PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Thousands of Dollars Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)

~~September 25,~~July 2,

~~September 27,~~June 26,

December ~~27,~~25,

2017
2016

~~2015~~
~~2015~~2016

ASSETS

Current assets


Cash and cash equivalents
$
~~830,372~~1,433,500

~~551,292~~924,098

~~976,750~~1,282,285

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of ~~$36,500,~~$15,200,

$~~16,200~~32,800 and ~~$14,900~~$16,800

~~1,452,931~~846,547

~~1,390,274~~703,821

~~1,217,850~~1,319,963


Inventories

~~607,701~~557,507

~~447,090~~572,391

~~384,492~~387,675


Prepaid expenses and other current assets

~~255,983~~257,251

~~320,895~~323,046

~~286,506~~237,684




Total current assets

~~3,146,987~~3,094,805

~~2,709,551~~2,523,356

~~2,865,598~~3,227,607

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of ~~$383,500,~~$408,200,

$~~358,100~~375,300 and ~~$363,600~~$383,700

~~247,231~~268,973

~~219,656~~242,607

~~237,527~~267,398

Other assets


Goodwill

~~604,700~~572,143

~~592,781~~592,806

~~592,695~~570,555


Other intangibles, net, accumulated amortization of ~~$867,300, $832,900~~$891,800, $858,700

and ~~$841,300~~$876,000

~~254,637~~230,188

~~289,200~~263,425

~~280,807~~245,949


Other

~~701,592~~746,634

~~755,959~~722,191

~~744,090~~779,857



Total other assets

~~1,560,929~~1,548,965

~~1,637,940~~1,578,422

~~1,617,592~~1,596,361



Total assets
$
~~4,955,147~~4,912,743

~~4,567,147~~4,344,385

~~4,720,717~~5,091,366

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities


Short-term borrowings
$
~~178,666~~186,863

~~113,970~~5,400

~~164,563~~172,582

Current portion of long-term debt

~~349,611~~349,916

-

-349,713


Accounts payable

~~344,874~~368,312

~~282,772~~214,243

~~241,210~~319,525


Accrued liabilities

~~742,568~~567,156

~~642,827~~525,377

~~658,874~~776,039



Total current liabilities

~~1,615,719~~1,472,247

~~1,039,569~~745,020

~~1,064,647~~1,617,859

Long-term debt

~~1,198,461~~1,199,114

~~1,546,796~~1,547,753

~~1,547,115~~1,198,679

Other liabilities

~~364,378~~408,888

~~396,772~~402,614

~~404,883~~389,388



Total liabilities

~~3,178,558~~3,080,249

~~2,983,137~~2,695,387

~~3,016,645~~3,205,926

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

~~34,829~~-

~~41,173~~36,465

~~40,170~~22,704

Shareholders' equity


Preference stock of $2.50 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; none

issued

-

-

-


Common stock of $.50 par value. Authorized 600,000,000 shares; issued

209,694,630 at ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015,~~

and December ~~27, 2015~~25, 2016

104,847

104,847

104,847


Additional paid-in capital

~~959,859~~1,021,690

~~863,543~~945,802

~~893,630~~985,418


Retained earnings

~~4,019,370~~4,141,903

~~3,733,995~~3,825,289

~~3,852,321~~4,148,722


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

~~(203,989)~~(226,613)

~~(126,185)~~(174,301)

~~(146,001)~~(194,570)


Treasury stock, at cost; ~~84,751,773~~84,615,971 shares at ~~September 25, 2016; 84,987,076~~July 2, 2017; 84,241,018

shares at ~~September 27, 2015;~~June 26, 2016; and ~~84,899,200~~85,207,677 shares at December ~~27, 2015~~25, 2016

~~(3,138,327)~~(3,209,333)

~~(3,033,363)~~(3,089,104)

~~(3,040,895)~~(3,181,681)



Total shareholders' equity

~~1,741,760~~1,832,494

~~1,542,837~~1,612,533

~~1,663,902~~1,862,736



Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and

shareholders' equity
$
~~4,955,147~~4,912,743

~~4,567,147~~4,344,385

~~4,720,717~~5,091,366

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Thousands of Dollars Except Per Share Data)

(Thousands of Dollars Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,

July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015

2017

2016

2017

2016
Net revenues
Net revenues

$
1,679,757

1,470,997

3,389,882

2,982,155
Net revenues

$
972,506

878,945

1,822,169

1,710,125
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses:

Costs and expenses:

Cost of sales

658,986

579,149

1,270,902

1,122,283
Cost of sales

368,233

321,676

674,315

611,916

Royalties

134,294

113,950

273,671

230,108
Royalties

79,152

69,408

143,532

139,377

Product development

70,083

64,793

190,918

174,299
Product development

62,793

63,671

125,379

120,835

Advertising

154,132

142,029

320,948

288,136
Advertising

92,374

86,957

173,310

166,816

Amortization of intangibles

8,691

9,031

26,073

35,330
Amortization of intangibles

7,881

8,691

15,762

17,382

Program production cost amortization

6,282

11,496

17,501

29,812
Program production cost amortization

5,188

5,033

10,758

11,219

Selling, distribution and administration

285,188

247,022

756,978

668,955
Selling, distribution and administration

256,901

238,635

500,786

471,790

Total costs and expenses

1,317,656

1,167,470

2,856,991

2,548,923

Total costs and expenses

872,522

794,071

1,643,842

1,539,335
Operating profit
Operating profit

362,101

303,527

532,891

433,232
Operating profit

99,984

84,874

178,327

170,790
Non-operating (income) expense:
Non-operating (income) expense:

Non-operating (income) expense:

Interest expense

24,305

24,045

72,263

72,816
Interest expense

24,224

23,914

48,680

47,958

Interest income

(1,944)

(672)

(6,469)

(2,292)
Interest income

(5,116)

(2,312)

(10,680)

(4,525)

Other (income) expense, net

(6,584)

(4,463)

(5,460)

(9,870)
Other (income) expense, net

(6,010)

(3,748)

(17,396)

1,124

Total non-operating expense, net

15,777

18,910

60,334

60,654

Total non-operating expense, net

13,098

17,854

20,604

44,557
Earnings before income taxes
Earnings before income taxes

346,324

284,617

472,557

372,578
Earnings before income taxes

86,886

67,020

157,723

126,233
Income tax expense
Income tax expense

90,162

78,242

120,005

100,100
Income tax expense

19,163

17,601

21,401

29,843
Net earnings
Net earnings

256,162

206,375

352,552

272,478
Net earnings

67,723

49,419

136,322

96,390
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1,636)

(1,224)

(6,103)

(3,597)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

-

(2,687)

-

(4,467)
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.

$
257,798

207,599

358,655

276,075
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.

$
67,723

52,106

136,322

100,857

Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share:
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share:

Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share:

Basic

$
2.05

1.66

2.86

2.21
Basic

$
0.54

0.42

1.09

0.80

Diluted

$
2.03

1.64

2.82

2.18
Diluted

$
0.53

0.41

1.07

0.79
Cash dividends declared per common share
Cash dividends declared per common share

$
0.51

0.46

1.53

1.38
Cash dividends declared per common share

$
0.57

0.51

1.14

1.02

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,

July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015

2017

2016

2017

2016
Net earnings
Net earnings

$
256,162

206,375

352,552

272,478
Net earnings

$
67,723

49,419

136,322

96,390
Other comprehensive earnings (loss):
Other comprehensive earnings (loss):

Other comprehensive earnings (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustments

(1,483)

(39,086)

18,482

(85,755)
Foreign currency translation adjustments

4,139

7,825

28,812

19,965

Net (losses) gains on cash flow hedging activities,

Net losses on cash flow hedging activities,


net of tax

(12,960)

25,948

(37,004)

78,576

net of tax

(33,880)

(8,258)

(57,197)

(24,044)

Unrealized holding (losses) gains on available-for-sale

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available

securities, net of tax

(390)

(1,231)

963

(290)

-for-sale securities, net of tax

260

(327)

229

1,353

Changes in unrecognized pension and postretirement

Reclassifications to earnings, net of tax:

amounts, net of tax

-

5,194

-

5,194

Net gains on cash flow hedging activities

(1,410)

(10,363)

(6,784)

(27,924)

Reclassifications to earnings, net of tax:

Unrecognized pension and postretirement amounts

1,449

1,175

2,897

2,350

Net gains on cash flow hedging activities

(16,028)

(12,698)

(43,952)

(30,117)

Unrecognized pension and postretirement amounts

1,173

(836)

3,523

1,661
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(29,688)

(22,709)

(57,988)

(30,731)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(29,442)

(9,948)

(32,043)

(28,300)
Comprehensive earnings
Comprehensive earnings

226,474

183,666

294,564

241,747
Comprehensive earnings

38,281

39,471

104,279

68,090
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1,636)

(1,224)

(6,103)

(3,597)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

-

(2,687)

-

(4,467)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.

$
228,110

184,890

300,667

245,344
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.

$
38,281

42,158

104,279

72,557

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Thousands of Dollars)
(Thousands of Dollars)

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2017

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash flows from operating activities:

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net earnings

$
352,552

$272,478

Net earnings

$
136,322

96,390

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

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

Depreciation of plant and equipment

89,327

86,393

Depreciation of plant and equipment

65,791

57,091

Amortization of intangibles

26,073

35,330

Amortization of intangibles

15,762

17,382

Program production cost amortization

17,501

29,812

Program production cost amortization

10,758

11,219

Deferred income taxes

25,091

(10,236)

Deferred income taxes

10,908

8,702

Stock-based compensation

39,673

33,073

Stock-based compensation

25,132

25,577

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Change in operating assets and liabilities net of acquired and disposed balances:
Change in operating assets and liabilities net of acquired and disposed balances:

Increase in accounts receivable

(224,172)

(382,573)

Decrease in accounts receivable

491,935

519,376

Increase in inventories

(214,734)

(156,221)

Increase in inventories

(157,059)

(185,048)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

(4,063)

39,521

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

(28,150)

(60,483)

Program production costs

(36,010)

(28,222)

Program production costs

(19,135)

(25,387)

Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

129,661

165,632

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(208,903)

(156,690)

Other

(47,118)

(15,429)

Other

22,745

(2,193)

Net cash provided by operating activities

153,781

69,558

Net cash provided by operating activities

366,106

305,936

Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash flows from investing activities:

Cash flows from investing activities:

Additions to property, plant and equipment

(103,639)

(97,873)

Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(12,436)

(3,000)

Cash proceeds from dispositions

-

18,632

Additions to property, plant and equipment

(66,321)

(66,390)

Other

25,576

23,447

Other

(1,465)

20,431

Net cash utilized by investing activities

(90,499)

(58,794)

Net cash utilized by investing activities

(67,786)

(45,959)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash flows from financing activities:

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net proceeds from (repayments of) other short-term borrowings

14,160

(138,101)

Net proceeds from (repayments of) other short-term borrowings

14,258

(159,136)

Purchases of common stock

(104,273)

(74,110)

Purchases of common stock

(18,561)

(57,337)

Stock option transactions

37,515

33,929

Stock-based compensation transactions

9,902

36,388

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

19,712

9,804

Dividends paid

(134,655)

(121,311)

Dividends paid

(185,265)

(168,393)

Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation

(31,400)

(18,672)

Other

762

928

Other

-

762

Net cash utilized by financing activities

(217,389)

(335,943)

Net cash utilized by financing activities

(160,456)

(319,306)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

7,729

(16,696)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

13,351

6,677

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(146,378)

(341,875)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

151,215

(52,652)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

976,750

893,167

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

1,282,285

976,750

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$
830,372

551,292

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$
1,433,500

924,098

Supplemental information
Supplemental information

Supplemental information

Cash paid during the period for:

Cash paid during the period for:

Interest

$
74,700

78,056

Interest

$
43,960

43,682

Income taxes

$
64,854

80,833

Income taxes

$
64,787

49,297





See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of Hasbro, Inc. and all majority-owned subsidiaries ("Hasbro" or the "Company") as of ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016, ~~and September 27, 2015,~~ and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and notes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015 are~~were each 13-week periods. The ~~nine-month periods~~six-month period ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 was a 27-week period while the six-month period ended June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015 are each 39-week periods.~~was a 26-week period.

The results of operations for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year, nor were those of the comparable ~~2015~~2016 periods representative of those actually experienced for the full year ~~2015.~~2016.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The Company filed audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December ~~27, 2015~~25, 2016 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes all such information and disclosures and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the financial information included herein.

The Company's accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December ~~27, 2015.~~25, 2016 with the exception of the accounting policy related to stock compensation. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The ASU includes provisions intended to simplify how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements including:
·Prospectively, the requirement to record all of the tax effects related to share-based payments at settlement through the income statement. For the six-months ended July 2, 2017, excess tax benefits of $15,461 were recorded to income tax expense.
·A requirement that all tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments be reported as operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Previously, these amounts were reported as a cash inflow from financing activities. The Company elected to apply this requirement of the standard retrospectively. Accordingly, the cash flow statement for the six months ended June 26, 2016 has been restated to include $18,423 of cash flows from excess tax benefits, previously included as financing activities, in operating activities with other income tax cash flows. For the six months ended July 2, 2017 excess tax benefits of $15,461 were reported as operating activities.
·A requirement that all cash payments made to taxing authorities on the employees’ behalf for withheld shares shall be presented as financing activities in the statements of cash flows. Prior to adoption of ASU 2016-09, these cash flows were included as operating activities. This change was required to be applied on a retrospective basis and as a result, the Company has restated the consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 26, 2016. This change resulted in payments of $18,672 for the six months ended June 26, 2016 being included in financing activities. For the six months ended July 2, 2017, such payments amounted to $31,400.
·Entities are permitted to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense for share-based payment awards choosing either to estimate forfeitures as previously required or recognize forfeitures as they occur. The Company elected to change its method of accounting for forfeitures from estimating the number of stock-based awards expected to vest, to accounting for forfeitures as they occur which resulted in a one-time charge, net of tax, of $700 to retained earnings recorded during the first quarter of 2017. Based upon the Company’s history of forfeitures, it is not expected that this election will have a material impact on its financial statements going forward however, as any impact will be based on future forfeitures, the actual impact could differ from the Company’s expectation.

~~Certain amounts~~Through 2016, the Company had one investment with a redeemable noncontrolling interest which was the Company’s 70 % majority interest in Backflip Studios, LLC (“Backflip”). During the ~~2015 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to~~first quarter of 2017, the ~~2016 presentation.~~Company acquired the remaining 30% of Backflip for no additional consideration, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

(2) Earnings Per Share
Net earnings per share data for the quarters and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ were computed as follows:

2016

2015
2017

2016
Quarter
Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted
Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.
$
257,798

257,798

207,599

207,599
$
67,723

67,723

52,106

52,106

Average shares outstanding

125,500

125,500

125,100

125,100

125,263

125,263

125,475

125,475
Effect of dilutive securities:

Options and other share-based awards

-

1,678

-

1,817

-

2,104

-

1,566
Equivalent Shares

125,500

127,178

125,100

126,917

125,263

127,367

125,475

127,041

Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share
$
2.05

2.03

1.66

1.64
$
0.54

0.53

0.42

0.41

2016

2015
2017

2016
Nine Months
Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted
Six Months
Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.
$
358,655

358,655

276,075

276,075
$
136,322

136,322

100,857

100,857

Average shares outstanding

125,414

125,414

125,016

125,016

125,221

125,221

125,371

125,371
Effect of dilutive securities:

Options and other share-based awards

-

1,642

-

1,673

-

2,075

-

1,624
Equivalent Shares

125,414

127,056

125,016

126,689

125,221

127,296

125,371

126,995

Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. per common share
$
2.86

2.82

2.21

2.18
$
1.09

1.07

0.80

0.79

For the ~~quarter~~quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016, options and restricted stock units totaling 453 and 492, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to include them would have been antidilutive. ~~No options and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 27, 2015.~~ For the ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016, ~~and September 27, 2015,~~ options and restricted stock units totaling ~~492~~546 and ~~261,~~492, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to include them would have been antidilutive.

