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Sherwin Williams Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-18’

On:  Friday, 2/22/19, at 2:28pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/18   ·   Accession #:  89800-19-4   ·   File #:  1-04851

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/22/19  Sherwin Williams Co               10-K       12/31/18  125:60M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    340K 
 7: EX-10.AA    Material Contract                                   HTML    109K 
 2: EX-10.C     Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 3: EX-10.E     Material Contract                                   HTML     65K 
 4: EX-10.F     Material Contract                                   HTML     39K 
 8: EX-10.FF    Material Contract                                   HTML    159K 
 5: EX-10.L     Material Contract                                   HTML     76K 
 6: EX-10.X     Material Contract                                   HTML    140K 
 9: EX-13       Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML   1.23M 
11: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     55K 
12: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     42K 
13: EX-24.A     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     51K 
14: EX-24.B     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     38K 
10: EX-18       Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     36K 
15: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
16: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
17: EX-32.A     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
18: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
25: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     68K 
26: R2          Statements of Consolidated Income                   HTML    140K 
27: R3          Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income     HTML    115K 
28: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    161K 
29: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     39K 
30: R6          Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows               HTML    171K 
31: R7          Statements of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity     HTML     74K 
32: R8          Statements of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity     HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
33: R9          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    191K 
34: R10         Revenue                                             HTML     55K 
35: R11         Inventories                                         HTML     44K 
36: R12         Acquisitions                                        HTML     74K 
37: R13         Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets          HTML    158K 
38: R14         Exit or Disposal Activities                         HTML    202K 
39: R15         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    480K 
                Other Than Pensions                                              
40: R16         Debt                                                HTML    108K 
41: R17         Other Long-Term Liabilities                         HTML     50K 
42: R18         Litigation                                          HTML     74K 
43: R19         Capital Stock                                       HTML     64K 
44: R20         Stock Purchase Plan                                 HTML     41K 
45: R21         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    134K 
46: R22         Other                                               HTML     72K 
47: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    165K 
48: R24         Net Income Per Common Share                         HTML     93K 
49: R25         Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations          HTML     82K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
50: R26         Operating Leases                                    HTML     46K 
51: R27         Reportable Segment Information                      HTML    206K 
52: R28         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     60K 
                (Schedule II)                                                    
53: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    188K 
54: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML    156K 
55: R31         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     45K 
56: R32         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     45K 
57: R33         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     70K 
58: R34         Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets          HTML    154K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R35         Exit or Disposal Activities (Tables)                HTML    195K 
60: R36         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    466K 
                Other Than Pensions (Tables)                                     
61: R37         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     96K 
62: R38         Capital Stock (Tables)                              HTML     61K 
63: R39         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    115K 
64: R40         Other (Tables)                                      HTML     67K 
65: R41         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    156K 
66: R42         Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)                HTML     93K 
67: R43         Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations          HTML     80K 
                (Unaudited) (Tables)                                             
68: R44         Operating Leases (Tables)                           HTML     42K 
69: R45         Reportable Segment Information (Tables)             HTML    183K 
70: R46         Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative         HTML    188K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R47         Significant Accounting Policies - Carrying Amount   HTML     45K 
                and Fair Value of Debt (Details)                                 
72: R48         Significant Accounting Policies - Assets and        HTML     53K 
                Liabilities Reported at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
73: R49         Significant Accounting Policies - Classes of        HTML     50K 
                Assets and Ranges of Annual Depreciation Rates                   
                (Details)                                                        
74: R50         Significant Accounting Policies - Changes in        HTML     45K 
                Product Warranty Accruals (Details)                              
75: R51         Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of        HTML    102K 
                Adjustments and Reclassifications (Details)                      
76: R52         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     50K 
77: R53         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     41K 
78: R54         Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    110K 
79: R55         Acquisitions - Preliminary Allocation of the Fair   HTML    115K 
                Value of the Valspar Acquisition (Details)                       
80: R56         Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets -        HTML     91K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
81: R57         Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets -        HTML     65K 
                Summary of Changes in the Carrying Value of                      
                Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Details)                         
82: R58         Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets -        HTML     63K 
                Summary of the Carrying Value of Intangible Assets               
                (Details)                                                        
83: R59         Exit or Disposal Activities - Narrative (Details)   HTML     66K 
84: R60         Exit or Disposal Activities - Summary of the        HTML    141K 
                Activity and Remaining Liabilities Associated with               
                Qualified Exit Costs (Details)                                   
85: R61         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    156K 
                Other Than Pensions - Narrative (Details)                        
86: R62         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    106K 
                Other Than Pensions - Summary of the Components of               
                the Net Pension Costs and Cumulative Other                       
