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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2019

2020

Commission File Number1-9608

NEWELL BRANDS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWAREDelaware36-3514169

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

221 River Street

Hoboken, New Jersey 07030

6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201)610-6600

(770) 418-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS

TRADING SYMBOL

NAME OF EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED

Common stock, $1 par value per shareNWLNasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None

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  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated���accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filerAccelerated FilerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding (net of treasury shares) as April 30, 2019: 423.127, 2020: 424.1 million.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

NEWELL BRANDS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019  2018 

Net sales

  $1,712.1  $1,811.5 

Cost of products sold

   1,168.3   1,206.2 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross profit

   543.8   605.3 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   517.9   626.3 

Restructuring costs, net

   10.9   5.4 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   15.0   (26.4

Non-operating expenses:

   

Interest expense, net

   80.2   116.1 

Other expense (income), net

   23.3   (1.4
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (88.5  (141.1

Income tax benefit

   (16.7  (86.4
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

   (71.8  (54.7

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

   (79.4  108.0 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(151.2 $53.3 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

   

Basic

   423.0   486.0 

Diluted

   423.0   486.0 

Earnings (loss) per share:

   

Basic:

   

Loss from continuing operations

  $(0.17 $(0.11

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   (0.19  0.22 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(0.36 $0.11 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted:

   

Loss from continuing operations

  $(0.17 $(0.11

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   (0.19  0.22 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(0.36 $0.11 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Net sales$1,886  $2,042  
Cost of products sold1,269  1,387  
Gross profit617  655  
Selling, general and administrative expenses548  569  
Restructuring costs, net 11  
Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets1,475  63  
Operating income (loss)(1,408) 12  
Non-operating expenses:
Interest expense, net63  80  
Other expense, net12  26  
Loss before income taxes(1,483) (94) 
Income tax benefit(204) (20) 
Loss from continuing operations(1,279) (74) 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax—  (77) 
Net loss$(1,279) $(151) 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic423.8  423.0  
Diluted423.8  423.0  
Loss per share:
Basic:
Loss from continuing operations$(3.02) $(0.18) 
Loss from discontinued operations—  (0.18) 
Net loss$(3.02) $(0.36) 
Diluted:
Loss from continuing operations$(3.02) $(0.18) 
Loss from discontinued operations—  (0.18) 
Net loss$(3.02) $(0.36) 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019  2018 

Comprehensive income (loss):

   

Net income (loss)

  $(151.2 $53.3 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   (2.1  64.1 

Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs

   (13.2  (16.3

Derivative financial instruments

   (8.4  3.6 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   (23.7  51.4 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $(174.9 $104.7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss$(1,279) $(151) 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments(156) (2) 
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs(5) (13) 
Derivative financial instruments26  (9) 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax(135) (24) 
Comprehensive loss$(1,414) $(175) 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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NEWELL BRANDS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except par values)

   March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 

Assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $364.1  $495.7 

Accounts receivable, net

   1,606.1   1,850.7 

Inventories

   1,799.0   1,583.1 

Prepaid expenses and other

   290.8   275.6 

Current assets held for sale

   3,456.1   3,535.2 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   7,516.1   7,740.3 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   930.7   925.6 

Operating lease assets, net

   619.3   —   

Goodwill

   2,958.3   2,970.2 

Other intangible assets, net

   5,536.4   5,579.6 

Deferred income taxes

   216.0   179.7 

Other assets

   329.3   327.0 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $18,106.1  $17,722.4 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $934.9  $1,019.5 

Accrued compensation

   121.6   159.1 

Other accrued liabilities

   1,174.4   1,180.6 

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

   573.6   318.7 

Current liabilities held for sale

   747.1   734.1 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   3,551.6   3,412.0 

Long-term debt

   6,694.6   6,696.3 

Deferred income taxes

   1,000.7   992.7 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

   547.6   —   

Other noncurrent liabilities

   1,328.5   1,368.2 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   13,123.0   12,469.2 

Commitments and contingencies (Footnote 18)

   

Stockholders’ equity:

   

Preferred stock (10.0 authorized shares, $1.00 par value, no shares issued at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

   —     —   

Common stock (800 authorized shares, $1.00 par value 446.5 shares and 446.1 shares issued at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

   446.5   446.1 

Treasury stock, at cost (23.4 and 23.3 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

   (587.7  (584.7

Additionalpaid-in capital

   8,688.1   8,781.1 

Retained deficit

   (2,662.0  (2,511.3

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (936.5  (912.8
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity attributable to parent

   4,948.4   5,218.4 

Stockholders’ equity attributable to noncontrolling interests

   34.7   34.8 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   4,983.1   5,253.2 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $18,106.1  $17,722.4 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$476  $349  
Accounts receivable, net1,398  1,842  
Inventories1,700  1,606  
Prepaid expenses and other343  313  
Total current assets3,917  4,110  
Property, plant and equipment, net1,123  1,155  
Operating lease assets, net561  615  
Goodwill3,483  3,709  
Other intangible assets, net3,567  4,916  
Deferred income taxes873  776  
Other assets379  361  
Total assets$13,903  $15,642  
Liabilities:
Accounts payable$1,036  $1,102  
Accrued compensation124  204  
Other accrued liabilities1,152  1,340  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt639  332  
Total current liabilities2,951  2,978  
Long-term debt5,375  5,391  
Deferred income taxes498  625  
Long-term operating lease liabilities503  541  
Other noncurrent liabilities1,097  1,111  
Total liabilities10,424  10,646  
Commitments and contingencies (Footnote 18)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock (10.0 authorized shares, $1.00 par value, 0 shares issued at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019)—  —  
Common stock (800.0 authorized shares, $1.00 par value, 448.0 shares and 447.1 shares issued at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019)448  447  
Treasury stock, at cost (23.9 shares and 23.6 shares issued at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019)(596) (590) 
Additional paid-in capital8,340  8,430  
Retained deficit(3,683) (2,404) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,055) (920) 
Stockholders’ equity attributable to parent3,454  4,963  
Stockholders’ equity attributable to noncontrolling interests25  33  
Total stockholders’ equity3,479  4,996  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$13,903  $15,642  
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019  2018 

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

Net income (loss)

  $(151.2 $53.3 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   86.9   149.8 

Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets

   174.7   —   

Net gain from sale of businesses

   (5.2  (0.6

Deferred income taxes

   (46.9  (94.4

Stock-based compensation expense

   4.9   10.1 

Loss on change in fair value of investments

   16.7   —   

Other, net

   1.6   0.8 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:

   

Accounts receivable

   245.7   255.9 

Inventories

   (258.7  (308.8

Accounts payable

   (106.9  (285.8

Accrued liabilities and other

   (162.0  (182.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

   (200.4  (401.7
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

Capital expenditures

   (58.2  (95.1

Other investing activities

   (17.5  (10.2
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (75.7  (105.3
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Net short-term debt

   521.4   602.8 

Payments on current portion long-term debt

   (268.2  —   

Payments on long-term debt

   (4.6  (0.7

Cash dividends

   (97.7  (112.6

Debt issuance and extinguishment costs

   (2.7  —   

Equity compensation activity and other, net

   (2.6  (14.8
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   145.6   474.7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents

   (1.1  5.6 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   (131.6  (26.7

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   495.7   485.7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $364.1  $459.0 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

   

Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities

  $11.9  $35.9 

Net cash used in discontinued investing activities

   (11.9  (35.7

Capital expenditures for discontinued operations

   (12.5  (35.9

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(1,279) $(151) 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization91  87  
Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets1,475  175  
Gain from sale of businesses, net(1) (5) 
Deferred income taxes(234) (47) 
Stock based compensation expense  
Loss on change in fair value of investments 17  
Other, net  
Changes in operating accounts excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable369  246  
Inventories(142) (259) 
Accounts payable(49) (107) 
Accrued liabilities and other(219) (162) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities23  (200) 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(58) (58) 
Other investing activities, net (18) 
Net cash used in investing activities(56) (76) 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net receipts of short term debt305  521  
Payments on current portion of long-term debt—  (268) 
Payments on long-term debt(16) (5) 
Loss on extinguishment of debt—  (3) 
Cash dividends(99) (98) 
Equity compensation activity and other, net(17) (2) 
Net cash provided by financing activities173  145  
Exchange rate effect on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(24) (1) 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash116  (132) 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period371  496  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$487  $364  
Supplemental disclosures:
Restricted cash at beginning of period$22  $—  
Restricted cash at end of period11  —  
Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities—   
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities—  (8) 
Capital expenditures for discontinued operations—   
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)

   Common
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Deficit
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  Stockholders’
Equity
Attributable
to Parent
  Non-controlling
Interests
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2018

  $446.1   $(584.7 $8,781.1  $(2,511.3 $(912.8 $5,218.4  $34.8  $5,253.2 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   —      —     —     (151.2  (23.7  (174.9  —     (174.9

Dividends declared on common stock

   —      —     (97.7  —     —     (97.7  —     (97.7

Equity compensation, net of tax

   0.4    (3.0  4.7   —     —     2.1   —     2.1 

Impact of adoption due to change in accounting standard (see Footnote 1)

   —      —     —     0.5   —     0.5   —     0.5 

Portion of net (income) loss attributable tonon-controlling interests

   —      —     —     —     —     —     (0.1  (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

  $446.5   $(587.7 $8,688.1  $(2,662.0 $(936.5 $4,948.4  $34.7  $4,983.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   Common
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  Stockholders’
Equity
Attributable
to Parent
  Non-controlling
Interests
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2017

  $508.1   $(573.5 $10,362.0  $4,611.2  $(763.1 $14,144.7  $36.6  $14,181.3 

Comprehensive income

   —      —     —     53.3   51.4   104.7   —     104.7 

Dividends declared on common stock

   —      —     —     (112.5  —     (112.5  —     (112.5

Equity compensation, net of tax

   0.7    (6.7  9.5   —     —     3.5   —     3.5 

Impact of adoption due to change in accounting standard

   —      —     —     (9.5  —     (9.5  —     (9.5

Portion of net (income) loss attributable tonon-controlling interests

   —      —     —     —     —     —     (0.2  (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

  $508.8   $(580.2 $10,371.5  $4,542.5  $(711.7 $14,130.9  $36.4  $14,167.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Additional Paid-In CapitalRetained DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossStockholders' Equity Attributable to ParentNoncontrolling InterestTotal Stockholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019$447  $(590) $8,430  $(2,404) $(920) $4,963  $33  $4,996  
Comprehensive loss—  —  —  (1,279) (135) (1,414) —  (1,414) 
Dividends declared on common stock—  —  (97) —  —  (97) —  (97) 
Equity compensation, net of tax (6)  —  —   —   
Distribution to non-controlling interests holder—  —  —  —  —  —  (3) (3) 
Other—  —  —  —  —  —  (5) (5) 
Balance at March 31, 2020$448  $(596) $8,340  $(3,683) $(1,055) $3,454  $25  $3,479  

Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Additional Paid-In CapitalRetained DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossStockholders' Equity Attributable to ParentNoncontrolling InterestTotal Stockholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018$446  $(585) $8,781  $(2,511) $(913) $5,218  $35  $5,253  
Comprehensive loss—  —  —  (151) (24) (175) —  (175) 
Dividends declared on common stock—  —  (98) —  —  (98) —  (98) 
Equity compensation, net of tax (3)  —  —   —   
Balance at March 31, 2019$447  $(588) $8,688  $(2,662) $(937) $4,948  $35  $4,983  
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Footnote 1 — Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Newell Brands Inc. (formerly, Newell Rubbermaid Inc., and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentationstatement of the financial position and the results of operations of the Company. It is recommended that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and the footnotes thereto, included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form10-K. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as ofCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018,2019, has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but it does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made in the Company’s financial statements of the prior year to conform to the current year presentation.

Discontinued Operations

During 2018,


In connection with the Company’s decision to retain the Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Rubbermaid Outdoor, Closet, Refuse, Garage and Cleaning businesses, and the Mapa/Spontex and Quickie businesses, the Company implementedrealigned its management reporting structure in the Accelerated Transformation Plan, which was designed in part, to rationalize the organizationthird and its portfoliofourth quarters of products. Pursuant to the Accelerated Transformation Plan, a number of the Company’s businesses were designated for disposal. These businesses have been classified as discontinued operations as these businesses together represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results (see Footnote 2). Prior2019. All prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current reporting structure.

The Company operates and reports financial information in the following 4 reportable segments: Appliances and Cookware, Food and Commercial, Home and Outdoor Living, and Learning and Development. The Company also provides general corporate services to its segments which will be reported as a non-operating segment, Corporate (see Footnote 17).

Use of Estimates and Risks & Uncertainty of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Beginning late in the fourth quarter 2019 and into 2020, a novel strain of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, initially resulted in travel disruption and impacted portions of the Company’s and its suppliers’ operations in China. Since then, the spread of COVID-19 has developed into a global pandemic, impacting the economies of most countries around the world. The Company’s global operations, similar to those of many large, multi-national corporations, have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that an impairment triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as the Company has experienced significant COVID-19 related disruption to its business in three primary areas: supply chain, as certain manufacturing and distribution facilities are temporarily closed in line with government guidelines; the temporary closure of secondary customer retail stores as well as the Company's Yankee Candle retail stores in North America; and changes in consumer demand patterns to certain focused categories. As a result, the Company performed an impairment test for its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. In addition, the Company performed a recoverability test for its long-lived assets which primarily include finite-lived intangible assets, property plant and equipment and right of use lease assets. As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the triggering event, the Company determined that certain of its goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, property plant and equipment and right of use operating leases assets were impaired. The Company recorded an aggregate non-cash charge of approximately $1.5 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2020 in connection with these impairments. See Footnotes 6, 7 and 13 for further information.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Company believes the extent of the impact to its businesses, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and financial condition will be primarily driven by the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic’s impact on the U.S. and global economies and the timing, scope and effectiveness of federal, state and local governmental responses to the pandemic. Those primary drivers are beyond the Company's knowledge and control, and as a result, at this time the Company is unable to predict the cumulative impact, both in terms of severity and duration, COVID-19 will have on its businesses, operating results, cash flows and financial condition, but it could be material if the current presentation.

circumstances continue to exist for a prolonged period of time.

The consolidated condensed financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Management’s application of U.S. GAAP requires the pervasive use of estimates and assumptions in preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. As discussed above, the world is currently experiencing the global COVID-19 pandemic which has required greater use of estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. More specifically, those estimates and assumptions utilized in the Company’s forecasted cash flows that form the basis in developing the fair values utilized in its impairment assessments as well as annual effective tax rate. This has included assumptions as to the duration and severity of the pandemic, timing and amount of demand shifts amongst sales channels, workforce availability, supply chain
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continuity, and timing as to a return to normalcy. We are experiencing short-term disruptions and anticipate such to continue in the foreseeable future, but anticipate an eventual return to normal demand. Although we have made our best estimates based upon current information, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business may result in future changes to management’s estimates and assumptions, especially if the severity worsens or duration lengthens. Actual results could materially differ from the estimates and assumptions developed by management. If so, the Company may be subject to future incremental impairment charges as well as changes to recorded reserves and valuations.
Discontinued Operations

On December 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its Playing Cards business to Cartamundi Inc. and Cartamundi España S.L., which completed its previously announced Accelerated Transformation Plan (“ATP”).

In connection with the ATP, the Company completed the sale of several businesses during 2018 and 2019. In 2018, the Company sold Goody Products, Inc. (“Goody”), Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”), Pure Fishing, Inc. (“Pure Fishing”), the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (“Rawlings”), The Waddington Group, Inc. (“Waddington”) and other related subsidiaries. In 2019, the Company sold: the Process Solutions business, Rexair Holdings Inc. ("Rexair") and The United States Playing Card Company and other related subsidiaries. These businesses were classified as discontinued operations in periods prior to January 1, 2020.

Seasonal Variations


Sales of the Company’s products tend to be seasonal, with sales, operating income and operating cash flow in the first quarter generally lower than any other quarter during the year, driven principally by reduced volume and the mix of products sold in the first quarter. The seasonality of the Company’s sales volume combined with the accounting for fixed costs, such as depreciation, amortization, rent, personnel costs and interest expense, impacts the Company’s results on a quarterly basis. In addition, the Company tends to generate the majority of its operating cash flow in the third and fourth quarters of the year due to seasonal variations in operating results, the timing of annual performance-based compensation payments, customer program payments, working capital requirements and credit terms provided to customers. Accordingly, the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

2020.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” ASU 2018-14 modifies disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Since ASU 2018-14 only impacts the disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, the adoption of ASU 2018-14 will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes" (Topic 740). ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effects of the adoption of ASU 2019-12.
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In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting." ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions to account for contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is effective immediately and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effects of the adoption of ASU 2020-04.

Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

The Company’s accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such significant accounting policies are applicable for periods prior to the adoption of the following new accounting standards and updated accounting policies.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 involves several aspects of the accounting for credit losses related to certain financial instruments including assets measured at amortized cost, available-for-sale debt securities and certain off-balance sheet commitments. ASU 2016-13, and subsequent updates, broadens the information that an entity must consider in developing its estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of assets measured either collectively or individually to include historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, replacing the existing incurred credit loss model and other models with the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) model. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on a modified retrospective basis effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2016-03 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company's reserves for doubtful accounts at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were $31 million and $29 million respectively.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15,Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU2018-15 clarifies the accounting treatment for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement (hosting arrangement) by providing guidance for determining when the arrangement includes a software license. ASU2018-15 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.2019. The Company adopted ASU2018-15 may be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adoption, of ASU2018-15 will have on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issuedASU 2018-14,“Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Subtopic715-20): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.”ASU 2018-14 modifies disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, and early adoption is permitted. Since ASU2018-14 only impacts the disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, the adoption of ASU2018-14 will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

The Company’s accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2018 Annual Report on Form10-K. Such significant accounting policies are applicable for periods prior to the adoption of the following new accounting standards.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU2016-02,Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to recognize aright-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The Company adopted ASU2016-02 prospectively starting on January 1, 2019. As part of the adoption, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transaction guidance that includes not to reassess historical lease classification, not to recognize short-term leases on our balance sheet, nor separate lease andnon-lease components for all its leases. In addition, the Company used hindsight to determine the lease term and applied its incremental borrowing rate based on the remaining term of the lease as of the adoption date. The impact upon adoption, as of January 1, 2019, related to operating leases in continuing operations resulted in the recognition ofright-of-use assets of approximately $629 million, lease liabilities of approximately $687 million and a cumulative-effect adjustment on retained deficit of approximately $0.5 million on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU2017-12,Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” ASU2017-12 amends existing guidance to better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships. ASU2017-12 also expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. ASU2017-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods.2020. The adoption of ASU2017-12 2018-15 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Revisions


Sales of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company identified that it did not utilize an accurate estimate of fair value and expected form of sale in its fourth quarter 2018 impairment assessment for one of its five disposal groups classified as held for sale. The Company did not appropriately account for the disposal group as a stock sale. Consequently, certain income tax account balances (primarily related to deferred tax liabilities) were not classified as assets and liabilities held for sale in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018. As a result, the Company determined itsbook-over-tax outside basis differences and measured the tax effects of such difference, which resulted in an income tax expense of approximately $12.6 million. In addition, the Company did not use an accurate estimate of fair value in its 2018 impairment assessment. Collectively, the estimate of fair value and expected form of sale resulted in adjustments to the estimated fair value and carrying value of the held for sale business utilized in the Company’s 2018 impairment assessment. These changes resulted in an additional impairment charge of approximately $12.0 million to write-down the carrying value of the net assets of the held for sale business to its estimated fair value at December 31, 2018. In addition, as part of the presentation of discontinued operations, the Company periodically has to reclassify the prior period presentation to conform to the current year presentation. These adjustments are reflected in the Reclassification column below. The following table presents the effect to the Company’s previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 and Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018:

   As of December 31, 2018 
   As Previously
Reported
   Revision   Reclassification   As
Revised
 

Prepaid expenses and other

  $278.0   $(2.4  $—     $275.6 

Current assets held for sale

   3,541.3    (6.1   —      3,535.2 

Total current assets

   7,748.8    (8.5   —      7,740.3 

Deferred income taxes (noncurrent assets)

   165.2    14.5    —      179.7 

Total assets

   17,716.4    6.0    —      17,722.4 

Other accrued liabilities

   1,182.3    (0.8   (0.9   1,180.6 

Current liabilities held for sale

   650.4    100.4    (16.7   734.1 

Total current liabilities

   3,330.0    99.6    (17.6   3,412.0 

Deferred income taxes (liabilities)

   1,041.8    (66.7   17.6    992.7 

Other noncurrent liabilities

   1,370.5    (2.3   —      1,368.2 

Total liabilities

   12,438.6    30.6    —      12,469.2 

Retained deficit

   (2,486.7   (24.6   —      (2,511.3

Stockholders’ equity attributable to parent

   5,243.0    (24.6   —      5,218.4 

Total stockholders’ equity

   5,277.8    (24.6   —      5,253.2 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   17,716.4    6.0    —      17,722.4 
Accounts Receivables

   For the year ended December 31, 2018 

Income Statement Classification

  As
Previously
Reported
   Revision   As
Revised
 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

  $(128.3  $(24.6  $(152.9

Net income (loss)

   (6,917.9   (24.6   (6,942.5

Earnings per share:

      

Basic:

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $(14.33  $  $(14.33

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   (0.27   (0.05   (0.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(14.60  $(0.05  $(14.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted:

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $(14.33  $  $(14.33

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   (0.27   (0.05   (0.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(14.60  $(0.05  $(14.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company concluded the above referenced effects were not material to its previously issued Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019. As such, the Company will revise its Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form10-K. The adjustments will not result in a change to net cash provided by operating activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending December 31, 2018. In addition, the Company has revised the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 for the above adjustments including the effects to the Company’s retained deficit and total stockholders’ equity within this Quarterly Report on Form10-Q.

