SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO, 10-Q filed on 7/25/2012
Quarterly Report
Document and Entity Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
 
Entity Registrant Name
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 
Entity Central Index Key
0000089800 
Document Type
10-Q 
Document Period End Date
Jun. 30, 2012 
Amendment Flag
false 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2012 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q2 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
--12-31 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
102,632,285 
Statements of Consolidated Income (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Statements of Consolidated Income [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 2,573,022 
$ 2,354,751 
$ 4,709,366 
$ 4,210,337 
Cost of goods sold
1,422,425 
1,331,996 
2,648,930 
2,390,174 
Gross profit
1,150,597 
1,022,755 
2,060,436 
1,820,163 
Percent to net sales
44.70% 
43.40% 
43.80% 
43.20% 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
810,207 
755,555 
1,567,886 
1,446,678 
Percent to net sales
31.50% 
32.10% 
33.30% 
34.40% 
Other general expense (income) - net
3,086 
(698)
8,123 
474 
Interest expense
10,230 
11,747 
20,567 
22,422 
Interest and net investment income
(625)
(808)
(1,167)
(1,131)
Other income - net
(104)
(57)
(5,091)
(9)
Income before income taxes
327,803 
257,016 
470,118 
351,729 
Income taxes
99,990 
77,901 
142,089 
104,298 
Net income
227,813 
179,115 
328,029 
247,431 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
Basic
$ 2.23 
$ 1.69 
$ 3.20 
$ 2.33 
Diluted
$ 2.17 
$ 1.66 
$ 3.13 
$ 2.29 
Average shares outstanding - basic
101,446,643 
104,676,477 
101,758,496 
104,833,745 
Average shares and equivalents outstanding - diluted
104,003,128 
106,876,461 
104,100,046 
107,104,025 
Comprehensive income
$ 214,846 
$ 191,507 
$ 346,619 
$ 280,596 
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 46,616 
$ 32,696 
$ 71,563 
Accounts receivable, less allowance
1,237,832 
989,873 
1,183,825 
Inventories:
 
 
 
Finished goods
851,827 
730,727 
853,715 
Work in process and raw materials
179,651 
196,082 
213,296 
Total inventory
1,031,478 
926,809 
1,067,011 
Deferred income taxes
148,685 
149,207 
128,492 
Other current assets
159,391 
163,008 
187,291 
Total current assets
2,624,002 
2,261,593 
2,638,182 
Goodwill
1,122,274 
1,108,008 
1,113,721 
Intangible assets
314,913 
305,873 
319,751 
Deferred pension assets
232,591 
228,350 
253,117 
Other assets
394,200 
368,898 
350,692 
Property, plant and equipment:
 
 
 
Land
101,336 
105,010 
107,110 
Buildings
665,162 
668,802 
684,881 
Machinery and equipment
1,702,849 
1,657,874 
1,658,432 
Construction in progress
47,588 
41,264 
39,732 
Total gross property, plant and equipment
2,516,935 
2,472,950 
2,490,155 
Less allowances for depreciation
1,578,540 
1,516,420 
1,531,849 
Total net property, plant and equipment
938,395 
956,530 
958,306 
Total Assets
5,626,375 
5,229,252 
5,633,769 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
604,985 
346,313 
571,130 
Accounts payable
1,102,148 
965,149 
1,019,310 
Compensation and taxes withheld
231,828 
251,060 
227,509 
Accrued taxes
126,556 
120,555 
120,867 
Current portion of long-term debt
4,246 
7,823 
9,507 
Other accruals
462,040 
471,761 
441,489 
Total current liabilities
2,531,803 
2,162,661 
2,389,812 
Long-term debt
635,589 
639,231 
644,255 
Postretirement benefits other than pensions
298,798 
297,528 
296,778 
Other long-term liabilities
620,932 
612,913 
556,112 
Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock - $1.00 par value: 102,632,285, 103,854,234 and 106,278,767 shares outstanding at June 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively
109,682 
107,454 
106,779 
Preferred stock - convertible, no par value: 128,390, 160,273 and 194,275 shares outstanding at June 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively
128,390 
160,273 
194,275 
Unearned ESOP compensation
(128,390)
(160,273)
(194,275)
Other capital
1,429,209 
1,297,625 
1,289,455 
Retained earnings
1,003,693 
756,372 
637,434 
Treasury stock, at cost
(654,043)
(276,654)
(41,700)
Cumulative other comprehensive loss
(349,288)
(367,878)
(245,156)
Total shareholders' equity
1,539,253 
1,516,919 
1,746,812 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$ 5,626,375 
$ 5,229,252 
$ 5,633,769 
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
 
 
 
Common stock, par value
$ 1.00 
$ 1.00 
$ 1.00 
Common stock, shares outstanding
102,632,285 
103,854,234 
106,278,767 
Preferred stock, par value
   
   
   
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
128,390 
160,273 
194,275 
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Net income
$ 328,029 
$ 247,431 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net operating cash:
 
 
Depreciation
75,507 
74,807 
Amortization of intangible assets
12,963 
13,127 
Stock-based compensation expense
21,945 
21,433 
Provisions for qualified exit costs
1,582 
936 
Provisions for environmental-related matters
9,093 
4,650 
Defined benefit pension plans net cost
9,855 
7,928 
Net increase in postretirement liability
1,800 
1,800 
Other
494 
(4,859)
Change in working capital accounts - net
(220,890)
(245,139)
Costs incurred for environmental-related matters
(20,165)
(8,180)
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
(1,907)
(3,929)
Other
(16,194)
(1,839)
Net operating cash
202,112 
108,166 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Capital expenditures
(69,972)
(68,929)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
(43,993)
(2,612)
Proceeds from sale of assets
8,979 
6,613 
Decrease (increase) in other investments
14,848 
(20,463)
Net investing cash
(90,138)
(85,391)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Net increase in short-term borrowings
260,193 
168,465 
Proceeds from long-term debt
1,846 
30,625 
Payments of long-term debt
(12,164)
(33,430)
Payments of cash dividends
(80,438)
(77,849)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
88,182 
38,183 
Income tax effect of stock-based compensation exercises and vesting
36,612 
8,030 
Treasury stock purchased
(362,623)
(132,734)
Other
(27,546)
127 
Net financing cash
(95,938)
1,417 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(2,116)
(11,214)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
13,920 
12,978 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
32,696 
58,585 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
46,616 
71,563 
Income taxes paid
97,709 
42,952 
Interest paid
$ 20,899 
$ 11,944 
Basis of Presentation
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies since December 31, 2011. Accounting estimates were revised as necessary during the first six months of 2012 based on new information and changes in facts and circumstances. Certain amounts in the 2011 condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.

The Company primarily uses the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of valuing inventory. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation. In addition, interim inventory levels include management’s estimates of annual inventory losses due to shrinkage and other factors. The final year-end valuation of inventory is based on an annual physical inventory count performed during the fourth quarter. For further information on inventory valuations and other matters, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 2—IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-5 and 2011-12, which amend the Comprehensive Income Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). The updated guidance requires the components of income and other comprehensive income to be presented in a single continuous statement or two consecutive statements in annual periods. In interim periods, total comprehensive income must be presented in either a single continuous statement or two consecutive statements.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, there were no other new accounting pronouncements or updates to recently issued accounting pronouncements disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 that affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, liquidity or disclosures.

 

Dividends
DIVIDENDS

NOTE 3—DIVIDENDS

Dividends paid on common stock during each of the first two quarters of 2012 and 2011 were $.390 per common share and $.365 per common share, respectively.

