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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies | Footnote 1 — Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Newell Brands Inc. and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Newell Brands”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations of the Company. It is recommended that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and the footnotes thereto, included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but it does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made in the Company’s financial statements of the prior year to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on previously reported net income. Seasonal Variations Sales of the Company’s products tend to be seasonal, with sales, operating income and operating cash flow in the first quarter generally lower than any other quarter during the year, driven principally by reduced volume and the mix of products sold in the first quarter. The seasonality of the Company’s sales volume combined with the accounting for fixed costs, such as depreciation, amortization, rent, personnel costs and interest expense, impacts the Company’s results on a quarterly basis. In addition, the Company tends to generate the majority of its operating cash flow in the third and fourth quarters of the year due to seasonal variations in operating results, the timing of annual performance-based compensation payments, customer program payments, working capital requirements and credit terms provided to customers. Accordingly, the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” ASU 2017-12 amends existing guidance to better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships. ASU 2017-12 also expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-22 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2018-02 provides companies with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (or portion thereof) is recorded. ASU No. 2018-02 also requires disclosure of the accounting policy for releasing income tax effects from AOCI and whether an election was made to reclassify the stranded income tax effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ASU No. 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Companies can adopt the provisions of ASU 2018-02 in either the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2018-02 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Other recently issued ASUs were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have a minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. Adoption of New Accounting Guidance In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 and all the related amendments (“Topic 606”) on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method and applied this approach to contracts not completed as of that date. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The adoption of Topic 606 did not result in a material adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company does not expect the adoption of Topic 606 to have a material impact to its net income on an ongoing basis. The cumulative effect of the changes made to the condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2018 from the adoption of Topic 606 were as follows (in millions):
|  | Balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  | Adjustments due to Topic 606 |  |  | Balance at January 1, 2018 |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 2,674.0 |  |  | $ | 153.6 |  |  | $ | 2,827.6 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 415.5 |  |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 431.9 |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | 1,705.4 |  |  |  | 170.0 |  |  |  | 1,875.4 |
Retained earnings |  |  | 4,611.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,611.2 |
As part of Topic 606, the Company reclassified items such as cash discounts, allowances for returns, and credits or incentives provided to customers from accounts receivable, net to other accrued liabilities as of the adoption date. These items are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. Also as part of the new standard, the Company recognizes right to recover assets associated with our estimated allowances for returns in prepaid expenses and other, which were previously netted against the allowance for returns included in Accounts Receivable, net. The impact of adoption of Topic 606 on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statement of operations as of and for the period indicated was as follows (in millions):
|  | March 31, 2018 |
|  | As Reported |  |  | Excluding Adjustments due to Topic 606 |  |  | As Adjusted |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 2,346.0 |  |  | $ | (155.7 | ) |  | $ | 2,190.3 |
Inventory, net |  |  | 2,584.9 |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 2,586.4 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 427.3 |  |  |  | (17.4 | ) |  |  | 409.9 |
Assets held for sale |  |  | 2,654.1 |  |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  |  | 2,651.6 |
Other accrued liabilities |  |  | 1,617.3 |  |  |  | (170.7 | ) |  |  | 1,446.6 |
Retained earnings |  |  | 4,542.5 |  |  |  | (3.4 | ) |  |  | 4,539.1 |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |
|  | As Reported |  |  | Excluding Adjustments due to Topic 606 |  |  | As Adjusted |
Net sales |  | $ | 3,017.4 |  |  | $ | 46.2 |  |  | $ | 3,063.6 |
Cost of products sold |  |  | 2,012.0 |  |  |  | 48.3 |  |  |  | 2,060.3 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | 880.4 |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 882.9 |
Operating income |  |  | 117.1 |  |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  |  | 112.5 |
Income tax (benefit) expense |  |  | (51.3 | ) |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  |  | (52.5 | )
Net income |  |  | 53.3 |  |  |  | (3.4 | ) |  |  | 49.9 |
Certain costs and cash payments made to customers previously recorded in costs of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses have been reclassified against net sales as they do not meet the specific criteria to qualify as a distinct good or service under the new guidance, primarily related to payments to customers for defective products under warranty. Refer to Note 2 for additional information regarding the Company’s adoption of Topic 606. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, including debt prepayment and debt extinguishment costs. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and the Company retrospectively adopted ASU 2016-15 effective January 1, 2018. As a result of the adoption ASU 2016-15, the Company reclassified $25.6 million of certain debt extinguishment payments, which had the effect of increasing the Company’s cash used in operating activities and decreasing net cash provided by (used in) financing activities by $25.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, “Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (Topic 740),” which requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. ASU 2016-16 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2016-16 effective January 1, 2018. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-16, the Company recorded an adjustment during the three months ended March 31, 2018 that reduced retained earnings and prepaid expenses and other by $9.5 million. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” The new guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice by adding or clarifying guidance on classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 required disclosure of the nature and amounts of restricted cash. ASU 2016-18 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company retrospectively adopted ASU 2016-15 effective January 1, 2018 and the impact was not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” ASU 2017-07 changes how employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans present the net periodic benefit cost in the income statement. ASU 2017-07 requires that the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost be reported in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. Other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. ASU 2017-07 also allows only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization, when applicable. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2017-07 is to be applied retrospectively for the income statement presentation requirements and prospectively for the capitalization requirements of the service cost component. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018 and retrospectively reclassified the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost using the practical expedient permitted under the guidance. As a result, $2.1 million of income was reclassified from selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) to other expense (income), net, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (see Footnote 13). Other Items At March 31, 2018, the Company held a 23.4% investment in Sprue Aegis (“Sprue”). During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s related party sales to Sprue Aegis (“Sprue”) were $7.5 million and $6.7 million, respectively. At March 31, 2018, the Company terminated the distribution agreement with Sprue.

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