POL-2015.6.30-10Q


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
 
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from             to             .
Commission file number 1-16091
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POLYONE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________________________________
Ohio
34-1730488
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio
44012
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 930-1000
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ý    Yes   ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ý    Yes   ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨  Yes   ý  No
The number of the registrant’s outstanding common shares, $0.01 par value, as of June 30, 2015 was 88,654,883.
 




Part I — Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
PolyOne Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Sales
$
887.1

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
1,760.2

 
$
2,007.8

Cost of sales
701.4

 
821.0

 
1,404.7

 
1,635.1

Gross margin
185.7

 
184.5

 
355.5

 
372.7

Selling and administrative expense
105.4

 
135.1

 
205.1

 
266.9

Operating income
80.3

 
49.4

 
150.4


105.8

Interest expense, net
(16.2
)
 
(15.7
)
 
(32.3
)
 
(31.2
)
Other expense, net
(0.7
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.4
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
63.4

 
33.3

 
116.7

 
73.2

Income tax benefit (expense)
3.6

 
(2.6
)
 
(19.5
)
 
(13.3
)
Net income from continuing operations
67.0


30.7

 
97.2


59.9

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 
0.8

 

 
0.8

Net Income
67.0


31.5

 
97.2


60.7

 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.2
)
 
0.2

 
(0.2
)
 
0.4

Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders
$
66.8

 
$
31.7

 
$
97.0

 
$
61.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.75


$
0.33


$
1.09


$
0.64

Discontinued operations


0.01




0.01

Total
$
0.75


$
0.34


$
1.09


$
0.65

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.74


$
0.33


$
1.08


$
0.63

Discontinued operations


0.01




0.01

Total
$
0.74


$
0.34


$
1.08


$
0.64


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
88.9


93.0


89.1


93.7

Diluted
89.8


94.3


89.9


94.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock
$
0.10

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.16

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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PolyOne Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
$
67.0

 
$
31.5

 
$
97.2

 
$
60.7

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Translation adjustments
3.3

 
1.1

 
(14.6
)
 
0.4

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
0.4

 

 
0.4

 

Total comprehensive income
70.7

 
32.6


83.0

 
61.1

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.2
)
 
0.2

 
(0.2
)
 
0.4

Comprehensive income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders
$
70.5

 
$
32.8

 
$
82.8

 
$
61.5

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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PolyOne Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
 
(Unaudited) June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
236.8

 
$
238.6

Accounts receivable, net
431.7

 
396.8

Inventories, net
300.9

 
309.0

Other current assets
83.5

 
98.3

Total current assets
1,052.9

 
1,042.7

Property, net
581.8

 
596.7

Goodwill
591.8

 
590.6

Intangible assets, net
350.9

 
362.7

Other non-current assets
115.3

 
118.5

Total assets
$
2,692.7

 
$
2,711.2

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt
$
61.8

 
$
61.8

Accounts payable
396.9

 
365.9

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
136.5

 
173.5

Total current liabilities
595.2

 
601.2

Non-current liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt
996.4

 
962.0

Pension and other post-retirement benefits
74.7

 
103.7

Deferred income taxes
70.9

 
88.8

Other non-current liabilities
155.6

 
178.3

Total non-current liabilities
1,297.6

 
1,332.8

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
PolyOne shareholders’ equity
798.8

 
776.3

Noncontrolling interests
1.1

 
0.9

Total equity
799.9

 
777.2

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
2,692.7

 
$
2,711.2

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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PolyOne Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Operating Activities

 

Net income
$
97.2

 
$
60.7

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Depreciation and amortization
50.1

 
72.2

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
0.3

Share-based compensation expense
4.2

 
10.1

Gain on sale of business

 
(0.8
)
Change in assets and liabilities:

 

Increase in accounts receivable
(40.8
)
 
(74.0
)
Decrease in inventories
5.2

 
23.4

Increase in accounts payable
35.5

 
35.9

Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits
(27.9
)
 
(21.1
)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities - net
(63.6
)
 
(62.9
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
59.9

 
43.8

Investing Activities

 

Capital expenditures
(39.1
)
 
(38.0
)
Proceeds from sale of equity affiliate and other assets
1.9

 
27.3

Net cash used by investing activities
(37.2
)
 
(10.7
)
Financing Activities

 

Repayment of debt

 
(8.0
)
Borrowings under credit facilities
515.6

 
20.9

Repayments under credit facilities
(481.2
)
 
(20.9
)
Purchase of common shares
(42.8
)
 
(119.9
)
Exercise of share awards
4.2

 
6.3

Cash dividends paid
(17.9
)
 
(15.1
)
Net cash used by financing activities
(22.1
)
 
(136.7
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(2.4
)
 
(0.1
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(1.8
)
 
(103.7
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
238.6

 
365.2

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
236.8

 
$
261.5

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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PolyOne Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Form 10-Q instructions and in the opinion of management contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 of PolyOne Corporation. When used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, "PolyOne" and the “Company” mean PolyOne Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be attained in subsequent periods or for the year ending December 31, 2015.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Auditing Standards Update 2015-03, "Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" (ASU 2015-03), which requires unamortized debt issuance costs to be presented as a reduction of the corresponding debt liability rather than a separate asset. ASU 2015-03 will be adopted on the effective date for the Company, which is January 1, 2016. ASU 2015-03 will only impact the presentation of the Company's financial position and amounts are dependent on the balance of the unamortized debt issuance costs at the date of adoption.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Auditing Standards Update 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (ASU 2014-09), which clarifies existing accounting literature relating to how and when a company recognizes revenue. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Note 2 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On December 1, 2014, the Company acquired the specialty assets of Accella Performance Materials (Accella), a leading North American manufacturer of liquid polymer formulations, for $47.2 million, net of cash acquired. The results of operations of Accella were included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the period subsequent to the date of the acquisition and are reported in the Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. The preliminary purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of $24.6 million and intangible assets of $16.0 million. We do not expect further purchase price adjustments to be material. Goodwill recognized as a result of this acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

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Note 3 — GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows: 
(In millions)
Global  Specialty
Engineered
Materials
 
Global Color,
Additives and
Inks
 
Designed Structures and Solutions
 
Performance
Products  and
Solutions
 
PolyOne
Distribution
 
Total
Balance December 31, 2013
$
99.9

 
$
310.2

 
$
136.3

 
$
11.0

 
$
1.6

 
$
559.0

Acquisitions of businesses

 
23.5

 
8.4

 
0.2

 

