MASCO CORP /DE/, 10-Q filed on 4/28/2011
Quarterly Report
Document and Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Apr. 25, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
 
 
 
Entity Registrant Name
MASCO CORP /DE/ 
 
 
Entity Central Index Key
0000062996 
 
 
Document Type
10-Q 
 
 
Document Period End Date
2011-03-31 
 
 
Amendment Flag
FALSE 
 
 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2011 
 
 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q1 
 
 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
12/31 
 
 
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Yes 
 
 
Entity Voluntary Filers
No 
 
 
Entity Current Reporting Status
Yes 
 
 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
 
 
Entity Public Float
 
 
3,177,733,000 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (actual number)
 
358,100,000 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
 
 
Cash and cash investments
$ 1,505 
$ 1,715 
Receivables
1,113 
888 
Prepaid expenses and other
138 
129 
Inventories:
 
 
Finished goods
463 
393 
Raw material
265 
246 
Work in process
111 
93 
Inventories
839 
732 
Total current assets
3,595 
3,464 
Property and equipment, net
1,719 
1,737 
Goodwill
2,395 
2,383 
Other intangible assets, net
268 
269 
Other assets
269 
287 
Total assets
8,246 
8,140 
Current liabilities:
 
 
Notes payable
66 
66 
Accounts payable
787 
602 
Accrued liabilities
773 
819 
Total current liabilities
1,626 
1,487 
Long-term debt
4,030 
4,032 
Deferred income taxes and other
1,040 
1,039 
Total liabilities
6,696 
6,558 
Commitments and contingencies
 
 
Masco Corporation's shareholders' equity:
 
 
Common shares, par value $1 per share Authorized shares: 1,400,000,000; issued and outstanding: 2011 - 347,500,000; 2010 - 348,600,000
348 
349 
Preferred shares authorized: 1,000,000; issued and outstanding: 2011 - None ; 2010 - None
Paid-in capital
21 
42 
Retained earnings
647 
720 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
310 
273 
Total Masco Corporation's shareholders' equity
1,326 
1,384 
Noncontrolling interest
224 
198 
Total equity
1,550 
1,582 
Total liabilities and equity
$ 8,246 
$ 8,140 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Masco Corporation's shareholders' equity:
 
 
Common shares, par value
$ 1 
$ 1 
Common shares, shares authorized
1,400,000,000 
1,400,000,000 
Common shares, shares issued
347,500,000 
348,600,000 
Common shares, shares outstanding
347,500,000 
348,600,000 
Preferred shares, shares authorized
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
Preferred shares, shares issued
Preferred shares, shares outstanding
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
 
 
Net sales
$ 1,772 
$ 1,852 
Cost of sales
1,347 
1,360 
Gross profit
425 
492 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
404 
414 
Operating profit
21 
78 
Other income (expense), net:
 
 
Interest expense
(63)
(58)
Other, net
21 
Other income (expense), net
(42)
(56)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(21)
22 
Income taxes
13 
18 
Net (loss) income
(34)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
(12)
(11)
Net loss attributable to Masco Corporation
(46)
(7)
Basic:
 
 
Net loss
(0.13)
(0.02)
Diluted:
 
 
Net loss
(0.13)
(0.02)
Amounts attributable to Masco Corporation:
 
 
Net loss
$ (46)
$ (7)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Cash provided by operations
$ 41 
$ 92 
(Increase) in receivables
(220)
(180)
(Increase) decrease in inventories
(93)
(72)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, net
112 
40 
Net cash for operating activities
(160)
(120)
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Increase in debt
 
Payment of debt
 
(1)
Credit Agreement costs
(1)
 
Issuance of Notes, net of issuance costs
 
494 
Retirement of Notes
 
(300)
Purchase of Company common stock
(30)
(45)
Cash dividends paid
(27)
(27)
Net cash (for) from financing activities
(58)
123 
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Capital expenditures
(29)
(26)
Proceeds from disposition of:
 
 
Marketable securities
14 
 
Other financial investments
Property and equipment
Purchases of other financial investments
(6)
 
Other, net
 
(6)
Net cash for investing activities
(14)
(28)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash investments
22 
(10)
CASH AND CASH INVESTMENTS:
 
 
Decrease for the period
(210)
(35)
At January 1
1,715 
1,413 
At March 31
$ 1,505 
$ 1,378 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)
In Millions
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Total
Beginning balances at Dec. 31, 2009
$ 350 
$ 42 
$ 1,871 
$ 366 
$ 188 
$ 2,817 
Net (loss) income
 
 
(7)
 
11 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 
 
 
(42)
(14)
(56)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of income tax of $--
 
 
 
(1)
 
(1)
Unrecognized prior service cost and net loss, net of income tax of $1 and $--
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income/loss
 
 
 
 
 
(51)
Shares issued
(2)
 
 
 
(1)
Shares retired:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repurchased
(3)
(42)
 
 
 
(45)
Surrendered (non-cash)
 
(5)
 
 
 
(5)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
(27)
 
 
(27)
Stock-based compensation
 
15 
 
 
 
15 
Ending balances at Mar. 31, 2010
348 
1,837 
325 
185 
2,703 
Beginning balances at Dec. 31, 2010
349 
42 
720 
273 
198 
1,582 
Net (loss) income
 
 
(46)
 
12 
(34)
Cumulative translation adjustments
 
 
 
47 
14 
61 
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of income tax of $--
 
 
 
(13)
 
(13)
Unrecognized prior service cost and net loss, net of income tax of $1 and $--
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income/loss
 
 
 
 
 
17 
Shares issued
(2)
 
 
 
 
Shares retired:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repurchased
(2)
(28)
 
 
 
(30)
Surrendered (non-cash)
(1)
(6)
 
 
 
(7)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
(27)
 
 
(27)
Stock-based compensation
 
15 
 
 
 
15 
Ending balances at Mar. 31, 2011
$ 348 
$ 21 
$ 647 
$ 310 
$ 224 
$ 1,550 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Income tax benefit on unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
$ 0 
$ 0 
Income tax benefit on unrecognized prior service cost
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
 
 
Income tax benefit on unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
Income tax benefit on unrecognized prior service cost
$ 0 
$ 1 
Accounting Policies
Accounting Policies
A. Accounting Policies
A.   In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly its financial position as at March 31, 2011 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 was derived from audited financial statements.
 
    Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
    Effective January 1, 2011, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which addresses how to determine whether a sales arrangement involves multiple deliverables or contains more than one unit of accounting, and how the sales arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting. The Company evaluated this new guidance and the adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
B. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
B.   The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2011, by segment, were as follows, in millions:
                         
    Gross Goodwill     Accumulated     Net Goodwill  
    At     Impairment     At  
    Mar. 31, 2011     Losses     Mar. 31, 2011  
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 590     $ (364 )   $ 226  
Plumbing Products
    545       (340 )     205  
Installation and Other Services
    1,819       (762 )     1,057  
Decorative Architectural Products
    294             294  
Other Specialty Products
    980       (367 )     613  
 
                 
Total
  $ 4,228     $ (1,833 )   $ 2,395  
 
                 
                                         
    Gross Goodwill     Accumulated     Net Goodwill                
    At     Impairment     At             At  
    Dec. 31, 2010     Losses     Dec. 31, 2010     Other(A)     Mar. 31, 2011  
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 587     $ (364 )   $ 223     $ 3     $ 226  
Plumbing Products
    536       (340 )     196       9       205  
Installation and Other Services
    1,819       (762 )     1,057             1,057  
Decorative Architectural Products
    294             294             294  
Other Specialty Products
    980       (367 )     613             613  
 
                             
Total
  $ 4,216     $ (1,833 )   $ 2,383     $ 12     $ 2,395  
 
                             
 
(A)   Other principally includes the effect of foreign currency translation.
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets were $185 million at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and principally included registered trademarks. The carrying value of the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets was $83 million (net of accumulated amortization of $76 million) at March 31, 2011 and $84 million (net of accumulated amortization of $75 million) at December 31, 2010, and principally included customer relationships and non-compete agreements.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
C. Depreciation and Amortization Expense
C.   Depreciation and amortization expense was $75 million and $60 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities
D. Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities
D.   The Company has maintained investments in available-for-sale securities and a number of private equity funds, principally as part of its tax planning strategies, as any gains enhance the utilization of any current and future tax capital losses. Financial investments included in other assets were as follows, in millions:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $ 22  
Marketable securities
    5        
TriMas Corporation common stock
    27       40  
 
           
Total recurring investments
    54       62  
 
               
Private equity funds
    105       106  
Other investments
    11       13  
 
           
Total non-recurring investments
    116       119  
 
           
Total
  $ 170     $ 181  
 
           
    The Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows, in millions:
                                 
            Pre-tax    
            Unrealized   Unrealized   Recorded
    Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Basis
March 31, 2011
  $ 26     $ 28     $     $ 54  
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 22     $ 40     $     $ 62  
    Recurring Fair Value Measurements. Financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting period and the amounts for each level within the fair value hierarchy were as follows, in millions:
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                    Significant        
            Quoted     Other     Significant  
            Market     Observable     Unobservable  
    Mar. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs  
    2011     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $     $     $ 22  
Marketable securities
    5       5              
TriMas Corporation
    27       27              
 
                       
Total
  $ 54     $ 32     $     $ 22  
 
                       
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                    Significant        
            Quoted     Other     Significant  
            Market     Observable     Unobservable  
    Dec. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $     $     $ 22  
TriMas Corporation
    40       40              
 
                       
Total
  $ 62     $ 40     $     $ 22  
 
                       
    The fair value of the auction rate securities held by the Company have been estimated, on a recurring basis, using a discounted cash flow model (Level 3 input). The significant inputs in the discounted cash flow model used to value the auction rate securities include: expected maturity of auction rate securities, discount rate used to determine the present value of expected cash flows and the assumptions for credit defaults, since the auction rate securities are backed by credit default swap agreements.
    The following table summarizes the changes in Level 3 financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, in millions:
         
    Auction Rate  
    Securities  
Fair value January 1, 2011
  $ 22  
Total losses included in earnings
     
Unrealized (losses)
     
Purchases
     
Settlements
     
Transfer from Level 3 to Level 2
     
 
     
Fair value at March 31, 2011
  $ 22  
 
     
    During 2010, the Company converted all of its holdings in Asahi Tec preferred stock into common stock, which was sold in its entirety in 2010 in open market transactions.
                         
