Note 4 Segments

Effective as of January 1, 2014, we changed our segment reporting structure in order to reflect the way management now makes operating decisions and manages the growth and profitability of the business. This change corresponds with management’s current approach of allocating costs and resources and assessing the performance of our segments. We report our segment information in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” (“FASB ASC Topic 280”). There has been no change in our total consolidated financial condition or results of operations previously reported as a result of the change in our segment structure. There were no changes to the reportable segment assets as a result of the change in segment reporting.

As a result, the Company’s new segment reporting structure consists of three reportable segments and an “Other” category and is as follows:

—	Food Care;

—	Diversey Care;

—	Product Care; and

—	Other (includes Corporate, Medical Applications and New Ventures businesses)

The Company’s Food Care, Diversey Care and Product Care segments are considered reportable segments under FASB ASC Topic 280. Our reportable segments are aligned with similar groups of products. Other includes Corporate and the Medical Applications and New Ventures businesses. The Medical Applications and New Ventures businesses were previously included in the Company’s “Other Category.” Other includes certain costs that are not allocated to the reportable segments, primarily consisting of unallocated corporate overhead costs, including administrative functions and cost recovery variances not allocated to the reportable segments from global functional expenses.

Other also includes all items the Company categorizes as special or unusual items that are reported on the consolidated statements of operations. These special items primarily consist of restructuring and other associated costs, expenses related to stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), which were issued in connection with the acquisition of Diversey in 2011, loss on debt redemptions and foreign currency exchange gains/losses related to Venezuelan subsidiaries and other one-time expenses and/or gains.

As of January 1, 2014, the Company also changed the segment performance measure in which management assesses segment performance and makes allocation decisions by segment from operating profit (a U.S. GAAP financial measure) to Adjusted EBITDA (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Earnings before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, adjusted to exclude the impact of special items. See “Use of Non-U.S. GAAP Information” below for further information of our use of non-U.S. GAAP measures.

We allocate and disclose depreciation and amortization expense to our segments, although property and equipment, net is not allocated to the segment assets, nor is depreciation and amortization included in the segment performance metric Adjusted EBITDA. We also disclose restructuring and other charges and impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets by segment, although these items are not included in the segment performance metric Adjusted EBITDA since restructuring and other charges and impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets are categorized as special items as discussed above. The accounting policies of the reportable segments and Other are the same as those applied to the consolidated financial statements.

The changes in the Company’s segment structure and segment performance measure better provides management with information to assess segment performance and to make resource and allocation decisions, as the new segment structure and performance measure reflect the current management of our businesses. Accordingly, the new measure will also assist our investors by providing them with a better understanding of the segment so that the user can make a more informed decision about the Company, which is consistent with FASB ASC Topic 280.

The following tables show net sales and Adjusted EBITDA by our segment reporting structure:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014			2013			2012
Net Sales:
Food Care	$	3,835.3		$	3,814.2		$	3,744.0
As a % of Total Company net sales		49.5	%		49.6	%		49.5	%
Diversey Care		2,173.1			2,160.8			2,131.9
As a % of Total Company net sales		28.0	%		28.1	%		28.2	%
Product Care		1,655.0			1,610.0			1,580.4
As a % of Total Company net sales		21.4	%		20.9	%		20.9	%
Total Reportable Segments Net Sales		7,663.4			7,585.0			7,456.3
Other		87.1			105.8			102.9
Total Company Net Sales	$	7,750.5		$	7,690.8		$	7,559.2

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014			2013 ⁽¹⁾			2012⁽¹⁾
Adjusted EBITDA:
Food Care	$	670.2		$	614.7		$	576.3
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		17.5	%		16.1	%		15.4	%
Diversey Care		245.0			237.3			217.9
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		11.3	%		11.0	%		10.2	%
Product Care		292.7			266.3			267.0
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		17.7	%		16.5	%		16.9	%
Total Reportable Segments Adjusted EBITDA		1,207.9			1,118.3			1,061.2
Other		(89.6	)		(77.8	)		(82.3	)
Non-U.S. GAAP Total Company Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,118.3		$	1,040.5		$	978.9
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		14.4	%		13.5	%		12.9	%

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During the fourth quarter of 2014, we changed the method of valuing our inventories that used LIFO method to the FIFO method, so that all of our inventories are now valued at FIFO. We applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively. Accordingly certain previously reported financial information has been revised. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Inventories” for additional details regarding this accounting policy change.

