Exit or Disposal Activities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES

Liabilities associated with exit or disposal activities are recognized as incurred in accordance with the Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations Topic of the ASC. Qualified exit costs primarily include post-closure rent expenses, incremental post-closure costs and costs of employee terminations. Adjustments may be made to liabilities accrued for qualified exit costs if information becomes available upon which more accurate amounts can be reasonably estimated. Concurrently, property, plant and equipment is tested for impairment in accordance with the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic of the ASC, and if impairment exists, the carrying value of the related assets is reduced to estimated fair value. Additional impairment may be recorded for subsequent revisions in estimated fair value.

In the six months ended June 30, 2014, four stores in the Paint Stores Group, three stores in the Latin America Coatings Group and three facilities in the Consumer Group were closed due to lower demand or redundancy. In addition, the Global Finishes Group exited its business in Venezuela.

The following table summarizes the activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs at June 30, 2014:

(Thousands of dollars)
Exit Plan	Balance at December 31, 2013		Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A		Actual expenditures charged to accrual			Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net		Balance at June 30, 2014
Consumer Group facilities shutdown in 2014:
Severance and related costs			$	1,514	$	(72	)			$	1,442
Global Finishes Group exit of business in 2014:
Severance and related costs			2,500							2,500
Other qualified exit costs			2,022							2,022
Paint Stores Group facility shutdown in 2013:
Severance and related costs	$	977	1,794		(1,069		)			1,702
Other qualified exit costs			1,512		(61		)			1,451
Consumer Group facilities shutdown in 2013:
Severance and related costs	598		97		(382		)			313
Global Finishes Group stores shutdown in 2013:
Severance and related costs	33				(2		)			31
Other qualified exit costs	220				(44		)			176
Latin America Coatings Group facilities shutdown in 2013:
Severance and related costs	123				(123		)
Paint Stores Group stores shutdown in 2012:
Other qualified exit costs	244				(23		)			221
Global Finishes Group facilities shutdown in 2012:
Severance and related costs	2,177				(1,863		)			314
Other qualified exit costs	83									83
Other qualified exit costs for facilities shutdown prior to 2012	1,365				(238		)			1,127
Totals	$	5,820	$	9,439	$	(3,877	)	$	—	$	11,382

For further details on the Company’s exit or disposal activities, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.