401k Plan data: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN plan

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN
Plan identification number	001

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

ERISA section 404(c) Plan - This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
Partial participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
Stock bonus
Code section 401(k) feature - A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
Code section 401(m) arrangement - Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contribtions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP - A completed Schedule E must be attached to a Form 5500 filed for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Leveraged ESOP - An ESOP that acquires employer securities with borrowed money or other debt-financing techniques. A completed Schedule E must be attached to a Form 5500 filed for an ESOP.
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held, at least for a limited period, in employer securities.
U.S.-based plan that covers residents of Puerto Rico and is qualified under both Code section 401 and section 1165 of the Puerto Rico Code.

401k Sponsoring company profile

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Employer identification number (EIN): 340526850

NAIC Classification: 325500

Additional information about THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Jurisdiction of Incorporation: Ohio Secretary of State Business Services Division

Incorporation Date: 1884-07-16

Company Identification Number: 8027

Legal Registered Office Address: 50 W. BROAD ST., STE 1800
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COLUMBUS
United States of America (USA)
43215

More information about THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

Plan id# Filing Submission Date Name of Administrator Date Administrator Signed Name of Company Sponsor Date Sponsor Signed
001 2022-01-01
001 2021-01-01
001 2020-01-01
001 2019-01-01
001 2018-01-01
001 2017-01-01 THOMAS GILLIGAN LAWRENCE BORON 2018-10-15
001 2016-01-01 THOMAS P. GILLIGAN LAWRENCE J. BORON 2017-10-16
001 2015-01-01 THOMAS P. GILLIGAN MICHAEL CUMMINS 2016-10-13
001 2014-01-01 THOMAS E. HOPKINS MICHAEL T. CUMMINS 2015-10-12
001 2013-01-01 THOMAS E. HOPKINS MICHAEL T. CUMMINS 2014-10-08
001 2012-01-01 THOMAS E. HOPKINS MICHAEL T. CUMMINS 2013-10-14
001 2011-01-01 THOMAS E. HOPKINS MICHAEL T. CUMMINS 2012-10-15
001 2009-01-01 TOM HOPKINS
001 2009-01-01 TOM HOPKINS MIKE CUMMINS 2010-10-13
001 2008-01-01

Plan id#	Filing Submission Date	Name of Administrator	Name of Company Sponsor	Date Sponsor Signed
001	2022-01-01
001	2021-01-01
001	2020-01-01
001	2019-01-01
001	2018-01-01
001	2017-01-01	THOMAS GILLIGAN	LAWRENCE BORON	2018-10-15
001	2016-01-01	THOMAS P. GILLIGAN	LAWRENCE J. BORON	2017-10-16
001	2015-01-01	THOMAS P. GILLIGAN	MICHAEL CUMMINS	2016-10-13
001	2014-01-01	THOMAS E. HOPKINS	MICHAEL T. CUMMINS	2015-10-12
001	2013-01-01	THOMAS E. HOPKINS	MICHAEL T. CUMMINS	2014-10-08
001	2012-01-01	THOMAS E. HOPKINS	MICHAEL T. CUMMINS	2013-10-14
001	2011-01-01	THOMAS E. HOPKINS	MICHAEL T. CUMMINS	2012-10-15
001	2009-01-01	TOM HOPKINS
001	2009-01-01	TOM HOPKINS	MIKE CUMMINS	2010-10-13
001	2008-01-01

