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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events  
Subsequent Events

(19) Subsequent Events

        On February 12, 2015, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share on each outstanding share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

        On February 17, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the initial phase of a restructuring program relating to the transformation of the Company's Americas and Asia-Pacific businesses, which primarily involves product line rationalization efforts expected to ultimately eliminate between $175 million to $200 million of the combined Americas and Asia-Pacific net sales primarily within the Company's do-it-yourself (DIY) distribution channel (the "program"). The program is expected to include a pre-tax charge to earnings of approximately $40 million to $50 million, of which $25 million to $30 million consist of non-cash charges.

        For the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a $15.2 million pre-tax charge relating to the program consisting of goodwill impairment of $12.9 million, an indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment of $0.5 million, and other transformation and deployment costs of $1.8 million. The goodwill impairment charge was based on a quantitative assessment of the Asia-Pacific reporting unit goodwill performed as a result of it being more likely than not that the Asia-Pacific reporting unit's third party and intersegment net sales would be significantly reduced as a result of the program. The Company estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using the expected present value of future cash flows.

        The remaining total pre-tax charge for the program is expected to include costs of severance benefits of $8 million to $10 million, facility decommissioning, clean-up and other related exit costs of $3 million to $4 million, accelerated depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets of $8 million to $10 million, and other transformation and deployment costs including inventory charges, consulting fees, and other associated costs of $5.8 million to $10.8 million. The total net after-tax charge for this program is expected to be $30 million to $40 million, inclusive of the Asia-Pacific charges that are expected to have no tax benefit. The remaining costs of the program are expected to be incurred during 2015. The Company expects to generate approximately $5.0 million in after-tax cash proceeds from the sale of assets associated with the program by the end of fiscal 2017. The Company estimates consolidated operating margins will increase by approximately 1.0 percentage point as a result of these actions by 2017.