The following table shows a reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Total Company Adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014			2013⁽¹⁾			2012⁽¹⁾
Non-U.S. GAAP Total Company Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,118.3		$	1,040.5		$	978.9
Depreciation and amortization⁽²⁾		(320.8	)		(307.5	)		(317.1	)
Special items:
Write down of non-strategic assets included in depreciation and amortization		2.1			5.3			0.8
Restructuring and other charges⁽³⁾		(65.7	)		(73.8	)		(142.5	)
Other restructuring associated costs included in cost of sales and selling general and administrative expenses		(34.2	)		(32.0	)		(38.9	)
Development grant matter included in selling, general and administrative expenses		(14.0	)		—			—
Termination of licensing agreement		(5.3	)		—			—
Relocation costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses		(2.4	)		—			—
SARs		(8.1	)		(38.1	)		(18.4	)
Integration related costs		(4.1	)		(1.1	)		(7.4	)
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		—			—			(1,892.3	)
Impairment of equity method investment including related bad debt write-down of $2.3 million in 2012		(5.7	)		(2.1	)		(25.8	)
Foreign currency exchange losses related to Venezuelan subsidiaries		(20.4	)		(13.1	)		(0.4	)
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities		(102.5	)		(36.3	)		(36.9	)
Gain from Claims Settlement in 2014 and related costs		20.3			(1.0	)		(0.7	)
Non-operating charge for contingent guarantee included in other income (expense), net		(2.5	)		—			—
Other income (expense), net		(0.1	)		0.4			1.0
Interest expense		(287.7	)		(361.0	)		(384.7	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		9.1			84.9			(265.4	)
U.S. GAAP net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	258.1		$	95.3		$	(1,619.0	)

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During the fourth quarter of 2014, we changed the method of valuing certain of our inventories that used LIFO method to the FIFO method, so that all of our inventories are now valued at FIFO. We applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively. Accordingly all previously reported financial information has been revised. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Inventories” for additional details regarding this accounting policy change. The table below represents the impact to Earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision had we remained on the LIFO method of valuing those inventories:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013			2012
Food Care	$	0.7	$	(0.8	)	$	1.4
Diversey Care		—		—			—
Product Care		0.8		(1.8	)		0.4
Total reportable segments		1.5		(2.6	)		1.8
Other		—		0.2			—
Total Company LIFO Adjustments	$	1.5	$	(2.4	)	$	1.8

⁽²⁾	Depreciation and amortization by segment is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013		2012
Food Care	$	121.3	$	118.4	$	140.0
Diversey Care		126.3		132.3		127.6
Product Care		41.4		38.2		37.9
Total reportable segments		289.0		288.9		305.5
Other		31.8		18.6		11.6
Total Company depreciation and amortization⁽¹⁾	$	320.8	$	307.5	$	317.1

⁽¹⁾	Includes share-based incentive compensation.

⁽³⁾	Restructuring and other charges by segment were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013		2012
Food Care	$	27.3	$	25.1	$	72.0
Diversey Care		24.3		32.2		53.1
Product Care		13.6		16.4		16.7
Total reportable segments		65.2		73.7		141.8
Other		0.5		0.1		0.7
Total Company restructuring and other charges	$	65.7	$	73.8	$	142.5

The restructuring and other charges in 2014 and 2013 primarily relate to our previously announced Earnings Quality Improvement Program (EQIP). The restructuring and other charges in 2012 primarily relate to the Integration and Optimization Program (IOP). See Note 9, “Restructuring and Relocation Activities,” for further discussion.

Assets by Reportable Segments

The following table shows assets allocated by our segment reporting structure. Only assets which are identifiable by segment and reviewed by our chief operating decision maker by segment are allocated to the reportable segment assets, which are trade receivables, net, and finished goods inventories, net. All other assets are included in “Assets not allocated.”

	December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013
Assets:
Trade receivables, net, and finished goods inventories, net
Food Care	$	689.3	$	767.3
Diversey Care		514.5		543.3
Product Care		279.1		301.0
Other Category		14.0		17.5
Total segments and other		1,496.9		1,629.1
Assets not allocated
Cash and cash equivalents		322.6		992.4
Property and equipment, net		993.2		1,134.5
Goodwill		3,005.5		3,114.6
Intangible assets, net		872.2		1,016.9
Assets held for sale		27.3		—
Other		1,324.0		1,288.5
Total	$	8,041.7	$	9,176.0

Allocation of Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets to Reportable Segments

Our management views goodwill and identifiable intangible assets as corporate assets, so we do not allocate their balances to the reportable segments. However, we are required to allocate their balances to each reporting unit to perform our annual impairment review, which we do during the fourth quarter of the year. See Note 7, “Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets,” for the allocation of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the changes in their balances in the year ended December 31, 2014 by our segment reporting structure, and the details of our impairment review.

Geographic Information

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013		2012
Net sales⁽¹⁾:
North America	$	3,075.8	$	3,006.9	$	2,952.4
Europe		2,454.7		2,447.8		2,416.5
Latin America		801.4		824.3		799.7
AMAT		870.3		846.8		794.4
JANZ		548.3		565.0		596.2
Total	$	7,750.5	$	7,690.8	$	7,559.2

Total long-lived assets⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾:
North America	$	2,921.0	$	3,011.0
Europe		1,324.0		1,591.5
Latin America		224.1		233.6
AMAT		618.9		650.0
JANZ		156.2		167.3
Total	$	5,244.2	$	5,653.4

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Net sales to external customers attributed to geographic areas represent net sales to external customers based on shipping origin. No non-U.S. country accounted for net sales in excess of 10% of consolidated net sales or long-lived assets in excess of 10% of consolidated long-lived assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

⁽²⁾	Total long-lived assets represent total assets excluding total current assets and deferred tax assets.