Matter is derived using the cumulative probability analysis with possible outcomes based on the Company's updated evaluation of the facts and circumstances regarding this matter and applying the technical requirements applicable to U.S., Danish, and international transfer pricing standards as required by GAAP, taking into account both the U.S. and Danish income tax implications of such outcomes. Both the uncertain tax liability and the deferred tax asset discussed herein reflects the Company’s best judgment of the facts, circumstances and information available through December 31, 2017.

If the Company is not successful in defending its position before the Danish National Tax Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), the appeals division within SKAT, or in the Danish courts or in negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement, there is significant risk that the Company could be required to pay a significant amount to SKAT in excess of any related reserve. Such an outcome could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s profitability and liquidity. In addition, prior to any ultimate resolution of this issue before the Tribunal or the Danish courts, based on a numberchange in facts and circumstances, the Company may be required to further increase its uncertain tax liability associated with this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings.

Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense. It is reasonably possible that there could be material changes to the amount of factors, the available objective evidence creates sufficient uncertainty regarding the realizability of certainuncertain tax positions due to activities of the SNOLs, FTCs, SITCs, FNOLs, CCCs and certain other deferredtaxing authorities, settlement of audit issues, reassessment of existing uncertain tax assets related to certain foreign operations (together,positions, including the “Tax Attributes”). In assessingDanish tax matter, or the realizabilityexpiration of deferred tax assets (including the Tax Attributes), management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portionapplicable statute of all of such deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly,limitations; however, the Company has established a valuation allowance foris not able to estimate the impact of these items at this time.

From June 2012 through December 31, 2017, SKAT withheld Value Added Tax Attributes. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible or creditable. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company has recorded valuation allowances against approximately $87.0 million of the SNOL, $7.8 million of the FTC, and $3.6 million of SITCs. With respectrefunds otherwise owed to all other tax attributes above, based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not the Company, will realizepending resolution of this matter. Total withheld refunds at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are approximately DKK 336.5 million (approximately $54.1 million) and DKK 258.0 million (approximately $36.6 million), respectively. In July 2016, the benefitsCompany paid a deposit to SKAT in the amount of approximately DKK 615.2 (approximately $98.9 million and $87.2 million using the underlying deferredapplicable exchange rates at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively) (the “Tax Deposit”) and applied approximately DKK 224.6 million (approximately $36.1 million and $31.8 million using the exchange rate at December 31, 2017 and 2016) of its Value Added Tax refund (the “VAT Refund Applied”) to the aforementioned potential Danish income tax assets. However, there can be no assurance that suchliability, consistent with the Company’s reserve position for this royalty matter. The deposit was made to mitigate additional interest and foreign exchange exposure. The Tax Deposit and the VAT Refund Applied are included within other non-current assets will be realized if circumstances change.on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The income tax provision includes federal, state, and foreign income taxes currently payable and those deferred or prepaid because of temporary differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The Company records income taxes under the liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the estimated future tax effects of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws.

The income tax provision consisted of the following:
 Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014 2013
Current provision     
Federal$107.1
 $50.7
 $48.6
State7.2
 4.5
 7.3
Foreign32.4
 36.9
 42.3
Total current$146.7
 $92.1
 $98.2
Deferred provision     
Federal$(12.3) $(25.2) $(47.0)
State(3.7) (1.2) 0.4
Foreign(5.3) (0.8) (2.5)
Total deferred(21.3) (27.2) (49.1)
Total income tax provision$125.4
 $64.9
 $49.1


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The net deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:
 December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014
Deferred tax assets:   
Stock-based compensation$16.0
 $12.4
Accrued expenses and other57.6
 57.9
Net operating losses, foreign tax credits and charitable contribution carryforward33.1
 30.6
Inventories5.1
 4.5
Transaction costs22.0
 14.5
Property, plant and equipment2.9
 4.0
Total deferred tax assets136.7
 123.9
Valuation allowances(24.2) (21.7)
Total net deferred tax assets$112.5
 $102.2
Deferred tax liabilities:   
Intangible assets$(247.8) $(258.1)
Property, plant and equipment(42.0) (45.7)
Accrued expenses and other(5.9) (4.5)
Total deferred tax liabilities(295.7) (308.3)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(183.2) $(206.1)

(15) Major Customers

The top five customers accountedCompany or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. In the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company was advised by the IRS that the federal income tax return for approximately 39.4%, 34.9%2013 would be examined. That examination was settled and 27.5%finalized in the fourth quarter of 2016 commensurate with the Company’s expectations.

With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by the U.S. state and local municipalities for periods prior to 2011, and in non-U.S. jurisdictions for periods prior to 2001.

Additionally, the Company is currently under examination by various tax authorities around the world. The Company anticipates it is reasonably possible an increase or decrease in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be made in the next twelve months as a result of the Company’s net salesstatute of limitations expiring and/or the examinations being concluded on these returns. However, the Company does not presently anticipate that any increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits will be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Other than the changes discussed in the preceding paragraphs, particularly as it relates to the Danish royalty matter, there were no significant changes to the liability for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net sales from one customer (Mattress Firm Holding Corp.) represented more than 10.0% of net sales forunrecognized tax benefits during the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, which is included in the North America segment. The top five customers also accounted for approximately 34.5% and 32.0% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.2017.

On February 5, 2016, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in HMK Mattress Holdings, LLC (Sleepy’s). Sleepy’s was also one of the Company's top five customers in 2015 and as a result of this acquisition, based on 2015 net sales, the combined companies would have represented approximately 25% of the Company's overall net sales for 2015.

(16) Redeemable(14) Non-controlling InterestInterests

The Company is party to a put andCompany's call arrangement with respect to the common securities that represent the 55.0% non-controlling interest in Comfort Revolution a 45.0% owned joint venture. Comfort Revolution constitutes a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary due to the Company's disproportionate share of the economic risk associated with its equity contribution, debt financing and other factors that were considered in the related-party analysis surrounding the identification of the primary beneficiary. The call arrangement may be exercised by the Company on June 12, 2017.December 31, 2019. The put arrangement may be exercised by Comfort Revolution on June 12, 2018.December 31, 2020. The redemption value for both the put and the call arrangement is equal to 7.5 times EBITDA, as defined in the related LLClimited liability company ("LLC") agreement, of Comfort Revolution for the preceding 12 months, adjusted for net debt outstanding and multiplied by the 55.0% ownership interest not held by the Company. Due to the existing put and call arrangements, the non-controlling interest is considered to be redeemable and is recorded on the Consolidated Balance SheetSheets as a redeemable non-controlling interest outside of permanent equity. The redeemable non-controlling interest is recognized at the higher of 1) the accumulated earnings associated with the non-controlling interest or 2) the contractually-defined redemption value as of the balance sheet date. As of December 31, 20152017 and 2014,2016, the accumulated earnings exceeded the redemption value and, accordingly, a redemption value adjustment was not necessary.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired 51% of the outstanding equity of an entity included in the North America segment with the remaining 49% representing non-controlling interest. The non-controlling interest was originally recorded at its acquisition date fair value in “Stockholders’ (deficit) equity” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 as the non-controlling interest is not redeemable currently or in future periods. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 49% equity interest.

