Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Schedule of information about the Company by segment and geographic area

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
	Net Sales(A)				Operating Profit (Loss)

The Company’s operations by segment were:
Cabinets and Related Products	$	237	$	236	$	(12	)	$	(4	)
Plumbing Products	800		762		119			86
Installation and Other Services	335		312		(4		)	(4		)
Decorative Architectural Products	441		432		76			89
Other Specialty Products	152		134		5			(1		)
Total	$	1,965	$	1,876	$	184		$	166

The Company’s operations by geographic area were:
North America	$	1,556	$	1,510	$	129		$	140
International, principally Europe	409		366		55			26
Total	$	1,965	$	1,876	184			166

General corporate expense, net					(32		)	(34		)
Operating profit, as reported					152			132
Other income (expense), net					(59		)	(47		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes					$	93		$	85

(A) Inter-segment sales were not material.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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