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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2024
or
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission file number 1-04851
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio34-0526850
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
101 West Prospect Avenue 
Cleveland,Ohio44115-1075
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(216) 566-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value of $0.33-1/3 per shareSHWNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $0.33-1/3 Par Value – 252,257,630 shares as of June 30, 2024.



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 








PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
Net sales$6,271.5 $6,240.6 $11,638.8 $11,683.0 
Cost of goods sold3,208.1 3,368.3 6,044.4 6,389.8 
Gross profit3,063.4 2,872.3 5,594.4 5,293.2 
Percent to net sales48.8 %46.0 %48.1 %45.3 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,845.7 1,760.0 3,645.5 3,453.0 
Percent to net sales29.4 %28.2 %31.3 %29.6 %
Other general income - net(33.6)(32.5)(31.6)(22.0)
Impairment 34.0  34.0 
Interest expense110.8 111.7 213.8 221.0 
Interest income(0.9)(7.2)(7.0)(10.7)
Other income - net(32.0)(5.8)(39.7)(9.0)
Income before income taxes1,173.4 1,012.1 1,813.4 1,626.9 
Income taxes 283.5 218.4 418.3 355.8 
Net income$889.9 $793.7 $1,395.1 $1,271.1 
Net income per common share:
Basic$3.55 $3.10 $5.54 $4.96 
Diluted$3.50 $3.07 $5.47 $4.90 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic251.0 256.0 251.8 256.3 
Diluted254.2 258.9 255.1 259.3 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Net income$889.9 $793.7 $1,395.1 $1,271.1 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1)
(66.6)19.9 (141.9)60.1 
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments:
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2)
(4.4)(4.5)(8.9)(9.0)
Unrealized net gains on cash flow hedges:
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (3)
(0.9)(0.9)(1.8)(1.8)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(71.9)14.5 (152.6)49.3 
Comprehensive income$818.0 $808.2 $1,242.5 $1,320.4 
(1)    The three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 include unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes, of $5.8 million and $(8.6) million, respectively, related to net investment hedges. The six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 include unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes, of $24.1 million and $(12.8) million, respectively, related to net investment hedges. See Note 12 for additional information.
(2)    Net of taxes of $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Net of taxes of $2.9 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(3)    Net of taxes of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Net of taxes of $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)June 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
June 30,
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$200.0 $276.8 $209.4 
Accounts receivable, net3,048.1 2,467.9 3,117.8 
Inventories2,289.1 2,329.8 2,439.0 
Other current assets513.4 438.4 584.4 
Total current assets6,050.6 5,512.9 6,350.6 
Property, plant and equipment, net3,136.6 2,836.8 2,442.5 
Goodwill7,606.9 7,626.0 7,446.5 
Intangible assets3,692.8 3,880.5 3,934.4 
Operating lease right-of-use assets1,890.8 1,887.4 1,869.2 
Other assets1,356.3 1,210.8 1,122.9 
Total assets$23,734.0 $22,954.4 $23,166.1 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings$1,358.3 $374.2 $806.2 
Accounts payable2,493.9 2,315.0 2,489.7 
Compensation and taxes withheld708.6 862.7 700.5 
Accrued taxes347.1 197.4 308.0 
Current portion of long-term debt849.7 1,098.8 499.5 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities457.8 449.3 436.1 
Other accruals1,251.2 1,329.5 1,099.1 
Total current liabilities7,466.6 6,626.9 6,339.1 
Long-term debt8,130.8 8,377.9 9,095.7 
Postretirement benefits other than pensions133.2 133.2 139.3 
Deferred income taxes642.0 683.1 710.9 
Long-term operating lease liabilities1,502.9 1,509.5 1,503.2 
Other long-term liabilities2,106.7 1,908.0 1,746.8 
Shareholders’ equity:
  Common stock - $0.33-1/3 par value:
252.3 million, 254.5 million and 257.1 million shares outstanding
at June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively
92.1 91.8 91.4 
Other capital4,342.0 4,193.6 4,044.6 
Retained earnings6,322.3 5,288.3 4,481.5 
Treasury stock, at cost(6,227.7)(5,233.6)(4,335.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(776.9)(624.3)(651.3)
Total shareholders' equity3,751.8 3,715.8 3,631.1 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$23,734.0 $22,954.4 $23,166.1 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)Six Months Ended
 June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income$1,395.1 $1,271.1 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net operating cash:
Depreciation142.9 146.1 
Non-cash lease expense229.8 225.0 
Amortization of intangible assets163.6 166.7 
Gain on divestiture of business (20.1)
Impairment 34.0 
Stock-based compensation expense54.7 46.0 
Amortization of non-traded investments42.4 39.7 
Gain on sale or disposition of assets(23.2)(20.8)
Provisions for environmental-related matters - net(10.5)13.3 
Other postretirement benefit plan net cost(12.1)(9.0)
Deferred income taxes(38.6)(27.1)
Other10.8 26.6 
Change in working capital accounts - net(515.7)(239.1)
Change in operating lease liabilities(231.2)(226.4)
Costs incurred for environmental-related matters(11.4)(12.4)
Other(52.6)(119.0)
Net operating cash1,144.0 1,294.6 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures(534.7)(416.0)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (23.2)
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses 33.0 
Proceeds from sale of assets9.3 47.2 
Other(56.7)(58.9)
Net investing cash(582.1)(417.9)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings984.7 (171.6)
Payments of long-term debt(500.0) 
Payments of cash dividends(361.1)(312.8)
Proceeds from stock options exercised92.5 35.3 
Treasury stock purchased(979.9)(535.9)
Proceeds from real estate financing transactions161.5 140.2 
Other(25.5)(24.8)
Net financing cash(627.8)(869.6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash(10.9)3.5 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(76.8)10.6 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year276.8 198.8 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$200.0 $209.4 
Supplemental cash flow information
Income taxes paid$242.7 $305.6 
Interest paid$213.6 $219.7 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)Common
Stock
Other
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023$91.8 $4,193.6 $5,288.3 $(5,233.6)$(624.3)$3,715.8 
Net income505.2 505.2 
Other comprehensive loss(80.7)(80.7)
Treasury stock purchased(545.5)(545.5)
Stock-based compensation activity0.2 104.3 (14.0)90.5 
Other adjustments0.9 0.9 
Cash dividends -- $0.715 per share
(182.5)(182.5)
Balance at March 31, 2024$92.0 $4,298.8 $5,611.0 $(5,793.1)$(705.0)$3,503.7 
Net income889.9 889.9 
Other comprehensive loss(71.9)(71.9)
Treasury stock purchased(434.4)(434.4)
Stock-based compensation activity0.1 44.4 (0.2)44.3 
Other adjustments(1.2)(1.2)
Cash dividends -- $0.715 per share
(178.6)(178.6)
Balance at June 30, 2024$92.1 $4,342.0 $6,322.3 $(6,227.7)$(776.9)$3,751.8 


(in millions, except per share data)Common
Stock
Other
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Balance at December 31, 2022$91.2 $3,963.9 $3,523.2 $(3,775.6)$(700.6)$3,102.1 
Net income477.4 477.4 
Other comprehensive income34.8 34.8 
Treasury stock purchased(301.7)(301.7)
Stock-based compensation activity0.1 33.8 (23.5)10.4 
Other adjustments0.3 0.3 
Cash dividends -- $0.605 per share
(156.5)(156.5)
Balance at March 31, 2023$91.3 $3,998.0 $3,844.1 $(4,100.8)$(665.8)$3,166.8 
Net income793.7 793.7 
Other comprehensive income14.5 14.5 
Treasury stock purchased(234.2)(234.2)
Stock-based compensation activity0.1 47.5 (0.1)47.5 
Other adjustments(0.9)(0.9)
Cash dividends -- $0.605 per share
(156.3)(156.3)
Balance at June 30, 2023$91.4 $4,044.6 $4,481.5 $(4,335.1)$(651.3)$3,631.1 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
Periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of The Sherwin-Williams Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
The Company has historically experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the full year as business is seasonal in nature with the majority of Net sales for the Reportable Segments traditionally occurring during the second and third quarters. However, periods of economic uncertainty can alter the Company's seasonal patterns.