Other Items

At March 31, 2019, the Company held a 23.4% investment in FireAngel Safety Technology Group PLC (formerly known as Sprue Aegis PLC) (“FireAngel”), which the Company accounts for under the equity method of accounting.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company recordedamended its existing factoring agreement (the “Customer Receivables Purchase Agreement”) with a financial institution providing for an other-than-temporary-impairmentincrease in the amount of certain customer receivables that may be sold. The Company has since increased receivables factored by $100 million under the amended Customer Receivables Purchase Agreement at March 31, 2020 from its previous position of factored receivables of approximately $11.7$200 million which reducedat December 31, 2019. Transactions under this agreement continue to be accounted for as sales of accounts receivable, and the carrying valuereceivables are removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at the time of its investment in FireAngel to $2.9 million. FireAngel has experienced a decline in its share price. In addition, during March of 2019, FireAngel publicly disclosed its intentions to raise capital through a public offering at a price per share below our investment’s basis.the sales transaction. The Company concluded these facts were indicativeclassifies the proceeds received from the sales of accounts receivable as an other-than-temporary-impairment and recordedoperating cash flow in the charge withinunaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The Company records the discount as other expense, (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations forand collections of accounts receivables not yet submitted to the three-months ending March 31, 2019.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s related party sales to FireAngel were $7.5 million. On March 31, 2018, the Company terminated its distribution agreement with FireAngel.

financial institution as a financing cash flow.


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Footnote 2 — Divestitures and Held for Sale


Discontinued Operations

As part of the Company’s Accelerated Transformation Plan, during 2018, the Company announced it was exploring strategic options for its industrial and commercial product assets, including The Waddington Group, Process Solutions, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Rexair and Mapa/Spontex businesses, as well asnon-core consumer businesses, including Jostens, Pure Fishing, Rawlings, Rubbermaid Outdoor, Closet, Refuse and Garage, Goody Products and U.S. Playing Cards businesses. These businesses are classified as discontinued operations. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. During 2018, the Company sold Goody Products, Inc. (“Goody”), Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”), Pure Fishing, Inc. (“Pure Fishing”), the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (“Rawlings”) and Waddington Group, Inc. (“Waddington”) and other related subsidiaries as part of the Accelerated Transformation Plan.


The Company currently expects to completecompleted its previously announced ATP on December 31, 2019. As such, there were 0 businesses held for sale at March 31, 2020, nor income or loss from discontinued operations for the remaining divestitures by the end of 2019.

three months ended March 31, 2020. The following table provides a summary of amounts included in discontinued operations for the periodsperiod indicated (in millions):

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019   2018 

Net sales

  $540.9   $1,205.9 

Cost of products sold

   378.8    805.8 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   76.7    254.1 

Restructuring costs, net

   —      2.5 

Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets

   174.7    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   (89.3   143.5 

Non-operating expense (income)

   (3.2   0.4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (86.1   143.1 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   (6.7   35.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $(79.4  $108.0 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held for Sale

The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as assets and liabilities held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018(1)
 

Accounts receivable, net

  $413.8   $411.7 

Inventories

   378.2    338.7 

Prepaid expenses and other

   37.4    42.8 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   510.8    515.9 

Operating lease assets

   74.3    —   

Goodwill

   877.4    942.4 

Other intangible assets, net

   1,150.6    1,270.8 

Other assets

   13.6    12.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current assets held for sale

  $3,456.1   $3,535.2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts payable

  $240.7   $256.7 

Accrued compensation

   49.3    57.0 

Other accrued liabilities

   146.5    154.4 

Deferred income taxes

   219.6    250.0 

Operating lease liabilities

   78.9    —   

Other liabilities

   12.1    16.0 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities held for sale

  $747.1   $734.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
(1)

See Footnote 1.

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2019
Net sales$211 
Cost of products sold160 
Gross profit51 
Selling, general and administrative expenses25 
Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets112 
Operating loss(86)
Non-operating income, net(5)
Loss before income taxes(81)
Income tax benefit(4)
Net loss$(77)

Divestitures


2019 Divestiture Activity


On May 1, 2019, the Company sold its Rexair business to investment funds affiliated with Rhône Capital for approximately $235 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On May 1, 2019, the Company sold its Process Solutions Businessbusiness to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, for approximately $500 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.


On December 31, 2019, the Company sold its U.S. Playing Cards business to Cartamundi Inc. and Cartamundi España S.L. for approximately $220 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment charge primarily related to goodwill and intangible assetscharges totaling approximately $175$112 million, which is included in the income (loss)loss from discontinued operations, primarily related to the write-down of the carrying value of the net assets of certain held for sale businesses based on their estimated fair value.

2018 Activity

On June 29, 2018, the Company sold Rawlings, its Team Sports business, to a fund managed by Seidler Equity Partners with aco-investment of Major League Baseball for approximately $400 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On June 29, 2018, the Company sold Waddington to Novolex Holdings LLC for approximately $2.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments

On August 31, 2018, the Company sold its Goody business, to a fund managed by ACON Investments, L.L.C. for approximately $109 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On December 21, 2018, the Company sold Jostens to a fund managed by Platinum Equity, LLC for approximately $1.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On December 21, 2018, the Company sold Pure Fishing to a fund managed by Sycamore Partners L.P for approximately $1.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.


Footnote 3 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables display the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”) by component, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 (in millions):

   Cumulative
Translation
Adjustment
   Pension and
Postretirement
Costs
   Derivative
Financial
Instruments
   AOCL 

Balance at December 31, 2018

  $(492.6  $(398.1  $(22.1  $(912.8

Other comprehensive loss income before reclassifications

   (2.1   (14.8   (5.1   (22.0

Amounts reclassified to earnings

   —      1.6    (3.3   (1.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive loss

   (2.1   (13.2   (8.4   (23.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

  $(494.7  $(411.3  $(30.5  $(936.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cumulative
Translation
Adjustment
Pension and 
Postretirement
Costs
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
AOCL
Balance at December 31, 2019$(479) $(399) $(42) $(920) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(156) (9) 25  (140) 
Amounts reclassified to earnings—     
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)(156) (5) 26  (135) 
Balance at March 31, 2020$(635) $(404) $(16) $(1,055) 

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For the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, reclassifications from AOCL to the results of operations for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans were apre-tax pretax expense of $2.1$6 million and $3.6$2 million, respectively, and primarily represent the amortization of net actuarial losses (see Footnote 11). These costs are recorded in other expense, (income), net. For the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, reclassifications from AOCL to the results of operations for the Company’s derivative financial instruments for effective cash flow hedges werepre-tax (income) pretax expense of ($4.2)$1 million and $13.1income of $4 million, respectively (see Footnote 10).


The income tax (expense) benefit allocated to the components of AOCL for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):

   Three Months Ended
March, 31,
 
   2019   2018 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  $(0.2  $7.9 

Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs

   3.8    4.0 

Derivative financial instruments

   2.3    (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit related to AOCL

  $5.9   $11.7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Foreign currency translation adjustments$(7) $—  
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs  
Derivative financial instruments(9)  
Income tax (expense) benefit related to AOCL$(13) $ 

Footnote 4 — Restructuring Costs

Restructuring provisions were determined based on estimates prepared at the time the restructuring actions were approved by management and are periodically updated for changes. Restructuring amounts also include amounts recognized as incurred.

Accelerated Transformation Plan

The Company’s Accelerated Transformation Plan,ATP, which was initiated during the first quarter of 2018 and completed at the end of 2019, was designed in part, to divest the Company’s industrialnon-core consumer businesses and commercial product assets andnon-core consumer businesses. The Accelerated Transformation Plan also focusesfocus on the realignment of the Company’s management structure and overall cost structure as a result of the completed and planned divestitures. Restructuring costs associated with the transformation plan includeATP included employee-related costs, including severance, retirement and other termination benefits, as well as contract termination costs and other costs.

Other Restructuring

In addition to the Accelerated Transformation Plan, the Company has incurred restructuring costs, for various other restructuring activities.

Restructuring Costs

Restructuring costsnet incurred by reportable business segments for all restructuring activities in continuing operations for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019   2018 

Food and Appliances

  $1.8   $0.6 

Home and Outdoor Living

   2.5    0.8 

Learning and Development

   3.8    2.1 

Corporate

   2.8    1.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $10.9   $5.4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring costs incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 primarily relate to the Accelerated Transformation Plan.

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Food and Commercial$—  $ 
Home and Outdoor Living  
Learning and Development  
Corporate—   
$ $11  

Accrued restructuring costs activity for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 are as follows (in millions):

   Balance at
December 31,
2018
   Restructuring
Costs, Net
   Payments  Reclassification (1)  Foreign
Currency
and Other
  Balance at
March 31,

2019
 

Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs

  $20.6   $7.0   $(11.3 $—   $(0.5 $15.8 

Exited contractual commitments and other

   46.6    3.9    (7.9  (12.9  (0.8  28.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $67.2   $10.9   $(19.2 $(12.9 $(1.3 $44.7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Reclassification due to the adoption of ASU2016-02 (see Footnote 1)

Balance at December 31, 2019Restructuring
Costs, Net
PaymentsBalance at
March 31, 2020
Employee severance and termination benefits$10  $ $(4) $ 
Exited contractual commitments and other12   (5)  
$22  $ $(9) $15  
Other Restructuring-Related Costs
The Company regularly incurs other restructuring-related costs in connection with various discrete initiatives which are recorded in cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations based on the nature of the underlying costs incurred.
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Footnote 5 — Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value and are comprised of the following as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 

Raw materials and supplies

  $224.1   $215.5 

Work-in-process

   152.8    130.7 

Finished products

   1,422.1    1,236.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $1,799.0   $1,583.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Raw materials and supplies$254  $231  
Work-in-process153  135  
Finished products1,293  1,240  
$1,700  $1,606  

Footnote 6 — Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net, is comprised of the following as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 

Land

  $69.2   $69.9 

Buildings and improvements

   478.5    479.1 

Machinery and equipment

   1,604.6    1,575.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   2,152.3    2,124.1 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

   (1,221.6   (1,198.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $930.7   $925.6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Land$82  $86  
Buildings and improvements633  641  
Machinery and equipment2,146  2,151  
2,861  2,878  
Less: Accumulated depreciation(1,738) (1,723) 
$1,123  $1,155  

Depreciation expense for continuing operations was $39.8$48 million and $42.3$40 million for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. Depreciation expense for discontinued operations was nil and $25.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Depreciation expense was nilNaN for 2019 as the Company ceased depreciating property, plant and equipment relating to businesses which satisfied the criteria to be classified as held for salesale.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that a triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to the authoritative accounting literature, the Company compared the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows attributable to the asset or group of assets (the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available) to their respective carrying amount. As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the triggering event, the Company recorded a non-cash fixed asset impairment charge of approximately $1 million during the second quarterthree months ended March 31, 2020 in the Home and Outdoor Living segment associated with its Yankee Candle retail store business. See Footnote 1 for further information.

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Footnote 7 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net


Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 is as follows (in millions):

          March 31, 2019 

Segment

  Net Book
Value at
December 31,
2018
   Foreign
Exchange
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Impairment
Charges
  Net Book
Value
 

Food and Appliances

  $211.2   $0.1  $2,097.5   $(1,886.2 $211.3 

Home and Outdoor Living

   163.8    —     2,148.8    (1,985.0  163.8 

Learning and Development

   2,595.2    (12.0  3,429.2    (846.0  2,583.2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
  $2,970.2   $(11.9 $7,675.5   $(4,717.2 $2,958.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 


March 31, 2020
SegmentsNet Book Value at December 31,
2019
Impairment Charges
Foreign
Exchange and Other
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Impairment
Charges
Net Book
Value
Appliances and Cookware$212  $(212) $—  $744  $(744) $—  
Food and Commercial747  —  —  2,266  (1,519) 747  
Home and Outdoor Living164  —  —  2,155  (1,991) 164  
Learning and Development2,586  —  (14) 3,418  (846) 2,572  
$3,709  $(212) $(14) $8,583  $(5,100) $3,483  

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that a triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Pursuant to the authoritative literature, the Company performed an impairment test and determined that the goodwill associated with its Appliances and Cookware reporting unit was fully impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $212 million to reflect the impairment of its goodwill. See Footnote 1 for further information.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $63 million to reflect a decrease in the carrying values of Mapa/Spontex and Quickie while these businesses were classified as held for sale.

Other intangible assets, net are comprised of the following as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018    
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Book
Value
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Book
Value
   Amortization
Periods
(in years)

Trade names — indefinite life

  $4,089.4   $—   $4,089.4   $4,093.0   $—   $4,093.0   N/A

Trade names — other

   170.3    (39.9  130.4    170.5    (36.5  134.0   2-15

Capitalized software

   529.0    (363.7  165.3    520.0    (348.1  171.9   3–12

Patents and intellectual property

   134.1    (83.4  50.7    136.4    (79.2  57.2   3–14

Customer relationships and distributor channels

   1,269.8    (196.9  1,072.9    1,269.7    (180.9  1,088.8   3–30

Other

   109.0    (81.3  27.7    109.0    (74.3  34.7   3–5
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   
  $6,301.6   $(765.2 $5,536.4   $6,298.6   $(719.0 $5,579.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   


March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Book
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Amortization
Periods
(in years)
Trade names — indefinite life$2,270  $—  $2,270  $3,560  $—  $3,560  N/A
Trade names — other158  (49) 109  169  (50) 119  2-15
Capitalized software590  (445) 145  587  (435) 152  3-12
Patents and intellectual property135  (106) 29  135  (102) 33  3-14
Customer relationships and distributor channels1,308  (294) 1,014  1,328  (283) 1,045  3-30
Other109  (109) —  109  (102)  3-5
$4,570  $(1,003) $3,567  $5,888  $(972) $4,916  

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Amortization expense for intangible assets for continuing operations was $47.1$43 million and $49.8$47 million for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets for discontinued operations was nil and $32.0 millionNaN for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Amortization expense was nil for 2019, as the Company ceased amortizing other finite-lived intangible assets relating to businesses which satisfied the criteria to be classified as held for salesale.

As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic triggering event, the Company determined that certain of its indefinite-lived intangible assets in the Appliances and Cookware, Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development segments were impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1.3 billion and nil, respectively, to reflect impairment of these indefinite-lived trade names because their carrying values exceeded their fair values as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangibles assets
Appliances and Cookware$87 
Home and Outdoor Living1,092 
Learning and Development78 
$1,257 

The Company believes the circumstances and global disruption caused by COVID-19 will affect its businesses, operating results, cash flows and financial condition and that the scope and duration of the pandemic is highly uncertain. In addition, some of the other inherent estimates and assumptions used in determining fair value of the reporting units are outside the control of management, including interest rates, cost of capital, tax rates, industry growth, credit ratings, foreign exchange rates, labor inflation and tariffs, including the current trade negotiations with China. Given the uncertainty of these factors, as well as the inherent difficulty in predicting the severity and duration of the COVID-19 global pandemic and associated recovery and the uncertainties regarding the potential financial impact on the Company's business and the overall economy, there can be no assurance that the Company's estimates and assumptions made for purposes of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing performed during the secondfirst quarter of 2018.

2020 will prove to be accurate predictions of the future.


In addition, as a result of several impairment charges recorded over the past three years and as most recently as of December 1, 2019, some of the Company's reporting units and several of the Company's indefinite-lived tradenames were either recorded at fair value or with fair values within 10% of the associated carrying values. While the Company believes it has made reasonable estimates and assumptions to calculate the fair values of the reporting units and other indefinite-lived intangible assets which were based on facts and circumstances known at this time, it is possible that new events may occur or actual events may result in forecasted cash flows, revenue and earnings that differ from those that formed the basis of the Company’s estimates and assumptions. For each of the Company’s reporting units, particularly if the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 continues to persist for an extended period of time, the reporting unit’s actual results could be materially different from the Company’s estimates and assumptions used to calculate fair value. If so, the Company may be required to recognize material impairments to goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company will continue to monitor its reporting units for any triggering events or other signs of impairment. The Company may be required to perform additional impairment testing based on further deterioration of the global economic environment, continued disruptions to the Company’s business, further declines in operating results of the Company’s reporting units and/or tradenames, further sustained deterioration of the Company’s market capitalization, and other factors, which could result in impairment charges in the future. Although management cannot predict when improvements in macroeconomic conditions will occur, if consumer confidence and consumer spending decline significantly in the future or if commercial and industrial economic activity experiences a sustained deterioration from current levels, it is reasonably likely the Company will be required to record impairment charges in the future.