Comprehensive Income
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

NOTE 4—COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is summarized as follows:

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2012      2011     2012     2011  

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (16,259     9,384       11,921       26,889  

Amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses, net of taxes (1)

    3,388       3,435       6,784       6,684  

Adjustments of marketable equity securities, net of taxes (2)

    (96     (427     (115     (408
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  $ 214,846     $ 191,507     $ 346,619     $ 280,596  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The tax effect of amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses was $(3,017) and $(6,037) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $(2,873) and $(5,961) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

(2) 

The tax effect of adjustments of marketable equity securities was $61 and $74 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $273 and $261 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Product Warranties
PRODUCT WARRANTIES

NOTE 5—PRODUCT WARRANTIES

Changes in the Company’s accrual for product warranty claims during the first six months of 2012 and 2011, including customer satisfaction settlements, were as follows:

 

                 
(Thousands of dollars)   2012     2011  

Balance at January 1

  $ 22,071     $ 23,103  

Charges to expense

    11,710       14,445  

Settlements

    (10,842     (12,746
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

  $ 22,939     $ 24,802  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For further details on the Company’s accrual for product warranty claims, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Exit or Disposal Activities
EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

NOTE 6—EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

Liabilities associated with exit or disposal activities are recognized as incurred in accordance with the Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations Topic of the ASC. Qualified exit costs primarily include post-closure rent expenses, incremental post-closure costs and costs of employee terminations. Adjustments may be made to liabilities accrued for qualified exit costs if information becomes available upon which more accurate amounts can be reasonably estimated. Concurrently, property, plant and equipment is tested for impairment in accordance with the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic of the ASC, and if impairment exists, the carrying value of the related assets is reduced to estimated fair value. Additional impairment may be recorded for subsequent revisions in estimated fair value.

In the six months ended June 30, 2012, five stores in the Paint Stores Group, two branches and one facility in the Global Finishes Group and four stores in the Latin America Coatings Group were closed due to lower demand or redundancy.

 

The following table summarizes the activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs at June 30, 2012:

 

 

                                         

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Exit Plan

  Balance at
December 31,
2011
    Provisions in
Cost of  goods
sold or SG&A
    Actual
expenditures
charged to
accrual
    Adjustments to
prior  provisions
in Other general
expense—net
    Balance at
June 30,
2012
 

Global Finishes Group facility shutdown in 2012:

                                       

Severance and related costs

          $ 1,617                     $ 1,617  

Consumer Group manufacturing facilities shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Severance and related costs

  $ 197             $ (133             64  

Paint Stores Group stores shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Other qualified exit costs

    156               (141   $ (7     8  

Global Finishes Group branches shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Severance and related costs

    129               (129                

Other qualified exit costs

    470               (95             375  

Global Finishes Group branches shutdown in 2010:

                                       

Other qualified exit costs

    955               (70             885  

Other qualified exit costs for facilities shutdown prior to 2010

    8,493               (1,339     (28     7,126  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 10,400     $ 1,617     $ (1,907   $ (35   $ 10,075  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For further details on the Company’s exit or disposal activities, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Health Care, Pension and Other Benefits
HEALTH CARE, PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS

NOTE 7HEALTH CARE, PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS

Shown below are the components of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost for domestic defined benefit pension plans, foreign defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefits other than pensions:

 

                                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Domestic Defined
Benefit Pension Plans
    Foreign Defined
Benefit Pension Plans
    Postretirement
Benefits Other than
Pensions
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Three Months Ended June 30:

                                               

Net periodic benefit cost:

                                               

Service cost

  $ 4,732     $ 4,007     $ 893     $ 961     $ 736     $ 874  

Interest cost

    4,331       4,707       1,724       1,094       3,380       3,895  

Expected return on assets

    (11,211     (11,611     (1,677     (681                

Amortization of:

                                               

Prior service cost (credit)

    398       409                       (164     (164

Actuarial loss

    5,485       4,877       252       220       428       626  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 3,735     $ 2,389     $ 1,192     $ 1,594     $ 4,380     $ 5,231  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             

Six Months Ended June 30:

                                               

Net periodic benefit cost:

                                               

Service cost

  $ 9,464     $ 8,014     $ 1,785     $ 1,896     $ 1,472     $ 1,748  

Interest cost

    8,662       9,414       3,449       2,164       6,760       7,790  

Expected return on assets

    (22,421     (23,221     (3,354     (1,346                

Amortization of:

                                               

Prior service cost (credit)

    796       818                       (328     (328

Actuarial loss

    10,971       9,754       503       435       857       1,252  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 7,472     $ 4,779     $ 2,383     $ 3,149     $ 8,761     $ 10,462  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For further details on the Company’s health care, pension and other benefits, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Other Long-term Liabilities
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

NOTE 8—OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The Company initially provides for estimated costs of environmental-related activities relating to its past operations and third-party sites for which commitments or clean-up plans have been developed and when such costs can be reasonably estimated based on industry standards and professional judgment. These estimated costs are determined based on currently available facts regarding each site. If the best estimate of costs can only be identified as a range and no specific amount within that range can be determined more likely than any other amount within the range, the minimum of the range is provided. At June 30, 2012, the unaccrued maximum of the estimated range of possible outcomes is $97.7 million higher than the minimum.

The Company continuously assesses its potential liability for investigation and remediation-related activities and adjusts its environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. Actual costs incurred may vary from these estimates due to the inherent uncertainties involved including, among others, the number and financial condition of parties involved with respect to any given site, the volumetric contribution which may be attributed to the Company relative to that attributed to other parties, the nature and magnitude of the wastes involved, the various technologies that can be used for remediation and the determination of acceptable remediation with respect to a particular site.

Included in Other long-term liabilities at June 30, 2012 and 2011 were accruals for extended environmental-related activities of $83.9 million and $87.5 million, respectively. Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities of $42.9 million and $60.0 million are included in Other accruals at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Four of the Company’s currently and formerly owned manufacturing sites account for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities and the unaccrued maximum of the estimated range of possible outcomes at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, $84.6 million, or 66.7 percent of the total accrual, related directly to these four sites. In the aggregate unaccrued maximum of $97.7 million at June 30, 2012, $66.2 million, or 67.8 percent, related to the four manufacturing sites. While environmental investigations and remedial actions are in different stages at these sites, additional investigations, remedial actions and monitoring will likely be required at each site.

Management cannot presently estimate the ultimate potential loss contingencies related to these sites or other less significant sites until such time as a substantial portion of the investigation at the sites is completed and remedial action plans are developed. In the event any future loss contingency significantly exceeds the current amount accrued, the recording of the ultimate liability may result in a material impact on net income for the annual or interim period during which the additional costs are accrued. Management does not believe that any potential liability ultimately attributed to the Company for its environmental-related matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or cash flow due to the extended period of time during which environmental investigation and remediation takes place. An estimate of the potential impact on the Company’s operations cannot be made due to the aforementioned uncertainties.

Management expects these contingent environmental-related liabilities to be resolved over an extended period of time. Management is unable to provide a more specific time frame due to the indefinite amount of time to conduct investigation activities at any site, the indefinite amount of time to obtain environmental agency approval, as necessary, with respect to investigation and remediation activities, and the indefinite amount of time necessary to conduct remediation activities.

For further details on the Company’s Other long-term liabilities, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Litigation
LITIGATION

NOTE 9—LITIGATION

In the course of its business, the Company is subject to a variety of claims and lawsuits, including, but not limited to, litigation relating to product liability and warranty, personal injury, environmental, intellectual property, commercial, contractual and antitrust claims that are inherently subject to many uncertainties regarding the possibility of a loss to the Company. These uncertainties will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur confirming the incurrence of a liability or the reduction of a liability. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the ASC, the Company accrues for these contingencies by a charge to income when it is both probable that one or more future events will occur confirming the fact of a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In the event that the Company’s loss contingency is ultimately determined to be significantly higher than currently accrued, the recording of the additional liability may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such additional liability is accrued. In those cases where no accrual is recorded because it is not probable that a liability has been incurred and cannot be reasonably estimated, any potential liability ultimately determined to be attributable to the Company may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such liability is accrued. In those cases where no accrual is recorded or exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued, the Contingencies Topic of the ASC requires disclosure of the contingency when there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional loss may have been incurred.

Lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation. The Company’s past operations included the manufacture and sale of lead pigments and lead-based paints. The Company, along with other companies, is and has been a defendant in a number of legal proceedings, including individual personal injury actions, purported class actions, and actions brought by various counties, cities, school districts and other government-related entities, arising from the manufacture and sale of lead pigments and lead-based paints. The plaintiffs’ claims have been based upon various legal theories, including negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, negligent misrepresentations and omissions, fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, concert of action, civil conspiracy, violations of unfair trade practice and consumer protection laws, enterprise liability, market share liability, public nuisance, unjust enrichment and other theories. The plaintiffs seek various damages and relief, including personal injury and property damage, costs relating to the detection and abatement of lead-based paint from buildings, costs associated with a public education campaign, medical monitoring costs and others. The Company is also a defendant in legal proceedings arising from the manufacture and sale of non-lead-based paints that seek recovery based upon various legal theories, including the failure to adequately warn of potential exposure to lead during surface preparation when using non-lead-based paint on surfaces previously painted with lead-based paint. The Company believes that the litigation brought to date is without merit or subject to meritorious defenses and is vigorously defending such litigation. The Company has not settled any lead pigment or lead-based paint litigation. The Company expects that additional lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation may be filed against the Company in the future asserting similar or different legal theories and seeking similar or different types of damages and relief.

 

Notwithstanding the Company’s views on the merits, litigation is inherently subject to many uncertainties, and the Company ultimately may not prevail. Adverse court rulings or determinations of liability, among other factors, could affect the lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation against the Company and encourage an increase in the number and nature of future claims and proceedings. In addition, from time to time, various legislation and administrative regulations have been enacted, promulgated or proposed to impose obligations on present and former manufacturers of lead pigments and lead-based paints respecting asserted health concerns associated with such products or to overturn the effect of court decisions in which the Company and other manufacturers have been successful.

Due to the uncertainties involved, management is unable to predict the outcome of the lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation, the number or nature of possible future claims and proceedings, or the effect that any legislation and/or administrative regulations may have on the litigation or against the Company. In addition, management cannot reasonably determine the scope or amount of the potential costs and liabilities related to such litigation, or resulting from any such legislation and regulations. The Company has not accrued any amounts for such litigation. With respect to such litigation, including the public nuisance litigation, the Company does not believe that it is probable that a loss has occurred, and it is not possible to estimate the range of potential losses as there is no prior history of a loss of this nature and there is no substantive information upon which an estimate could be based. In addition, any potential liability that may result from any changes to legislation and regulations cannot reasonably be estimated. In the event any significant liability is determined to be attributable to the Company relating to such litigation, the recording of the liability may result in a material impact on net income for the annual or interim period during which such liability is accrued. Additionally, due to the uncertainties associated with the amount of any such liability and/or the nature of any other remedy which may be imposed in such litigation, any potential liability determined to be attributable to the Company arising out of such litigation may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. An estimate of the potential impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition cannot be made due to the aforementioned uncertainties.

Public nuisance claim litigation. The Company and other companies are or were defendants in legal proceedings seeking recovery based on public nuisance liability theories, among other theories, brought by the State of Rhode Island, the City of St. Louis, Missouri, various cities and counties in the State of New Jersey, various cities in the State of Ohio and the State of Ohio, the City of Chicago, Illinois, the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the County of Santa Clara, California and other public entities in the State of California. Except for the Santa Clara County, California proceeding, all of these legal proceedings have been concluded in favor of the Company and other defendants at various stages in the proceedings.

The proceedings initiated by the State of Rhode Island included two jury trials. At the conclusion of the second trial, the jury returned a verdict finding that (i) the cumulative presence of lead pigment in paints and coatings on buildings in the State of Rhode Island constitutes a public nuisance, (ii) the Company, along with two other defendants, caused or substantially contributed to the creation of the public nuisance, and (iii) the Company and two other defendants should be ordered to abate the public nuisance. The Company and two other defendants appealed and, on July 1, 2008, the Rhode Island Supreme Court, among other determinations, reversed the judgment of abatement with respect to the Company and two other defendants. The Rhode Island Supreme Court’s decision reversed the public nuisance liability judgment against the Company on the basis that the complaint failed to state a public nuisance claim as a matter of law.

The Santa Clara County, California proceeding was initiated in March 2000 in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara. In the original complaint, the plaintiffs asserted various claims including fraud and concealment, strict product liability/failure to warn, strict product liability/design defect, negligence, negligent breach of a special duty, public nuisance, private nuisance, and violations of California’s Business and Professions Code. A number of the asserted claims were resolved in favor of the defendants through pre-trial proceedings. The named plaintiffs in the Fourth Amended Complaint, filed on March 16, 2011, are the Counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Mateo, Solano and Ventura, and the Cities of Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco. The Fourth Amended Complaint asserts a sole claim for public nuisance, alleging that the presence of lead products for use in paint and coatings in, on and around buildings in the plaintiffs’ jurisdictions constitutes a public nuisance. The plaintiffs seek the abatement of the alleged public nuisance that exists within the plaintiffs’ jurisdictions.

Litigation seeking damages from alleged personal injury. The Company and other companies are defendants in a number of legal proceedings seeking monetary damages and other relief from alleged personal injuries. These proceedings include claims by children allegedly injured from ingestion of lead pigment or lead-containing paint, claims for damages allegedly incurred by the children’s parents or guardians, and claims for damages allegedly incurred by professional painting contractors. These proceedings generally seek compensatory and punitive damages, and seek other relief including medical monitoring costs. These proceedings include purported claims by individuals, groups of individuals and class actions.

The plaintiff in Thomas v. Lead Industries Association, et al., initiated an action in state court against the Company, other alleged former lead pigment manufacturers and the Lead Industries Association in September 1999. The claims against the Company and the other defendants include strict liability, negligence, negligent misrepresentation and omissions, fraudulent misrepresentation and omissions, concert of action, civil conspiracy and enterprise liability. Implicit within these claims is the theory of “risk contribution” liability (Wisconsin’s theory which is similar to market share liability) due to the plaintiff’s inability to identify the manufacturer of any product that allegedly injured the plaintiff. The case ultimately proceeded to trial and, on November 5, 2007, the jury returned a defense verdict, finding that the plaintiff had ingested white lead carbonate, but was not brain damaged or injured as a result. The plaintiff appealed and, on December 16, 2010, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment in favor of the Company and other defendants.

Wisconsin is the only jurisdiction to date to apply a theory of liability with respect to alleged personal injury (i.e., risk contribution/market share liability) that does not require the plaintiff to identify the manufacturer of the product that allegedly injured the plaintiff in the lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation. Although the risk contribution liability theory was applied during the Thomas trial, the constitutionality of this theory as applied to the lead pigment cases has not been judicially determined by the Wisconsin state courts. However, in an unrelated action filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Gibson v. American Cyanamid, et al., on November 15, 2010, the District Court held that Wisconsin’s risk contribution theory as applied in that case violated the defendants’ right to substantive due process and is unconstitutionally retroactive. The District Court’s decision in Gibson v. American Cyanamid, et al., has been appealed by the plaintiff.

Insurance coverage litigation. The Company and its liability insurers, including certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, initiated legal proceedings against each other to primarily determine, among other things, whether the costs and liabilities associated with the abatement of lead pigment are covered under certain insurance policies issued to the Company. The Company’s action, filed on March 3, 2006 in the Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is currently stayed. The liability insurers’ action, which was filed on February 23, 2006 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, has been dismissed. An ultimate loss in the insurance coverage litigation would mean that insurance proceeds could be unavailable under the policies at issue to mitigate any ultimate abatement related costs and liabilities. The Company has not recorded any assets related to these insurance policies or otherwise assumed that proceeds from these insurance policies would be received in estimating any contingent liability accrual. Therefore, an ultimate loss in the insurance coverage litigation without a determination of liability against the Company in the lead pigment or lead-based paint litigation will have no impact on the Company’s results of operation, liquidity or financial condition. As previously stated, however, the Company has not accrued any amounts for the lead pigment or lead-based paint litigation and any significant liability ultimately determined to be attributable to the Company relating to such litigation may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such liability is accrued.