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(17)(15) Earnings Per Common Share

The following table sets forth the components of the numerator and denominator for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International.
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per common share amounts)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
Numerator:          
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$73.5
 $108.9
 $78.6
$151.4
 $190.6
 $64.5
          
Denominator:          
Denominator for basic earnings per common share—weighted average shares61.7
 60.8
 60.3
54.0
 59.0
 61.7
Effect of dilutive securities:          
Employee stock based compensation0.9
 1.3
 1.3
Employee stock-based compensation0.7
 0.8
 0.9
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share—adjusted weighted average shares62.6
 62.1
 61.6
54.7
 59.8
 62.6
          
Basic earnings per common share$1.19
 $1.79
 $1.30
$2.80
 $3.23
 $1.05
          
Diluted earnings per common share$1.17
 $1.75
 $1.28
$2.77
 $3.19
 $1.03

The Company excluded 0.21.3 million, 0.30.4 million and 0.30.2 million shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014,2017, 2016, and 2013,2015, respectively, from the diluted earnings per common share computation because their exercise price was greater than the average market price of Tempur Sealy International’s common stock or they were otherwise anti-dilutive. Holders of non-vested stock-based compensation awards do not have voting rights or rights to receive any dividends thereon.


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(18)(16) Business Segment Information
Effective January 1, 2015, the Company realigned its organizational structure in light of the progress made in 2013 and 2014 integrating Sealy into its business. As a result of these changes, information that the Company's chief operating decision maker regularly reviews for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance changed such that it is based on geography.

As a result of this realignment, the Company updated its segment reporting. Effective January 1, 2015, theThe Company operates in two segments: North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. The North America segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S. and Canada. The International segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Company evaluates segment performance based on net sales, gross profit and operating income. There were no customers that contributed more than 10% of the Company's sales in 2017. Mattress Firm, previously a customer in the North America segment, represented 21.4% and 23.7% of the Company's sales for the year ended December 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively.

The Company’s North America and International segment assets include investments in subsidiaries that are appropriately eliminated in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements. The remaining inter-segment eliminations are comprised of intercompany accounts receivable and payables.payable.

The following table summarizes total assets by segment:
 December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2017 2016
North America$2,759.4
 $2,581.4
International609.4
 568.8
Corporate627.3
 658.7
Inter-segment eliminations(1,302.1) (1,110.1)
Total assets$2,694.0
 $2,698.8

     The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net, by segment:
 December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2017 2016
North America$307.6
 $297.4
International54.7
 54.9
Corporate72.8
 69.9
Total property, plant and equipment, net$435.1
 $422.2
 
The historicalfollowing table summarizes segment information presented for 2014 in the following tables has been restated for the change in the composition of the segments.year ended December 31, 2017:
(in millions)North America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales$2,051.8
 $470.0
 $
 $
 $2,521.8
Other sales122.0
 110.6
 
 
 232.6
Net sales2,173.8
 580.6
 
 
 2,754.4
          
Inter-segment sales$3.8
 $0.9
 $
 $(4.7) $
Gross profit844.7
 296.0
 
 
 1,140.7
Inter-segment royalty expense (income)5.5
 (5.5) 
 
 
Operating income (loss)273.2
 104.9
 (89.7) 
 288.4
Income (loss) before income taxes276.0
 77.5
 (165.1) 
 188.4
          
Depreciation and amortization (1)
$51.4
 $14.7
 $28.5
 $
 $94.6
Capital expenditures39.9
 9.4
 17.7
 
 67.0
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The following table summarizes total assets by segment:
 December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014
North America$2,533.1
 $2,465.2
International477.1
 474.3
Corporate775.0
 820.9
Inter-segment eliminations(1,129.7) (1,177.7)
Total assets$2,655.5
 $2,582.7

     The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net by segment:
 December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014
North America$239.2
 $240.5
International54.8
 60.3
Corporate67.7
 54.8
Total property, plant and equipment, net$361.7
 $355.6
The following table summarizes segment information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015:
(in millions)North America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales$2,428.9
 $458.3
 $
 $
 $2,887.2
Other sales148.3
 115.7
 
 
 264.0
Net sales2,577.2
 574.0
 
 
 3,151.2
          
Inter-segment sales$5.9
 $0.7
 $
 $(6.6) $
Gross profit954.6
 294.3
 
 
 1,248.9
Inter-segment royalty expense (income)7.1
 (7.1) 
 
 
Operating income (loss)335.6
 98.9
 (125.4) 
 309.1
Income (loss) before income taxes324.4
 73.2
 (197.5) 
 200.1
          
Depreciation and amortization(1)
$43.3
 $16.0
 $34.6
 $
 $93.9
Capital expenditures28.9
 14.8
 22.2
 
 65.9
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The following table summarizes segment information for the twelve monthsyear ended December 31, 2014:2016:
(in millions)North America International Corporate Eliminations ConsolidatedNorth America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales$2,261.9
 $464.6
 $
 $
 $2,726.5
$2,447.8
 $445.1
 $
 $
 $2,892.9
Other sales143.0
 120.3
 
 
 263.3
122.3
 113.7
 
 
 236.0
Net sales2,404.9
 584.9
 
 
 2,989.8
2,570.1
 558.8
 
 
 3,128.9
                  
Inter-segment sales$5.1
 $0.3
 $
 $(5.4) $
$4.5
 $0.4
 $
 $(4.9) $
Gross profit834.8
 315.6
 
 
 1,150.4
1,017.4
 290.1
 
 
 1,307.5
Inter-segment royalty expense (income)6.1
 (6.1) 
 
 
7.2
 (7.2) 
 
 
Operating income (loss)255.0
 118.8
 (97.5) 
 276.3
411.8
 97.6
 (99.0) 
 410.4
Income (loss) before income taxes228.0
 112.2
 (165.3) 
 174.9
406.8
 82.5
 (217.5) 
 271.8
                  
Depreciation and amortization(1)
$47.9
 $16.3
 $25.5
 $
 $89.7
$43.7
 $15.6
 $30.2
 $
 $89.5
Capital expenditures17.8
 15.6
 14.1
 
 47.5
32.8
 15.3
 14.3
 
 62.4
(1)Depreciation and amortization includes stock-based compensation amortization expense.