Since December 31, 2023, accounting estimates were revised as necessary during the first six months of 2024 based on new information and changes in facts and circumstances. Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 have been reclassified to conform to the 2024 presentation.
The following represents updates to certain significant accounting policy disclosures. For further details on the Company’s significant accounting policies and related disclosures, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Supply Chain Financing
As part of our strategy to manage working capital, we have entered into agreements with various financial institutions that act as intermediaries between the Company and certain suppliers. Liabilities associated with these arrangements are recorded in Accounts payable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amounted to $242.6 million, $213.1 million and $242.3 million at June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
Non-Traded Investments
The Company has invested in U.S. affordable housing, historic renovation and other real estate investments (Non-Traded Investments) that have been identified as variable interest entities which qualify for certain tax credits and other tax benefits. Since the Company does not have the power to direct the day-to-day operations of the Non-Traded Investments and the risk of loss is limited to the amount of contributed capital, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary. Therefore, in accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), the Non-Traded Investments are not consolidated.
Under the Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures Topic of the ASC, the Company uses the proportional amortization method, whereby the initial cost and any subsequent changes in the level of investment of Non-Traded Investments is amortized in proportion to the receipt of related tax credits. The Company reasonably expects amortization based on the receipt of tax credits would produce a measurement substantially similar to amortization based on the receipt of tax credits and other tax benefits. Both the amortization and related tax credits and other tax benefits are recognized in Income tax expense on the Statements of Consolidated Net Income.
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Amortization of Non-Traded Investments$22.3 $20.3 $42.4 $39.7 
Tax credits and other tax benefits received25.6 24.9 47.4 49.2 
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The carrying value of Non-Traded Investments is recorded in Other assets. The liabilities for the estimated future capital contributions are recorded in Other accruals and Other long-term liabilities. In addition, the associated impact of related tax credits and other tax benefits are recorded as a reduction of Accrued taxes and a net deferred income tax asset within Deferred income taxes. On the Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows, the tax credits and other tax benefits are presented as a change in Accrued taxes and in Deferred income taxes within Operating activities. Tax credits and other tax benefits reduced Accrued taxes by $47.4 million, $94.8 million and $49.2 million at June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The following table summarizes the balances related to the Non-Traded Investments and related tax credits and other tax benefits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Other assets$732.7 $675.0 $605.0 
Other accruals79.2 80.9 53.9 
Other long-term liabilities613.5 568.2 530.8 
Net deferred income tax asset25.8 19.4 22.6 
NOTE 2 - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Adopted
Effective January 1, 2024, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-02, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for investments in tax credit structures using the proportional amortization method.” This ASU allows entities to apply the proportional amortization method to all tax equity investments if certain conditions are met. In addition, the ASU requires certain disclosures about the nature and financial implications of tax equity investments on an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, including the impact of transition on the periods presented, if any. The adoption of the ASU did not materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows since the Company has historically applied the proportional amortization method to its Non-Traded Investments, however, certain disclosures have been added based on the requirements of the ASU. See Note 1 for further details.
Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” This ASU enhances reportable segment disclosures on both an annual and interim basis primarily in regards to the disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included within the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss. In addition, the ASU requires disclosure, by segment, of other items included in the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss, including qualitative information describing the composition, nature and type of each item. The ASU also expands disclosure requirements related to the CODM, including how the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss are used to assess segment performance and allocate resources, the method used to allocate overhead for significant segment expenses and others. Lastly, all current required annual segment reporting disclosures under Topic 280 will be effective for interim periods. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” This ASU enhances income tax disclosures by providing information to better assess how an entity’s operations, related tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. This ASU requires additional disclosures to the annual effective tax rate reconciliation including specific categories and further disaggregated reconciling items that meet the quantitative threshold. Additionally, the ASU requires disclosures relating to income tax expense and payments made to federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU.
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NOTE 3 - ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Acquisitions
Pending
During the second quarter of 2024, the Company signed a purchase agreement to acquire a metal packaging coatings business. The business develops, manufactures and sells coatings for the food and household product markets. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second half of 2024. The acquired business will be reported within the Company’s Performance Coatings Group.
Closed in Prior Year
In October 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of German-based SIC Holding GmbH, a Peter Möhrle Holding venture comprised of Oskar Nolte GmbH and Klumpp Coatings GmbH (SIC Holding). This business specializes in foil coatings as well as radiation-cured and waterbased industrial wood coatings for the board, furniture and flooring industry. The Company funded the acquisition with approximately $265 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to certain closing conditions which are expected to be finalized in 2024. The Company expects to finalize the purchase price allocation for the acquisition within the allowable measurement period. SIC Holding is reported within the Company’s Performance Coatings Group and the results of operations for the acquisition have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented as the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results is not material.
Divestitures
Closed in Prior Year
The Company completed the divestiture of a non-core domestic aerosol business within the Consumer Brands Group in the second quarter of 2023. This transaction resulted in the recognition of a $20.1 million gain within the Administrative function and was recorded within Other general income - net in the Statements of Consolidated Income.