(3) Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)


Components of other comprehensive earnings (loss) are presented within the consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings. The following table presents the related tax effects on changes in other comprehensive earnings (loss) for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,

July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015

2017

2016

2017

2016

Other comprehensive earnings (loss), tax effect:
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), tax effect:

Other comprehensive earnings (loss), tax effect:

Tax benefit (expense) on cash flow hedging activities
$
1,420

(7,400)

9,423

(11,362)
Tax benefit (expense) on unrealized holding gains (losses)

221

700

(547)

164
Tax expense on changes in unrecognized pension and

postretirement amounts

-

(660)

-

(660)
Tax (expense) benefit on cash flow hedging activities
Tax (expense) benefit on cash flow hedging activities
$
(1,074)

4,747

4,236

8,003
Tax (expense) benefit on unrealized holding gains (losses)
Tax (expense) benefit on unrealized holding gains (losses)

(148)

185

(130)

(768)
Reclassifications to earnings, tax effect:
Reclassifications to earnings, tax effect:

Reclassifications to earnings, tax effect:

Tax expense on cash flow hedging activities

2,456

1,487

5,274

2,537
Tax expense (benefit) on cash flow hedging activities

(640)

1,069

(1,009)

2,818

Tax (benefit) expense on unrecognized pension and

Tax benefit on unrecognized pension and

postretirement amounts

(666)

338

(1,999)

(942)
postretirement amounts reclassified to the

consolidated statements of operations

(822)

(666)

(1,644)

(1,333)
Total tax effect on other comprehensive earnings (loss)
Total tax effect on other comprehensive earnings (loss)
$
3,431

(5,535)

12,151

(10,263)
Total tax effect on other comprehensive earnings (loss)
$
(2,684)

5,335

1,453

8,720

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the ~~nine months~~quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ are as follows:


Unrealized



Holding

Total

Unrealized

Gains

Gains on

Foreign

Accumulated

Holding

Total

Pension and

(Losses) on

Available-

Currency

Other

Gains

Gains on

Foreign

Accumulated

Postretirement

Derivative

for-Sale

Translation

Comprehensive
Pension and

(Losses) on

Available-

Currency

Other

Amounts

Instruments

Securities

Adjustments

Earnings (Loss)
Postretirement

Derivative

for-Sale

Translation

Comprehensive

Amounts

Instruments

Securities

Adjustments

Loss
2017

Balance at December 25, 2016
$
(118,401)

51,085

1,424

(128,678)

(194,570)
Current period other comprehensive earnings (loss)

2,897

(63,981)

229

28,812

(32,043)
Balance at July 2, 2017
$
(115,504)

(12,896)

1,653

(99,866)

(226,613)

2016

Balance at December 27, 2015
$
(102,931)

79,317

1,258

(123,645)

(146,001)
$
(102,931)

79,317

1,258

(123,645)

(146,001)
Current period other comprehensive earnings (loss)

3,523

(80,956)

963

18,482

(57,988)

2,350

(51,968)

1,353

19,965

(28,300)
Balance at September 25, 2016
$
(99,408)

(1,639)

2,221

(105,163)

(203,989)

2015

Balance at December 28, 2014
$
(113,092)

43,689

1,900

(27,951)

(95,454)
Current period other comprehensive earnings (loss)

6,855

48,459

(290)

(85,755)

(30,731)
Balance at September 27, 2015
$
(106,237)

92,148

1,610

(113,706)

(126,185)
Balance at June 26, 2016
$
(100,581)

27,349

2,611

(103,680)

(174,301)

At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company had remaining net deferred gains on foreign currency forward contracts, net of tax, of ~~$16,864~~$4,724 in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCE"). These instruments hedge payments related to inventory purchased in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 or forecasted to be purchased during the remainder of ~~2016~~2017 and, to a lesser extent, ~~2017~~2018 through 2021, intercompany expenses expected to be paid or received during ~~2016~~2017 and ~~2017,~~2018, cash receipts for sales made at the end of the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 or forecasted to be made in the remainder of ~~2016~~2017 and, to a lesser extent, ~~2017~~2018 through ~~2018.~~2019. These amounts will be reclassified into the consolidated statements of operations upon the sale of the related inventory or recognition of the related sales or expenses.

In addition to foreign currency forward contracts, the Company entered into hedging contracts on future interest payments related to the long-term notes due 2021 and 2044. At the date of debt issuance, ~~in 2014,~~ these contracts were terminated and the fair value on the date of settlement was deferred in AOCE and is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the related notes using the effective interest rate method. At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, deferred losses, net of tax of ~~$18,503~~$17,620 related to these instruments remained in AOCE. For the quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016, ~~and September 27, 2015,~~ previously deferred losses of $450 were reclassified from AOCE to net earnings. For the ~~nine~~six month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016, ~~and September 27, 2015,~~ previously deferred losses of ~~$1,349~~$934 and $899 were reclassified from AOCE to net ~~earnings.~~earnings, respectively.

Of the amount included in AOCE at ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company expects net ~~gains~~losses of approximately ~~$11,699~~$8,476 to be reclassified to the consolidated statements of operations within the next 12 months. However, the amount ultimately realized in earnings is dependent on the fair value of the hedging instruments on the settlement dates.

(4) Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities. At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ the carrying cost of these instruments approximated their fair value. The Company's financial instruments at ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016 ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015~~ also include certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value (see Notes 6 and 8) as well as long-term borrowings. The carrying costs which are equal to the outstanding principal amounts, and fair values of the Company's long-term borrowings as of ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016 ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015~~ are as follows:

September 25, 2016

September 27, 2015

December 27, 2015
July 2, 2017

June 26, 2016

December 25, 2016

Carrying

Fair

Carrying

Fair

Carrying

Fair
Carrying

Fair

Carrying

Fair

Carrying

Fair

Cost

Value

Cost

Value

Cost

Value
Cost

Value

Cost

Value

Cost

Value
6.35% Notes Due 2040
$
500,000

611,200

500,000

563,400

500,000

556,300
$
500,000

614,800

500,000

608,600

500,000

584,850
6.30% Notes Due 2017

350,000

366,205

350,000

379,925

350,000

374,045

350,000

353,115

350,000

370,125

350,000

361,900
5.10% Notes Due 2044

300,000

324,450

300,000

291,900

300,000

286,710

300,000

325,500

300,000

317,490

300,000

297,600
3.15% Notes Due 2021

300,000

310,620

300,000

303,990

300,000

300,060

300,000

307,230

300,000

308,640

300,000

300,450
6.60% Debentures Due 2028

109,895

132,786

109,895

123,225

109,895

121,269

109,895

127,940

109,895

133,006

109,895

123,984
Total long-term debt
$
1,559,895

1,745,261

1,559,895

1,662,440

1,559,895

1,638,384
$
1,559,895

1,728,585

1,559,895

1,737,861

1,559,895

1,668,784
Less: Current portion

350,000

366,205

-

-

-


-

350,000

353,115

-

-

350,000


361,900
Less: Deferred debt expenses

11,434

-

13,099

-

12,780

-

10,781

-

12,142

-

11,216

-
Long-term debt
$
1,198,461

1,379,056

1,546,796

1,662,440

1,547,115

1,638,384
$
1,199,114

1,375,470

1,547,753

1,737,861

1,198,679

1,306,884

Current portion of long-term debt at July 2, 2017 and December 25, 2016 of ~~$349,611~~$349,916 and $349,713 , respectively, as shown on the consolidated balance sheet represents the $350,000 principal of 6.30% notes less ~~$389~~$84 and $287, respectively, of deferred debt expenses.

The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are considered Level 3 fair values (see Note 6 for further discussion of the fair value hierarchy) and are measured using the discounted future cash flows method. In addition to the debt terms, the valuation methodology includes an assumption of a discount rate that approximates the current yield on a similar debt security. This assumption is considered an unobservable input in that it reflects the Company's own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company believes that this is the best information available for use in the fair value measurement.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (ASC 835-30), which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs. ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs related to long-term debt to be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction to the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with the presentation of discounts. The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 at December 27, 2015 and deferred debt expenses are presented as a reduction of long-term debt. Deferred debt expenses of $13,099 have been reclassified from other assets in the consolidated balance sheet for September 27, 2015, to reflect this change in accounting principle.


(5) Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the United States and various state and international jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is regularly audited by U.S. federal, state and local and international tax authorities in various tax jurisdictions.

The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years before 2012. ~~The Company’s claims for refunds for 2012 and 2013 U.S. federal income tax returns are currently under exam.~~ With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. state or local and non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities in its major jurisdictions for years before 2009. In the third quarter of 2016, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service commenced an examination related to the 2012 and 2013 amended U.S. federal income tax returns. The Company is ~~currently~~also under income tax examination in several U.S. state and local and non-U.S. jurisdictions.
~~In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17,~~ ~~Income Taxes~~, which simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes by removing the requirement to bifurcate deferred income tax assets and liabilities between current and non-current. The Company adopted ASU 2015-17 as of December 27, 2015 and deferred income tax assets and liabilities are presented as non-current in the consolidated balance sheets. This adoption was applied retrospectively and $68,565 has been reclassified from prepaid expenses and other current assets to other assets and $10,927 has been reclassified from accrued liabilities to other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 27, 2015.

(6) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain financial instruments at fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of three levels: Level 1 fair values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access; Level 2 fair values are those based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 fair values are based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Accounting standards permit entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establish presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar assets and liabilities. The Company has elected the fair value option for certain available-for-sale investments. At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ these investments totaled ~~$23,490, $22,834~~$23,967, $23,056 and ~~$22,539,~~$23,571, respectively, and are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded net gains of ~~$440~~$384 and ~~$922~~$1,015 on these investments in other (income) expense, net for the quarter and ~~nine-months~~six-months ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, respectively, related to the change in fair value of such instruments. For the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 27, 2015~~June 26, 2016 the Company recorded net losses of ~~$176~~$399 and ~~$246,~~$482, respectively, in other (income) expense, net, related to the change in fair value of such instruments.

At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ the Company had the following assets and liabilities measured at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets (excluding assets for which the fair value is measured using net asset value per share) ~~in its consolidated balance sheets:~~:

Fair Value Measurements Using:
Fair Value Measurements Using:

Quoted

Quoted

Prices in

Prices in

Active

Active

Markets

Significant

Markets

Significant

for

Other

Significant

for

Other

Significant

Identical

Observable

Unobservable

Identical

Observable

Unobservable

Fair

Assets

Inputs

Inputs
Fair

Assets

Inputs

Inputs

Value

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)
Value

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)
September 25, 2016

July 2, 2017

Assets:

Available-for-sale securities
$
4,986

4,986

-

-
$
4,096

4,096

-

-
Derivatives

39,115

-

39,115

-

25,372

-

25,372

-
Total assets
$
44,101

4,986

39,115

-
$
29,468

4,096

25,372

-

Liabilities:

Derivatives
$
19,390

-

19,390

-
$
22,244

-

22,244

-
Option agreement

27,460

-

-

27,460

28,500

-

-

28,500
Total liabilities
$
46,850

-

19,390

27,460
$
50,744

-

22,244

28,500

September 27, 2015

June 26, 2016

Assets:

Available-for-sale securities
$
4,029

4,029

-

-
$
5,597

5,597

-

-
Derivatives

119,123

-

119,123

-

63,277

-

63,277

-
Total assets
$
123,152

4,029

119,123

-
$
68,874

5,597

63,277

-

Liabilities:

Derivatives
$
605

-

605

-
$
13,148

-

13,148

-
Option agreement

24,780

-

-

24,780

27,560

-

-

27,560
Total liabilities
$
25,385

-

605

24,780
$
40,708

-

13,148

27,560

December 27, 2015

December 25, 2016

Assets:

Available-for-sale securities
$
3,476

3,476

-

-
$
3,736

3,736

-

-
Derivatives

107,634

-

107,634

-

87,894

-

87,894

-
Total assets
$
111,110

3,476

107,634

-
$
91,630

3,736

87,894

-

Liabilities:

Derivatives
$
1,240

-

1,240

-
$
11,309

-

11,309

-
Option agreement

28,360

-

-

28,360

28,770

-

-

28,770
Total Liabilities
$
29,600

-

1,240

28,360
$
40,079

-

11,309

28,770

Available-for-sale securities include equity securities of one company quoted on an active public market.

The Company's derivatives consist of foreign currency forward contracts. The Company used current forward rates of the respective foreign currencies to measure the fair value of these contracts. The option agreement included in other liabilities at ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ is valued using an option pricing model based on the fair value of the related investment. Inputs used in the option pricing model include the volatility and fair value of the underlying company which are considered unobservable inputs as they reflect the Company's own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company believes that this is the best information available for use in the fair value measurement. There were no changes in these valuation techniques during the ~~nine-month~~six-month period ended ~~September 25, 2016.~~July 2, 2017.

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements of the Company's financial instruments which use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

2016

2015
2017

2016
Balance at beginning of year
$
(28,360)

(25,340)
$
(28,770)

(28,360)
Gain from change in fair value

900

560

270

800
Balance at end of third quarter
$
(27,460)

(24,780)
Balance at end of second quarter
$
(28,500)

(27,560)

In addition to the above, the Company has three investments for which the fair value is measured using net asset value per share. At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ these investments had fair values of ~~$23,490, $22,834~~$23,967, $23,056 and ~~$22,539,~~$23,571, respectively. Two of the investments have net asset values that are predominantly based on underlying investments which are traded on an active market and are redeemable within 45 days. The third investment invests in hedge funds which are generally redeemable on a quarterly basis with 30 – 90 days’ notice.
In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement — Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent), which simplifies the presentation of the fair value hierarchy by removing the requirement to include those investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The Company adopted ASU 2015-07 in the first quarter of 2016. Prior year disclosures have been adjusted to conform to current year presentation.

(7) Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The components of the net periodic cost of the Company's defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ are as follows:

Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended

Pension

Postretirement
Pension

Postretirement

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,
July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015
2017

2016

2017

2016
Service cost
$
1,002

1,006

132

150
$
921

995

173

133
Interest cost

4,611

4,603

294

285

4,430

4,604

295

293
Expected return on assets

(5,512)

(5,476)

-

-

(5,880)

(5,504)

-

-
Net amortization and deferrals

2,134

2,202

-

(114)

2,519

2,132

-

-
Curtailment

-

643

-

(3,842)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
2,235

2,978

426

(3,521)
$
1,990

2,227

468

426

Six Months Ended

Pension

Postretirement

July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2017

2016

2017

2016
Service cost
$
1,873

1,993

345

265
Interest cost

9,155

9,210

590

587
Expected return on assets

(12,161)

(11,011)

-

-
Net amortization and deferrals

5,213

4,264

-

-
Net periodic benefit cost
$
4,080

4,456

935

852

Nine Months Ended

Pension

Postretirement

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,

2016

2015

2016

2015
Service cost
$
2,995

3,038

397

450
Interest cost

13,821

13,827

881

855
Expected return on assets

(16,523)

(16,452)

-

-
Net amortization and deferrals

6,398

6,610

-

(341)
Curtailment

-

781

-

(3,842)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
6,691

7,804

1,278

(2,878)
During the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company made cash contributions to its defined benefit pension plans of approximately ~~$64,800~~$1,050 in the aggregate. The Company expects to contribute approximately ~~$350~~$27,550 during the remainder of fiscal ~~2016.~~2017.

(8) Derivative Financial Instruments

Hasbro uses foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the impact of currency rate fluctuations on firmly committed and projected future foreign currency transactions. These over-the-counter contracts, which hedge future currency requirements related to purchases of inventory, product sales and other cross-border transactions not denominated in the functional currency of the business unit, are primarily denominated in United States and Hong Kong dollars, and Euros. All contracts are entered into with a number of counterparties, all of which are major financial institutions. The Company believes that a default by a single counterparty would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. Hasbro does not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the impact of currency rate fluctuations on firmly committed and projected future foreign currency transactions. All of the Company's designated foreign currency forward contracts are considered to be cash flow hedges. These instruments hedge a portion of the Company's currency requirements associated with anticipated inventory purchases, product sales and other cross-border transactions in ~~2016~~2017 through 2021.

At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ the notional amounts and fair values of the Company's foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments were as follows:


September 25, 2016

September 27, 2015

December 27, 2015
July 2, 2017

June 26, 2016

December 25, 2016

Notional

Fair

Notional

Fair

Notional

Fair
Notional

Fair

Notional

Fair

Notional

Fair
Hedged transaction
Amount

Value

Amount

Value

Amount

Value
Amount

Value

Amount

Value

Amount

Value
Inventory purchases
$
1,045,400

23,662

1,122,827

124,422

1,380,488

108,521
$
942,896

259

1,301,560

54,698

945,728

60,520
Sales

318,283

(559)

213,841

(3,352)

97,350

803

618,755

15,229

218,459

(2,792)

290,181

9,775
Royalties and Other

233,367

(4,111)

57,360

(2,512)

54,360

(1,886)

308,407

(9,545)

259,963

(2,810)

198,849

1,633
Total
$
1,597,050

18,992

1,394,028

118,558

1,532,198

107,438
$
1,870,058

5,943

1,779,982

49,096

1,434,758

71,928

The Company has a master agreement with each of its counterparties that allows for the netting of outstanding forward contracts. The fair values of the Company's foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016 ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015~~ as follows:

September 25,

September 27,

December 27,
July 2,

June 26,

December 25,

2016

2015

2015
2017

2016

2016
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Unrealized gains
$
34,179

81,718

78,910
$
12,220

49,195

34,265
Unrealized losses

(9,247)

(9,717)

(5,932)

(4,059)

(9,953)

(2,075)
Net unrealized gain
$
24,932

72,001

72,978
$
8,161

39,242

32,190

Other assets

Unrealized gains
$
20,974

48,111

35,366
$
22,468

29,838

51,839
Unrealized losses

(7,524)

(989)

(710)

(5,257)

(6,836)

(792)
Net unrealized gains
$
13,450

47,122

34,656
$
17,211

23,002

51,047

Accrued liabilities

Unrealized gains
$
4,352

62

-
$
6,403

1,660

8,481
Unrealized losses

(19,420)

(566)

-

(23,421)

(10,600)

(19,790)
Net unrealized loss
$
(15,068)

(504)

-
$
(17,018)

(8,940)

(11,309)

Other liabilities

Unrealized gains
$
992

-

241
$
2,079

223

-
Unrealized losses

(5,314)

(61)

(437)

(4,490)

(4,431)

-
Net unrealized loss
$
(4,322)

(61)

(196)
$
(2,411)

(4,208)

-

Net gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities have been reclassified from other comprehensive earnings (loss) to net earnings for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ as follows:

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended
Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,
July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015
2017

2016

2017

2016
Statements of Operations Classification

Cost of sales
$
13,863

19,244

40,999

41,990
$
2,711

11,438

12,585

27,136
Sales

7,125

(4,507)

7,541

(8,506)

475

318

1,016

416
Other

(1,505)

(377)

(2,236)

(322)

(436)

(738)

(405)

(731)
Net realized gains
$
19,483

14,360

46,304

33,162
$
2,750

11,018

13,196

26,821

In addition, ~~(losses) gains~~losses of ~~$(549)~~$1,528 and ~~$4,271~~$6,486 were reclassified to earnings as a result of hedge ineffectiveness for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, respectively. Net gains of ~~$275~~$863 and ~~$842~~$4,820 were reclassified to earnings as a result of hedge ineffectiveness for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 27, 2015,~~June 26, 2016, respectively.