As of March 31, 2020, there were no reporting units and 9 indefinite-lived trade names with fair values within 10% of the associated carrying values. A hypothetical 10% reduction in forecasted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization used in the discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit would not have resulted in an incremental goodwill impairment charge. A hypothetical 10% reduction in the forecasted debt-free cash flows used in the excess earnings method to determine the fair of certain indefinite-lived intangibles in the Company’s Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development segments would have resulted in incremental impairment charges of $39 million and $13 million, respectively. A hypothetical 10% reduction in forecasted revenue used in the relief from royalty method to determine the fair value of certain indefinite-lived intangibles would have resulted in incremental impairment charges in the Company's following segments: Appliances and Cookware, Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development of $6 million, $6 million and $16 million, respectively.
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Footnote 8 — Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities are comprised of the following as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 

Customer accruals

  $437.7   $535.8 

Accruals for manufacturing, marketing and freight expenses

   37.0    34.3 

Accrued self-insurance liabilities, contingencies and warranty

   132.4    123.3 

Operating lease liability

   137.8    —   

Derivative liabilities

   13.0    4.9 

Accrued income taxes

   92.9    165.2 

Accrued interest expense

   128.9    72.9 

Other

   194.7    244.2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $1,174.4   $1,180.6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Customer accruals$476  $605  
Operating lease liabilities126  132  
Accrued interest expense107  63  
Accrued self-insurance liabilities, contingencies and warranty103  124  
Accrued income taxes100  114  
Accruals for manufacturing, marketing and freight expenses37  50  
Other203  252  
$1,152  $1,340  


Footnote 9 — Debt

Debt is comprised of the following as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 

2.60% senior notes due 2019

  $—    $267.3 

4.70% senior notes due 2020

   304.7    304.6 

3.15% senior notes due 2021

   93.5    97.5 

3.75% senior notes due 2021

   344.6    353.2 

4.00% senior notes due 2022

   249.1    249.0 

3.85% senior notes due 2023

   1,741.3    1,740.8 

5.00% senior notes due 2023

   309.5    310.0 

4.00% senior notes due 2024

   496.6    496.4 

3.90% senior notes due 2025

   90.4    90.3 

4.20% senior notes due 2026

   1,984.9    1,984.5 

5.375% senior notes due 2036

   415.9    415.8 

5.50% senior notes due 2046

   657.2    657.2 

Commercial paper

   258.9    —   

Receivables facility

   269.0    —   

Other debt

   52.6    48.4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

   7,268.2    7,015.0 

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

   (573.6   (318.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

  $6,694.6   $6,696.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
4.70% senior notes due 2020$305  $305  
3.15% senior notes due 202194  94  
3.75% senior notes due 2021336  342  
4.00% senior notes due 2022249  249  
3.85% senior notes due 20231,388  1,388  
4.00% senior notes due 2024200  199  
3.90% senior notes due 202547  47  
4.20% senior notes due 20261,972  1,986  
5.375% senior notes due 2036416  416  
5.50% senior notes due 2046657  657  
Commercial paper40  25  
Receivables facilities289  —  
Other debt21  15  
Total debt6,014  5,723  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt(639) (332) 
Long-term debt$5,375  $5,391  

Credit Revolver and Commercial Paper

On March 9, 2020, Moody’s Corporation ("Moody’s") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to “Ba1” based on a view that the Company would fail to meet Moody's target debt level for 2020. In addition, on November 1, 2019, S&P Global Inc. ("S&P") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to “BB+” as S&P believed the Company would fail to meet S&P’s target debt level for 2019. As a result of both downgrades, the Company’s ability to borrow under its commercial paper program was eliminated. Subsequently on April 15, 2020, Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to "BB" as they believed the Company would fail to meet Fitch's target debt level for 2020.

Previously, the Company was able to issue commercial paper up to a maximum of $800 million provided there was a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Company’s $1.25 billion revolving credit facility that matures in December 2023 (“the Credit Revolver”). The Company’s ability to borrow under the Credit Revolver was not affected by the downgrades. The interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Revolver is the borrowing period referenced LIBOR rate plus 127.5 basis points. At March 31, 2020, the Company had $40 million outstanding under its commercial paper program, which was subsequently repaid in April when the Company accessed $125 million under the Credit Revolver. At March 31, 2020, the Company did not have any amounts outstanding under the Credit Revolver.


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Senior Notes


During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company repaid approximately $268repurchased $15 million of debt upon maturity of its 2.60%the 4.20% senior notes due 2026 at approximately par value. The total consideration, excluding accrued interest, was approximately $15 million. As a result of the partial debt extinguishment, the Company recorded an immaterial loss.

As a result of the aforementioned debt rating downgrades of Moody's and S&P, certain of the Company’s Senior Notes aggregating to approximately $4.5 billion are subject to an interest rate adjustment of 25 basis points as a result of each downgrade, for a total of 50 basis points. This increase to the interest rates of each series of the Company's senior notes subject to adjustment is expected to increase the Company’s interest expense for 2020 by approximately $17 million and approximately $23 million on an annualized basis. The Fitch downgrade did not impact the interest rates on any of the Company's senior notes.

Receivables Facility

The Company maintains an Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (the “Securitization Facility”). The aggregate commitment under the Securitization Facility is $600 million. The Securitization Facility matures in October 2022 and bears interest at a margin over a variable interest rate. At March 2019.

31, 2020, the Company drew down the maximum net availability under the Securitization Facility, which fluctuates based on eligible accounts receivable balances. In March 2020, the Company amended its Securitization Facility with respect to certain customer receivables and to remove an originator from the Securitization Facility.


Other
The fair value of the Company’s senior notes are based on quoted market prices and are as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Fair ValueBook ValueFair ValueBook Value
Senior notes$5,724  $5,664  $5,990  $5,683  
The carrying amounts of all other significant debt approximates fair value.

Net Investment Hedge

The Company has designated the €300 million principal balance of the 3.75% senior notes due October 2021 as a net investment hedge of the foreign currency exposure of its net investment in certain Euro-functional currency subsidiaries with Euro-denominated net assets. At March 31, 2019, $3.92020, $9 million of deferred gains have been recorded in AOCL. See Footnote 10 for disclosures regarding the Company’s derivative financial instruments.

Revolving Credit Facility and Commercial Paper

The Company maintains a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility that matures in December 2023 (the “Facility”). Under the Facility, the Company may borrow funds on a variety of interest rate terms. Since the Facility provides the committed backup liquidity required to issue commercial paper, the Company may issue commercial paper up to a maximum of $800 million provided there is a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Facility. The Facility also provides for the issuance of up to $100 million of letters of credit, so long as there is a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Facility.

Receivables Facility

The Company maintains a $950 million receivables purchase agreement that matures in October 2019 (the “Securitization Facility”) and bears interest at a margin over a variable interest rate. At March 31, 2019, the borrowing rate margin and the unused line fee on the Securitization Facility were 0.80% and 0.40% per annum, respectively.

Other

The fair values of the Company’s senior notes are based on quoted market prices and are as follows (in millions):

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
   Fair Value   Book Value   Fair Value   Book Value 

Senior notes

  $6,518.2   $6,687.7   $6,911.2   $6,966.6 

The carrying amounts of all other significant debt approximates fair value.

Footnote 10—Derivatives

From time to time, the Company enters into derivative transactions to hedge its exposures to interest rate, foreign currency rate and commodity price fluctuations. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes.

Interest Rate Contracts

The Company manages its fixed and floating rate debt mix using interest rate swaps. The Company may use fixed and floating rate swaps to alter its exposure to the impact of changing interest rates on its consolidated results of operations and future cash outflows for interest. Floating rate swaps would be used, depending on market conditions, to convert the fixed rates of long-term debt into short-term variable rates. Fixed rate swaps would be used to reduce the Company’s risk of the possibility of increased interest costs. Interest rate swap contracts are therefore used by the Company to separate interest rate risk management from the debt funding decision. The cash paid and received from the settlement of interest rate swaps is included in interest expense.

Fair Value Hedges

At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $527$377 million notional amount of interest rate swaps that exchange a fixed rate of interest for variable rate (LIBOR) of interest plus a weighted average spread. These floating rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges against $277 million of principal on the 4.7% senior notes due in August 2020 and $250$100 million of principal on the 4.0% senior notes due 2024 for the remaining life of these notes. The effective portion of the fair value gains or losses on these swaps is offset by fair value adjustments in the underlying debt.

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Cross-Currency Contracts


The Company uses cross-currency swaps to hedge foreign currency risk on certain intercompany financing arrangements with foreign subsidiaries. During 2018, all the Company’s cross-currency interest rate swaps matured. As such, there were nothree months ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into 2 cross-currency swaps outstanding at March 31, 2019with an aggregate notional amount of $900 million, which were designated as net investment hedges of the Company's foreign currency exposure of its net investment in certain Euro-functional currency subsidiaries with Euro-denominated net assets. These cross-currency swaps, which mature in January and December 31, 2018.February 2025, pay a fixed rate of Euro-based interest and receive a fixed rate of U.S. dollar interest. The cross-currency interest rate swaps were intended to eliminate uncertainty in cash flows in U.S. Dollars and British Pounds in connection withCompany has elected the intercompany financing arrangements.

spot method for assessing the effectiveness of these contracts.

Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company uses forward foreign currency contracts to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate exposure on the cash flows related to forecasted inventory purchases and sales and have maturity dates through December 2019.2020. The derivatives used to hedge these forecasted transactions that meet the criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gains or losses on these derivatives is deferred as a component of AOCL and is recognized in earnings at the same time that the hedged item affects earnings and is included in the same caption in the statements of operations as the underlying hedged item. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $383$413 million notional amount outstanding of forward foreign currency contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted inventory purchases and sales.

The Company also uses foreign currency contracts, primarily forward foreign currency contracts, to mitigate the foreign currency exposure of certain other foreign currency transactions. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $925$801 million notional amount outstanding of these foreign currency contracts that are not designated as effective hedges for accounting purposes and have maturity dates through October 2020.January 2021. Fair market value gains or losses are included in the results of operations and are classified in other (income) expense,, net.

Commodity Contracts

To a lesser extent, the Company also enters into commodity-based derivatives in order to mitigate the risk that the rising price of these commodities could have on the cost of certain of the Company’s raw materials. These commodity-based derivatives provide the Company with cost certainty. At March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $10 million notional amount outstanding of commodity-based derivatives that are designated as effective hedges for accounting purposes and approximately $3 million notional amount outstanding of commodity-based derivatives that are not designated as effective hedges for accounting purposes. These commodity-based derivatives have expiration dates through January 2020.

The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as ofat the dates indicated (in millions):

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
   Fair Value of Derivatives   Fair Value of Derivatives 
   Asset (a)   Liability (a)   Asset (a)   Liability (a) 

Derivatives designated as effective hedges:

        

Cash flow hedges:

        

Foreign currency contracts

  $7.9   $3.6   $13.3   $0.7 

Fair value hedges:

        

Interest rate swaps

   —      6.0    —      11.5 

Derivatives not designated as effective hedges:

        

Foreign currency contracts

   8.6    8.2    12.9    4.2 

Commodity contracts

   —      1.3    —      0.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $16.5   $19.1   $26.2   $17.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Consolidated balance sheet location:

        

Asset: Prepaid expenses and other, and othernon-current assets

        

Liability: Other accrued liabilities, and current andnon-current liabilities

        

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Fair Value of DerivativesFair Value of Derivatives
Asset (a)Liability (a)Asset (a)Liability (a)
Derivatives designated as effective hedges:
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts$23  $ $ $13  
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps —    
Net investment hedges:
Cross-currency swaps21  —  —  —  
Derivatives not designated as effective hedges:
Foreign currency contracts32  16  10   
Total$84  $18  $13  $18  
(a) Consolidated balance sheet location:
Asset: Prepaid expenses and other, and other noncurrent assets
Liability: Other accrued liabilities, and current and noncurrent liabilities
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The following tables presentspresent gain and loss activity (on a pretax basis) for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 related to derivative financial instruments designated or previously designated, as effective hedges (in millions):

   

Location of gain/
(loss) recognized
in income

  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
 
   Gain/(Loss)   Gain/(Loss) 
   Recognized
in OCI (a)
(effective portion)
   Reclassified
from AOCL
to Income
   Recognized
in OCI (a)
(effective portion)
   Reclassified
from AOCL
to Income
 

Interest rate swaps

  Interest expense, net  $—    $(1.5  $—    $(1.9

Foreign currency contracts

  Net sales and cost of products sold   (6.1   5.7    (5.3   (6.4

Commodity contracts

  Cost of products sold   (0.6   —      —      —   

Cross-currency swaps

  Other expense (income), net   —      —      (3.4   (4.8
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $(6.7  $4.2   $(8.7  $(13.1
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2020
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2019
Gain/(Loss)Gain/(Loss)
Location of gain/(loss) recognized in income
Recognized
in OCI
(effective portion)
Reclassified
from AOCL
to Income
Recognized
in OCI
(effective portion)
Reclassified
from AOCL
to Income
Interest rate swapsInterest expense, net$—  $(2) $—  $(2) 
Foreign currency contractsNet sales and cost of products sold35   (6)  
Commodity contractsCost of products sold—  —  (1) —  
Cross-currency swapsOther expense, net21  —  —  —  
Total$56  $(1) $(7) $ 

(a)

Represents effective portion recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“OCI”).

At March 31, 2019,2020, deferred net gains of approximately $8.2$22 million within AOCL are expected to be reclassified to earnings over the next twelve months.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018,2020, the Company recognized expenseincome of $5.6$12 million, and $9.5 million, respectively, in other expense, (income), net, related to derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, which wasinstruments. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized expense of $6 million, in other expense, net, related to derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses on these derivatives are mostlyoffset by foreign currency movement in the underlying exposure.


Footnote 11 — Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans

The components of pension and postretirement benefit expense for continuing operations for the periods indicated, are as follows (in millions):

   Pension Benefits 
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   U.S.   International 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 

Service cost

  $0.1   $0.2   $1.5   $1.4 

Interest cost

   12.3    11.6    3.2    3.3 

Expected return on plan assets

   (14.8   (16.9   (3.3   (4.0

Amortization, net

   3.8    5.4    0.6    0.6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost

  $1.4   $0.3   $2.0   $1.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

   Postretirement Benefits 
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 

Service cost

  $—    $0.1 

Interest cost

   0.5    0.5 

Amortization, net

   (2.4   (2.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic postretirement cost

  $(1.9  $(2.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31,
U.S.International
2020201920202019
Service cost$—  $—  $ $ 
Interest cost 12    
Expected return on plan assets(15) (15) (2) (3) 
Amortization, net   —  
Settlements —  —  —  
Total expense$ $ $ $ 

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Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Service cost$—  $—  
Interest cost—  —  
Amortization, net(1) (2) 
Total income$(1) $(2) 

The components of net periodic pension and postretirement costs other than the service cost component are included in other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Footnote 12 — Income Taxes


The Company’s income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon an estimated annual effective tax rate applicable for the period adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions and other items.

The Company’s reportedincome tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was 13.8% and 2018 was a benefit of 18.9% and 61.2%21.3%, respectively. The difference from the statutoryCompany’s effective income tax rate tofluctuates based on, among other factors, the reportedgeographic mix of income.


The difference between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% and the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 iswas impacted by a variety of factors, primarily due toresulting from the geographicalgeographic mix of earningswhere the income was earned as well as certain taxable income inclusion items in the Company’s analyzed effective tax rate andone-time benefits related to state and local income taxes. U.S. based on foreign earnings.

The difference from the statutory tax rate to the reported tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were also impacted by certain discrete tax items. Income tax expense for three months ended March 31, 2020 included a discrete tax benefit of $15 million related to statute of limitations expirations and $8 million of prior period adjustments offset by tax expense of $27 million related to a change in the tax status of certain entities upon Internal Revenue Service approval during the first quarter, $7 million of excess book deductions related to equity-based compensation, and $5 million for effects of adopting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The Company concluded the effects of such prior period adjustments were not material to the current period or previously issued financial statements.

The three months ended March 31, 2019 also included discrete tax adjustments of $10 million for certain state tax return to provision adjustments offset by tax expense of $4 million for additional interest related to uncertain tax liabilities and $4 million for prior period adjustments.

On June 18, 2019, the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released temporary regulations under IRC Section 245A (“Section 245A”) as enacted by the 2017 U.S. Tax Reform Legislation (“2017 Tax Reform”) and IRC Section 954(c)(6) (the “Temporary Regulations”) to apply retroactively to the date the 2017 Tax Reform was enacted. The Temporary Regulations seek to limit the 100% dividends received deduction permitted by Section 245A for certain dividends received from controlled foreign corporations and to limit the applicability of the look-through exception to foreign personal holding company income for certain dividends received from controlled foreign corporations. Before the retroactive application of the Temporary Regulations, the Company benefited in 2018 is primarilyfrom both the 100% dividends received deduction and the look-through exception to foreign personal holding company income. The Company has analyzed the Temporary Regulations and concluded that the relevant Temporary Regulations were not validly issued. Therefore, the Company has not accounted for the effects of the Temporary Regulations in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ending March 31, 2020. The Company believes it has strong arguments in favor of its position and believes it has met the more likely than not recognition threshold that its position will be sustained. However, due to the geographical mixinherent uncertainty involved in challenging the validity of earningsregulations as well as a potential litigation process, there can be no assurances that the relevant Temporary Regulations will be invalidated or that a court of law will rule in favor of the Company. If the Company’s analyzed effectiveposition on the Temporary Regulations is not sustained, the Company would be required to recognize an income tax rate andone-time benefitsexpense of approximately $180 million to $220 million related to an income tax benefit from fiscal year 2018 that was recorded based on regulations in existence at the recognitiontime. In addition, the Company may be required to pay any applicable interest and penalties. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position.

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Footnote 13 — Leases

The Company’s lease portfolio mainly consists of retail stores, warehouses, distribution centers, office space, and, to a lesser extent, equipment. The Company’s accounting for finance leases (previously called capital leases) remains substantially unchanged. Finance leases are generally those leases that allow the Company to substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life. Assets acquired under finance leases are recorded in property, plant and equipment, net. All other leases are categorized as operating leases. Operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term whereas lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. These rates are assessed on a quarterly basis. The operating lease assets also include any lease payments made less lease incentives. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, the Company recognizes a front-loaded pattern of total lease expense recognition due to the accretion of the lease liability and the straight-line amortization of the leased asset.

Many leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term for three years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased assets. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise.

The Company also has lease agreements with lease andnon-lease components, which are accounted as a single lease component. Additionally, for certainnon-real estate leases, the portfolio approach is used to effectively account for the operating lease assets and liabilities.

Supplemental condensed consolidated balance sheetCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information related to leases for the period indicated, is as follows (in millions):

   

Classification

  March 31,
2019
 

Assets

    

Operating leases

  Operating lease assets, net  $619.3 

Finance leases

  Property, plant and equipment, net (1)   18.6 
    

 

 

 

Total lease assets

    $637.9 
    

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Current

    

Operating leases

  Other accrued liabilities  $137.8 

Finance leases

  Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt   3.4 

Noncurrent

    

Operating leases

  Long-term operating lease liabilities   547.6 

Finance leases

  Long-term debt   11.9 
    

 

 

 

Total lease liabilities

    $700.7 
    

 

 

 

(1)

Net of accumulated depreciation of $4.6 million.

ClassificationMarch 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets
Operating leasesOperating lease assets, net (1)$561  $615  
Finance leasesProperty, plant and equipment, net (2)14  15  
Total lease assets$575  $630  
Liabilities
Current
Operating leasesOther accrued liabilities$126  $132  
Finance leasesShort-term debt and current portion of long-term debt  
Noncurrent
Operating leasesLong-term operating lease liabilities503  541  
Finance leasesLong-term debt 10  
Total lease liabilities$641  $686  

(1) During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that a triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as a result of overall macroeconomic conditions and developments in the equity and credit markets primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to the authoritative accounting literature, the Company compared the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows attributable to the asset or group of assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available to their respective carrying amount. As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the triggering event, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 in the Home and Outdoor segment related to the operating leases of its Yankee Candle retail store business. In addition, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2 million in the Corporate segment to reflect a reduction in the carrying values of certain operating lease assets.
(2) Net of accumulated depreciation of $10 million and $8 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Components of lease expense as of the date indicated, are as follows (in millions):

   Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2019
 

Operating lease cost:

  

Operating lease cost (1)

  $48.2 

Variable lease costs (2)

   6.0 

Finance lease cost:

  

Amortization of leased assets

   1.1 

Interest on lease liabilities

   0.2 

(1)

Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.

(2)

Consists primarily of additional payments fornon-lease components, such as maintenance costs, payments of taxes and additional rent based on a level of the Company’s retail store sales.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost (1)$48  $53  
Variable lease costs (2)  
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets  
(1)Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.
(2)Consists primarily of additional payments for non-lease components, such as maintenance costs, payments of taxes and additional rent based on a level of the Company’s retail store sales.
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Remaining lease term and discount rates as of as of the date indicated, are as follows:

March 31, 20192020

Weighted-averageWeighted average remaining lease term (years):

Operating leases

77

Finance leases

34

Weighted-averageWeighted average discount rate:

Operating leases

4.3%4.3

Finance leases

3.5%3.9

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period indicated is as follows:

   Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2019
 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

  

Operating cash flows from operating leases

  $39.5 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

   0.2 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

   0.7 

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:

  

Operating leases

   26.5 

Finance leases

   6.7 
follows (in millions):

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$47  $42  
Financing cash flows from finance leases  
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases 27  
Finance leases—   

Maturities of lease liabilities for continuing operations under the new lease standard (see Footnote 1) as ofat March 31, 2019,2020, are as follows:

   Operating
Leases
   Finance
Leases
 

2019 (Excludes three months ended March 31, 2019)

  $124.7   $3.3 

2020

   136.2    4.3 

2021

   113.5    4.2 

2022

   97.8    3.3 

2023

   73.8    1.5 

Thereafter

   264.6    0.4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total lease payments

   810.6    17.0 

Less: imputed interest

   (125.2   (1.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Present value of lease liabilities

  $685.4   $15.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Footnote 2 for information on lease liabilities included in discontinued operations and held for sale.