The following table summarizes segment information for the twelve monthsyear ended December 31, 2013:2015:
(in millions)North America International Corporate Eliminations ConsolidatedNorth America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales$1,779.3
 $419.1
 $
 $
 $2,198.4
$2,428.9
 $461.1
 $
 $
 $2,890.0
Other sales147.7
 118.2
 
 
 265.9
148.3
 116.3
 
 
 264.6
Net sales1,927.0
 537.3
 
 
 2,464.3
2,577.2
 577.4
 
 
 3,154.6
                  
Inter-segment sales$0.2
 $0.6
 $
 $(0.8) $
$5.9
 $0.7
 $
 $(6.6) $
Gross profit710.2
 304.7
 
 
 1,014.9
954.6
 294.6
 
 
 1,249.2
Inter-segment royalty expense (income)5.8
 (5.8) 
 
 
7.1
 (7.1) 
 
 
Operating income (loss)229.0
 124.7
 (109.9) 
 243.8
335.6
 96.3
 (125.4) 
 306.5
Income (loss) before income taxes548.3
 (204.5) (215.8) 
 128.0
324.4
 64.2
 (197.5) 
 191.1
                  
Depreciation and amortization(1)
$49.9
 $14.1
 $27.5
 $
 $91.5
$43.3
 $16.0
 $34.6
 $
 $93.9
Capital expenditures19.5
 11.2
 9.3
 
 40.0
28.9
 14.8
 22.2
 
 65.9
(1)Depreciation and amortization includes stock-based compensation amortization expense.

The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net by geographic region:
December 31, December 31,December 31, December 31,
(in millions)2015 20142017 2016
United States$300.1
 $287.3
$373.2
 $360.7
Canada6.8
 8.0
7.2
 6.6
Other International54.8
 60.3
54.7
 54.9
Total property, plant and equipment, net$361.7
 $355.6
$435.1
 $422.2
Total International61.6
 68.3
$61.9
 $61.5

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The following table summarizes net sales by geographic region:
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)2015 2014 20132017 2016 2015
United States$2,374.7
 $2,188.8
 $1,736.8
$1,954.2
 $2,361.8
 $2,374.7
Canada202.5
 216.1
 190.2
219.6
 208.3
 202.5
Other International574.0
 584.9
 537.3
580.6
 558.8
 577.4
Total net sales$3,151.2
 $2,989.8
 $2,464.3
$2,754.4
 $3,128.9
 $3,154.6
Total International$776.5
 $801.0
 $727.5
$800.2
 $767.1
 $779.9
 
(19)(17) Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
 
Quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 20152017 and 20142016 are summarized below:
(in millions, except per share amounts)
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
2015       
Net sales$739.5
 $764.4
 $880.0
 $767.3
Gross profit278.7
 297.5
 359.6
 313.1
Operating income54.4
 52.0
 110.9
 91.8
Net income (loss)23.4
 21.2
 40.2
 (11.3)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share$0.38
 $0.35
 $0.65
 $(0.18)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share$0.38
 $0.34
 $0.64
 $(0.18)
       
2014       
2017       
Net sales$701.9
 $715.0
 $827.4
 $745.5
$722.1
 $659.3
 $724.8
 $648.2
Gross profit269.5
 268.3
 318.5
 294.1
286.6
 268.6
 312.2
 273.3
Operating income62.4
 50.3
 87.1
 76.5
59.5
 56.6
 94.6
 77.7
Net income27.4
 (2.2) 37.1
 46.6
33.9
 24.5
 44.6
 48.4
Basic earnings (loss) per common share$0.45
 $(0.04) $0.61
 $0.77
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share$0.44
 $(0.04) $0.60
 $0.75
Basic earnings per common share$0.63
 $0.45
 $0.83
 $0.89
Diluted earnings per common share$0.62
 $0.45
 $0.81
 $0.88
       
2016       
Net sales$721.0
 $804.4
 $832.4
 $771.1
Gross profit291.0
 336.9
 362.1
 317.5
Operating income76.7
 100.2
 131.1
 102.4
Net income39.6
 21.3
 77.8
 51.9
Basic earnings per common share$0.64
 $0.35
 $1.34
 $0.93
Diluted earnings per common share$0.63
 $0.35
 $1.32
 $0.92
 
In the second quarter of 2016, the Company recognized a $47.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt. As described in Note 14,13, "Income Taxes",Taxes," during the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a change in estimate of its uncertain tax positions related to the Danish tax matterTax Matter of approximately $60.7 million. In addition, in the third quarter of 2015 and the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recognized $9.5 million and $15.6 million, respectively, of other income from certain other non-recurring items, including the partial settlement of a legal dispute. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $25.9 million of net charges related to the termination of the relationship with Mattress Firm. As previously disclosed, in the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $11.7 million of charges related to a Latin American subsidiary. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $14.0 million of charges associated with this subsidiary. The Company has revised its financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2016 to record $11.5 million of charges associated with this subsidiary.
The sum of the quarterly earnings per common share amounts may not equal the annual amount reported because per share amounts are computed independently for each quarter and for the full year based on respective weighted-average common shares outstanding and other dilutive potential common shares. The Company’s quarterly operating results fluctuate as a result of seasonal variations in the Company’s business.


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(20)(18) Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Financial Information

The $375.0$450.0 million and $450.0$600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 20202023 Senior Notes and 20232026 Senior Notes (collectively the "Senior Notes"), respectively, are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by allthe Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries. The $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of Tempur Sealy International’s 100% directly or indirectly owned current and future domestic subsidiaries (the "Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries").2020 Senior Notes were general unsecured senior obligations at December 31, 2015 but were redeemed in full in 2016. The foreign subsidiaries (the "Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries") represent the foreign operations of the Company and do not guarantee the Senior Notes. A subsidiary guarantor will be released from its obligations under the applicable indenture governing the Senior Notes when: (a) the subsidiary guarantor is sold or sells all or substantially all of its assets; (b) the subsidiary is declared "unrestricted" under the applicable indenture governing the Senior Notes; (c) the subsidiary’s guarantee of indebtedness under the 20122016 Credit Agreement (as it may be amended, refinanced or replaced) is released (other than a discharge through repayment); or (d) the requirements for legal or covenant defeasance or discharge of the applicable indenture have been satisfied. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions, including transactions with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Company has accounted for its investments in its subsidiaries under the equity method.

The following financial information presents Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20152017 and December 31, 2014,2016, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015 for Tempur Sealy International, Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries and Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Sealy financial information is included from March 18, 2013 through December 31, 2015.