Undesignated Hedges

The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the impact of changes in the fair value of intercompany loans due to foreign currency ~~fluctuations. Due to the nature of the derivative contracts involved, the~~changes. The Company does not use hedge accounting for these ~~contracts. At September~~contracts as changes in the fair values of these contracts are substantially offset by changes in the fair value of the intercompany loans. As of July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016 ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015~~ the total notional amounts of the Company's undesignated derivative instruments were ~~$264,029, $263,247~~$163,969, $105,569 and ~~$341,389,~~$268,308, respectively.

At ~~September~~July 2, 2017, June 26, 2016 and December 25, 2016, ~~September 27, 2015 and December 27, 2015,~~ the fair values of the Company's undesignated derivative financial instruments were recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

September 25,

September 27,

December 27,
July 2,

June 26,

December 25,

2016

2015

2015
2017

2016

2016
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Unrealized gains
$
812

93

-
$
-

1,033

5,854
Unrealized losses

(79)

-

-

-

-

(1,197)
Net unrealized gain

733

93

-
$
-

1,033

4,657














Accrued liabilities

Unrealized gains

-

360

416
$
55

-

-
Unrealized losses

-

(493)

(1,460)

(2,870)

-

-
Net unrealized loss

-

(133)

(1,044)
$
(2,815)

-

-

Total unrealized gain (loss), net
$
733

(40)

(1,044)
Total unrealized (loss) gain, net
$
(2,815)

1,033

4,657

The Company recorded net (losses) gains of ~~$6,533~~($2,856) and ~~$14,867~~$725 on these instruments to other (income) expense, net for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, respectively, and ~~$21,070~~$5,079 and ~~$40,024~~$8,334 on these instruments to other (income) expense, net for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 27, 2015,~~June 26, 2016, respectively, relating to the change in fair value of such derivatives, substantially offsetting gains and losses from the change in fair value of intercompany loans to which the contracts relate.

For additional information related to the Company's derivative financial instruments see Notes 4 and 6.

(9) Segment Reporting

Hasbro is a global play and entertainment company with a broad portfolio of brands and entertainment properties spanning toys, games, licensed products ranging from traditional to high-tech and digital, and film and television entertainment. The Company's segments are (i) U.S. and Canada, (ii) International, (iii) Entertainment and Licensing, and (iv) Global Operations.

The U.S. and Canada segment includes the marketing and selling of action figures, arts and crafts and creative play products, electronic toys and related electronic interactive products, fashion and other dolls, infant products, play sets, preschool toys, plush products, sports action blasters and accessories, vehicles and toy-related specialty products, as well as traditional board games and puzzles, and trading card and role-playing games primarily within the United States and Canada. Within the International segment, the Company markets and sells both toy and game products in markets outside of the U.S. and Canada, primarily in the European, Asia Pacific, and Latin and South American regions. The Company's Entertainment and Licensing segment includes the Company's consumer products licensing, digital gaming, movie and television entertainment operations. The Global Operations segment is responsible for sourcing finished products for the Company's U.S. and Canada and International segments.

Segment performance is measured at the operating profit level. Included in Corporate and Eliminations are certain corporate expenses, including the elimination of intersegment transactions and certain assets benefiting more than one segment. Intersegment sales and transfers are reflected in management reports at amounts approximating cost. Certain shared costs, including global development and marketing expenses and corporate administration, are allocated to segments based upon expenses and foreign exchange rates fixed at the beginning of the year, with adjustments to actual expenses and foreign exchange rates included in Corporate and Eliminations. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those referenced in note 1.

Results shown for the quarter and ~~nine~~six months are not necessarily representative of those which may be expected for the full year ~~2016,~~2017, nor were those of the comparable ~~2015~~2016 period representative of those actually experienced for the full year ~~2015.~~2016. Similarly, such results are not necessarily those which would be achieved were each segment an unaffiliated business enterprise.

Information by segment and a reconciliation to reported amounts for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ are as follows.

Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended

September 25, 2016

September 27, 2015
July 2, 2017

June 26, 2016
Net revenues
External

Affiliate

External

Affiliate
External

Affiliate

External

Affiliate
U.S. and Canada
$
932,844

2,392

803,824

1,352
$
494,427

2,455

425,899

1,552
International

690,745

417

612,645

8

426,564

15

401,129

261
Entertainment and Licensing

56,130

7,806

52,139

7,604

51,494

3,511

51,896

4,100
Global Operations (a)

38

629,090

2,389

595,476

21

403,541

21

372,058
Corporate and Eliminations

-

(639,705)

-

(604,440)

-

(409,522)

-

(377,971)

$
1,679,757

-

1,470,997

-
$
972,506

-

878,945

-

Nine Months Ended
Six Months Ended

September 25, 2016

September 27, 2015
July 2, 2017

June 26, 2016
Net revenues
External

Affiliate

External

Affiliate
External

Affiliate

External

Affiliate
U.S. and Canada
$
1,802,391

5,388

1,534,697

4,120
$
946,004

4,846

869,547

2,996
International

1,436,911

678

1,281,118

8

771,845

15

746,166

261
Entertainment and Licensing

150,521

16,607

160,410

15,038

104,223

7,013

94,391

8,801
Global Operations (a)

59

1,298,337

5,930

1,183,183

97

663,770

21

669,247
Corporate and Eliminations

-

(1,321,010)

-

(1,202,349)

-

(675,644)

-

(681,305)

$
3,389,882

-

2,982,155

-
$
1,822,169

-

1,710,125

-

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended
Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,
July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,
Operating profit (loss)
2016

2015

2016

2015
2017

2016

2017

2016
U.S. and Canada
$
228,034

187,052

364,322

275,622
$
81,557

57,953

146,311

136,288
International

133,075

114,206

165,582

141,470

16,884

29,654

17,428

32,507
Entertainment and Licensing

14,095

16,245

33,367

40,090

11,324

13,830

22,670

19,272
Global Operations (a)

24,852

13,805

25,428

12,042

(7,607)

(2,868)

(6,774)

576
Corporate and Eliminations (b)

(37,955)

(27,781)

(55,808)

(35,992)

(2,174)

(13,695)

(1,308)

(17,853)

$
362,101

303,527

532,891

433,232
$
99,984

84,874

178,327

170,790

September 25,

September 27,

December 27,
July 2,

June 26,

December 25,
Total assets
2016

2015

2015
2017

2016

2016
U.S. and Canada
$
2,316,624

3,569,803

2,654,270
$
2,799,960

2,400,243

2,559,792
International

2,261,742

2,486,589

2,345,847

2,132,992

1,982,740

2,368,761
Entertainment and Licensing

632,933

727,002

567,753

827,185

524,962

692,898
Global Operations

2,038,736

2,431,866

2,410,142

2,502,546

2,401,676

2,326,566
Corporate and Eliminations (b)

(2,294,888)

(4,648,113)

(3,257,295)

(3,349,940)

(2,965,236)

(2,856,651)

$
4,955,147

4,567,147

4,720,717
$
4,912,743

4,344,385

5,091,366

(a) The Global Operations segment derives substantially all of its revenues, and thus its operating results, from intersegment activities.

(b) Certain long-term assets, including property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, which benefit multiple operating segments, are included in Corporate and Eliminations. Allocations of certain expenses related to these assets to the individual operating segments are done at the beginning of the year based on budgeted amounts. Any differences between actual and budgeted amounts are reflected in Corporate and Eliminations because allocations are translated from the US Dollar to local currency at budget rates when ~~recorded, and~~recorded. Corporate and Eliminations also includes the elimination of inter-company balance sheet amounts.

The following table represents consolidated International segment net revenues by major geographic region for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended
Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,
July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015
2017

2016

2017

2016
Europe
$
452,834

389,024

905,081

770,555
$
237,607

228,124

453,727

452,247
Latin America

154,985

141,901

307,949

297,877

99,869

97,368

164,625

152,964
Asia Pacific

82,926

81,720

223,881

212,686

89,088

75,637

153,493

140,955
Net revenues
$
690,745

612,645

1,436,911

1,281,118
$
426,564

401,129

771,845

746,166

The following table presents consolidated net revenues by ~~class of principal products~~brand portfolio for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.


Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,

2016

2015

2016

2015
Boys
$
605,452

593,094

1,297,358

1,206,118
Games

409,528

363,470

868,373

810,748
Girls

462,021

294,785

799,700

539,401
Preschool

202,756

219,648

424,451

425,888
Net revenues
$
1,679,757

1,470,997

3,389,882

2,982,155

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2017

2016

2017

2016
Franchise brands
$
545,718

452,268

976,462

868,642
Partner brands

230,015

227,088

442,977

485,313
Hasbro gaming

133,872

126,438

269,639

226,666
Emerging brands

62,901

73,151

133,091

129,504
Net revenues
$
972,506

878,945

1,822,169

1,710,125

Hasbro's total gaming category, including ~~(10)~~ the Hasbro Gaming portfolio as reported above and all other~~Acquisition~~ gaming revenue, most notably MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY, which are included in the Franchise Brands portfolio, totaled $273,261 and $526,550 for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2017, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 26, 2016, revenues were $227,698 and $458,845 respectively. Hasbro believes its gaming portfolio is a competitive differentiator and views it in its entirety.

On For the six-months ended July 2, 2017, first quarter revenues of $7,141 were reclassified from Hasbro Gaming to Franchise Brands to conform to the presentation for the quarter ended July 2, 2017. Including this reclassification, first quarter 2017 net revenues by Brand Portfolio were:~~July 13, 2016~~

Quarter Ended

April 2, 2017

Franchise brands
$
430,744

Partner brands

212,962

Hasbro gaming

135,767

Emerging brands

70,190

Total
$
849,663

~~, the Company acquired~~ ~~Boulder Media Limited~~ ~~(“Boulder”), an animation studio based in Dublin, Ireland. The consideration included an initial cash payment of approximately $13.2~~ ~~million and provisions for future earnout payments. Based on the Company’s preliminary analysis, goodwill in the amount of $11.8~~ ~~million was recorded. The final analysis will be completed during the fourth quarter of 2016.~~
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following section entitled Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements expressing management's current expectations, goals, objectives and similar matters. These forward-looking statements may include statements concerning the Company's product and entertainment plans, anticipated product and entertainment performance, business opportunities, plans and strategies, financial goals, cost savings and efficiency enhancing initiatives and expectations for achieving the Company's financial goals and other objectives. See Item 1A, in Part II of this report and Item 1A, in Part I of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December ~~27, 2015,~~25, 2016, for a discussion of factors which may cause the Company's actual results or experience to differ materially from that anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements in this report after the date of the filing. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all dollar or share amounts herein are expressed in millions of dollars or shares, except for per share amounts.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro" or the "Company") is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World's Best Play Experiences. The Company strives to do this through deep consumer engagement and the application of consumer insights, the use of immersive storytelling to build brands, product innovation and development of global business reach. Hasbro applies these principles to leverage its ~~beloved~~ owned and controlled brands, including Franchise Brands LITTLEST PET SHOP, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MONOPOLY, MY LITTLE PONY, NERF, PLAY-DOH and TRANSFORMERS, as well as Partner Brands. From toys and games to television, ~~motion pictures,~~movies, digital gaming and a comprehensive consumer products licensing program, Hasbro fulfills the fundamental need for play and connection for children and families around the world. The Company's wholly-owned Hasbro Studios ~~creates~~and its film label, Allspark Pictures, create entertainment brand-driven storytelling across mediums, including television, film, digital and more.

~~Each of these~~These elements isare executed globally in alignment with Hasbro's strategic ~~game~~ plan, its brand blueprint. At the center of this blueprint, Hasbro re-imagines, re-invents and re-ignites its owned and controlled brands and imagines, invents and ignites new brands, through toy and game innovation, immersive entertainment offerings, including television and motion pictures, digital gaming and a broad range of consumer products. Hasbro generates revenue and earns cash by developing, marketing and selling products based on global brands in a broad variety of consumer goods categories ~~including toy and game products~~ and distribution of television programming and motion pictures based on the Company's properties, as well as through the out-licensing of rights for third parties to use its properties in connection with products, including digital media and games and lifestyle products. Hasbro also leverages its competencies to develop and market products based on well-known licensed partners’ brands including, but not limited to, BEYBLADE, DISNEY PRINCESS and ~~DISNEY’S~~DISNEY FROZEN, ~~DISNEY~~DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS, MARVEL, SESAME STREET, ~~and STAR WARS. MARVEL and~~ STAR WARS, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH. MARVEL, STAR WARS, DISNEY PRINCESS, DISNEY FROZEN and DISNEY’S DECENDANTS are owned by The Walt Disney Company.

The Company's business is separated into three principal business segments: U.S. and Canada, International and Entertainment and Licensing. The U.S. and Canada segment markets and sells both toy and game products primarily in the United States and Canada. The International segment consists of the Company's European, Asia Pacific and Latin and South American toy and game marketing and sales operations. The Company's Entertainment and Licensing segment includes the Company's consumer ~~product~~products licensing, digital licensing and gaming, and movie and television entertainment operations. In addition to these three primary segments, the Company's product sourcing operations are managed through its Global Operations segment.

~~Third~~Second quarter ~~2016~~2017 highlights:
·           ~~Third~~Second quarter net revenues grew ~~14% compared~~11% to $972.5 million from $878.9 million in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2015 despite an unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately $2.8 million.~~2016.
·           ~~2016 third~~2017 second quarter net revenues from the U.S. and Canada segment increased 16% compared to the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2015 while~~2016. International segment net revenues ~~from~~in the ~~International segment~~second quarter increased ~~13%, which includes an unfavorable~~6% compared to the second quarter of 2016 and were positively impacted by $2.4 million in foreign currency ~~translation impact~~exchange during the second quarter of ~~$3.0 million for the quarter.~~2017. Entertainment and Licensing segment net revenues ~~increased 8%~~ in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 declined 1% compared to the ~~same period in 2015.~~ second quarter of 2016.
·           Net revenues from ~~the Girls, Boys~~Franchise Brands, Hasbro Gaming and ~~Games~~Partner Brands categories increased ~~57%~~21%, 2%6% and ~~13%~~1%, respectively, during the ~~third~~second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, ~~compared to the third quarter of 2015,~~ while ~~Preschool~~Emerging Brands category net revenues were down 8%14% for the quarter.
·           ~~Franchise Brand revenues increased 2% with growth in MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, TRANSFORMERS and PLAY-DOH products.~~
·           Operating profit ~~improved 19%~~increased 18% in the ~~third~~second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 ~~compared to the third quarter of 2015 while net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. increased 24% to $257.8 million compared to $207.6 million in the third quarter of 2015.~~
~~First nine months 2016 highlights:~~
·           Net revenues increased 14% in first nine months of 2016 compared to the first nine months of 2015 including an unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately $49.1 million.
~~·           Net revenues for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 from the U.S.~~ and Canada and International segments were up 17% and 12%, respectively, compared to the comparable period of 2015, whereas net revenues from the Entertainment and Licensing segment declined 6% compared to the comparable period of 2015.
·           Net revenues from the Girls category for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 increased 48%, Boys category net revenues grew 8%, Games category net revenues grew 7% while Preschool net revenues remained flat in the first nine months of 2016 compared to 2015. Net revenues from Franchise Brands increased 2% while Partner Brands increased 28% in the first nine months of 2016.
~~·           Operating profit grew 23% to $532.9 million in the first nine months of 2016 compared to $433.2 million in the first nine months of 2015, while~~ net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. increased 30% to ~~$358.7~~$67.7 million or $0.53 per diluted share compared to ~~$276.1~~$52.1 million ~~for~~or $0.41 per diluted share in the ~~first nine months~~second quarter of ~~2015.~~2016.

