Brunswick Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restructuring Activities

Restructuring Activities

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Note 2 – Restructuring Activities

In November 2006, Brunswick announced restructuring initiatives designed to improve the Company's cost structure, better utilize overall capacity and improve general operating efficiencies. These initiatives reflected the Company's response to a difficult marine market. As the marine market continued to decline, Brunswick expanded its restructuring activities during 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in order to improve performance and better position the Company for current market conditions and longer-term profitable growth. These initiatives have resulted in the recognition of restructuring, exit and impairment charges in the Statement of Operations during 2010 and 2011.

The costs incurred under these initiatives include:

Restructuring Activities – These amounts mainly relate to:

Employee termination and other benefits

Costs to retain and relocate employees

Consulting costs

Consolidation of manufacturing footprint

Exit Activities – These amounts mainly relate to:

Employee termination and other benefits

Lease exit costs

Inventory write-downs

Facility shutdown costs

Asset Disposition Actions – These amounts mainly relate to sales of assets and impairments of:

Fixed assets

Tooling

Patents and proprietary technology

Dealer networks

Impairments of definite-lived assets are recognized when, as a result of the restructuring activities initiated, the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not expected to be fully recoverable. The impairments recognized were equal to the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the estimated fair value of the asset, which was determined using observable inputs, including the use of appraisals from independent third parties, when available, and, when observable inputs were not available, based on the Company's assumptions of the data that market participants would use in pricing the asset, based on the best information available in the circumstances. Specifically, the Company used discounted cash flows to determine the fair value of the asset when observable inputs were unavailable.

The Company has reported restructuring and exit activities based on the specific driver of the cost and reflected the expense in the accounting period when the cost has been committed or incurred, as appropriate. The Company considers actions related to the divestiture of its Triton fiberglass boat business, the closure of a marine electronics business, the sale of certain Baja boat business assets and the sale of the Valley-Dynamo business to be exit activities. All other actions taken are considered to be restructuring activities.

The following table is a summary of the expense associated with the restructuring, exit and impairment activities for the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011and July 3, 2010. The 2011 charges consist of expenses related to actions initiated in 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The 2010 charges consist of expenses related to actions initiated in 2010, 2009 and 2008:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010

Restructuring activities:
Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.4		$	2.0	$	1.6		$	5.8
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		3.9			3.0		7.8			6.2
Exit activities:
Employee termination and other benefits		-			0.7		-			0.7
Current asset write-downs		-			0.9		-			0.9
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		-			-		0.6			-
Asset disposition actions:
Trade name impairments		-			1.1		-			1.1
Definite-lived asset impairments and (gains) on disposal		(4.6	)		16.5		(5.0	)		16.9

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	(0.3	)	$	24.2	$	5.0		$	31.6

The Company anticipates it will incur between $1 million and $5 million of additional restructuring charges in 2011 related to restructuring activities expected to commence in 2011 or known restructuring activities initiated in 2010 and 2009. The Company expects most of these charges will be incurred in the Marine Engine and Boat segments. The Company may incur additional restructuring, exit and impairment charges if there are reductions in demand for the Company's products, further opportunities to reduce costs or future operating losses.

Actions Initiated in 2011 and 2010

No significant restructuring activities have been initiated in 2011. During 2010, the Company continued its restructuring activities by disposing of non-strategic assets, consolidating manufacturing operations and reducing the Company's global workforce. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company finalized plans to divest its Triton fiberglass boat brand and completed an asset sale transaction in the third quarter of 2010. The Company also reached a decision to consolidate its Cabo Yachts production into its Hatteras facility in New Bern, North Carolina in the second quarter of 2010. Additionally, the Company recorded impairment charges for its Ashland City, Tennessee facility in connection with the divestiture of its Triton fiberglass boat brand.