Department of Labor (DOL) Leveraged ESOP Investigation. As previously disclosed, the DOL’s investigation of transactions related to the Company’s ESOP (the “Leveraged ESOP Transactions”) remains open. On April 19, 2012, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the DOL notified the Company, certain current and former directors and the ESOP trustee of potential enforcement claims asserting breaches of fiduciary obligations. The DOL is seeking compensatory and equitable remedies, including monetary damages to the ESOP for alleged losses to the ESOP. The Company believes that the DOL’s claims are subject to meritorious defenses and will vigorously defend any proceedings initiated by the DOL. The Company has not accrued any amounts for such claims.

Other
OTHER

NOTE 10—OTHER

Other general expense (income)—net

Included in Other general expense (income)—net were the following:

 

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Provisions for environmental matters—net

  $ 3,988     $ (702   $ 9,093     $ 4,650  

(Gain) loss on disposition of assets

    (814     10       (935     (4,399

Adjustments to prior provisions for qualified exit costs

    (88     (6     (35     223  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,086     $ (698   $ 8,123     $ 474  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provisions for environmental matters–net represent site-specific increases or decreases to environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. Environmental-related accruals are not recorded net of insurance proceeds in accordance with the Offsetting Subtopic of the Balance Sheet Topic of the ASC. See Note 8 for further details on the Company’s environmental-related activities.

The (gain) loss on disposition of assets represents net realized (gains) losses associated with the disposal of fixed assets previously used in the conduct of the primary business of the Company.

The adjustments to prior provisions for qualified exit costs represent site specific increases or decreases to accrued qualified exit costs as adjustments for costs of employee terminations are required or as information becomes available upon which more accurate amounts can be reasonably estimated. See Note 6 for further details on the Company’s exit or disposal activities.

Other income—net

Included in Other income—net were the following:

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Dividend and royalty income

  $ (851   $ (1,660   $ (2,101   $ (2,985

Net expense from financing activities

    1,041       1,826       4,021       3,949  

Foreign currency related losses (gains)

    1,374       1,605       (3,704     2,919  

Other income

    (5,229     (5,019     (8,480     (8,336

Other expense

    3,561       3,191       5,173       4,444  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (104   $ (57   $ (5,091   $ (9
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The net expense from financing activities includes the net expense relating to the change in the Company’s financing fees.

Foreign currency related losses (gains) included foreign currency transaction gains and losses and realized and unrealized net gains from foreign currency option and forward contracts. The Company had foreign currency option and forward contracts outstanding at June 30, 2011. All of the outstanding contracts had maturity dates of less than twelve months and were undesignated hedges with changes in fair value being recognized in earnings in accordance with the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the ASC. These derivative instrument values were included in either Other current assets or Other accruals and were insignificant at June 30, 2011. There were no foreign currency option and forward contracts outstanding at June 30, 2012.

 

Other income and Other expense included items of revenue, gains, expenses and losses that were unrelated to the primary business purpose of the Company. There were no items within the other income or other expense caption that were individually significant.

Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate was 30.5 percent and 30.2 percent for the second quarter and first six months of 2012, respectively, compared to 30.3 percent and 29.7 percent for the second quarter and first six months of 2011, respectively.

At December 31, 2011, the Company had $29.7 million in unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of $25.6 million on the current provision for income taxes. At June 30, 2012, the amounts were reduced to $24.6 million and $21.2 million, respectively. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2011, was $7.8 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could significantly change during the next twelve months. At June 30, 2012, this amount was reduced to $4.3 million. The above reductions in unrecognized tax benefits during the first six months of 2012 were primarily due to the expiration of the statutes related to the 2006 and 2007 federal income tax years as well as the recognition of the related state income tax benefits. The above recognition of income tax benefits had a favorable impact on the Company’s effective tax rate for the second quarter and first six months of 2012.

The Company classifies all income tax related interest and penalties as income tax expense. At December 31, 2011, the Company had accrued $8.1 million for the potential payment of income tax interest and penalties. This amount was reduced to $6.8 million at June 30, 2012 primarily due to the expiration of the 2006 and 2007 federal statutes noted above.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. As disclosed in Note 15 in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has fully resolved all IRS issues for the 2003 through 2009 tax years relating to the matters challenging the ESOP related federal income tax deductions claimed by the Company. With the exception of $2.0 million of interest related to the 2008 tax year, all ESOP related settlement payments have been made to the IRS. The Department of Labor’s investigation of the Leveraged ESOP Transactions remains open. Refer to Note 9 for more information. The IRS commenced an examination of the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for the 2008 and 2009 tax years in the third quarter of 2011. Field work is expected to be completed during 2012. At this time, the Company has determined that an insignificant refund is due for issues under review during this audit period.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company is subject to non-U.S. income tax examinations for the tax years of 2004 through 2011. In addition, the Company is subject to state and local income tax examinations for the tax years 2002 through 2011.

 

Net Income Per Common Share
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

NOTE 12—NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars except per share data)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2012     2011     2012     2011  

Basic

                               

Average common shares outstanding

    101,446,643       104,676,477       101,758,496       104,833,745  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares

    (1,908     (2,039     (2,689     (2,709
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income allocated to common shares

  $ 225,905     $ 177,076     $ 325,340     $ 244,722  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Basic net income per common share

  $ 2.23     $ 1.69     $ 3.20     $ 2.33  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

                               

Average common shares outstanding

    101,446,643       104,676,477       101,758,496       104,833,745  

Stock options and other contingently issuable shares (1)

    2,556,485       2,199,984       2,341,550       2,270,280  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding assuming dilution

    104,003,128       106,876,461       104,100,046       107,104,025  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares assuming dilution

    (1,865     (2,004     (2,633     (2,666
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income allocated to common shares assuming dilution

  $ 225,948     $ 177,111     $ 325,396     $ 244,765  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Diluted net income per common share

  $ 2.17     $ 1.66     $ 3.13     $ 2.29  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Stock options and other contingently issuable shares excluded 54,675 shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 due to their anti-dilutive effect. There were no options excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The Company has two classes of participating securities: common shares and restricted shares, representing 99% and 1% of outstanding shares, respectively. The restricted shares are shares of unvested restricted stock granted under the Company’s restricted stock award program. Unvested restricted shares granted prior to April 21, 2010 received non-forfeitable dividends. Accordingly, the shares are considered a participating security and the two-class method of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share is required. Effective April 21, 2010, the restricted stock award program was revised and dividends on performance-based restricted shares granted after this date are deferred and payment is contingent upon the awards vesting. Only the time-based restricted shares, which continue to receive non-forfeitable dividends, are considered a participating security. Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the two-class method in accordance with the Earnings Per Share Topic of the ASC.

 

Reportable Segment Information
REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 13—REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company reports segment information in the same way that management internally organizes its business for assessing performance and making decisions regarding allocation of resources in accordance with the Segment Disclosures Topic of the ASC. The Company has determined that it has four reportable segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Group, Global Finishes Group and Latin America Coatings Group (collectively, the “Reportable Segments”).

