$RPM
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ Stock $rpm

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2017 Q2 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459017013863 Filed on July 24, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2017	2016 Q2
Revenue	$1.493B	$4.958B	$1.427B
YoY Change	4.64%	3.0%	3.89%
Cost Of Revenue	$829.5M	$2.792B	$779.4M
YoY Change	6.43%	2.42%	0.71%
Gross Profit	$663.4M	$2.166B	$647.2M
YoY Change	2.5%	3.77%	7.99%
Gross Profit Margin	44.44%	43.68%	45.37%
Selling, General & Admin	$448.4M	$1.644B	$421.1M
YoY Change	6.48%	8.06%	6.5%
% of Gross Profit	67.59%	75.89%	65.07%
Research & Development		$64.90M
YoY Change		5.53%
% of Gross Profit		3.0%
Depreciation & Amortization	$30.00M	$71.87M	$27.80M
YoY Change	7.91%	7.7%	1.83%
% of Gross Profit	4.52%	3.32%	4.3%
Operating Expenses	$453.9M	$1.708B	$424.6M
YoY Change	6.9%	7.96%	7.41%
Operating Profit	$209.5M	$457.3M	$222.6M
YoY Change	-5.89%	-9.37%	9.12%
Interest Expense	-$23.20M	$96.95M	-$12.40M
YoY Change	87.1%	5.75%	-50.4%
% of Operating Profit	-11.07%	21.2%	-5.57%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$600.0K	-$1.667M	-$1.300M
YoY Change	-53.85%	29.53%	-1400.0%
Pretax Income	$185.7M	$133.4M	$199.1M
YoY Change	-6.73%	-57.08%	11.23%
Income Tax	$56.90M	$59.66M	$45.40M
% Of Pretax Income	30.64%	44.74%	22.8%
Net Earnings	$128.1M	$181.8M	$152.9M
YoY Change	-16.25%	-48.74%	19.46%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.58%	3.67%	10.72%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.96	$1.37	$1.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.94	$1.36	$1.13
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	133.6M	130.7M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		135.2M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q2	2017	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$350.5M	$350.5M	$265.2M
YoY Change	32.16%	32.16%	51.8%
Cash & Equivalents	$350.5M	$350.5M	$265.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$263.4M	$263.4M	$221.3M
YoY Change	19.02%	19.02%	-24.91%
Inventory	$788.2M	$788.2M	$685.8M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$995.3M	$995.3M	$963.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.397B	$2.397B	$2.135B
YoY Change	12.27%	12.27%	1.69%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$742.7M	$742.7M	$629.5M
YoY Change	17.99%	17.98%	6.75%
Goodwill	$1.144B		$1.220B
YoY Change	-6.21%		0.32%
Intangibles	$573.1M		$575.4M
YoY Change	-0.4%		-4.76%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$213.5M	$233.3M	$185.4M
YoY Change	15.19%	13.75%	3.41%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.693B	$2.693B	$2.630B
YoY Change	2.41%	2.41%	1.91%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.397B	$2.397B	$2.135B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.693B	$2.693B	$2.630B
Total Assets	$5.090B	$5.090B	$4.765B
YoY Change	6.83%	6.83%	1.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$534.7M	$534.7M	$500.5M
YoY Change	6.84%	6.83%	-2.28%
Accrued Expenses	$447.0M	$447.0M	$497.0M
YoY Change	-10.06%	-10.06%	27.76%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$253.6M	$253.6M	$4.713M
YoY Change	5281.82%	5295.74%	131.26%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.235B	$1.235B	$1.002B
YoY Change	23.27%	23.27%	10.96%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.836B	$1.836B	$1.635B
YoY Change	12.3%	12.3%	-1.13%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$482.5M	$482.5M	$703.0M
YoY Change	-31.36%	-31.37%	-6.62%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.416B	$2.319B	$2.388B
YoY Change	1.19%	-0.83%	-4.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.235B	$1.235B	$1.002B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.416B	$2.319B	$2.388B
Total Liabilities	$3.652B	$3.654B	$3.390B
YoY Change	7.71%	7.72%	-0.31%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.172B		$1.147B
YoY Change	2.19%		22.45%
Common Stock	$955.8M		$923.3M
YoY Change	3.52%		5.7%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)			$196.3M
YoY Change			57.11%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.436B	$1.436B	$1.372B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.090B	$5.090B	$4.765B
YoY Change	6.83%	6.83%	1.51%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2017	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$128.1M	$181.8M	$152.9M
YoY Change	-16.25%	-48.74%	19.46%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$30.00M	$71.87M	$27.80M
YoY Change	7.91%	7.7%	1.83%
Cash From Operating Activities	$212.6M	$386.1M	$250.9M
YoY Change	-15.27%	-18.66%	-18.09%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$46.00M	-$126.1M	-$62.40M
YoY Change	-26.28%	7.59%	63.78%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$31.50M	-$2.118M	-$23.90M
YoY Change	-231.8%	1.24%	-59.9%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$14.50M	-$339.7M	-$86.30M
YoY Change	-83.2%	104.78%	-11.67%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$156.8M
YoY Change		8.59%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$21.95M
YoY Change		-69.24%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$450.0M
YoY Change		0.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-62.40M	35.97M	-125.4M
YoY Change	-50.24%	-117.45%	-48.92%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	212.6M	386.1M	250.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-14.50M	-339.7M	-86.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	-62.40M	35.97M	-125.4M
Net Change In Cash	135.7M	82.43M	39.20M
YoY Change	246.17%	-19.76%	-206.23%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$212.6M	$386.1M	$250.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$46.00M	-$126.1M	-$62.40M
Free Cash Flow	$258.6M	$512.2M	$313.3M
YoY Change	-17.46%	-13.46%	-9.03%

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CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-34949000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-349000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Amortization Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	86000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Finalization Of Pension And Non Pension Postretirement Plan Valuation Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossFinalizationOfPensionAndNonPensionPostretirementPlanValuationBeforeTax	16149000
CY2015	rpm	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-8842000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	9872000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-2025000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	6068000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	-8093000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-241166000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-8927000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-232239000
CY2015	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-15742000
CY2015	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	11831000
CY2015	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.78
CY2015	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	31741000
CY2015	rpm	Other Non Cash Interest Expense OtherNonCashInterestExpense	5624000
CY2015	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Realized Gain Loss Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	8692000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	1954000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	31348000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	4590000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-16249000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-1297000
