Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]


	Latex		Engineered		Base						Americas
Three Months Ended ⁽¹⁾	Binders		Materials		Plastics		Polystyrene		Feedstocks		Styrenics
September 30, 2021	$	37.1	$	32.7	$	87.9	$	51.2	$	(27.6)	$	17.1
September 30, 2020	$	18.7	$	9.4	$	40.5	$	20.4	$	10.1	$	18.3


	Latex		Engineered		Base						Americas
Nine Months Ended ⁽¹⁾	Binders		Materials		Plastics		Polystyrene		Feedstocks		Styrenics
September 30, 2021	$	86.2	$	68.5	$	235.0	$	149.6	$	58.5	$	70.2
September 30, 2020	$	55.4	$	22.3	$	55.6	$	46.4	$	(10.6)	$	42.5

(1)

The Company’s primary measure of segment operating performance is Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as income from continuing operations before interest expense, net; provision for income taxes; depreciation and amortization expense; loss on extinguishment of long-term debt; asset impairment charges; gains or losses on the dispositions of businesses and assets; restructuring charges; acquisition related costs and benefits and other items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric that is used by management to evaluate business performance in comparison to budgets, forecasts, and prior year financial results, providing a measure that management believes reflects core operating performance by removing the impact of transactions and events that would not be considered a part of core operations. Other companies in the industry may define segment Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company, and as a result, it may be difficult to use segment Adjusted EBITDA, or similarly named financial measures, that other companies may use to compare the performance of those companies to the Company’s segment performance.

Reconciliation of IBT to Adjusted EBITDA


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	84.9	$	67.1	$	327.1	$	12.8
Interest expense, net		23.0		10.0		56.6		32.0
Depreciation and amortization		49.8		21.2		111.0		69.8
Corporate Unallocated⁽²⁾		25.0		16.6		71.3		56.1
Adjusted EBITDA Addbacks⁽³⁾		15.7		2.5		102.0		40.9
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	198.4	$	117.4	$	668.0	$	211.6

(2)

Corporate unallocated includes corporate overhead costs and certain other income and expenses.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA addbacks for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net gain on disposition of businesses and assets	$	—	$	—	$	(0.2)	$	(0.4)
Restructuring and other charges (Note 17)		0.2		(0.1)		6.8		7.0
Acquisition transaction and integration net costs ^(a)		13.6		—		62.8		(0.3)
Acquisition purchase price hedge loss (Note 10)		—		—		22.0		—
Asset impairment charges or write-offs (Note 11)		1.2		—		3.0		10.3
Other items ^(b)		0.7		2.6		7.6		24.3
Total Adjusted EBITDA Addbacks	$	15.7	$	2.5	$	102.0	$	40.9

(a)

Amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2021 include $10.1 million of total acquisition and integration costs and $3.5 million related to amortization of the fair-value step-up to inventory associated with the Aristech Surfaces Acquisition. Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 include $44.7 million of total acquisition and integration costs, $13.6 million related to amortization of the fair-value step-up to inventory associated with acquisitions, and $4.5 million of transfer taxes associated with the PMMA Acquisition. Refer to Note 3 for further information

(b)

Other items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily relate to fees incurred in conjunction with certain of the Company’s strategic initiatives, including the ERP upgrade project. Other items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily relate to advisory and professional fees incurred in conjunction with the Company’s initiative to transition business services from Dow, including certain administrative services such as accounts payable, logistics, and IT services, which was substantially completed in 2020, as well as fees incurred in conjunction with certain of the Company’s strategic initiatives.