                Comprehensive Loss Related to the Defined Benefit                
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
87: R63         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML     72K 
                Other Than Pensions - Summary of the Fair Value of               
                the Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets (Details)                
88: R64         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    155K 
                Other Than Pensions - Summary of the Obligations,                
                Plan Assets and Assumptions Used for Defined                     
                Benefit Pension Plans (Details)                                  
89: R65         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML    105K 
                Other Than Pensions - Summary of the Obligation                  
                and the Assumptions Used for Postretirement                      
                Benefits Other than Pensions (Details)                           
90: R66         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML     82K 
                Other Than Pensions - Summary of the Components of               
                Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Cumulative Other                   
                Comprehensive Loss Related to Postretirement                     
                Benefits Other than Pensions (Details)                           
91: R67         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML     46K 
                Other Than Pensions - Effects of Trend Rate                      
                Changes and Future Benefit Cash Payments (Details)               
92: R68         Pension, Health Care and Postretirement Benefits    HTML     51K 
                Other Than Pensions - Expected Retiree Health Care               
                Benefit Cash Payments (Details)                                  
93: R69         Debt - Long-term Debt (Details)                     HTML     96K 
94: R70         Debt - Long-term Borrowings (Details)               HTML     96K 
95: R71         Debt - Short-term Borrowings (Details)              HTML     73K 
96: R72         Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details)               HTML     57K 
97: R73         Litigation (Details)                                HTML     62K 
98: R74         Capital Stock - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     53K 
99: R75         Capital Stock - Common Shares in Treasury and       HTML     66K 
                Common Shares Outstanding (Details)                              
100: R76         Stock Purchase Plan (Details)                       HTML     52K  
101: R77         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML    129K  
102: R78         Stock-Based Compensation - Weighted-Average         HTML     46K  
                Assumptions Used for Estimating the Fair Value of                
                Option Rights (Details)                                          
103: R79         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of               HTML     77K  
                Non-Qualified and Incentive Stock Option Right                   
                Activity (Details)                                               
104: R80         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of RSU Activity  HTML     51K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R81         Other - Other General Expense, Net (Details)        HTML     42K  
106: R82         Other - Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details)       HTML     53K  
107: R83         Other - Narrative (Details)                         HTML     38K  
108: R84         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     90K  
109: R85         Income Taxes - Significant Components of Deferred   HTML     67K  
                Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                             
110: R86         Income Taxes - Significant Components of the        HTML     66K  
                Provisions for Income Taxes (Details)                            
111: R87         Income Taxes - Significant Components of Income     HTML     43K  
                Before Income Taxes as Used for Income Tax                       
                Purposes (Details)                                               
112: R88         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the Statutory      HTML     75K  
                Federal Income Tax Rate to the Effective Tax Rate                
                (Details)                                                        
113: R89         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the Beginning and  HTML     53K  
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
114: R90         Net Income Per Common Share (Details)               HTML    116K  
115: R91         Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations          HTML     62K  
                (Unaudited) (Details)                                            
116: R92         Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations          HTML     43K  
                (Unaudited) - Narrative (Details)                                
117: R93         Operating Leases - Narrative (Details)              HTML     47K  
118: R94         Operating Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments    HTML     55K  
                Under Noncancellable Operating Leases (Details)                  
119: R95         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     50K  
                (Schedule II) (Details)                                          
120: R96         Reportable Segment Information - Narrative          HTML    104K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R97         Reportable Segment Information - Reportable         HTML    125K  
                Segment Financial Information (Details)                          
122: R9999       Uncategorized Items - shw-20181231.xml              HTML     35K  
124: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    211K  
123: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    166K  
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22: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- shw-20181231_cal                XML    431K 
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23: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- shw-20181231_lab                      XML   3.10M 
21: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- shw-20181231_pre               XML   1.82M 
20: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- shw-20181231                          XSD    292K 
125: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000089800-19-000004-xbrl      Zip    490K  


‘EX-18’   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles


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EXHIBIT 18 


February 22, 2019

Board of Directors
The Sherwin-Williams Company
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of The Sherwin-Williams Company incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2018 describes a change to reduce the number of pools used for determining inventory cost under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of accounting for inventory in the United States. There are no authoritative criteria for determining a “preferable” application of the LIFO inventory method based on the particular circumstances; however, we conclude that such change in the application of the LIFO method of accounting is to an acceptable alternative application of the LIFO method which, based on your business judgment to make this change and for the stated reasons, is preferable in your circumstances.


     
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio






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8 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/20/24  Sherwin-Williams Co.              10-K       12/31/23  143:18M
 2/22/23  Sherwin-Williams Co.              10-K       12/31/22  129:17M
 2/17/22  Sherwin-Williams Co.              10-K       12/31/21  126:17M
11/10/21  Sherwin-Williams Co.              424B5                  1:572K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/08/21  Sherwin-Williams Co.              424B5                  1:568K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/19/21  Sherwin-Williams Co.              10-K       12/31/20  120:17M
11/15/19  SEC                               UPLOAD1/07/20    2:51K  Sherwin-Williams Co.
 9/04/19  SEC                               UPLOAD1/07/20    2:51K  Sherwin-Williams Co.
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