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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
1. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

References to “Home & Security,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole, unless the context otherwise requires.

The Company is a leading home and security products company with a portfolio of leading branded products used for residential home repair, remodeling, new construction, security applications and storage.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014, the related condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results may not be indicative of results for a full year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not contain certain information included in our annual consolidated financial statements and notes. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requirements and in connection with the sale of all of the shares of stock of Fortune Brands Windows, Inc., our subsidiary that owned and operated the Simonton windows business (“Simonton”), the results of operations of Simonton were reclassified and separately stated as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The assets and liabilities of Simonton were reclassified as a discontinued operation in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The cash flows from discontinued operations for the nine months ending September 30, 2014 and 2013 were not separately classified on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Information on Business Segments was revised to exclude this discontinued operation.