Other Required Disclosures

Receivables and concentrations of credit risk

"Receivables, net" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Trade accounts receivable
Consumer products	$	511.9	$	357.2
Oil and natural gas	19.9		—
Total trade accounts receivable	531.8		357.2
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable (Note 3)	41.0		41.0
Other receivables	71.1		38.1
Total receivables	643.9		436.3
Less: Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivable	32.6		21.9
Total receivables, net	$	611.3	$	414.4

Trade receivables held by Spectrum Brands and the EXCO/HGI JV subject the Company to credit risk and are carried at net realizable value.

Spectrum Brands extends credit to its customers based upon an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and credit history, and generally does not require collateral. Spectrum Brands monitors its customers’ credit and financial condition based on changing economic conditions and makes adjustments to credit policies as required. Provisions for losses on uncollectible consumer products trade receivables are determined based on ongoing evaluations of Spectrum Brands’ receivables, principally on the basis of historical collection experience and evaluations of the risks of nonpayment for a given customer.

The EXCO/HGI JV sells oil and natural gas to various customers and participates with other parties in the drilling, completion and operation of oil and natural gas wells. The EXCO/HGI JV's trade accounts receivable are due from purchasers of oil or natural gas. The EXCO/HGI JV has the right to offset future revenues against unpaid charges related to wells which it operates. Oil and natural gas trade receivables are generally uncollateralized. The allowance for doubtful oil and natural gas accounts receivable was immaterial as of June 30, 2013. In addition, the EXCO/HGI JV has other receivables due from participants in oil and natural gas wells for which it serves as the operator.

Spectrum Brands has a broad range of customers including many large retail outlet chains, one of which accounts for a significant percentage of its sales volume. This customer represented approximately 17.0% and 23.0% of Spectrum Brands’ net sales during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012, respectively, and approximately 18.0% and 23.0% of Spectrum Brands’ net sales during the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012, respectively. This customer also represented approximately 10.0% and 13.0% of Spectrum Brands’ trade accounts receivable, net at June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

Approximately 37.1% and 40.0% of Spectrum Brands’ net sales during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012, respectively, and 41.4% and 44.0% of Spectrum Brands' net sales during the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012, respectively, occurred outside the United States. These sales and related receivables are subject to varying degrees of credit, currency, political and economic risk. Spectrum Brands monitors these risks and makes appropriate provisions for collectibility based on an assessment of the risks present.

Inventories

Inventories of Spectrum Brands which are stated at the lower of cost or market, consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Raw materials	$	108.3	$	58.5
Work-in-process	53.4		23.4
Finished goods	545.6		370.7
Total inventories	$	707.3	$	452.6

Properties, including oil and natural gas properties, net

Properties, including oil and natural gas properties, net, consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Oil and natural gas properties (full accounting method)
Unproved oil and natural gas properties and development costs not being amortized	$	49.8	$	—
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties	583.1		—
Less: Accumulated depletion	18.0		—
Total oil and natural gas properties, net	614.9		—
Other properties
Land, buildings and improvements	160.4		93.6
Gas gathering assets	21.6		—
Machinery, equipment and other	431.9		325.7
Construction in progress	42.5		18.4
Total other properties, at cost	656.4		437.7
Less: Accumulated depreciation	271.9		216.1
Total other properties, net	384.5		221.6
Total properties, including oil and natural gas properties, net	$	999.4	$	221.6

Shipping and handling costs

Spectrum Brands incurred shipping and handling costs of $67.0 and $183.0 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $48.8 and $148.4 for the three and nine months ended July 1, 2012, respectively. These costs are included in "Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses" expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Shipping and handling costs include costs incurred with third-party carriers to transport products to customers as well as salaries and overhead costs related to activities to prepare Spectrum Brands’ products for shipment from its distribution facilities.