 
32.1

Currency translation and other adjustments
(0.5
)
 

 

 

 

 
(0.5
)
Balance December 31, 2014
$
99.4

 
$
333.7

 
$
144.7

 
$
11.2

 
$
1.6

 
$
590.6

Acquisitions of businesses

 
1.9



 




1.9

Currency translation and other adjustments
(0.6
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 

 

 
(0.7
)
Balance June 30, 2015
$
98.8

 
$
335.5

 
$
144.7

 
$
11.2

 
$
1.6

 
$
591.8

Indefinite and finite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following: 
 
As of June 30, 2015
(In millions)
Acquisition
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Currency
Translation
 
Net
Customer relationships
$
196.3

 
$
(37.3
)
 
$

 
$
159.0

Patents, technology and other
132.9

 
(40.5
)
 
(0.2
)
 
92.2

Indefinite-lived trade names
96.3

 

 

 
96.3

In-process research and development
3.4

 

 

 
3.4

Total
$
428.9

 
$
(77.8
)
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
350.9


 
As of December 31, 2014
(In millions)
Acquisition
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Currency
Translation
 
Net
Customer relationships
$
198.1

 
$
(32.6
)
 
$

 
$
165.5

Patents, technology and other
132.9

 
(35.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
97.5

Indefinite-lived trade names
96.3

 

 

 
96.3

In-process research and development
3.4

 

 

 
3.4

Total
$
430.7

 
$
(67.9
)
 
$
(0.1
)
 
$
362.7

Note 4 — EMPLOYEE SEPARATION AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS

In 2013, PolyOne determined it would close seven former Spartech Corporation (Spartech) manufacturing facilities and one administrative office and relocate operations to other PolyOne facilities. The closure of the manufacturing facilities are part of the Company’s efforts to improve service, on time delivery and quality as we align assets with our customers' needs. In addition to these actions, PolyOne incurred severance costs related to former Spartech executives and other employees, as well as fixed asset-related charges and other ongoing costs associated with restructuring actions that were underway prior to PolyOne's acquisition of Spartech. We also incurred costs associated with further asset rationalization at Spartech locations that were not part of the above actions.
The Company has incurred $118.8 million of charges in connection with the Spartech actions noted above. These costs include $25.9 million of severance, $47.0 million of asset-related charges, including accelerated depreciation, and $45.9 million of other associated costs. We do not expect the remaining charges related to these actions to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements going forward.

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The table below summarizes restructuring activity related to Spartech.
(In millions)
Long-Lived Asset Charges
 
Employee Separation
 
Other Associated Costs
 
Total
Accrual balance at December 31, 2013
$

 
$
15.1

 
$

 
$
15.1

Charged to expense
27.3

 
5.1

 
27.3

 
59.7

Cash payments

 
(17.5
)
 
(27.3
)
 
(44.8
)
Non-cash utilization
(27.3
)
 

 

 
(27.3
)
Accrual balance at December 31, 2014
$

 
$
2.7

 
$

 
$
2.7

Charged to expense(1)
5.3

 
(0.3
)
 
4.3

 
9.3

Cash payments

 
(1.6
)
 
(4.3
)
 
(5.9
)
Non-cash utilization
(5.3
)
 

 

 
(5.3
)
Accrual balance at March 31, 2015
$

 
$
0.8

 
$

 
$
0.8

Charged to expense(2)
0.8

 

 
4.9

 
5.7

Cash payments

 
(0.3
)
 
(4.9
)
 
(5.2
)
Non-cash utilization
(0.8
)
 

 

 
(0.8
)
Accrual balance at June 30, 2015
$

 
$
0.5

 
$

 
$
0.5

In June 2014, PolyOne determined it would close its Diadema and Joinville, Brazil facilities that were acquired in 2011 with the acquisition of Uniplen Industria de Polimeros Ltda. These actions were taken to streamline operations and improve our financial performance in Brazil. The table below summarizes restructuring activity related to Brazil since the date of these closures. We do not expect the remaining charges related to these actions to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements going forward.
(In millions)
Asset Charges
 
Employee Separation
 
Other Associated Costs
 
Total
Accrual balance at December 31, 2013
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Charged to expense
10.7

 
2.9

 
3.4

 
17.0

Cash payments

 
(1.8
)
 
(3.4
)
 
(5.2
)
Non-cash utilization
(10.7
)
 

 

 
(10.7
)
Accrual balance at December 31, 2014
$

 
$
1.1

 
$

 
$
1.1

Charged to expense(1)
0.2

 

 
0.4

 
0.6

Cash payments

 
(0.7
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(1.1
)
Non-cash utilization
(0.2
)
 

 

 
(0.2
)
Accrual balance at March 31, 2015
$

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$
0.4

Charged to expense(2)
0.3

 
(0.2
)
 

 
0.1

Cash payments

 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Non-cash utilization
(0.3
)
 

 

 
(0.3
)
Accrual balance at June 30, 2015
$

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$
0.1


(1) In addition to the restructuring charges for Spartech and the closure of our Brazil facilities, there was $0.7 million in additional employee separation and restructuring costs during the three months ended March 31, 2015, which are not reflected in the tables above.
(2) In addition to the restructuring charges for Spartech and the closure of our Brazil facilities, there was $1.7 million in additional employee separation and restructuring costs during the three months ended June 30, 2015, which are not reflected in the tables above.

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recognized total employee separation and plant restructuring charges of $7.5 million, which included $5.3 million recognized within Cost of goods sold and $2.2 million recognized in Selling and administrative expenses. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we recognized total employee separation and plant restructuring charges of $35.1 million, which included $22.1 million recognized within Cost of goods sold and $13.0 million recognized in Selling and administrative expenses.