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Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Year Ended December 31, 2017
(in millions)

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $1,961.2
 $862.5
 $(69.3) $2,754.4
Cost of sales
 1,185.4
 497.6
 (69.3) 1,613.7
Gross profit
 775.8
 364.9
 
 1,140.7
Selling and marketing expenses5.6
 406.8
 188.9
 
 601.3
General, administrative and other expenses17.5
 176.6
 78.9
 
 273.0
Customer termination charges, net(8.4) 21.7
 1.1
 
 14.4
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (15.6) 
 (15.6)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (20.8) 
 
 (20.8)
Operating (loss) income(14.7) 191.5
 111.6
 
 288.4
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net59.6
 26.0
 22.4
 
 108.0
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net(4.7) 8.3
 (3.6) 
 
Interest expense, net54.9
 34.3
 18.8
 
 108.0
Other (income) expense, net
 (17.2) 9.2
 
 (8.0)
Total other expense, net54.9
 17.1
 28.0
 
 100.0
          
Income from equity investees193.1
 51.3
 
 (244.4) 
          
Income before income taxes123.5
 225.7
 83.6
 (244.4) 188.4
Income tax benefit (provision)17.2
 (32.6) (32.3) 
 (47.7)
Net income before non-controlling interests140.7
 193.1
 51.3
 (244.4) 140.7
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(10.7) (5.2) (5.5) 10.7
 (10.7)
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$151.4
 $198.3
 $56.8
 $(255.1) $151.4
          
Comprehensive income$179.4
 $193.0
 $89.9
 $(282.9) $179.4

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Year Ended December 31, 2016
(in millions)

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $2,355.9
 $837.6
 $(64.6) $3,128.9
Cost of sales
 1,409.4
 476.6
 (64.6) 1,821.4
Gross profit
 946.5
 361.0
 
 1,307.5
Selling and marketing expenses2.9
 458.6
 187.0
 
 648.5
General, administrative and other expenses14.8
 186.8
 79.8
 
 281.4
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (13.3) 
 (13.3)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (19.5) 
 
 (19.5)
Operating (loss) income(17.7) 320.6
 107.5
 
 410.4
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net66.0
 15.4
 10.2
 
 91.6
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net(4.1) (0.1) 4.2
 
 
Interest expense, net61.9
 15.3
 14.4
 
 91.6
Loss on extinguishment of debt34.3
 12.9
 
 
 47.2
Other (income) expense, net
 (1.4) 1.2
 
 (0.2)
Total other expense, net96.2
 26.8
 15.6
 
 138.6
          
Income from equity investees260.1
 65.3
 
 (325.4) 
          
Income before income taxes146.2
 359.1
 91.9
 (325.4) 271.8
Income tax benefit (provision)38.8
 (99.0) (26.6) 
 (86.8)
Net income before non-controlling interests185.0
 260.1
 65.3
 (325.4) 185.0
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(5.6) 
 (5.6) 5.6
 (5.6)
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$190.6
 $260.1
 $70.9
 $(331.0) $190.6
          
Comprehensive income$183.5
 $260.4
 $63.5
 $(323.9) $183.5


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Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Year Ended December 31, 2015
(in millions)
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $2,422.9
 $782.4
 $(50.7) $3,154.6
Cost of sales
 1,532.6
 423.5
 (50.7) 1,905.4
Gross profit
 890.3
 358.9
 
 1,249.2
Selling and marketing expenses4.1
 460.1
 183.8
 
 648.0
General, administrative and other expenses20.8
 232.6
 71.5
 
 324.9
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (11.9) 
 (11.9)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (18.3) 
 
 (18.3)
Operating (loss) income(24.9) 215.9
 115.5
 
 306.5
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net27.2
 66.2
 9.1
 
 102.5
Intercompany interest expense (income), net32.9
 (35.5) 2.6
 
 
Interest expense, net60.1
 30.7
 11.7
 
 102.5
Other (income) expense, net
 (8.1) 21.0
 
 12.9
Total other expense, net60.1
 22.6
 32.7
 
 115.4
          
Income from equity investees123.9
 55.7
 
 (179.6) 
          
Income before income taxes38.9
 249.0
 82.8
 (179.6) 191.1
Income tax benefit (provision)26.8
 (125.1) (27.1) 
 (125.4)
Net income before non-controlling interests65.7
 123.9
 55.7
 (179.6) 65.7
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests1.2
 1.2
 
 (1.2) 1.2
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$64.5
 $122.7
 $55.7
 $(178.4) $64.5
          
Comprehensive income$18.8
 $121.9
 $(2.4) $(119.5) $18.8



 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $2,422.9
 $778.9
 $(50.6) $3,151.2
Cost of sales
 1,532.6
 420.3
 (50.6) 1,902.3
Gross profit
 890.3
 358.6
 
 1,248.9
Selling and marketing expenses4.1
 460.1
 183.8
 
 648.0
General, administrative and other expenses20.8
 232.6
 68.6
 
 322.0
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (11.9) 
 (11.9)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (18.3) 
 
 (18.3)
Operating (loss) income(24.9) 215.9
 118.1
 
 309.1
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net27.2
 66.2
 2.7
 
 96.1
Intercompany interest expense (income), net32.9
 (35.5) 2.6
 
 
Interest expense, net60.1
 30.7
 5.3
 
 96.1
Other (income) expense, net
 (8.1) 21.0
 
 12.9
Total other expense60.1
 22.6
 26.3
 
 109.0
          
Income from equity investees132.9
 64.7
 
 (197.6) 
          
Income before income taxes47.9
 258.0
 91.8
 (197.6) 200.1
Income tax benefit (provision)26.8
 (125.1) (27.1) 
 (125.4)
Net income74.7
 132.9
 64.7
 (197.6) 74.7
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.2
 1.2
 
 (1.2) 1.2
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$73.5
 $131.7
 $64.7
 $(196.4) $73.5
          
Comprehensive income$19.1
 $130.9
 $(3.3) $(127.6) $19.1

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(in millions)
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
ASSETS         
          
Current Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$0.1
 $12.3
 $29.5
 $
 $41.9
Accounts receivable, net
 5.1
 322.2
 (9.6) 317.7
Inventories
 103.4
 79.6
 
 183.0
Income tax receivable260.2
 
 
 (260.2) 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets0.8
 50.6
 13.4
 
 64.8
Total Current Assets261.1
 171.4
 444.7
 (269.8) 607.4
Property, plant and equipment, net
 360.4
 74.7
 
 435.1
Goodwill
 507.6
 225.5
 
 733.1
Other intangible assets, net
 577.5
 89.9
 
 667.4
Deferred income taxes11.8
 
 23.6
 (11.8) 23.6
Other non-current assets
 47.2
 180.2
 
 227.4
Net investment in subsidiaries2,381.0
 127.7
 
 (2,508.7) 
Due from affiliates87.2
 1,975.9
 15.6
 (2,078.7) 
Total Assets$2,741.1
 $3,767.7
 $1,054.2
 $(4,869.0) $2,694.0
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
          
Current Liabilities:         
Accounts payable$
 $174.6
 $76.2
 $(9.6) $241.2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities7.6
 144.2
 82.4
 
 234.2
Income taxes payable
 279.3
 10.0
 (260.2) 29.1
Current portion of long-term debt
 35.7
 36.7
 
 72.4
Total Current Liabilities7.6
 633.8
 205.3
 (269.8) 576.9
Long-term debt, net1,041.6
 589.4
 49.7
 
 1,680.7
Deferred income taxes
 107.8
 18.3
 (11.8) 114.3
Other non-current liabilities
 55.2
 152.2
 
