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Defined Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Defined Benefit Plans

15. Defined Benefit Plans

We have a number of pension plans in the United States, covering many of the Company’s employees; however, the majority of these plans have been frozen to new participants, and benefit accruals were frozen for active participants on December 31, 2016. The plans provide for payment of retirement benefits, mainly commencing between the ages of 55 and 65. After meeting certain qualifications, an employee acquires a vested right to future benefits. The benefits payable under the plans are generally determined on the basis of an employee’s length of service and/or earnings. Employer contributions to the plans are made, as necessary, to ensure legal funding requirements are satisfied. Also, from time to time, we may make contributions in excess of the legal funding requirements. Service cost for 2024 relates to benefit accruals for an hourly Union group within the defined benefit plan for our Security segment. All other benefit accruals under our defined benefit pension plans were frozen as of, or prior to, December 31, 2016.

The Company offered a lump sum program during the fourth quarter of 2023 in which certain terminated vested participants in the Moen Qualified Plan and Master Lock Qualified Plan could elect to take a one-time voluntary lump sum payment equal to the present value of future benefits. Approximately 700 participants elected to accept the lump sum option. During the fourth quarter of 2023, benefit payments of $27.0 million were made and a settlement expense of $2.0 million was recognized.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company entered into two agreements with an insurance company to purchase group annuity contracts and transferred $266.6 million of pension plan obligations and related assets of two of its defined benefit pension plans, the MasterLock Pension Plan and Moen Incorporated Pension Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). The partial plan settlements resulted in a loss of $19.0 million, which is included in Other (expense) income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The agreements cover approximately 4,100 retirees and other beneficiaries (the "Transferred Participants"). All Transferred Participants continued to receive their benefits from the Plans until January 1, 2025, at which time the insurance company began paying and administering the retirement benefits of the Transferred Participants. The transactions resulted in no changes to the amount of the benefits payable to the Transferred Participants.

Net actuarial gains and losses occur when actual experience differs from any of the assumptions used to value defined benefit plans or when assumptions change as they may each year. The primary factors contributing to actuarial gains and losses are changes in the discount rate used to value obligations as of the measurement date and the differences between expected and actual returns on pension plan assets.

In addition, the Company provides postretirement health care and life insurance benefits to certain retirees.

 

(In millions)

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Change in the Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

 

$

509.7

 

 

 

$

543.6

 

 

 

$

8.0

 

 

 

$

9.0

 

Service cost

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

Interest cost

 

 

 

22.2

 

 

 

 

27.2

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

Actuarial gain

 

 

 

(23.9

)

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

 

(1.3

)

Benefits paid

 

 

 

(34.9

)

 

 

 

(60.7

)

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

 

(0.6

)

Settlements

 

 

 

(266.6

)

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

—

 

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

 

 

$

206.5

 

 

 

$

509.7

 

 

 

$

5.6

 

 

 

$

8.0

 

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year
   (excludes the impact of future compensation increases)

 

 

$

206.5

 

 

 

$

509.7

 

 

 

$

—

 

 

 

$

—

 

Change in Plan Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

$

468.0

 

 

 

$

482.5

 

 

 

$

—

 

 

 

$

—

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

 

40.5

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

Employer contributions

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Benefits paid

 

 

 

(34.9

)

 

 

 

(60.7

)

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

(0.6

)

Settlements

 

 

 

(266.6

)

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

$

177.1

 

 

 

$

468.0

 

 

 

$

—

 

 

 

$

—

 

Funded status (Fair value of plan assets less PBO)

 

 

$

(29.4

)

 

 

$

(41.7

)

 

 

$

(5.6

)

 

 

$

(8.0

)

 

The accumulated benefit obligation exceeds the fair value of assets for all pension plans.

 

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

(In millions)

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Other current liabilities

 

$

(1.6

)

 

 

$

(1.3

)

 

 

$

(1.0

)

 

 

$

(1.1

)

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

(27.8

)

 

 

 

(40.4

)

 

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

 

(6.9

)

Net amount recognized

 

$

(29.4

)

 

 

$

(41.7

)

 

 

$

(5.6

)

 

 

$

(8.0

)

 

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

 

(In millions)

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

Net unrecognized actuarial loss (gain) at December 31, 2022

 

$

49.7

 

 

 

$

(0.5

)

Recognition of actuarial gain

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

2.6

 

Current year actuarial (gain)

 

 

(12.5

)

 

 

 

(1.5

)

Recognition actuarial loss due to settlement

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

 

—

 

Net unrecognized actuarial loss at December 30, 2023

 

$

35.2

 

 

 

$

0.6

 

Recognition of actuarial gain

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Current year actuarial (gain)

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

 

(1.4

)

Recognition of actuarial loss due to settlement

 

 

(19.0

)

 

 

 