 

                                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings
Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 1,488,109     $ 397,749     $ 498,693     $ 187,281     $ 1,190     $ 2,573,022  

Intersegment transfers

            655,276       1,935       11,649       (668,860        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 1,488,109     $ 1,053,025     $ 500,628     $ 198,930     $ (667,670   $ 2,573,022  
             

Segment profit

  $ 266,982     $ 80,757   $ 48,032     $ 9,281             $ 405,052  

Interest expense

                                  $ (10,230     (10,230

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (67,019     (67,019
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 266,982     $ 80,757     $ 48,032     $ 9,281     $ (77,249   $ 327,803  
   
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2011  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings
Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 1,299,047     $ 375,634     $ 482,695     $ 196,176     $ 1,199     $ 2,354,751  

Intersegment transfers

            576,422       2,072       9,537       (588,031        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 1,299,047     $ 952,056     $ 484,767     $ 205,713     $ (586,832   $ 2,354,751  
             

Segment profit

  $ 206,631     $ 61,371   $ 30,249     $ 15,821             $ 314,072  

Interest expense

                                  $ (11,747     (11,747

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (45,309     (45,309
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 206,631     $ 61,371     $ 30,249     $ 15,821     $ (57,056   $ 257,016  

 

* Segment profit includes $7,968 and $6,861 of mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales by the Paint Stores Group during the second quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

                                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 2,611,187     $ 718,122     $ 981,768     $ 395,874     $ 2,415     $ 4,709,366  

Intersegment transfers

            1,158,776       4,265       22,624       (1,185,665        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 2,611,187     $ 1,876,898     $ 986,033     $ 418,498     $ (1,183,250   $ 4,709,366  
             

Segment profit

  $ 379,694     $ 136,063 **    $ 76,669     $ 29,168             $ 621,594  

Interest expense

                                  $ (20,567     (20,567

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (130,909     (130,909
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 379,694     $ 136,063     $ 76,669     $ 29,168     $ (151,476   $ 470,118  
   
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 2,228,314     $ 670,564     $ 918,012     $ 391,025     $ 2,422     $ 4,210,337  

Intersegment transfers

            994,570       3,370       17,977       (1,015,917        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 2,228,314     $ 1,665,134     $ 921,382     $ 409,002     $ (1,013,495   $ 4,210,337  
             

Segment profit

  $ 275,488     $ 102,462 **    $ 49,687     $ 33,193             $ 460,830  

Interest expense

                                  $ (22,422     (22,422

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (86,679     (86,679
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 275,488     $ 102,462     $ 49,687     $ 33,193     $ (109,101   $ 351,729  

 

** Segment profit includes $14,644 and $11,809 of mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales by the Paint Stores Group during the first six months of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

In the reportable segment financial information, Segment profit was total net sales and intersegment transfers less operating costs and expenses. Domestic intersegment transfers were accounted for at the approximate fully absorbed manufactured cost, based on normal capacity volumes, plus customary distribution costs. International intersegment transfers were accounted for at values comparable to normal unaffiliated customer sales. The Administrative segment includes the administrative expenses of the Company’s corporate headquarters site. Also included in the Administrative segment was interest expense, interest and investment income, certain expenses related to closed facilities and environmental-related matters, and other expenses which were not directly associated with the Reportable Segments. The Administrative segment did not include any significant foreign operations. Also included in the Administrative segment was a real estate management unit that is responsible for the ownership, management and leasing of non-retail properties held primarily for use by the Company, including the Company’s headquarters site, and disposal of idle facilities. Sales of this segment represented external leasing revenue of excess headquarters space or leasing of facilities no longer used by the Company in its primary businesses. Gains and losses from the sale of property were not a significant operating factor in determining the performance of the Administrative segment.

Net external sales and segment profit of all consolidated foreign subsidiaries were $491.9 million and $32.5 million, respectively, for the second quarter of 2012, and $507.1 million and $34.4 million, respectively, for the second quarter of 2011. Net external sales and segment profit of these subsidiaries were $993.8 million and $67.3 million, respectively, for the first six months of 2012, and $977.1 million and $61.8 million, respectively, for the first six months of 2011. Long-lived assets of these subsidiaries totaled $637.7 million and $671.1 million at June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Domestic operations accounted for the remaining net external sales, segment profits and long-lived assets. No single geographic area outside the United States was significant relative to consolidated net external sales, income before taxes, or consolidated long-lived assets.

Export sales and sales to any individual customer were each less than 10 percent of consolidated sales to unaffiliated customers during all periods presented.

Acquisitions
ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 14ACQUISITIONS

Effective June 1, 2012, the Company acquired Geocel Corporation. Geocel manufactures innovative caulks, sealants, and adhesives specially designed for tough construction and repair applications in commercial, residential, industrial and transport non-automotive markets. Geocel has operations in both the United States and United Kingdom. The acquisition strengthens the Consumer Group’s sealant and adhesive market position. The acquisition resulted in the recognition of goodwill and intangible assets.

The Company acquired a controlling interest in Leighs Paints in July 2011 and the remaining interest in December 2011. Headquartered in Bolton, United Kingdom, Leighs Paints is one of the leading industrial fire protection coatings manufacturers in the world, with a growing global platform driven by technology innovation and quality products. The acquisition strengthens the Global Finishes Group’s growing global platform. The aggregate consideration paid for Leighs Paints was $41.8 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition resulted in the recognition of goodwill and intangible assets.

The following unaudited pro-forma summary presents consolidated financial information as if Geocel and Leighs Paints had been acquired as of the beginning of each period presented. The pro-forma consolidated financial information does not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have occurred had the acquisitions taken place on January 1, 2011 or of future results of operations of Geocel and Leighs Paints under ownership and operation of the Company.

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars except per share data)   Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

  $ 2,582,156     $ 2,387,005     $ 4,736,462     $ 4,272,819  

Net income

    228,799       179,570       330,422       248,667  
         

Net income per common share:

                               

Basic

  $ 2.24     $ 1.70     $ 3.22     $ 2.35  

Diluted

  $ 2.18     $ 1.66     $ 3.15     $ 2.30  

 

Fair Value Measurements
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 15FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the ASC applies to the Company’s financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The guidance applies when other standards require or permit the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities. It does not expand the use of fair value measurements. The Company did not have any fair value measurements for its non-financial assets and liabilities during the second quarter. The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized using the fair value hierarchy:

 

                             
(Thousands of dollars)   Fair Value at
June 30,
2012
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets:

                           

Deferred compensation plan asset (1)

  $ 19,094     $ 14,466     $ 4,628      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
         

Liabilities:

                           

Deferred compensation plan liability (2)

  $ 28,012     $ 28,012              
   

 

 

   

 

 

             

 

(1) 

The deferred compensation plan asset consists of the investment funds maintained for the future payments under the Company’s executive deferred compensation plan, which is structured as a rabbi trust. The investments are marketable securities accounted for under the Debt and Equity Securities Topic of the ASC. The level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares. The level 2 investments are valued based on vendor or broker models. The cost basis of the investment funds is $19,086.

(2) 

The deferred compensation plan liability is the Company’s liability under its executive deferred compensation plan. The liability represents the fair value of the participant shadow accounts, and the value is based on quoted market prices.

Financial Instruments
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

NOTE 16FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The table below summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s publicly traded debt and non-publicly traded debt in accordance with the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the ASC. The fair values of the Company’s publicly traded debt are based on quoted market prices. The fair values of the Company’s non-traded debt are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The Company’s publicly traded debt and non-traded debt are classified as level 1 and level 2, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.

 

                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
    Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value     Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value  

Publicly traded debt

  $ 632,448     $ 694,626     $ 632,400     $ 676,031  

Non-traded debt

    7,387       7,120       21,362       20,309  

On January 30, 2012, the Company entered into a five-year credit agreement, which was amended on February 6, 2012, February 13, 2012 and February 27, 2012. This credit agreement gives the Company the right to borrow and to obtain the issuance, renewal, extension and increase of a letter of credit of up to an aggregate availability of $500 million.

 

On April 23, 2012, the Company entered into a new five-year credit agreement, which was amended on April 25, 2012 and May 7, 2012. This credit agreement gives the Company the right to borrow and to obtain the issuance, renewal, extension and increase of a letter of credit up to an aggregate availability of $250 million.

On June 29, 2012, Sherwin-Williams Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a CAD 75 million five-year revolving credit facility. The credit facility replaced the existing three-year credit facility, and will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing indebtedness and for acquisitions.