Future minimum rental payments for operating leases, prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2018 for the consolidated Company are as follows:

   Operating
Leases
 

2019

  $180.0 

2020

   144.0 

2021

   117.8 

2022

   97.7 

2023

   74.0 

Thereafter

   263.9 
  

 

 

 

Total lease payments

  $877.4 
  

 

 

 

Rent expense under operating leases for continuing operations was $52.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

follows (in millions):

Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
2020 (Excludes three months ended March 31, 2020)$123  $ 
2021139   
2022114   
202386   
202469  —  
Thereafter214  —  
Total lease payments745  12  
Less: imputed interest(116) —  
Present value of lease liabilities$629  $12  

Footnote 14 — Earnings Per Share

The computations of the weighted average shares outstanding for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

   422.8    485.4 

Share-based payment awards classified as participating securities (1)

   0.2    0.6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

   423.0    486.0 

Dilutive securities (2)

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

   423.0    486.0 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, dividends and equivalents for share-based awards that are expected to be forfeited do not have a material effect on net income for basic and diluted earnings per share.

(2)

The three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 excludes 0.4 million and 1.0 million, respectively, potentially dilutive share-based awards as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Weighted average shares outstanding423.8  422.8  
Share-based payment awards classified as participating securities (1)—  0.2  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding423.8  423.0  
Dilutive securities (2)—  —  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding423.8  423.0  
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, dividends and equivalents for share-based awards that are expected to be forfeited do not have a material effect on net income for basic and diluted earnings per share.
(2)The three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 exclude 1.1 million and 0.4 million, respectively, of potentially dilutive share-based awards as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
At March 31, 2019,2020, there were 2.30.7 million potentially dilutive restricted stock awards with performance-based vesting targets that were not met and as such, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

At March 31, 2019, there were approximately 2.5 million shares

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Footnote 15 — Stockholders’ Equity and Share-Based Awards

Compensation


During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company awarded 1.31.2 million performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs), which had an aggregate grant date fair value of $23.0$27 million and entitle the recipients to shares of the Company’s common stock primarily at the end of a three-yearthree-year vesting period. The actual number of shares that will ultimately vest is dependent on the level of achievement of the specified performance conditions.


During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company also awarded 1.20.6 million time-based RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $21.7$11 million.These time-based RSU’sRSUs entitle recipients to shares of the Company’s common stock and primarily vest in equal installments over a three-yearthree-year period.

On June 11, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $2.5 billion increase in the then available amount under its existing Stock Repurchase Program (“SRP”). Under the Company’s Stock Repurchase Program (“SRP”), the Company is authorized to repurchase up to approximately $3.6 billion of its outstanding shares through the end of 2019. The repurchase of additional shares in the future will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s financial condition, liquidity and legal requirements.


During 2019, the Company has not repurchased any shares of its common stock under the SRP. At March 31, 2019, approximately $2.1 billion remains available to repurchase shares of its common stock under the SRP.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 dividends per share were $0.23.

Other

On March 14, 2019,2020, the Company announced that Michael B. Polk, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and memberalso awarded 1.0 million time-based stock options with an aggregate grant date fair value of $6 million. These stock options entitle recipients to shares of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), will retire from the Company at the end of the second quarter of 2019.

In connection with Mr. Polk’s retirement from the Company, on June 28, 2019 (the “Retirement Date”), the Companycommon stock and Mr. Polk entered into a Retirement Agreement and General Release (the “Retirement Agreement”), pursuant to which, Mr. Polk agreed to a customary release and restrictive covenants. Pursuant to certain terms and conditions Mr. Polk’s unexercised 2011 stock options will remain exercisable until expiration in July 2021 consistent with the terms of the underlying option agreement. Additionally, Mr. Polk’s unvested performance-based RSUs awarded in February 2018 will continue toprimarily vest in February 2021 (subjectequal installments over a three-year period.


The weighted average assumptions used to the satisfaction of applicable performance conditions) anda pro-rata portion of the RSUs awarded to Mr. Polk in February 2019, reflecting four months of service and totaling 45,724 RSUs, will continue to vest in February 2022 (subject to the satisfaction of applicable performance conditions).

Furthermore, Mr. Polk forfeited his unvested performance-based RSUs awarded in February 2017. The Company accounted for the treatment of his 2018 and 2019 awards as modification of his initial awards based on the terms and conditions of such awards. As such, the cumulative compensation expense of his 2017, 2018 and 2019 awards were reversed during the first quarter of 2019 whiledetermine the fair value of stock options granted for the modified awards will be recognized as compensation expense over the contractual service period. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a net benefit of approximately $9.3 million based on the aforementioned terms and conditions of the Retirement Agreement. As ofthree months ended March 31, 2019,2020, is as follows:


Risk-free interest rates1.4 %
Expected volatility41.3 %
Expected dividend yield3.9 %
Expected life (in years)6.2
Exercise price$20.02 
Intrinsic value$— 

Dividends per share were $0.23, for both the unrecognized compensation of the modified awards was approximately $4.3 million, which will be recognized during the second quarter of 2019 upon the completion of Mr. Polk’s remaining service period.

three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.


Footnote 16 — Fair Value Disclosures

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Measurements

The following table presents the Company’snon-pension financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

   March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
   Fair Value Asset (Liability)  Fair Value Asset (Liability) 
   Level 1   Level 2  Level 3   Total  Level 1   Level 2  Level 3   Total 

Derivatives:

             

Assets

  $—    $16.5  $—    $16.5  $—    $26.2  $—    $26.2 

Liabilities

   —      (19.1  —      (19.1  —      (17.3  —      (17.3

Investment securities, including mutual funds

   12.9    6.3   —      19.2   —      1.9   —      1.9 

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Fair value Asset (Liability)Fair value Asset (Liability)
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Derivatives:
Assets$—  $84  $—  $84  $—  $13  $—  $13  
Liabilities—  (18) —  (18) —  (18) —  (18) 
Investment securities, including mutual funds  —   10   —  11  
For publicly-tradedpublicly traded investment securities, including mutual funds, fair value is determined on the basis of quoted market prices and, accordingly, such investments are classified as Level 1. Other investment securities are primarily comprised of money market accounts that are classified as Level 2. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative instruments using standard pricing models and market-based assumptions for all significant inputs, such as yield curves and quoted spot and forward exchange rates. Accordingly, the Company’s derivative instruments are classified as Level 2.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company acquired an equity investment for $18.3$18 million, which is traded on an active exchange and therefore has a readily determinable fair value. At March 31, 2019,2020, the fair value of the equity investment was $12.9$6 million. For equity investments with readily determinable fair values held at March 31, 2019, we2020, the Company recorded $5.4$3 million and $5 million of unrealized losses within other expense, (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three-monththree months period ended March 31, 2019.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s nonfinancial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include property, plant2020 and equipment, operating lease assets, goodwill, intangible assets and certain other assets. In the absence2019, respectively.

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Financial Instruments


The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, derivative instruments, notes payable and short and long-term debt. The carrying values for current financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The fair values of the Company’s debt and derivative instruments are disclosed in Footnote 9 and Footnote 10, respectively.


Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s nonfinancial assets, which are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, include property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and certain other assets.

The Company’s goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are fair valued using discounted cash flows. Goodwill impairment testing requires significant use of judgment and assumptions including the identification of reporting units; the assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units; and the estimation of future cash flows, business growth rates, terminal values and discount rates. The testing of indefinite-lived intangibles under established guidelines for impairment also requires significant use of judgment and assumptions, such as the estimation of cash flow projections, terminal values, royalty rates, contributory cross charges, where applicable, and discount rates. Accordingly, these fair value measurements fall in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These assets and certain liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as part of the Company’s annual impairment testing and as circumstances require.

The following table summarizes the assets that are measured at Level 3 fair value on a non-recurring basis at the dates indicated:
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Indefinite-lived intangible assets$796  $1,365  

At March 31, 2020, certain intangible assets are recorded at fair value based upon the Company's impairment testing as circumstances require, while only certain intangible assets are recorded at fair value at March 31, 2020 (See Footnote 7).
The Company reviews property, plant and equipmentequipment and operating lease assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable through future undiscounted cash flows. If the Company concludes that impairment exists, the carrying amount is reduced to fair value.

The carrying value See Footnotes 6 and estimated fair value measurement of assets held13, respectively, for sale are classified as Level 3, as the fair values utilize significant unobservable inputs (see Footnote 2).

further information.

Footnote 17 — Segment Information


During the first quarter, the Company appointed separate Presidents for its Food and Commercial business units, each reporting directly to the chief operating decision maker (CODM). The Company is reportingdetermined these appointments required a reassessment of its financial results in four segments asoperating and reportable segments. As a result of its assessment, the Company concluded that the Food and Appliances, HomeCommercial business units are 2 separate operating segments but meet the requirements to be aggregated into a single reportable segment, pursuant to authoritative accounting literature, as they have similar economic and Outdoor Living, Learning and Development and Other.

qualitative characteristics. There were no changes to its other reportable segments.


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The Company’s three4 primary operatingreportable segments are as follows:


Segment

Key Brands

Description of Primary Products

FoodAppliances and AppliancesCookwareBall®Calphalon®, Calphalon®,Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sistema® and Sunbeam®Household products, including kitchen appliances, gourmet cookware, bakeware and cutlery food
Food and CommercialBall® (1), FoodSaver®, Rubbermaid®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Sistema®, Mapa®, Quickie® and Spontex®Food storage and home storage products, and fresh preserving products, vacuum sealing products, commercial cleaning and maintenance solutions, hygiene systems and material handling solutions
Home and 
Outdoor Living
Chesapeake Bay Candle®, Coleman®, Contigo®, ExOfficio®, First Alert®, Marmot®Marmot®, WoodWick® and Yankee Candle®Products for outdoor and outdoor-related activities, home fragrance products and connected home and security products
Learning and 
Development
Aprica®, Baby Jogger®, Dymo®, Elmer’s®, Expo®EXPO®, Graco®, Mr. Sketch®, NUK®, Paper Mate®, Parker®, Prismacolor®, Sharpie®, Tigex® Waterman® andX-Acto®Writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens and pencils; art products; activity-based adhesive and cutting products; labeling solutions; baby gear and infant care products

Segment

(1) Ball® TM of Ball Corporation, used under license.
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The Company also provides general corporate services to its segments which is reported as a non-operating segment, Corporate. Selected information as of and forby segment is presented in the periods indicated is as followsfollowing tables (in millions):

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
   Food and
Appliances
   Home and
Outdoor
Living
  Learning
and
Development
   Other   Corporate  Restructuring
Costs
  Consolidated 

Net sales (1)

  $504.1   $626.6  $581.4   $—    $—   $—   $1,712.1 

Operating income (loss) (2)

   9.3    (1.5  88.5    —      (70.4  (10.9  15.0 

Other segment data:

           

Total segment assets

   4,127.9    4,374.2   4,907.0    —      1,240.9   —     14,650.0 
   Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 
   Food and
Appliances
   Home and
Outdoor
Living
  Learning
and
Development
   Other   Corporate  Restructuring
Costs
  Consolidated 

Net sales (1)

  $534.2   $669.7  $607.0   $0.6   $—   $—   $1,811.5 

Operating income (loss) (2)

   13.4    7.8   66.2    0.9    (109.3  (5.4  (26.4

(1)

All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

(2)

Operating income (loss) by segment is net sales less cost of products sold, SG&A and impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets for continuing operations. Certain headquarters expenses of an operational nature are allocated to business segments primarily on a net sales basis. Corporate depreciation and amortization is allocated to the segments on a percentage of sales basis, and the allocated depreciation and amortization are included in segment operating income.


Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
 Net sales (1)
Appliances and Cookware$291  $330  
Food and Commercial520  504  
Home and Outdoor Living547  627  
Learning and Development528  581  
$1,886  $2,042  
 Operating income (loss) (2)
Appliances and Cookware$(308) $(4) 
Food and Commercial84   
Home and Outdoor Living(1,121) (2) 
Learning and Development 89  
Corporate(66) (61) 
Restructuring(2) (11) 
$(1,408) $12  
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Segment assets
Appliances and Cookware$1,064  $1,468  
Food and Commercial3,780  3,795  
Home and Outdoor Living2,802  3,833  
Learning and Development5,007  4,800  
Corporate1,250  1,746  
$13,903  $15,642  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles assets (3)
Appliances and Cookware$299  $—  
Food and Commercial—  63  
Home and Outdoor Living1,092  —  
Learning and Development78  —  
$1,469  $63  

(1)All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
(2)Operating income (loss) by segment is net sales less cost of products sold, SG&A and impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets for continuing operations. Certain Corporate expenses of an operational nature are allocated to business segments primarily on a net sales basis. Corporate depreciation and amortization is allocated to the segments on a percentage of sales basis, and included in segment operating income.
(3)During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges to reflect impairment of intangible assets related to certain of the Company’s indefinite-lived trade names and goodwill. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment charge to reflect a decrease in the carrying values of Mapa/Spontex and Quickie while these businesses were classified as held for sale. See Footnote 7 for further information.
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The following tabletables disaggregates revenue by major product grouping source and geography for the periods indicated (in millions):

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
   Food and
Appliances
   Home and
Outdoor Living
   Learning and
Development
   Other   Total 

Appliances and Cookware

  $329.5   $—    $—    $—    $329.5 

Food

   174.6    —      —      —      174.6 

Connected Home and Security

   —      84.1    —      —      84.1 

Home Fragrance

   —      196.7    —      —      196.7 

Outdoor and Recreation

   —      345.8    —      —      345.8 

Baby and Parenting

   —      —      236.2    —      236.2 

Writing

   —      —      345.2    —      345.2 

Other

   —      —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $504.1   $626.6   $581.4   $—    $1,712.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North America

  $353.5   $439.7   $390.6   $—    $1,183.8 

International

   150.6    186.9    190.8    —      528.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $504.1   $626.6   $581.4   $—    $1,712.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 
   Food and
Appliances
   Home and
Outdoor Living
   Learning and
Development
   Other   Total 

Appliances and Cookware

  $368.3   $—    $—    $—    $368.3 

Food

   165.9    —      —      —      165.9 

Connected Home and Security

   —      90.0    —      —      90.0 

Home Fragrance

   —      212.4    —      —      212.4 

Outdoor and Recreation

   —      367.3    —      —      367.3 

Baby and Parenting

   —      —      272.5    —      272.5 

Writing

   —      —      334.5    —      334.5 

Other

   —      —      —      0.6    0.6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $534.2   $669.7   $607.0   $0.6   $1,811.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North America

  $356.6   $469.8   $394.4   $0.6   $1,221.4 

International

   177.6    199.9    212.6    —      590.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $534.2   $669.7   $607.0   $0.6   $1,811.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Appliances and CookwareFood and CommercialHome and
Outdoor Living
Learning and DevelopmentTotal
Appliances and Cookware$291  $—  $—  $—  $291  
Food—  184  —  —  184  
Commercial—  336  —  —  336  
Connected Home and Security—  —  77  —  77  
Home Fragrance—  —  163  —  163  
Outdoor and Recreation—  —  307  —  307  
Baby and Parenting—  —  —  244  244  
Writing—  —  —  284  284  
Total$291  $520  $547  $528  $1,886  
North America$184  $374  $387  $374  $1,319  
International107  146  160  154  567  
Total$291  $520  $547  $528  $1,886  


Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Appliances and CookwareFood and CommercialHome and
Outdoor Living
Learning and DevelopmentTotal
Appliances and Cookware$330  $—  $—  $—  $330  
Food—  175  —  —  175  
Commercial Products—  329  —  —  329  
Connected Home and Security—  —  84  —  84  
Home Fragrance—  —  197  —  197  
Outdoor and Recreation—  —  346  —  346  
Baby and Parenting—  —  —  236  236  
Writing—  —  —  345  345  
Total$330  $504  $627  $581  $2,042  
North America$214  $363  $440  $391  $1,408  
International116  141  187  190  634  
Total$330  $504  $627  $581  $2,042  



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Footnote 18 — Litigation and Contingencies


The Company is subject to various claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, including from time to time, contractual disputes, employment and environmental matters, product and general liability claims, claims that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others, and consumer and employment class actions. Some of the legal proceedings include claims for punitive as well as compensatory damages. In the ordinary course of business, the Company is also subject to legislative requests, regulatory and governmental examinations, information requests and subpoenas, inquiries, investigations, and threatened legal actions and proceedings. In connection with such formal and informal inquiries, the Company receives numerous requests, subpoenas, and orders for documents, testimony, and information in connection with various aspects of its activities.

On January 31, 2020, the Company received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) primarily relating to its sales practices and certain accounting matters during the period from January 1, 2016 to the date of the subpoena. The subpoena followed various informal document requests from the SEC staff, including several requests primarily related to the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets. The Company has cooperated in providing documents and information to the SEC in connection with its requests and intends to continue to do so in connection with the subpoena. The Company cannot predict the timing or outcome of this investigation.


Securities Litigation


Certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors have been named in shareholder derivative lawsuits. On October 29, 2018, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint, Streicher v. Polk, et al.al., in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the Streicher“Streicher Derivative Action”), purportedly on behalf of the Company against certain of ourthe Company's current and former officers and directors. On October 30, 2018, another shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint, Martindale v. Polk, et al.al., in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the Martindale“Martindale Derivative Action”), asserting substantially similar claims purportedly on behalf of the Company against the same defendants. The complaints allege, among other things, violations of the federal securities laws, breaches of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets. The factual allegations underlying these claims are similar to the factual allegations made in the In re Newell Brands, Inc. Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, further described below. The complaints seek unspecified damages and restitution for the Company from the individual defendants, the payment of costs and attorneys’ fees, and that the Company be directed to reform certain governance and internal procedures. The Streicher Derivative Action and the Martindale Derivative Action have been consolidated and the case is now known as In re Newell Brands Inc. Derivative Litigation (the Newell "Newell Brands Derivative Action”), which is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. On January 31, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware stayed the Newell Brands Derivative Action pending the resolution of the motions to dismiss filed in In re Newell Brands Inc. Securities Litigation and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Newell Brands Inc., et al. (described below).


The Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors have been named as defendants in a putative securities class action lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, on behalf of all persons who acquired Company common stock pursuant or traceable to theS-4 registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the April 2016 acquisition of Jarden (the “Registration Statement”). The action was filed on September 6, 2018, and is captioned Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Newell Brands Inc., et al., Civil Action No.HUD-L-003492-18. The operative complaint alleges certain violations of the securities laws, including, among other things, that the defendants made certain materially false and misleading statements and omissions in the Registration Statement regarding the Company’s financial results, trends, and metrics. The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other relief, but has not specified the amount of damages being sought. The Company intends to defend the litigation vigorously.


The Company and certain of its officers have been named as defendants in two putative securities class action lawsuits, each filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired ourthe Company's common stock between February 6, 2017 and January 24, 2018. The first lawsuit was filed on June 21, 2018 and is captioned Bucks County Employees Retirement Fund, Individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Newell Brands Inc., Michael B. Polk, Ralph J. Nicoletti, and James L. Cunningham, III,, Civil Action No.2:18-cv-10878 (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey). The second lawsuit was filed on June 27, 2018 and is captioned Matthew Barnett, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Newell Brands Inc., Michael B. Polk, Ralph J. Nicoletti, and James L. Cunningham, III,, Civil Action No.2:18-cv-11132 (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey). On September 27, 2018, the court consolidated these two cases under Civil Action No.18-cv-10878 (JMV)(JBC) bearing the caption In re Newell Brands, Inc. Securities Litigation.Litigation. The court also named Hampshire County Council Pension Fund as the lead plaintiff in the consolidated case. The operative complaint alleges certain violations of the securities laws, including, among other things, that the defendants made certain materially false and misleading statements and omissions regarding the Company’s business, operations, and prospects between February 6, 2017 and January 24, 2018. The plaintiffs seek compensatory damages
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and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other relief, but have not specified the amount of damages being sought. The Company intends to defend the litigation vigorously.