 207.4
Due to affiliates1,577.2
 0.5
 501.0
 (2,078.7) 
Total Liabilities2,626.4
 1,386.7
 926.5
 (2,360.3) 2,579.3
          
Redeemable non-controlling interest2.2
 
 2.2
 (2.2) 2.2
          
Total Stockholder's Equity112.5
 2,381.0
 125.5
 (2,506.5) 112.5
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders’ Equity$2,741.1
 $3,767.7
 $1,054.2
 $(4,869.0) $2,694.0

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $2,229.5
 $802.9
 $(42.6) $2,989.8
Cost of sales
 1,465.3
 416.7
 (42.6) 1,839.4
Gross profit
 764.2
 386.2
 
 1,150.4
Selling and marketing expenses2.4
 431.2
 186.3
 
 619.9
General, administrative and other expenses13.4
 200.5
 66.7
 
 280.6
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (8.3) 
 (8.3)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (18.1) 
 
 (18.1)
Operating (loss) income(15.8) 150.6
 141.5
 
 276.3
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net27.0
 62.4
 2.5
 
 91.9
Intercompany interest expense (income), net32.7
 (34.6) 1.9
 
 
Interest expense, net59.7
 27.8
 4.4
 
 91.9
Loss on disposal, net
 23.2
 
 
 23.2
Other (income) expense, net
 (17.2) 3.5
 
 (13.7)
Total other expense59.7
 33.8
 7.9
 
 101.4
          
Income from equity investees159.2
 98.7
 
 (257.9) 
          
Income before income taxes83.7
 215.5
 133.6
 (257.9) 174.9
Income tax benefit (provision)26.3
 (56.3) (34.9) 
 (64.9)
Net income110.0
 159.2
 98.7
 (257.9) 110.0
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest1.1
 1.1
 
 (1.1) 1.1
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$108.9
 $158.1
 $98.7
 $(256.8) $108.9
          
Comprehensive income$66.9
 $163.3
 $60.3
 $(223.6) $66.9


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Year Ended December 31, 20132016
(in millions)
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales$
 $1,758.2
 $728.1
 $(22.0) $2,464.3
Cost of sales
 1,110.5
 360.9
 (22.0) 1,449.4
Gross profit
 647.7
 367.2
 
 1,014.9
Selling and marketing expenses2.4
 358.1
 162.4
 
 522.9
General, administrative and other expenses17.1
 181.6
 67.6
 
 266.3
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 (4.4) 
 (4.4)
Royalty income, net of royalty expense
 (13.7) 
 
 (13.7)
Operating (loss) income(19.5) 121.7
 141.6
 
 243.8
          
Other expense, net:         
Third party interest expense, net27.5
 81.5
 1.8
 
 110.8
Intercompany interest expense (income), net32.7
 (34.1) 1.4
 
 
Interest expense (income), net60.2
 47.4
 3.2
 
 110.8
Other expense, net
 (0.9) 5.9
 
 5.0
Total other expense (income)60.2
 46.5
 9.1
 
 115.8
          
Income from equity investees133.4
 93.6
 
 (227.0) 
          
Income before income taxes53.7
 168.8
 132.5
 (227.0) 128.0
Income tax benefit (provision)25.2
 (35.4) (38.9) 
 (49.1)
Net income78.9
 133.4
 93.6
 (227.0) 78.9
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest0.3
 0.3
 
 (0.3) 0.3
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc.$78.6
 $133.1
 $93.6
 $(226.7) $78.6
          
Comprehensive income$72.5
 $133.8
 $86.2
 $(220.0) $72.5


Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
ASSETS         
          
Current Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$
 $7.9
 $57.8
 $
 $65.7
Accounts receivable, net
 197.7
 143.9
 
 341.6
Inventories
 117.1
 79.4
 
 196.5
Income tax receivable234.2
 
 
 (234.2) 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 48.9
 15.0
 
 63.9
Total Current Assets234.2
 371.6
 296.1
 (234.2) 667.7
Property, plant and equipment, net
 346.9
 75.3
 
 422.2
Goodwill
 500.2
 222.3
 
 722.5
Other intangible assets, net
 589.8
 88.9
 
 678.7
Deferred income taxes20.6
 
 22.5
 (20.6) 22.5
Other non-current assets
 41.7
 143.5
 
 185.2
Net investment in subsidiaries2,171.3
 48.1
 
 (2,219.4) 
Due from affiliates168.4
 1,868.1
 14.4
 (2,050.9) 
Total Assets$2,594.5
 $3,766.4
 $863.0
 $(4,525.1) $2,698.8
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY        
          
Current Liabilities:         
Accounts payable$0.1
 $157.0
 $77.9
 $
 $235.0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities6.8
 162.3
 80.9
 
 250.0
Income taxes payable
 235.9
 4.1
 (234.2) 5.8
Current portion of long-term debt
 34.4
 35.9
 
 70.3
Total Current Liabilities6.9
 589.6
 198.8
 (234.2) 561.1
Long-term debt, net1,040.4
 776.5
 0.9
 
 1,817.8
Deferred income taxes
 174.9
 20.3
 (20.6) 174.6
Other non-current liabilities
 53.6
 126.0
 
 179.6
Due to affiliates1,581.5
 0.5
 468.9
 (2,050.9) 
Total Liabilities2,628.8
 1,595.1
 814.9
 (2,305.7) 2,733.1
          
Redeemable non-controlling interest7.6
 
 7.6
 (7.6) 7.6
          
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity, net of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries(44.9) 2,171.3
 37.5
 (2,208.8) (44.9)
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries3.0
 
 3.0
 (3.0) 3.0
Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity(41.9) 2,171.3
 40.5
 (2,211.8) (41.9)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity$2,594.5
 $3,766.4
 $863.0
 $(4,525.1) $2,698.8




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TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Supplemental Consolidated Balance SheetsStatements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 20152017
(in millions)

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
ASSETS         
          
Current Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$
 $121.8
 $32.1
 $
 $153.9
Accounts receivable, net
 231.9
 147.5
 
 379.4
Inventories
 145.3
 53.9
 
 199.2
Income tax receivable193.1
 
 
 (193.1) 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 43.5
 33.1
 
 76.6
Total Current Assets193.1
 542.5
 266.6
 (193.1) 809.1
Property, plant and equipment,  net
 300.1
 61.6
 
 361.7
Goodwill
 501.4
 208.0
 
 709.4
Other intangible assets, net
 612.9
 82.5
 
 695.4
Deferred tax asset16.0
 
 12.2
 (16.0) 12.2
Other non-current assets
 23.3
 44.4
 
 67.7
Net investment in subsidiaries1,960.5
 
 
 (1,960.5) 
Due from affiliates548.1
 1,655.3
 4.8
 (2,208.2) 
Total Assets$2,717.7
 $3,635.5
 $680.1
 $(4,377.8) $2,655.5
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
          