Non-Traded Investments
NON-TRADED INVESTMENTS

NOTE 17NON-TRADED INVESTMENTS

The Company has invested in the U.S. affordable housing and historic renovation real estate markets. These non-traded investments have been identified as variable interest entities. However, because the Company does not have the power to direct the day-to-day operations of the investments and the risk of loss is limited to the amount of contributed capital, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary. In accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the ASC, the investments are not consolidated. The Company uses the effective yield method to determine the carrying value of the investments. Under the effective yield method, the initial cost of the investments is amortized over the period that the tax credits are recognized. The carrying amount of the investments, included in Other assets, was $250.5 million and $215.8 million at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The liability for estimated future capital contributions to the investments was $233.7 million and $190.0 million at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Capital Stock
CAPITAL STOCK

NOTE 18CAPITAL STOCK

On March 31, 2011, the Company retired all of its 125.4 million shares of common stock held in treasury at that date, which decreased Treasury stock, Common stock and Retained earnings by $4.5 billion, $0.1 billion and $4.4 billion, respectively.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)
Adoption of ASU No. 2011-5 and 2011-12

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-5 and 2011-12, which amend the Comprehensive Income Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). The updated guidance requires the components of income and other comprehensive income to be presented in a single continuous statement or two consecutive statements in annual periods. In interim periods, total comprehensive income must be presented in either a single continuous statement or two consecutive statements.

Comprehensive Income (Tables)
Comprehensive income
                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2012      2011     2012     2011  

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (16,259     9,384       11,921       26,889  

Amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses, net of taxes (1)

    3,388       3,435       6,784       6,684  

Adjustments of marketable equity securities, net of taxes (2)

    (96     (427     (115     (408
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  $ 214,846     $ 191,507     $ 346,619     $ 280,596  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The tax effect of amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses was $(3,017) and $(6,037) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $(2,873) and $(5,961) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

(2) 

The tax effect of adjustments of marketable equity securities was $61 and $74 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $273 and $261 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

Product Warranties (Tables)
Company's accrual for product warranty claims
                 
(Thousands of dollars)   2012     2011  

Balance at January 1

  $ 22,071     $ 23,103  

Charges to expense

    11,710       14,445  

Settlements

    (10,842     (12,746
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

  $ 22,939     $ 24,802  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Exit or Disposal Activities (Tables)
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
                                         

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Exit Plan

  Balance at
December 31,
2011
    Provisions in
Cost of  goods
sold or SG&A
    Actual
expenditures
charged to
accrual
    Adjustments to
prior  provisions
in Other general
expense—net
    Balance at
June 30,
2012
 

Global Finishes Group facility shutdown in 2012:

                                       

Severance and related costs

          $ 1,617                     $ 1,617  

Consumer Group manufacturing facilities shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Severance and related costs

  $ 197             $ (133             64  

Paint Stores Group stores shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Other qualified exit costs

    156               (141   $ (7     8  

Global Finishes Group branches shutdown in 2011:

                                       

Severance and related costs

    129               (129                

Other qualified exit costs

    470               (95             375  

Global Finishes Group branches shutdown in 2010:

                                       

Other qualified exit costs

    955               (70             885  

Other qualified exit costs for facilities shutdown prior to 2010

    8,493               (1,339     (28     7,126  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 10,400     $ 1,617     $ (1,907   $ (35   $ 10,075  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Health Care, Pension and Other Benefits (Tables)
Components of net periodic benefit costs for pension and other employee benefit plans
                                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Domestic Defined
Benefit Pension Plans
    Foreign Defined
Benefit Pension Plans
    Postretirement
Benefits Other than
Pensions
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Three Months Ended June 30:

                                               

Net periodic benefit cost:

                                               

Service cost

  $ 4,732     $ 4,007     $ 893     $ 961     $ 736     $ 874  

Interest cost

    4,331       4,707       1,724       1,094       3,380       3,895  

Expected return on assets

    (11,211     (11,611     (1,677     (681                

Amortization of:

                                               

Prior service cost (credit)

    398       409                       (164     (164

Actuarial loss

    5,485       4,877       252       220       428       626  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 3,735     $ 2,389     $ 1,192     $ 1,594     $ 4,380     $ 5,231  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             

Six Months Ended June 30:

                                               

Net periodic benefit cost:

                                               

Service cost

  $ 9,464     $ 8,014     $ 1,785     $ 1,896     $ 1,472     $ 1,748  

Interest cost

    8,662       9,414       3,449       2,164       6,760       7,790  

Expected return on assets

    (22,421     (23,221     (3,354     (1,346                

Amortization of:

                                               

Prior service cost (credit)

    796       818                       (328     (328

Actuarial loss

    10,971       9,754       503       435       857       1,252  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 7,472     $ 4,779     $ 2,383     $ 3,149     $ 8,761     $ 10,462  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Other (Tables)
                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Provisions for environmental matters—net

  $ 3,988     $ (702   $ 9,093     $ 4,650  

(Gain) loss on disposition of assets

    (814     10       (935     (4,399

Adjustments to prior provisions for qualified exit costs

    (88     (6     (35     223  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,086     $ (698   $ 8,123     $ 474  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Dividend and royalty income

  $ (851   $ (1,660   $ (2,101   $ (2,985

Net expense from financing activities

    1,041       1,826       4,021       3,949  

Foreign currency related losses (gains)

    1,374       1,605       (3,704     2,919  

Other income

    (5,229     (5,019     (8,480     (8,336

Other expense

    3,561       3,191       5,173       4,444  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (104   $ (57   $ (5,091   $ (9
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)
Computation of net income per common share
                                 
(Thousands of dollars except per share data)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2012     2011     2012     2011  

Basic

                               

Average common shares outstanding

    101,446,643       104,676,477       101,758,496       104,833,745  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares

    (1,908     (2,039     (2,689     (2,709
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income allocated to common shares

  $ 225,905     $ 177,076     $ 325,340     $ 244,722  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Basic net income per common share

  $ 2.23     $ 1.69     $ 3.20     $ 2.33  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

                               

Average common shares outstanding

    101,446,643       104,676,477       101,758,496       104,833,745  

Stock options and other contingently issuable shares (1)

    2,556,485       2,199,984       2,341,550       2,270,280  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding assuming dilution

    104,003,128       106,876,461       104,100,046       107,104,025  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Net income

  $ 227,813     $ 179,115     $ 328,029     $ 247,431  

Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares assuming dilution

    (1,865     (2,004     (2,633     (2,666
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income allocated to common shares assuming dilution

  $ 225,948     $ 177,111     $ 325,396     $ 244,765  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Diluted net income per common share

  $ 2.17     $ 1.66     $ 3.13     $ 2.29  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Stock options and other contingently issuable shares excluded 54,675 shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 due to their anti-dilutive effect. There were no options excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Reportable Segment Information (Tables)
Reportable segment information
                                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   Three Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings
Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 1,488,109     $ 397,749     $ 498,693     $ 187,281     $ 1,190     $ 2,573,022  

Intersegment transfers

            655,276       1,935       11,649       (668,860        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 1,488,109     $ 1,053,025     $ 500,628     $ 198,930     $ (667,670   $ 2,573,022  
             

Segment profit

  $ 266,982     $ 80,757   $ 48,032     $ 9,281             $ 405,052  

Interest expense

                                  $ (10,230     (10,230

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (67,019     (67,019
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 266,982     $ 80,757     $ 48,032     $ 9,281     $ (77,249   $ 327,803  
   
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2011  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings
Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 1,299,047     $ 375,634     $ 482,695     $ 196,176     $ 1,199     $ 2,354,751  

Intersegment transfers

            576,422       2,072       9,537       (588,031        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 1,299,047     $ 952,056     $ 484,767     $ 205,713     $ (586,832   $ 2,354,751  
             

Segment profit

  $ 206,631     $ 61,371   $ 30,249     $ 15,821             $ 314,072  

Interest expense

                                  $ (11,747     (11,747

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (45,309     (45,309
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 206,631     $ 61,371     $ 30,249     $ 15,821     $ (57,056   $ 257,016  

 

* Segment profit includes $7,968 and $6,861 of mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales by the Paint Stores Group during the second quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

                                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 2,611,187     $ 718,122     $ 981,768     $ 395,874     $ 2,415     $ 4,709,366  

