Segment Results

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Results [Abstract]

Segment Results

NOTE 9. SEGMENT RESULTS

The Company operates through strategic business units that are aggregated into four reportable segments: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Household and International. The four reportable segments consist of the following:

• Cleaning consists of laundry, home-care and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include laundry additives, including bleaches under the Clorox® brand and Clorox 2® stain fighter and color booster; home-care products, primarily under the Clorox®, Formula 409®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol®, S.O.S® and Tilex® brands; and natural cleaning and laundry products under the Green Works® brand.
     
• Household consists of charcoal, cat litter and plastic bags, wraps and container products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include plastic bags, wraps and containers, under the Glad® brand; cat litter products, under the Fresh Step®, Scoop Away® and Ever Clean® brands; and charcoal products under the Kingsford® and Match Light® brands.
     
• Lifestyle consists of food products, water-filtration systems and filters marketed and sold in the United States and all natural personal care products. Products within this segment include dressings and sauces, primarily under the Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® brands; water-filtration systems and filters under the Brita® brand; and all natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees® brand.
     
• International consists of products sold outside the United States, excluding natural personal care products. Products within this segment include laundry, home-care, water filtration, charcoal and cat litter products, dressings and sauces, plastic bags, wraps and containers, and insecticides, primarily under the Clorox®, Javex®, Glad®, PinoLuz®, Ayudin®, Limpido®, Clorinda®, Poett®, Mistolin®, Lestoil®, Bon Bril®, Nevex®, Brita®, Green Works®, Pine-Sol®, Agua Jane®, Chux®, Kingsford®, Fresh Step®, Scoop Away®, Ever Clean®, K C Masterpiece® and Hidden Valley® brands.

Certain nonallocated administrative costs, interest income, interest expense and certain other nonoperating income and expenses are reflected in Corporate. Corporate assets include cash and cash equivalents, the Company's headquarters and research and development facilities, information systems hardware and software, pension balances and other investments.

The table below presents reportable segment information and a reconciliation of the segment information to the Company's net sales and earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes, with amounts that are not allocated to the operating segments reflected in Corporate.

	Net Sales				Earnings (Losses) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	9/30/2011		9/30/2010		9/30/2011			9/30/2010
Cleaning	$	439	$	449	$	108		$	121
Household		366		354		42			53
Lifestyle		214		201		54			58
International		286		262		41			40
Corporate		-		-		(58	)		(70	)
Total Company	$	1,305	$	1,266	$	187		$	202

All intersegment sales are eliminated and are not included in the Company's reportable segments' net sales.

Net sales to the Company's largest customer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, were 27% of consolidated net sales for both the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.