Current Liabilities:         
Accounts payable$
 $212.2
 $54.1
 $
 $266.3
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1.4
 183.8
 68.8
 
 254.0
Income taxes payable
 196.0
 8.3
 (193.1) 11.2
Current portion of long-term debt
 168.7
 12.8
 
 181.5
Total Current Liabilities1.4
 760.7
 144.0
 (193.1) 713.0
Long-term debt, net811.9
 461.4
 
 
 1,273.3
Deferred income taxes
 189.8
 21.6
 (16.0) 195.4
Other non-current liabilities
 166.6
 4.6
 
 171.2
Due to affiliates1,601.8
 96.5
 604.9
 (2,303.2) 
Total Liabilities2,415.1
 1,675.0
 775.1
 (2,512.3) 2,352.9
          
Redeemable non-controlling interest12.4
 12.4
 
 (12.4) 12.4
          
Total Stockholders’ Equity290.2
 1,948.1
 (95.0) (1,853.1) 290.2
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$2,717.7
 $3,635.5
 $680.1
 $(4,377.8) $2,655.5
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(55.3) $376.9
 $(98.7) $
 $222.9
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Contributions (paid to) received from subsidiaries and affiliates
 (129.7) 129.7
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 (55.8) (11.2) 
 (67.0)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 0.8
 4.1
 
 4.9
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 (184.7) 122.6
 
 (62.1)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt obligations
 603.9
 729.0
 
 1,332.9
Repayments of borrowings under long-term debt obligations
 (790.8) (680.7) 
 (1,471.5)
Net activity in investment in and advances from (to) subsidiaries and affiliates87.5
 0.5
 (88.0) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options12.8
 
 
 
 12.8
Treasury stock repurchased(44.9) 
 
 
 (44.9)
Payment of deferred financing costs
 
 (0.5) 
 (0.5)
Other
 (1.4) (2.6) 
 (4.0)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities55.4
 (187.8) (42.8) 
 (175.2)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 (9.4) 
 (9.4)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents0.1
 4.4
 (28.3) 
 (23.8)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
 7.9
 57.8
 
 65.7
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$0.1
 $12.3
 $29.5
 $
 $41.9

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Supplemental Consolidated Balance SheetsStatements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 20142016
(in millions)



Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
ASSETS         
          
Current Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$0.4
 $25.5
 $36.6
 $
 $62.5
Accounts receivable, net
 241.2
 144.6
 
 385.8
Inventories
 158.3
 58.9
 
 217.2
Income tax receivable144.1
 
 
 (144.1) 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 28.2
 28.3
 
 56.5
Total Current Assets144.5
 453.2
 268.4
 (144.1) 722.0
Property, plant and equipment, net
 287.3
 68.3
 
 355.6
Goodwill
 557.2
 179.3
 
 736.5
Other intangible assets, net
 611.9
 115.2
 
 727.1
Deferred tax asset12.4
 
 10.7
 (12.4) 10.7
Other non-current assets
 15.1
 15.7
 
 30.8
Net investment in subsidiaries1,808.4
 
 
 (1,808.4) 
Due from affiliates51.4
 2,226.0
 5.3
 (2,282.7) 
Total Assets$2,016.7
 $4,150.7
 $662.9
 $(4,247.6) $2,582.7
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
          
Current Liabilities:         
Accounts payable$
 $170.4
 $56.0
 $
 $226.4
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1.4
 166.1
 65.8
 
 233.3
Income taxes payable
 163.0
 (6.9) (144.1) 12.0
Current portion of long-term debt
 61.8
 4.6
 
 66.4
Total Current Liabilities1.4
 561.3
 119.5
 (144.1) 538.1
Long-term debt, net368.7
 1,129.6
 
 
 1,498.3
Deferred income taxes
 202.3
 26.8
 (12.4) 216.7
Other non-current liabilities
 109.3
 5.0
 
 114.3
Due to affiliates1,431.3
 340.2
 849.4
 (2,620.9) 
Total Liabilities1,801.4
 2,342.7
 1,000.7
 (2,777.4) 2,367.4
          
Redeemable non-controlling interest12.6
 12.6
 
 (12.6) 12.6
          
Total Stockholders’ Equity202.7
 1,795.4
 (337.8) (1,457.6) 202.7
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$2,016.7
 $4,150.7
 $662.9
 $(4,247.6) $2,582.7
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(63.1) $110.7
 $117.9
 $
 $165.5
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Contributions (paid to) received from subsidiaries and affiliates
 (76.7) 76.7
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 (43.0) (19.4) 
 (62.4)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 0.1
 0.1
 
 0.2
Other
 (0.1) (0.1) 
 (0.2)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 (119.7) 57.3
 
 (62.4)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt obligations600.0
 1,523.6
 109.7
 
 2,233.3
Repayments of borrowings under long-term debt obligations(375.0) (1,406.2) (86.5) 
 (1,867.7)
Net activity in investment in and advances from (to) subsidiaries and affiliates383.1
 (212.5) (170.6) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options15.7
 
 
 
 15.7
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation7.0
 
 
 
 7.0
Treasury stock repurchased(535.0) 
 
 
 (535.0)
Payment of deferred financing costs(3.1) (3.8) 
 
 (6.9)
Fees paid to lenders(6.0) (1.8) 
 
 (7.8)
Call premium on 2020 Senior Notes(23.6) 
 
 
 (23.6)
Other
 (2.1) 2.0
 
 (0.1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities63.1
 (102.8) (145.4) 
 (185.1)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 (6.2) 
 (6.2)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 (111.8) 23.6
 
 (88.2)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
 119.7
 34.2
 
 153.9
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$
 $7.9
 $57.8
 $
 $65.7


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Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2015
(in millions)

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(87.0) $274.7
 $46.5
 $
 $234.2
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from disposition of business
 7.2
 
 
 7.2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 (49.9) (16.0)   (65.9)
Other
 (0.7) (0.3) 
 (1.0)
Net cash used in investing activities
 (43.4) (16.3) 
 (59.7)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from 2012 Credit Agreement
 402.9
 10.6
 
 413.5
Repayments 2012 Credit Agreement
 (988.3) 
 
 (988.3)
Proceeds from issuance of 2023 Senior Notes450.0
 
 
 
 450.0
Net activity in investment in and advances (to) from subsidiaries and affiliates(401.3) 453.4
 (52.1) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options20.4
 
 
 
 20.4
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation21.8
 
 
 
 21.8
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock by CEO5.0
 
 
 
 5.0
Treasury stock repurchased(1.3) 
 
 
 (1.3)
Payment of deferred financing costs(8.0) 
 
 
 (8.0)
Other
 (3.0) (0.8) 
 (3.8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities86.6
 (135.0) (42.3) 
 (90.7)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 7.6
 