InFirst half 2017 highlights:
·           Net revenues increased 7% in first six months of 2017 compared to the first six months of 2016.
·           Net revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2017 from the U.S. and Canada and Entertainment and Licensing segments were up 9% and 10%, respectively, compared to the first six months of 2016. International segment net revenues increased 3% compared to the first six months of 2016 and included a favorable $5.4 million foreign currency exchange.
·           Net revenues from Franchise Brands category for the six months ended July 2, 2017 increased 12%, Hasbro Gaming net revenues grew 19%, Emerging Brands net revenues grew 3% while Partner Brands category net revenues declined 9% during the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
·           Operating profit grew 4% to $178.3 million in the first six months of 2017 compared to $170.8 million in the first six months of 2016 and net earnings increased 35% to $136.3 million or $1.07 per diluted share in the first half of 2017 compared to $100.9 million or $0.79 per diluted share in the first half of 2016.
As of December 2016, the Company ~~acquired~~ ~~Boulder Media Limited~~owned a 70% majority stake in Backflip Studios, LLC (“~~Boulder”~~Backflip”), ~~an animation studio based~~a mobile game developer, and in ~~Dublin, Ireland.~~ ~~In addition~~January 2017, the Company increased its ownership to ~~working on~~100% making it a ~~variety of projects for Hasbro Studios and Allspark Pictures, Boulder plans to continue to produce non-Hasbro content under the Boulder name.~~wholly owned subsidiary.

The Company is committed to returning excess cash to its shareholders through quarterly dividends and share repurchases. ~~The Company seeks to return cash to its shareholders through the payment of quarterly dividends.~~ Hasbro increased the quarterly dividend rate from ~~$0.46~~$0.51 per share to ~~$0.51~~$0.57 per share ~~which was~~ effective for the dividend paid in May ~~2016.~~2017. In addition to the dividend, the Company returns cash through its share repurchase program. As part of this initiative, from 2005 to 2015, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") adopted eight successive share repurchase authorizations with a cumulative authorized repurchase amount of $3,825 million. The eighth authorization was approved in February 2015 for $500 million. During the ~~third quarter~~first half of ~~2016,~~2017, Hasbro repurchased approximately ~~0.6~~0.2 million shares at a total cost of ~~$48.4~~$18.6 million, at an average price of ~~$80.87~~$83.13 per share. ~~During the first nine months of 2016, Hasbro repurchased approximately 1.3 million shares at a total cost of $106.2 million and an average price of $78.97 per share, respectively.~~ At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company had ~~$373.1~~$309.4 million remaining under this authorization. Share repurchases are subject to market conditions, the availability of funds and other uses of funds.


SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The components of the results of operations, stated as a percent of net revenues, are illustrated below for the quarter and ~~nine-month~~six-month periods ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended
Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

September 25,

September 27,
July 2,

June 26,

July 2,

June 26,

2016

2015

2016

2015
2017

2016

2017

2016
Net revenues

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%
Costs and expenses:

Cost of sales

39.2

39.4

37.5

37.6

37.9

36.6

37.0

35.8
Royalties

8.0

7.7

8.1

7.7

8.1

7.9

7.9

8.2
Product development

4.2

4.4

5.6

5.8

6.5

7.2

6.9

7.1
Advertising

9.2

9.7

9.5

9.7

9.5

9.9

9.5

9.8
Amortization of intangibles

0.5

0.6

0.8

1.2

0.8

1.0

0.9

1.0
Program production cost amortization

0.4

0.8

0.5

1.0

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.7
Selling, distribution and administration

17.0

16.8

22.3

22.4

26.4

27.2

27.5

27.6
Operating profit

21.6

20.6

15.7

14.5

10.3

9.7

9.8

10.0
Interest expense

1.4

1.6

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.8
Interest income

(0.1)

(0.0)

(0.2)

(0.1)

(0.5)

(0.3)

(0.6)

(0.3)
Other (income) expense, net

(0.4)

(0.3)

(0.2)

(0.3)

(0.6)

(0.4)

(0.9)

0.1
Earnings before income taxes

20.6

19.3

13.9

12.5

8.9

7.6

8.7

7.4
Income tax expense

5.4

5.3

3.5

3.4

2.0

2.0

1.2

1.7
Net earnings

15.2

14.0

10.4

9.1

7.0

5.6

7.5

5.6
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(0.1)

(0.1)

(0.2)

(0.1)

-

(0.3)

-

(0.3)
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.

15.3%

14.1%

10.6%

9.3%

7.0%

5.9%

7.5%

5.9%

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – CONSOLIDATED

~~Third~~Second Quarter of ~~2016~~2017

The quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015~~ were each 13-week periods. Net earnings and net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. increased to ~~$256.2~~$67.7 million ~~and $257.8 million, respectively,~~ for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, from ~~$206.4~~$49.4 million and ~~$207.6~~$52.1 million, respectively, for the comparable period of ~~2015.~~2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 30% interest in Backflip Studios making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Diluted earnings per share ~~attributable to Hasbro, Inc.~~ increased to ~~$2.03~~$0.53 in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 from ~~$1.64~~$0.41 in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2015. Third~~2016. Net earnings during the second quarter ~~2015 net earnings~~of 2017 included a ~~favorable adjustment, net of tax, of $7,050, or $0.06~~$0.01 per diluted share ~~related~~benefit due to the ~~sale~~adoption of ~~the Company's manufacturing operations.~~ Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 in 2017.

Consolidated net revenues for the quarter ended September 25, 2016 increased approximately 14% compared to the quarter ended September 27, 2015, despite a negative impact from foreign currency translation of approximately $2.8 million as a result of the stronger U.S. dollar in 2016 compared to 2015. The impact of changes in exchange rates is calculated by translating the 2016 local currency revenues at 2015 actual rates and comparing this amount to the 2016 reported revenues. Overall, Franchise Brands revenues increased 2% during the third quarter of 2016 compared to 2015. This growth was led by MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, TRANSFORMERS and PLAY-DOH products and more than offset declines in MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY and LITTLEST PET SHOP products. Partner Brand net revenues grew by 19% in the quarter driven by DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH products.
The following table presents net revenues by ~~product category~~brand portfolio for the quarters ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.



Quarter Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%

2016

2015

Change
Boys
$
605.5

593.1

2
%
Games

409.5

363.5

13
%
Girls

462.0

294.8

57
%
Preschool

202.8

219.6

-8
%
Net revenues
$
1,679.8

1,471.0

14
%

Quarter Ended

July 2,

June 26,

%

2017

2016

Change
Franchise brands
$
545.7

452.3

21
%
Partner brands

230.0

227.1

1
%
Hasbro gaming

133.9

126.4

6
%
Emerging brands

62.9

73.2

-14
%
Total
$
972.5

879.0

11
%
~~BOYS:~~ Net revenues in the boys' category increased 2% in 2016 compared to 2015. Higher net revenues from Franchise Brands NERF and TRANSFORMERS contributed to the increase as well as higher net revenues from Partner Brand YO-KAI WATCH products. These increases~~were partially offset by lower third quarter 2016 net revenues from JURASSIC WORLD and STAR WARS products.~~
~~GAMES:~~ ~~Net~~ revenues from the games’ category increased 13% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015. Higher net revenues from Franchise Brand MAGIC: THE GATHERING products were partially offset by a decline in net revenues from MONOPOLY products. Higher net revenues from PIE FACE as well as other games brands, particularly, DUEL MASTERS, SIMON, BOP-IT, YAHTZEE and CLUE products were partially offset by lower net revenues from OPERATION and TWISTER products as well as certain other games brands.
~~GIRLS:~~ Net revenues in the girls' category increased 57% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 2015. The increase primarily resulted from higher net revenues from Partner Brands, including Hasbro’s line of DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion and small dolls as well as DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS products. In addition, girls’ net revenues benefited from higher sales of BABY ALIVE and FURBY products. These increases more than offset declines in DISNEY DESCENDANTS products as well as Franchise Brands NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and PLAY-DOH products.
~~PRESCHOOL:~~ Net revenues in the preschool category decreased 8% in 2016 compared to 2015. Higher net revenues from Franchise Brand PLAY-DOH products were more than offset by lower net revenues from core PLAYSKOOL products, STAR WARS, JURASSIC WORLD, SESAME STREET products and, to a lesser extent, MY LITTLE PONY, MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS products.

FRANCHISE BRANDS: Net revenues in the Franchise Brands category increased 21% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. Higher net revenues from TRANSFORMERS, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF and MONOPOLY products contributed to the increase. TRANSFORMERS products benefited from the June 2017 theatrical release TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT. These increaseswere marginally offset by lower second quarter 2017 net revenues from PLAY-DOH as well as MY LITTLE PONY products ahead of the planned theatrical release MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE inthe second half of 2017.
PARTNER BRANDS: Net revenues from the Partner Brands category increased 1% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. Revenue growth from BEYBLADE, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, MARVEL and the Company’s DISNEY PRINCESS products were mostly offset by declines in net revenues from STAR WARS ahead of the planned theatrical release STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI during the second half of 2017.
HASBRO GAMING: Net revenues in the Hasbro Gaming category increased 6% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. Higher net revenues from DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, OPERATION and other Hasbro Gaming products including several new games, were primarily offset by lower net revenues from PIE FACE and to a lesser extent, JENGA and other Hasbro Gaming products.
Hasbro’s total gaming category, including the Hasbro Gaming portfolio as reported above and all other gaming revenue, most notably MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY, which are included in the Franchise Brands portfolio, totaled $273.3 million for the second quarter of 2017, up 20%, versus $227.7 million in the second quarter 2016. Hasbro believes its gaming portfolio is a competitive differentiator and views it in its entirety.
EMERGING BRANDS: Net revenues from the Emerging Brands category decreased 14% during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 primarily related to lower sales of PLAYSKOOL, SUPER SOAKER, EASY-BAKE OVEN, BABY ALIVE and certain other Emerging Brands products. These decreases were partially offset by higher net revenues from other brands, primarily HANAZUKI products.
Operating profit for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 increased ~~19%~~18% to ~~$362.1~~$100.0 million, or ~~21.6%~~10.3% of net revenues, up from ~~$303.5~~$84.9 million, or ~~20.6%~~9.7% of net revenues, for the quarter ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Foreign currency ~~translation had~~did not have a ~~$2.6 million favorable~~significant impact on operating profit inon the ~~third~~results for the second quarter of ~~2016.~~2017. Contributing to operating profit growth in the quarter were higher ~~net revenues combined with greater operating expense leverage~~sales and ~~lower intangible asset amortization and programming costs. These factors were~~a favorable product mix, including growth in MAGIC: THE GATHERING products partially offset by higher ~~royalties~~expense levels, lower margin closeout sales and ~~selling, distribution and administration~~higher royalty expenses. ~~Operating profit for the third quarter 2015 included a $3.1 million gain in administrative expense due to the sale of manufacturing operations during the quarter.~~


First ~~Nine~~Six Months of ~~2016~~2017
The ~~nine-month periods~~six-month period ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 was a 27-week period while the six-month period ended June 26, 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015 were each 39-week periods.~~was 26-week period. Net earnings and net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016 were $352.6~~2017 was $136.3 million, compared to $96.4 million and ~~$358.7 million, respectively, compared to $272.5 million and $276.1~~$100.9 million, respectively, for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 30% interest in Backflip Studios making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Diluted earnings per share ~~attributable to Hasbro, Inc.~~ increased to ~~$2.82~~$1.07 in ~~2016~~2017 from ~~$2.18~~$0.79 in ~~2015.~~2016. Net earnings for the six month period ended July 2, 2017 included a $0.12 per diluted share benefit due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 during 2017.

For the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, consolidated net revenues were ~~$3,389.9~~$1,822.2 million compared to ~~$2,982.2~~$1,710.1 million for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015~~June 26, 2016 and ~~were negatively impacted by~~received a $5.3 million foreign currency translation ~~of approximately $49.1 million~~benefit as a result of strengthening currencies primarily in the ~~stronger U.S. dollar~~Asia Pacific and Latin American markets in ~~2016~~2017 compared to 2015. Absent the impact of foreign currency, consolidated net revenues grew 15% in 2016 compared to 2015. During the first nine months of 2016, Franchise Brand net revenues grew 2% while Partner Brand net revenues grew 28%.   2016.

The following table presents net revenues by product category for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 and ~~2015.~~2016.


Nine Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%

2016

2015

Change
Boys
$
1,297.4

1,206.1

8
%
Games

868.4

810.8

7
%
Girls

799.7

539.4

48
%
Preschool

424.4

425.9

0
%
Net revenues
$
3,389.9

2,982.2

14
%

Six Months Ended

July 2,

June 26,

%

2017

2016

Change
Franchise brands
$
976.5

868.6

12
%
Partner brands

443.0

485.3

-9
%
Hasbro gaming

269.6

226.7

19
%
Emerging brands

133.1

129.5

3
%
Net revenues
$
1,822.2

1,710.1

7
%

~~BOYS:~~FRANCHISE BRANDS: Net revenues in the ~~boys'~~Franchise Brands category increased 8%12% in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~2015.~~2016. Higher net revenues from ~~Franchise Brand~~TRANSFORMERS, NERF, MAGIC THE GATHERING and ~~Partner Brands STAR WARS and YO-KAI WATCH more than offset lower net revenues from the JURASSIC WORLD, MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS brands.~~
~~GAMES:~~ ~~Net revenues from the games category grew 7%~~MONOPOLY products contributed to growth in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016 compared to 2015. Higher net revenues~~2017. TRANSFORMERS products benefited from ~~PIE FACE, DUEL MASTERS and Franchise Brand MAGIC:~~the June 2017 theatrical release TRANSFORMERS: THE ~~GATHERING along with SIMON, YAHTZEE and BOP-IT were partially offset by lower net revenues from other games brands, including Franchise Brand MONOPOLY.~~
~~GIRLS:~~LAST KNIGHT. Net revenues in the girls' category increased 48% in the nine months ended September 25, 2016 compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2015, primarily related to Hasbro’s line of DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion and small dolls as well as higher net revenues from DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, BABY ALIVE and EASY BAKE products. These increases were partially offset by lower net revenues from ~~Franchise Brands NERF,~~PLAY-DOH as well as MY LITTLE PONY products ahead of the theatrical release MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE planned forthe second half of 2017, and ~~to a lesser extent~~lower net revenues from LITTLEST PET SHOP products.

~~PRESCHOOL:~~PARTNER BRANDS: Net revenues from the ~~preschool~~Partner Brands category declined 9% during the first six months of 2017 compared to 2016 due to lower net revenues from STAR WARS products ahead of the expected theatrical release of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI during the second half of 2017, in addition to lower net revenues from MARVEL, DISNEY FROZEN and DISNEY’S DECENDANTS products, and to a lesser extent, YO-KAI WATCH and SESAME STREET products. These declines were ~~essentially flat~~partially offset by higher net revenue contributions from DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and BEYBLADE products and increased net revenues from Hasbro’s line of DISNEY PRINCESS products in the six months ended July 2, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
HASBRO GAMING: Net revenues in the Hasbro Gaming category increased 19% in the six months ended July 2, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 26, 2016. Increased net revenues from DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, BOP-IT, OPERATION and other Hasbro Gaming products including several new games were partially offset by lower net revenues from PIE FACE and certain other Hasbro Gaming products.
Hasbro’s total gaming category, including the Hasbro Gaming portfolio as reported above and all other gaming revenue, most notably from MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY products, which are included in the Franchise Brands portfolio, totaled $526.6 million in the first half of 2017, up 15%, versus $458.8 million in the first half of 2016. Hasbro believes its gaming portfolio is a competitive differentiator and views it in its entirety.
EMERGING BRANDS: Net revenues from theEmerging Brands category increased 3% for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~2015.~~2016. Higher net revenues from ~~Franchise Brand PLAY-DOH~~BABY ALIVE, FURBY, FURREAL FRIENDS and several new Emerging Brands contributed to growth. These increases were ~~fully~~partially offset by lower net revenues from ~~JURASSIC WORLD,~~ core PLAYSKOOL ~~TRANSFORMERS, SESAME STREET~~ and ~~MARVEL~~certain other Emerging Brands products.

Operating profit for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 increased ~~23%~~4% to ~~$532.9~~$178.3 million, or ~~15.7%~~9.8% of net revenues, from ~~$433.2~~$170.8 million, or ~~14.5%~~10.0% of net revenues, for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Foreign currency translation did not have a significant impact on operating profit in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016.~~2017. The growth in operating profit was due to higher net revenues combined with lower intangible asset amortization and programming costs and, ~~greater operating expense leverage,~~ partially offset by higher operating expenses including royalty, ~~expense.~~depreciation, sale and marketing, administration and advertising expenses.


SEGMENT RESULTS

Most of the Company's net revenues and operating profit are derived from its three principal business segments: the U.S. and Canada segment, the International segment and the Entertainment and Licensing segment. The results of these operations are discussed in detail below.

~~Third~~Second Quarter of ~~2016~~2017

The following table presents net revenues and operating profit data for the Company's three principal segments for the quarters ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%
July 2,

June 26,

%

2016

2015

Change
2017

2016

Change
Net Revenues

U.S. and Canada segment
$
932.8

803.8

16
%
$
494.4

425.9

16
%
International segment

690.7

612.6

13
%

426.6

401.1

6
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

56.1

52.1

8
%

51.5

51.9

-1
%

Operating Profit

U.S. and Canada segment
$
228.0

187.1

22
%
$
81.6

58.0

41
%
International segment

133.1

114.2

17
%

16.9

29.7

-43
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

14.1

16.2

-13
%

11.3

13.8

-18
%

U.S. and Canada Segment
The U.S. and Canada segment net revenues for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 increased 16% compared to ~~2015.~~2016. Foreign currency translation did not have a significant impact on this segment's net revenues. In the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016,~~2017, higher net revenues from the ~~girls~~Franchise Brands, Partner Brands and ~~games~~Hasbro Gaming categories more than offset lower net revenues from the ~~preschool category and to a lesser extent, the boys’~~Emerging Brands category.