    Asahi Tec     Auction Rate        
    Preferred Stock     Securities     Total  
Fair value January 1, 2010
  $ 71     $ 22     $ 93  
Total losses included in earnings
    (28 )           (28 )
Unrealized losses
    (23 )           (23 )
Purchases, issuances, settlements
                 
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
    (20 )           (20 )
 
                 
Fair value at December 31, 2010
  $     $ 22     $ 22  
 
                 
    Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not measure any financial investments on a non-recurring basis, as there was no other-than-temporary decline in the estimated value of private equity funds. Financial investments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during 2010 and the amounts for each level within the fair value hierarchy were as follows, in millions:
                                         
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                  Significant              
            Quoted     Other     Significant        
            Market     Observable     Unobservable     Total  
    Dec. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Gains  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     (Losses)  
Private equity funds
  $ 2     $     $     $ 2     $ (4 )
Other private investments
                            (2 )
 
                             
 
  $ 2     $     $     $ 2     $ (6 )
 
                             
    The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets in the first quarter of 2011 or in the full-year 2010.
    Income from financial investments, net, was $17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, related to the sale of TriMas common stock ($14 million) and a distribution from private equity funds ($3 million).
    The fair value of the Company’s short-term and long-term fixed-rate debt instruments is based principally upon quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or the current rates available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. The aggregate estimated market value of short-term and long-term debt at March 31, 2011 was approximately $4.2 billion, compared with the aggregate carrying value of $4.1 billion. The aggregate estimated market value of short-term and long-term debt at December 31, 2010 was approximately $4.2 billion, compared with the aggregate carrying value of $4.1 billion.
Derivatives
Derivatives
E. Derivatives
E.   During 2011 and 2010, the Company entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge currency fluctuations related to intercompany loans denominated in non-functional currencies. At March 31, 2011, the Company had recorded losses of $8 million on the foreign currency exchange contracts, which is partially offset by gains related to the translation of loans and accounts denominated in non-functional currencies. Gains (losses) related to these contracts are recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in other income (expense), net. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had recorded (losses) gains net of $(4) million and $4 million, respectively, related to these foreign currency exchange contracts.
    During 2011 and 2010, the Company, including certain European operations, also entered into foreign currency forward contracts to manage a portion of its exposure to currency fluctuations in the European euro and the U.S. dollar. Based upon period-end market prices, the Company had recorded liabilities of $1 million and $3 million to reflect contract prices at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Gains (losses) related to these contracts are recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in other income (expense), net. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had recorded gains (losses) net of $2 million and $(1) million, respectively, related to these foreign currency exchange contracts.
    In the event that the counterparties fail to meet the terms of the foreign currency forward contracts, the Company’s exposure is limited to the aggregate foreign currency rate differential with such institutions.
    During 2011 and 2010, the Company entered into several contracts to manage its exposure to increases in the price of copper and zinc. Based upon period-end market prices, the Company had recorded assets of $7 million to reflect contract prices at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Gains (losses) related to these contracts are recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in cost of goods sold. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, there were no gains or losses related to these contracts.
    The fair value of these derivative contracts is estimated on a recurring basis, quarterly, using Level 2 inputs (significant other observable inputs).
Warranty
Warranty
F. Warranty
F.   Changes in the Company’s warranty liability were as follows, in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Balance at January 1
  $ 107     $ 109  
Accruals for warranties issued during the period
    7       42  
Accruals related to pre-existing warranties
    3       (4 )
Settlements made (in cash or kind) during the period
    (10 )     (37 )
Other, net
          (3 )
 
           
Balance at end of period
  $ 107     $ 107  
 
           
Debt
Debt
G. Debt
G.   Based on the limitations of the debt to total capitalization covenant, at March 31, 2011, the Company had additional borrowing capacity, subject to availability, of up to $984 million. Additionally, at March 31, 2011, the Company could absorb a reduction to shareholders’ equity of approximately $530 million, and remain in compliance with the debt to total capitalization covenant.
    In order to borrow under the Credit Agreement, there must not be any default in the Company’s covenants in the credit agreement (i.e., in addition to the two financial covenants, principally limitations on subsidiary debt, negative pledge restrictions, legal compliance requirements and maintenance of properties and insurance) and the Company’s representations and warranties in the credit agreement must be true in all material respects on the date of borrowing (i.e., principally no material adverse change or litigation likely to result in a material adverse change, since December 31, 2009, in each case, no material ERISA or environmental non-compliance and no material tax deficiency). The Company was in compliance with all covenants and no borrowings have been made at March 31, 2011.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation
H. Stock-Based Compensation
H.   The Company’s 2005 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) provides for the issuance of stock-based incentives in various forms to employees and non-employee Directors of the Company. At March 31, 2011, outstanding stock-based incentives were in the form of long-term stock awards, stock options, phantom stock awards and stock appreciation rights. Pre-tax compensation expense and the related income tax benefit, for these stock-based incentives, were as follows, in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
 
               
Long-term stock awards
  $ 10     $ 10  
Stock options
    5       5  
Phantom stock awards and stock appreciation rights
    3       3  
 
           
 
               
Total
  $ 18     $ 18  
 
           
 
               
Income tax benefit
  $ 7     $ 7  
 
           
    Long-Term Stock Awards
    Long-term stock awards are granted to key employees and non-employee Directors of the Company and do not cause net share dilution inasmuch as the Company continues the practice of repurchasing and retiring an equal number of shares on the open market.
    The Company’s long-term stock award activity was as follows, shares in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2011   2010
Unvested stock award shares at January 1
    10       9  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 19     $ 21  
 
Stock award shares granted
    2       3  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 13     $ 14  
 
Stock award shares vested
    1       1  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 19     $ 23  
 
Stock award shares forfeited
           
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 18     $ 19  
 
Unvested stock award shares at March 31
    11       11  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 17     $ 19  
    At March 31, 2011 and 2010, there was $145 million and $158 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock awards; such awards had a weighted average remaining vesting period of five years and six years, respectively.
    The total market value (at the vesting date) of stock award shares which vested during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $23 million and $17 million, respectively.
    Stock Options
    Stock options are granted to key employees of the Company. The exercise price equals the market price of the Company’s common stock at the grant date. These options generally become exercisable (vest ratably) over five years beginning on the first anniversary from the date of grant and expire no later than 10 years after the grant date.
    The Company granted 2,372,500 of stock option shares in the three months ended March 31, 2011 with a grant date exercise price approximating $13 per share. In the first three months of 2011, 209,750 stock option shares were forfeited (including options that expired unexercised).
    The Company’s stock option activity was as follows, shares in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Option shares outstanding, January 1
    37       36  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 23  
 