On January 10, 2020, the court in In re Newell Brands Inc. Securities Litigation entered a dismissal with prejudice after granting the Company’s motion to dismiss. On February 7, 2020, the plaintiffs filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.


Jarden Acquisition


Under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), any Jarden stockholder who did not vote in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement, and otherwise complies with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, iswas entitled to seek an appraisal of his or her shares of Jarden common stock by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as provided under Section 262 of the DGCL. As of December 31, 2018, dissenting stockholders collectively holding approximately 2.9 million shares of Jarden common stock have delivered (and not withdrawn) to Jarden written demands for appraisal. Two separate appraisal petitions, styled asDunham Monthly Distribution Fund v. Jarden Corporation, CaseNo. 12454-VCS (Court of Chancery of the State

of Delaware), and Merion Capital LP v. Jarden Corporation, CaseNo. 12456-VCS (Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware), respectively, were filed on June 14, 2016 by a total of ten purported Jarden stockholders seeking an appraisal of the fair value of their shares of Jarden common stock pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. A third appraisal petition, Fir Tree Value Master Fund, LP v. Jarden Corporation, CaseNo. 12546-VCS (Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware), was filed on July 8, 2016 by two2 purported Jarden stockholders seeking an appraisal of the fair value of their shares of Jarden common stock pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. A fourth appraisal petition, Veritian Partners Master Fund LTP v. Jarden Corporation, CaseNo. 12650-VCS (Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware), was filed on August 12, 2016 by two2 purported Jarden stockholders seeking an appraisal of the fair value of their shares of Jarden common stock pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. On or about October 3, 2016, the foregoing petitions were consolidated for joint prosecution under CaseNo. 12456-VCS, and, except as provided below, the litigation is ongoing. The holders of a total of approximately 10.6 million former Jarden shares were represented in these actions initially.


On July 5, 2017 and July 6, 2017, Jarden and eleven11 of the dissenting stockholders, specifically including Merion Capital ERISA LP, Merion Capital LP, Merion Capital II LP, Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund, WCM Alternatives: Event-Driven Fund, Westchester Merger Arbitrage Strategy sleeve of the JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, JNL/Westchester Capital Event Driven Fund, WCM Master Trust, The Merger Fund, The Merger Fund VL and SCA JP Morgan Westchester (collectively, the “Settling Petitioners”), entered into settlement agreements with respect to approximately 7.7 million former Jarden shares (collectively, the “Settlement Agreements”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreements, in exchange for withdrawing their respective demands for appraisal of their shares of Jarden common stock and a full and final release of all claims, among other things, the Settling Petitioners received the original merger consideration provided for under the Merger Agreement, specifically (1) 0.862 of a share of Newell common stock, and (2) $21.00 in cash, per share of Jarden common stock (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”), excluding any and all other benefits, including, without limitation, the right to accrued interest, dividends, and/or distributions. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreements, Newell issued 6.6 million shares of Newell common stock to the Settling Petitioners (representing the stock component of the Merger Consideration), and authorized payment to the Settling Petitioners of approximately $162 million (representing the cash component of the Merger Consideration). The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware has dismissed with prejudice the appraisal claims for the Settling Petitioners.

Following the settlements, claims from the holders of approximately 2.9 million former Jarden shares remainremained outstanding in the proceedings. The value of the merger consideration attributable to such shares based on the Company’s stock price on the closing date of the Jarden acquisition would have been approximately $171 million in the aggregate. The fair value of the shares of Jarden common stock held by these dissenting stockholders, as determined by the court, would beis payable in cash and could be lower or higher than the Merger Consideration to which such Jarden stockholders would have been entitled under the Merger Agreement.

On July 19, 2019, the Court issued an order in which it determined that the fair value of the remaining Jarden shares at the date of the Merger was $48.31 per share, reflecting approximately $140 million in value to be paid to the remaining dissenting shareholders. The evidentiary trial was heldCourt also ordered the payment of accrued interest, compounded quarterly, and accruing from Junethe date of closing to the date of payment. On July 26, through June 29, 2018. Post-trial briefing was completed2019, the remaining dissenting shareholders filed a Motion for Reargument asking the Court to amend its valuation to no less than the deal price of $59.21 per share. On September 16, 2019, the Court denied the Motion for Reargument and affirmed its $48.31 per share valuation. The Court entered judgment on October 2, 2019. On October 4, 2019, the Company paid the judgment in the fourthamount of approximately $177 million, which cuts off interest accumulation on the judgment amount. The Company reflected $171 million and $6 million as a financing cash outflow and operating cash outflow, respectively, within the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2019. On November 1, 2019, the dissenting shareholders filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Delaware.


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Gizmo Children’s Cup Recall

In June 2019, a subsidiary of the Company conducted an internal investigation to determine the root cause of an issue related to a product line in the Home and Outdoor Living segment that was reported to the Company by one of its retailers. The Company determined that because of an issue occurring infrequently, but on a random basis, during the manufacturing process, the Gizmo Children’s cup may present users with a potential safety concern because the silicone spout may detach from the nylon base. The Company reported the issue to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, and issued a return authorization notice to retail customers. The Company announced a recall of the product on August 27, 2019 offering consumers a replacement lid if they had an affected product. In late 2019, the Company discovered that some product that had been inspected and subsequently resold or used as replacement lids for the recall was exhibiting the same type of separation of the spout from the lid base. The Company investigated the issue and ultimately determined to extend the recall to include the inspected product. The Company has reported this conclusion to the relevant authorities and on February 19, 2020 announced an expansion of the recall. The Company incurred inception to date charges associated with this matter of $21 million, including $1 million during the first quarter of 2018 and oral argument was held on November 29, 2018.

2020, net of recoveries from a third-party manufacturer.


Environmental Matters


The Company is involved in various matters concerning federal and state environmental laws and regulations, including matters in which the Company has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) and certain state environmental agencies as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at contaminated sites under CERCLAthe Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and equivalent state laws. In assessing its environmental response costs, the Company has considered several factors, including the extent of the Company’s volumetric contribution at each site relative to that of other PRPs; the kind of waste; the terms of existing cost sharing and other applicable agreements; the financial ability of other PRPs to share in the payment of requisite costs; the Company’s prior experience with similar sites; environmental studies and cost estimates available to the Company; the effects of inflation on cost estimates; and the extent to which the Company’s, and other parties’, status as PRPs is disputed.


The Company’s estimate of environmental remediation costs associated with these matters as ofat March 31, 2019,2020 was $47.3$43 million which is included in other accrued liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.Sheets. No insurance recovery was taken into account in determining the Company’s cost estimates or reserves, nor do the Company’s cost estimates or reserves reflect any discounting for present value purposes, except with respect to certain long-term operations and maintenance CERCLA matters. Because of the uncertainties associated with environmental investigations and response activities, the possibility that the Company could be identified as a PRP at sites identified in the future that require the incurrence of environmental response costs and the possibility that sites acquired in business combinations may require environmental response costs, actual costs to be incurred by the Company may vary from the Company’s estimates.


Lower Passaic River Matter


U.S. EPA has issued General Notice Letters (“GNLs”) to over 100 entities, including the Company and Berol Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company (“Berol”), alleging that they are PRPs at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, which includes a17-mile stretch of the Lower Passaic River and its tributaries.Seventy-two NaN of the GNL recipients, including the Company on behalf of itself and its subsidiary Berol Corporation (the “Company Parties”), have taken over the performance of the remedial investigation (“RI”) and feasibility study (“FS”) for the Lower Passaic River. On April 11, 2014, while work on the RI/FS remained underway, U.S. EPA issued a Source Control Early Action Focused Feasibility Study (“FFS”), which proposed four4 alternatives for remediation of the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River. U.S. EPA’s cost estimates for its cleanup alternatives ranged from approximately $315 million to approximately $3.2 billion in capital costs plus from $0.5approximately $1 million to $1.8$2 million in annual maintenance costs for

30 years, with its preferred alternative carrying an estimated cost of approximately $1.7 billion plus an additional $1.6approximately $2 million in annual maintenance costs for 30 years. In February 2015, the participating parties submitted to the U.S. EPA a draft RI, followed by submission of a draft FS in April 2015. The draft FS sets forth various alternatives for remediating the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River, ranging from a “no action” alternative, to targeted remediation of locations along the entire lower 17 mile stretch of the river, to remedial actions consistent with U.S. EPA’s preferred alternative as setsets forth in the FFS for the lower 8.3 miles coupled with monitored natural recovery and targeted remediation in the upper 9 miles. The cost estimates for these alternatives rangeranged from approximately $28.0$28 million to $2.7 billion, including related operation, maintenance and monitoring costs. The participating parties have been discussing the draft RI and FS reports with U.S. EPA and are preparing revised reports.

U.S. EPA issued its finala conditional approval of the RI report in June 2019.


U.S. EPA issued a Record of Decision for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River (the “ROD”) in March 2016 which, in the language of the document,(the “2016 ROD”). The 2016 ROD finalizes as the selected remedy the preferred alternative set forth in the FFS, which U.S. EPA estimates will cost $1.4 billion. Subsequent to the release of the 2016 ROD, in March 2016, U.S. EPA issued GNLs for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River (the
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(the “2016 GNL”) to numerous entities, apparently including all previous recipients of the initial GNL, including Company Parties, as well as several additional entities. As with the initial GNL, the Company Parties were among the recipients of the 2016 GNL. The 2016 GNL states that U.S. EPA would like to determine whether one entity, Occidental Chemical Corporation (“OCC”), will voluntarily perform the remedial design for the selected remedy for the lower 8.3 miles, and that following execution of an agreement for the remedial design, U.S. EPA plans to begin negotiation of a remedial action consent decree “under which OCC and the other major PRPs will implement and/or pay for U.S. EPA’s selected remedy for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River and reimburse U.S. EPA’s costs incurred for the Lower Passaic River.” The letter “encourage[s] the major PRPs to meet and discuss a workable approach to sharing responsibility for implementation and funding of the remedy” without indicating who may be the “major PRPs.” Finally, U.S. EPA states that it “believes that some of the parties that have been identified as PRPs under CERCLA, and some parties not yet named as PRPs, may be eligible for a cash out settlement with U.S. EPA for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River.”


In September 2016, OCC and EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for performance of the remedial design. On March 30, 2017, U.S. EPA sent a letter offering a cash settlement in the amount of $0.3 million to twenty20 PRPs, not including the Company Parties, for CERCLA Liability (with reservations, such as for Natural Resource Damages) in the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River. U.S. EPA further indicated in related correspondence that a cash outcash-out settlement might be appropriate for additional parties that are “not associated with the release of dioxins, furans, or PCBs to the Lower Passaic River.” Then, by letter dated September 18, 2017, U.S. EPA announced an allocation process involving all GNL recipients except those participating in the first-roundcash-out settlement, and five public entities. The letter affirms that U.S. EPA anticipates eventually offeringcash-out settlements to a number of parties, and that it expects “that the private PRPs responsible for release of dioxin, furans, and/or PCBs will perform the OU2 lower 8.3 mile remedial action.” At this time, it is unclear how the cost of any cleanup would be allocated among any of the parties, including the Company Parties or any other entities. The site is also subject to a Natural Resource Damage Assessment.


Following discussion with U.S. EPA regarding the 2015 draft FS, and U.S. EPA’s issuance of the 2016 ROD, the participating parties refocused the FS on the upper 9 miles of the Lower Passaic River. The parties submitted most portions of a draft Interim Remedy FS (the “Draft IR FS”) on August 12, 2019, setting forth remedial alternatives ranging from “no further action” to targeted dredging and capping with different targets for post-remedy surface weighted average concentration of contamination. The cost estimates for these alternatives range from approximately $6 million to $460 million. EPA has indicated it aims to have the IR FS finalized and to issue a Record of Decision for the upper 9 miles in 2020.

OCC has asserted that it is entitled to indemnification by Maxus Energy Corporation (“Maxus”) for its liability in connection with the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site. OCC has also asserted that Maxus’s parent company, YPF, S.A., and certain other affiliates (the “YPF Entities”) similarly must indemnify OCC, including on an “alter ego” theory. On June 17, 2016, Maxus and certain of its affiliates commenced a chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In connection with that proceeding, the YPF Entities are attempting to resolve any liability they may have to Maxus and the other Maxus entities undergoing the chapter 11 bankruptcy. An amended Chapter 11 plan of liquidation became effective in July 2017. In conjunction with that plan, Maxus and certain other parties, including the Company, entered into a mutual contribution release agreement (“Passaic Release”) pertaining to certain costs, but not costs associated with ultimate remedy.


On June 30, 2018, OCC sued 120 parties, including the Company and Berol, in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey (“OCC Lawsuit”). OCC subsequently filed a separate, related complaint against 5 additional defendants. The OCC Lawsuit includes claims, counterclaims and cross-claims for cost recovery, contribution, and declaratory judgement under CERCLA. The current, primary focus of the claims, counterclaims and cross-claims against the defendants is on certain past and future costs for investigation, design and remediation of the lower 8.3 miles17- mile stretch of the Lower Passaic River and its tributaries, other than those subject to the Passaic Release. The complaint notes, however, that OCC may broaden its claims in the future if and when EPA selects remedial actions for other portions of the Site or completes a Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Given the uncertainties pertaining to this matter, including that U.S. EPA is still reviewing the draft RI and FS, that no framework for or agreement on allocation for the investigation and ultimate remediation has been developed, and that there exists the potential for further litigation regarding costs and cost sharing, the extent to which the Company Parties may be held liable or responsible is not yet known.

OCC stated in a subsequent filing that it “anticipates” asserting additional claims against the defendants “regarding Newark Bay,” which is also part of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, after U.S. EPA has decided the Newark Bay remedy.


Based on currently known facts and circumstances, the Company does not believe that this matter is reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, including, among other factors, because there are numerous other parties who will likely share in any costs of remediation and/or damages. However, in the event of one or more adverse determinations related to this matter, it is possible that the ultimate liability resulting from this matter and the impact on the Company’s results of operations could be material.


Because of the uncertainties associated with environmental investigations and response activities, the possibility that the Company could be identified as a PRP at sites identified in the future that require the incurrence of environmental response costs and the possibility that sites acquired in business combinations may require environmental response costs, actual costs to be incurred by the Company may vary from the Company’s estimates.

Frederick County, Virginia

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Other Matters


Although management of the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings with certainty, it believes that the ultimate resolution of the Company’s proceedings, including any amounts it may be required to pay in excess of amounts reserved, will not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, except as otherwise described above.


In the normal course of business and as part of its acquisition and divestiture strategy, the Company may provide certain representations and indemnifications related to legal, environmental, product liability, tax or other types of issues. Based on the nature of these representations and indemnifications, it is not possible to predict the maximum potential payments under all of these agreements due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements did not have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

As In connection with the 2018 sale of The Waddington Group, Novolex Holdings, Inc. (the “Buyer”) filed suit against the Company in October 2019 in the Superior Court of Delaware. The Buyer generally alleged that the Company fraudulently breached certain representations in the Equity Purchase Agreement between the Company and Buyer, dated May 2, 2018, resulting in an inflated purchase price for The Waddington Group. The Company intends to defend the litigation vigorously.


At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $66$50 million in standby letters of credit primarily related to the Company’s self-insurance programs, including workers’ compensation, product liability and medical expenses.

Footnote 19 — Subsequent Events

On May 1, 2019, the Company completed the sales

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Table of its Process Solutions and Rexair businesses for approximately $735 million in the aggregate, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments. The Company used some of the cash proceeds received on disposal to pay down short-term debt including approximately $269 million outstanding at March 31, 2019 under the Company’s Securitization Facility.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of Newell Brands Inc.’s (“Newell Brands,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) consolidated financial condition and results of operations. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Business

Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”, “explore”, “project,” “target,” “plan,” “expect,” “setting up,” “beginning to,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “resume,” or similar statements. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees because there are inherent difficulties in predicting future results, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, there are no assurances that the Company will complete any or all of the potential transactions, or other initiatives referenced here. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
the Company’s ability to manage the demand, supply, and operational challenges associated with the actual or perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
the Company’s dependence on the strength of retail, commercial and industrial sectors of the economy in various parts of the world;
competition with other manufacturers and distributors of consumer products;
major retailers’ strong bargaining power and consolidation of the Company’s customers;
risks related to the Company’s substantial indebtedness, potential increases in interest rates or additional adverse changes in the Company’s credit ratings;
the Company’s ability to improve productivity, reduce complexity and streamline operations;
future events that could adversely affect the value of our assets and/or stock price and require additional impairment charges;
the Company’s ability to remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;
the Company's ability to develop innovative new products, to develop, maintain and strengthen end user brands and to realize the benefits of increased advertising promotion and spend;
the Company’s ability to complete planned divestitures, and other unexpected costs or expenses associated with dispositions;
changes in the prices of raw materials and sourced products and the Company’s ability to obtain raw materials and sourced products in a timely manner;
the impact of governmental investigations, inspections, lawsuits or other activities by third parties;
the risks inherent to the Company’s foreign operations, including currency fluctuations, exchange controls and pricing restrictions;
a failure of one of the Company’s key information technology systems, networks, processes or related controls or those of the Company’s services providers;
the impact of U.S. or foreign regulations on the Company’s operations, including the escalation of tariffs on imports into the U.S. and exports to Canada, China and the European Union and environmental remediation costs;
the potential inability to attract, retain and motivate key employees;
new Treasury or tax regulations and the resolution of tax contingencies resulting in additional tax liabilities;
product liability, product recalls or related regulatory actions;
the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights;
significant increases in the funding obligations related to the Company’s pension plans; and
other factors listed from time to time in our SEC filings, including but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
The information contained in this Report is as of the date indicated. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Report as a result of new information or future events or developments. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company has correctly identified and assessed all of the factors affecting the Company or that the publicly available and other information the Company receives with respect to these factors is complete or correct.
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Overview

Newell Brands is a leading global marketer of consumer goods company withand commercial products that make life better every day for consumers, where they live, learn, work and play. Our products are marketed under a strong portfolio of well-knownleading brands, including Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer’s®, Coleman®, Marmot®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®, NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, Mapa®, Spontex®, Quickie® and Yankee Candle®. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play.

Business Strategy

In 2018, Newell Brands announced its Accelerated Transformation Plan, designed to accelerate value creation and more rapidly transform the portfolio to one best positioned to leverage the company’s advantaged capabilities in innovation, design ande-commerce. The Accelerated Transformation Plan is designed to significantly increase shareholder value through both meaningful returns of capital to shareholders and strengthened operational and financial performance, while simultaneously deleveraging the balance sheet.

As part of the Company’s Accelerated Transformation Plan, during 2018, the Company announced it was exploring strategic options for its industrial and commercial product assets, including The Waddington Group, Process Solutions, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Rexair and Mapa/Spontex businesses, as well asnon-core consumer businesses, including Jostens, Pure Fishing, Rawlings, Rubbermaid Outdoor, Closet, Refuse and Garage, Goody Products and U.S. Playing Cards businesses. These businesses are classified as discontinued operations. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. During 2018, the Company sold Goody Products, Inc. (“Goody”), Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”), Pure Fishing, Inc. (“Pure Fishing”), the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (“Rawlings”) and Waddington Group, Inc. (“Waddington”) and other related subsidiaries as part of the Accelerated Transformation Plan. The Company currently expects to completesells its products in nearly 200 countries around the remaining divestitures byworld and has operations on the endground in nearly 100 of 2019.

The Company expects to incur costs and expenses in connection with the transformation of the portfolio of businesses as part of the Accelerated Transformation Plan.

Organizational Structure

these countries.