During the third quarter of 2023, the Company completed the divestiture of the China architectural business within the Consumer Brands Group. An immaterial working capital adjustment was finalized during the first quarter of 2024. As of June 30, 2023, the pending divestiture was determined to not meet the criteria of a discontinued operation as it did not represent a strategic shift for the Company, but the business did meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in accordance with the Property, Plant, and Equipment Topic of the ASC. As such, the assets and liabilities of the China architectural business as of June 30, 2023 were measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. Following the prescribed order of impairment testing, the Company first reviewed individual tangible and intangible assets under their applicable Topic of the ASC to determine if their carrying value was higher than their respective fair value. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $6.9 million within the Consumer Brands Group in the second quarter of 2023 related to China architectural trademarks using the royalty savings valuation method. The Company then compared the updated carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group as a whole to its respective fair value which was determined to be equal to the selling price, less costs to sell. As a result of this comparison, the Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $27.1 million within the Administrative function in the second quarter of 2023 and classified the remaining assets as Other current assets and remaining liabilities as Other accruals at June 30, 2023. The disposal group was classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as fair value was based on a specific price and other observable inputs for similar items with no active market. The assets, liabilities and valuation adjustment held for sale at June 30, 2023 were as follows:
June 30, 2023
Tangible assets$22.5 
Intangible assets93.3 
Valuation adjustment(27.1)
Total assets$88.7 
Total liabilities$20.9 
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NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES
Included in Inventories were the following:
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Finished goods$1,787.7 $1,810.9 $1,924.7 
Work in process and raw materials501.4 518.9 514.3 
Inventories$2,289.1 $2,329.8 $2,439.0 
The Company primarily uses the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of valuing inventory. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation. In addition, interim inventory levels include management’s estimates of annual inventory losses due to shrinkage and other factors. For further information on the Company’s inventory valuation, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
NOTE 5 - LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Included in Property, plant and equipment, net were the following:
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Land$254.0 $257.5 $264.3 
Buildings1,084.6 1,048.7 1,049.1 
Machinery and equipment3,575.7 3,459.8 3,339.5 
Construction in progress1,380.0 1,111.0 732.2 
Property, plant and equipment, gross6,294.3 5,877.0 5,385.1 
Less allowances for depreciation3,157.7 3,040.2 2,942.6 
Property, plant and equipment, net$3,136.6 $2,836.8 $2,442.5 
In accordance with the Goodwill and Other Intangibles Topic of the ASC, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, and interim impairment tests are performed whenever an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate an impairment has more likely than not occurred. See Note 3 for information on the impairment test performed as a result of the China architectural business classification change to held for sale as of June 30, 2023.
NOTE 6 - DEBT
The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding debt:
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Long-term debt (including current portion)$8,980.5 $9,476.7 $9,595.2 
Short-term borrowings1,358.3 374.2 806.2 
Total debt outstanding$10,338.8 $9,850.9 $10,401.4 
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During the second quarter of 2024, the Company paid the principal of $500 million related to its 3.125% Senior Notes due June 1, 2024.
Short-Term Borrowings
The Company’s available capacity under its committed credit agreements is reduced for amounts outstanding under its domestic commercial paper program, various credit agreements and letters of credit. At June 30, 2024, the Company had unused capacity under its various credit agreements of $2.343 billion. The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term borrowings:
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Short-term borrowings:
Domestic commercial paper$1,337.2 $347.7 $805.6 
Foreign facilities21.1 26.5 0.6 
Total$1,358.3 $374.2 $806.2 
Weighted average interest rate:
Domestic commercial paper5.5 %5.5 %5.4 %
Foreign facilities3.5 %3.6 %11.4 %
For further details on the Company’s debt, including available credit facilities and related agreements, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
NOTE 7 - PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost (credit) for domestic and foreign defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefits:
Domestic
Defined Benefit
Pension Plan
Foreign
Defined Benefit
Pension Plans
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 202420232024202320242023
Three Months Ended June 30:
Service cost$0.9 $0.8 $1.2 $1.0 $0.1 $0.2 
Interest cost1.1 1.1 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.8 
Expected return on assets(2.1)(1.9)(2.8)(3.1)  
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)0.5 0.4 (0.1) (5.9)(6.0)
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses  (0.2)(0.3)(0.1)0.1 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$0.4 $0.4 $1.1 $0.4 $(4.2)$(3.9)
Six Months Ended June 30:
Service cost$1.8 $1.6 $2.4 $2.1 $0.2 $0.3 
Interest cost2.4 2.3 6.0 5.7 3.4 3.7 
Expected return on assets(4.2)(3.7)(5.6)(6.2)  
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)1.0 0.7 (0.1)(0.1)(11.9)(12.0)
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses(0.1) (0.5)(0.7)(0.2)0.1 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$0.9 $0.9 $2.2 $0.8 $(8.5)$(7.9)
Service cost is recorded in Cost of goods sold and Selling, general and administrative expenses. All other components are recorded in Other income - net. For further details on the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefits, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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NOTE 8 - OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Environmental Matters
The operations of the Company, like those of other companies in its industry, are subject to various domestic and foreign environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations not only govern current operations and products, but also impose potential liability on the Company for past operations. Management expects environmental laws and regulations to impose increasingly stringent requirements upon the Company and the industry in the future. Management believes that the Company conducts its operations in compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations and requirements and has implemented various programs designed to help protect the environment and promote continued compliance.
The Company is involved with environmental investigation and remediation activities at some of its currently and formerly owned sites (including sites that were previously owned and/or operated by businesses acquired by the Company). In addition, the Company, together with other parties, has been designated a potentially responsible party under federal and state environmental protection laws for the investigation and remediation of environmental contamination and hazardous waste at a number of third-party sites, primarily Superfund sites. In general, these laws provide that potentially responsible parties may be held jointly and severally liable for investigation and remediation costs regardless of fault. The Company may be similarly designated with respect to additional third-party sites in the future.
The Company initially provides for estimated costs of environmental-related activities relating to its past operations and third-party sites for which commitments or clean-up plans have been developed and when such costs can be reasonably estimated based on industry standards and professional judgment. Costs for environmental-related activities may not be reasonably estimable, particularly at early stages of investigation, and therefore would not be included in the accrued amount. The costs which are estimable are mostly undiscounted and determined based on currently available facts regarding each site. If the reasonably estimable costs can only be identified as a range and no specific amount within that range can be determined more likely than any other amount within the range, the minimum of the range is provided.
The Company routinely assesses its potential liability for investigation and remediation-related activities and adjusts its environmental-related accruals as information becomes available, including as a result of sites progressing through investigation and remediation-related activities, upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. At June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had accruals reported on the balance sheet as Other long-term liabilities of $222.1 million and $240.7 million, respectively. Estimated costs of current investigation and remediation activities of $94.4 million and $50.2 million are included in Other accruals at June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Actual costs incurred may vary from the accrued estimates due to the inherent uncertainties involved including, among others, the number and financial condition of parties involved with respect to any given site, the volumetric contribution which may be attributed to the Company relative to that attributed to other parties, the nature and magnitude of the wastes involved, the various technologies that can be used for remediation and the determination of acceptable remediation with respect to a particular site. If the Company's future loss contingency is ultimately determined to be at the unaccrued maximum of the estimated range of possible outcomes for every site for which costs can be reasonably estimated, the Company's accrual for environmental-related activities would be $91.4 million higher than the minimum accruals at June 30, 2024.
