Exit and Disposal Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Note 6: Exit and Disposal Activities

Snap-on recorded costs associated with exit and disposal activities for the three month periods ended March 29, 2014, and March 30, 2013, as follows:


	Three Months Ended
(Amounts in millions)	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Exit and disposal costs:
Cost of goods sold:
Commercial & Industrial Group	$	—	$	2.1
Repair Systems & Information Group		2.0		0.2

Total cost of goods sold		2.0		2.3
Operating expenses:
Snap-on Tools Group		—		0.1
Repair Systems & Information Group		—		0.4

Total operating expenses		—		0.5
Financial Services		—		0.1
Total exit and disposal costs:
Commercial & Industrial Group		—		2.1
Snap-on Tools Group		—		0.1
Repair Systems & Information Group		2.0		0.6
Financial Services		—		0.1

Total exit and disposal costs	$	2.0	$	2.9

Costs associated with exit and disposal activities in 2014 primarily relate to headcount reduction initiatives. Of the $2.0 million and $2.9 million of costs incurred during the respective three month periods ended March 29, 2014, and March 30, 2013, $2.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, qualified for accrual treatment.

Snap-on’s exit and disposal accrual activity for the first quarter of 2014 is as follows:


(Amounts in millions)	Balance at December 28, 2013		Provision		Usage			Balance at March 29, 2014
Severance costs:
Commercial & Industrial Group	$	1.5	$	—	$	(0.3	)	$	1.2
Snap-on Tools Group		0.2		—		(0.1	)		0.1
Repair Systems & Information Group		2.3		2.0		(0.3	)		4.0

Total	$	4.0	$	2.0	$	(0.7	)	$	5.3

The majority of the exit and disposal accrual as of March 29, 2014, is expected to be utilized in 2014.

Snap-on expects to fund the remaining cash requirements of its exit and disposal activities with available cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowings under the company’s existing credit facilities. The estimated costs for the exit and disposal activities were based on management’s best business judgment under prevailing circumstances.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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