The ~~boys’~~Franchise Brands category benefited from higher net revenues from NERF, TRANSFORMERS, MARVEL, and YO-KAI WATCH products which were more than offset by lower net revenues from STAR WARS and JURASSIC WORLD products. Games’ category net revenues increased primarily related to higher net revenues from PIE FACE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, ~~DUEL MASTERS, SIMON~~TRANSFORMERS and ~~BOP-IT~~NERF products which were partially offset by lower net revenues from ~~MONOPOLY~~PLAY-DOH and ~~certain other game brands. In the girls'~~MY LITTLE PONY products. Partner Brands category net revenues increased primarily as a result of higher net revenues ~~primarily~~ from ~~the Company’s DISNEY PRINCESS~~MARVEL and ~~DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion and small dolls as well as~~ DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS ~~BABY ALIVE, FURBY and EASY BAKE products,~~in addition to contributions from a new line of BEYBLADE products. These increases were partially offset by lower net revenues ~~in Franchise Brands NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP,~~from STAR WARS and ~~PLAY-DOH~~YO-KAI WATCH products. In the ~~Preschool~~Hasbro Gaming category, higher net revenues from ~~PLAY-DOH~~DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and certain other Hasbro Gaming Brands products were partially offset by decreased net revenues from PIE FACE products. In the Emerging Brands category increased net revenues from BABY ALIVE products were more than offset by lower net revenues from ~~other Preschool brands products including STAR WARS, SESAME STREET, JURASSIC WORLD and MARVEL products, as well as~~ core PLAYSKOOL and certain other Emerging Brands products.

U.S. and Canada segment operating profit increased 41% for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016 was $228.0~~July 2, 2017 to $81.6 million, or ~~24.4%~~16.5% of segment net revenues, compared to ~~$187.1~~$58.0 million, or ~~23.3%~~13.6% of segment net revenues, for the quarter ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Operating profit improved due to the impact of higher net revenues ~~and greater operating~~partially offset by higher expense ~~leverage.~~levels including royalty expense related to the second quarter theatrical release of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT.


International Segment
International segment net revenues increased ~~13%~~6% to ~~$690.7~~$426.6 million for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$612.6~~$401.1 million for the quarter ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The following table presents net revenues by geographic region for the Company's International segment for the quarters ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 and ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%
July 2,

June 26,

%

2016

2015

Change
2017

2016

Change
Europe
$
452.8

389.0

16
%
$
237.6

228.1

4
%
Latin America

155.0

141.9

9
%

99.9

97.4

3
%
Asia Pacific

82.9

81.7

1
%

89.1

75.6

18
%
Net revenues
$
690.7

612.6

13
%
$
426.6

401.1

6
%

International segment net revenues ~~grew across all~~received a $2.4 million benefit from the impact of foreign currency exchange related to the Company’s Europe and Latin American regions induring the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on~~2017. In the second quarter of 2017 net revenues from the ~~European~~Franchise Brands and ~~Asia Pacific regions in the quarter as~~Hasbro Gaming categories grew, while net revenues from ~~those regions increased 16%~~the Partner Brands and ~~1%, respectively, during the third quarter of 2016. Net revenues in the Latin American region included a $3.2 million unfavorable foreign currency impact.~~ Emerging ~~markets experienced revenue growth of approximately 16% in the third quarter of 2016.~~
~~In the third quarter of 2016 the boys, girls and preschool~~Brands categories ~~grew, while the games category was flat~~declined compared to the same period in ~~2015.~~2016. The ~~boys’~~Franchise Brands category benefitted from higher net revenues from ~~Franchise Brands~~TRANSFORMERS, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF and ~~TRANSFORMERS and Partner Brand YO-KAI WATCH~~MONOPOLY products which more than offset lower net revenues from ~~STAR WARS, JURASSIC WORLD~~PLAY-DOH and ~~to a lesser extent MARVEL~~MY LITTLE PONY products. ~~Girls~~Partner Brands category net revenues ~~increased~~decreased primarily due to lower net revenues from STAR WARS, MARVEL, DISNEY FROZEN and DISNEY’S DECENDANTS products and were partially offset by higher net revenues from DISNEY PRINCESS, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS products and ~~DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion dolls and small dolls,~~new products from BEYBLADE. In the Hasbro Gaming category, higher net revenues were driven by a broad range of existing games as well as ~~DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, BABY ALIVE and~~the introduction of new gaming brands in the second quarter of 2017. In the Emerging Brands category, higher net revenues from FURBY ~~brands, partially~~products were more than offset by lower net revenues from ~~Franchise~~BABY ALIVE, core PLAYSKOOL products and certain other Emerging Brands ~~NERF,~~products.
International segment operating profit decreased 43% to $16.9 million, or 4.0% of segment net revenues, for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 from $29.7 million, or 7.4% of segment net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. The decrease in operating profit was primarily due to higher inventory costs due to less favorable product mix, higher levels of closeout sales in the second quarter of 2017, less favorable hedging results on product purchases in 2017 as well as higher expense levels in the second quarter of 2017.
Entertainment and Licensing Segment
Entertainment and Licensing segment net revenues remained relatively flat for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 at $51.5 million compared to ~~a lesser extent LITTLEST PET SHOP and PLAY-DOH products. In~~$51.9 million for the ~~games category, higher~~quarter ended June 26, 2016. Higher net revenues from ~~PIE FACE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING products~~digital gaming, primarily Backflip, were offset by lower entertainment revenues.
Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit decreased 18% to $11.3 million, or 22.0% of external segment net revenues, for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 from ~~MONOPOLY and certain other games brands. In the preschool category, higher~~$13.8 million, or 26.6% of segment net revenues, ~~from PLAY-DOH products more than offset~~for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. Overall, Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit and operating profit margin decreased primarily due to lower ~~net~~entertainment revenues ~~from core PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, MARVEL~~ and ~~JURASSIC WORLD products.~~higher administrative expenses.
Global Operations
The Global Operations segment had an operating loss of $7.6 million for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 compared to an operating loss of $2.9 million for the quarter ended June 26, 2016, attributable to cost of sales increases and higher operating expenses in 2017.

~~International~~Corporate and Eliminations
The operating loss in Corporate and eliminations totaled $2.2 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to a loss of $13.7 million for the second quarter of 2016.
First Six Months of 2017
The following table presents net revenues and operating profit data for the Company's three principal segments for each of the six months ended July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016.

Six Months Ended

July 2,

June 26,

%

2017

2016

Change
Net Revenues

U.S. and Canada segment
$
946.0

869.5

9
%
International segment

771.8

746.2

3
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

104.2

94.4

10
%

Operating Profit

U.S. and Canada segment
$
146.3

136.3

7
%
International segment

17.4

32.5

-46
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

22.7

19.3

18
%
U.S. and Canada Segment
The U.S. and Canada segment net revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2017 increased 9% compared to 2016. Foreign currency translation did not have a significant impact on segment net revenues. In the first six months of 2017, higher net revenues from the Franchise Brands, Hasbro Gaming and Emerging Brands categories were partially offset by lower net revenues from the Partner Brands category.
The Franchise Brands category benefited from higher net revenues from NERF, TRANSFORMERS and MAGIC: THE GATHERING products, which were partially offset by lower net revenues from PLAY-DOH, MY LITTLE PONY and LITTLEST PET SHOP products. Partner Brands category net revenues decreased primarily as a result of lower net revenues from STAR WARS, YO-KAI WATCH, DISNEY FROZEN, and DISNEYS’ DECENDANTS products. These decreases were partially offset by higher net revenues from DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, the introduction of a new line of BEYBLADE products, MARVEL products and the Company’s DISNEY PRINCESS fashion and small dolls. In the Hasbro Gaming category, higher net revenues from DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and certain other Hasbro Gaming Brands products contributed to growth including revenues from several new games launched during the first quarter of 2017. These increases were partially offset by lower net revenues from PIE FACE products. In the Emerging Brands category net revenues grew primarily due to increased net revenues from BABY ALIVE products which were partially offset by core PLAYSKOOL and certain other Emerging Brands products.
U.S. and Canada segment operating profit for the six months ended July 2, 2017 increased ~~17%~~ to ~~$133.1~~$146.3 million, or ~~19.3%~~15.5% of segment net revenues, from $136.3 million, or 15.7% of segment net revenues, for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~June 26, 2016. Higher operating profit reflects higher net revenues partially offset by higher expenses, including product development, marketing and sales, distribution and administration expenses.
International Segment
International segment net revenues increased 3% to $771.8 million for the six months ended July 2, 2017 from ~~$114.2~~$746.2 million for the six months ended June 26, 2016. 2017 International segment net revenues include favorable foreign currency translation of approximately $5.4 million. The following table presents net revenues by geographic region for the Company's International segment for the six-month periods ended July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016.

Six Months Ended

July 2,

June 26,

%

2017

2016

Change
Europe
$
453.7

452.2

0
%
Latin America

164.6

153.0

8
%
Asia Pacific

153.5

141.0

9
%
Net revenues
$
771.8

746.2

3
%
In the first six months of 2017, international segment net revenues were positively impacted by $5.4 million from foreign currency exchange primarily related to the Company’s Latin American region and to a lesser extent Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Net revenues from the Franchise Brands and Hasbro Gaming categories grew in the first half of 2017, while net revenues from the Partner Brands and Emerging Brands categories declined compared to the same period in 2016.   The Franchise Brands category benefitted from higher net revenues from TRANSFORMERS, NERF, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY products which more than offset lower net revenues from PLAY-DOH and MY LITTLE PONY products. Partner Brands category net revenues decreased primarily due to lower net revenues from STAR WARS, MARVEL, DISNEY FROZEN and DISNEY’S DECENDANTS products and were partially offset by higher net revenues from DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, the introduction of a new line of BEYBLADE products, and higher sales of YO-KAI WATCH and DISNEY PRINCESS products. In the Hasbro Gaming category, higher net revenues were driven by a broad range of existing games as well as the introduction of new gaming brands during the first six months of 2017. In the Emerging Brands category, lower net revenues from core PLAYSKOOL products, BABY ALIVE and other Emerging Brands products more than offset higher net revenues from FURBY and FURREAL FRIENDS products.
International segment operating profit decreased to $17.4 million, or ~~18.6%~~2.3% of segment net revenues, for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~July 2, 2017 from $32.5 million, or 4.4% of segment net revenues, for the six months ended June 26, 2016. The ~~increase~~decrease in operating profit ~~was~~is primarily due to the ~~increase in~~impact of higher closeout price adjustments, lower net revenues ~~discussed above, partially offset by~~in certain markets and higher expense levels.
Administration expense for the six months ended June 26, 2016 includes a $13.8 million bad debt provision.

Entertainment and Licensing Segment
Entertainment and Licensing segment net revenues for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 increased 8%10% to ~~$56.1~~$104.2 million ~~compared to $52.1~~from $94.4 million for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015. Digital~~June 26, 2016. Higher digital gaming ~~and consumer product licensing experienced revenue increases during the third quarter of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.~~net revenues, primarily from Backflip, were only partially offset by lower entertainment net revenues.

Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit ~~decreased~~increased to ~~$14.1~~$22.7 million, or ~~25.1%~~21.8% of ~~external segment~~ net revenues, for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$16.2~~$19.3 million, or ~~31.2%~~20.4% of segment net revenues, for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Overall, Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit and operating profit margin ~~decreased~~increased primarily due to ~~the increase in net~~higher revenues and lower ~~program production costs being more than~~intangible amortization expense partially offset by ~~higher expenses~~administration costs associated with ~~digital game launches by Backflip Studios and investments in~~ building ~~our~~the consumer products team globally. ~~Boulder revenue and expenses are being recorded in this segment, and were not material in the quarter.~~

Global Operations
The Global Operations segment ~~had an~~operating loss of $6.8 million for the first six months of 2017 compares to operating profit of ~~$24.9~~$0.6 million for the ~~quarter ended September 25, 2016 compared~~first six months of 2016. The decline is primarily due to ~~an operating profit of $13.8 million for the quarter ended September 27, 2015, attributable to higher~~lower sourcing volume and ~~lower costs of sales as a percentage of net revenues~~increased operating expenses in ~~2016.~~
~~Corporate and Eliminations~~
~~The operating loss in Corporate and eliminations totaled $38.0 million for the third quarter of 2016 compared to $27.8 million for the third quarter of 2015.~~
~~First Nine Months of 2016~~
~~The following table presents net external revenues and operating profit data for the Company's three principal segments for each of the nine months ended September 25, 2016 and September 27, 2015.~~

Nine Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%

2016

2015

Change
Net Revenues

U.S. and Canada segment
$
1,802.4

1,534.7

17
%
International segment

1,436.9

1,281.1

12
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

150.5

160.4

-6
%

Operating Profit

U.S. and Canada segment
$
364.3

275.6

32
%
International segment

165.6

141.5

17
%
Entertainment and Licensing segment

33.4

40.1

-17
%
2017.

~~U.S. and Canada Segment~~
The U.S. and Canada segment net revenues for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 increased 17% compared to 2015. Foreign currency translation did not have a significant impact on segment net revenues. In the first nine months of 2016, higher net revenues from the boys’, games’ and girls’ categories were partially offset by lower net revenues from the preschool category.
In the boys’ category, higher net revenues from, NERF, STAR WARS and YO-KAI WATCH products were partially offset by lower net revenues from JURASSIC WORLD, MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS products. Growth in the games’ category primarily reflects higher net revenues from PIE FACE, DUEL MASTERS, SIMON and BOP-IT games. These increases were only partially offset by lower net revenues from MONOPOLY, and certain other games brands. In the girls' category higher net revenues primarily from the DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion and small dolls products as well as DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS, BABY ALIVE, EASY BAKE, FURBY and FURREAL FRIENDS products, were partially offset by lower net revenues in Franchise Brands NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, and PLAY-DOH products. Net revenues from the preschool category decreased in the first nine months of 2016 compared to 2015, primarily due to lower net revenues from JURASSIC WORLD, core PLAYSKOOL, SESAME STREET products, and to a lesser extent MARVEL, MY LITTLE PONY, STAR WARS, and TRANSFORMERS products. These lower net revenues were partially offset by continued strength from Franchise Brand, PLAY-DOH.
U.S. and Canada segment operating profit for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 increased to $364.3 million, or 20.2% of segment net revenues, from $275.6 million, or 18.0% of segment net revenues, for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Higher operating profit reflects higher net revenues and lower intangible amortization partially offset by higher expenses, including royalties, advertising, product development, marketing and sales, selling, distribution and administration expenses.
~~International Segment~~
International segment net revenues increased 12% to $1,436.9 million for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 from $1,281.1 million for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. 2016 International segment net revenues include unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately $46.7 million. Absent the impact of foreign currency translation, International segment net revenues grew 16% for the first nine months of 2016. The following table presents net revenues by geographic region for the Company's International segment for the nine-month periods ended September 25, 2016 and September 27, 2015.

Nine Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

%

2016

2015

Change
Europe
$
905.1

770.5

17
%
Latin America

307.9

297.9

3
%
Asia Pacific

223.9

212.7

5
%
Net revenues
$
1,436.9

1,281.1

12
%
Foreign currency translation negatively impacted the major geographic regions as follows: Europe - $12.4 million, Latin America - $28.4 million and Asia Pacific - $5.9 million. Absent foreign currency translation, the underlying business grew across all major geographic regions, up 19% in Europe, 13% in Latin America and 8% in Asia Pacific. Net revenues in emerging markets were up 6% in the first nine months of 2016 compared to 2015; however, excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange, emerging markets net revenues increased approximately 12%.
In the first nine months of 2016, higher net revenues from the girls, boys and preschool categories more than offset slightly lower net revenues from the games category. In the boys category, higher net revenues from Franchise Brand NERF products, Partner Brands STAR WARS and YO-KAI WATCH products were partially offset by lower net revenues from MARVEL, JURASSIC WORLD and TRANSFORMERS products. In the games category, higher net revenues from PIE FACE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING were more than offset by lower net revenues from other game brands, primarily MONOPOLY. Girls category net revenues increased during the first nine months of 2016 compared to 2015 primarily due to strong sales of DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN fashion and small dolls, as well as DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and BABY ALIVE and to a lesser extent, DISNEY DECENDANTS, MY LITTLE PONY brands. These increases were partially offset by lower net revenues from NERF, FURBY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and PLAY-DOH. In the preschool category, higher net revenues from PLAY-DOH products in the first nine months of 2016 compared to 2015 were only partially offset by lower net revenues from JURASSIC WORLD, MARVEL and core PLAYSKOOL products.
International segment operating profit increased to $165.6 million, or 11.5% of segment net revenues, for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 from $141.5 million, or 11.0% of segment net revenues, for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. The increase in operating profit is primarily due to the impact of higher net revenues partially offset by higher expense levels, primarily royalties and selling, distribution and administration expenses. Administration expense for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 includes a $13.8 million bad debt provision.
~~Entertainment and Licensing Segment~~
Entertainment and Licensing segment net revenues for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 decreased 6% to $150.5 million from $160.4 million for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Lower net revenues from entertainment were only partially offset by an increase in digital gaming net revenues. Entertainment net revenues in 2015 included revenue from a multi-year streaming deal for Hasbro Studios television programming.
Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit decreased to $33.4 million, or 22.2% of net revenues, for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 from $40.1 million, or 25.0% of segment net revenues, for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Overall, Entertainment and Licensing segment operating profit and operating profit margin declined primarily due to lower revenues and higher costs associated with the launch of new games from Backflip Studios and building the consumer products team globally. These higher costs were partially offset by a decrease in programming amortization costs as well as lower intangible amortization expense.
~~Global Operations~~
Global Operations segment operating profit of $25.4 million for the first nine of 2016 compares to $12.0 million for the first nine months of 2015. The improvement is primarily due to higher sourcing levels and improved product costs.