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During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recognized total employee separation and plant restructuring charges of $18.1 million, which included $13.2 million recognized within Cost of goods sold and $4.9 million recognized in Selling and administrative expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we recognized total employee separation and plant restructuring charges of $53.0 million, which included $33.1 million recognized within Cost of goods sold and $19.9 million recognized in Selling and administrative expenses.
Note 5 — INVENTORIES, NET
Components of Inventories, net are as follows: 
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Finished products
$
184.8

 
$
187.8

Work in process
4.8

 
4.1

Raw materials and supplies
111.3

 
117.1

Inventories, net
$
300.9

 
$
309.0

Note 6 — PROPERTY, NET
Components of Property, net are as follows: 
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Land
$
46.7

 
$
49.2

Buildings
310.5

 
309.2

Machinery and equipment
1,089.5

 
1,077.2

Property, gross
1,446.7

 
1,435.6

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(864.9
)
 
(838.9
)
Property, net
$
581.8

 
$
596.7

Note 7 — INCOME TAXES
In the second quarter of 2015, we recognized an overall income tax benefit of $3.6 million. The overall benefit was driven by a tax benefit of $26.0 million from our plan to amend our U.S. federal income tax returns from 2005 through 2012 to use foreign tax credits. Excluding this item, our effective tax rate was 35.3%.
The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2014 was 7.8%. The rate for the second quarter of 2014 was favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $5.4 million associated with our investments in certain foreign affiliates, which resulted in a 16.2 percentage point reduction to our rate and a favorable adjustment of $1.9 million related to the amendment of certain state returns, which resulted in a 5.7 percentage point reduction to our rate. These items favorably impacted our rate 21.9 percentage points for the second quarter of 2014.
The effective tax rate for the first half of 2015 was 16.7%. This rate was favorably impacted by a $29.4 million benefit, which reduced our rate by 25.2 percentage points, as a result of our plan to amend U.S. Federal income tax returns from 2004 through 2012 to use foreign tax credits. Additionally, we recognized an unfavorable adjustment of $7.9 million as a result of foreign court rulings during the first quarter of 2015 that affected tax positions taken in prior years and negatively impacted our rate 6.8 percentage points. These items resulted in a net favorable 18.4 percentage point impact to our rate in the first half of 2015. With regard to the foreign court ruling, the Company had previously recorded an $8.8 million uncertain tax position, which has been reclassified to income taxes payable.
The effective tax rate for the first half of 2014 was 18.2%. This rate was favorably impacted by the items noted above for the second quarter of 2014, which reduced our rate by 10.0 percentage points for the first half of 2014. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2014 we recognized a benefit of $4.0 million related to settlements with U.S. and foreign tax authorities, which reduced our rate by 5.5 percentage points for the first half of 2014. These items favorably impacted our rate by 15.5 percentage points for the first half of 2014.

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Note 8 — WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES USED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
88.9

 
93.0

 
89.1

 
93.7

Plus dilutive impact of share-based compensation
0.9

 
1.3

 
0.8

 
1.2

Weighted-average common shares – diluted
89.8

 
94.3

 
89.9

 
94.9

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, 0.1 million of equity-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. No such equity-based awards were anti-dilutive for the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, 0.1 million and 0.2 million of equity-based awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
Note 9 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Components of defined benefit pension plan net periodic gains are as follows: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
0.5

 
$
0.5

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.9

Interest cost
5.4

 
6.2

 
10.7

 
12.5

Expected return on plan assets
(8.2
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(16.4
)
 
(16.1
)
Net periodic benefit gains
$
(2.3
)
 
$
(1.3
)
 
$
(4.8
)
 
$
(2.7
)

Components of post-retirement health care plan benefit costs are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest cost
$
0.2

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.3

Net periodic benefit costs
$
0.2

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.3

Note 10 — FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Debt consists of the following instruments:
(Dollars in millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
7.500% debentures due 2015
$
48.7

 
$
48.7

Revolving credit facility due 2018
79.4

 
45.0

7.375% senior notes due 2020
316.6

 
316.6

5.250% senior notes due 2023
600.0

 
600.0

Other debt
13.5

 
13.5

Total long-term debt
1,058.2

 
1,023.8

     Less current portion
61.8

 
61.8

Total long-term debt, net of current portion
$
996.4

 
$
962.0

The Company maintains a senior secured revolving credit facility with a maturity date of March 1, 2018, which provides a maximum borrowing facility size of $400.0 million, subject to a borrowing base with advances against certain U.S. and Canadian accounts receivable, inventory and other assets as specified in the agreement. We have the option to increase the availability under the facility to $450.0 million, subject to meeting certain requirements and obtaining commitments for such increase. The senior secured revolving credit facility has a U.S. and a Canadian line of credit. Currently there are no borrowings on the Canadian portion of the facility. Advances under

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the U.S. portion of our revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a Base Rate or a LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate. The applicable margins varies based on the Company’s daily average excess availability during the previous quarter. The weighted average interest rate under this facility for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was 2.42% and 2.40%, respectively.
As of June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants, had $79.4 million outstanding borrowings and had availability of $247.0 million under this facility.
The Company also has a credit line of $16.0 million with Saudi Hollandi Bank with an interest rate equal to the Saudi Arabia Interbank Offered Rate (SAIBOR) plus a fixed rate of 0.85%. The credit line is being used to fund capital expenditures related to the manufacturing facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is subject to an annual renewal. As of June 30, 2015, letters of credit under the credit line were $0.2 million and borrowings were $13.1 million with an interest rate of 1.71%.
The estimated fair value of PolyOne’s debt instruments at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $1,066.5 million and $1,045.4 million, respectively, compared to carrying values of $1,058.2 million and $1,023.8 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of PolyOne’s debt instruments was estimated using prevailing market interest rates on debt with similar creditworthiness, terms and maturities and represent Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy.
Note 11 — SEGMENT INFORMATION
Operating income is the primary measure that is reported to our chief operating decision maker for purposes of allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. Operating income at the segment level does not include: corporate general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; charges related to specific strategic initiatives such as the consolidation of operations; restructuring activities, including employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant closure and phase-in costs; executive separation agreements; share-based compensation costs; asset impairments; environmental remediation costs and other liabilities for facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of joint ventures and equity investments; actuarial gains and losses associated with our pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss that is reported to and reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. These costs are included in Corporate and eliminations.
PolyOne has five reportable segments: (1) Global Color, Additives and Inks; (2) Global Specialty Engineered Materials; (3) Designed Structures and Solutions; (4) Performance Products and Solutions; and (5) PolyOne Distribution.
Segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In millions)
Sales to
External
Customers
 