 7.6
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(0.4) 96.3
 (4.5) 
 91.4
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD0.4
 25.5
 36.6
 
 62.5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD$
 $121.8
 $32.1
 $
 $153.9

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Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2014
(in millions)
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(87.0) $274.7
 $46.5
 $
 $234.2
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from disposition of business
 7.2
 
 
 7.2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 (49.9) (16.0) 
 (65.9)
Other
 (0.7) (0.3) 
 (1.0)
Net cash used in investing activities
 (43.4) (16.3) 
 (59.7)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt obligations450.0
 402.9
 10.6
 
 863.5
Repayments of borrowings under long-term debt obligations
 (988.3) 
 
 (988.3)
Net activity in investment in and advances (to) from subsidiaries and affiliates(401.3) 453.4
 (52.1) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options20.4
 
 
 
 20.4
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation21.8
 
 
 
 21.8
Treasury stock repurchased(1.3) 
 
 
 (1.3)
Payment of deferred financing costs(8.0) 
 
 
 (8.0)
Proceeds from purchase of treasury shares by CEO5.0
 
 
 
 5.0
Other
 (3.0) (0.8) 
 (3.8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities86.6
 (135.0) (42.3) 
 (90.7)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 7.6
 
 7.6
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(0.4) 96.3
 (4.5) 
 91.4
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period0.4
 23.4
 38.7
 
 62.5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$
 $119.7
 $34.2
 $
 $153.9

 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(62.7) $191.5
 $96.4
 $
 $225.2
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
 
 (8.5) 
 (8.5)
Proceeds from disposition of business
 43.5
 
 
 43.5
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
 (31.3) (16.2) 
 (47.5)
Other
 3.0
 (0.9) 
 2.1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 15.2
 (25.6) 
 (10.4)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from 2012 Credit Agreement$
 $271.5
 $
 $
 $271.5
Repayments of the 2012 Credit Agreement
 (510.9) 
 
 (510.9)
Net activity in investment in and advances from (to) subsidiaries and affiliates59.3
 32.1
 (91.4) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options4.3
 
 
 
 4.3
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation1.7
 
 
 
 1.7
Treasury stock repurchased(2.2) 
 
 
 (2.2)
Payment of deferred financing costs
 (3.1) 
 
 (3.1)
Other
 (1.7) 2.3
 
 0.6
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities63.1
 (212.1) (89.1) 
 (238.1)
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 4.8
 
 4.8
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents0.4
 (5.4) (13.5) 
 (18.5)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGININNG OF PERIOD
 30.9
 50.1
 
 81.0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD$0.4
 $25.5
 $36.6
 $
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Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2013
(in millions)
 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Ultimate Parent) Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(66.1) $80.9
 $83.7
 $
 $98.5
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:         
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
 (1,035.3) (137.6) 
 (1,172.9)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
 (28.3) (11.7) 
 (40.0)
Other
 (54.7) 54.6
 
 (0.1)
Net cash used in investing activities
 (1,118.3) (94.7) 
 (1,213.0)
          
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Proceeds from 2012 Credit Agreement$
 $2,992.6
 $
 $
 $2,992.6
Repayments of the 2012 Credit Agreement
 (1,658.3) 
 
 (1,658.3)
Proceeds from issuance of 2020 Senior Notes375.0
 
 
 
 375.0
Proceeds from the 2011 Credit Facility
 46.5
 
 
 46.5
Repayments of the 2011 Credit Facility
 (696.5) 
 
 (696.5)
Net activity in investment in and advances (to) from subsidiaries and affiliates(772.8) 874.9
 (102.1) 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options8.7
 
 
 
 8.7
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation5.4
 
 
 
 5.4
Treasury stock repurchased458.2
 (465.2) 
 
 (7.0)
Payment of deferred financing costs(8.4) (43.6) 
 
 (52.0)
Other
 (1.3) 0.3
 
 (1.0)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities66.1
 1,049.1
 (101.8) 
 1,013.4
          
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
 2.8
 
 2.8
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
 11.7
 (110.0) 
 (98.3)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGININNG OF PERIOD
 19.2
 160.1
 
 179.3
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD$
 $30.9
 $50.1
 $
 $81.0


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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2015,2017, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20152017 based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)("COSO"). Based on our assessment and those criteria, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2017.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued a report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2017. That report appears on page 111105 of this Report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 20152017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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The Stockholders and the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries’Subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a), and our report dated March 1, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying ”Management’s“Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.” Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 and our report dated February 12, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
February 12, 2016March 1, 2018


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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 20162018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Proxy Statement") under the sections entitled “Proposal One—Election of Directors,” and “Board of Directors’ Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related Matters—Corporate Governance,” — "Committees of the Board,” —“Policies Governing Director Nominations,” and “Executive Compensation and Related Information—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”
 
Information relating to executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from our Proxy Statement under the section entitled “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Executive Officers.”
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the sections entitled “Executive Compensation and Related Information” and “Board of Directors’ Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related Matters—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.”
 
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2015:2017:
Plan category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
 (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:            
2003 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (1)
 1,218,198
 $29.43
 
2013 Equity Incentive Plan (2)
 3,822,195
 61.02
 1,343,650
Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
 385,421
 $37.47
 
Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (2)
 5,100,936
 65.42
 2,285,591
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 5,040,393
 $53.38
 1,343,650
 5,486,357
 $58.93
 2,285,591

(1)In May 2013, our Board of Directors adopted a resolution that prohibited further grants under the 2003 Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights issued under the 2003 Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan includes 404 shares issuable under restricted stock units and deferred stock units. These restricted and deferred stock units are excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation above.
(2)The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights issued under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan includes 168,675665,324 shares issuable under restricted stock units and deferred stock units. Additionally, this number includes 2,240,0943,160,506 performance restricted stock units which reflects a maximum payout of the awards granted. These restricted, deferred and performance restricted stock units are excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation above.

For information regarding the material features of each of the above plans see Note 12,11, “Stock-based Compensation”,Compensation,” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.

All other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the section entitled "Principal Security Ownership and Certain Beneficial Owners."
 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the section entitled “Executive Compensation and Related Information—Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Board of Directors' Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related matters—Matters—Directors’ Independence.”

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the sections entitled “Proposal Two— Ratification of Independent Auditors—Fees for Independent Auditors During fiscal yearsthe Years Ended December 31, 20152017 and 2014”2016” and “—Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditor.Auditors.

PART IV
 
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
(a)1.The following is a list of the financial statements of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. included in this Report, which are filed herewith pursuant to ITEM 8:
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years Endedended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20152017 and 20142016
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' EquityEquity/(deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016, and 20132015
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 and 20132015
  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
   
 2.Financial Statement Schedule:
  Schedule II—Valuation of Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
   
  All other schedules have been omitted because they are inapplicable, not required, or the information is included elsewhere in the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.
   