Four of the Company’s currently and formerly owned manufacturing sites (Major Sites) account for the majority of the accrual for environmental-related activities and the unaccrued maximum of the estimated range of possible outcomes at June 30, 2024. At June 30, 2024, $266.4 million, or 84.4% of the total accrual, related directly to the Major Sites. In the aggregate unaccrued maximum of $91.4 million at June 30, 2024, $67.8 million, or 74.2%, related to the Major Sites. The significant cost components of this liability continue to be related to remedy implementation, regulatory agency interaction, and project management and other costs. While different for each specific environmental situation, these components generally each account for approximately 85%, 10%, and 5%, respectively, of the accrued amount and those percentages are subject to change over time. While environmental investigations and remedial actions are in different stages at these sites, additional investigations, remedial actions and monitoring will likely be required at each site.
The largest and most complex of the Major Sites is the Gibbsboro, New Jersey site (Gibbsboro) which comprises the substantial majority of the environmental-related accrual. Gibbsboro, a former manufacturing plant, and related areas, which ceased operations in 1978, has had various areas included on the National Priorities List since 1999. This location has soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater contamination related to the historic operations of the facility. Gibbsboro has been divided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into six operable units (OUs) based on location and characteristics, whose investigation and remediation efforts are likely to occur over an extended period of time. To date, the Company has completed remedy construction on three of the six operable units. While there are administrative tasks to be completed before final agency approval, the remediation phase of the work for these three OUs is effectively complete and future work for these OUs is anticipated to be limited. OUs are in various phases of investigation and remediation with the EPA that provide enough
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information to reasonably estimate cost ranges and record environmental-related accruals. The most significant assumptions underlying the reliability and precision of remediation cost estimates for the Gibbsboro site are the type and extent of future remedies to be selected by the EPA and the costs of implementing those remedies.
The remaining three Major Sites comprising the majority of the accrual include (1) a multi-party Superfund site that (a) has received a record of decision from the federal EPA and is currently in the remedial design phase for one OU, (b) has received a record of decision from the federal EPA for an interim remedy for another OU, and (c) has a remedial investigation ongoing for another OU, (2) a closed paint manufacturing facility that is in the operation and maintenance phase of remediation under both federal and state EPA programs, and (3) a formerly-owned site containing warehouse and office space that is in the remedial/design investigation phase under a state EPA program. Each of these three Major Sites are in phases of investigation and remediation that provide sufficient information to reasonably estimate cost ranges and record environmental-related accruals.
Excluding the Major Sites discussed above, no sites are individually material to the total accrual balance. There are multiple, future events yet to occur, including further remedy selection and design, remedy implementation and execution, and securing applicable governmental agency approvals, all of which have the potential to contribute to the uncertainty surrounding these future events. As these events occur and to the extent that the cost estimates of the environmental remediation change, the existing reserve will be adjusted.
Management cannot presently estimate the ultimate potential loss contingencies related to these sites or other less significant sites until such time as a substantial portion of the investigation at the sites is completed and remedial action plans are developed. Unasserted claims could have a material effect on the Company's loss contingency as more information becomes available over time. At June 30, 2024, the Company did not have material loss contingency accruals related to unasserted claims. Management does not expect that a material portion of unrecognized loss contingencies will be recoverable through insurance, indemnification agreements or other sources. In the event any future loss contingency significantly exceeds the current amount accrued, the recording of the ultimate liability may result in a material impact on net income for the annual or interim period during which the additional costs are accrued. Moreover, management does not believe that any potential liability ultimately attributed to the Company for its environmental-related matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or cash flow due to the extended length of time during which environmental investigation and remediation takes place. An estimate of the potential impact on the Company’s operations cannot be made due to the aforementioned uncertainties.
Management expects these contingent environmental-related liabilities to be resolved over an extended period of time. Management is unable to provide a more specific time frame due to the indeterminate amount of time to conduct investigation activities at any site, the indeterminate amount of time to obtain environmental agency approval, as necessary, with respect to investigation and remediation activities, and the indeterminate amount of time necessary to conduct remediation activities.
Asset Retirement Obligation
The Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations Topic of the ASC requires a liability to be recognized for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if a settlement date and fair value can be reasonably estimated. The Company recognizes a liability for any conditional asset retirement obligation when sufficient information is available to reasonably estimate a settlement date to determine the fair value of such a liability. The Company has identified certain conditional asset retirement obligations at various current and closed manufacturing, distribution and store facilities. These obligations relate primarily to asbestos abatement, hazardous waste Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) closures, well abandonment, transformers and used oil disposals and underground storage tank closures. Using investigative, remediation and disposal methods that are currently available to the Company, the estimated costs of these obligations were accrued and are not significant. The recording of additional liabilities for future conditional asset retirement obligations may result in a material impact on net income for the annual or interim period during which the costs are accrued. Management does not believe that any potential liability ultimately attributed to the Company for its conditional asset retirement obligations will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or cash flow due to the extended period of time over which sufficient information may become available regarding the closure or modification of any one or group of the Company’s facilities. An estimate of the potential impact on the Company’s operations cannot be made due to the aforementioned uncertainties.
Real Estate Financing
The Company has entered into certain sale-leaseback agreements that do not qualify as asset sales and were accounted for as real estate financing transactions. Net proceeds are recognized within the Financing Activities section in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. These arrangements primarily consist of the new headquarters currently under construction, for which the Company expects to receive total proceeds approximating $800 million to $850 million on an incremental basis until completion of construction. The following table summarizes the activity related to this transaction during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Proceeds received$84.5 $72.2 $161.5 $138.7 
Capitalized interest (1)
10.8 5.2 20.2 9.2 
(1) Interest is capitalized within Other long-term liabilities.
The financing obligation for the new headquarters was $680.1 million and $347.2 million at June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The short-term portion of the liability recorded in Other accruals was $46.6 million and $29.8 million at June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. See Note 11 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for more information concerning real estate financing.
NOTE 9 - LITIGATION
In the course of its business, the Company is subject to a variety of claims and lawsuits, including, but not limited to, litigation relating to product liability and warranty, personal injury, environmental, intellectual property, commercial, contractual and antitrust claims that are inherently subject to many uncertainties regarding the possibility of a loss to the Company. These uncertainties will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur confirming the incurrence of a liability or the reduction of a liability. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the ASC, the Company accrues for these contingencies by a charge to income when it is both probable that one or more future events will occur confirming the fact of a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In the event that the Company’s loss contingency is ultimately determined to be significantly higher than currently accrued, the recording of the additional liability may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such additional liability is accrued. In those cases where no accrual is recorded because it is not probable that a liability has been incurred or the amount of any such loss cannot be reasonably estimated, any potential liability ultimately determined to be attributable to the Company may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such liability is accrued. In those cases where no accrual is recorded or exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued, the Contingencies Topic of the ASC requires disclosure of the contingency when there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional loss may have been incurred.
Lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation. The Company’s past operations included the manufacture and sale of lead pigments and lead-based paints. The Company, along with other companies, is and has been a defendant in a number of legal proceedings, including individual personal injury actions, purported class actions, and actions brought by various counties, cities, school districts and other government-related entities, arising from the manufacture and sale of lead pigments and lead-based paints. The plaintiffs’ claims have been based upon various legal theories, including negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, negligent misrepresentations and omissions, fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, concert of action, civil conspiracy, violations of unfair trade practice and consumer protection laws, enterprise liability, market share liability, public nuisance, unjust enrichment and other theories. The plaintiffs have sought various damages and relief, including personal injury and property damage, costs relating to the detection and abatement of lead-based paint from buildings, costs associated with a public education campaign, medical monitoring costs and others. The Company has also been a defendant in legal proceedings arising from the manufacture and sale of non-lead-based paints that seek recovery based upon various legal theories, including the failure to adequately warn of potential exposure to lead during surface preparation when using non-lead-based paint on surfaces previously painted with lead-based paint. The Company is vigorously defending such litigation. The Company expects that additional lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation may be filed against the Company in the future asserting similar or different legal theories and seeking similar or different types of damages and relief. The Company will continue to vigorously defend against any additional lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation that may be filed, including utilizing all avenues of appeal, if necessary.
Litigation is inherently subject to many uncertainties, including costs, unpredictable court or jury decisions, and differing laws in jurisdictions where the Company operates, and the Company ultimately may not prevail. Adverse court rulings or determinations of liability in a particular case, among other factors, could affect other lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation against the Company and encourage an increase in the number and nature of future claims and proceedings. In addition, from time to time, various legislation and administrative regulations have been enacted, promulgated or proposed to impose obligations on present and former manufacturers of lead pigments and lead-based paints respecting asserted health concerns associated with such products or to overturn the effect of court decisions in which the Company and other manufacturers have been successful.
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Due to the uncertainties involved, management is unable to predict the outcome of the lead pigment and lead-based paint litigation, the number or nature of possible future claims and proceedings or the effect that any legislation and/or administrative regulations may have on the litigation or against the Company. In addition, management cannot reasonably determine the scope or amount of the potential costs and liabilities related to such litigation, or resulting from any such legislation and regulations. Except with respect to the litigation in the California Proceedings, discussed below, the Company has not accrued any amounts for such litigation because the Company does not believe it is probable that a loss has occurred, or the Company believes it is not possible to estimate the range of potential losses. In addition, any potential liability that may result from any changes to legislation and regulations cannot reasonably be estimated. Due to the uncertainties associated with the amount of any such liability and/or the nature of any other remedy which may be imposed in such litigation, any potential liability determined to be attributable to the Company arising out of such litigation may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. An estimate of the potential impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flow, liquidity or financial condition cannot be made due to the aforementioned uncertainties.
Public Nuisance Claim Litigation. The Company and other companies were defendants in legal proceedings seeking recovery based on public nuisance liability theories, among other theories, brought by the State of Rhode Island; the City of St. Louis, Missouri; various cities and counties in the State of New Jersey; various cities in the State of Ohio and the State of Ohio; the City of Chicago, Illinois; the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the County of Santa Clara, California, and other public entities in the State of California (the California Proceedings); and Lehigh and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania. Except for the California Proceedings in which the Company reached a court-approved agreement in 2019 after nearly twenty years of litigation, all of those legal proceedings have been concluded in favor of the Company and other defendants at various stages in the proceedings. Most recently, on May 7, 2024, as further described below in “Wisconsin Proceedings,” the plaintiffs in the Gibson and Valoe cases filed amended complaints alleging, in part, public nuisance claims.
Litigation Seeking Damages from Alleged Personal Injury. The Company and other companies are or have been defendants in a number of legal proceedings seeking monetary damages and other relief from alleged personal injuries. The current proceedings include claims by children allegedly injured from ingestion of lead pigment or lead-containing paint. The plaintiffs generally seek compensatory damages and have invoked Wisconsin’s risk contribution theory (which is similar to market share liability, except that liability can be joint and several) due to the plaintiff’s inability to identify the manufacturer of any product that allegedly injured the plaintiff.
Wisconsin Proceedings. In April 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin consolidated three cases (Ravon Owens v. American Cyanamid, et al., Cesar Sifuentes v. American Cyanamid, et al., and Glenn Burton, Jr. v. American Cyanamid, et al.) for purposes of trial. A trial was held in May 2019 and resulted in a jury verdict for the three plaintiffs in the amount of $2.0 million each for a total of $6.0 million against the Company and two other defendants (Armstrong Containers Inc. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours). Post-trial motions resulted in a reduced damages award to one plaintiff. Subsequently, the Company filed a notice of appeal with the Seventh Circuit with respect to each of the Owens, Sifuentes and Burton cases. On April 15, 2021, the Seventh Circuit reversed the judgments and held that the Company was entitled to judgment as a matter of law on all claims filed by the three plaintiffs. The plaintiffs filed a petition with the Seventh Circuit on April 27, 2021, seeking a rehearing en banc and, in the alternative, a request for certification of questions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The plaintiffs’ petition was denied.
On May 20, 2021, as a result of the Seventh Circuit’s decision in favor of the Company in the Owens, Sifuentes and Burton cases, the Company and the three other defendants filed motions for summary judgment to dismiss all claims of the approximately 150 plaintiffs then pending in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Maniya Allen, et al. v. American Cyanamid, et al.; Ernest Gibson v. American Cyanamid, et al.; Dijonae Trammel, et al. v. American Cyanamid, et al., and Deziree Valoe, et al. v. American Cyanamid, et al.). On March 3, 2022, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Company and the other defendants on all claims then pending in the district court. On September 15, 2022, the plaintiffs filed notices of appeal with the Seventh Circuit, seeking to appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Company and the other defendants. As part of the plaintiffs’ appellate reply brief to the Seventh Circuit, the plaintiffs included a motion to certify issues to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On February 9, 2024, the Seventh Circuit declined to certify any issues to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Company and the other defendants in all claims except involving those filed by three plaintiffs in the Gibson and Valoe cases, which cases were remanded to the district court for further proceedings. Following remand of the Gibson and Valoe cases, the three remaining plaintiffs filed amended complaints on May 7, 2024, alleging strict liability, negligence, and public nuisance claims. The defendants filed motions to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaints on June 20, 2024.