Total
Sales
 
Operating
Income
 
Sales to
External
Customers
 
Total Sales
 
Operating
Income
Global Color, Additives and Inks
$
213.8

 
$
217.4

 
$
39.6

 
$
224.4

 
$
228.7

 
$
37.7

Global Specialty Engineered Materials
128.0

 
139.7

 
20.1

 
145.7

 
157.8

 
18.9

Designed Structures and Solutions
111.4

 
111.6

 
4.5

 
163.7

 
164.0

 
12.9

Performance Products and Solutions
170.7

 
190.3

 
16.3

 
187.7

 
211.2

 
17.6

PolyOne Distribution
263.2

 
266.8

 
19.1

 
284.0

 
287.0

 
17.3

Corporate and eliminations

 
(38.7
)
 
(19.3
)
 

 
(43.2
)
 
(55.0
)
Total
$
887.1

 
$
887.1

 
$
80.3

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
49.4

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In millions)
Sales to
External
Customers
 
Total
Sales
 
Operating
Income
 
Sales to
External
Customers
 
Total Sales
 
Operating
Income
Global Color, Additives and Inks
$
419.8

 
$
425.9

 
$
73.4

 
$
439.9

 
$
448.3

 
$
68.1

Global Specialty Engineered Materials
258.6

 
281.6

 
43.2

 
292.7

 
315.2

 
37.2

Designed Structures and Solutions
230.1

 
230.7

 
7.7

 
337.2

 
337.6

 
24.1

Performance Products and Solutions
326.4

 
366.2

 
27.8

 
373.0

 
418.8

 
33.6

PolyOne Distribution
525.3

 
532.5

 
34.8

 
565.0

 
571.1

 
34.5

Corporate and eliminations

 
(76.7
)
 
(36.5
)
 

 
(83.2
)
 
(91.7
)
Total
$
1,760.2

 
$
1,760.2

 
$
150.4

 
$
2,007.8

 
$
2,007.8

 
$
105.8


 
Total Assets
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Global Color, Additives and Inks
$
945.1

 
$
937.7

Global Specialty Engineered Materials
367.5

 
370.5

Designed Structures and Solutions
473.5

 
490.2

Performance Products and Solutions
261.3

 
265.5

PolyOne Distribution
232.0

 
214.2

Corporate and eliminations
413.3

 
433.1

Total assets
$
2,692.7

 
$
2,711.2


Note 12 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Environmental — We have been notified by federal and state environmental agencies and by private parties that we may be a potentially responsible party (PRP) in connection with the investigation and remediation of certain environmental sites. While government agencies frequently assert that PRPs are jointly and severally liable at these sites, in our experience, the interim and final allocations of liability costs are generally made based on the relative contribution of waste. We initiate corrective and preventive environmental projects of our own to ensure safe and lawful activities at our operations. We believe that compliance with current governmental regulations at all levels will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
In September 2007, we were informed of rulings by the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on several pending motions in the case of Westlake Vinyls, Inc. v. Goodrich Corporation, et al., which had been pending since 2003. The Court held that PolyOne must pay the remediation costs at the former Goodrich Corporation Calvert City facility (now largely owned and operated by Westlake Vinyls), together with certain defense costs of Goodrich Corporation. The rulings also provided that PolyOne can seek indemnification for contamination attributable to Westlake Vinyls.
The environmental obligation at the site arose as a result of an agreement between The B.F.Goodrich Company (n/k/a Goodrich Corporation) and our predecessor, The Geon Company, at the time of the initial public offering in 1993, by which the Geon Company became a public company, to indemnify Goodrich Corporation for environmental costs at the site. At the time, neither PolyOne nor The Geon Company ever owned or operated the facility. Following the Court rulings, the parties to the litigation entered into settlement negotiations and agreed to settle all claims regarding past environmental costs incurred at the site. The settlement agreement provides a mechanism to pursue allocations of future remediation costs at the Calvert City site to Westlake Vinyls. While we do not currently assume any allocation of costs in our current reserve, we will adjust our reserve, in the future, consistent with any such future allocation of costs.
A remedial investigation and feasibility study (RIFS) is underway at Calvert City. During the third quarter of 2013, we submitted a remedial investigation report to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The USEPA has required certain changes to the remedial investigation report, and development of a final report by the USEPA is ongoing. Further, we have undertaken steps to develop a feasibility study, including engaging a third party to perform ground water modeling at this site. We expect the remedial investigation report to be finalized in 2015. We continue to pursue available insurance coverage related to this matter and recognize gains as we receive reimbursement. No receivable has been recognized for future recoveries.