Option shares granted, including restoration options
    2       5  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 13     $ 14  
 
Option shares exercised
           
Aggregate intrinsic value on date of exercise (A)
  $ 1  million   $  million
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 8     $ 8  
 
Option shares forfeited
          2  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 23     $ 24  
 
Option shares outstanding, March 31
    39       39  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 21  
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    6       6  
 
Option shares vested and expected to vest, March 31
    39       38  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 21  
Aggregate intrinsic value (A)
  $ 33  million   $ 48  million
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    6       6  
 
Option shares exercisable (vested), March 31
    24       20  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 24     $ 25  
Aggregate intrinsic value (A)
  $ 11  million   $ 8  million
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    4       5  
 
(A)   Aggregate intrinsic value is calculated using the Company’s stock price at each respective date, less the exercise price (grant date price) multiplied by the number of shares.
    At March 31, 2011 and 2010, there was $51 million and $63 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation expense (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model) related to unvested stock options; such options had a weighted average vesting period of three years in both 2011 and 2010.
Note H – concluded:
    The weighted average grant date fair value of option shares granted and the assumptions used to estimate those values using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, were as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2011   2010
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 5.10     $ 5.30  
Risk-free interest rate
    2.72 %     2.77 %
Dividend yield
    2.34 %     2.17 %
Volatility factor
    49.00 %     46.00 %
Expected option life
    6  years     6  years
Employee Retirement Plans
Employee Retirement Plans
I. Employee Retirement Plans
I.   The Company sponsors qualified defined-benefit or defined-contribution retirement plans for most of its employees. In addition to the Company’s qualified defined-benefit pension plans, the Company has unfunded non-qualified defined-benefit pension plans covering certain employees, which provide for benefits in addition to those provided by the qualified pension plans. Substantially all salaried employees participate in non-contributory defined-contribution retirement plans, to which payments are determined annually by the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
    During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company adjusted certain employee expense related accruals which resulted in a $5 million reduction to expenses related to the fourth quarter of 2010. The effect was not material to the previously issued financial statements.
    Effective January 1, 2010, the Company froze all future benefit accruals under substantially all of the Company’s domestic qualified and non-qualified defined-benefit pension plans. Future benefit accruals related to the Company’s foreign non-qualified plans were frozen several years ago.
    Net periodic pension cost for the Company’s defined-benefit pension plans was as follows, in millions:
                                 
    Three Months ended March 31,  
    2011     2010  
    Qualified     Non-Qualified     Qualified     Non-Qualified  
Service cost
  $ 1     $     $ 1     $  
Interest cost
    11       2       11       2  
Expected return on plan assets
    (8 )           (8 )      
Amortization of prior service cost
                       
Recognized curtailment loss
                       
Amortization of net loss
    2             2        
 
                       
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 6     $ 2     $ 6     $ 2  
 
                       
Note I – concluded:
    At December 31, 2010, the Company reported a net liability of $522 million, of which $163 million was related to our non-qualified, supplemental retirement plans, which are not subject to the funding requirements of the Pension Protection Act. In accordance with the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Adjusted Funding Target Attainment Percentage (“AFTAP”) for the various defined-benefit pension plans ranges from 62 percent to 86 percent. At December 31, 2010, the Company had one plan that offered accelerated benefits (i.e., lump sum distributions) and the AFTAP for that plan is less than 80 percent; therefore, the plan is prohibited from allowing participants to receive any lump sum distribution in excess of 50 percent of the benefit value. In addition, plan amendments increasing benefits or liabilities for that plan are also prohibited.
Segment Information
Segment Information
J. Segment Information
J.   Information about the Company by segment and geographic area was as follows, in millions:
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    Net Sales (A)     Operating Profit (Loss)  
The Company’s operations by segment were:
                               
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 307     $ 403     $ (50 )   $ (15 )
Plumbing Products
    710       663       84       84  
Installation and Other Services
    254       273       (40 )     (42 )
Decorative Architectural Products
    375       389       69       87  
Other Specialty Products
    126       124       (10 )     (6 )
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,772     $ 1,852     $ 53     $ 108  
 
                       
 
The Company’s operations by geographic area were:
                               
North America
  $ 1,333     $ 1,430     $ 11     $ 64  
International, principally Europe
    439       422       42       44  
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,772     $ 1,852       53       108  
 
                       
 
General corporate expense, net
                    (32 )     (30 )
 
                       
Operating profit
                    21       78  
Other income (expense), net
                    (42 )     (56 )
 
                       
(Loss) income before income taxes
                  $ (21 )   $ 22  
 
                       
 
(A)   Inter-segment sales were not material.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other Income (Expense), Net
K. Other Income (Expense), Net
K.   Other, net, which is included in other income (expense), net, was as follows, in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Income from cash and cash investments
  $ 2     $ 1  
Income from financial investments, net (Note D)
    17        
Other items, net
    2       1  
 
           
Total other, net
  $ 21     $ 2  
 
           
    Other items, net, included $2 million and $(1) million of currency gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Earning Per Common Share
Earnings Per Common Share
L. Earning Per Common Share
L.   Reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per common share were as follows, in millions:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Numerator (basic and diluted):
               
Net loss
  $ (46 )   $ (7 )
Dividends on restricted stock awards
    (1 )     (1 )
 
           
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (47 )   $ (8 )
 
           
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (47 )   $ (8 )
 
           
 
               
Denominator:
               
Basic common shares (based upon weighted average)
    349       350  
Add:
               