Plan Statistics for THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

Measure Date Value
2022: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2022 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2022-01-01 60,004
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2022-01-01 47,362
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2022-01-01 350
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2022-01-01 15,134
Total of all active and inactive participants 2022-01-01 62,846
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2022-01-01 244
Total participants 2022-01-01 63,090
Number of participants with account balances 2022-01-01 60,448
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2022-01-01 2,355
2021: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2021 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2021-01-01 57,618
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2021-01-01 44,890
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2021-01-01 322
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2021-01-01 14,568
Total of all active and inactive participants 2021-01-01 59,780
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2021-01-01 224
Total participants 2021-01-01 60,004
Number of participants with account balances 2021-01-01 57,893
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2021-01-01 2,551
2020: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2020 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2020-01-01 57,887
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2020-01-01 44,438
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2020-01-01 117
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2020-01-01 12,870
Total of all active and inactive participants 2020-01-01 57,425
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2020-01-01 193
Total participants 2020-01-01 57,618
Number of participants with account balances 2020-01-01 55,245
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2020-01-01 2,109
2019: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2019-01-01 56,029
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2019-01-01 44,461
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2019-01-01 292
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2019-01-01 12,945
Total of all active and inactive participants 2019-01-01 57,698
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2019-01-01 189
Total participants 2019-01-01 57,887
Number of participants with account balances 2019-01-01 55,607
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2019-01-01 1,980
2018: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2018-01-01 49,897
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2018-01-01 42,782
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2018-01-01 268
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2018-01-01 12,802
Total of all active and inactive participants 2018-01-01 55,852
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2018-01-01 177
Total participants 2018-01-01 56,029
Number of participants with account balances 2018-01-01 53,925
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2018-01-01 640
2017: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2017-01-01 48,874
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2017-01-01 38,798
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2017-01-01 183
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2017-01-01 10,746
Total of all active and inactive participants 2017-01-01 49,727
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2017-01-01 170
Total participants 2017-01-01 49,897
Number of participants with account balances 2017-01-01 48,011
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2017-01-01 27
2016: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2016-01-01 57,562
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2016-01-01 38,174
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2016-01-01 155
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2016-01-01 10,384
Total of all active and inactive participants 2016-01-01 48,713
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2016-01-01 161
Total participants 2016-01-01 48,874
Number of participants with account balances 2016-01-01 47,048
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2016-01-01 0
2015: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2015-01-01 57,650
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2015-01-01 36,812
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2015-01-01 392
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2015-01-01 20,199
Total of all active and inactive participants 2015-01-01 57,403
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2015-01-01 159
Total participants 2015-01-01 57,562
Number of participants with account balances 2015-01-01 55,733
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2015-01-01 0
2014: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2014-01-01 54,661
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2014-01-01 35,741
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2014-01-01 346
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2014-01-01 21,408
Total of all active and inactive participants 2014-01-01 57,495
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2014-01-01 155
Total participants 2014-01-01 57,650
Number of participants with account balances 2014-01-01 55,725
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2014-01-01 0
2013: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2013-01-01 37,318
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2013-01-01 33,945
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2013-01-01 142
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2013-01-01 20,413
Total of all active and inactive participants 2013-01-01 54,500
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2013-01-01 161
Total participants 2013-01-01 54,661
Number of participants with account balances 2013-01-01 51,354
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2013-01-01 0
2012: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2012-01-01 34,591
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2012-01-01 29,969
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2012-01-01 121
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2012-01-01 7,172
Total of all active and inactive participants 2012-01-01 37,262
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2012-01-01 56
Total participants 2012-01-01 37,318
Number of participants with account balances 2012-01-01 36,062
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2012-01-01 0
2011: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2011-01-01 32,988
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2011-01-01 28,088
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2011-01-01 130
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2011-01-01 6,322
Total of all active and inactive participants 2011-01-01 34,540
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2011-01-01 51
Total participants 2011-01-01 34,591
Number of participants with account balances 2011-01-01 33,585
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2011-01-01 0
2009: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2009-01-01 33,284
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2009-01-01 26,445
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2009-01-01 101
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2009-01-01 4,956
Total of all active and inactive participants 2009-01-01 31,502
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2009-01-01 46
Total participants 2009-01-01 31,548
Number of participants with account balances 2009-01-01 30,493
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2009-01-01 0
2008: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2008 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2008-01-01 33,696
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2008-01-01 28,062
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2008-01-01 112
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2008-01-01 5,070
Total of all active and inactive participants 2008-01-01 33,244
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2008-01-01 40
Total participants 2008-01-01 33,284
Number of participants with account balances 2008-01-01 31,645