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On March 13, 2013, PolyOne acquired Spartech. One of Spartech's subsidiaries, Franklin-Burlington Plastics, Inc. (Franklin-Burlington), operated a plastic resin compounding facility in Kearny, New Jersey, located adjacent to the Passaic River. The USEPA has requested that companies located in the area of the lower Passaic River, including Franklin-Burlington, cooperate in an investigation of contamination of the lower Passaic River. In response, Franklin-Burlington and approximately 70 other companies (collectively, the Cooperating Parties) agreed, pursuant to an Administrative Order of Consent with the USEPA, to assume responsibility for development of a RIFS of the lower Passaic River. The RIFS costs are exclusive of any costs that may ultimately be required to remediate the lower Passaic River area being studied or costs associated with natural resource damages that may be assessed. By agreeing to bear a portion of the cost of the RIFS, Franklin-Burlington did not admit to any liability or agree to bear any such remediation or natural resource damage costs.
In April 2014, the USEPA released a Focused Feasibility Study for public comment for a portion of the lower Passaic River. The Cooperating Parties, along with other interested parties, have submitted comments, and the USEPA is currently reviewing the comments. In February 2015, the Cooperating Parties submitted to the USEPA a remedial investigation report for the lower Passaic River. In March 2015, Franklin-Burlington, along with nine other PRPs, submitted a de minimis settlement petition to the USEPA, asserting the ten entities contributed little or no impact to the lower Passaic River and seeking a meeting to commence settlement discussions. In response, the USEPA stated that it views the issuance of a Record of Decision for the Focused Feasibility Study area, expected later in 2015, as the appropriate time for de minimis discussions.
In April 2015, the Cooperating Parties submitted a feasibility study. The feasibility study does not contemplate who is responsible for remediation nor does it determine how such costs will be allocated to PRPs. As of June 30, 2015, we have not accrued for remedial costs related to the lower Passaic River as we believe Franklin Burlington, based on the currently available information, contributed little to no contamination to the lower Passaic River and we are unable to estimate a liability, if any, given the uncertainties related to this matter, including the fact that the final remedial actions and scope, an allocation to Franklin-Burlington, if any, or a final resolution of the de minimis petition, have not yet been determined.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, PolyOne recognized $3.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of expense related to environmental remediation activities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we received $0.5 million of insurance recoveries related to previously incurred environmental costs. These expenses and gains associated with these reimbursements are included within Cost of sales within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Based on estimates that were prepared by our environmental engineers and consultants, our reserve balance was $119.4 million at June 30, 2015 and $121.1 million at December 31, 2014, for probable future environmental expenditures relating to remediation sites. The accruals represent our best estimate of the remaining probable remediation costs, based upon information and technology that is currently available and our view of the most likely remedy. Depending upon the results of future testing, completion and results of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, the ultimate remediation alternatives undertaken, changes in regulations, new information, newly discovered conditions and other factors, it is reasonably possible that we could incur additional costs in excess of the amount accrued at June 30, 2015. However, such additional costs, if any, cannot be currently estimated. Further, future available insurance recoveries associated with these costs have not been accrued.
Guarantee — On February 28, 2011, we sold our 50% equity interest in SunBelt Chlor Alkali Partnership (SunBelt) to Olin Corporation (Olin) for $132.3 million in cash and the assumption by Olin of the obligations under our guarantee of senior secured notes issued by SunBelt. The remaining guarantee is $18.3 million as of June 30, 2015. Unless the guarantee is formally assigned to Olin, we remain obligated under the guarantee, although Olin has agreed to indemnify us for amounts that we may be obligated to pay under the guarantee.
Note 13 — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
When translating results from foreign operations into U.S. dollars, we are subject to foreign exchange related risks in our operating results. We are also exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from intercompany transactions denominated in various foreign currencies that are subject to foreign exchange rate movement. To mitigate these risks, we enter into forward contracts. The counterparties to these instruments are financial institutions with strong credit ratings. PolyOne maintains control over the size of positions entered into with any one counterparty and regularly monitors the credit ratings of these institutions.

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Derivative financial instruments are accounted for at fair value and recognized as assets or liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These instruments are not designated as a hedge, and therefore, any gain or loss is immediately recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The increase in the notional amount of foreign currency forwards in 2015 is a result of the increased volatility in foreign exchange rates. The fair value of derivative financial instruments recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows: 
 
June 30, 2015
(In millions)
Notional
 
Other current assets
Foreign currency forwards
$
36.6

 
$
0.1

 
December 31, 2014
(In millions)
Notional
 
Other current assets
Foreign currency forwards
$
5.1

 
$

The effects of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Location
Foreign currency forwards - gains (losses)
$
0.1

 
$
(0.1
)
 
Other expense, net

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Location
Foreign currency forwards - gains (losses)
$
1.1

 
$
(0.1
)
 
Other expense, net


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Note 14 — EQUITY
Changes in equity for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014 are as follows:
(In millions)
PolyOne
Shareholders'
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
776.3

 
$
0.9

 
$
777.2

Net income
97.0

 
0.2

 
97.2

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
Translation adjustments
(14.6
)
 

 
(14.6
)
Unrecognized gain on available-for-sale securities
0.4

 

 
0.4

Total comprehensive income
82.8

 
0.2

 
83.0

Cash dividend declared
(17.8
)
 

 
(17.8
)
Repurchase of common shares
(42.8
)
 

 
(42.8
)
Share-based incentive plan activity
0.3

 

 
0.3

Balance at June 30, 2015
$
798.8

 
$
1.1

 
$
799.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
976.8

 
$
1.7

 
$
978.5

Net income (loss)
61.1

 
(0.4
)
 
60.7

Other comprehensive income
 
 


 

Translation adjustments
0.4

 

 
0.4

Total comprehensive income
61.5

 
(0.4
)
 
61.1

Cash dividend declared
(15.0
)
 

 
(15.0
)
Repurchase of common shares
(119.9
)
 

 
(119.9
)
Share-based incentive plan activity
8.3

 

 
8.3

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
911.7

 
$
1.3

 
$
913.0

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss year-to-date as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
(In millions)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
 
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
 
Unrealized Gain in Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2015
$
(47.7
)
 
$
5.2

 
$
0.2

 
$
(42.3
)
Translation adjustments
(14.6
)
 

 

 
(14.6
)
Unrecognized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 
0.4

 
0.4

Balance at June 30, 2015
$
(62.3
)
 
$
5.2

 
$
0.6

 
$
(56.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
(20.2
)
 
$
5.2

 
$
0.2

 
$
(14.8
)
Translation adjustments
0.4

 

 

 
0.4

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
(19.8
)
 
$
5.2

 
$
0.2

 
$
(14.4
)

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our Business
We are a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions with operations in specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, plastic sheet and packaging solutions and polymer distribution. We are also a highly specialized developer and manufacturer of performance enhancing additives, liquid colorants, and fluoropolymer and silicone colorants. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, we have employees at manufacturing sites and distribution facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We provide value to our customers through our ability to link our knowledge of polymers and formulation technology with our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to provide value added solutions to designers, assemblers and processors of plastics (our customers). When used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, "PolyOne" and the “Company” mean PolyOne Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Highlights and Executive Summary
A summary of PolyOne’s sales, operating income and net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
(In millions)
 
 
Sales
$
887.1

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
1,760.2


$
2,007.8

Operating income
80.3

 
49.4

 
150.4

 
105.8

Net income from continuing operations
67.0

 
30.7

 
97.2

 
59.9

Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders
$
66.8

 
$
31.7

 
$
97.0

 
$
61.1



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Results of Operations — The three and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to three and six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Variances — Favorable
(Unfavorable)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Variances — Favorable
(Unfavorable)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
Change
Sales
$
887.1

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
(118.4
)
 
(11.8
)%
 
$
1,760.2


$
2,007.8

 
$
(247.6
)
 
(12.3
)%
Cost of sales
701.4

 
821.0

 
119.6

 
14.6
 %
 
1,404.7

 
1,635.1

 
230.4

 
14.1
 %
Gross margin
185.7

 
184.5

 
1.2

 
0.7
 %
 
355.5

 
372.7

 
(17.2
)
 
