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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
A summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill by reportable business segment is as follows for 2019 and 2018 (in millions):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2019
Segments:
 
Net Book
Value at
December 31,
2018
 
Other
Adjustments (1)
 
Impairment
Charges (2)
 
Foreign
Exchange
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
Charges
 
Net Book
Value
Appliances and Cookware
 
$
211.2

 
$
(7.0
)
 
$
7.0

 
$
1.1

 
$
744.2

 
$
(531.9
)
 
$
212.3

Food and Commercial
 
903.7

 
3.2

 
(160.3
)
 
0.2

 
2,266.3

 
(1,519.5
)
 
746.8

Home and Outdoor Living
 
163.8

 
5.7

 
(5.7
)
 
0.7

 
2,155.2

 
(1,990.7
)
 
164.5

Learning and Development
 
2,595.2

 
0.6

 
(0.6
)
 
(10.0
)
 
3,431.8

 
(846.6
)
 
2,585.2

Other
 
—

 
0.2

 
—

 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
$
3,873.9

 
$
2.7

 
$
(159.6
)
 
$
(8.2
)
 
$
8,597.5

 
$
(4,888.7
)
 
$
3,708.8

(1)
During 2019, in connection with the Company’s state income tax payable/receivable reconciliation process, the Company identified that a state income tax receivable initially recorded in March 2017 was overstated by $19.9 million. The Company determined that the offset to this overstated receivable was recorded as a reduction to goodwill and, subsequently, recorded an entry during the current year to increase goodwill by this amount with a corresponding reduction to its state income tax receivable. Additionally, the Company identified and reversed $8.8 million of reserves for uncertain tax positions that were no longer required as the statutes of limitations had previously expired across multiple prior years. Therefore, the Company recorded an adjustment to income tax expense with a corresponding reduction to its reserves for uncertain tax positions. The Company was required to allocate the goodwill and reversal of reserves for uncertain tax positions to its businesses and reporting units in order to determine whether or not the carrying value of a disposal group or reporting unit that was
previously sold or impaired needed to be updated. Based on its analysis, the Company concluded that the entire $19.9 million goodwill balance and the reversal of $8.8 million of reserves for uncertain tax positions would have been impaired or recognized as a loss on disposal in previously issued financial statements. As such, in 2019 the Company recorded pre-tax out-of-period impairment charges and a loss on sale of divested businesses of $2.9 million and $8.2 million, respectively, of which $2.9 million ($2.2 million after-tax) and $8.2 million ($6.2 million after-tax) were reflected in continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company concluded the effects of such adjustments were not material to the current period or previously issued financial statements.
(2)
In 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges in the Food and Commercial segment to reflect a decrease in the carrying values of Mapa/Spontex and Quickie by a total of $158 million while these businesses were classified as held for sale.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
Segment
 
Net Book
Value at
December 31,
2017
 
Other
Adjustments
 
Impairment
Charges (1)
 
Foreign
Exchange
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
Charges
 
Net Book
Value
Appliances and Cookware
 
$
635.1

 
$
—

 
$
(419.6
)
 
$
(4.3
)
 
$
750.1

 
$
(538.9
)
 
$
211.2

Food and Commercial
 
2,283.8

 
—

 
(1,359.3
)
 
(20.8
)
 
2,263.0

 
(1,359.3
)
 
903.7

Home and Outdoor Living
 
2,148.0

 
—

 
(1,985.0
)
 
0.8

 
2,148.8

 
(1,985.0
)
 
163.8

Learning and Development
 
2,735.0

 
—

 
(105.3
)
 
(34.5
)
 
3,441.2

 
(846.0
)
 
2,595.2

 
 
$
7,801.9

 
$
—

 
$
(3,869.2
)
 
$
(58.8
)
 
$
8,603.1

 
$
(4,729.2
)
 
$
3,873.9

(1)
In the Appliances and Cookware segment, the impairment charge was attributable to the Appliances and Cookware reporting unit. In the Food and Commercial segment, the impairment charge was recorded, primarily within the Food reporting unit. In the Home and Outdoor Living segment, impairment charges of $875 million, $787 million and $323 million were recorded within the Home Fragrance, Outdoor and Recreation and Connected Home and Security reporting units, respectively. In the Learning and Development segment, the impairment charge was attributable to the Baby reporting unit.