Corporate and Eliminations
Operating loss in Corporate and Eliminations for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 was ~~$55.8~~$1.3 million, compared to ~~$36.0~~$17.9 million for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~
2016.

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

~~Third~~Second Quarter of ~~2016~~2017
The Company's costs and expenses, stated as percentages of net revenues, are illustrated below for the quarters ended ~~September 25,~~July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016.

Quarter Ended

July 2,

June 26,

2017

2016

Cost of sales
37.9
%

36.6
%
Royalties
8.1

7.9

Product development
6.5

7.2

Advertising
9.5

9.9

Amortization of intangibles
0.8

1.0

Program production cost amortization
0.5

0.6

Selling, distribution and administration
26.4

27.2

Cost of sales increased 14.5% from $321.7 million, or 36.6% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016 to $368.2 million, or 37.9% of net revenues for the quarter ended July 2, 2017. Costs of sales increased in dollars primarily due to higher net revenues compared to the second quarter of 2016. As a percent of net revenues, the increase reflects a more favorable product and ~~September 27, 2015.~~revenue mix which was more than offset by higher levels of closeout sales and less favorable hedging results in the second quarter of 2017.
Royalty expense for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 was $79.2 million, or 8.1% of net revenues, compared to $69.4 million, or 7.9% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. Fluctuations in royalty expense are generally related to the volume of entertainment-driven products sold in a given period, especially if there is a major motion picture release. Increased net revenues from products related to the June 2017 theatrical release, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT as well as higher Partner Brand sales in the second quarter, resulted in higher royalty expense in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
Product development expense for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 was $62.8 million, or 6.5% of net revenues, compared to $63.7 million, or 7.2% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. Product development expense in dollars was relatively consistent with the second quarter of 2016. As a percent of net revenues the decrease in product development reflects increased 2017 second quarter net revenues.
Advertising expense for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 was $92.4 million, or 9.5% of revenues, compared to $87.0 million, or 9.9% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. Advertising expense was relatively consistent as a percentage of net revenues.
Amortization of intangibles was $7.9 million, or 0.8% of net revenues for the quarter ended July 2, 2017 compared to $8.7 million, or 1.0% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. The decrease reflects lower amortization of property rights related to Backflip Studios which became fully amortized during the second quarter of 2017.

Quarter Ended

September 25,

September 27,

2016

2015

Cost of sales
39.2
%

39.4
%
Royalties
8.0

7.7

Product development
4.2

4.4

Advertising
9.2

9.7

Amortization of intangibles
0.5

0.6

Program production cost amortization
0.4

0.8

Selling, distribution and administration
17.0

16.8

~~Cost of sales~~Program production cost amortization increased ~~13.8% from $579.1~~to $5.2 million or ~~39.4%~~0.5% of net revenues, for the quarter ended ~~September 27, 2015 to $659.0~~July 2, 2017 from $5.0 million, or ~~39.2%~~0.6% of net revenues, for the quarter ended ~~September 25,~~June 26, 2016. Program production costs are capitalized as incurred and amortized using the individual-film-forecast method. As a percent of net revenues, program production cost amortization is consistent with 2016.
For the quarter ended July 2, 2017, the Company's selling, distribution and administration expenses increased to $256.9 million, or 26.4% of net revenues, from $238.6 million, or 27.2% of net revenues, for the quarter ended June 26, 2016. These higher costs reflect increased expenditures related to ongoing information technology initiatives, as well as increases in marketing and sales and administration costs compared to the same period in 2016. Increases in administration and marketing and sales included increased compensation expense, higher depreciation and continued investments in our brands.
First Six Months of 2017
The Company's costs and expenses, stated as percentages of net revenues, are illustrated below for the six-month periods ended July 2, 2017 and June 26, 2016.

Six Months Ended

July 2,

June 26,

2017

2016

Cost of sales
37.0
%

35.8
%
Royalties
7.9

8.2

Product development
6.9

7.1

Advertising
9.5

9.8

Amortization of intangibles
0.9

1.0

Program production cost amortization
0.6

0.7

Selling, distribution and administration
27.5

27.6

Cost of sales for the six months ended July 2, 2017 increased to $674.3 million, or 37.0% of net revenues, from $611.9 million, or 35.8% of net revenues, for the six months ended June 26, 2016. Costs of sales increased in dollars primarily due to higher net revenues compared to the ~~third quarter~~first six months of ~~2015.~~2016. As a percent of net revenues, the ~~decrease~~increase reflects a ~~combination~~higher level of closeout sales in the first half of 2017 and less favorable hedging results partially offset by a more favorable product ~~and revenue mix. Specifically, DREAMWORKS TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH along with higher MAGIC: THE GATHERING revenues contributed~~mix for the six months ended July 2, 2017 compared to the ~~lower costs of sales as a percentage of revenues for the quarter.~~same period in 2016.

Royalty expense for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 was ~~$134.3~~$143.5 million, or ~~8.0%~~7.9% of net revenues, compared to ~~$114.0~~$139.4 million, or ~~7.7%~~8.2% of net revenues, for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Fluctuations in royalty expense are generally related to the volume of entertainment-driven products sold in a given period, especially if there is a major motion picture release. Growth in net revenues from certain Partner Brands ~~particularly~~as well as increased net revenues from products related to ~~DISNEY PRINCESS, DISNEY’S FROZEN, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH products,~~the June 2017 theatrical release, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, generated higher royalty expense in dollars ~~and higher as a percentage of net revenues~~ during the ~~third quarter~~first six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to the same period in ~~2015.~~2016.

Product development expense for the ~~quarter~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016 was $70.1~~July 2, 2017 increased to $125.4 million, or ~~4.2%~~6.9% of net revenues, ~~compared to $64.8~~from $120.8 million, or ~~4.4%~~7.1% of net revenues for the quarter ended September 27, 2015. Higher product development expense, in dollars, primarily reflects the Company’s continued investment in innovation across our brand portfolio in both Franchise and Partner Brands.
Advertising expense for the quarter ended September 25, 2016 was $154.1 million, or 9.2% of revenues, compared to $142.0 million, or 9.7% of net revenues, for the quarter ended September 27, 2015. In dollars, the increase primarily reflects growth in revenue. Advertising expense was lower as a percentage of net revenues, reflecting the impact of a higher level of Partner Brand net revenues attributed to DISNEY PRINCESS, DISNEY’S FROZEN, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH, which tend to carry lower levels of advertising by Hasbro, reflective of the value of our partner’s entertainment, in addition to leverage from higher overall net revenues.
Amortization of intangibles was $8.7 million, or 0.5% of net revenues for the quarter ended September 25, 2016 compared to $9.0 million, or 0.6% of net revenues, for the quarter ended September 27, 2015.
Program production cost amortization decreased to $6.3 million or 0.4% of net revenues, for the quarter ended September 25, 2016 from $11.5 million, or 0.8% of net revenues, for the quarter ended September 27, 2015. Program production costs are capitalized as incurred and amortized using the individual-film-forecast method. The decrease in the third quarter of 2016 primarily reflects a lower number of television programs being amortized in 2016.
For the quarter ended September 25, 2016, the Company's selling, distribution and administration expenses increased to $285.2 million, or 17.0% of net revenues, from $247.0 million, or 16.8% of net revenues, for the quarter ended September 27, 2015. These higher costs reflect increases in marketing and sales, administration, and distribution costs in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 2015. Foreign exchange resulted in an increase of approximately $1.7 million. Increases in administration and marketing and sales included increased compensation, including stock compensation, higher depreciation and continued investments in our brands. The increase in administration expense also includes investments in our consumer products team globally and in digital projects for MAGIC: THE GATHERING and new gaming launches at BACKFLIP STUDIOS. Additionally, administration expense in 2015 benefited from a $3.1 million gain related to the sale of manufacturing operations in the third quarter of 2015. The increase in distribution costs during the third quarter of 2016 is primarily due to higher sales volume and inventory levels.
~~First Nine Months of 2016~~
~~The Company's costs and expenses, stated as percentages of net revenues, are illustrated below for the nine-month periods ended September 25, 2016 and September 27, 2015.~~

Nine Months Ended

September 25,

September 27,

2016

2015

Cost of sales
37.5
%

37.6
%
Royalties
8.1

7.7

Product development
5.6

5.8

Advertising
9.5

9.7

Amortization of intangibles
0.8

1.2

Program production cost amortization
0.5

1.0

Selling, distribution and administration
22.3

22.4

~~Cost of sales for the nine~~six months ended September 25, 2016 increased to $1,270.9 million, or 37.5% of net revenues, from $1,122.3 million, or 37.6% of net revenues, for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Costs of sales increased in dollars primarily due to higher net revenues compared to the first nine months of 2015. As a percent of net revenues, the relatively flat cost of sales reflects a combination of a more favorable product mix offset by the impact of lower entertainment and licensing revenues during the first nine months ofJune 26, 2016. This more favorable product mix in part reflects higher net revenues from royalty-bearing products, specifically those related to the STAR WARS, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH brands which generally carry higher pricing and, therefore, have a lower cost of sales as a percentage of net revenues.
Royalty expense for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 was $273.7 million, or 8.1% of net revenues, compared to $230.1 million, or 7.7% of net revenues, for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Fluctuations in royalty expense are generally related to the volume of entertainment-driven products sold in a given period, especially if there is a major motion picture release. Growth in net revenues from Partner Brands, particularly related to STAR WARS, DISNEY PRINCESS, DISNEY’S FROZEN, DREAMWORKS’ TROLLS and YO-KAI WATCH products, generated higher royalty expense in dollars and higher as a percentage of net revenues during the first nine months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.
Product development expense for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 increased to $190.9 million, or 5.6% of net revenues, from $174.3 million, or 5.8% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 27, 2015. Higher product development expense, in dollars, primarily reflects the Company’s continued investment in innovation and anticipated growth across our brand portfolio in both Franchise and Partner ~~Brands.~~Brands, in addition to the incremental expense associated with an extra week during the first six months of 2017.

Advertising expense for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 was ~~$320.9~~$173.3 million, or 9.5% of net revenues, compared to ~~$288.1~~$166.8 million, or ~~9.7%~~9.8% of net revenues, for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. In dollars, the increase primarily reflects growth in revenue. Advertising expense was ~~lower~~relatively consistent as a percentage of net ~~revenues, reflecting greater expense leveraging as well as the impact of a heavier mix of Partner Brands through the first nine months of 2016 compared to the first nine months of 2015.~~revenues.

Amortization of intangibles was ~~$26.1~~$15.8 million, or ~~0.8%~~0.9% of net revenues, for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 compared to ~~$35.3~~$17.4 million, or ~~1.2%~~1.0% of net revenues, in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. The decrease reflects lower amortization of property rights related to ~~certain digital gaming rights,~~Backflip Studios which became fully amortized during the first half of ~~2015.~~2017.

Program production cost amortization decreased in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 to ~~$17.5~~$10.8 million, or ~~0.5%~~0.6% of net revenues, from ~~$29.8~~$11.2 million, or ~~1.0%~~0.7% of net revenues, in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Program production costs are capitalized as incurred and amortized using the individual-film-forecast method. The decrease isduring the first six months of 2017 primarily ~~due to a~~reflects lower ~~number of~~ television ~~programs being amortized during 2016. In addition, higher~~programing revenues in ~~2015 primarily due to the multi-year digital distribution agreement contributed to a higher expense level in 2015.~~2017.

For the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company's selling, distribution and administration expenses increased to ~~$757.0~~$500.8 million or ~~22.3%~~27.5% of net revenues from ~~$669.0~~$471.8 million or ~~22.4%~~27.6% of net revenues for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016.   These higher costs ~~include growth~~reflect the incremental expense associated with the extra week included in ~~marketing and sales, administration, and distribution costs. Foreign exchange resulted~~the first six months of 2017, expenditures related to ongoing information technology initiatives, as well as increases in ~~a decrease of approximately $18 million. Higher~~ marketing and sales and administration costs ~~include~~compared to the same period in 2016. Increases in administration and marketing and sales included increased compensation ~~including stock compensation,~~expense, higher depreciation ~~expense,~~ and continued investments in our brands. Administration expense for ~~the nine months ended September 25,~~ 2016 ~~and September 27, 2015 includes~~included a bad debt ~~expense~~provision of ~~$19.1~~$13.8 million ~~and $1.5 million, respectively. Bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 25, 2016, primarily relates~~related to a ~~potentially uncollectable account~~customer in the International segment. The increase in distribution costs during the first nine months of 2016 is primarily due to higher sales volume and inventory levels. The first nine months of 2015 administration expense includes a $3.1 million gain from the sale of manufacturing operations.

NON-OPERATING (INCOME) EXPENSE

Interest expense for the ~~third~~second quarter and first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 totaled ~~$24.3~~$24.2 million and ~~$72.3~~$48.7 million, respectively, compared to ~~$24.0~~$23.9 million and ~~$72.8~~$48.0 million for the comparable and respective periods of ~~2015.~~2016.

Interest income was ~~$1.9~~$5.1 million and ~~$6.5~~$10.7 million for the ~~third~~second quarter and first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016,~~2017, respectively, compared to ~~$0.7~~$2.3 million and ~~$2.3~~$4.5 million in the ~~third~~second quarter and first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Higher invested cash balances and higher average interest rates in ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~2015~~2016 contributed to the increase.

Other (income) expense, net of ~~$(6.6)~~$(6.0) million for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, compared to other (income) expense, net of ~~$(4.5)~~$(3.7) million for the quarter ended ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Other (income) expense, net of ~~$(5.5)~~$(17.4) million for the ~~nine~~six month period ended ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, compared to other (income) expense, net of ~~$(9.9)~~$1.1 million for same period in ~~2015.~~2016. The increase in the ~~third~~second quarter is primarily due to ~~a small gain related to foreign currency compared to foreign currency losses for~~higher income from the ~~same period~~Company’s investment in ~~2015 offset by the gain on sale of manufacturing operations in the third quarter of 2015. Other (income) expense, net also benefited from higher earnings from~~ Discovery Family Channel ~~for both~~and other investment gains offset by gains related to the sale of an investment in the second quarter ~~and~~of 2016. In the ~~nine months. Other~~first six months, foreign exchange gains also contributed to the increase in other (income) expense, ~~net for the nine months ended September 25, 2016 decreased primarily due to the gain on sale of the manufacturing business in 2015.~~
net.

INCOME TAXES

Income taxes totaled ~~$90.2~~$19.2 million on pre-tax earnings of ~~$346.3~~$86.9 million in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 compared to income taxes of ~~$78.2~~$17.6 million on pre-tax earnings of ~~$284.6~~$67.0 million in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2015.~~2016. For the ~~nine~~six month period, income taxes totaled ~~$120.0~~$21.4 million on pre-tax earnings of ~~$472.6~~$157.7 million in ~~2016~~2017 compared to income taxes of ~~$100.1~~$29.8 million on pre-tax earnings of ~~$372.6~~$126.2 million in ~~2015.~~2016. Both periods, as well as the full year ~~2015,~~2016, were impacted by ~~certain~~ discrete tax events including the accrual of potential interest and penalties on ~~certain~~uncertain tax positions. During the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016,~~2017, favorable discrete tax adjustments were a net benefit of ~~$3.3~~$17.7 million compared to a net benefit of ~~$2.0~~$3.1 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. The favorable discrete tax ~~adjustment~~adjustments for the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016 includes~~2017 primarily relate to excess tax benefits ~~related~~on share-based payments (resulting from the adoption of ASU No.2016-09, as discussed in Note 1 to ~~expiration of statutes for certain tax positions.~~the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1.) Absent discrete items, the adjusted tax rate for the first ~~nine~~six months of 2017 and 2016 were 24.8% and ~~2015 were~~ 26.1% ~~and 27.2%~~, respectively. The adjusted rate of ~~26.1%~~24.8% for the ~~nine~~six months ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 is comparable to the full year ~~2015~~2016 adjusted rate of ~~26.4%~~24.5%.

OTHER INFORMATION

Historically, the Company's revenue pattern has shown the second half of the year to be more significant to its overall business than the first half. The Company expects that this concentration will continue, particularly as more of its business has shifted to larger customers with order patterns concentrated in the second half of the year. The concentration of sales in the second half of the year increases the risk of (a) underproduction of popular items, (b) overproduction of less popular items, and (c) failure to achieve compressed shipping schedules.

