LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Long-term debt and financing arrangements at December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016 follow:



		December 31, 2016																January 2, 2016
(Millions of Dollars)	Interest Rate	Original Notional		Unamortized Discount			Unamortized Gain/(Loss) Terminated Swaps ⁽¹⁾			Purchase Accounting FV Adjustment		Deferred Financing Fees			Carrying Value			Carrying Value
Notes payable due 2018⁽²⁾	2.45%	$	632.5	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	(3.3	)	$	629.2		$	627.5
Notes payable due 2018	⁽²⁾	345.0		—			—			—		(1.9		)	343.1			343.8
Notes payable 2021	3.40%	400.0		(0.2		)	17.1			—		(1.7		)	415.2			405.9
Notes payable due 2022	2.90%	754.3		(0.3		)	—			—		(3.7		)	750.3			749.6
Notes payable due 2028	7.05%	150.0		—			12.5			12.2		—			174.7			167.0
Notes payable due 2040	5.20%	400.0		(0.2		)	(34.9		)	—		(3.2		)	361.7			360.1
Notes payable due 2052 (junior subordinated)	5.75%	750.0		—			—			—		(19.6		)	730.4			729.9
Notes payable due 2053 (junior subordinated)	5.75%	400.0		—			4.8			—		(8.3		)	396.5			394.2
Other, payable in varying amounts through 2022	0.00% - 2.27%	22.0		—			—			—		—			22.0			19.2
Total long-term debt, including current maturities		$	3,853.8	$	(0.7	)	$	(0.5	)	$	12.2	$	(41.7	)	$	3,823.1		$	3,797.2
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt															(7.8		)	(5.1		)
Long-term debt															$	3,815.3		$	3,792.1

⁽¹⁾Unamortized gain/loss associated with interest rate swaps are more fully discussed in Note I, Derivative Financial Instruments⁽²⁾See full discussion on 2018 Notes Payable below.

Aggregate annual principal maturities of long-term debt for each of the years from 2017 to 2021 are $5.7 million, $982.3 million, $6.5 million, $3.0 million, $401.7 million, respectively, and $2,454.6 million thereafter. These maturities represent the principal amounts to be paid and accordingly exclude the remaining $12.2 million of unamortized fair value adjustments made in purchase accounting, which increased the Black & Decker note payable due 2028, as well as a loss of $1.2 million pertaining to unamortized termination gain/loss on interest rate swaps and unamortized discount on the notes as described in Note I, Derivative Financial Instruments and $41.7 million of unamortized deferred financing fees. Interest paid during 2016, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $176.6 million, $161.5 million and $166.4 million, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30); Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs related to recognized debt liabilities to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability rather than an asset. Accordingly, at December 31, 2016, approximately $41.7 million of deferred debt costs were presented as a direct deduction within Long-Term Debt on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. Furthermore, the Company reclassified approximately $45.0 million of deferred debt issuance costs from Other Assets to Long-Term Debt as of January 2, 2016.

In December 2013, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate junior subordinated debentures maturing December 15, 2053 (“2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures”). The 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears to, but excluding December 15, 2018. From and including December 15, 2018, the 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures will bear interest at an annual rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 4.304% payable quarterly in arrears. The 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future senior debt. The 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured junior subordinated debt. The Company received proceeds from the offering of $392.0 million, net of $8.0 million of underwriting discounts and commissions, before offering expenses. The Company used the net proceeds primarily to repay commercial paper borrowings. The Company may, so long as there is no event of default with respect to the debentures, defer interest payments on the debentures, from time to time, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods (as defined in the indenture governing the 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures) of up to five consecutive years. Deferral of interest payments cannot extend beyond the maturity date of the debentures. The 2053 Junior Subordinated Debentures include an optional redemption provision whereby the Company may elect to redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, at a "make-whole" premium based on United States Treasury rates, plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed before December 15, 2018, or at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed after December 15, 2018. In addition, the Company may redeem the debentures in whole, but not in part, before December 15, 2018, if certain changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations occur at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

In November 2012, the Company issued $800.0 million of senior unsecured term notes, maturing on November 1, 2022 (“2022 Term Notes”) with fixed interest payable semi-annually, in arrears, at a rate of 2.90% per annum. The 2022 Term Notes are unsecured and rank equally with all of the Company's existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Company received net proceeds of $793.9 million which reflects a discount of $0.7 million and $5.4 million of underwriting expenses and other fees associated with the transaction. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of short term borrowings. The 2022 Term Notes include a Change of Control provision that would apply should a Change of Control event (as defined in the Indenture governing the 2022 Term Notes) occur. The Change of Control provision states that the holders of the 2022 Term Notes may require the Company to repurchase, in cash, all of the outstanding 2022 Term Notes for a purchase price at 101.0% of the original principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest outstanding up to the repurchase date. In December 2014, the Company repurchased $45.7 million of the 2022 Term Notes and paid $45.3 million cash and recognized a net pre-tax gain of less than $0.1 million after expensing $0.3 million of related loan discount costs and deferred financing fees. At December 31, 2016, the Company's carrying value includes $0.3 million of unamortized discount.