Business Strategy
The Company is reportingcurrently executing a turnaround strategy, with the vision of building a global, next generation consumer products company that can unleash the full potential of its financial resultsbrands in four segmentsa fast moving omni-channel environment. These strategies are designed to address key challenges facing the Company, including: shifting consumer preferences and behaviors; a highly competitive operating environment; a rapidly changing retail landscape, including the growth in e-commerce; continued macroeconomic and political volatility; and an evolving regulatory landscape.
The Company has identified the following strategic imperatives to address and adapt to these challenges during its turnaround period:

Strengthen the portfolio by investing in attractive categories aligned with its capabilities and strategy;
Sustainable profitable growth by focusing on innovation, as Foodwell as growth in digital marketing, e-commerce and Appliances, Homeits international businesses;
Attractive margins by driving productivity and Outdoor Living, Learningoverhead savings to reinvest into the business;
Cash efficiency by improving key working capital metrics, resulting in a lower cash conversion cycle; and Development
Build a winning team through engagement and Other.

focusing the best people on the right things.


Execution on these strategic imperatives will better position the Company for long-term sustainable growth in order to achieve its short-to-near-term goals of:

Growing core sales;
Improving operating margins;
Accelerating cash conversion cycle; and
Strengthening organizational capability and employee engagement.

Organizational Structure

The Company’s threefour primary operatingreportable segments are as follows:


Segment

Key Brands

Description of Primary Products

FoodAppliances and AppliancesCookwareBall®Calphalon®, Calphalon®,Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sistema® and Sunbeam®Household products, including kitchen appliances, gourmet cookware, bakeware and cutlery food
Food and CommercialBall® (1), FoodSaver®, Rubbermaid®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Sistema®, Mapa®, Quickie® and Spontex®Food storage and home storage products, and fresh preserving products, vacuum sealing products, commercial cleaning and maintenance solutions, hygiene systems and material handling solutions
Home and 
Outdoor Living
Chesapeake Bay Candle®, Coleman®, Contigo®, ExOfficio®, First Alert®, Marmot®, WoodWick® and Yankee Candle®Products for outdoor and outdoor-related activities, home fragrance products and connected home and security products
Learning and 
Development
Aprica®, Baby Jogger®, Dymo®, Elmer’s®, Expo®EXPO®, Graco®, Mr. Sketch®, NUK®, Paper Mate®, Parker®, Prismacolor®, Sharpie®, Tigex® Waterman® andX-Acto®Writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens and pencils; art products; activity-based adhesive and cutting products; labeling solutions; baby gear and infant care products

Divestitures

2019 Activity

On May 1, 2019,

(1) Ball® TM of Ball Corporation, used under license.

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The Company also provides general corporate services to its segments which is reported as a non-operating segment, Corporate. See Footnote 17 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Recent Developments

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Beginning late in the fourth quarter and into 2020, COVID-19 emerged and subsequently spread globally, ultimately being declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The pandemic has resulted in various federal, state and local governments as well as private entities mandating restrictions, including travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, closure of non-essential commerce, stay at home orders and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. The Company began to experience significant COVID-19 related disruption to its business in three primary areas:

Supply chain. While the majority of the Company’s factories are considered essential in their applicable jurisdictions and are operational, the company is experiencing disruption at certain of its facilities. Of its 135 manufacturing and distribution facilities, approximately 20 are temporarily closed, the most significant of which are its South Deerfield, MA, Home Fragrance plant, its Mexicali, Mexico and India Writing facilities and its Juarez, Mexico Connected Home and Security facility, all of which were closed in line with state government guidelines. The Mexicali, Mexico facility has since reopened on a limited basis and is currently in the process of ramping up to full operations. The Company is also facing intermittent transportation and logistical challenges.

Retail. While the Company’s largest retail customers are experiencing a surge in sales as their stores remain open, a number of secondary customers, primarily in the specialty and department store channels, have temporarily closed their brick and mortar doors. These dynamics, in combination with some retailers’ prioritization of essential items, have had a meaningful impact on retailers' order patterns. In addition, the Company soldtemporarily closed its Rexair businessYankee Candle retail stores in North America as of mid-March.

Consumer demand patterns. As the quarantine phase of the pandemic has taken hold, consumer purchasing behavior has strongly shifted to investment funds affiliated with Rhône Capital for approximately $235 million, subjectcertain focused categories. While certain of the Company’s businesses have benefited from this shift, including Food and Commercial, others have seen significant slowing.

In response to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On May 1, 2019,the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company soldhas focused on three priorities: protecting the health and well-being of its Process Solutions Businessemployees; maintaining financial viability and business continuity; and keeping manufacturing facilities and distribution centers operating, where deemed prudent, to provide products to our consumers. The Company has established internal protocols including the establishment of a COVID-19 task force to monitor the situation, as well as communications and guidance issued by foreign, federal, state and local governments. In the first quarter 2020, the Company instituted mandatory work-from-home policies for employees able to work from home in various locations around the world and implemented a number of precautionary measures at its manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution centers and R&D centers to reduce person to person contact and improve the personal safety for our front-line employees. Furthermore, beginning in mid-March 2020, the Company began temporarily closing all of the world-wide retail stores within its Home and Outdoor Living segment. While most of the Company’s manufacturing and distribution sites remain open, the Company has also experienced temporary closure of certain key operating facilities in the Home and Outdoor Living and Learning & Development segments, and additional COVID-19 related closures could further disrupt the Company’s supply chain. The Company continues to monitor developments, including government requirements and recommendations at the national, state, and local level to evaluate possible cessation or extensions to all or part of such initiatives. As part of the Company's efforts to contain costs and maintain financial liquidity and flexibility, it has taken certain actions including: instituting a hiring freeze for non-essential roles, furloughed all field-based and most corporate retail employees in North America, effective April 1, 2020, tightened discretionary spending as well as reducing and optimizing advertising and promotional expenses.


As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Company believes the extent of the impact to its businesses, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and financial condition will be primarily driven by the severity and duration of the pandemic, the pandemic’s impact on the U.S. and global economies and the timing, scope and effectiveness of federal, state and local governmental responses to the pandemic. Those primary drivers are beyond the Company's knowledge and control, and as a result, at this time it is difficult to predict the cumulative impact, both in terms of severity and duration, COVID-19 will have on its sales, operating results, cash flows and financial condition. However, the effects that the Company has experienced in the first quarter have been material to its operating results and we anticipate the Company's second quarter results will worsen sequentially. Furthermore, the impact to the Company's businesses, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and financial condition may be further adversely impacted if the current circumstances continue to exist for a prolonged period of time.

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During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that an affiliateimpairment triggering event had occurred as a result of One Rockthe COVID-19 global pandemic. See Footnotes 1 and 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Asset Trigger Event, Liquidity and Capital Partners, LLC,Resources, Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates for approximately $500 million, subjectinformation and Risk Factors in Part II, Item 1A.

Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Asset Trigger Event

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that a triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Pursuant to customary working capitalthe authoritative literature the Company performed an impairment test and other post-closing adjustments.

determined that certain of its indefinite-lived intangible assets in the Appliances and Cookware, Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development segments were impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company recorded an aggregate non-cash charge of $1.3 billion to reflect impairment of these indefinite-lived trade names as their carrying values exceeded their fair values. In addition, the Company determined that its goodwill associated with its Appliances and Cookware segment was impaired. During, the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a non-cash charge primarily relatedof $212 million to reflect the impairment of its goodwill as its carrying value exceeded its fair value.


See Footnotes 1 and intangible assets totaling approximately $1757 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates for information.

Ratings Downgrades and Commercial Paper Access

On March 9, 2020, Moody’s Corporation ("Moody’s") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to “Ba1” based on a view that the Company would fail to meet Moody's target debt level for 2020. Prior to that, on November 1, 2019, S&P Global Inc. ("S&P") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to “BB+” as S&P believed the Company would fail to meet S&P’s target debt level for 2019. As a result of both downgrades, the Company’s ability to borrow under its commercial paper program was eliminated. Previously, the Company was able to issue commercial paper up to a maximum of $800 million whichprovided there was a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Company’s $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in December 2023 (“the Credit Revolver”). The Company’s ability to borrow under the Credit Revolver was not affected by the downgrades. The interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Revolver is includedthe borrowing period referenced LIBOR rate plus 127.5 basis points. As such, the Company does not expect any change in its ability to access liquidity in the income (loss) from discontinued operations, primarily related to the write-down of the carrying value of the net assets of certain held for sale businesses based on their estimated fair value.

2018 Activity

On June 29, 2018, the Company sold Rawlings, its Team Sports business, to a fund managed by Seidler Equity Partners with aco-investment of Major League Baseball for approximately $400 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On June 29, 2018, the Company sold Waddington to Novolex Holdings LLC for approximately $2.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On August 31, 2018, the Company sold its Goody business, to a fund managed by ACON Investments, L.L.C. for approximately $109 million, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On December 21, 2018, the Company sold Jostens to a fund managed by Platinum Equity, LLC for approximately $1.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

On December 21, 2018, the Company sold Pure Fishing to a fund managed by Sycamore Partners L.P. for approximately $1.3 billion, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.

Ongoing Restructuring Initiatives

Accelerated Transformation Plan

The Company’s Accelerated Transformation Plan, which was initiated during the first quarter of 2018, was designed in part, to divest the Company’s industrial and commercial product assets andnon-core consumer businesses. The Accelerated Transformation Plan also focuses on the realignment of the Company’s management structure and overall cost structureshort term as a result of the completeddowngrades. At March 31, 2020, the Company had $40 million outstanding under its commercial paper program, which was subsequently repaid in April when the Company accessed $125 million under the Credit Revolver. At March 31, 2020, the Company did not have any amounts outstanding under the Credit Revolver. Subsequently on April 15, 2020, Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") downgraded the Company’s debt rating to "BB" as they believed the Company would fail to meet Fitch's target debt level for 2020.


Certain of the Company’s senior notes aggregating to approximately $4.5 billion are subject to an interest rate adjustment of 25 basis points as a result of each downgrade, for a total of 50 basis points. This increase to the interest rates of the Company's senior notes subject to adjustment is expected to increase the Company’s interest expense for 2020 by approximately $17 million and planned divestitures. Restructuring costs associated withapproximately $23 million on an annualized basis. The Fitch downgrade did not impact the transformation plan include employee-related costs, including severance, retirement and other termination benefits, contract termination costs and other costs.

interest rates on any of the Company's senior notes.


See Footnote 49 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Liquidity and Capital Resources for further information.


Impacts of Tariffs


The current U.S. presidential administrationUnited States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has implemented new U.S. tariffs that could impact the level of trade between the U.S and Canada, China, and the European Union in addition to global commerce in general. U.S. trading partners such as Canada, China and the European Union have responded by announcing retaliatoryimposed increased tariffs on some U.S. exports. Tariffs on importsChinese goods imported into the U.S. and exports to Canada, China and the European Union will increaseUnited States, resulting in increased costs for the Company. The Company has been successful at negotiating an exceptionsecuring from the USTR exemptions and exclusions for some of its products, with the most notable exemptions being for certain of the U.S. tariffs planned onits baby gear products, which represents a substantial portion of the Company’s tariff exposure. However, the U.S. governmentThe Company has announcedlargely mitigated its intention to increase some of the China tariffs from 10% to 25% if the negotiations with the Chinese government are not successful. The Company’s annualized gross tariff cost exposure from all these actions is estimated at approximately $86 million, which has been lowered from earlier projections because of the postponement of an increase on some of our products from 10% to 25% while the U.S. and China are in trade negotiations to resolve the dispute. Additionally, the Company is working to mitigate the tariff exposure, in part through pricing, productivity and, in some cases, relocation. The Phase 1 agreement signed on January 15, 2020 with China reduced tariffs under List 4a from 15% to 7.5%, effective February 14, 2020, and suspended tariffs under List 4b at 15%, which were due to go into effect on December 15, 2019. The terms of the agreement significantly reduced the estimated impact on tariffs for 2020. In addition, ifspite of the U.S. presidential administration were to extend theagreement, a full year of previously implemented tariffs, to additional categories of goods made in China it could have a significantmaterial impact on the Company's operating results and cash flows, with an estimated gross impact of approximately $75 million in 2020, primarily relating to its Appliances and Cookware, Consumer and Commercial, and Outdoor and Recreation businesses. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the gross impact was approximately $20 million. The Company will continue to monitor the trade negotiations and deploy mitigation efforts to offset the gross exposure. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its mitigation efforts.
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New Treasury Regulations

On June 18, 2019, the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released temporary regulations under IRC Section 245A (“Section 245A”) as enacted by the 2017 U.S. Tax Reform Legislation (“2017 Tax Reform”) and IRC Section 954(c)(6) (the “Temporary Regulations”) to apply retroactively to the date the 2017 Tax Reform was enacted. The Temporary Regulations seek to limit the 100% dividends received deduction permitted by Section 245A for certain dividends received from controlled foreign corporations and to limit the applicability of the look-through exception to foreign personal holding company income for certain dividends received from controlled foreign corporations. Before the retroactive application of the Temporary Regulations, the Company benefited in 2018 from both the 100% dividends received deduction and the look-through exception to foreign personal holding company income. The Company has analyzed the Temporary Regulations and concluded that the relevant Temporary Regulations were not validly issued. Therefore, the Company has not accounted for the effects of the Temporary Regulations in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ending March 31, 2020. The Company believes it has strong arguments in favor of its position and believes it has met the more likely than not recognition threshold that its position will be sustained. However, due to the inherent uncertainty involved in challenging the validity of regulations as well as a potential litigation process, there can be no assurances that the relevant Temporary Regulations will be invalidated or that a court of law will rule in favor of the Company.

If the Company’s position on the Temporary Regulations is not sustained, the Company would be required to recognize an income tax expense of approximately $180 million to $220 million related to an income tax benefit from fiscal year 2018 that was recorded based on regulations in existence at the time. In addition, the Company may be required to pay any applicable interest and penalties. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position.



Results of Operations


Three Months Ended March 31, 20192020 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

2019


Consolidated Operating Results

   Three Months Ended March 31, 

(in millions)

  2019   2018   Increase
(Decrease)
   % Change 

Net sales

  $1,712.1   $1,811.5   $(99.4   (5.5)% 

Cost of products sold

   1,168.3    1,206.2    (37.9   (3.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Gross profit

   543.8    605.3    (61.5   (10.2

Selling general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)

   517.9    626.3    (108.4   (17.3

Restructuring costs, net

   10.9    5.4    5.5    101.9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income (loss)

   15.0    (26.4   41.4    156.8 

Interest expense, net

   80.2    116.1    (35.9   (30.9

Other expense (income), net

   23.3    (1.4   24.7    NMF 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Loss before income taxes

  $(88.5  $(141.1  $52.6    37.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NMF –

Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)20202019$ Change% Change
Net sales$1,886  $2,042  $(156) (7.6)%
Gross profit617  655  (38) (5.8)%
Gross margin32.7 %32.1 %
Operating income (loss)(1,408) 12  (1,420) NM
Operating margin(74.7)%0.6 %
Interest expense, net63  80  (17) (21.3)%
Other expense, net12  26  (14) (53.8)%
Loss before income taxes(1,483) (94) (1,389) NM
Income tax benefit(204) (20) (184) NM
Income tax rate13.8 %21.3 %
Diluted loss per share - continuing operations$(3.02) $(0.18) 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share - discontinued operations—  (0.18) 
Diluted loss per share - attributable to common shareholders$(3.02) $(0.36) 

NM - Not meaningful

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Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily2020 decreased 8%, due to a decline in sales across allwithin the Home and Outdoor Living, Learning and Development and Appliances and Cookware segments. The net sales of these segments for the first quarter were adversely impacted by the circumstances and disruption caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. At this time, the Company is unable to predict the cumulative impact, both in terms of approximately 6%, inclusiveseverity and duration, COVID-19 will have on its businesses, customers and suppliers. However, the Company anticipates such downward trend in net sales will worsen sequentially in the second quarter and potentially beyond. These declines in sales were partially offset by an increase in sales within the Food and Commercial segment which have experienced an increase in demand for certain of unfavorable changesits consumable products as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in foreign currency (approximately 3%)unfavorably impacted net sales by $33 million, or 2%.

The decrease in cost of products sold


Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily driven by lower sales (approximately $36 million)2020 decreased 6%, and foreign currency translation (approximately $30 million), partially offset by the cost of sales impact of slightly lower gross profit margin products. Reported gross margin was 31.8% versus 33.4%improved to 32.7% as compared with 32.1% in the prior year period. The change was primarily due to the unfavorable impact of lower sales,Gross margin benefited from productivity improvement and net pricing, which were partially offset by product mix and inflation related to input costs and tariffs.

Changes in foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted gross profit by $11 million, or 2%. As mentioned above, the Company has already begun experiencing disruption at certain of its operating facilities, as approximately 20 have been temporarily closed, in line with government guidelines or due to other conditions. The decreaseCompany is also facing intermittent transportation and logistical challenges. The Company anticipates these closures and the time required to ramp up to full operations will adversely impact results in SG&Athe second quarter and potentially beyond depending on the duration of which our locations remain closed or limited.


Notable items impacting operating income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was primarily due to a reduction in overhead costs (approximately $56 million) and foreign currency translation (approximately $11 million),are as well as the benefits derived from cost savings initiatives.

The restructuring costsfollows:


Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019$ Change
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets (see Footnote 7)$1,469  $63  $1,406  
Restructuring (see Footnote 4) and restructuring-related costs 18  (12) 

Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were mostly comprised of costs related2020 was $1.4 billion as compared to the Accelerated Transformation Plan, primarily consisting of severance costs.

Consolidated operating income (loss) as a percentage of net sales$12 million in the prior year period. Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 included non-cash impairment charges of goodwill and 2018certain indefinite-lived intangible assets of $1.5 billion as compared to $63 million in the prior-year period, which included non-cash impairment charges of goodwill for businesses previously classified as held for sale. Operating income was approximately 0.9% and (1.5%), respectively. The change is primarilyalso unfavorably impacted due to benefits derived from cost savings initiatives and a reductionthe decline in overhead costs,sales mentioned above. This performance was partially offset by continued productivity improvement from various initiatives commenced in the unfavorable impactprior year as well as lower restructuring and restructuring-related charges and lower transaction and related costs associated with the completion of lower sales, inflation related to input costs and tariffs.

The decreasethe Company's Accelerated Transformation Plan in interestthe prior year.


Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was2020 decreased primarily due to lower debt levels. The weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 was approximately 4.5%4.3% and 4.2%4.5%, respectively.


Other expense, net for three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 include the following items:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Foreign exchange (gains) losses$11  $ 
Fair value equity adjustments (see Footnote 16) 17  
Other gains, net(2) —  
$12  $26  

Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $204 million and $20 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 13.8% as compared to 21.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 primarily relates to the impact of goodwill impairment charges. The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily relates to pre-tax net loss for the prior-year period.

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Business Segment Operating Results

   Net Sales  Operating Income (Loss) 
   Three Months Ended March 31,  Three Months Ended March 31, 

(in millions)

  2019   2018   Increase
(Decrease)
  %
Change
  2019  2018  Increase
(Decrease)
  %
Change
 

Food and Appliances

  $504.1   $534.2   $(30.1  (5.6)%  $9.3  $13.4  $(4.1  (30.6)% 

Home and Outdoor Living

   626.6    669.7    (43.1  (6.4  (1.5  7.8   (9.3  (119.2

Learning and Development

   581.4    607.0    (25.6  (4.2  88.5   66.2   22.3   33.7 

Other

   —      0.6    (0.6  NMF   —     0.9   (0.9  (100.0

Corporate

   —      —      —     —     (70.4  (109.3  38.9   35.6 

Restructuring

   —      —      —     —     (10.9  (5.4  (5.5  (101.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  
  $1,712.1   $1,811.5   $(99.4  (5.5 $15.0  $(26.4 $41.4   156.8 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 versus the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

Food


Appliances and Cookware

Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)20202019$ Change% Change
Net sales$291  $330  $(39) (11.8)%
Operating loss(308) (4) (304) NM
Operating margin(105.8)%(1.2)%
Notable items impacting operating loss comparability:
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets (See Footnote 7)$299  $—  
Appliances

The decrease in and Cookware net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was2020 decreased 12%, primarily due to lower promotional activity, unfavorable changesthe temporary closures of department and specialty stores in North America and EMEA, as well as the impact resulting from government imposed country-wide shutdowns, notably in Latin America, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Company anticipates such downward trend in net sales will worsen sequentially in the second quarter and potentially beyond. The decline in net sales also includes the continued loss in domestic market share in North America for certain appliance categories driven by the success of newly launched competitive products. Changes in foreign currency and weaknessunfavorably impacted net sales by $11 million, or 4%.


Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased to $308 million as compared to $4 million in Latin America,the prior year period. The increase in partoperating loss is primarily due to economic challengesnon-cash impairment charges of goodwill and timing of sales, partially offset by improvements in the fresh preserving category.

certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. Operating income (loss) as a percentagewas also unfavorably impacted due to the decline in sales mentioned above. See Footnote 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates for information.



Food and Commercial

Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)20202019$ Change% Change
Net sales$520  $504  $16  3.2%
Operating income84   83  NM
Operating margin16.2 %0.2 %
Notable items impacting operating income comparability:
Impairment of goodwill (See Footnote 7)$—  $63  
Food and Commercial net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 increased 3%, primarily due to increased demand in FoodSaver® appliance products as well as consumable washroom and 2018 was approximately 1.8% and 2.5%. The decrease was primarily driven by the unfavorable impact of lower sales and cost of goods inflation,cleaning products, partially offset by weakness in the restaurant and hospitality vertical channels for the Commercial business unit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Changes in foreign currency unfavorably impacted net sales by $10 million, or 2%.

Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased to $84 million as compared to $1 million in the prior year. Operating income was favorably impacted due to the increase in sales mentioned above as well as productivity improvement and deflation primarily related to commodity costs. In addition, the increase in operating income is primarily due the non-cash impairment charges of goodwill in the prior year which reflected a decrease in SG&A.

the carrying values of Mapa/Spontex and Quickie while these businesses were classified as held for sale. In addition, manufacturing facilities for this segment in New Zealand, France and Malaysia have been temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the Company anticipates will continue to impact the segment's performance through the second quarter of 2020.


Home and Outdoor Living

The decrease in


Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)20202019$ Change% Change
Net sales$547  $627  $(80) (12.8)%
Operating loss(1,121) (2) (1,119) NM
Operating margin(204.9)%(0.3)%
Notable items impacting operating loss comparability:  
Impairment of intangible assets (See Footnote 7) $1,092  $—  

Home and Outdoor Living net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 decreased 13%, as sales declined across all of its business units. The decrease was primarily driven by lost distribution for Coleman atdue to the temporary closure of all of our North American Yankee Candle retail stores within our Home Fragrances business, other department and specialty store closures in North America and EMEA, and a key U.S. retailer, unfavorable changesshift in foreign currencyconsumer purchasing patterns impacting the Outdoor and Recreation and Connected Home and Security businesses, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Company anticipates these factors will adversely impact results in the second quarter and potentially beyond depending on the duration of which our locations remain closed. In addition, net sales declined from the exit of approximately 6044 underperforming Yankee Candle retail stores.

stores within our Home Fragrance business. Changes in foreign currency unfavorably impacted net sales by $5 million, or 1%.


Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased to $1.1 billion as compared to $2 million in the prior year period. The increase in operating loss is primarily due to non-cash impairment charges of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. Operating income (loss)was also unfavorably impacted due to the decline in sales mentioned above.

In addition, the State of Massachusetts has required the shut-down of one of the segment’s primary manufacturing and distribution centers within our Home Fragrance business as a percentageresult of the COVID-19 pandemic through at least May 4, 2020, which will have an adverse impact to the segment’s operating results. In addition, a key manufacturing facility in Mexico associated with our Connected Home and Security business has been temporarily closed related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company anticipates these closures will adversely impact results in the second quarter and potentially beyond depending on the duration of which our locations remain closed. The Company will deploy cost containment initiatives to mitigate the impact of the closures of its retails stores and operating facilities, including employee furloughs. However, such actions may not be sufficient to mitigate the entire impact. The Company will continue to monitor developments, including government requirements and recommendations to evaluate possible further cessation or extensions of its operations. See Footnote 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates for information.


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Learning and Development

Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)20202019$ Change% Change
Net sales$528  $581  $(53) (9.1)%
Operating income 89  (84) (94.4)%
Operating margin0.9 %15.3 %
Notable items impacting operating income comparability:
Impairment of intangible assets (See Footnote 7)$78  $—  

Learning and Development net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 decreased 9% primarily due to a shift in consumer purchasing patterns affecting the Writing business unit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which we anticipate will worsen through the second quarter of 2020 and 2018potentially beyond. The net sales decline was approximately (0.2)% and 1.2%, respectively. The decrease was primarilyalso driven by softening trends in the negative impactWriting business related to sales of lower salesslime-related adhesive products, as well as the temporary closures of schools and cost of goods inflation,offices, partially offset by a decreasegrowth in SG&A.

Learningdemand in the Baby business unit. Given adverse changes in shifting consumer demands late in the first quarter and Development

The decreasecontinuing into the second quarter, the Company anticipates net sales to decline in the Baby business unit in the second quarter of 2020. Changes in foreign currency unfavorably impacted net sales by $7 million, or 1%.


Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was2020 decreased to $5 million as compared to $89 million in the prior year period. The decrease in operating income is primarily due to weakness in the baby gear category largely attributablenon-cash impairment charges of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. Operating income was also unfavorably impacted due to the liquidation of a major customer, whichdecline in sales mentioned above. The decrease in operating income was announced in March 2018, partially offset by growthproductivity improvements from various initiatives.

In addition, key Writing manufacturing facilities in Mexico and India were temporarily closed due to government orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the facility in Mexico has since reopened on a limited basis, the Company anticipates these closures and the time required to ramp up to full operations will adversely impact results in the Writing business, in part duesecond quarter and potentially beyond depending on the duration of which our locations remain closed or limited. The Company will deploy cost containment initiatives to U.S. strength largely driven bymitigate the Office channel.

Operating income (loss) as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was approximately 15.2% and 10.9%, respectively. The increase was due to a decrease in SG&A and productivity savings, partially offset by the gross profit impact of lower salesthe closures of its operating facilities. However, such actions may not be sufficient to mitigate the entire impact. The Company will continue to monitor developments, including government requirements and a slight decrease in gross profit margin.

recommendations to evaluate possible further cessation or extensions of its operations. See Footnote 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates for further information.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity


In light of current uncertainty in the global economy, as well as equity and bond markets, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken several actions and may continue to take actions to further strengthen its financial position and balance sheet, and maintain financial liquidity and flexibility, including, evaluating supply purchases, enhanced customer credit review processes, reviewing operating expenses, prioritizing capital expenditures, as well as the extension of payment terms for goods and services. The Company also has the ability to borrow under its existing Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (the “Securitization Facility”) and Credit Revolver. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had $290 million and nil outstanding under the Securitization Facility and Credit Revolver, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company had $125 million outstanding under the Credit Revolver. In addition, the Company does not anticipate repurchasing any of its common shares outstanding on the open market. While the Company repurchased $15 million of its 4.20% senior notes due 2026 during the first quarter of 2020, it will suspend retiring any of its outstanding public debt prior to maturity or repurchasing any of its common shares outstanding on the open market. In addition, while the Company currently believes its capital structure and cash resources can continue to support the funding of future dividends, the Company will continue to evaluate all actions to strengthen its financial position and balance sheet, and maintain financial liquidity and flexibility, including the issuance of debt and maintaining its capital allocation strategy.

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At March 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $364$476 million, of which approximately $306$308 million was held by the Company’snon-U.S. subsidiaries. Overall, the Company believes thatThe Company’s available cash and cash equivalents, cash flows generated from future operations, divestiture proceeds, access to capital markets,by operating activities and availability under its Facility (defined hereafter) and Securitization Facility (defined hereafter) will be adequate to support the cash needs of the Company. The Company intends to use available cash, borrowing capacity along with the actions described above, provide the Company with continued financial viability and adequate liquidity to fund its operations. The Company’s cash requirements are subject to change as business conditions warrant. As the COVID-19 pandemic is complex and rapidly evolving, the Company's plans as described above may change. At this point, the Company is unable to predict the duration and severity of this pandemic; however, the pandemic could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s future sales, results of operations, financial position and cash flows, fromparticularly if the current circumstances continue to exist for a prolonged period of time, which could impact the Company's ability to satisfy financial maintenance covenants and could limit the ability to make future operationsborrowings under existing debt instruments. For information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the Company, refer to Recent Developments in Part I - Item 2. Management’s Discussion and alternative financing arrangements to investAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Risk Factors in capital expenditures in support of the Company’s growth platforms, to maintain its dividend per share and to pay down debt and debt maturities as they come due, to complete its ongoing restructuring initiatives and to invest in share repurchase.

Part II - Item 1A.

Cash and cash equivalents increased (decreased) as follows for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 (in millions):

Continuing Operations

  2019   2018   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Cash used in operating activities

  $(212.3  $(437.6  $225.3 

Cash used in investing activities

   (63.8   (69.6   5.8 

Cash provided by financing activities

   145.6    474.9    (329.3

Discontinued Operations

            

Cash provided by operating activities

  $11.9   $35.9   $(24.0

Cash used in investing activities

   (11.9   (35.7   23.8 

Cash used in financing activities

   —      (0.2   0.2 

Total Company

            

Cash used in operating activities

  $(200.4  $(401.7  $201.3 

Cash used in investing activities

   (75.7   (105.3   29.6 

Cash provided by financing activities

   145.6    474.7    (329.1

Currency effect on cash and cash equivalents

   (1.1   5.6    (6.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  $(131.6  $(26.7  $(104.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


20202019Increase (Decrease)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities$23  $(200) $223  
Cash used in investing activities(56) (76) 20  
Cash provided by financing activities173  145  28  
Exchange rate effect on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(24) (1) (23) 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$116  $(132) $248  

The Company tends to generate the majority of its operating cash flow in the third and fourth quarters of the year due to seasonal variations in operating results, the timing of annual performance-based compensation payments, customer program payments, working capital requirements and credit terms provided to customers.


Factors Affecting Liquidity 

As a result of the debt ratings downgrades by Moody's and S&P described above, the Company’s ability to borrow under its commercial paper program was eliminated. Previously, the Company was able to issue commercial paper up to a maximum of $800 million provided there was a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Credit Revolver. The Company’s ability to borrow under the Credit Revolver was not affected by the downgrades. The interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Revolver is the borrowing period referenced LIBOR rate plus 127.5 basis points. As such, the Company does not expect any change in its ability to access liquidity in the short term as a result of the downgrades. At March 31, 2020, the Company had $40 million outstanding under its commercial paper program, which was subsequently repaid upon the Company accessing $125 million under the Credit Revolver. Subsequently on April 15, 2020, Fitch downgraded the Company’s debt rating to "BB" as they believed the Company would fail to meet Fitch's target debt level for 2020.

The Credit Revolver requires the maintenance of certain financial covenants. A failure to maintain our financial covenants would impair our ability to borrow under the Credit Revolver. At the time of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company is compliant with its financial covenants. 

In addition, certain of the Company’s Senior Notes aggregating to approximately $4.5 billion are subject to an interest rate adjustment of 25 basis points as a result of each downgrade, for a total of 50 basis points. This increase to the interest rates of the Senior Notes subject to adjustment is expected to increase the Company’s interest expense for 2020 by approximately $17 million and approximately $23 million on an annualized basis. The Fitch downgrade did not impact the interest rates on any of the Company's senior notes.

Furthermore, the Company may be required to pay a higher interest rate in future financings, and its potential pool of investors and funding sources could decrease as a result of the downgrades. 

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities


The change in net cash used inprovided by operating activities from continuing operations is in partprimarily due to favorable working capital primarily related to a decreasemanagement, reflecting accounts receivable sold under the Customer Receivables Purchase Agreement which commenced in the second quarter of 2019, partially offset by higher annual incentive compensation payments to suppliers and other working capital improvements.

in the current period. See Capital Resources for further information.


Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Activities


The change in cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was primarily due to a decreasethe lapping of the Company's acquisition of an equity investment for $18 million in capital expenditures. Forthe prior year period. See Footnote 16 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

The change in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to the period-over-period change in debt during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018, capital expenditures from continuing operations were $45.7 million and $59.2 million, respectively.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

The change in net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations was primarily due2019. See Footnote 9 of the Notes to the period-over-period decrease in borrowings on short-term debt (approximately $81 million) and an increase in paymentsUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.


Capital Resources

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repurchased $15 million of the current portion4.20% senior notes due 2026 at approximately par value. The total consideration, excluding accrued interest, was approximately $15 million. As a result of long-termthe partial debt (approximately $268 million).

CAPITAL RESOURCES

Theextinguishment, the Company maintains arecorded an immaterial loss.


Under the Company's $1.25 billion revolving credit facilityCredit Revolver that matures in December 2023, (the “Facility”). Under the Facility, the Company may borrow funds on a variety of interest rate terms. SincePrior to the Facility providesMoody’s and S&P downgrades discussed above, the Credit Revolver provided the committed backup liquidity required to issue commercial paper. As a result of both downgrades, the Company’s ability to borrow under its commercial paper program was eliminated. Previously, the Company maywas able to issue commercial paper up to a maximum of $800 million provided there iswas a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Facility.Credit Revolver. The FacilityCredit Revolver also provides for the issuance of up to $100 million of letters of credit, so long as there is a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Facility.Credit Revolver. At March 31, 2019,2020, there was approximately $259$40 million of commercial paper outstanding, there were approximately $28$20 million of outstanding standby letters of credit issued against the FacilityCredit Revolver and there were no borrowings outstanding under the Facility. TheCredit Revolver. At March 31, 2020, the net availability under the FacilityCredit Revolver was approximately $1.0$1.2 billion. (See Footnote 9Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company accessed $125 million under the Credit Revolver, a portion of which was utilized to repay the outstanding commercial paper at March 31, 2020.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company amended its existing factoring agreement (the “Customer Receivables Purchase Agreement”) with a financial institution providing for an increase in the amount of certain customer receivables that would be sold. The Company has since increased receivables factored by $100 million under the amended agreement at March 31, 2020 from its previous position of factored receivables of approximately $200 million at December 31, 2019. Transactions under this agreement continue to be accounted for as sales of accounts receivable, and the receivables are removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at the time of the Notes tosales transaction. The Company classifies the proceeds received from the sales of accounts receivable as an operating cash flow in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

Statement of Cash Flows. The Company records the discount as other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.


The Company maintains a $950its $600 million receivables purchase agreementSecuritization Facility that matures in October 2019 (the “Securitization Facility”)2022 and bears interest at a margin over a variable interest rate. At March 31, 2019,2020, the borrowing rate margin andCompany drew down the unused line fee on the Securitization Facility were 0.80% and 0.40% per annum, respectively. At March 31, 2019,maximum net availability under the Securitization Facility, was approximately $500 million. (See Footnote 9 ofwhich fluctuates based on eligible accounts receivable balances. In March 2020, the NotesCompany amended its Securitization Facility with respect to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

certain customer receivables and to remove an originator from the Securitization Facility.


The Company was not in default of anycompliance with all of its debt covenants at March 31, 2019.

At March 31, 2018, there were approximately 2.5 million shares2020.

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value of their shares, plus interest accruing from the date of the Jarden Acquisition, payable in cash. However, it is possible that the Company could issue a consent to or reach agreement with one or more of these shareholders resulting in the issuance of Company shares (in lieu of or along with the payment of cash) in settlement of the dissenters’ claims. (See Footnote 18 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). At March 31, 2019, the Company has accrued approximately $171 million of unpaid consideration related to these former shares of Jarden common stock.

Subsequent Events

On May 1, 2019, the Company completed the sales of its Process Solutions and Rexair businesses for approximately $735 million in the aggregate, subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments. The Company used some of the cash proceeds received on disposal to pay down short term debt including approximately $269 million outstanding at March 31, 2019 under the Company’s Securitization Facility.

Risk Management

From time to time, the Company enters into derivative transactions to hedge its exposures to interest rate, foreign currency rate and commodity price fluctuations. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes.

Interest Rate Contracts

The Company manages its fixed and floating rate debt mix using interest rate swaps. The Company may use fixed and floating rate swaps to alter its exposure to the impact of changing interest rates on its consolidated results of operations and future cash outflows for interest. Floating rate swaps would be used, depending on market conditions, to convert the fixed rates of long-term debt into short-term variable rates. Fixed rate swaps would be used to reduce the Company’s risk of the possibility of increased interest costs. Interest rate swap contracts are therefore used by the Company to separate interest rate risk management from the debt funding decision. The cash paid and received from the settlement of interest rate swaps is included in interest expense.


Fair Value Hedges


At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $527$377 million notional amount of interest rate swaps that exchange a fixed rate of interest for variable rate (LIBOR) of interest plus a weighted average spread. These floating rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges against $277 million of principal on the 4.7% senior notes due in August 2020 and $250$100 million of principal on the 4.0% senior notes due 2024 for the remaining life of these notes. The effective portion of the fair value gains or losses on these swaps is offset by fair value adjustments in the underlying debt.

Cross-Currency Contracts

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into two cross-currency swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $900 million, which were designated as net investment hedges of the Company's foreign currency exposure of its net investment in certain Euro-functional currency subsidiaries with Euro-denominated net assets. These cross-currency swaps, which mature in January and February 2025, pay a fixed rate of Euro-based interest and receive a fixed rate of U.S. dollar interest. The Company uses cross-currency swaps to hedge foreign currency risk on certain intercompany financing arrangements with foreign subsidiaries. During 2018, allhas elected the Company’s cross-currency interest rate swaps matured. The cross-currency interest rate swaps were intended to eliminate uncertainty in cash flows in U.S. Dollars and British Pounds in connection withspot method for assessing the intercompany financing arrangements.

effectiveness of these contracts.

Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company uses forward foreign currency contracts to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate exposure on the cash flows related to forecasted inventory purchases and sales and have maturity dates through December 2019.2020. The derivatives used to hedge these forecasted transactions that meet the criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gains or losses on these derivatives is deferred as a component of AOCL and is recognized in earnings at the same time that the hedged item affects earnings and is included in the same caption in the statements of operations as the underlying hedged item. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $383$413 million notional amount outstanding of forward foreign currency contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted inventory purchases and sales.

The Company also uses foreign currency contracts, primarily forward foreign currency contracts, to mitigate the foreign currency exposure of certain other foreign currency transactions. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had approximately $925$801 million notional amount outstanding of these foreign currency contracts that are not designated as effective hedges for accounting purposes and have maturity dates through October 2020.January 2021. Fair market value gains or losses are included in the results of operations and are classified in other (income) expense, net.


The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as ofat the date indicated March 31, 20192020 (in millions):

   March 31,
2019
 
   Asset
(Liability)
 

Derivatives designated as effective hedges:

  

Cash flow hedges:

  

Foreign currency contracts

  $4.3 

Fair value hedges:

  

Interest rate swaps

   (6.0

Derivatives not designated as effective hedges:

  

Foreign currency contracts

   0.4 

Commodity contracts

   (1.3
  

 

 

 

Total

  $(2.6
  

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”)

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March 31,
2020
Asset
(Liability)
Derivatives designated as effective hedges:
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts$21 
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps
Net investment hedges:
Cross-currency swaps21 
Derivatives not designated as effective hedges:
Foreign currency contracts16 
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Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are made in reliancetested and reviewed for impairment annually (during the fourth quarter), or more frequently if facts and circumstances warrant.