 3.Exhibits:

The following is an index of the exhibits included in this Report or incorporated herein by reference.
(b) EXHIBIT INDEX

2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 27, 2012). (1)

3.1

3.2
3.3

4.1
Specimen certificate for shares of common stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
4.23.4
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
4.4
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., the additional Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.13.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013)15, 2017).(1)

4.54.1
4.64.2
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, with respect to 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Sealy Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-117081) as filed July 16, 2009). (1)


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4.7
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, with respect to 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)

4.8
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Sealy Mattress Company, Sealy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, with respect to 8% Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 18, 2013). (1)

4.9
Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2015, among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 24, 2015).(1)

4.104.3
4.4
10.14.5
10.2
Commitment Letter dated September 26, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.14.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 27, 2012)May 24, 2016).(1)

4.6
10.310.1
10.410.2
Purchase Agreement dated December 12, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
10.5
Escrow and Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2012). (1)
10.6
10.710.3
10.810.4
10.910.5
10.1010.6

10.1110.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13

10.1310.14

10.1410.15

10.1510.16

10.1610.17

10.1710.18

10.1810.19

10.19
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 8, 2013). (1)(2)

10.20
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 23, 2013)July 26, 2017). (1)(2)


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10.2110.20

10.2210.21

10.2310.22

10.24
Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-31922) as filed on April 12, 2013)March 25, 2009). (1)(2)

10.2510.23

10.2610.24

10.2710.25

10.28
10.26

10.2910.27
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2008 by and among Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Tempur World, LLC and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed March 7, 2008). (1)(2)

10.30
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment and Non-Competition Agreement of Dale Williams dated as of July 30, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed July 30, 2015). (1)(2)

10.31
Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as June 30, 2008, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Mark Sarvary (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 30, 2008). (1)(2)

10.32
First Amendment to the Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, by and between the Company and Mark Sarvary, dated as of May 22, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 1, 2015).(1)(2)

10.33
Letter Agreement, between the Company and Mark Sarvary, dated as of May 22, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K as filed on June 1, 2015).(1)(2)

10.34
Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Lou Hedrick Jones dated as of June 1, 2009) (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on July 27, 2009). (1)(2)

10.35
Employment and Non-Competition Agreement by and between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Brad Patrick dated as of September 1, 2010) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on October 28, 2010). (1)(2)

10.36
Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of February 4, 2013, between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and W. Timothy Yaggi (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 4,
2013).(1)(2)

10.37
Employment and Noncompetition Agreement dated as of August 28, 2014, between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Barry Hytinen (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 7, 2014). (1)(2)

10.38

10.3910.28

10.4010.29

10.4110.30

10.4210.31

10.43
Matching Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of September 4, between the Company and Scott Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed September 8, 2015). (1)(2)

10.44
2015 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (dated as of September 4, between the Company and Scott Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed September 8, 2015). (1)(2)

10.45
Subscription Agreement (dated as of September 4, between the Company and Scott Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed September 8, 2015). (1)(2)

10.46
Amendment to Matching Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of October 12, 2015, between the Company and ScottL. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed October 14,on September 8, 2015). (1)(2)


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10.32
10.4710.33

10.48
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006)on November 9, 2017). (1)(2)
10.34
10.4910.35
10.36

10.5010.37

10.5110.38
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (Executive). (2)

10.52
Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan Executive(2)

10.53
10.39
10.40
10.5410.41
10.42
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49

10.5510.50
10.51
10.52

10.5610.53

10.5710.54

10.58
Stock Option Agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and Dale E. Williams (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed August 8, 2006). (1)(2)

10.59
Stock Option Agreement dated February 5, 2008 between Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. and Richard Anderson (filed as Exhibit 10.2 tothe Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 6, 2008)November 9, 2017). (1)(2)

10.6010.55

10.56

10.6110.57
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.6210.64
10.65
10.66

10.6310.67

10.6410.68

21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
101The following materials from Tempur Sealy International Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

(1)Incorporated by reference.
(2)Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(3)This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 20142017, 2016 AND 20132015
SCHEDULE II
(in millions)
   Additions       Additions    
Description 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Charges to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged to Other
Accounts
 Deductions 
Balance at
End of
Period
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Charges to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged to Other
Accounts
 Deductions 
Balance at
End of
Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts:                    
Year Ended December 31, 2013 $8.2
 1.3
 
 9.8
 $19.3
Year Ended December 31, 2014 $19.3
 4.9
 
 (4.7) $19.5
Year Ended December 31, 2015 $19.5
 6.9
 
 (3.1) $23.3
 $19.5
 6.9
 
 (3.1) $23.3
Year Ended December 31, 2016 $23.3
 4.6
 
 (5.5) $22.4
Year Ended December 31, 2017 $22.4
 10.4
 
 (5.4) $27.4

   Additions       Additions    
Description 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Charges to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged to Other
Accounts
 Deductions 
Balance at
End of
Period
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Charges to
Costs and
Expenses
 
Charged to Other
Accounts
 Deductions 
Balance at
End of
Period
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:                    
Year Ended December 31, 2013 $0.1
 20.4
 18.9
 
 $39.4
Year Ended December 31, 2014 $39.4
 2.2
 
 (19.9) $21.7
Year Ended December 31, 2015 $21.7
 4.6
 
 (2.1) $24.2
 $21.7
 4.6
 
 (2.1) $24.2
Year Ended December 31, 2016 $24.2
 20.2
 0.8
 
 $45.2
Year Ended December 31, 2017 $45.2
 9.9
 
 
 $55.1

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Registrant)
     
Date: February 12, 2016March 1, 2018 By: /S/ Scott L. Thompson
    
Scott L. Thompson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on the 121thst day of February, 2016,March, 2018, on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
Signature Capacity
  
/S/ SCOTT L. THOMPSON Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Scott L. Thompson 
  
/S/ BARRY A. HYTINENBHASKAR RAO Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Barry A. Hytinen
/S/ BHASKAR RAOChief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President Finance (PrincipalPrincipal Accounting Officer)
Bhaskar Rao 
  
/S/ EVELYN S. DILSAVER Director
Evelyn S. Dilsaver 
  
/S/ FRANCIS A. DOYLEDirector
Francis A. Doyle
/S/ JOHN A. HEIL Director
John A. Heil 
 
/S/ PETER K. HOFFMANDirector
Peter K. Hoffman
/S/ SIR PAUL JUDGEDirector
Sir Paul Judge
/S/ NANCY F. KOEHNDirector
Nancy F. Koehn
  
/S/ JON L. LUTHER Director
Jon L. Luther 
  
/S/ USMAN S. NABI Director
Usman S. Nabi 
  
/S/ RICHARD W. NEU Director
Richard W. Neu 
   
/S/ LAWRENCE J. ROGERSDirector
Lawrence J. Rogers
/S/ ROBERT B. TRUSSELL, JR. Director
Robert B. Trussell, Jr. 


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