In July 2012, the Company issued $750.0 million of junior subordinated debentures, maturing on July 25, 2052 (“2052 Junior Subordinated Debentures”) with fixed interest payable quarterly, in arrears, at a rate of 5.75% per annum. The 2052 Junior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured and rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior debt. The Company received net proceeds of $729.4 million and paid $20.6 million of fees associated with the transaction. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt and refinancing of near term debt maturities. The Company may, so long as there is no event of default with respect to the debentures, defer interest payments on the debentures, from time to time, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods (as defined in the indenture governing the 2052 Junior Subordinated Debentures) of up to five consecutive years per period. Deferral of interest payments cannot extend beyond the maturity date of the debentures. Additionally, the 2052 Junior Subordinated Debentures include an optional redemption whereby the Company may elect to redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, at the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed before July 25, 2017, or at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed after July 25, 2017.

Commercial Paper and Credit Facilities

At December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, the Company had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding against the Company’s $2.0 billion commercial paper program.

The Company has a five-year $1.75 billion committed credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”). Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may include U.S. Dollars up to the $1.75 billion commitment or in Euro or Pounds Sterling subject to a foreign currency sub-limit of $400.0 million and bear interest at a floating rate dependent upon the denomination of the borrowing. Repayments must be made on December 18, 2020 or upon an earlier termination date of the Credit Agreement, at the election of the Company. The Credit Agreement is designated to be a liquidity back-stop for the Company's $2.0 billion commercial paper program. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has not drawn on this commitment.

In addition, the Company has short-term lines of credit that are primarily uncommitted, with numerous banks, aggregating $588.5 million, of which $493.8 million was available at December 31, 2016. Short-term arrangements are reviewed annually for renewal.

At December 31, 2016, the aggregate amount of committed and uncommitted, long- and short-term lines was $2.3 billion. At December 31, 2016, $4.3 million was recorded as short-term borrowings outstanding against uncommitted lines excluding commercial paper. In addition, $94.7 million of the short-term credit lines was utilized primarily pertaining to outstanding letters of credit for which there are no required or reported debt balances. The weighted average interest rates on short-term borrowings, primarily commercial paper, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016 were 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively.

In January 2017, the Company amended its existing $2.0 billion commercial paper program to increase the maximum amount of notes authorized to be issued to $3.0 billion and to include Euro denominated borrowings in addition to U.S. Dollars. In February 2017, the Company issued €600.0 million in Euro denominated commercial paper under its $3.0 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program which has been designated as a Net Investment Hedge as described in more detail in Note I, Derivative Financial Instruments.

Also in January 2017, the Company executed a 364-day $1.3 billion committed credit facility (the "2017 Credit Agreement"). The 2017 Credit Agreement consists of a $1.3 billion revolving credit loan and a sub-limit of an amount equal to the EURO equivalent of $400 million for swing line advances. Borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement may be made in U.S. Dollars or Euros, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and bear interest at a floating rate dependent on the denomination of the borrowing. Repayments must be made by January 17, 2018 or upon an earlier termination of the 2017 Credit Agreement at the election of the Company. The 2017 Credit Agreement serves as a liquidity back-stop for the Company’s $3.0 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program, also authorized and amended in January 2017 as discussed above.

Equity Units

In December 2013, the Company issued 3,450,000 Equity Units (the “Equity Units”), each with a stated value of $100. The Equity Units were initially comprised of a 1/10, or 10%, undivided beneficial ownership in a $1,000 principal amount 2.25% junior subordinated note due 2018 (the “2018 Junior Subordinated Note”) and a forward common stock purchase contract (the “Equity Purchase Contract”). The Company received approximately $334.7 million in cash proceeds from the Equity Units, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, before offering expenses, and recorded $345.0 million in long-term debt. The proceeds were used primarily to repay commercial paper borrowings. The Company also used $9.7 million of the proceeds to enter into capped call transactions utilized to hedge potential economic dilution as described in more detail below.

