SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of information by segment and geographic area

Information by segment and geographic area was as follows, in millions:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
	Net Sales (A)				Operating Profit				Net Sales (A)				Operating Profit
Our operations by segment were:
Plumbing Products	$	1,191	$	1,324	$	223	$	220	$	3,638	$	4,056	$	673	$	686
Decorative Architectural Products	788		880		181		151		2,447		2,701		493		498
Total	$	1,979	$	2,204	$	404	$	371	$	6,085	$	6,757	$	1,166	$	1,184
Our operations by geographic area were:
North America	$	1,602	$	1,792	$	348	$	305	$	4,875	$	5,431	$	972	$	961
International, principally Europe	377		412		56		66		1,210		1,326		194		223
Total, as above	$	1,979	$	2,204	404		371		$	6,085	$	6,757	1,166		1,184
General corporate expense, net					(21)		(20)						(65)		(72)
Operating profit					383		351						1,101		1,112
Other income (expense), net					(37)		(41)						(96)		(78)
Income before income taxes					$	346	$	310					$	1,005	$	1,034

(A)    Inter-segment sales were not material.