The toy and game business is characterized by customer order patterns which vary from year to year largely because of differences each year in the degree of consumer acceptance of product lines, product availability, marketing strategies and inventory policies of retailers, the dates of theatrical releases of major motion pictures for which the Company has product licenses, and changes in overall economic conditions. As a result, comparisons of the Company's unshipped orders on any date with those at the same date in a prior year are not necessarily indicative of the Company's expected sales for that year. Moreover, quick response inventory management practices result in fewer orders being placed significantly in advance of shipment and more orders being placed for immediate delivery. Although the Company may receive orders from customers in advance, it is a general industry practice that these orders are subject to amendment or cancellation by customers prior to shipment and, as such, the Company does not believe that these unshipped orders, at any given date, are indicative of future sales.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ~~("FASB"~~(“FASB”), in cooperation with the International Accounting Standards Board ~~("IASB"~~(“IASB”), issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605 – Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Codification. This new guidance provides a five-step model for analyzing contracts and transactions to determine when, how, and if revenue is recognized. Revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which ~~the company~~an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires enhanced qualitative and quantitative revenue related disclosures. ASU 2014-09 may be adopted on a full retrospective basis and applied to all prior periods presented, or on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings in the year of initial application. This ASU is ~~now~~ effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods within those fiscal ~~years, and may be adopted early but not before December 15, 2016.~~years. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the ~~requirements of~~impact that ASU 2014-09 ~~and~~will have on its ~~potential impact on the Company's~~consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.   Based on the analysis performed to date, the Company does not ~~presently believe~~expect the adoption of this new standard ~~will~~to have a material impact on the Company’s results or financial statements.
The Company’s revenue is primarily generated from the sale of finished product to customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when ownership, risks, and rewards transfer. These transactions are generally not impacted by the new standard. The Company does however offer certain types of variable payments to these customers such as pricing allowances, rebates, coupons and collaborative marketing arrangements. These types of payments are defined as variable consideration under ASU 2014-09. Although not expected to be material, the recognition timing of certain variable consideration payments may be accelerated. The Company is currently completing its impact assessment over this type of revenue as well as over the revenue generated from its Entertainment and Licensing business. The Company will determine which transition method to utilize upon completion of its impact assessment.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases ~~(Topic~~(Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02), which will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of their leases. The liability will be based on the present value of lease payments and the asset will be based on the liability. For income statement purposes, a dual model was retained requiring leases to be either classified as operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures will be required. ASU 2016-02 is required for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition. The Company is evaluating the requirements of ASU 2016-02 and its potential impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has a significant number of leases globally, primarily for property and office equipment, and is in the process of identifying and evaluating these leases in relation to the requirements of ASU 2016-02. For each of these leases, the term will be evaluated, including extension and renewal options as well as the lease payments associated with the leases. The Company does not expect that its results of operations will be materially impacted by this standard. The Company expects to record assets and liabilities on its balance sheets upon adoption of this standard, which may be material. The adoption of this standard will not have an impact on the Company’s cash flows.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which amends ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The ASU includes provisions intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements including (1) a requirement to prospectively record all of the tax effects related to share-based payments at settlement (or expiration) through the income statement; (2) a requirement that all tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments be reported as operating activities on the statement of cash flows; (3) the removal of the requirement to withhold shares upon settlement of an award at the minimum statutory withholding requirement; (4) a requirement that all cash payments made to taxing authorities on the employees’ behalf for withheld shares shall be presented as financing activities in the statements of cash flows; and (5) entities will be permitted to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense for share-based payment awards choosing either to estimate forfeitures as required today or recognize forfeitures as they occur. ASU 2016-09 iswas effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within that reporting period. ~~Early adoption will be permitted~~The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in ~~any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as~~the first quarter of 2017. The impact of the ~~beginning~~adoption resulted in the following:
·The Company recorded excess tax benefits related to share-based payment awards of $15.5 million as part of income tax expense for the six months ended July 2, 2017.
·In accordance with the standard, for the six months ended July 2, 2017, the Company classified excess tax benefits related to share-based employee awards of $15.5 million as part of operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. These amounts were previously recorded as cash inflows from financing activities. To keep the statements of cash flows comparable, the Company elected to apply this portion of the ~~year~~standard retrospectively and restate its statement of ~~adoption. The~~cash flows for the second quarter of 2016 as allowed by the standard. Excess tax benefits of $18.4 million for the six month period ended June 26, 2016, previously shown as financing activities were reclassified with other income tax cash flows as operating activities.
·In accordance with the standard, the Company ~~is evaluating~~now classifies cash outflows for employee taxes paid related to shares withheld from share-based payment awards as financing activities in the ~~requirements~~consolidated statements of cash flows. For the six months ended July 2, 2017, these payments amount to $31.4 million. Prior to adoption of ASU 2016-09, these cash flows were included as operating activities. This change is required to be applied on a retrospective basis and as a result, the Company has restated the consolidated statement of cash flows for the six month period ended June 26, 2016 by reclassifying payments of $18.7 million to financing activities from operating activities.
·The Company elected to change its ~~potential~~policy on accounting for forfeitures, from estimating the number of stock-based awards expected to vest, to accounting for forfeitures as they occur. This election resulted in a one-time share based payment expense, net of tax, of $0.7 million which was recorded directly to retained earnings during the first quarter of 2017. Based upon the Company’s history of forfeitures, it is not expected that this election will have a material impact on its financial statements going forward however, as any impact will be based on future forfeitures, the actual impact could differ from the Company’s ~~financial statements.~~expectation.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (ASU 2015-11), which replaces the concept of market price with the single measurement of net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 iswas effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The ~~Company has evaluated the requirements of ASU 2015-11 and does not presently believe that the~~ adoption of ~~the new~~this standard ~~will~~did not have a material impact on the Company’s results or financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (ASC 230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The new guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice across all industries, in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has evaluated the requirements of ASU 2016-15 and does not presently believe that the adoption of the new standard will have a material impact on the Company’s results or financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-16 (ASU 2016-16), Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. For public companies, this standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The standard requires that the income tax impact of intra-entity sales and transfers of property, except for inventory, be recognized when the transfer occurs requiring any deferred taxes not yet recognized on intra-entity transfers to be recorded to retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the standard, but expects that it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017- 04 (ASU 2017-04), Intangibles -Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The standard eliminates the requirement to measure the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all assets and liabilities within that unit (“the Step 2 test”) from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited by the amount of goodwill in that reporting unit. For public companies, this standard is effective and must be applied to annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the standard, but expects that it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. The standard requires companies to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the income statement line items where they report compensation cost. Companies will present all other components of net benefit cost outside operating income, if this subtotal is presented. For public companies, this standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the standard, but expects that it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company has historically generated a significant amount of cash from operations. In 2016 the Company funded its operations and liquidity needs primarily through cash flows from operations, and, when needed, ~~using~~used borrowings under its available lines of credit and commercial paper program.

During the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016,~~2017, the Company continued to fund its working capital needs primarily through cash flows from operations and, when needed, lines of credit and commercial paper. The Company believes that the funds available to it, including cash expected to be generated from operations and funds available through its available lines of credit and commercial paper program, are adequate to meet its working capital needs for the remainder of ~~2016.~~2017. However, unexpected events or circumstances such as material operating losses or increased capital or other expenditures may reduce or eliminate the availability of external financial resources. In addition, significant disruptions to credit markets may also reduce or eliminate the availability of external financial resources. Although management believes the risk of nonperformance by the counterparties to the Company's financial facilities is not significant, in times of severe economic downturn in the credit markets it is possible that one or more sources of external financing may be unable or unwilling to provide funding to the Company.

As of ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 the Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled ~~$830.4~~$1,433.5 million, substantially all of which is held outside of the United States. Deferred income taxes have not been provided on the majority of undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries as such earnings are indefinitely reinvested by the Company. Accordingly, such international cash balances are not available to fund cash requirements in the United States unless the Company changes its reinvestment policy. The Company currently has sufficient sources of cash in the United States to fund cash requirements without the need to repatriate any funds. If the Company changes its policy of permanently reinvesting international earnings, it would be required to accrue for any additional income taxes representing the difference between the tax rates in the United States and the applicable tax jurisdiction of the international subsidiaries. If the Company repatriated the funds from its international subsidiaries, it would then be required to pay the additional U.S. income tax. The majority of the Company's cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States as of ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 are denominated in the U.S. dollar.

Because of the seasonality in the Company's cash flow, management believes that on an interim basis, rather than discussing only its cash flows, a better understanding of its liquidity and capital resources can be obtained through a discussion of the various balance sheet categories as well. Also, as several of the major categories, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories and short-term borrowings, fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, again due to the seasonality of its business, management believes that a comparison to the comparable period in the prior year is generally more meaningful than a comparison to the prior quarter or prior year-end.

At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, cash and cash equivalents, net of short-term borrowings, increased to ~~$651.7~~$1,246.6 million from ~~$437.3~~$918.7 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 was ~~$153.8~~$366.1 million compared to ~~$69.6~~$305.9 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. On a trailing twelve month basis, the Company generated ~~$636.7~~$877.4 million in operating cash flows ~~as of~~for the ~~end of the third quarter of 2016~~twelve months ended July 2, 2017 compared to ~~$497.1~~$622.3 million ~~as of~~for the ~~end of the third quarter of 2015~~twelve months ended June 26, 2016 and ~~$552.4~~$817.3 million for the fiscal year ended December ~~27, 2015.~~25, 2016.

Accounts receivable increased 5%20% to ~~$1,452.9~~$846.5 million at ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, compared to ~~$1,390.3~~$703.8 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The increase reflects the ~~14%~~11% increase in revenues in the ~~third~~second quarter of ~~2016~~2017 as compared to the ~~third~~second quarter 2016 and growth in sales of ~~2015 partially offset by improved collections.~~markets with longer collection terms. Days sales outstanding ~~decreased~~increased from 8572 days at ~~September 27, 2015~~June 26, 2016 to 78 days at ~~September 25, 2016, primarily~~July 2, 2017, also reflecting the ~~improved collections.~~timing of revenues in the quarter as well as growth in revenues with longer terms and the impact of increased markdowns and closeout sales in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.

Inventories ~~increased 36%~~decreased 3% to ~~$607.7~~$557.5 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$447.1~~$572.4 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The ~~increase~~decrease in inventories is primarily related to ~~building~~increased closeout shipments during the first six months supported by improved inventory ~~for~~management with a focus on new and ~~high growth product lines such as DISNEY PRINCESS and DISNEY’S FROZEN, YO-KAI WATCH and PIE-FACE, as well as products relating to fourth quarter movie releases such as STAR WARS and TROLLS products.~~growing brands.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased 20% to ~~$256.0~~$257.3 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$320.9~~$323.0 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The ~~majority of the~~ decrease ~~is due~~was primarily related to lower ~~prepaid royalties~~unrealized gains on foreign exchange contracts as well as ~~a decrease in the value of foreign exchange contracts at 2016~~lower current year prepaid corporate taxes and lower royalties compared to ~~2015.~~2016.

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net decreased to ~~$859.3~~$802.3 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$882.0~~$856.2 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The decrease was due to a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $32.9 million related to Backflip Studios taken in the fourth quarter of 2016 in addition to amortization of intangible assets over the last twelve ~~months, partially offset by an $11.8 million increase as a result of the acquisition of Boulder in July 2016.~~months.

Other assets ~~decreased~~increased approximately 7%3% to ~~$701.6~~$746.6 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$756.0~~$722.2 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The ~~decrease~~increase was primarily related to the increased deferred tax asset balances, higher capitalized movie and television production costs, net of related production rebates, as well as higher accounts receivable related to long-term multi-year programming distribution agreements. These increases were partially offset by payments received in relation to a ~~lower~~long-term note receivable related to the sale of the Company’s manufacturing operations in August 2015, decreases in the value of long-term foreign exchange contracts ~~as well as~~and lower long-term royalty advances. ~~These were partially offset by higher capitalized movie and television production costs.~~

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased ~~17%~~26% to ~~$1,087.4~~$935.5 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$925.6~~$739.6 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The increase was primarily due to higher accounts payable balances in the Company’s Global Operations business reflecting ~~the higher levels of inventory at September 25, 2016 as well as~~longer payment terms, higher accrued royalties ~~at September 25, 2016 due~~from products related to ~~lower advances. Also contributing to the increase was~~2017 theatrical releases and higher value of unrealized losses on foreign exchange ~~contracts as well as higher accrued dividends.~~contracts.

Other liabilities ~~decreased 8%~~increased 2% to ~~$364.4~~$408.9 million at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 from ~~$396.8~~$402.6 million at ~~September 27, 2015.~~June 26, 2016. The ~~decrease~~increase in ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~2015~~2016 reflects increases in uncertain tax position reserves, higher deferred tax balances and increased balances related to Corporate and Board of Director deferred compensation. These increases were partially offset by lower accrued pension balances as the result of a ~~$62~~$62.0 million U.S. pension contribution in the third quarter of 2016. ~~This decrease was partially offset by higher uncertain tax positions~~

Net cash utilized by investing activities was ~~$90.5~~$67.8 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~$58.8~~$46.0 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Additions to property, plant and equipment were ~~$103.6~~$66.3 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~$97.9~~$66.4 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Net investing activity for 2016 ~~includes $12.4~~included a $19.8 million ~~paid to purchase Boulder and $6.4 million received from payment on an installment note receivable while 2015 investing activity includes $18.6 million proceeds~~return of capital from the ~~sale of~~Discovery Family Channel joint venture. The joint venture has since achieved sufficient earnings for the ~~Company’s manufacturing facilities in the third quarter of 2015~~distributions to be treated as ~~well~~dividends and as a ~~$3.0~~result, the 2017 distributions totaling $17.8 million ~~capital contribution to a 50% joint venture with Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., Ltd.~~were included in other operating activities.

Net cash utilized by financing activities was ~~$217.4~~$160.5 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~$335.9~~$319.3 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Cash payments related to purchases of the Company's common stock were ~~$104.3~~$18.6 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to ~~$74.1~~$57.3 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. At ~~September 27, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company had ~~$373.1~~$309.4 million remaining available under its current share repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors. Dividends paid in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 totaled ~~$185.3~~$134.7 million compared to ~~$168.4~~$121.3 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016 reflecting the higher dividend rate commencing with the May 2017 dividend. Net proceeds from short-term borrowings were $14.2 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2016~~2017 compared to net repayments of ~~$138.1~~$159.1 million in the first ~~nine~~six months of ~~2015.~~2016. Financing activities in the first six months of 2017 and 2016 include payments of $31.4 million and $18.7 million, respectively, relating to tax payments made to tax authorities for which shares were withheld from employees’ share-based payment awards.

The Company has an agreement with a group of banks for a commercial paper program (the "Program"). Under the Program, at the request of the Company and subject to market conditions, the banks may either purchase from the Company, or arrange for the sale by the Company, of unsecured commercial paper notes. Under the Program the Company may issue notes from time to time up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any given time of $700 million. The maturities of these notes will vary but may not exceed 397 days. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the commercial paper market and will be issued at a discount or par, or alternatively, will be sold at par and will bear varying interest rates based on a fixed or floating rate basis. The interest rates will vary based on market conditions and the ratings assigned to the notes by the credit rating agencies at the time of issuance. Subject to market conditions, the Company intends to utilize the Program as its primary short-term borrowing facility and does not intend to sell unsecured commercial paper notes in excess of the available amount under the revolving credit agreement discussed below. If, for any reason, the Company is unable to access the commercial paper market, the Company intends to use the revolving credit agreement to meet the Company's short-term liquidity needs. At ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 the Company had borrowings of approximately ~~$165.8~~$165.7 million outstanding related to the Program.

The Company has a revolving credit agreement (the "Agreement"), which provides it with a $700 million committed borrowing facility. The Agreement contains certain financial covenants setting forth leverage and coverage requirements, and certain other limitations typical of an investment grade facility, including with respect to liens, mergers and incurrence of indebtedness. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of and for the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016.~~July 2, 2017. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under its committed revolving credit facility at ~~September 25, 2016.~~July 2, 2017. However, the Company had letters of credit outstanding under this facility as of ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 of approximately $0.8 million. Amounts available and unused under the committed line, less outstanding balances under the commercial paper program, as of ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 were approximately ~~$533.4~~$533.5 million. The Company also has other uncommitted lines from various banks, of which approximately ~~$57.6~~$62.9 million was utilized at ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, of which ~~$44.7~~$55.9 million represents outstanding letters of credit and ~~$12.9~~$7.0 million represents outstanding borrowings.

The Company has principal amounts of long-term debt at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 of $1,559.9 million, of which $350 million is due in September 2017 and is recorded as a current liability and the remainder are due at varying times from 2021 through 2044. The Company currently expects to refinance the $350 million notes upon maturity, either via a bond issuance or via its Commercial Paper program. The Company also had letters of credit of approximately ~~$45.5~~$56.7 million and purchase commitments of approximately ~~$284.5~~$673.7 million outstanding at ~~September 25, 2016.~~July 2, 2017.