In a separate proceeding, on August 24, 2021, the plaintiff in Arrieona Beal v. Hattie and Jerry Mitchell filed an amended complaint in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, naming the Company and other alleged former lead pigment manufacturers as defendants pursuant to the risk contribution liability theory. The plaintiff previously had sued her landlords. On January 3, 2024, the Company and some of the other manufacturing defendants filed a third-party complaint against NL Industries, Inc., and cross-claims against the landlord defendants. On January 10, 2024, one of the landlord defendants filed a counterclaim and
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cross-claim against all parties. On May 15, 2024, the plaintiff filed a motion for partial judgment on the pleadings to strike the Company and other manufacturing defendants’ affirmative defenses, which motion the defendants have moved to strike. The manufacturing defendants’ motion is set for hearing on August 6, 2024, and the plaintiff’s motion will be heard subsequently, if at all.
Insurance coverage litigation. The Company and its liability insurers, including certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, initiated legal proceedings against each other to determine, among other things, whether the costs and liabilities associated with the abatement of lead pigment are covered under certain insurance policies issued to the Company. The insurers’ action, which was filed on February 23, 2006 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, was dismissed. The Company’s action, filed on March 3, 2006 in the Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, previously was stayed and inactive. On January 9, 2019, the Company filed an unopposed motion to lift the stay with the trial court, which was granted, allowing the case to proceed. On June 28, 2019, the Company and its liability insurers each filed separate motions for summary judgment seeking various forms of relief. The trial court entered an order on December 4, 2020, granting the insurers’ motion for summary judgment, denying the Company’s motion, and entering final judgment in favor of the insurers. The trial court sided with the Company on all of the issues presented, except one.
On December 21, 2020, the Company filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, and the insurers filed cross-appeals. On September 1, 2022, the appellate court reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment, finding in favor of the Company on its appeal and against the insurers on their cross-appeal, and remanded the case to the trial court. On September 12, 2022, the insurers applied to the appellate court for reconsideration of its decision, en banc review, or certification of an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court, which the appellate court denied. The insurers subsequently filed a notice of appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court, to which the Company filed its response. On May 9, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court accepted the insurers’ appeal. Oral argument was held on October 24, 2023.
An ultimate loss in the insurance coverage litigation would mean that insurance proceeds could be unavailable under the policies at issue to mitigate any ultimate abatement related costs and liabilities. The Company has not recorded any assets related to these insurance policies or otherwise assumed that proceeds from these insurance policies would be received in estimating any contingent liability accrual. Therefore, an ultimate loss in the insurance coverage litigation without a determination of liability against the Company in the lead pigment or lead-based paint litigation will have no impact on the Company’s results of operation, liquidity or financial condition. As previously stated, however, except with respect to the litigation in the California Proceedings discussed above, the Company has not accrued any amounts for the lead pigment or lead-based paint litigation and any significant liability ultimately determined to be attributable to the Company relating to such litigation may result in a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition for the annual or interim period during which such liability is accrued.
Other litigation. On December 18, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund (collectively, the NJ DEP) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division in Camden County, New Jersey. The NJ DEP seeks to recover natural resource damages, punitive damages, and litigation fees and costs, as well as other costs, damages, declaratory relief, and penalties pursuant to New Jersey state statutes and common law theories in connection with the alleged discharge of hazardous substances and pollutants at the Company’s Gibbsboro, New Jersey site, a former manufacturing plant and related facilities. The parties have been conducting expert discovery. Trial is scheduled to start on March 15, 2025.
NOTE 10 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Dividends
The following table summarizes the dividends declared and paid on common stock:
20242023
Cash
Dividend
Per Share
Total
Dividends
(in millions)
Cash
Dividend
Per Share
Total
Dividends
(in millions)
First Quarter$0.715 $182.5 $0.605 $156.5 
Second Quarter0.715 178.6 0.605 156.3 
Total$1.43 $361.1 $1.21 $312.8 
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Treasury Stock
The Company acquires its common stock for general corporate purposes through its publicly announced share repurchase program. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had remaining authorization from its Board of Directors to purchase 36.5 million shares of its common stock. The table below summarizes share repurchases during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Treasury stock purchases (in millions)$434.4 $234.2 $979.9 $535.9 
Treasury stock purchases (shares)1,400,000 1,000,000 3,100,000 2,300,000 
Average price per share$310.29 $234.15 $316.09 $232.98 
Other Activity
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, 734,266 stock options were exercised at a weighted average price per share of $128.72. In addition, 119,731 restricted stock units vested during the same period.
NOTE 11 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), including the reclassification adjustments for items that were reclassified from AOCI to Net income, are shown below.
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
Pension and
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
Adjustments
Unrealized
Net Gains on
Cash Flow
Hedges
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023$(716.9)$64.3 $28.3 $(624.3)
Amounts recognized in AOCI (1)
(141.9)(141.9)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2), (3)
(8.9)(1.8)(10.7)
Balance at June 30, 2024$(858.8)$55.4 $26.5 $(776.9)
(1)    Foreign currency translation adjustments include changes in the fair value of cross currency swap contracts of $24.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024. See Note 12.
(2)    Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments are net of taxes of $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. See Note 7.
(3)    Unrealized net gains on cash flow hedges are net of taxes of $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. See Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income.
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
Pension and
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
Adjustments
Unrealized
Net Gains on
Cash Flow
Hedges
Total
Balance at December 31, 2022$(810.8)$78.3 $31.9 $(700.6)
Amounts recognized in AOCI (1)
60.1 60.1 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2), (3)
(9.0)(1.8)(10.8)
Balance at June 30, 2023$(750.7)$69.3 $30.1 $(651.3)
(1)    Foreign currency translation adjustments include changes in the fair value of cross currency swap contracts of $(12.8) million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. See Note 12.
(2)    Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments are net of taxes of $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. See Note 7.
(3)    Unrealized net gains on cash flow hedges are net of taxes of $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. See Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income.
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NOTE 12 - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
Net Investment Hedges
The Company has U.S. Dollar to Euro cross currency swap contracts with various counterparties to hedge the Company's net investment in its European operations. During the term of the contracts, the Company will pay fixed-rate interest in Euros and receive fixed-rate interest in U.S. Dollars, thereby effectively converting a portion of the Company's U.S. Dollar denominated fixed-rate debt to Euro denominated fixed-rate debt. The outstanding contracts as of June 30, 2024 are summarized in the table below.
Contract DateNotional
Value
Maturity Date
March 28, 2023$150.0 August 8, 2024
June 28, 2023200.0 August 8, 2025
May 21, 2024175.0 June 1, 2027
November 8, 2021162.7 June 1, 2027
May 10, 2024100.0 June 1, 2027
May 21, 2024225.0 August 15, 2029
December 7, 2023150.0 August 15, 2029
In May 2024, the Company settled its $500.0 million U.S. Dollar to Euro cross currency swap contract entered into on February 13, 2020. At the time of settlement, an immaterial loss was recognized in AOCI.