The restructuring, exit and impairment charges recorded in the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, related to actions initiated in 2011 and 2010, by reportable segment, are summarized below:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010

Marine Engine	$	(0.2	)	$	-	$	(0.2	)	$	-
Boat		(0.6	)		18.7		0.8			18.7
Fitness		0.1			-		0.1			-
Bowling & Billiards		-			0.1		-			0.2
Corporate		-			-		0.1			-

Total	$	(0.7	)	$	18.8	$	0.8		$	18.9

The following is a summary of the charges by category associated with the Company's 2011 and 2010 restructuring initiatives:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010

Restructuring activities:
Employee termination and other benefits	$	(0.2	)	$	0.2	$	-		$	0.3
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		0.5			-		1.2			-
Exit activities:
Employee termination and other benefits		-			0.7		-			0.7
Current asset write-downs		-			0.9		-			0.9
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		-			-		0.6			-
Asset disposition actions:
Trade name impairments		-			1.1		-			1.1
Definite-lived asset impairments and (gains) on disposal		(1.0	)		15.9		(1.0	)		15.9

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	(0.7	)	$	18.8	$	0.8		$	18.9

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2011 and 2010, by reportable segment, for the six months ended July 2, 2011, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Marine Engine			Boat			Fitness		Corporate		Total

Employee termination and other benefits	$	(0.2	)	$	0.1		$	-	$	0.1	$	-
Transformation and other costs		-			1.7			0.1		-		1.8
Asset disposition actions		-			(1.0	)		-		-		(1.0	)

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	(0.2	)	$	0.8		$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.8

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2010, by reportable segment, for the six months ended July 3, 2010, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Boat		Bowling & Billiards		Total

Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.8	$	0.2	$	1.0
Current asset write-downs		0.9		-		0.9
Asset disposition actions		17.0		-		17.0

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	18.7	$	0.2	$	18.9

The following table summarizes the 2011 charges recorded for restructuring, exit and impairment charges related to actions initiated in 2011 and 2010 and the related status as of July 2, 2011. The accrued amounts remaining as of July 2, 2011 represent cash expenditures needed to satisfy remaining obligations. The majority of the accrued costs is expected to be paid by the end of 2011 and is included in Accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	Accrued Costs as of Jan. 1, 2011		Costs (Gains) Recognized in 2011			Non-cash Gains		Net Cash Payments			Accrued Costs as of July 2, 2011

Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.8	$	-		$	0.2	$	(0.9	)	$	0.1
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		1.4		1.8			-		(3.2	)		-
Retention and relocation costs		0.5		-			-		(0.1	)		0.4
Asset disposition actions:
Definite-lived asset impairments (gains) on disposal		-		(1.0	)		1.0		-			-

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	2.7	$	0.8		$	1.2	$	(4.2	)	$	0.5

Actions Initiated in 2009

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company announced plans to reduce excess manufacturing capacity by relocating inboard and sterndrive production to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and closing its Stillwater, Oklahoma plant. This plant consolidation effort is expected to continue through 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company recognized gains on the sale of certain Marine Engine properties. The Company continued to consolidate the Boat segment's manufacturing footprint in 2009. These actions in the Company's marine businesses are expected to provide long-term cost savings by reducing its fixed-cost structure. The Company also began marketing for sale certain previously closed boat production facilities in the fourth quarter of 2009, including the previously mothballed plants in Navassa and Swansboro, North Carolina, and its Riverview plant in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The restructuring, exit and impairment charges recorded in the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, related to actions initiated in 2009, by reportable segment, are summarized below:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010

Marine Engine	$	(0.1	)	$	2.1	$	4.2		$	4.5
Boat		-			1.2		(0.4	)		3.9
Fitness		-			0.1		-			0.1
Bowling & Billiards		-			0.1		-			0.2
Corporate		-			0.1		(0.1	)		0.4

Total	$	(0.1	)	$	3.6	$	3.7		$	9.1

The following is a summary of the charges by category associated with the 2009 restructuring activities recognized during the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010

Restructuring activities:
Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.6		$	1.7	$	1.6		$	5.4
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		3.4			1.9		6.6			3.7
Asset disposition actions:
Definite-lived asset impairments and (gains) on disposal		(4.1	)		-		(4.5	)		-

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	(0.1	)	$	3.6	$	3.7		$	9.1

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2009, by reportable segment, for the six months ended July 2, 2011, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Marine Engine			Boat			Corporate			Total

Employee termination and other benefits	$	1.6		$	-		$	-		$	1.6
Transformation and other costs		6.7			-			(0.1	)		6.6
Asset disposition actions		(4.1	)		(0.4	)		-			(4.5	)