Other contractual obligations and commercial commitments, as detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December ~~27, 2015,~~25, 2016, did not materially change outside of payments made in the normal course of business and as otherwise set forth in this report. The table of contractual obligations and commercial commitments, as detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December ~~27, 2015,~~25, 2016, does not include certain tax liabilities recorded related to uncertain tax positions. These liabilities were ~~$92.7~~$92.8 million at ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, and are included as a component of other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company believes that cash from operations, and, if necessary, its committed line of credit and other borrowing facilities, will allow the Company to meet these and other obligations listed.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As such, management is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that it believes are reasonable based on the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. The significant accounting policies which management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating the Company's reported financial results include sales allowances, program production costs, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, recoverability of royalty advances and commitments, pension costs and obligations and income taxes. These critical accounting policies are the same as those detailed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December ~~27, 2015.~~25, 2016.
The Company has $119.1 million of goodwill related to its acquisition of Backflip Studios, as more fully described in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The underlying cash flows supporting the goodwill are based on long-term financial projections for revenues and profitability growth which includes anticipated game releases in 2016. During the second quarter of 2016, Backflip Studios released TRANSFORMERS: EARTH WARS, the first of its major title releases for 2016. Results for this game have been positive. In the fourth quarter, Backflip Studios is expected to release DRAGONVALE WORLD and MY LITTLE PONY: PUZZLE PARTY. Should future results for titles released and/or the other anticipated 2016 game releases not achieve our projected targets, including, without limitation, due to delays in release dates, the Company may be required to recognize an impairment charge during 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company will be conducting its annual goodwill impairment review related to the Backflip Studios goodwill and all other goodwill balances recorded.


FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company is exposed to market risks attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily as the result of sourcing products priced in U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Euros while marketing those products in more than twenty currencies. Results of operations may be affected primarily by changes in the value of the U.S. dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Euro, British pound sterling, ~~Swiss franc, Canadian dollar,~~ Brazilian real, Russian ruble and Mexican peso and, to a lesser extent, other currencies in, ~~European,~~ Latin American and Asia Pacific countries.

To manage this exposure, the Company has hedged a portion of its forecasted foreign currency transactions for fiscal years ~~2016~~2017 through 2021 using foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk with respect to its net cash and cash equivalents or short-term borrowing positions in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company believes, however, that the on-going risk on the net exposure should not be material to its financial condition. In addition, the Company's revenues and costs have been, and will likely continue to be, affected by changes in foreign currency rates. A significant change in foreign exchange rates can materially impact the Company's revenues and earnings due to translation of foreign-denominated revenues and expenses. The Company does not hedge against translation impacts of foreign exchange. From time to time, affiliates of the Company may make or receive intercompany loans in currencies other than their functional currency. The Company manages this exposure at the time the loan is made by using foreign exchange contracts. Other than as set forth above, the Company does not hedge foreign currency exposures.

The Company reflects all forward contracts at their fair value as an asset or liability on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not speculate in foreign currency exchange contracts. At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, these contracts had net unrealized gains of ~~$6.8~~$3.2 million, of which ~~$25.5~~$8.2 million are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets, ~~$13.5~~$17.2 million are recorded in other assets, ~~$15.1~~$19.8 million are recorded in accrued liabilities and ~~$4.3~~$2.4 million are recorded in other liabilities. Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 are deferred gains, net of tax, of ~~$16.8~~$4.7 million, related to these derivatives.

At ~~September 25, 2016,~~July 2, 2017, the Company had fixed rate long-term debt of $1,559.9 million. Of this long-term debt, $600 million represents the aggregate issuance of long-term debt in May 2014 which ~~consisted~~consists of $300 million of 3.15% Notes Due 2021 and $300 million of 5.10% Notes Due 2044. ~~The~~Prior to the May 2014 debt issuance, the Company ~~had~~entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $500 million ~~related~~ to ~~the May 2014 issuance which hedged~~hedge the anticipated underlying U.S. Treasury interest rate. These interest rate swaps were matched with this debt issuance and were designated and effective as hedges of the change in future interest payments. At the date of debt issuance, the Company terminated these interest rate swap agreements and their fair value at the date of issuance was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and is being amortized through the consolidated statements of operations using an effective interest rate method over the life of the related debt. Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 are deferred losses, net of tax, of ~~$18.5~~$17.6 million related to these derivatives.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The information required by this item is included in Part I Item 2. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of ~~September 25, 2016.~~July 2, 2017. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended ~~September 25, 2016~~July 2, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.

The Company is currently party to certain legal proceedings, none of which it believes to be material to its business or financial condition.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, concerning management's expectations, goals, objectives, and similar matters. These forward-looking statements may include statements concerning the Company's product and entertainment plans, anticipated product and entertainment performance, business opportunities and strategies, financial and business goals, expectations for achieving the Company's ~~financial~~goals and ~~business goals,~~objectives, cost savings and efficiency enhancing initiatives and other objectives and anticipated uses of cash and may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "expect," "intend," "look forward," "may," "planned," "potential," "should," "will," and "would" or any variations of words with similar meanings. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.

The Company's actual results or experience may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The Company has included, under Item 1A. of its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December ~~27, 2015~~25, 2016 (the "Annual Report"), a discussion of factors which may impact these forward-looking statements. In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the more detailed discussion set forth in the Annual Report, specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:

·           the Company’s ability to successfully grow its franchise and key partner brands, which constitute a substantial majority of the Company’s total revenues;
·           the Company's ability to successfully re-imagine, re-invent and re-ignite its existing brands, products and product lines, including through the use of immersive entertainment experiences, to keep them fresh and relevant and to maintain and further their success;
·           the Company's ability to successfully design, develop, produce, introduce, market and sell innovative new brands, products and product lines which achieve and sustain interest from retailers and consumers and keep pace with changes in consumer preferences and ~~lifestyles;~~technology;
·           the Company's ability to offer products that (i) expand consumer demand for its product offerings and do not significantly compete with the Company's other existing product offerings and (ii) consumers want to purchase and select over competitors' products;
·           successful brand and/or product introductions from competitors that capture market share and sales from the Company;
·           the Company's ability to source and ship products in a timely and cost-effective manner and customers' and consumers' acceptance and purchase of those products in quantities and at prices that will be sufficient to profitably recover the Company's costs for developing, marketing and selling those products;
·           recessions, other economic downturns, or challenging economic conditions or economic uncertainty affecting one or more of the Company's significant markets which can negatively impact the financial health of the Company's ~~retail~~ customers and consumers, and which can result in lower employment levels, lower consumer disposable income and lower consumer spending, including lower spending on purchases of the Company's products;
·           potential difficulties or delays the Company may experience in implementing its cost savings and efficiency enhancing initiatives or the realization of fewer benefits than are expected from such initiatives;
·           currency fluctuations, including movements in foreign exchange rates, which can lower the Company's net revenues and earnings, and significantly impact the Company's costs;
·           other economic and public health conditions or regulatory changes in the markets in which the Company and its customers and suppliers operate, which could create delays or increase the Company's costs, such as higher commodity prices, labor costs or higher transportation costs, or outbreaks of diseases;
·           delays, increased costs, lack of consumer acceptance or other difficulties associated with the development and offering of our or our partners' ~~planned digital applications or~~entertainment and media initiatives related to products offered by the Company;
·           the risk that the market appeal of the Company's ~~brands;~~licensed products will be less than expected or that sales revenue generated by these products will be insufficient to cover the minimum guaranteed royalties or other commitments;
·           the concentration of the Company's retail customers, potentially increasing the negative impact to the Company of difficulties experienced by any of the Company's retail customers or changes in their purchasing or selling patterns;
·           the Company's ability to generate sales during the second half of the year, particularly during the relatively brief holiday shopping season, which is the period in which the Company derives a substantial portion of its revenues and earnings;
·           the inventory policies of the Company's retail and e-commerce customers, including ~~the retailers'~~ potential decisions to lower their inventories, even if it results in lost sales, as well as the concentration of the Company's revenues in the second half of the year, which coupled with reliance by retailers on quick response inventory management techniques, increases the risk of underproduction of popular items, overproduction of less popular items and failure to achieve compressed shipping schedules;
·           work stoppages or disruptions which may impact the Company's ability to manufacture or deliver products in a timely and cost-effective manner;
·           concentration of manufacturing of the substantial majority of the Company's products by third party vendors in the People's Republic of China and the associated impact to the Company of social, economic or public health conditions and other factors affecting China, the movement of people and products into and out of China, the cost of producing products in China and the cost of exporting them to the Company's other markets or affecting the exchange rates for the Chinese Renminbi, including, without limitation, the impact of tariffs or other trade restrictions being imposed upon goods manufactured in China;
·           consumer interest in and acceptance of the Discovery Family channel, the Company's cable television joint venture with Discovery Communications, the programming appearing on Discovery Family, products related to Discovery Family's programming, and other factors impacting the financial performance of the Discovery Family channel;
~~·           consumer interest in and acceptance of~~ programming and entertainment created by Hasbro Studios and/or ~~our other entertainment partners,~~Allspark Pictures, as well as products related to such programming and entertainment;
·           the ability to develop and distribute compelling entertainment, including television, motion pictures and digital content, based on our brands, in a timely and financially profitable manner, and the success of that entertainment in driving consumer interest in and engagement with our brands;
·           the ability of the Company to hire and retain key officers and employees who are critical to the Company's success;
·           the costs of complying with product safety and consumer protection requirements worldwide, including the risk that greater regulation in the future may increase such costs, may require changes in the Company's products and/or may impact the Company's ability to sell some products in particular markets in the absence of making changes to such products;
·           the risk that one of the Company's third-party manufacturers will not comply with applicable labor, consumer protection, product safety or other laws or regulations, or with aspects of the Company's Global Business Ethics Principles, and that such noncompliance will not be promptly detected, either of which could cause damage to the Company's reputation, harm sales of its products, result in product recalls and potentially create other liabilities for the Company;
·           an adverse change in purchasing policies or promotional programs or the bankruptcy or other economic difficulties or lack of success of one or more of the Company's significant retailers comprising its relatively concentrated retail customer base, which could negatively impact the Company's revenues or bad debt exposure;
·           the risk that the market appeal of the Company's licensed products will be less than expected or that sales revenue generated by these products will be insufficient to cover the minimum guaranteed royalties or other commitments;
·           the risk the Company will lose rights to a significant licensed property or properties, which will harm the Company's revenues and earnings;
·           the risk that the Company may face product recalls or product liability suits relating to products it manufactures or distributes which may have significant direct costs to the Company and which may also harm the reputation of the Company and its products, potentially harming future product sales;
·           the impact of competition on revenues, margins and other aspects of the Company's business, including the ability to offer Company products which consumers choose to buy instead of competitor’s products, the ability to secure, maintain and renew popular licenses and the ability to attract and retain employees;
·           the risk that anticipated benefits of acquisitions or investments may not occur or be delayed or reduced in their realization;
·           the ~~Company's ability to obtain and enforce intellectual property rights both in the United States and other worldwide territories;~~
~~·           the~~ risk that any litigation or arbitration disputes or government and regulatory investigations could entail significant resources and expense and result in significant fines or other harm to the Company's business or reputation;
·           the Company's ability to maintain or obtain external financing on terms acceptable to it in order to meet working capital needs;
·           the risk that one or more of the counterparties to the Company's financing arrangements may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unable or unwilling to allow the Company to access financing under such arrangements;
~~·           the Company's ability to generate sufficient available cash flow to service its outstanding debt;~~
~~·           restrictions that the Company is subject to under its credit agreement;~~
·           unforeseen circumstances, such as severe softness in or collapse of the retail and/or banking environment that may result in a significant decline in revenues and operating results of the Company, thereby causing the Company to be in non-compliance with its debt covenants and the Company being unable to utilize borrowings under its revolving credit facility, a circumstance likely to occur when operating shortfalls would result in the Company being in the greatest need of such supplementary borrowings;
·           market conditions, third party actions or approvals, the impact of competition and other factors that could delay or increase the cost of implementation of the Company's programs, or alter the Company's actions and reduce actual results;
·           the risk that the Company may be subject to governmental penalties, fines, sanctions or additional taxes for failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations in any of the markets in which it operates, or that governmental regulations or requirements will require changes in the manner in which the company does business and/or increase the costs of doing business;
·           failure to operate our information systems and implement new technology effectively, as well as maintain the systems and processes designed to protect our electronic data;
·           the risk that the Company's reported goodwill may become impaired, requiring the Company to take a charge against its income;
·           changes in foreign exchange rates and other potential regulations, increased costs and/or economic uncertainty associated with the United Kingdom (“UK”) vote to leave the European Union (“EU”), commonly referred to as Brexit, may harm our sales and the profitability of our business in the UK and the EU; or

·           other risks and uncertainties as are or may be detailed from time to time in the Company's public announcements and filings with the SEC, such as filings on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K.

The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of the filing of this report.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Repurchases Made in the Quarter (in whole dollars and number of shares)

(d)

Maximum

Number (or

(c) Total

Approximate

Number of

Dollar

Shares (or

Value) of

Units)

Shares (or

Purchased

Units) that

(a) Total

(b)

as Part of

May Yet Be

Number of

Average

Publicly

Purchased

Shares (or

Price Paid

Announced

Under the
Period
Units)

per Share

Plans or

Plans or

Purchased

(or Unit)

Programs

Programs
July 2016

6/27/16 – 7/24/16

70,800

$
82.16

70,800

$
415,727,603
August 2016

7/25/16 – 8/28/16

300,000

$
81.22

300,000

$
391,361,897
September 2016

8/29/16 – 9/25/16

228,000

$
80.01

228,000

$
373,120,738
Total

598,800

$
80.87

598,800

$
373,120,738

(d)

Maximum

Number (or

(c) Total

Approximate

Number of

Dollar

Shares (or

Value) of

Units)

Shares (or

Purchased

Units) that

(a) Total

(b)

as Part of

May Yet Be

Number of

Average

Publicly

Purchased

Shares (or

Price Paid

Announced

Under the
Period
Units)

per Share

Plans or

Plans or

Purchased

(or Unit)

Programs

Programs
April 2017

4/3/17 – 4/30/17

6,100

$
94.99

6,100

$
309,359,359
May 2017

5/1/17 – 6/4/17

-

$
-

-

$
309,359,359
June 2017

6/5/17 – 7/2/17

-

$
-

-

$
309,359,359
Total

6,100

$
94.99

6,100

$
309,359,359

In February 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $500 million of common stock. Purchases of the Company's common stock may be made from time to time, subject to market conditions. These shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares under this authorization, and the timing, actual number, and value of the shares that are repurchased will depend on a number of factors, including the price of the Company's stock and the Company’s generation of, and uses for, cash. The Company may suspend or discontinue the program at any time and there is no expiration date.


Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.
Other Information.

None.

Item 6.
Exhibits.

3.1      Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)
3.2      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated June 28, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)
3.3      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated May 19, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, File No. 1-6682.)

3.4      Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

3.5      Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 6, 2014, File No. 1-6682.)

3.6      Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 5, 2015, File No. 1-6682.)

3.7      Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2015, File No. 1-6682.)

3.8      Certificate of Designations of Series C Junior Participating Preference Stock of Hasbro, Inc. dated June 29, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

3.9      Certificate of Vote(s) authorizing a decrease of class or series of any class of shares. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No 1-6682.)

4.1      Indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 1998, File No. 1-6682.)

4.2      Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2000, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b)(i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1999, File No. 1-6682.)

4.3      First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 17, 2007, File No. 1-6682.)

4.4      Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2009, File No. 1-6682.)

4.5      Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2010, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 11, 2010, File No. 1-6682.)

4.6      Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 13, 2014, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2014, file No. 1-6682.)

10.1    Form of 2017 Stock Option Agreement under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)
10.2    Form of 2017 Stock Option Agreement under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan for Brian Goldner.
10.3    Form of 2017 Contingent Stock Performance Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)
10.4    Form of 2017 Contingent Stock Performance Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan for Brian Goldner.
10.5    Form of 2017 Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.).
10.6    Form of 2017 Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreement. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)
31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1* Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.2* Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

101.INS        XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH      ~~Taxonomy Extension Schema Document~~
~~101.SCH~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
            * Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HASBRO, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: ~~November~~August 2, ~~2016~~2017
By: /s/ Deborah Thomas

Deborah Thomas

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer and

Principal Financial Officer)


Exhibit Index
Exhibit

No.
Exhibits

3.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

3.2
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated June 28, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

3.3
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated May 19, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, File No. 1-6682.)

3.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

3.5
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 6, 2014, File No. 1-6682)

3.6
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 5, 2015, File No. 1-6682.)

3.7
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2015, File No. 1-6682.)

3.8

3.9

Certificate of Designations of Series C Junior Participating Preference Stock of Hasbro, Inc. dated June 29, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

Certificate of Vote(s) authorizing a decrease of class or series of any class of shares. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No 1-6682.)

4.1
Indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 1998, File No. 1-6682.)

4.2
Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2000, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b)(i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 1999, File No. 1-6682.)

4.3
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 17, 2007, File No. 1-6682.)

4.4
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2009, File No. 1-6682.)

4.5
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2010, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 11, 2010, File No. 1-6682.)

4.6
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 13, 2014, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor Trustee to the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2014, file No. 1-6682.)
10.1
Form of 2017 Stock Option Agreement under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)
10.2
Form of 2017 Stock Option Agreement under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan for Brian Goldner.
10.3
Form of 2017 Contingent Stock Performance Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)
10.4
Form of 2017 Contingent Stock Performance Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan for Brian Goldner.
10.5
Form of 2017 Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Hasbro, Inc. Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.).
10.6
Form of 2017 Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreement. (Applicable for John Frascotti, Deb Thomas, Duncan Billing and Wiebe Tinga.)

31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1*
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.2*
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

101.INS
XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

* Furnished herewith.

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