(4.6
)%
Selling and administrative expense
105.4

 
135.1

 
29.7

 
22.0
 %
 
205.1

 
266.9

 
61.8

 
23.2
 %
Operating income
80.3

 
49.4

 
30.9

 
62.6
 %
 
150.4

 
105.8

 
44.6

 
42.2
 %
Interest expense, net
(16.2
)
 
(15.7
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(3.2
)%
 
(32.3
)
 
(31.2
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(3.5
)%
Other expense, net
(0.7
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(75.0
)%
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.4
)
 

 
 %
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
63.4

 
33.3

 
30.1

 
90.4
 %
 
116.7

 
73.2

 
43.5

 
59.4
 %
Income tax benefit (expense)
3.6

 
(2.6
)
 
6.2

 
238.5
 %
 
(19.5
)
 
(13.3
)
 
(6.2
)
 
(46.6
)%
Net income from continuing operations
67.0


30.7

 
36.3

 
118.2
 %
 
97.2

 
59.9

 
37.3

 
62.3
 %
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes


0.8

 
(0.8
)
 
(100.0
)%
 

 
0.8

 
(0.8
)
 
(100.0
)%
Net income
67.0

 
31.5

 
35.5

 
112.7
 %
 
97.2

 
60.7

 
36.5

 
60.1
 %
 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.2
)
 
0.2

 
(0.4
)
 
(200.0
)%
 
(0.2
)
 
0.4

 
(0.6
)
 
(150.0
)%
Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders
$
66.8

 
$
31.7

 
$
35.1

 
110.7
 %
 
$
97.0

 
$
61.1

 
$
35.9

 
58.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.75

 
$
0.33

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.09

 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations

 
0.01

 
 
 
 
 

 
0.01

 
 
 
 
Total
$
0.75

 
$
0.34

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.09

 
$
0.65

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.74

 
$
0.33

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.08

 
$
0.63

 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations

 
0.01

 
 
 
 
 

 
0.01

 
 
 
 
Total
$
0.74

 
$
0.34

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.08

 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
Sales decreased $118.4 million, or 11.8%, in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014. Sales declined 5.2% primarily as a result of the ongoing integration of the legacy Spartech businesses. Sales further declined by 4.8% primarily driven by the lower hydrocarbon based raw material cost environment, which negatively impacted the Performance Products and Solutions and PolyOne Distribution segments. Additionally, unfavorable foreign exchange rates reduced sales by 2.7%. Partially offsetting these items was the acquisition of Accella Performance Materials (Accella), which increased sales by 0.9%.
Sales decreased $247.6 million, or 12.3%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014. Sales declined 7.5% primarily as a result of the ongoing integration of the legacy Spartech businesses. Sales further declined by 3.0% primarily driven by the lower hydrocarbon based raw material cost environment, which negatively impacted the Performance Products and Solutions and PolyOne Distribution segments. Additionally, unfavorable foreign exchange rates impacted sales by 2.7%. Partially offsetting these items was the acquisition of Accella, which increased sales by 0.9%.
Cost of sales
As a percent of sales, cost of sales decreased from 81.7% in the second quarter of 2014 to 79.1% in the second quarter of 2015 and from 81.4% in the first half of 2014 to 79.8% in the first half of 2015. This is primarily a result of lower Spartech-related restructuring charges in 2015 along with improved mix within the Global Color, Additives and Inks and Global Specialty Engineered Materials specialty segments.

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Selling and administrative expense
The decrease in selling and administrative expense of $29.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2014 was driven primarily by a $10.8 million decrease in restructuring charges, a $5.1 million reduction as a result of foreign currency, driven primarily by the weaker Euro, and the remaining balance is primarily due to restructuring benefits and lower compensation costs. The decrease in selling and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 of $61.8 million was driven primarily by a $15.0 million decrease in restructuring charges, a $9.4 million reduction as a result of foreign currency, driven primarily by the weaker Euro, and the remaining balance is primarily due to restructuring benefits and lower compensation costs.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net increased in the second quarter and first half of 2015, as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2014. This increase is driven by the increase in borrowings on our revolving credit facility during the second quarter and first half of 2015.
Income taxes
In the second quarter of 2015, we recognized an overall income tax benefit of $3.6 million. The overall benefit was driven by a tax benefit of $26.0 million from our plan to amend our U.S. federal income tax returns from 2005 through 2012 to use foreign tax credits. Excluding this item, our effective tax rate was 35.3%.
The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2014 was 7.8%. The rate for the second quarter of 2014 was favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $5.4 million associated with our investments in certain foreign affiliates, which resulted in a 16.2 percentage point reduction to our rate and a favorable adjustment of $1.9 million related to the amendment of certain state returns, which resulted in a 5.7 percentage point reduction to our rate. These items favorably impacted our rate 21.9 percentage points for the second quarter of 2014.
The effective tax rate for the first half of 2015 was 16.7%. This rate was favorably impacted by a $29.4 million benefit, which reduced our rate by 25.2 percentage points, as a result of our plan to amend U.S. Federal income tax returns from 2004 through 2012 to use foreign tax credits. Additionally, we recognized an unfavorable adjustment of $7.9 million as a result of foreign court rulings during the first quarter of 2015 that affected tax positions taken in prior years and negatively impacted our rate 6.8 percentage points. These items resulted in a net favorable 18.4 percentage point impact to our rate in the first half of 2015.
The effective tax rate for the first half of 2014 was 18.2%. This rate was favorably impacted by the items noted above for the second quarter of 2014, which reduced our rate by 10.0 percentage points for the first half of 2014. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2014 we recognized a benefit of $4.0 million related to settlements with U.S. and foreign tax authorities, which reduced our rate by 5.5 percentage points for the first half of 2014. These items favorably impacted our rate by 15.5 percentage points for the first half of 2014.


