Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Jarden Corporation and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Jarden”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, normal, recurring and necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Certain reclassifications have been made in the Company’s financial statements of the prior year to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on previously reported net income.

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information

Stock-based compensation costs, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”), were $34.9 and $37.2 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Interest expense is net of interest income of $1.4 and $1.5 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

Venezuela Operations

Venezuela Operations

The Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are considered under GAAP to be operating in a highly inflationary economy. As such, the Company’s financial statements of its subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are remeasured as if their functional currency were the U.S. dollar and gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in current earnings. The financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are remeasured at and are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the CENCOEX exchange rate (“official exchange rate”) of 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. dollar, which is currently the Company’s expected settlement rate.

In 2013, the Venezuelan government established a new auction-based exchange rate market program, the Complementary System for Foreign Currency Administration (“SICAD”). In 2014, the Venezuelan government mandated that dividends and royalties be executed under the SICAD program and also introduced an additional currency exchange program, commonly referred to as SICAD-II. While the Company currently expects to continue to use the official exchange rate for essentially all transactions except dividends and royalties, it is assessing the impact of changes to the currency exchange programs and recently imposed pricing restrictions. If in the future, the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela are economically or legally required to convert an increasing amount of the Bolivar cash balances into U.S. dollars using the more unfavorable exchange rates available under SICAD or SICAD-II, it could result in currency exchange losses that may be material to the Company’s results of operations. At March 31, 2014, the exchange rates for SICAD and SICAD-II were 10.70 and 50.85 Bolivars per U.S. dollar, respectively. At March 31, 2014, the Company’s Bolivar-denominated net assets were approximately $130.

On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced its intention to further devalue the Bolivar relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result of the devaluation, the official exchange rate changed to 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. dollar for imported goods. As such, beginning in February 2013, the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries operating in Venezuela have been remeasured at and are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the new official exchange rate. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded $29.0 of devaluation-related charges related to its Venezuela operations, which are almost entirely comprised of a non-cash charge related to the write-down of monetary assets due to the change in the official exchange rate. These charges are included in SG&A.

Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 provides explicit guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.