Goodwill

Goodwill is tested for impairment at a reporting unit level, and all of the Company’s goodwill is assigned to its reporting units. Reporting units are determined based upon the safe harbor provisionsCompany’s organizational structure in place at the date of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actgoodwill impairment
testing and generally one level below the operating segment level. The Company’s operations are comprised of 1995. These statements generally caneight reporting units, within its four primary operating segments.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that an impairment triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units as the Company has experienced significant COVID-19 related disruption to its business in three primary areas: supply chain, as certain manufacturing and distribution facilities are temporarily closed in line with government guidelines; the temporary closure of secondary customer retail stores as well as the Company's Yankee Candle retail stores in North America; and changes in consumer demand patterns to certain focused categories. The Company bypassed the qualitative approach to testing goodwill and used a quantitative approach, which involves comparing the fair value of each of the reporting units to the carrying value of those reporting units. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss would be identifiedcalculated as the differences between these amounts, limited to the amount of reporting unit goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.

The quantitative goodwill impairment testing requires significant use of judgment and assumptions, such as the identification of reporting units; the assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units; and the estimation of future cash flows, business growth rates, terminal values, discount rates and total enterprise value. The income approach used is the discounted cash flow methodology and is based on five-year cash flow projections. The cash flows projected are analyzed on a “debt-free” basis (before cash payments to equity and interest-bearing debt investors) in order to develop an enterprise value from operations for the reporting unit. A provision is made, based on these projections, for the value of the reporting unit at the end of the forecast period, or terminal value. The present value of the finite-period cash flows and the terminal value are determined using a selected discount rate. The Company estimated the fair values of its reporting units based on discounted cash flow methodology reflecting its latest projections which included, among other things, the impact of tariffs on Chinese imports, the current expectations as to the impact of COVID-19 on its operations, as well as other inflation at the time for the Company’s impairment testing performed during the first quarter of 2020.

As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the COVID-19 global pandemic triggering event, the Company determined that its goodwill associated with its Appliances and Cookware segment was impaired. During, the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $212 million to reflect the impairment of its goodwill as its carrying value exceeded its fair value.

See Footnotes 1 and 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Indefinite-lived intangibles

The testing of indefinite-lived intangibles (primarily trademarks and tradenames) under established guidelines for impairment also requires significant use of judgment and assumptions (such as cash flow projections, royalty rates, terminal values and discount rates). For impairment testing purposes, the fair value of indefinite-lived intangibles is determined using the same method which was used for determining the initial value. The first method is the relief from royalty method, which estimates the value of a tradename by discounting the hypothetical avoided royalty payments to their present value over the economic life of the asset. The second method, the excess earnings method, estimates the value of the intangible asset by quantifying the residual (or excess) cash flows generated by the asset and discounts those cash flows to the present. The excess earnings methodology requires the application of contributory asset charges. Contributory asset charges typically include assumed payments for the use of words such as “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”, “explore”, “project,” “target,” “plan,” “expect,” “setting up,” “beginning to,” “will,” “should,” “would” or similar statements. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees because there are inherent difficultiesworking capital, tangible assets and other intangible assets. Changes in predicting future results. In addition, there are no assurances that the Company will complete any or all of the potential transactions, orforecasted operations and other initiatives referenced here. Actual results may differassumptions could materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

the Company’s dependence on the strength of retail, commercial and industrial sectors of the economy in various parts of the world;

competition with other manufacturers and distributors of consumer products;

major retailers’ strong bargaining power and consolidation of our customers;

the Company’s ability to improve productivity, reduce complexity and streamline operations;

future events that could adversely affect the value of our assets and/or stock price andestimated fair values. Changes in business conditions could potentially require additional impairment charges;

the Company’s abilityadjustments to remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and maintain effective internal control reporting;

these asset valuations.

the Company’s ability to develop innovative new products, to develop, maintain and strengthen end-user brands and to realize the benefits of increased advertising and promotion spend;


risks related to our substantial indebtedness, a potential increase in interest rates or changes in our credit ratings;

the Company’s ability to effectively accelerate our transformation plan and to execute our divestitures of the remaining assets held for sale;

the Company’s ability to complete planned acquisitions and divestitures, to integrate acquisitions and to offset unexpected costs or expenses associated with acquisitions or dispositions;

changes in the prices of raw materials and sourced products and our ability to obtain raw materials and sourced products in a timely manner;

the risks inherent to our foreign operations, including foreign exchange fluctuations, exchange controls and pricing restrictions;

a failure of one of our key information technology systems, networks, processes or related controls or those of our service providers;

the impact of United States and foreign regulations on our operations, including the escalation of tariffs on imports into the U.S. and exports to Canada, China and the European Union and environmental remediation costs;

the potential inability to attract, retain and motivate key employees;

the resolution of tax contingencies resulting in additional tax liabilities;

product liability, product recalls or related regulatory actions;

the Company’s ability to protect intellectual property rights;

significant increases in the funding obligations related to our pension plans; and

other factors listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The information contained in this Report is as of the date indicated. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Report asAs a result of new information or future events or developments.the impairment testing performed in connection with the COVID-19 global pandemic triggering event, the Company determined that certain of its indefinite-lived intangible assets in the Appliances and Cookware, Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development segments were impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an aggregate non-cash charge of $1.3 billion to reflect impairment of these indefinite-lived trade names as their carrying values exceeded their fair values.

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See Footnotes 1 and 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

The Company believes the circumstances and global disruption caused by COVID-19 will affect its sales, operating results, cash flows and financial condition for the foreseeable future. In addition, some of the other inherent estimates and assumptions used in determining fair value of the reporting units are outside the control of management, including interest rates, cost of capital, tax rates, industry growth, credit ratings, foreign exchange rates, labor inflation and tariffs including the current trade negotiations with China. Given the uncertainty of these factors, as well as the inherent difficulty in predicting the severity and duration of the COVID-19 global pandemic and associated recovery and the uncertainties regarding the potential financial impact on the Company's business, there can be no assurance that the Company has correctly identifiedCompany's estimates and assessed allassumptions made for purposes of the factors affectinggoodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing performed during the first quarter of 2020 will prove to be accurate predictions of the future.

In addition, as a result of several impairment charges recorded over the past three years and as recently as December 1, 2019, certain of the Company's reporting units as well as several of its indefinite-lived tradenames were either recorded at fair value or with fair values within 10% of the associated carrying values. While the Company or thatbelieves it has made reasonable estimates and assumptions to calculate the publicly availablefair values of the reporting units and other informationindefinite-lived intangible assets which were based on facts and circumstances known at this time, it is possible new events may occur or actual events may result in differing forecasted cash flows, revenue and earnings that differ from those that formed the basis of the Company’s estimates and assumptions. For each of the Company’s reporting units, if the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 continues to persist for an extended period of time, re-occurs during the fiscal year, or if, in future years, the reporting unit’s actual results could be materially different from the Company’s estimates and assumptions used to calculate fair value. If so, the Company receivesmay be required to recognize material impairments to goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company will continue to monitor its reporting units for any triggering events or other signs of impairment. The Company may be required to perform additional impairment testing based on further deterioration of the global economic environment, continued disruptions to the Company’s business, further declines in operating results of the Company’s reporting units and/or tradenames, further sustained deterioration of the Company’s market capitalization, and other factors, which could result in impairment charges in the future. Although management cannot predict when improvements in macroeconomic conditions will occur, if consumer confidence and consumer spending decline significantly in the future or if commercial and industrial economic activity or the market capitalization experiences a sustained deterioration significantly from current levels, it is reasonably likely the Company will be required to record impairment charges in the future.

As of March 31, 2020, there were no reporting units and nine indefinite-lived trade names with respectfair values within 10% of the associated carrying values. A hypothetical 10% reduction in forecasted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization used in the discounted cash flows to these factors is complete or correct.

estimate the fair value of the reporting unit’s would not have resulted in an incremental goodwill impairment charge. A hypothetical 10% reduction in forecasted debt free cash flows used in the excess earnings method to determine the fair of certain indefinite-lived intangibles in the Company’s Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development segments would have resulted in incremental impairment charges of $39 million and $13 million, respectively. A hypothetical 10% reduction in forecasted revenue used in the relief from royalty method to determine the fair value of certain indefinite-lived intangibles would have resulted in incremental impairment charges in the Company's following segments: Appliances and Cookware, Home and Outdoor Living and Learning and Development of $6 million, $6 million and $16 million, respectively.

See Footnote 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.



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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2020:
Calendar Month
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (2)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Maximum
Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January—  $—  —  $—  
February291,310  20.04  —  —  
March—  —  —  —  
Total291,310  $20.04  —  
(1)The Company’s then existing share repurchase program (“SRP”) expired on December 31, 2019 and was not extended.
(2)All shares during the three months ended March 31, 2020, were acquired to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted stock units, which were purchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the vesting date.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes from the information previously reported under Part II, Item 7A. in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’sSEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating such controls and procedures, the Company recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

As required by Rule13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, hashave evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as ofat March 31 2019,2020, due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We continue to have a material weaknessweaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in Management’s Assessment ofAnnual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in Item 9A., Controls and Procedures, of our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 (the“Form “Form 10-K”) in that the Company didhas not designdesigned and maintainmaintained effective controls over the accounting for the impact of the divestitures. Specifically, the Company did not design and maintain effective controls to ensure that deferred taxes were included completely and accurately in the carrying values of assets held for sale and that the intraperiod tax allocation between continuing and discontinued operations was accurate. In addition, the Company did not design and maintain effective controls to ensure that the current and noncurrent classification of assets and liabilities held for sale was accurate.

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During the first quarter of 2019, management identified that the Company did not maintain effective controls to ensure changes in the underlying data utilized in determining the estimated fair value were complete and accurate and to ensure that the expected form of sale of the disposal groups were appropriately reflected in the Company’s impairment assessmentstests prior to filing the 2018 Form 10-K.

Collectively, these deficiencies resulted in the revision of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, and adjustments to the assets and liabilities held for sale; loss from discontinued operations, net of tax; net loss and deferred income taxes accounts to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as well as the income tax benefit to continuing operations; loss from continuing operations and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018; assets and liabilities held for sale and other balance sheet accounts primarily deferred income taxes at December 31, 2018 as well as in the current and noncurrent classification of assets and liabilities held for sale in the prior year balance sheet as presented in the December 31, 2018 financial statements. Additionally, any of these control deficiencies could result in a misstatement of the Company’s aforementioned accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, the Company’s management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute a material weakness.


Additionally, the Company did not design and maintain effective controls over the accounting for certain aspects of income taxes. Specifically, the Company did not design and maintain controls related to the completeness and accuracy of accounting for state income tax and over the accuracy of determining uncertain tax positions, including but not limited to verifying the accrued interest associated with uncertain tax positions was properly determined and recorded. These deficiencies resulted in errors recorded as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 impacting the current tax benefit for the quarter ended December 31, 2019; and goodwill, other assets, deferred tax liabilities, other non-current liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2019. Additionally, in aggregate, these control deficiencies could result in a misstatement of the Company’s aforementioned accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, Management has determined that these control deficiencies, in aggregate, constitute a material weakness.
Because of thisthe material weakness,weaknesses, management concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as ofat March 31, 2019.

2020.

Remediation Plan


Management isbelieves it has designed and implemented measures to remediate the deficiencies resulting in the process of developing a full remediation plan and has begun enhancing certain controls tomaterial weakness in the accounting for divestitures. Specific remedial actions undertaken by management include refinements and improvements to the controls over the inputs used in divestiture calculations as follows:

without limitation:

enhancing

Enhanced the level of review of deferred tax balances for each business that is categorized as held for sale;

sale considering the form of divestiture transaction;

supplementingSupplemented the review of deferred tax balances by legal entity and account to ensure proper presentation for financial

reporting purposes;

enhancingEnhanced the review of the intraperiod tax allocation between continuing and discontinued operations;

Enhanced the review of the calculation of historical and current tax basis utilized in the gain/loss calculation;
Enhanced the held for sale footnote reconciliation process; and

enhancingEnhanced the review and approval process for the underlying data utilized in determining the estimated fair value and expected form of sale reflected in the Company’s impairment assessment.

test.

The

Management has effectively designed and tested the operating effectiveness related to the review of the held for sale footnote reconciliation process, review and approval process for the underlying data utilized in determining the estimated fair value and expected form of sale reflected in the Company’s impairment tests. However, this material weakness will not be considered remediated until Management has concluded, through testing of divestiture transactions or otherwise that each component of the material weakness is operating effectively as needed for a sufficient period of time.

During the course of 2019 and early 2020, Management made certain changes as part of the remediation of the material weakness related to accounting for divestitures, which the Company believes will contribute to the remediation efforts of the material weakness for accounting for income taxes. These changes include:

Hiring experienced resources with substantive backgrounds in accounting for income taxes as well as U.S. multinational public company experience;
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Engaging a third party to review the Company’s tax provision processes, identify inefficiencies, and recommend process enhancements;

Subsequent to the identification of the material weakness for accounting for income taxes, management designsbegan to implement a tax reporting software solution that has enhanced our visibility of uncertain tax positions in order to remediate the material weakness. The Company plans to implement the following additional steps to remediate the material weakness for accounting for income taxes:

Implementing enhancements and implements effectiveprocess improvements to the quarterly and annual provision with respect of uncertain tax positions and state income taxes; and
Undertaking extensive training for key personnel in each reporting jurisdiction on tax reporting requirements and our redesigned processes; and
Implementing a tax reporting software solution that will enhance our state income tax reporting capabilities.

While Management believes that it now has the requisite personnel to operate the controls thatin the tax function and the remediation actions described above should remediate the material weakness with respect to accounting for income taxes, as Management continues the remediation process, it may determine certain additional enhancements are necessary. This material weakness will not be considered fully remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and managementManagement has concluded, through testing, that these controls are effective.operating effectively. The Company will monitor the effectiveness of its remediation plan and will refine its remediation plan as appropriated.

appropriate.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information required under this Item is contained above in Part I. Financial Information, Item 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes


In addition to the other information set forth in ourthis report, you should carefully consider the risk set forth below and the risk factors from those discloseddescribed in Part I, Item 1A.1A of the Company’sCompany's Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

2019, which could materially affect our business, liquidity, financial condition or future results. The risk described below, and the risks described in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect its business, liquidity, financial condition or operating results.

We must successfully manage the demand, supply, and operational challenges associated with the actual or perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other disease outbreak, including epidemics, pandemics, or similar widespread public health concerns.

Our business may be unfavorably impacted by the fear of exposure to or actual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other disease outbreak, epidemic, pandemic, or similar widespread public health concern, such as reduced travel or recommendations or mandates from governmental authorities to cease particular business activities. These impacts include, but are not limited to:

Significant reductions in demand or significant volatility in demand for one or more of our products, which may be caused by, among other things: the temporary inability of consumers to purchase our products due to illness, store closures, quarantine or other travel restrictions, or financial hardship among customers, retailers and consumers, shifts in demand away from one or more of our more discretionary or higher priced products to lower priced products, or stockpiling; if prolonged, such impacts can further increase the difficulty in planning our operations, which may adversely impact our results, liquidity and financial condition;

Inability to meet our customers’ needs and achieve cost targets due to disruptions in our manufacturing operations and supply arrangements as well as distribution centers caused by the loss or disruption of essential manufacturing and supply elements such as raw materials or other finished product components, transportation, workforce, or other manufacturing and distribution capability including as a result of governmental mandates to close certain of our manufacturing and distribution facilities;

Failure of third parties on which we rely, including our suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors, contractors, commercial banks, joint venture partners and external business partners, to meet their obligations to the Company, or significant disruptions in their ability to do so, which may be caused by their own financial or operational difficulties, which may adversely impact our operations, liquidity and financial condition; or

Significant changes in the political and labor conditions in markets in which we manufacture, sell or distribute our products, including quarantines, governmental or regulatory actions, closures or other restrictions that limit or close our manufacturing, distribution, research and development and retail facilities; restrict our employees’ ability or willingness to travel or perform necessary business functions, or otherwise prevent our facilities or our third-party partners, suppliers, or customers from sufficiently staffing operations, including operations necessary for the production, distribution, sale, and support of our products, which could adversely impact our results, liquidity and financial condition.

There are no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of the impacts on our business, our operations or the global economy as a whole. Despite our efforts to manage and remedy these impacts to the Company, the ultimate impact of COVID-19 could materially and adversely impact our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, and depends on factors beyond our knowledge or control, including the duration and severity of any such outbreak as well as third-party actions taken to contain its spread and mitigate its public health effects.

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We have experienced significant COVID-19-related disruptions to our businesses and if we are unable to re-commence normal operations in the near-to-medium term, we may be unable to maintain compliance with the financial covenants or borrowing base requirements in certain of our debt facilities.

Under the terms of certain of our debt facilities, including the AR Securitization and Credit Revolver, we are required to maintain certain financial covenants or satisfy certain borrowing basis requirements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations have been and could be further disrupted and if we are unable to re-commence normal operations in the near-to-medium term, we may be not be able to satisfy such requirements.

Covenant waivers may result in us incurring additional fees associated with obtaining the waiver, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other available lender protections that would be applicable to us under these debt facilities. Our ability to provide additional lender protections under these facilities, including the granting of security interests in collateral, will be limited by the restrictions in our indebtedness. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain future waivers in a timely manner, on acceptable terms or at all. If we were not able to obtain a covenant waiver under any one or more of these debt facilities, we would be in default of such agreements, which could result in cross defaults to our other debt agreements. As a consequence, we would need to refinance or repay the applicable debt facility or facilities, and would be required to raise additional debt or equity capital, or divest assets, to refinance or repay such facility or facilities. If we were to be unable to obtain a covenant waiver in the future under any one or more of these debt facilities, there can be no assurance that we would be able to raise sufficient debt or equity capital, or divest assets, to refinance or repay such facility or facilities.

With respect to each of these debt facilities, if we were unable to obtain a waiver or refinance or repay such debt facilities, it would lead to an event of default under such facilities, which could lead to an acceleration of the indebtedness under such debt facilities. In turn, this would lead to an event of default and potential acceleration of amounts due under all of our outstanding debt and derivative contract liabilities. As a result, the inability to obtain the covenant waivers described above would have a material adverse effect.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

Calendar Month

  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (2)
   Average
Price Paid
Per Share
   Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (1)
   Maximum
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (1)
 

January

   —     $—     —     $2,096,216,000 

February

   131,469    21.64    —     $2,096,216,000 

March

   4,656    21.46    —     $2,096,216,000 
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   136,125   $21.63    —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

(1)

Under the Company’s share repurchase program (“SRP”), the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock through a combination of10b5-1 automatic trading plans, discretionary market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. On June 11, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $2.5 billion increase in the then available amount under its existing SRP. Under the updated SRP, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to approximately $3.6 billion of its outstanding shares through the end of 2019.

(2)

All shares during the three months ended March 31, 2019, were acquired to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted stock units, which were purchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the vesting date.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit

10.1†
  10.1†
10.2*†
  10.2†Retirement Agreement and General Release, dated as of February 18, 2019, by and between Newell Brands Inc. and William A. Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report onForm 8-K dated February 18, 2019).
  10.3†
10.3*†
  10.4*†
10.4*†
10.5*†
10.6*†
  10.610.7*
31.1*
  10.7†Retirement Agreement and General Release, dated as of March 21, 2019, by and between Newell Brands Inc. and Michael  B. Polk (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form8-K dated March 22, 2019).
  10.8*†Form of Award Agreement (awarding restricted stock units) under the 2013 Incentive Plan to Russell Torres dated May 26, 2018.
  10.9*†Retention Bonus Agreement and Letter Agreement dated May 16, 2018, between Newell Brands Inc. and Russell Torres.
  10.10*†Relocation Repayment Agreement dated November 26, 2018 between Newell Brands Inc. and Christopher H. Peterson.
  31.1*
31.2*
  31.2*
32.1*
  32.1*
32.2*
  32.2*
101.SCH
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
*

Filed herewith

Represents management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements.

* Filed herewith

† Represents management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

NEWELL BRANDS INC.

Registrant
Date:May 8, 20191, 2020

/s/ Christopher H. Peterson

Christopher H. Peterson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & President, Business Operations
Date:May 8, 20191, 2020

/s/ Robert A. Schmidt

Robert A. Schmidt
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer


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