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	4.2		$	(0.4	)	$	(0.1	)	$	3.7

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2009, by reportable segment, for the six months ended July 3, 2010, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Marine Engine		Boat		Fitness		Bowling & Billiards		Corporate		Total

Employee termination and other benefits	$	2.1	$	2.7	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3	$	5.4
Transformation and other costs		2.4		1.2		-		-		0.1		3.7

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	4.5	$	3.9	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.4	$	9.1

The following table summarizes the 2011 charges recorded for restructuring, exit and impairment charges related to actions initiated in 2009 and the related status as of July 2, 2011. The accrued amounts remaining as of July 2, 2011 represent cash expenditures needed to satisfy remaining obligations. The majority of the accrued costs is expected to be paid by the end of 2011 and is included in Accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	Accrued Costs as of Jan. 1, 2011		Costs (Gains) Recognized in 2011			Non-cash Gains		Net Cash Payments			Accrued Costs as of July 2, 2011

Employee termination and other benefits	$	6.8	$	1.6		$	-	$	(1.8	)	$	6.6
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		1.5		6.6			-		(6.8	)		1.3
Asset disposition actions:
Definite-lived asset impairments and (gains) on disposal		-		(4.5	)		4.5		-			-

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	8.3	$	3.7		$	4.5	$	(8.6	)	$	7.9

Actions Initiated in 2008

The restructuring, exit and impairment charges recorded in 2011 and 2010 relate to the following actions initiated by the Company in 2008: closing its boat plant in Bucyrus, Ohio, in anticipation of the proposed sale of certain assets relating to its Baja boat business; ceasing boat manufacturing at one of its facilities in Merritt Island, Florida; closing its Swansboro, North Carolina, boat plant; writing-down certain assets of the Valley-Dynamo coin-operated commercial billiard business; announcing the closure of its boat production facilities in Cumberland, Maryland; Pipestone, Minnesota; Roseburg, Oregon; and Arlington, Washington; and mothballing its plant in Navassa, North Carolina.

The restructuring, exit and impairment charges recorded in the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010, related to actions initiated in 2008, by reportable segment, are summarized below:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010

Boat	$	0.5	$	1.8	$	0.5	$	3.2
Corporate		-		-		-		0.4

Total	$	0.5	$	1.8	$	0.5	$	3.6

The following is a summary of the charges by category associated with the 2008 restructuring activities recognized during the three months and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in millions)	July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010

Restructuring activities:
Employee termination and other benefits	$	-	$	0.1	$	-	$	0.1
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		-		1.1		-		2.5
Asset disposition actions:
Definite-lived asset impairments		0.5		0.6		0.5		1.0

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	0.5	$	1.8	$	0.5	$	3.6

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2008, by reportable segment for the six months ended July 2, 2011, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Boat		Total

Asset disposition actions	$	0.5	$	0.5

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	0.5	$	0.5

The restructuring charges related to actions initiated in 2008, by reportable segment for the six months ended July 3, 2010, are summarized below:

(in millions)	Boat		Corporate		Total

Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.1	$	-	$	0.1
Transformation and other costs		2.5		-		2.5
Asset disposition actions		0.6		0.4		1.0

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	3.2	$	0.4	$	3.6

The following table summarizes the related status of actions initiated in 2008 as of July 2, 2011. The accrued amounts remaining as of July 2, 2011, represent cash expenditures needed to satisfy remaining obligations. The majority of the accrued costs is expected to be paid by the end of 2011 and is included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	Accrued Costs as of Jan. 1, 2011		Costs Recognized in 2011		Non-cash Charges			Net Cash Payments			Accrued Costs as of July 2, 2011

Employee termination and other benefits	$	0.7	$	-	$	-		$	(0.3	)	$	0.4
Transformation and other costs:
Consolidation of manufacturing footprint		1.5		-		-			(0.3	)		1.2
Asset disposition actions:
Definite-lived asset impairments		-		0.5		(0.5	)		-			-

Total restructuring, exit and impairment charges	$	2.2	$	0.5	$	(0.5	)	$	(0.6	)	$	1.6

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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