Contingent common shares
           
Stock option dilution
           
 
           
Diluted common shares
    349       350  
 
           
    For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company allocated dividends to the unvested restricted stock awards (participating securities).
    At March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not include any common shares related to the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Notes (“Notes”) in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the price of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2011 and 2010 did not exceed the equivalent accreted value of the Notes.
    Additionally, 39 million common shares for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share due to their antidilutive effect.
    In the first three months of 2011, the Company granted two million shares of long-term stock awards; to offset the dilutive impact of these awards, the Company also repurchased and retired approximately two million shares of Company common stock, for cash aggregating $30 million. At March 31, 2011, the Company had 25 million shares of its common stock remaining under the July 2007 Board of Directors repurchase authorization.
    On the basis of amounts paid (declared), cash dividends per common share were $.075 ($.075) and $.075 ($.075), respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
Other Commitments and Contingencies
M. Other Commitments and Contingencies
M.   The Company is subject to lawsuits and pending or asserted claims with respect to matters generally arising in the ordinary course of business.
    As previously disclosed, a lawsuit was brought against the Company and a number of its insulation installation companies alleging that certain of their practices violated provisions of the federal antitrust laws. The case was filed in October 2004 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by Columbus Drywall & Insulation, Inc., Leo Jones Insulation, Inc., Southland Insulators, Inc., Southland Insulators of Maryland, Inc. d/b/a Devere Insulation, Southland Insulators of Delaware LLC d/b/a Delmarva Insulation, and Whitson Insulation Company of Grand Rapids, Inc. against the Company, its subsidiaries Masco Contractors Services Group Corp., Masco Contractor Services Central, Inc. (“MCS Central”) and Masco Contractor Services East, Inc., and several insulation manufacturers (the “Columbus Drywall case”). In February 2009, the court certified a class of 377 insulation contractors. Another suit was filed in March 2003 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by Wilson Insulation Company, Wilson Insulation of Augusta, Inc. and The Wilson Insulation Group, Inc. against the Company, Masco Contractor Services, Inc., and MCS Central that alleged anticompetitive conduct. This case has been removed from the court’s active docket. In March 2007, Albert Von Der Werth and Valerie Good filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company, its subsidiary Masco Contractor Services, and several insulation manufacturers seeking class action status and alleging anticompetitive conduct. This case was subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and has been administratively stayed by the court. An additional suit, which was filed in September 2005 and alleged anticompetitive conduct, was dismissed with prejudice in December 2006.
    The Company is vigorously defending the Columbus Drywall case. Based upon the advice of its outside counsel, the Company believes that the conduct of the Company and its insulation installation companies, which is the subject of the above-described lawsuits, has not violated any antitrust laws. The Company is unable at this time to reliably estimate any potential liability which might occur from an adverse judgment. There cannot be any assurance that the Company will ultimately prevail in these lawsuits, or, if unsuccessful, that the ultimate liability would not be material and would not have a material adverse effect on its businesses or the methods used by its insulation installation companies in doing business.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
N. Income Taxes
N.   In the first quarter of 2011, the Company incurred income tax expense of $13 million on a pre-tax loss of $(21) million, primarily due to an increase in the valuation allowance related to net operating losses and losses in certain jurisdictions providing no tax benefit.
    As a result of tax audit closings, settlements and expiration of applicable statutes of limitations in various jurisdictions within the next 12 months, the Company anticipates that it is reasonably possible that the liability for uncertain tax positions could be reduced by approximately $7 million.
Accounting Policies (Policies)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
    Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
    Effective January 1, 2011, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which addresses how to determine whether a sales arrangement involves multiple deliverables or contains more than one unit of accounting, and how the sales arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting. The Company evaluated this new guidance and the adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
                         
    Gross Goodwill     Accumulated     Net Goodwill  
    At     Impairment     At  
    Mar. 31, 2011     Losses     Mar. 31, 2011  
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 590     $ (364 )   $ 226  
Plumbing Products
    545       (340 )     205  
Installation and Other Services
    1,819       (762 )     1,057  
Decorative Architectural Products
    294             294  
Other Specialty Products
    980       (367 )     613  
 
                 
Total
  $ 4,228     $ (1,833 )   $ 2,395  
 
                 
                                         
    Gross Goodwill     Accumulated     Net Goodwill                
    At     Impairment     At             At  
    Dec. 31, 2010     Losses     Dec. 31, 2010     Other(A)     Mar. 31, 2011  
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 587     $ (364 )   $ 223     $ 3     $ 226  
Plumbing Products
    536       (340 )     196       9       205  
Installation and Other Services
    1,819       (762 )     1,057             1,057  
Decorative Architectural Products
    294             294             294  
Other Specialty Products
    980       (367 )     613             613  
 
                             
Total
  $ 4,216     $ (1,833 )   $ 2,383     $ 12     $ 2,395  
 
                             
 
(A)   Other principally includes the effect of foreign currency translation.
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities (Tables)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $ 22  
Marketable securities
    5        
TriMas Corporation common stock
    27       40  
 
           
Total recurring investments
    54       62  
 
               
Private equity funds
    105       106  
Other investments
    11       13  
 
           
Total non-recurring investments
    116       119  
 
           
Total
  $ 170     $ 181  
 
           
                                 
            Pre-tax    
            Unrealized   Unrealized   Recorded
    Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Basis
March 31, 2011
  $ 26     $ 28     $     $ 54  
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 22     $ 40     $     $ 62  
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                    Significant        
            Quoted     Other     Significant  
            Market     Observable     Unobservable  
    Mar. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs  
    2011     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $     $     $ 22  
Marketable securities
    5       5              
TriMas Corporation
    27       27              
 
                       
Total
  $ 54     $ 32     $     $ 22  
 
                       
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                    Significant        
            Quoted     Other     Significant  
            Market     Observable     Unobservable  
    Dec. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Auction rate securities
  $ 22     $     $     $ 22  
TriMas Corporation
    40       40              
 
                       
Total
  $ 62     $ 40     $     $ 22  
 
                       
         
    Auction Rate  
    Securities  
Fair value January 1, 2011
  $ 22  
Total losses included in earnings
     
Unrealized (losses)
     
Purchases
     
Settlements
     
Transfer from Level 3 to Level 2
     
 
     
Fair value at March 31, 2011
  $ 22  
 
     
    During 2010, the Company converted all of its holdings in Asahi Tec preferred stock into common stock, which was sold in its entirety in 2010 in open market transactions.
                         