—

 

Net unrecognized actuarial loss (gain) at December 28, 2024

 

$

12.8

 

 

 

$

(0.5

)

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

(In millions)

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Service cost

 

$

—

 

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

 

$

0.4

 

 

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.4

 

Interest cost

 

 

22.2

 

 

 

 

27.2

 

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.4

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(29.1

)

 

 

 

(28.6

)

 

 

(28.1

)

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Recognition of actuarial gains

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

(1.0

)

Settlement loss

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

 

$

11.6

 

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

(7.8

)

 

 

$

0.6

 

 

 

$

(1.7

)

 

$

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Weighted-Average Assumption Used to
   Determine Benefit Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

5.8

%

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to
   Determine Net Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

3.9

%

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates Used to Determine
   Benefit Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

7.1/7.5

%

(a)

 

7.3/6.9

%

(a)

Rate that the cost trend rate is assumed to decline
   (the ultimate trend rate)

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

 

2035

 

 

 

2033

 

 

Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates Used to Determine
  Net Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

7.3/6.9

%

(a)

 

5.8/6.3

%

(a)

Rate that the cost trend rate is assumed to decline
   (the ultimate trend rate)

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

 

2033

 

 

 

2028

 

 

 

 

(a)
The pre-65 initial health care cost trend rate is shown first / followed by the post-65 rate.

 

Plan Assets

The fair value of the pension assets by major category of plan assets as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

2024

 

 

Total Fair Value

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2.6

 

$

2.6

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

Other investments (a)

 

23.8

 

 

—

 

 

23.8

 

 

—

 

Fair value excluding investments measured at net asset value

$

26.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Equity

$

27.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Fixed income

 

95.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Multi-strategy hedge funds

 

12.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Real estate

 

16.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments measured at net asset value

$

150.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total plan assets at fair value

$

177.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) - Other investments consist of future contracts on U.S. Treasury notes and bonds primarily used to hedge interest rate exposures.

 

2023

 

 

Total Fair Value

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Group annuity/insurance contracts

$

26.8

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

26.8

 

Fair value excluding investments measured at net asset value

$

26.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash and cash equivalents

$

17.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Equity

 

121.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Fixed income

 

267.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Multi-strategy hedge funds

 

16.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Real estate

 

19.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments measured at net asset value

$

441.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total plan assets at fair value

$

468.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 measurements was as follows:

 

 

Group annuity/
insurance contracts

 

(In millions)

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Beginning of year

 

$

26.8

 

 

 

$

26.0

 

(Losses) gains on assets during the period

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

0.8

 

Sales and settlements

 

 

(26.2

)

 

 

 

—

 

End of year

 

$

—

 

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

Our defined benefit plans Master Trust own a variety of investment assets. Certain investment assets are measured using net asset value per share as a practical expedient per ASC 820. Investments measured using net asset value per share totaled $150.7 million and $441.2 million as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively.

The terms and conditions for redemptions vary for each class of the investment assets valued at net asset value per share as a practical expedient. Real estate assets may be redeemed quarterly with a 45 day redemption notice period. Investment assets in multi-strategy hedge funds may be redeemed semi-annually with a 95 day redemption notice period. Equity, fixed income and cash and cash equivalents have no specified redemption frequency and notice period and may be redeemed daily. As of December 28, 2024, we do not have an intent to sell or otherwise dispose of these investment assets at prices different than the net asset value per share.

Our investment strategy is to optimize investment returns through a diversified portfolio of investments, taking into consideration underlying plan liabilities and asset volatility. The defined benefit asset allocation policy of the plans allows for a return-seeking portfolio allocation of 0% to 50% and liability-hedging portfolio allocation of 50% to 100%. Asset allocations are based on the underlying liability structure. All retirement asset allocations are reviewed periodically to ensure the allocations meets the needs of the liability structure.

Our 2025 expected blended long-term rate of return on plan assets of 6.2% was determined based on the nature of the plans’ investments, our current asset allocation and projected long-term rates of return from pension investment consultants.

Estimated Future Retirement Benefit Payments

The following retirement benefit payments are expected to be paid:

(In millions)

 

Pension
Benefits

 

 

 

Postretirement
Benefits

 

2025

 

$

10.5

 

 

 

$

1.1

 

2026

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

2027

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

2028

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

2029

 

 

13.4

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

Years 2030-2034

 

 

75.2

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

Estimated future retirement benefit payments above are estimates and could change significantly based on differences between actuarial assumptions and actual events and decisions related to lump sum distribution options that are available to participants in certain plans.

Defined Contribution Plan Contributions

We sponsor a number of defined contribution plans for the benefit of eligible employees. Contributions are determined under various formulas. Cash contributions by the Company related to these plans amounted to $35.5 million, $28.7 million and $36.3 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.