Other assets

"Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	90.5	$	53.1
Debt issuance costs	104.7		50.9
Deferred charges and other assets	76.7		68.6
Total other assets	$	271.9	$	172.6

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

"Accounts payable and other current liabilities" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Accounts payable	$	430.6	$	325.9
Wages and benefits	103.7		110.9
Income taxes payable	46.9		96.6
Accrued interest	61.3		50.4
Accrued expenses	158.9		25.1
Oil and natural gas revenues and royalties payable	16.7		—
Accrued dividends on Preferred Stock	8.2		8.3
Restructuring and related charges	16.7		6.6
Other	0.4		130.4
Total accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	843.4	$	754.2

Other liabilities

"Other liabilities" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:



	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Amounts payable for investment purchases	$	30.9	$	206.7
Retained asset account	202.9		203.7
Amounts payable to reinsurers	47.7		32.0
Remittances and items not allocated	37.3		29.5
Oil and natural gas asset-retirement obligations	24.8		—
Other	96.0		128.7
Total other liabilities	$	439.6	$	600.6

Asset retirement obligations

The following is a reconciliation of the EXCO/HGI JV's asset retirement obligations for the period from inception to June 30, 2013:



	June 30, 2013
Asset retirement obligations at inception	$	18.5
Activity during the period:
Liabilities incurred during the period	0.1
Liabilities settled during the period	—
Adjustment to liability due to acquisitions	5.5
Accretion of discount	0.7
Asset retirement obligations at end of period	24.8
Less: Current portion	1.2
Long-term portion	$	23.6

Restructuring and related charges

The Company reports restructuring and related charges associated with manufacturing and related initiatives of Spectrum Brands in "Consumer products cost of goods sold." Restructuring and related charges reflected in "Consumer products cost of goods sold" include, but are not limited to, termination, compensation and related costs associated with manufacturing employees, asset impairments relating to manufacturing initiatives, and other costs directly related to the restructuring or integration initiatives implemented.

The Company reports restructuring and related charges relating to administrative functions of Spectrum Brands in "Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses," such as initiatives impacting sales, marketing, distribution, or other non-manufacturing functions. Restructuring and related charges reflected in "Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses" include, but are not limited to, termination and related costs, any asset impairments relating to the functional areas described above, and other costs directly related to the initiatives.

In 2013 and 2009, Spectrum Brands implemented a series of initiatives to reduce operating costs and to evaluate opportunities to improve its capital structure (the "Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives" and the "Global Cost Reduction Initiatives"). The following table summarizes restructuring and related charges incurred by the Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives and the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives, as well as other initiatives which were not significant, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012 and where those charges are classified in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012		June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012		Charges Since Inception		Expected Future Charges		Total Projected Costs		Expected Completion Date
Initiatives:
Global Expense Rationalization	$	7.9	$	—	$	7.9	$	—	$	7.9	$	2.6	$	10.5	December 31, 2014
Global Cost Reduction	2.9		3.8		14.6		15.1		97.7		6.8		104.5		January 31, 2015
Other	2.4		0.1		5.2		0.8
	$	13.2	$	3.9	$	27.7	$	15.9

Classification:
Consumer products cost of goods sold	$	1.0	$	2.0	$	4.7	$	8.3
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses	12.2		1.9		23.0		7.6
	$	13.2	$	3.9	$	27.7	$	15.9

Included in "Other initiatives" in the table above, Spectrum Brands also recorded $2.3 and $5.0 of restructuring and related charges during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013, related to initiatives implemented by the HHI Business prior to the acquisition by Spectrum Brands in December 2012.

The following table summarizes the remaining accrual balance associated with the initiatives and the activity during the nine months ended June 30, 2013:



	Accrual Balance at September 30, 2012		Provisions		Cash Expenditures			Non-Cash Items		Accrual Balance at June 30, 2013		Expensed as Incurred (a)
Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives:
Termination benefits	$	—	$	6.8	$	(0.1	)	$	—	$	6.6	$	0.8
Other costs	—		—		—			—		—		0.3
	—		6.8		(0.1		)	—		6.6		1.1
Global Cost Reduction Initiatives:
Termination benefits	3.3		5.4		(3.1		)	$	—	5.6		1.2
Other costs	1.1		0.2		(1.1		)	—		0.3		7.8
	4.4		5.6		(4.2		)	—		5.9		9.0
Other initiatives	2.2		1.6		(0.3		)	0.7		4.2		3.6
	$	6.6	$	14.0	$	(4.6	)	$	0.7	$	16.7	$	13.7

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(a)	Consists of amounts not impacting the accrual for restructuring and related charges.