SEGMENT INFORMATION
Operating income is the primary measure that is reported to our chief operating decision maker for purposes of allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. Operating income at the segment level does not include: corporate general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; charges related to specific strategic initiatives such as the consolidation of operations; restructuring activities, including employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant closure and phase-in costs; executive separation agreements; share-based compensation costs; asset impairments; environmental remediation costs and other liabilities for facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of joint ventures and equity investments; actuarial gains and losses associated with our pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss that is reported to and reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. These costs are included in Corporate and eliminations.
PolyOne has five reportable segments: (1) Global Color, Additives and Inks; (2) Global Specialty Engineered Materials; (3) Designed Structures and Solutions; (4) Performance Products and Solutions; and (5) PolyOne Distribution.
Our segments are further discussed in Note 11, Segment Information, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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Sales and Operating Income — The three and six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2014
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Variances — Favorable
(Unfavorable)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Variances — Favorable
(Unfavorable)
(Dollars in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%  Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%  Change
Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Color, Additives and Inks
$
217.4

 
$
228.7

 
$
(11.3
)
 
(4.9
)%
 
$
425.9

 
$
448.3

 
$
(22.4
)
 
(5.0
)%
Global Specialty Engineered Materials
139.7

 
157.8

 
(18.1
)
 
(11.5
)%
 
281.6

 
315.2

 
(33.6
)
 
(10.7
)%
Designed Structures and Solutions
111.6

 
164.0

 
(52.4
)
 
(32.0
)%
 
230.7

 
337.6

 
(106.9
)
 
(31.7
)%
Performance Products and Solutions
190.3

 
211.2

 
(20.9
)
 
(9.9
)%
 
366.2

 
418.8

 
(52.6
)
 
(12.6
)%
PolyOne Distribution
266.8

 
287.0

 
(20.2
)
 
(7.0
)%
 
532.5

 
571.1

 
(38.6
)
 
(6.8
)%
Corporate and eliminations
(38.7
)
 
(43.2
)
 
4.5

 
10.4
 %
 
(76.7
)
 
(83.2
)
 
6.5

 
7.8
 %
Total Sales
$
887.1

 
$
1,005.5

 
$
(118.4
)
 
(11.8
)%
 
$
1,760.2

 
$
2,007.8

 
$
(247.6
)
 
(12.3
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Color, Additives and Inks
$
39.6

 
$
37.7

 
$
1.9

 
5.0
 %
 
$
73.4

 
$
68.1

 
$
5.3

 
7.8
 %
Global Specialty Engineered Materials
20.1

 
18.9

 
1.2

 
6.3
 %
 
43.2

 
37.2

 
6.0

 
16.1
 %
Designed Structures and Solutions
4.5

 
12.9

 
(8.4
)
 
(65.1
)%
 
7.7

 
24.1

 
(16.4
)
 
(68.0
)%
Performance Products and Solutions
16.3

 
17.6

 
(1.3
)
 
(7.4
)%
 
27.8

 
33.6

 
(5.8
)
 
(17.3
)%
PolyOne Distribution
19.1

 
17.3

 
1.8

 
10.4
 %
 
34.8

 
34.5

 
0.3

 
0.9
 %
Corporate and eliminations
(19.3
)
 
(55.0
)
 
35.7

 
64.9
 %
 
(36.5
)
 
(91.7
)
 
55.2

 
60.2
 %
Total Operating Income
$
80.3

 
$
49.4

 
$
30.9

 
62.6
 %
 
$
150.4

 
$
105.8

 
$
44.6

 
42.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income as a percentage of sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Color, Additives and Inks
18.2
%
 
16.5
%
 
1.7

 
% points 

 
17.2
%
 
15.2
%
 
2.0

 
% points 

Global Specialty Engineered Materials
14.4
%
 
12.0
%
 
2.4

 
% points 

 
15.3
%

11.8
%

3.5


% points 

Designed Structures and Solutions
4.0
%
 
7.9
%
 
(3.9
)
 
% points 

 
3.3
%

7.1
%

(3.8
)

% points 

Performance Products and Solutions
8.6
%
 
8.3
%
 
0.3

 
% points 

 
7.6
%

8.0
%

(0.4
)

% points 

PolyOne Distribution
7.2
%
 
6.0
%
 
1.2

 
% points 

 
6.5
%

6.0
%

0.5


% points 

Total
9.1
%
 
4.9
%
 
4.2

 
% points 

 
8.5
%

5.3
%

3.2


% points 

Global Color, Additives and Inks    
Sales decreased $11.3 million, or 4.9%, in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to unfavorable foreign exchange rate impacts of 7.0% and 6.1% primarily as a result of integration of the legacy Spartech businesses. Partially offsetting these decreases were sales increases of 4.1% due to the Accella acquisition and mix improvements of 4.1%. Sales decreased $22.4 million, or 5.0%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014 primarily due to unfavorable foreign exchange rate impacts of 7.2% and 5.0% primarily as a result of integration of the legacy Spartech businesses. Partially offsetting these decreases were sales increases of 4.1% due to the Accella acquisition and mix improvements of 3.1%.

Operating income increased $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014 and $5.3 million for the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014. These increases were driven primarily by improved mix and cost saving benefits from 2014 restructuring actions.
Global Specialty Engineered Materials
Sales decreased $18.1 million, or 11.5%, in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to an unfavorable foreign exchange rate impact of 6.5%, while the remaining reduction is primarily a

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result of integration of the legacy Spartech businesses and exiting unprofitable business in Brazil. Sales decreased $33.6 million, or 10.7%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014. Sales decreased 6.6% as a result of integration of the legacy Spartech businesses along with exiting unprofitable business in Brazil and an unfavorable foreign exchange rate impact of 6.5%. Partially offsetting these items was improved mix of 2.4%.
Operating income increased $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014 and $6.0 million for the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014. These increases were driven primarily by margin expansion from improved mix and lower selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from the closure of our Brazil facilities in June 2014.
Designed Structures and Solutions
Sales decreased $52.4 million, or 32.0%, in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 and $106.9 million, or 31.7%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014 primarily as a result of ongoing integration of the legacy Spartech businesses.
Operating income decreased $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014 and $16.4 million for the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014, driven primarily by the decline in sales and costs associated with improving quality, operational efficiency and on-time delivery.
Performance Products and Solutions
Sales decreased $20.9 million, or 9.9%, in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014. This decrease was a result of lower hydrocarbon based raw material costs which reduced sales 7.0% and integration of the legacy Spartech businesses which impacted sales 2.9%. Sales decreased $52.6 million, or 12.6%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014. This decrease was a result of customer destocking in the first quarter of 2015 driven by the current lower hydrocarbon based raw material cost environment. Additionally, sales volume declined 6.2%, primarily a result of integration of the legacy Spartech businesses.
Operating income decreased $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014 and $5.8 million for the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014 driven by decreased sales and unfavorable pricing and mix.
PolyOne Distribution
Sales decreased $20.2 million, or 7.0%, in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014. Sales declined 7.7%, driven primarily by lower selling prices associated with lower hydrocarbon based raw material costs. Volume increases of 0.7% partially offset this decrease. Sales decreased $38.6 million, or 6.8%, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014. This was due to customer destocking and lower selling price associated with lower hydrocarbon based raw material costs, which impacted sales by 5.2% while lower volumes driven by customer destocking in the first quarter reduced sales 1.5%.
Operating income increased $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014 as a result of volume increases and lower selling and administrative costs. Operating income increased $0.3 million for the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014 as a result of lower selling and administrative costs.
Corporate and Eliminations
Corporate and eliminations decreased $35.7 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014. This was primarily due to lower restructuring charges of $27.6 million and an $11.4 million decrease in compensation costs.
Corporate and eliminations decreased $55.2 million in the second half of 2015 as compared to the second half of 2014. This was primarily due to lower restructuring charges of $34.9 million and a $19.6 million decrease in compensation costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our objective is to finance our business through operating cash flow and an appropriate mix of debt and equity. By laddering our debt maturity structure, we seek to avoid concentrations of debt, reducing liquidity risk. We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt with cash and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We may also seek to repurchase our outstanding common shares. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