Measure	Date	Value
2022: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2022 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2022-01-01	60,004
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2022-01-01	47,362
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2022-01-01	350
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2022-01-01	15,134
Total of all active and inactive participants	2022-01-01	62,846
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2022-01-01	244
Total participants	2022-01-01	63,090
Number of participants with account balances	2022-01-01	60,448
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2022-01-01	2,355
2021: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2021 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2021-01-01	57,618
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2021-01-01	44,890
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2021-01-01	322
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2021-01-01	14,568
Total of all active and inactive participants	2021-01-01	59,780
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2021-01-01	224
Total participants	2021-01-01	60,004
Number of participants with account balances	2021-01-01	57,893
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2021-01-01	2,551
2020: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2020 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2020-01-01	57,887
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2020-01-01	44,438
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2020-01-01	117
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2020-01-01	12,870
Total of all active and inactive participants	2020-01-01	57,425
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2020-01-01	193
Total participants	2020-01-01	57,618
Number of participants with account balances	2020-01-01	55,245
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2020-01-01	2,109
2019: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2019-01-01	56,029
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2019-01-01	44,461
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2019-01-01	292
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2019-01-01	12,945
Total of all active and inactive participants	2019-01-01	57,698
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2019-01-01	189
Total participants	2019-01-01	57,887
Number of participants with account balances	2019-01-01	55,607
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2019-01-01	1,980
2018: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2018-01-01	49,897
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2018-01-01	42,782
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2018-01-01	268
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2018-01-01	12,802
Total of all active and inactive participants	2018-01-01	55,852
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2018-01-01	177
Total participants	2018-01-01	56,029
Number of participants with account balances	2018-01-01	53,925
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2018-01-01	640
2017: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2017-01-01	48,874
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2017-01-01	38,798
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2017-01-01	183
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2017-01-01	10,746
Total of all active and inactive participants	2017-01-01	49,727
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2017-01-01	170
Total participants	2017-01-01	49,897
Number of participants with account balances	2017-01-01	48,011
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2017-01-01	27
2016: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2016-01-01	57,562
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2016-01-01	38,174
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2016-01-01	155
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2016-01-01	10,384
Total of all active and inactive participants	2016-01-01	48,713
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2016-01-01	161
Total participants	2016-01-01	48,874
Number of participants with account balances	2016-01-01	47,048
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2016-01-01	0
2015: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2015-01-01	57,650
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2015-01-01	36,812
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2015-01-01	392
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2015-01-01	20,199
Total of all active and inactive participants	2015-01-01	57,403
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2015-01-01	159
Total participants	2015-01-01	57,562
Number of participants with account balances	2015-01-01	55,733
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2015-01-01	0
2014: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2014-01-01	54,661
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2014-01-01	35,741
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2014-01-01	346
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2014-01-01	21,408
Total of all active and inactive participants	2014-01-01	57,495
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2014-01-01	155
Total participants	2014-01-01	57,650
Number of participants with account balances	2014-01-01	55,725
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2014-01-01	0
2013: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2013-01-01	37,318
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2013-01-01	33,945
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2013-01-01	142
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2013-01-01	20,413
Total of all active and inactive participants	2013-01-01	54,500
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2013-01-01	161
Total participants	2013-01-01	54,661
Number of participants with account balances	2013-01-01	51,354
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2013-01-01	0
2012: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	34,591
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	29,969
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	121
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	7,172
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	37,262
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	56
Total participants	2012-01-01	37,318
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	36,062
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	0
2011: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	32,988
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	28,088
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	130
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	6,322
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	34,540
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	51
Total participants	2011-01-01	34,591
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	33,585
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	0
2009: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	33,284
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	26,445
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	101
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	4,956
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	31,502
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	46
Total participants	2009-01-01	31,548
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	30,493
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	0
2008: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2008 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2008-01-01	33,696
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2008-01-01	28,062
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2008-01-01	112
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2008-01-01	5,070
Total of all active and inactive participants	2008-01-01	33,244
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2008-01-01	40
Total participants	2008-01-01	33,284
Number of participants with account balances	2008-01-01	31,645

