Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as “generally accepted accounting principles”) for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. Operating results for the three months ended March 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012.

In December 2012, the Company sold its Hardware & Home Improvement business ("HHI"), including the residential portion of Tong Lung, to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. ("Spectrum") for approximately $1.4 billion in cash. The purchase and sale agreement stipulated that the sale occur in a First and Second Closing. The First Closing, which excluded the residential portion of the Tong Lung business, occurred on December 17, 2012. The Second Closing occurred on April 8, 2013 in which the residential portion of the Tong Lung business was sold for $93.5 million in cash. The operating results of the residential portion of Tong Lung have been reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 30, 2013, while the operating results of HHI have been reported as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Net sales for discontinued operations totaled $22.3 million and $226.8 million for the three months ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. Assets and liabilities held for sale relating to the residential portion of the Tong Lung business totaled $83.9 million and $7.7 million, respectively, as of March 30, 2013, and $133.4 million and $30.3 million, respectively, as of December 29, 2012. For further information regarding the HHI divestiture, refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. While management believes that the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the financial statements are appropriate, actual results could differ from these estimates.