Intersegment transfers

            1,158,776       4,265       22,624       (1,185,665        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 2,611,187     $ 1,876,898     $ 986,033     $ 418,498     $ (1,183,250   $ 4,709,366  
             

Segment profit

  $ 379,694     $ 136,063 **    $ 76,669     $ 29,168             $ 621,594  

Interest expense

                                  $ (20,567     (20,567

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (130,909     (130,909
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 379,694     $ 136,063     $ 76,669     $ 29,168     $ (151,476   $ 470,118  
   
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
    Paint Stores
Group
    Consumer
Group
    Global
Finishes
Group
    Latin America
Coatings Group
    Administrative     Consolidated
Totals
 

Net external sales

  $ 2,228,314     $ 670,564     $ 918,012     $ 391,025     $ 2,422     $ 4,210,337  

Intersegment transfers

            994,570       3,370       17,977       (1,015,917        
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales and intersegment transfers

  $ 2,228,314     $ 1,665,134     $ 921,382     $ 409,002     $ (1,013,495   $ 4,210,337  
             

Segment profit

  $ 275,488     $ 102,462 **    $ 49,687     $ 33,193             $ 460,830  

Interest expense

                                  $ (22,422     (22,422

Administrative expenses and other

                                    (86,679     (86,679
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 275,488     $ 102,462     $ 49,687     $ 33,193     $ (109,101   $ 351,729  

 

** Segment profit includes $14,644 and $11,809 of mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales by the Paint Stores Group during the first six months of 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Acquisitions (Tables)
Summary of pro-forma consolidated financial information
                                 
(Thousands of dollars except per share data)   Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

  $ 2,582,156     $ 2,387,005     $ 4,736,462     $ 4,272,819  

Net income

    228,799       179,570       330,422       248,667  
         

Net income per common share:

                               

Basic

  $ 2.24     $ 1.70     $ 3.22     $ 2.35  

Diluted

  $ 2.18     $ 1.66     $ 3.15     $ 2.30  
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
                             
(Thousands of dollars)   Fair Value at
June 30,
2012
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets:

                           

Deferred compensation plan asset (1)

  $ 19,094     $ 14,466     $ 4,628      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
         

Liabilities:

                           

Deferred compensation plan liability (2)

  $ 28,012     $ 28,012              
   

 

 

   

 

 

             

 

(1) 

The deferred compensation plan asset consists of the investment funds maintained for the future payments under the Company’s executive deferred compensation plan, which is structured as a rabbi trust. The investments are marketable securities accounted for under the Debt and Equity Securities Topic of the ASC. The level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares. The level 2 investments are valued based on vendor or broker models. The cost basis of the investment funds is $19,086.

(2) 

The deferred compensation plan liability is the Company’s liability under its executive deferred compensation plan. The liability represents the fair value of the participant shadow accounts, and the value is based on quoted market prices.

Financial Instruments (Tables)
Carrying amount and fair value of debt
                                 
(Thousands of dollars)   June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
    Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value     Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value  

Publicly traded debt

  $ 632,448     $ 694,626     $ 632,400     $ 676,031  

Non-traded debt

    7,387       7,120       21,362       20,309  
Dividends (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Dividends [Abstract]
 
 
Dividends paid per common share
$ 0.390 
$ 0.365 
Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Net income
$ 227,813 
$ 179,115 
$ 328,029 
$ 247,431 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(16,259)
9,384 
11,921 
26,889 
Amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses, net of taxes
3,388 
3,435 
6,784 
6,684 
Adjustments of marketable equity securities, net of taxes
(96)
(427)
(115)
(408)
Comprehensive income
214,846 
191,507 
346,619 
280,596 
Comprehensive income (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Tax effect of amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial losses
(3,017)
(2,873)
(6,037)
(5,961)
Tax effect of adjustments of marketable equity securities
$ 61 
$ 273 
$ 74 
$ 261 
Product Warranties (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Company's accrual for product warranty claims
 
 
Balance at January 1
$ 22,071 
$ 23,103 
Charges to expense
11,710 
14,445 
Settlements
(10,842)
(12,746)
Balance at June 30
$ 22,939 
$ 24,802 
Exit or Disposal Activities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
$ 10,400 
 
Provisions in Cost of Goods Sold or SG&A
 
 
1,617 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(1,907)
(3,929)
Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net
88 
35 
(223)
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
10,075 
 
10,075 
 
Facilities Shutdown Prior to 2010 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
8,493 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(1,339)
 
Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net
 
 
(28)
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
7,126 
 
7,126 
 
Paint Stores Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Branches closed
 
 
 
Global Finishes Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Branches closed
 
 
 
Facility closed
 
 
 
Latin America Coatings Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Branches closed
 
 
 
Severance and related costs [Member] |
Consumer Group [Member] |
Manufacturing facilities shutdown in 2011[Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
197 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(133)
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
64 
 
64 
 
Severance and related costs [Member] |
Global Finishes Group [Member] |
Branches Shutdown in 2011 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
129 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(129)
 
Severance and related costs [Member] |
Global Finishes Group [Member] |
Facility Shutdown in 2012 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Provisions in Cost of Goods Sold or SG&A
 
 
1,617 
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
1,617 
 
1,617 
 
Other qualified exit costs [member] |
Paint Stores Group [Member] |
Branches Shutdown in 2011 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
156 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(141)
 
Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net
 
 
(7)
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
 
 
Other qualified exit costs [member] |
Global Finishes Group [Member] |
Branches Shutdown in 2011 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
470 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(95)
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
375 
 
375 
 
Other qualified exit costs [member] |
Global Finishes Group [Member] |
Branches Shutdown in 2010 [Member]
 
 
 
 
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2011
 
 
955 
 
Costs incurred for qualified exit costs
 
 
(70)
 
Ending Balance at June 30, 2012
$ 885 
 
$ 885 
 
Health Care, Pension and Other Benefits (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Domestic Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$ 4,732 
$ 4,007 
$ 9,464 
$ 8,014 
Interest cost
4,331 
4,707 
8,662 
9,414 
Expected return on assets
(11,211)
(11,611)
(22,421)
(23,221)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (credit)
398 
409 
796 
818 
Actuarial loss
5,485 
4,877 
10,971 
9,754 
Net periodic benefit cost
3,735 
2,389 
7,472 
4,779 
Foreign Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
Service cost
893 
961 
1,785 
1,896 
Interest cost
1,724 
1,094 
3,449 
2,164 
Expected return on assets
(1,677)
(681)
(3,354)
(1,346)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
Actuarial loss
252 
220 
503 
435 
Net periodic benefit cost
1,192 
1,594 
2,383 
3,149 
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions [Member]
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
Service cost
736 
874 
1,472 
1,748 
Interest cost
3,380 
3,895 
6,760 
7,790 
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (credit)
(164)
(164)
(328)
(328)
Actuarial loss
428 
626 
857 
1,252 
Net periodic benefit cost
$ 4,380 
$ 5,231 
$ 8,761 
$ 10,462 
Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2012
ManufacturingSites
Jun. 30, 2011
Other Long-Term Liabilities (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
Amount by which unaccrued maximum of estimated range exceeds minimum
$ 97.7 
 
Accruals for extended environmental-related activities
83.9 
87.5 
Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities included in Other accruals
42.9 
60.0 
Number of manufacturing sites accounting for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities
 
Accruals for environmental-related activities of four sites
84.6 
 
Percentage of accrual for environmental-related activities related to four sites
66.70% 
 
Amount of unaccrued maximum related to four sites
$ 66.2 
 
Percentage of aggregate unaccrued maximum related to four sites
67.80% 
 
Other (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Contract
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Contract
Jun. 30, 2011
Other general expense (income) - net
 
 
 
 
Provisions for environmental matters - net
$ 3,988 
$ (702)
$ 9,093 
$ 4,650 
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
(814)
10 
(935)
(4,399)
Adjustments to prior provisions for qualified exit costs
(88)
(6)
(35)
223 
Total
3,086 
(698)
8,123 
474 
Other income - net
 