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The following table summarizes our liquidity as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents
$
236.8

 
$
238.6

Revolving credit availability
249.7

 
236.4

Liquidity
$
486.5

 
$
475.0

As of June 30, 2015, approximately 90% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents resided outside the United States. Repatriation of these funds could result in potential foreign and domestic taxes. To the extent foreign earnings previously treated as permanently reinvested were to be repatriated, the potential U.S. tax liability may be reduced by any foreign income taxes paid on these earnings. However, based on the Company’s policy of permanent reinvestment, it is not practicable to determine the U.S. federal income tax liability, if any. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities and related foreign withholding taxes is not practicable due to the complexities associated with this hypothetical calculation and the Company’s permanent reinvestment policy.
Cash Flows
The following describes the material components of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
Operating Activities — In the six months ended June 30, 2015, net cash provided by operating activities was $59.9 million as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $43.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $16.1 million was primarily driven by improved working capital of $14.6 million and lower tax payments $15.5 million. Partially offsetting these items were increased pension contributions of $4.7 million.
Working capital as a percentage of sales, which we define as the average accounts receivable, plus average inventory, less average accounts payable, divided by sales, for the second quarter of 2015 decreased to 9.8% compared to 10.1% for the second quarter of 2014. Days sales outstanding for the second quarter of 2015 was 44.8 compared to 45.5 for the second quarter of 2014.
Investing Activities — Net cash used by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 of $37.2 million reflects $39.1 million of capital expenditures partially offset by proceeds from the sale of other assets of $1.9 million.
Net cash used by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 of $10.7 million reflects $38.0 million of capital expenditures partially offset by the third and final earn-out payment from the sale of our 50% equity investment in SunBelt Chlor Alkali Partnership (Sunbelt) of $26.8 million.
Financing Activities — Net cash used by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 of $22.1 million reflects $42.8 million of repurchases of our outstanding common shares and $17.9 million of dividends paid. These cash outflows were partially offset by net borrowings of $34.4 million under our revolving credit facility and a $4.2 million benefit related to the exercise of employee equity awards.
Net cash used by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 of $136.7 million reflects repurchases of $119.9 million of our outstanding common shares, cash dividends paid of $15.1 million and repayment of long-term debt of $8.0 million. These cash outflows more than offset the tax benefit of $6.3 million related to the exercise of employee equity awards.

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Debt
As of June 30, 2015, debt totaled $1,058.2 million. Aggregate maturities of debt for the current year, next five years and thereafter, are as follows:
(In millions)
 
 
2015
 
$
61.8

2016 & 2017
 
0.1

2018
 
79.4

2019
 
0.1

Thereafter
 
916.8

Aggregate maturities
 
$
1,058.2

The Company maintains a senior secured revolving credit facility with a maturity date of March 1, 2018, which provides a maximum borrowing facility size of $400.0 million, subject to a borrowing base with advances against certain U.S. and Canadian accounts receivable, inventory and other assets as specified in the agreement. We have the option to increase the availability under the facility to $450.0 million, subject to meeting certain requirements and obtaining commitments for such increase. The senior secured revolving credit facility has a U.S. and a Canadian line of credit. Currently there are no borrowings on the Canadian portion of the facility. Advances under the U.S. portion of our revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a Base Rate or a LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate. The applicable margins varies based on the Company’s daily average excess availability during the previous quarter. The weighted average interest rate under this facility for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was 2.42% and 2.40%, respectively.
As of June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants, had $79.4 million outstanding borrowings and had availability of $247.0 million under this facility.
The Company also has a credit line of $16.0 million with Saudi Hollandi Bank with an interest rate equal to the Saudi Arabia Interbank Offered Rate (SAIBOR) plus a fixed rate of 0.85%. The credit line is being used to fund capital expenditures related to the manufacturing facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is subject to an annual renewal. As of June 30, 2015, letters of credit under the credit line were $0.2 million and borrowings were $13.1 million with an interest rate of 1.71%.
Guarantee
On February 28, 2011, we sold our 50% equity interest in SunBelt to Olin Corporation (Olin) for $132.3 million in cash and the assumption by Olin of the obligations under our guarantee of senior secured notes issued by SunBelt. The amount of the guarantee is $18.3 million as of June 30, 2015. Unless the guarantee is formally assigned to Olin, we remain obligated under the guarantee, although Olin has agreed to indemnify us for amounts that we may be obligated to pay under the guarantee.
Contractual Obligations
We have future obligations under various contracts relating to debt and interest payments, operating leases, pension and post-retirement benefit plans and purchase obligations. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no material changes to these obligations as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic materials in jurisdictions where we conduct business;
changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online in the industries in which we participate;
fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;
production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters, including any developments that would require any increase in our costs and/or reserves for such contingencies;
an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals;
an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing markets;
the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our access to capital;
other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation;
the amount and timing of repurchases, if any, of PolyOne common shares;
our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates, amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates;
our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions;
the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, including, without limitation, Spartech and Accella;
information systems failures and cyberattacks; and
other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-

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looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K filed with the SEC. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes to exposures to market risk as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES