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Acquisitions and Mergers | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisitions and Mergers | FOOTNOTE 2 Acquisitions and Mergers 2017 Activity In September 2017, the Company acquired Chesapeake Bay Candle, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of premium candles and other home fragrance products, focused on consumer wellness and natural fragrance, for a cash purchase price of approximately $75 million. Chesapeake Bay Candle is included in the Live segment from the date of acquisition. Net sales and operating income related to Chesapeake Bay Candle for 2017 were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In April 2017, the Company acquired Sistema Plastics (“Sistema”), a leading New Zealand based manufacturer and marketer of innovative food storage containers with strong market shares and presence in Australia, New Zealand, U.K. and parts of continental Europe for a cash purchase price of approximately $472 million. Based on the Company’s independent valuation, the Company allocated the total purchase price, net of cash acquired, to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Based on the purchase price allocation, net of cash acquired, the Company allocated approximately $39 million to identified net assets, $291 million to identified intangible assets and $142 million to goodwill. Sistema is included in the Live segment from the date of acquisition. Net sales and operating income related to Sistema for 2017 were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the Company acquired Smith Mountain Industries (“Smith Mountain”), a leading provider of premium home fragrance products, sold primarily under the WoodWick® Candle brand, for a cash purchase price of approximately $100 million. Smith Mountain is included in the Live segment from the date of acquisition. Net sales and operating income related to Smith Mountain for 2017 were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 2016 Activity On April 15, 2016, Jarden Corporation (“Jarden”) became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Newell Brands Inc., as a result of a series of merger transactions (the “Jarden Acquisition”). The Jarden Acquisition was effected pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 13, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Jarden and two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Following the Jarden Acquisition, the Company was renamed Newell Brands Inc. Jarden was a leading, global consumer products company with leading brands, such as Yankee Candle®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Coleman®, First Alert®, Rawlings®, Jostens®, Marmot® and many others. The Jarden Acquisition enables the Company to scale the enterprise with leading brands in global markets. The scale of the Company in key categories, channels and geographies enables it to deploy its strategy, which includes advantaged development and commercial capabilities, across a larger set of opportunities to generate accelerated growth and margin expansion. The Jarden Acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and Jarden’s assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in the Company’s financial statements from the acquisition date. Adjustments made to the purchase price allocation during 2017, primarily relate to goodwill and other intangible assets (see Footnote 8). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Jarden common stock was exchanged for 0.862 of a share of the Company’s common stock plus $21.00 in cash. The total merger consideration, including debt assumed, was approximately $18.7 billion. The aggregate consideration paid or payable to the Jarden shareholders and convertible note holders was approximately $15.3 billion and was comprised of a cash payment of approximately $5.4 billion, the issuance of 213.9 million common shares of the Company with a fair value of approximately $9.9 billion and accrued merger consideration of $627 million. The accrued merger consideration at acquisition related to approximately 9.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock that had not been issued and $222 million in cash that had not been paid as of the date of the acquisition for shares of Jarden common stock held by dissenting Jarden shareholders who exercised their appraisal rights and are seeking an appraisal of such shares. In July 2017, approximately 6.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock (representing the stock component of the merger consideration) were issued and approximately $162 million (representing the cash component of the merger consideration) was paid to certain dissenting shareholders pursuant to settlement agreements (see Footnote 19). At December 31, 2017, the Company has accrued approximately $171 million of unpaid consideration related to approximately 2.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock that have not been issued and approximately $61 million of cash that has not been paid. The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations of Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden for 2016 as if the Jarden Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of operations that would have been reported had the Jarden Acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2015 and should not be taken as indicative of the Company’s future consolidated results of operations. The Company expects to incur restructuring and other integration costs that are not included in the pro forma results of operations presented below. Pro forma adjustments are tax-effected at the Company’s estimated statutory tax rates.
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in millions, except per share data) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Net sales |  | $ | 15,657.6 |  |  | $ | 14,519.6 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 748.0 |  |  |  | (254.9 | )
Income (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.55 |  |  | $ | (0.53 | )
Diluted |  | $ | 1.54 |  |  | $ | (0.53 | )
The unaudited pro forma financial information for 2016 and 2015 includes $201 million and $181 million, respectively, for the amortization of acquired intangibles from the Jarden Acquisition based on the purchase price allocation, which was finalized during the second quarter of 2017. Net sales and operating income related to Jarden Acquisition for 2016 were $7.3 billion and $509 million, respectively. 2015 Activity During October 2015, the Company acquired Elmer’s Products, Inc. (“Elmer’s”) for a purchase price of $571 million, net of cash acquired. Elmer’s, whose brands include Elmer’s®, Krazy Glue® (a trademark of Toagosei Co. Ltd., used with permission) and X-Acto®, is a provider of activity-based adhesive and cutting products that inspire creativity in the classroom, at home, in the office, in the workshop and at the craft table. Elmer’s is reported as part of the Company’s Learn segment. The Company’s 2015 consolidated statement of operations includes approximately $36.3 million of net sales related to Elmer’s. Pro forma results of operations of the Company would not be materially different as a result of the Elmer’s acquisition and therefore are not presented. Other Items The goodwill associated with the acquisitions is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the acquisitions. At December 31, 2017, approximately $357 million of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

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