CY2015	rpm	Increase Decrease In Accrued Loss Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLossReserves	-7218000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	51761000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-6719000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	117183000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	85363000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Businesses And Interest In Affiliates PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates	51992000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Businesses And Interest In Affiliates PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates	467573000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	32280000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	61511000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	32631000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	48971000
CY2015	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	97502000
CY2016	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	31287000
CY2016	rpm	Other Non Cash Interest Expense OtherNonCashInterestExpense	9750000
CY2016	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Realized Gain Loss Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	6457000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	15000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	90230000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	17733000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	25617000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-5958000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	17681000
CY2016	rpm	Increase Decrease In Accrued Loss Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLossReserves	13514000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	8011000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-11119000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-2118000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	597633000
CY2017	rpm	Reductions Of Long Term And Short Term Debt ReductionsOfLongTermAndShortTermDebt	154348000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	136179000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	71346000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	39528000
CY2015	rpm	Payment Of Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration PaymentOfAcquisitionRelatedContingentConsideration	22179000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	18540000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	2912000
CY2015	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-39345000
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	85345000
CY2015	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-158157000
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	174711000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	4079000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-2092000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	142130000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	156752000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	144350000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Senior Debt RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt	221638000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	1277000
CY2016	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-12294000
CY2016	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	90441000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	71236000
CY2014Q2	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1578594000
CY2015	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	136179000
CY2015	rpm	Minority Interest Increase Decrease Other MinorityInterestIncreaseDecreaseOther	-668000
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	685818000
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	2413000
CY2015	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	4594550000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	96954000
CY2017	rpm	Net Investment Income And Other Income NetInvestmentIncomeAndOtherIncome	13984000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-1667000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	244333000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	59662000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	224925000
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	184671000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2848000
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	135165000
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.37
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.36
CY2016	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.63
CY2017	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.175
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-20402000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	38679000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Cost Credit Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-196000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Amortization Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	-41000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Amortization Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Prior Service Cost Credit Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax	-6000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Finalization Of Pension And Non Pension Postretirement Plan Valuation Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossFinalizationOfPensionAndNonPensionPostretirementPlanValuationBeforeTax	25444000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Finalization Of Pension And Non Pension Postretirement Plan Valuation Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossFinalizationOfPensionAndNonPensionPostretirementPlanValuationBeforeTax	18898000
CY2017	rpm	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-1986000
CY2016	rpm	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-2009000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	-66264000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	62520000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-9049000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	2248000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	2793000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	6002000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	-11842000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTax	16000
CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTax	-946000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	51880000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-139969000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	23863000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	-32030000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	28017000
CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-107939000
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	212688000
CY2016	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	249519000
CY2015	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-3911000
CY2016	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2706000
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	71870000
CY2016	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	66732000
CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	44903000
CY2016	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1 BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1	-14500000
CY2017	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Realized Gain Loss Other Than Temporary Impairments Amount MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount	420000