 
 
 
Dividend and royalty income
(851)
(1,660)
(2,101)
(2,985)
Net expense from financing activities
1,041 
1,826 
4,021 
3,949 
Foreign currency related losses (gains)
1,374 
1,605 
(3,704)
2,919 
Other income
(5,229)
(5,019)
(8,480)
(8,336)
Other expense
3,561 
3,191 
5,173 
4,444 
Total
$ (104)
$ (57)
$ (5,091)
$ (9)
Other (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Number of foreign currency option outstanding
 
 
Number of foreign forward contracts outstanding
 
 
Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
30.50% 
30.30% 
30.20% 
29.70% 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
$ 24.6 
 
$ 24.6 
 
$ 29.7 
Unrecognized tax benefits adjusted
21.2 
 
21.2 
 
25.6 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits where significant change is reasonably possible
4.3 
 
4.3 
 
7.8 
Accrued income tax interest and penalties
6.8 
 
6.8 
 
8.1 
Interest related to 2008 tax year due to ESOP settlement
 
 
$ 2.0 
 
 
Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
ParticipatingSecurities
Jun. 30, 2011
Basic
 
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding
101,446,643 
104,676,477 
101,758,496 
104,833,745 
Net income
$ 227,813 
$ 179,115 
$ 328,029 
$ 247,431 
Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares
(1,908)
(2,039)
(2,689)
(2,709)
Net income allocated to common shares
225,905 
177,076 
325,340 
244,722 
Basic net income per common share
$ 2.23 
$ 1.69 
$ 3.20 
$ 2.33 
Diluted
 
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding
101,446,643 
104,676,477 
101,758,496 
104,833,745 
Stock options and other contingently issuable shares
2,556,485 
2,199,984 
2,341,550 
2,270,280 
Average common shares outstanding assuming dilution
104,003,128 
106,876,461 
104,100,046 
107,104,025 
Net income
227,813 
179,115 
328,029 
247,431 
Less net income allocated to unvested restricted shares assuming dilution
(1,865)
(2,004)
(2,633)
(2,666)
Net income allocated to common shares assuming dilution
$ 225,948 
$ 177,111 
$ 325,396 
$ 244,765 
Diluted net income per common share
$ 2.17 
$ 1.66 
$ 3.13 
$ 2.29 
Net Income Per Common Share (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding, anti-dilutive
54,675 
54,675 
Classes of participating securities
 
 
 
Percent common shares representing outstanding shares
99.00% 
 
99.00% 
 
Percent restricted shares representing outstanding shares
1.00% 
 
1.00% 
 
Reportable Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
$ 327,803 
$ 257,016 
$ 470,118 
$ 351,729 
Paint Stores Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
1,488,109 
1,299,047 
2,611,187 
2,228,314 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
1,488,109 
1,299,047 
2,611,187 
2,228,314 
Segment profit
266,982 
206,631 
379,694 
275,488 
Income before income taxes
266,982 
206,631 
379,694 
275,488 
Consumer Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
397,749 
375,634 
718,122 
670,564 
Intersegment transfers
655,276 
576,422 
1,158,776 
994,570 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
1,053,025 
952,056 
1,876,898 
1,665,134 
Segment profit
80,757 
61,371 
136,063 
102,462 
Income before income taxes
80,757 
61,371 
136,063 
102,462 
Global Finishes Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
498,693 
482,695 
981,768 
918,012 
Intersegment transfers
1,935 
2,072 
4,265 
3,370 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
500,628 
484,767 
986,033 
921,382 
Segment profit
48,032 
30,249 
76,669 
49,687 
Income before income taxes
48,032 
30,249 
76,669 
49,687 
Latin America Coatings Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
187,281 
196,176 
395,874 
391,025 
Intersegment transfers
11,649 
9,537 
22,624 
17,977 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
198,930 
205,713 
418,498 
409,002 
Segment profit
9,281 
15,821 
29,168 
33,193 
Income before income taxes
9,281 
15,821 
29,168 
33,193 
Administrative [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
1,190 
1,199 
2,415 
2,422 
Intersegment transfers
(668,860)
(588,031)
(1,185,665)
(1,015,917)
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
(667,670)
(586,832)
(1,183,250)
(1,013,495)
Interest expense
(10,230)
(11,747)
(20,567)
(22,422)
Administrative expenses and other
(67,019)
(45,309)
(130,909)
(86,679)
Income before income taxes
(77,249)
(57,056)
(151,476)
(109,101)
Consolidated Totals [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable segment information
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
2,573,022 
2,354,751 
4,709,366 
4,210,337 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers
2,573,022 
2,354,751 
4,709,366 
4,210,337 
Segment profit
405,052 
314,072 
621,594 
460,830 
Interest expense
(10,230)
(11,747)
(20,567)
(22,422)
Administrative expenses and other
(67,019)
(45,309)
(130,909)
(86,679)
Income before income taxes
$ 327,803 
$ 257,016 
$ 470,118 
$ 351,729 
Reportable Segment Information (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Reportable Segment Information (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Export sales and sales to individual customer
 
 
Less than 10 % of consolidated sales to unaffiliated customers 
 
Consolidated Totals [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Net external sales
$ 491,900,000 
$ 507,100,000 
$ 993,800,000 
$ 977,100,000 
Segment profit
32,500,000 
34,400,000 
67,300,000 
61,800,000 
Long-lived assets
637,700,000 
671,100,000 
637,700,000 
671,100,000 
Paint Stores Group [Member]
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Mark-up on intersegment transfers realized as a result of external sales included in segment profit
$ 7,968,000 
$ 6,861,000 
$ 14,644,000 
$ 11,809,000 
Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of pro-forma consolidated financial information
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 2,582,156 
$ 2,387,005 
$ 4,736,462 
$ 4,272,819 
Net income
228,799 
179,570 
330,442 
248,667 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
Basic
$ 2.24 
$ 1.70 
$ 3.22 
$ 2.35 
Diluted
$ 2.18 
$ 1.66 
$ 3.15 
$ 2.30 
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Aggregate consideration paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired
 
 
43,993 
2,612 
Acquisition of Leighs Paints [Member]
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
Aggregate consideration paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired
 
 
$ 41,800 
 
Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2012
Assets:
 
Deferred compensation plan asset
$ 19,094 
Liabilities:
 
Deferred compensation plan liability
28,012 
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
 
Cost basis of the investment funds
19,086 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
 
Assets:
 
Deferred compensation plan asset
14,466 
Liabilities:
 
Deferred compensation plan liability
28,012 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
Assets:
 
Deferred compensation plan asset
4,628 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
 
Assets:
 
Deferred compensation plan asset
   
Liabilities:
 
Deferred compensation plan liability
   
Financial Instruments (Details)
Apr. 23, 2012
Five year senior unsecured revolving credit agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 30, 2012
Five year senior unsecured revolving credit agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2012
Publicly Traded Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Publicly Traded Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2012
Non-Traded Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Non-Traded Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 29, 2012
Sherwin-Williams Canada, Inc. [Member]
Five year senior unsecured revolving credit agreement [Member]
CAD ($)
Financial Instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying Amount
 
 
$ 632,448,000 
$ 632,400,000 
$ 7,387,000 
$ 21,362,000 
 
Fair Value
 
 
694,626,000 
676,031,000 
7,120,000 
20,309,000 
 
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New credit agreements
$ 250,000,000 
$ 500,000,000 
 
 
 
 
$ 75,000,000 
Non-Traded Investments (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Non Traded Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
 
 
Carrying amount of the investments, included in other assets
$ 250.5 
$ 215.8 
Liability for estimated future capital contributions to the investments
$ 233.7 
$ 190.0 
Capital Stock (Details) (USD $)
In Billions, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Capital Stock (Textual) [Abstract]
 
Shares of common stock in treasury retired by the Company
125.4 
Decreases in Treasury stock
$ 4.5 
Decrease in Common stock due to retirement of treasury stock
0.1 
Decrease in Retained earnings due to retirement of treasury stock
$ 4.4