In 2018, the Company concluded that a triggering event had occurred during the third quarter for all of its reporting units as a result of (1) the decline in the Company’s stock price during the third quarter such that the Company’s market capitalization was well below book value (net shareholders’ equity) and (2) updated cash flow projections for its businesses. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company concluded that another triggering event had occurred for the Appliances and Cookware, Food and Commercial, Connected Home and Security, Baby and Home Fragrance reporting units. In 2018, the Company recorded goodwill impairment charges of $3.9 billion to reduce the carrying values of these reporting units to their fair values.
Acquired intangible asset impairment charges were recorded in the Company’s reporting segments as follows (in millions):
 
2019 (1)
 
2018 (2)
Impairment of acquired intangible assets
 
 
 
Appliances and Cookware
$
606.9

 
$
1,292.0

Food and Commercial
152.5

 
454.7

Home and Outdoor Living
269.5

 
2,434.1

Learning and Development
24.2

 
246.0

Total
$
1,053.1

 
$
4,426.8

(1)
The carrying value of certain Appliances and Cookware tradenames exceeded their fair value primarily due to the recently announced tariffs on Chinese imports, as well as a decline in sales volume due to a loss in market share for certain appliance categories driven by the success of newly launched competitive products. Both of these factors resulted in downward revisions to forecasted results. In 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges in the Food and Commercial segment to reflect a decrease in the carrying values of Mapa/Spontex and Quickie by a total of $153 million while these businesses were classified as held for sale. In the Home and Outdoor Living segment, the impairment charges of $151 million and $118 million were recorded within the Home Fragrance and Outdoor and Recreation reporting units, respectively. The carrying value of certain Home and Outdoor Living tradenames exceeded their fair value primarily within the Home Fragrance reporting unit. The reporting unit has begun to experience a shift in product mix that is expected to continue into the future, which resulted in a downward revision to forecasted results for one of its tradenames. In the Learning and Development segment, the impairment charge was recorded within the Writing reporting unit. The Writing reporting unit continues to experience softening trends in sales of slime-related adhesive products. Related sales of such products during the fourth quarter of 2019 deteriorated at a faster rate than expected, which resulted in a downward revision to forecasted results for one of its tradenames. The rate and duration of the decline for such products, which is expected to continue into
the future, is difficult to predict. Further impairments of this tradename may also occur if future expected cash flows are not achieved. Given the current trade negotiations with China and the uncertainties regarding the potential impact on the Company's business, there can be no assurance that the Company's estimates and assumptions regarding the impact of tariffs made for purposes of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test during the fourth quarter of 2019 will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If the Company's assumptions regarding forecasted cash flow and revenue and operating income growth rates of certain reporting units are not achieved, it is possible that a material impairment charge may be required in the future.

(2)
In the Food and Commercial segment, the impairment charge was recorded within the Food reporting unit. In the Home and Outdoor Living segment, impairment charges of $1.7 billion, $630 million and $75 million were recorded within the Home Fragrance, Outdoor and Recreation and Connected Home and Security reporting units, respectively. In the Learning and Development segment, the impairment charge recorded was attributable to the Baby reporting unit.
The table below summarizes the balance of other intangible assets, net and the related amortization periods using the straight-line method and attribution method at December 31, (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
 
Amortization
Periods
(in years)
Tradenames - indefinite life
$
3,560.2

 
$
—

 
$
3,560.2

 
$
4,628.9

 
$
—

 
$
4,628.9

 
N/A
Tradenames - other
168.9

 
(49.7
)
 
119.2

 
170.5

 
(36.5
)
 
134.0

 
2-15
Capitalized software
586.8

 
(435.4
)
 
151.4

 
559.0

 
(376.1
)
 
182.9

 
3-12
Patents and intellectual property
135.3

 
(101.3
)
 
34.0

 
137.6

 
(79.8
)
 
57.8

 
3-14
Customer relationships and distributor channels
1,327.5

 
(282.8
)
 
1,044.7

 
1,329.5

 
(217.2
)
 
1,112.3

 
3-30
Other
109.0

 
(102.1
)
 
6.9

 
109.0

 
(74.3
)
 
34.7

 
3-5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,887.7

 
$
(971.3
)
 
$
4,916.4

 
$
6,934.5

 
$
(783.9
)
 
$
6,150.6

 
 


Amortization expense for intangible assets for continuing operations was $192 million, $189 million and $204 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets for discontinued operations was nil, $43 million and $148 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amortization expense was nil for 2019 as the Company ceased amortizing other finite-lived intangible assets relating to businesses which satisfied the criteria to be classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2018. Amortization expense for 2017 includes a measurement period expense adjustment of $13.6 million, of which $16.4 million is related to continuing operations, related to the valuation of non-compete agreements within other intangible assets.

In 2018, as part of the ATP, the Company approved a plan to market for sale the Commercial Business. This business had been classified as held for sale in the Company's historical Consolidated Balance Sheets. During 2019, the Company decided not to sell this business. As a result, the business no longer satisfied the requirements to be classified as held for sale in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019. Accordingly, the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 was recast to reclassify the Commercial Business from held for sale to held and used. The Company measured the business at the lower of its (i) carrying amount before it was classified as held for sale, adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense that would have been recognized had the Commercial Business been continuously classified as held and used, or (ii) fair value at the date the decision not to sell was made. The Company recorded a charge of $7.4 million in 2019 relating to the amount of amortization expense that would have been recorded in prior periods had the Commercial Business been continuously classified as held and used.

At December 31, 2019, the aggregate estimated intangible amortization amounts for the succeeding five years are as follows (in millions):
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
2020
 
$
148.1

2021
 
119.4

2022
 
95.3

2023
 
88.5

2024
 
79.6

Thereafter
 
825.3