    Asahi Tec     Auction Rate        
    Preferred Stock     Securities     Total  
Fair value January 1, 2010
  $ 71     $ 22     $ 93  
Total losses included in earnings
    (28 )           (28 )
Unrealized losses
    (23 )           (23 )
Purchases, issuances, settlements
                 
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
    (20 )           (20 )
 
                 
Fair value at December 31, 2010
  $     $ 22     $ 22  
 
                 
                                         
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
                  Significant              
            Quoted     Other     Significant        
            Market     Observable     Unobservable     Total  
    Dec. 31,     Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Gains  
    2010     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     (Losses)  
Private equity funds
  $ 2     $     $     $ 2     $ (4 )
Other private investments
                            (2 )
 
                             
 
  $ 2     $     $     $ 2     $ (6 )
 
                             
Warranty (Tables)
Warranty liability
                 
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Balance at January 1
  $ 107     $ 109  
Accruals for warranties issued during the period
    7       42  
Accruals related to pre-existing warranties
    3       (4 )
Settlements made (in cash or kind) during the period
    (10 )     (37 )
Other, net
          (3 )
 
           
Balance at end of period
  $ 107     $ 107  
 
           
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
 
               
Long-term stock awards
  $ 10     $ 10  
Stock options
    5       5  
Phantom stock awards and stock appreciation rights
    3       3  
 
           
 
               
Total
  $ 18     $ 18  
 
           
 
               
Income tax benefit
  $ 7     $ 7  
 
           
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2011   2010
Unvested stock award shares at January 1
    10       9  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 19     $ 21  
 
Stock award shares granted
    2       3  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 13     $ 14  
 
Stock award shares vested
    1       1  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 19     $ 23  
 
Stock award shares forfeited
           
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 18     $ 19  
 
Unvested stock award shares at March 31
    11       11  
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 17     $ 19  
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Option shares outstanding, January 1
    37       36  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 23  
 
Option shares granted, including restoration options
    2       5  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 13     $ 14  
 
Option shares exercised
           
Aggregate intrinsic value on date of exercise (A)
  $ 1  million   $  million
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 8     $ 8  
 
Option shares forfeited
          2  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 23     $ 24  
 
Option shares outstanding, March 31
    39       39  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 21  
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    6       6  
 
Option shares vested and expected to vest, March 31
    39       38  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 21     $ 21  
Aggregate intrinsic value (A)
  $ 33  million   $ 48  million
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    6       6  
 
Option shares exercisable (vested), March 31
    24       20  
Weighted average exercise price
  $ 24     $ 25  
Aggregate intrinsic value (A)
  $ 11  million   $ 8  million
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
    4       5  
 
(A)   Aggregate intrinsic value is calculated using the Company’s stock price at each respective date, less the exercise price (grant date price) multiplied by the number of shares.
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2011   2010
Weighted average grant date fair value
  $ 5.10     $ 5.30  
Risk-free interest rate
    2.72 %     2.77 %
Dividend yield
    2.34 %     2.17 %
Volatility factor
    49.00 %     46.00 %
Expected option life
    6  years     6  years
Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)
Net periodic pension cost for defined-benefit pension plans
                                 
    Three Months ended March 31,  
    2011     2010  
    Qualified     Non-Qualified     Qualified     Non-Qualified  
Service cost
  $ 1     $     $ 1     $  
Interest cost
    11       2       11       2  
Expected return on plan assets
    (8 )           (8 )      
Amortization of prior service cost
                       
Recognized curtailment loss
                       
Amortization of net loss
    2             2        
 
                       
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 6     $ 2     $ 6     $ 2  
 
                       
Segment Information (Tables)
Company by segment and geographic area
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    Net Sales (A)     Operating Profit (Loss)  
The Company’s operations by segment were:
                               
Cabinets and Related Products
  $ 307     $ 403     $ (50 )   $ (15 )
Plumbing Products
    710       663       84       84  
Installation and Other Services
    254       273       (40 )     (42 )
Decorative Architectural Products
    375       389       69       87  
Other Specialty Products
    126       124       (10 )     (6 )
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,772     $ 1,852     $ 53     $ 108  
 
                       
 
The Company’s operations by geographic area were:
                               
North America
  $ 1,333     $ 1,430     $ 11     $ 64  
International, principally Europe
    439       422       42       44  
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,772     $ 1,852       53       108  
 
                       
 
General corporate expense, net
                    (32 )     (30 )
 
                       
Operating profit
                    21       78  
Other income (expense), net
                    (42 )     (56 )
 
                       
(Loss) income before income taxes
                  $ (21 )   $ 22  
 
                       
 
(A)   Inter-segment sales were not material.
Other Income (Expense), Net (Tables)
Other, net
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Income from cash and cash investments
  $ 2     $ 1  
Income from financial investments, net (Note D)
    17        
Other items, net
    2       1  
 
