Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles Of Consolidation And Fiscal Year End

Principles of Consolidation and Fiscal Period-End

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information generally accepted in the United States and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position and results of operations. It is management’s opinion, however, that all material adjustments have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.

SBH’s and SB/RH’s fiscal year ends September 30 and the Company reports its results using fiscal quarters whereby each three month quarterly reporting period is approximately thirteen weeks in length and ends on a Sunday. The exceptions are the first quarter, which begins on October 1, and the fourth quarter, which ends on September 30. As a result, the fiscal period end date for the three month periods, included within this Quarterly Report for the Company, are December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018.

Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the lease requirements in ASC 840, Leases. This ASU requires lessees to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet, as well as to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Although the new ASU requires both operating and finance leases to be disclosed on the balance sheet, a distinction between the two types still exists as the economics of leases can vary. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements”, which provides entities with an alternative modified transition method, for which, comparative periods, including the disclosures related to those periods, are not restated. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11 as of October 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective approach, which allows for the recognition of a cumulative effect of applying the new standard as an adjustment to the opening balance sheet of retained earnings, while continuing to present all prior periods under previous lease accounting guidance. The Company’s adoption of the new standard resulted in the recognition of additional right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets of $107.5 million and additional lease liabilities of $113.0 million, with no material cumulative effect adjustment to equity as of the date of adoption. The difference between ROU assets and lease liabilities is driven primarily by prepaid lease payments, deferred and accrued lease incentives, and restructuring related accruals that were reclassified to the ROU asset balance as of October 1, 2019. The income tax accounting impact of ASC 842 adoption resulted in recording of deferred tax assets and tax liabilities of $29.7 million as of October 1, 2019. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Statement of Condensed Consolidated Income and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

As allowed under the new accounting standard, the Company elected to apply the package of practical expedients to carry forward the original lease determinations, lease classifications, and accounting of initial direct costs for all asset classes at the time of adoption. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient for all of its leases to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single, combined lease component. Therefore, all fixed payments associated with the lease, including non-lease components, are included in the ROU asset and the lease liability. Any variable payments related to the lease are recognized as lease expense when and as incurred. The Company also elected not apply the recognition requirements to leases of twelve months or less. These leases are expensed on a straight-line basis and no operating lease liability is recorded.

In accordance with Topic 842, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception, considering whether the contract conveys a right to control the use of the identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Leases are classified as operating or finance leases at the commencement date of the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Lease liabilities are classified between current and long-term liabilities based on their payment terms. The operating lease ROU asset includes prepaid rent and reflects the unamortized balance of lease incentives. Our leases may include renewal options, and we include the renewal option in the lease term if we conclude that it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate, such as the Company’s proportionate share of actual costs for utilities, common area maintenance, insurance, and property taxes, are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability, unless subject to fixed minimum requirements and are recognized as variable lease cost when the obligation for that payment is incurred.

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide the lease implicit rates, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rates as the discount rate, adjusted as applicable, based on the information available at the lease commencement dates to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur to borrow, on a collateralized basis and in a similar economic environment, over the term of a lease. The Company may use the lease implicit rate, if readily determinable, as the discount rate to determine the present value of lease payments. As of October 1, 2019, the Company used an average discount rate of approximately 4.6%, based on an estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. See Note 10 – Leases for additional information.

We review the impairment of our ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for our other long-lived assets. Long-lived fixed assets held and used are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Circumstances such as the discontinuation of a product or product line, a sudden or consistent decline in the sales forecast for a product, changes in technology or in the way an asset is being used, a history of operating or cash flow losses or an adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, among others, may trigger an impairment review. If such indicators are present, the Company performs an undiscounted cash flow analysis to determine if impairment exists. The asset value would be deemed impaired if the undiscounted cash flows generated did not exceed the carrying value of the respective asset group. If impairment is determined to exist, any related impairment loss is calculated based on fair value.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”), which allows for an optional reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for stranded tax effects as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”). Effective October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2018-02 and elected to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act from AOCI to Retained Earnings, which resulted in reclassification of $0.3 million from AOCI to Retained Earnings during the three month period ended December 29, 2019.

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NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This guidance amends certain rules for hedging relationships, expands the types of strategies that are eligible for hedge accounting treatment to more closely align the results of hedge accounting with risk management activities and amends disclosure requirements related to fair value and net investment hedges. The Company adopted this guidance effective October 1, 2019. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

Transaction Related Charges

Transaction related charges

Transaction related charges consist of transaction costs from (1) qualifying acquisition transactions associated with the completion of the purchase of net assets or equity interest of a business such as a business combination, equity investment, joint venture or purchase of non-controlling interest; (2) subsequent integration related project costs directly associated with an acquired business including costs for integration of acquired operations into the Company’s shared service platforms, termination of redundant positions and locations, employee transition costs, integration related professional fees and other post business combination expenses; and (3) divestiture support and separation costs consisting of incremental costs incurred by the continuing operations after completion of the transaction to facilitate separation of shared operations, development of transferred shared service operations, platforms and personnel transferred under the transaction. Divestiture-related charges prior to completion of the transaction are recognized as a component of Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax. Transaction costs include, but are not limited to, banking, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional fees directly related to the respective transactions. The following table summarizes transaction related charges incurred by the Company during the three month periods ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018:

	Three Month Periods Ended
(in millions)	December 29, 2019		December 30, 2018
Coevorden operations divestiture	$	0.2	$	—
GBL divestiture		2.3		—
Other		1.6		6.3
Total transaction-related charges	$	4.1	$	6.3