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Restructuring And Related Charges
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring And Related Charges
RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES
The Company reports restructuring and related charges associated with manufacturing and related initiatives in Cost of goods sold. Restructuring and related charges reflected in Cost of goods sold include, but are not limited to, termination, compensation and related costs associated with manufacturing employees, asset impairments relating to manufacturing initiatives, and other costs directly related to the restructuring or integration initiatives implemented.
The Company reports restructuring and related charges relating to administrative functions in Operating expenses, such as initiatives impacting sales, marketing, distribution, or other non-manufacturing functions. Restructuring and related charges reflected in Operating expenses include, but are not limited to, termination and related costs, any asset impairments relating to the functional areas described above, and other costs directly related to the initiatives.
The following table summarizes restructuring and related charges incurred by segment for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Cost of goods sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Batteries & Appliances
$
93

 
$
1,205

 
$
907

 
$
4,679

Hardware & Home Improvement
644

 

 
1,772

 

Global Pet Supplies
276

 
833

 
2,019

 
3,624

Total restructuring and related charges in cost of goods sold
1,013

 
2,038

 
4,698

 
8,303

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Batteries & Appliances
8,201

 
640

 
10,556

 
2,283

Hardware & Home Improvement
1,698

 

 
3,251

 

Global Pet Supplies
1,165

 
883

 
7,501

 
3,276

Home and Garden Business
151

 
192

 
518

 
1,163

Corporate
1,017

 
143

 
1,212

 
865

Total restructuring and related charges in operating expenses
12,232

 
1,858

 
23,038

 
7,587

Total restructuring and related charges
$
13,245

 
$
3,896

 
$
27,736

 
$
15,890


Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives Summary
During the third quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, the Company implemented a series of initiatives throughout the Company to reduce operating costs (the “Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives”). These initiatives consist of headcount reductions in the Global Batteries & Appliances segment and Corporate. Costs associated with these initiatives, which are expected to be incurred through December 31, 2014, are currently projected to total approximately $10,500.
The Company recorded $7,876 of pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013, and no pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2012, related to the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives.
 
The following table summarizes the remaining accrual balance associated with the Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives and the activity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013:
 
 
Termination
Benefits
 
Other
Costs
 
Total
Accrual balance at September 30, 2012
$

 
$

 
$

Provisions
6,751

 

 
6,751

Cash expenditures
(99
)
 

 
(99
)
Non-cash items
(14
)
 

 
(14
)
Accrual balance at June 30, 2013
$
6,638

 
$

 
$
6,638

Expensed as incurred (A) 
$
798

 
$
327

 
$
1,125

 ______________________________
(A)
Consists of amounts not impacting the accrual for restructuring and related charges.
The following table summarizes the expenses incurred during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013, the cumulative amount incurred to date and the total future expected costs to be incurred associated with the Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives by operating segment:
  
 
Global
Batteries &
Appliances
 
Corporate
 
Total
Restructuring and related charges during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013
$
6,922

 
$
954

 
$
7,876

Restructuring and related charges since initiative inception
$
6,922

 
$
954

 
$
7,876

Total future restructuring and related charges expected
$
2,297

 
$
250

 
$
2,547

Global Cost Reduction Initiatives Summary
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Company implemented a series of initiatives within the Global Batteries & Appliances segment, the Global Pet Supplies segment and the Home and Garden Business segment to reduce operating costs, and to evaluate opportunities to improve the Company’s capital structure (the “Global Cost Reduction Initiatives”). These initiatives included headcount reductions and the exit of certain facilities within each of the Company’s segments. These initiatives also included consultation, legal and accounting fees related to the evaluation of the Company’s capital structure. Costs associated with these initiatives, which are expected to be incurred through January 31, 2015, are projected to total approximately $104,500.
The Company recorded $2,981 and $14,627 of pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $3,768 and $15,070 of pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2012, respectively, related to the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives.
 
The following table summarizes the remaining accrual balance associated with the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives and the activity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013:
 
Termination
Benefits
 
Other
Costs
 
Total
Accrual balance at September 30, 2012
$
3,252

 
$
1,095

 
$
4,347

Provisions
5,418

 
226

 
5,644

Cash expenditures
(3,103
)
 
(1,055
)
 
(4,158
)
Non-cash items
(5
)
 
40

 
35

Accrual balance at June 30, 2013
$
5,562

 
$
306

 
$
5,868

Expensed as incurred (A) 
$
1,183

 
$
7,800

 
$
8,983


 ______________________________
(A)
Consists of amounts not impacting the accrual for restructuring and related charges.
The following table summarizes the expenses incurred during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013, the cumulative amount incurred to date and the total future expected costs to be incurred associated with the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives by operating segment:
  
 
Global
Batteries &
Appliances
 
Global Pet
Supplies
 
Home and
Garden
Business
 
Corporate
 
Total
Restructuring and related charges during the nine month period ended June 30, 2013
$
4,589

 
$
9,520

 
$
518

 
$

 
$
14,627

Restructuring and related charges since initiative inception
$
25,398

 
$
46,519

 
$
18,138

 
$
7,591

 
$
97,646

Total future restructuring and related charges expected
$
693

 
$
5,085

 
$
1,009

 
$

 
$
6,787



The Company recorded $2,342 and $5,023 of restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, related to initiatives implemented by the HHI Business prior to the Company's acquisition on December 17, 2012.
In connection with other restructuring efforts, the Company recorded $46 and $210 of pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $128 and $820 of pretax restructuring and related charges during the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2012, respectively.