CY2016	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Realized Gain Loss Other Than Temporary Impairments Amount MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount	3811000
CY2016	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9399000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	32541000
CY2017	rpm	Other Non Cash Interest Expense OtherNonCashInterestExpense	9986000
CY2017	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Realized Gain Loss Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	8174000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-280000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	5690000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	24582000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-4577000
CY2017	rpm	Increase Decrease In Accrued Loss Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLossReserves	-3422000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-64322000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-3000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	386127000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	474706000
CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	330448000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	126109000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Businesses And Interest In Affiliates PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates	254200000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	38062000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	76588000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	866000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-1944000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-165866000
CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-559453000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	8560000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-206105000
CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	110193000
CY2014Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	332868000
CY2016	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	73087000
CY2015	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	79371000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	27486000
CY2016	rpm	Defined Benefit Plan Employer Matching Contributions DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerMatchingContributions	16300000
CY2015	rpm	Defined Benefit Plan Employer Matching Contributions DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerMatchingContributions	14900000
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual Carrying Value Noncurrent LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueNoncurrent	34898000
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	11663000
CY2014Q2	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	14741000
CY2016	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	18061000
CY2015	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	29543000
CY2015	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	23487000
CY2016	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Additions From Business Acquisition ProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition	59000
CY2015	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Additions From Business Acquisition ProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition	2978000
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	19149000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Revenue Expense Net InterestRevenueExpenseNet	-82970000
CY2016	us-gaap	Interest Revenue Expense Net InterestRevenueExpenseNet	-81318000
CY2017	rpm	Income Loss Before Interest Expense And Income Taxes IncomeLossBeforeInterestExpenseAndIncomeTaxes	327303000
CY2016	rpm	Income Loss Before Interest Expense And Income Taxes IncomeLossBeforeInterestExpenseAndIncomeTaxes	564784000
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	116773000
CY2016	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	111039000
CY2017Q2	rpm	Long Lived Assets LongLivedAssets	2673220000
CY2016Q2	rpm	Long Lived Assets LongLivedAssets	2609850000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1252063000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1190770000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1022496000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	552042000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	521681000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	428573000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	112769000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-70926000
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	11928000
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.85
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.54
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.09
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.83
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.54
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.09
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.275
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.300
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.300
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1242526000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1155984000
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	988555000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	532958000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	493934000
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	412962000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	99815000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	83433000
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18582000
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.76
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.63
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.14
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.74
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.62
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.14
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.260
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.275
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.275
CY2017	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3) Use of Estimates</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  </p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P14Y0M0D
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	4200000
CY2017	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionLossBeforeTax	6400000
CY2016	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionLossBeforeTax	24400000
CY2015	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	4900000
CY2017	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred1 BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1	772600000
CY2017	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	3
CY2016	rpm	Business Acquisition Number Of Entities Acquired During Period BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfEntitiesAcquiredDuringPeriod	7
CY2016Q2	rpm	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Number Of Business Discontinued DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNumberOfBusinessDiscontinued	1
CY2016	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P9Y0M0D
CY2016	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	6500000
CY2015	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionLossBeforeTax	22300000
CY2017	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	16000000
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