Equity Purchase Contracts:

On November 17, 2016, the Company settled all Equity Purchase Contracts by issuing 3,504,165 million common shares and received $345.0 million in cash proceeds generated from the remarketing described in detail below. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon settlement of each purchase contract (the “settlement rate”) was rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth of a share and was determined by calculating the applicable market value, equal to the average of the daily volume-weighted average price of common stock for each of the 20 consecutive trading days during the market value averaging period, October 21, 2016 through November 17, 2016. The conversion rate used in calculating the average of the daily volume-weighted average price of common stock during the market value averaging period was 1.0157 (equivalent to the purchase contract settlement rate and a conversion price of $98.45 per common share).

Holders of the Equity Purchase Contracts were paid contract adjustment payments (“contract adjustment payments”) at a rate of 4.00% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on February 17, May 17, August 17 and November 17 of each year, commencing February 17, 2014. The $40.2 million present value of the Contract Adjustment Payments reduced Shareowners’ Equity upon issuance of the Equity Units and a related liability for the present value of the cash payments of $40.2 million was recorded. As each quarterly contract adjustment payment was made, the related liability was relieved with the difference between the cash payment and the present value accreted to interest expense over the three-year term. On November 17, 2016, the Company made the final contract adjustment payment.

2018 Junior Subordinated Notes:

The $345.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes will mature on November 17, 2018. Prior to November 17, 2016, the 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes bore interest at a rate of 2.25% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on February 17, May 17, August 17 and November 17 of each year, commencing February 17, 2014. The 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes were unsecured and ranked subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes initially ranked equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured junior subordinated debt.

The Company successfully remarketed the 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes on November 17, 2016 ("Subordinated Notes"). In connection with the remarketing, the interest rate on the notes was reset, effective on the settlement date to a rate of 1.622% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 17 and November 17 of each year, commencing May 17, 2017 and maturing on November 17, 2018. Following settlement of the remarketing, the Subordinated Notes remain the Company’s direct, unsecured general obligations and are subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness, but the Subordinated Notes rank senior in right of payment to specified junior indebtedness on the terms and to the extent set forth in the indentures governing such junior indebtedness.

The remarketing resulted in proceeds of $345.0 million, which the Company did not directly receive, and were automatically applied to satisfy in full the related unit holders’ obligations to purchase common stock under their Equity Purchase Contracts.

Interest expense of $0.7 million was recorded for 2016 related to the contractual interest coupon on the Subordinated Notes based on the annual rate of 1.622%. Interest expense of $6.8 million in 2016, and $7.8 million for both 2015 and 2014 was recorded related to the 2.25% contractual interest coupon on the 2018 Junior Subordinated Notes.

The unamortized deferred remarketing and discount costs of the Subordinated Notes at December 31, 2016 is $1.9 million and will be recorded to interest expense over the term of the underlying notes.

Capped Call Transactions:

In order to offset the potential economic dilution associated with the common shares issuable upon settlement of the Equity Purchase Contracts, the Company entered into capped call transactions with a major financial institution (the “counterparty”). The capped call transactions covered, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares equal to the number of shares issuable upon settlement of the Equity Purchase Contracts. The capped call transactions have a term of approximately three years and initially had a lower strike price of $98.80, which corresponds to the minimum settlement rate of the Equity Purchase Contracts, and an upper strike price of $112.91, which is approximately 40% higher than the closing price of the Company's common stock on November 25, 2013, and are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company paid $9.7 million of cash to fund the cost of the capped call transactions, which was recorded as a reduction of Shareowners’ Equity. In October and November 2016, the Company’s capped call options on its common stock expired and were net-share settled resulting in the Company receiving 418,234 shares of common stock.

Convertible Preferred Units

In November 2010, the Company issued 6,325,000 Convertible Preferred Units (the “Convertible Preferred Units”), each with a stated amount of $100. The Convertible Preferred Units were comprised of a 1/10, or 10%, undivided beneficial ownership in a $1,000 principal amount junior subordinated note (the “Note”) and a Purchase Contract (the “Purchase Contract”) obligating holders to purchase one share of the Company’s 4.75% Series B Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”). The Company received $613.5 million in cash proceeds from the Convertible Preferred Units offering, net of underwriting fees.

Purchase Contracts:

Each Purchase Contract obligated the holder to purchase, on November 17, 2015, for $100, one newly-issued share of Convertible Preferred Stock.

Holders of the Purchase Contracts were paid contract adjustment payments at a rate of 0.50% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on February 17, May 17, August 17 and November 17 of each year. The $14.9 million present value of the contract adjustment payments reduced Shareowners’ Equity at inception. As each quarterly contract adjustment payment was made, the related liability was relieved with the difference between the cash payment and the present value of the contract adjustment payment recorded as interest expense.

In accordance with the Purchase Contracts, on November 17, 2015, the Company issued 6,325,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and made the final contract adjustment payment on the Purchase Contracts. The purchase price for the Convertible Preferred Stock was paid using the proceeds of the remarketing described below.

Convertible Preferred Stock:

Holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock were entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 4.75% per annum of the $100 liquidation preference per share of the Convertible Preferred Stock. Dividends on the Convertible Preferred Stock were payable, when, as and if declared by the Company’s board of directors, quarterly in arrears in conjunction with the contract adjustment payments.

On November 18, 2015, the Company informed holders that it would redeem, on December 24, 2015 (the “Redemption Date”), all outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that had not previously been converted at a redemption price of $100.49 per share in cash (the “Redemption Price”), which was equal to the liquidation preference per share of Convertible Preferred Stock of $100, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

Substantially all of the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock elected to convert their shares of Convertible Preferred Stock prior to the Redemption Date. The Company elected to settle all conversions of Convertible Preferred Stock through combination settlement, with a specified dollar amount of $100. The amounts due upon conversion were equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20 consecutive trading days during the observation period, November 23, 2015 through December 21, 2015. Daily Settlement Amount means, for each of the 20 consecutive trading days during the observation period: (1) cash equal to the lesser of (A) $5.00 and (B) 1/20th of the product of the (i) applicable conversion rate on such trading day and (ii) the daily volume-weighted average price of common stock on such trading day (the “Daily Conversion Value”); and (2) to the extent the Daily Conversion Value for such trading day exceeds $5.00, a number of shares of common stock equal to (A) the difference between such Daily Conversion Value and $5.00, divided by (B) the daily volume-weighted average price for such trading day.

The Company settled all conversions on December 24, 2015 by paying $632.5 million in cash for the $100 par value per share of Convertible Preferred Stock and issuing 2.9 million common shares for the excess value of the conversion feature above the $100 face value per share of Convertible Preferred Stock. The conversion rates used in calculating the Daily Conversion Value during the observation period, were 1.3763 (equivalent to a conversion price set at $72.66 per common share) prior to December 2, 2015 and 1.3789 (equivalent to a conversion price set at $72.52 per common share) on and after December 2, 2015.

Notes:

The $632.5 million principal amount of the Notes are due November 17, 2018. At maturity, the Company is obligated to repay the principal in cash. The Notes initially bore interest at an initial rate of 4.25% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on the same dates as the contract adjustment payments. The Notes are the Company’s direct, unsecured general obligations and are subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The Notes initially ranked equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other junior subordinated debt. The interest rate, payment dates and ranking of the notes were reset in connection with the remarketing, as described below. The Notes were initially pledged as collateral to guarantee the obligations of holders of Purchase Contracts to purchase Convertible Preferred Stock. Upon completion of the remarketing, the Notes were released from that pledge arrangement.

The Company successfully remarketed the Notes on November 5, 2015. In connection with the remarketing, the interest rate on the notes was reset, effective on the November 17, 2015 settlement date of the remarketing, to a rate of 2.45% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 17 and November 17 of each year, commencing May 17, 2016. Following settlement of the remarketing, the Notes remain the Company’s direct, unsecured general obligations subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness, but the Notes rank senior in right of payment to specified junior indebtedness on the terms and to the extent set forth in the indentures governing such junior indebtedness.

The remarketing resulted in proceeds of $632.5 million. The Company did not directly receive any proceeds from the remarketing. Instead, the proceeds of remarketing were automatically applied to satisfy in full the related unit holders’ obligations to purchase Convertible Preferred Stock under their Purchase Contracts.

Interest expense of $15.5 million and $1.9 million was recorded in 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the contractual interest coupon on the 2018 Subordinated Notes based upon the 2.45% annual rate and $23.3 million was recorded in 2015, and $26.9 million in 2014, related to the contractual interest coupon on the Notes based upon the 4.25% annual rate.

The unamortized deferred issuance cost of the Notes was $3.3 million at December 31, 2016, and will be recorded to interest expense over the term of the underlying Notes.

Equity Option:

In order to offset the common shares that were deliverable upon conversion of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company entered into capped call transactions (equity options) with certain major financial institutions (the “capped call counterparties”). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock underlying the maximum number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts. Each of the capped call transactions had an original term of approximately five years and initially had a lower strike price of $75.00, which corresponded to the initial conversion price of the Convertible Preferred Stock, and an upper strike price of $97.95, which was approximately 60% higher than the closing price of the common stock on November 1, 2010. The Company paid $50.3 million of cash to fund the cost of the capped call transactions, which was recorded as a reduction of Shareowners’ Equity. On August 5, 2015, the Company terminated the capped call options on its common stock and received 1,692,778 shares of common stock.