The following table summarizes amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cross currency swap contracts. See Note 13 for additional information on the fair value of these contracts.
June 30,December 31,June 30,
202420232023
Other current assets$1.5 $ $ 
Other assets7.0   
Other accruals 12.0 5.0 
Other long-term liabilities0.1 12.4 2.8 
The changes in fair value of the cross currency swap contracts are recognized in the foreign currency translation adjustments component of AOCI. The following table summarizes the unrealized gains (losses) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Gains (losses)$7.7 $(11.3)$32.0 $(16.9)
Tax effect(1.9)2.7 (7.9)4.1 
Gains (losses), net of taxes
$5.8 $(8.6)$24.1 $(12.8)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company enters into foreign currency option and forward contracts with maturity dates less than twelve months primarily to hedge against value changes in foreign currency. The related gains and losses are recorded in Other income - net. See Note 15. There were no material foreign currency option and forward contracts outstanding at June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023.
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NOTE 13 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the ASC applies to the Company’s financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The guidance applies when other standards require or permit the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities. Under the guidance, assets and liabilities measured at fair value are categorized as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs
There were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis classified as Level 3 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Except for the acquisition and divestiture related fair value measurements described in Note 3, there were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The following table presents the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized using the fair value hierarchy.
June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan$93.8 $93.8 $ $ $84.7 $84.7 $— $— 
Net investment hedges8.5  8.5   — — — 
$102.3 $93.8 $8.5 $ $84.7 $84.7 $ $ 
Liabilities:
Net investment hedges$0.1 $ $0.1 $ $24.4 $— $24.4 $— 
The deferred compensation plan assets consist of the investment funds maintained for future payments under the Company’s executive deferred compensation plans, which are structured as rabbi trusts. The investments are marketable securities accounted for under the Debt and Equity Securities Topics of the ASC. The Level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares. The deferred compensation plan assets also include partnership funds measured using net asset value (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient, which are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the partnership funds was $6.6 million and $6.4 million, respectively. The cost basis of all investments within the deferred compensation plan was $80.3 million and $76.3 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The net investment hedges represent the fair value of outstanding cross currency swap contracts (see Note 12). The fair value is based on a valuation model that uses observable inputs, including interest rate curves and the Euro foreign currency rate.
The fair value of the Company’s publicly traded debt is based on quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s non-publicly traded debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The Company’s publicly traded debt and non-traded debt are classified as Level 1 and Level 2, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy. The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s publicly traded debt and non-publicly traded debt.
June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
 Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Publicly traded debt$8,980.0 $7,850.2 $9,475.8 $8,615.1 
Non-publicly traded debt0.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 
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NOTE 14 - REVENUE
The Company manufactures and sells paint, stains, supplies, equipment and floor covering through company-operated stores, branded and private label products through retailers, and a broad range of industrial coatings directly to global manufacturing customers through company-operated branches. A large portion of the Company’s revenue is recognized at a point in time and made to customers who are not engaged in a long-term supply agreement or any form of contract with the Company. These sales are paid for at the time of sale in cash, credit card or on account with the vast majority of customers having terms between 30 and 60 days, not to exceed one year. Many customers who purchase on account take advantage of early payment discounts offered by paying within 30 days of being invoiced. The Company estimates variable consideration for these sales on the basis of both historical information and current trends to estimate the expected amount of discounts to which customers are likely to be entitled.
The remaining revenue is governed by long-term supply agreements and related purchase orders (contracts) that specify shipping terms and aspects of the transaction price including rebates, discounts and other sales incentives, such as advertising support. Contracts are at standalone pricing. The performance obligation in these contracts is determined by each of the individual purchase orders and the respective stated quantities, with revenue being recognized at a point in time when obligations under the terms of the agreement are satisfied. This generally occurs with the transfer of control of our products to the customer. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue.
Refer to Note 18 for the Company's disaggregation of Net sales by Reportable Segment. As the Reportable Segments are aligned by similar economic factors, trends and customers, this disaggregation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Approximately 80% of the Company’s net sales are in the Company’s North America region (which is comprised of the United States, Canada and the Caribbean region), slightly less than 10% in the EMEAI region (Europe, Middle East, Africa and India), with the remaining global regions accounting for the residual balance. No country outside of the United States is individually significant.
The Company has made payments or given credits for various incentives at the beginning of a long-term contract where future revenue is expected and before satisfaction of performance obligations. Under these circumstances, the Company recognizes a contract asset and amortizes these prepayments over the expected benefit life of the long-term contract typically on a straight-line basis.
The majority of variable consideration in the Company’s contracts include a form of volume rebate, discounts, and other incentives, where the customer receives a retrospective percentage rebate based on the amount of their purchases. In these situations, the rebates are accrued as a fixed percentage of sales and recorded as a reduction of net sales until paid to the customer per the terms of the contract. Forms of variable consideration such as tiered rebates, whereby a customer receives a retrospective price decrease dependent on the volume of their purchases, are calculated using a forecasted percentage to determine the most likely amount to accrue. Management creates a baseline calculation using historical sales and then utilizing forecast information, estimates the anticipated sales volume each quarter to calculate the expected reduction to sales. The remainder of the transaction price is fixed as agreed upon with the customer, limiting estimation of revenues including constraints.
The Company’s Accounts receivable and current and long-term contract assets and liabilities are summarized in the following table.
Accounts Receivable,
Less Allowance
Contract
Assets
(Current)
Contract
Assets
(Long-Term)
Contract
Liabilities
(Current)
Contract
Liabilities
(Long-Term)
Balance sheet caption:Accounts receivable, netOther
current assets
Other
assets
Other
accruals
Other long-term
liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2023$2,467.9 $46.2 $151.7 $365.7 $3.8 
Balance at June 30, 20243,048.1 60.8 223.7 306.3 4.0 
The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract assets and contract liabilities primarily results from the timing difference between the contractual performance obligation and the associated payment.
Provisions for estimated returns are established and the expected costs continue to be recognized as contra-revenue per ASC 606 when the products are sold. The Company only offers an assurance type warranty on products sold, and there is no material service to the customer beyond fixing defects that existed at the time of sale and no warranties are sold separately.
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Warranty liabilities are excluded from the table above. Amounts recognized during the year from deferred revenue were not material. The Company records a right of return liability within each of its operations to accrue for expected customer returns. Historical actual returns are used to estimate future returns as a percentage of current sales. Obligations for returns and refunds were not material individually or in the aggregate.
Allowance for Current Expected Credit Losses
Accounts receivable are recorded at the time of credit sales, net of an allowance for current expected credit losses. The Company records an allowance for current expected credit losses to reduce Accounts receivable to the net amount expected to be collected (estimated net realizable value).