           
Total other, net
  $ 21     $ 2  
 
           
Earning Per Common Share (Tables)
Numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per common share
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Numerator (basic and diluted):
               
Net loss
  $ (46 )   $ (7 )
Dividends on restricted stock awards
    (1 )     (1 )
 
           
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (47 )   $ (8 )
 
           
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (47 )   $ (8 )
 
           
 
               
Denominator:
               
Basic common shares (based upon weighted average)
    349       350  
Add:
               
Contingent common shares
           
Stock option dilution
           
 
           
Diluted common shares
    349       350  
 
           
Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Accounting Policies (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
Additional pre-tax income related to prior period
$ 5 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
$ 4,228 
$ 4,216 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
(1,833)
(1,833)
Goodwill
2,395 
2,383 
Other
12 1
 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
185 
185 
Carrying value of definite-lived intangible assets
83 
84 
Accumulated amortization
76 
75 
Cabinets And Related Products [Member]
 
 
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
590 
587 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
(364)
(364)
Goodwill
226 
223 
Other
1
 
Plumbing Products [Member]
 
 
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
545 
536 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
(340)
(340)
Goodwill
205 
196 
Other
1
 
Installation And Other Services [Member]
 
 
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
1,819 
1,819 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
(762)
(762)
Goodwill
1,057 
1,057 
Other
1
 
Decorative Architectural Products [Member]
 
 
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
294 
294 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
Goodwill
294 
294 
Other
1
 
Other Specialty Products [Member]
 
 
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
 
 
Gross Goodwill
980 
980 
Accumulated Impairment Losses
(367)
(367)
Goodwill
613 
613 
Other
 
Depreciation and Amortization Expense (Details Textuals) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Depreciation and Amortization Expense (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 75 
$ 62 
Financial Investments Included in Other Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
$ 54 
$ 62 
Total non-recurring investments
116 
119 
Total
170 
181 
Company's investments in available-for-sale securities
 
 
Cost Basis
26 
22 
Pre-tax Unrealized Gains
28 
40 
Pre-tax Unrealized Losses
 
Recorded Basis
54 
62 
Auction Rate Securities [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
22 
22 
Marketable Securities Member
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Common Stock [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
27 
40 
Private Equity Funds [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total non-recurring investments
105 
106 
Other Long Term Investments [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total non-recurring investments
$ 11 
$ 13 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
$ 54 
$ 62 
Auction Rate Securities [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
22 
22 
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
22 
22 
Marketable Securities Member
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Marketable Securities Member | Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
 
Marketable Securities Member | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
 
Marketable Securities Member | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
 
Common Stock [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
27 
40 
Common Stock [Member] | Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
27 
40 1
Common Stock [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Common Stock [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
32 
40 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
 
Financial investments included in other assets
 
 
Total recurring investments
$ 22 
$ 22 
Level 3 Financial Assets Fair Value (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions
Year Ended
Dec. 31,
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
2010
2010
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Changes in Level 3 financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value, Beginning Balance
$ 22 
$ 93 
$ 71 
$ 22 
$ 22 
$ 22 
Total losses included in earnings
(28)
(28)
 
 
 
Unrealized (losses)
(23)
(23)
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases, issuances, settlements
 
(20)
 
 
 
 
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
 
(20)
 
 
 
Fair value, Ending Balance
 
22 
22 
22 
22 
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2010
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
$ 2 
Private Equity Funds [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Gains (Losses) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Impairment charges for financial investments
(4)
Other Long Term Investments [Member] | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Gains (Losses) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Impairment charges for financial investments
(2)
Quoted Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis of financial investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Gains (Losses) [Member]
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Impairment charges for financial investments
$ (6)
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities (Details Textuals)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
 
 
Loss from financial investments
17,000,000 
 
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Estimated market value of long-term and short-term debt
4,200,000,000 
4,200,000,000 
Aggregate carrying value of long-term and short-term debt
4,100,000,000 
4,100,000,000 
Common Stock [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
 
 
Loss from financial investments
14,000,000 
 
Private Equity Funds [Member]
 
 
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
 
 
Loss from financial investments
3,000,000 
 
Derivatives (Details)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Derivatives (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) related to these foreign currency forward contracts recorded in the Company consolidated statements of income
(1)
 
Gain related to hedging contracts
 
Liabilities related to foreign currency exchange contracts
 
Intercompany Loans [Member]
 
 
 
Derivatives (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
 
Gains (losses) related to these foreign currency forward contracts recorded in the Company consolidated statements of income
(4)
 
Loss on the foreign currency exchange contract
 
 
Liabilities related to foreign currency exchange contracts
 
 
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
 
 
 
Derivatives (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
 
Assets recorded by the company as a result of hedging activities
 
Warranty (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Warranty liability
 
 
Balance at January 1
$ 107 
$ 109 
Accruals for warranties issued during the period
42 
Accruals related to pre-existing warranties
(4)
Settlements made (in cash or kind) during the period
(10)
(37)
Other, net
 
(3)
Balance at end of period
$ 107 
$ 107 
Debt (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2011
Debt (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
Additional borrowing capacity
$ 984,000,000 
Absorption of reduction to shareholders' equity to remain in compliance with covenant
530,000,000 
Financial covenants
Borrowings under Five Year Revolving Credit Agreement
$ 0 
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Pre-tax compensation expense and related income tax benefit for stock -based incentives
 
 
Long-term stock awards
$ 10 
$ 10 
Stock options
Phantom stock awards and stock appreciation rights
Total
18 
18 
Income tax benefit
Company's long-term stock award activity
 
 
Unvested stock award shares at January 1
10,000,000 
9,000,000 
Weighted average grant date fair value
19 
21 
Stock award shares granted
2,000,000 
3,000,000 
Weighted average grant date fair value
13 
14 
Stock award shares vested
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
Weighted average grant date fair value
19 
23 
Stock award shares forfeited
 
Weighted average grant date fair value
18 
19 
Unvested stock award shares at March 31
11,000,000 
11,000,000 
Weighted average grant date fair value
17 
19 
Companys stock option activity
 
 
Option shares outstanding, January 1
37,000,000 
36,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
21 
23 
Option shares granted, including restoration options
2,372,500,000,000 
5,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
13 
14 
Option shares exercised
 
Aggregate intrinsic value on date of exercise (A)
 
Weighted average exercise price
Option shares forfeited
209,750 
2,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
23 
24 
Option shares outstanding, March 31
39,000,000 
39,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
21 
21 
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
Option shares vested and expected to vest, March 31
39,000,000 
39,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
21 
21 
Aggregate intrinsic value
33 
48 
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
Option shares exercisable (vested), March 31
24,000,000 
20,000,000 
Weighted average exercise price
24 
25 
Aggregate intrinsic value
11 
Weighted average remaining option term (in years)
Weighted average grant date fair value of option shares granted and the assumptions used to estimate those values using a Black-Scholes option pricing model
 
 
Weighted average grant date fair value
5.10 
5.30 
Risk-free interest rate
0.0272 
0.0277 
Dividend yield
0.0234 
0.0217 
Volatility factor
0.49 
0.46 
Vesting period over which expense for stock options granted prior to January 1,2006 recognized
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) (Abstract)
 
 
Typical vesting period of stock awards granted prior to January 1, 2010
P10Y 
 
Stock awards granted subsequent to January1, 2010 have a vesting period, in years
P5Y 
 
Total unrecognized compensation expense
145 
158 
Remaining weighted average vesting period
Total market value (at the vesting date) of stock award shares
23 
17 
Grant and expire date
Not less then 10 years 
 
Stock option shares granted
2,372,500,000,000 
5,000,000 
Approx grant date exercise price
13 
 
Stock option shares forfeited
209,750 
2,000,000 
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options
$ 51 
$ 63 
Weighted average vesting period for unvested stock options
Employee Retirement Plans (Details)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Net periodic pension cost for defined-benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
 
11 
11 
 
Expected return on plan assets
 
(8)
(8)
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
 
 
 
Recognized curtailment loss
 
 
 
 
Amortization of net loss
 
 
 
 
Net periodic pension cost
 
 
Net Liability of defined-benefit pension plans
522 
 
 
 
 
163 
Employee Retirement Plans (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum adjusted funding target attainment percentage of defined-benefit pension plans
0.62 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum adjusted funding target attainment percentage of defined-benefit pension plans
0.86 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of plan offered for accelerated benefit
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Funding Target Attainment Percentage
less than 80 percent 
 
 
 
 
 
Prohibited percentage of lump sum distribution
excess of 50 percent 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
Year Ended
Dec. 31,
2011
2010
2010
2009
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
$ 1,772 
$ 1,852 
$ 1,772 
$ 1,852 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
53 
108 
 
 
General corporate expense, net
(32)
(30)
 
 
Operating (loss) profit, as reported
21 
78 
 
 
Other income (expense), net
(42)
(56)
 
 
(Loss) income before income taxes
(21)
22 
 
 
Cabinets And Related Products [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
307 
403 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
(50)
(15)
 
 
Plumbing Products [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
710 
663 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
84 
84 
 
 
Installation And Other Services [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
254 
273 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
(40)
(42)
 
 
Decorative Architectural Products [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
375 
389 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
69 
87 
 
 
Other Specialty Products [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
126 
124 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
(10)
(6)
 
 
North America [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
 
 
1,333 
1,430 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
11 
64 
 
 
International, principally Europe [Member]
 
 
 
 
Company by segment and geographic area
 
 
 
 
Segment Reporting, Net Sales
 
 
439 
422 
Segment Reporting, Operating Profit (Loss)
42 
44 
 
 
Other Income (Expense), Net (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Other, net
 
 
Income from cash and cash investments
$ 2 
$ 1 
Income from financial investments, net
17 
 
Other items, net
Total other, net
21 
Other Income (Expense), Net (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Currency losses included in other items , net
$ 2 
$ (1)
Earning Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
2010
Numerator (basic and diluted):
 
 
Loss from continuing operations
$ (46)
$ (7)
Dividends on restricted stock awards
(1)
(1)
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
(47)
(8)
Net loss income available to common shareholders
(47)
(8)
Denominator:
 
 
Basic common shares (based upon weighted average)
349 
350 
Add:
 
 
Contingent common shares
Stock option dilution
Diluted common shares
349 
350 
Earning Per Common Share (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Cash dividends per common share paid
0.075 
(0.075)
Cash dividends per common share declared
$ 0.075 
$ (0.075)
Grant of long term stock awards
 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock to offset the dilutive impact of long term stock awards
 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock cash aggregate to offset the dilutive effect
25 
 
Common stock outstanding under repurchase authorization
 
Convertible Debt Securities [Member]
 
 
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
 
 
Antidilutive effect on computation of diluted earnings per common share
Outstanding Stock Awards [Member]
 
 
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
 
 
Antidilutive effect on computation of diluted earnings per common share
39 
39 
Other Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
Other Commitments and Contingencies (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
 
Number of additional lawsuits filed on behalf of several of Masco's competitors in insulation installation business
 
Number of insulation installation contractors certified by the federal court in Atlanta
 
377 
Number of additional lawsuits pending
 
Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
 
Income from continuing operations pre tax loss
$ (21)
Income tax expense
13 
Anticipation of the reasonably possible change in uncertain tax positions
$ 7