Under ASC 326, the Company reviews the collectibility of the Accounts receivable balance each reporting period and estimates the allowance for current expected credit losses based on historical bad debt experience, aging of accounts receivable, current creditworthiness of customers, current economic factors, as well as reasonable and supportable forward-looking information. Accounts receivable balances are written-off against the allowance for current expected credit losses if a final determination of uncollectibility is made. All provisions for the allowance for current expected credit losses are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.
The following table summarizes the movement in the Company's allowance for current expected credit losses:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20242023
Beginning balance$59.6 $56.6 
Bad debt expense37.4 32.4 
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries(20.1)(12.3)
Ending balance$76.9 $76.7 
NOTE 15 - OTHER
Other general income - net
Included in Other general income - net were the following:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
Provisions for environmental matters - net$(14.1)$0.6 $(10.5)$13.3 
Gain on divestiture of business (see Note 3) (20.1) (20.1)
Gain on sale or disposition of assets(19.8)(16.2)(23.2)(20.8)
Other0.3 3.2 2.1 5.6 
Other general income - net$(33.6)$(32.5)$(31.6)$(22.0)
Provisions for environmental matters - net represent initial provisions for site-specific estimated costs of environmental investigation or remediation and increases or decreases to environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. Provisions for environmental matters - net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 included an immaterial amount of insurance proceeds related to environmental cleanup at a current manufacturing site. See Note 8 for further details on the Company’s environmental-related activities.
The Gain on sale or disposition of assets represents gains associated with the sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets previously used in the conduct of the primary business of the Company.
There were no items within the Other caption that were individually significant.
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Other income - net
Included in Other income - net were the following:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
Net investment gains$(3.8)$(15.5)$(8.9)$(18.7)
Net expense from banking activities4.4 3.9 7.7 7.8 
Foreign currency transaction related (gains) losses - net(4.6)16.8 3.0 23.6 
Miscellaneous periodic benefit income(4.9)(5.1)(9.8)(10.2)
Other income(25.2)(15.8)(34.2)(30.4)
Other expense2.1 9.9 2.5 18.9 
Other income - net$(32.0)$(5.8)$(39.7)$(9.0)
Net investment gains primarily relate to the change in market value of the investments held in the deferred compensation plan and bonds issued by a foreign government. See Note 13 for additional information on the fair value of these investments.
Foreign currency transaction related (gains) losses - net include the impact from foreign currency transactions, including from highly inflationary economies such as Argentina, and net realized (gains) losses from foreign currency option and forward contracts. See Note 12 for additional information regarding these foreign currency contracts.
Miscellaneous periodic benefit income consists of the non-service components of pension and other postretirement benefit net periodic benefit cost (credit). See Note 7.
Other income and other expense include items of revenue, gains, expenses and losses that were unrelated to the primary business purpose of the Company. There were no items within the other income or other expense caption that were individually significant.
NOTE 16 - INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate was 24.2% and 23.1% for the second quarter and first six months of 2024, respectively, compared to 21.6% and 21.9% for the second quarter and first six months of 2023, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the second quarter was primarily due to a favorable adjustment in the second quarter of 2023 related to the divestiture of the China architectural business and a less favorable impact from tax benefits related to employee share-based payments. For the first six months, the increase in the effective tax rate was primarily related to a favorable adjustment related to the divestiture of the China architectural business in the second quarter of 2023, partially offset by a more favorable impact from tax benefits related to employee share-based payments during the first six months of 2024. The other significant components of the Company’s effective tax rate were consistent year-over-year.
At December 31, 2023, the Company had $121.8 million in unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of $109.4 million on the effective tax rate. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2023 was $8.4 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could significantly change during the next twelve months.
The Company classifies all income tax related interest and penalties as income tax expense. At December 31, 2023, the Company had accrued $20.4 million for the potential payment of income tax interest and penalties.
In the second quarter of 2024, the Company agreed to a Notice of Proposed Adjustment by the IRS for $28.7 million related to certain adjustments for 2017 through 2019, and is adequately reserved. There were no significant changes to any of the balances of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2023 during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company finalized the IRS audit for the 2013 through 2016 income tax returns in 2023 and paid the related assessments in the fourth quarter of 2023 and first quarter of 2024. The Company finalized the IRS audit for the 2011 income tax return in 2023 and paid the tax assessment in the second quarter of 2024. The Company expects to pay the remaining portion related to interest in 2024. The IRS is currently auditing the Company’s 2017 through 2019 income tax returns. As of June 30, 2024, the federal statute of limitations has not expired for the 2017 through 2023 tax years.
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At June 30, 2024, the Company is subject to non-U.S. income tax examinations for the tax years of 2014 through 2023. In addition, the Company is subject to state and local income tax examinations for the tax years 2015 through 2023.
NOTE 17 - NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic and diluted net income per share are calculated using the treasury stock method.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2024202320242023
Basic
Net income$889.9 $793.7 $1,395.1 $1,271.1 
Average shares outstanding251.0 256.0 251.8 256.3 
Basic net income per share$3.55 $3.10 $5.54 $4.96 
Diluted
Net income$889.9 $793.7 $1,395.1 $1,271.1 
Average shares outstanding assuming dilution:
Average shares outstanding251.0 256.0 251.8 256.3 
Stock options and other contingently issuable shares (1)
3.2 2.9 3.3 3.0 
Average shares outstanding assuming dilution254.2 258.9 255.1 259.3 
Diluted net income per share$3.50 $3.07 $5.47 $4.90 
(1)There were 0.1 million of stock options and other contingently issuable shares excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. There were 2.0 million and 2.8 million of stock options and other contingently issuable shares excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

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NOTE 18 - REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports its segment information in the same way that management internally organizes its business for assessing performance and making decisions regarding the allocation of resources in accordance with the Segment Reporting Topic of the ASC. The Company determined it has three reportable segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group and Performance Coatings Group (individually, a Reportable Segment and collectively, the Reportable Segments). Refer to Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for further details on the Company's Reportable Segments.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
 Paint Stores
Group
Consumer Brands
Group
Performance
Coatings
Group
AdministrativeConsolidated
Totals
Net sales$3,619.9 $844.3 $1,806.4 $0.9 $6,271.5 
Intersegment transfers 1,449.9 6.7 (1,456.6) 
Total net sales and intersegment transfers$3,619.9 $2,294.2 $1,813.1 $(1,455.7)$6,271.5 
Segment profit$907.1 $204.4 $301.5 $1,413.0 
Interest expense$(110.8)(110.8)
Administrative expenses and other(128.8)(128.8)
Income before income taxes$907.1 $204.4 $301.5 $(239.6)$1,173.4 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
 Paint Stores
Group
Consumer Brands
Group