Financial Data on THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2022 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2022 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2022-12-31	$-2,135,713,808
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2022-12-31	$-2,135,713,808
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2022-12-31	$17,711,069
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2022-12-31	$-2,607,689,820
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$-224,067,109
Total of all expenses incurred	2022-12-31	$841,230,373
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2022-12-31	$838,462,854
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2022-12-31	$389,353,918
Value of total assets at end of year	2022-12-31	$8,343,834,208
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$11,775,043,332
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$2,767,519
Total interest from all sources	2022-12-31	$5,615,263
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2022-12-31	$83,608,069
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2022-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$35,221,172
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2022-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2022-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2022-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2022-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2022-12-31	$237,304,619
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$85,371,358
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$82,817,534
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$8,745,505
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$7,451,463
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2022-12-31	$14,280,123
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2022-12-31	$294,177
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$593,397
Other income not declared elsewhere	2022-12-31	$134,168
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2022-12-31	$1,899,412
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2022-12-31	$-3,448,920,193
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$8,343,834,208
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$11,775,043,332
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2022-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2022-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2022-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$868,107
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2022-12-31	$870,956,718
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$1,029,195,746
Interest on participant loans	2022-12-31	$4,037,349
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2022-12-31	$2,599,459,158
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$3,273,636,879
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2022-12-31	$101,146,207
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2022-12-31	$108,699,952
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$108,699,952
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2022-12-31	$1,577,914
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$-194,314,588
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2022-12-31	$-532,305,733
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2022-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2022-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2022-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$4,672,911,588
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$7,268,379,708
Contributions received in cash from employer	2022-12-31	$137,769,176
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2022-12-31	$4,949,497
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$4,268,653
Income. Dividends from common stock	2022-12-31	$48,386,897
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2022-12-31	$838,462,854
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2022-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2022-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$557,782,176
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$781,849,285
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2022-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2022-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2022-12-31	350921680
2021 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2021 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2021-12-31	$3,177,235,706
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2021-12-31	$3,177,235,706
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2021-12-31	$3,271,717,501
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$-900,657,284
Total of all expenses incurred	2021-12-31	$877,807,900
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2021-12-31	$875,359,487
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2021-12-31	$371,470,065
Value of total assets at end of year	2021-12-31	$11,775,043,332
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$9,381,133,731
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$2,448,413
Total interest from all sources	2021-12-31	$4,394,782
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2021-12-31	$104,213,316
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2021-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$57,014,432
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2021-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2021-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2021-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2021-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2021-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2021-12-31	$221,823,088
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$82,817,534
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$83,566,584
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$7,451,463
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$6,246,966
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2021-12-31	$17,296,413
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2021-12-31	$593,397
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$951,698
Other income not declared elsewhere	2021-12-31	$150,396
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2021-12-31	$1,755,900
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2021-12-31	$2,393,909,601
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$11,775,043,332
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$9,381,133,731
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2021-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2021-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2021-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$692,513
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2021-12-31	$1,029,195,746
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$925,955,612
Interest on participant loans	2021-12-31	$4,336,300
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2021-12-31	$3,273,636,879
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$2,865,464,581
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2021-12-31	$108,699,952
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2021-12-31	$116,754,166
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$116,754,166
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2021-12-31	$58,482
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$82,881,287
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2021-12-31	$432,029,233
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2021-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2021-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2021-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$7,268,379,708
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$5,378,464,330
Contributions received in cash from employer	2021-12-31	$132,350,564
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2021-12-31	$4,268,653
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$3,729,794
Income. Dividends from common stock	2021-12-31	$47,198,884
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2021-12-31	$875,359,487
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2021-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2021-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$774,379,450
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$1,675,036,734
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2021-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2021-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2021-12-31	350921680
2020 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2020 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2020-12-31	$1,107,215,748
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2020-12-31	$1,107,215,748
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2020-12-31	$1,989,707,320
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$22,123,462
Total of all expenses incurred	2020-12-31	$1,006,281,244
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2020-12-31	$1,003,892,266
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2020-12-31	$324,630,780
Value of total assets at end of year	2020-12-31	$9,381,133,731
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$8,397,707,655
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$2,388,978
Total interest from all sources	2020-12-31	$5,373,772
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2020-12-31	$71,332,729
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2020-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$29,415,345
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2020-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2020-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2020-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2020-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2020-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2020-12-31	$194,545,051
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$83,566,584
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$92,592,754
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$6,246,966
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$4,833,952
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2020-12-31	$11,266,774
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2020-12-31	$951,698
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$4,659,398
Other income not declared elsewhere	2020-12-31	$247,518
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2020-12-31	$2,000,651
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2020-12-31	$983,426,076
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$9,381,133,731
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$8,397,707,655
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2020-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2020-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2020-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$388,327
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2020-12-31	$925,955,612
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$786,951,616
Interest on participant loans	2020-12-31	$4,888,784
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2020-12-31	$2,865,464,581
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$2,503,793,026
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2020-12-31	$116,754,166
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2020-12-31	$80,513,494
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$80,513,494
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2020-12-31	$484,988
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$68,850,106
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2020-12-31	$389,933,205
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2020-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2020-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2020-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$5,378,464,330
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$4,921,455,393
Contributions received in cash from employer	2020-12-31	$118,818,955
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2020-12-31	$3,729,794
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$2,908,022
Income. Dividends from common stock	2020-12-31	$41,917,384
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2020-12-31	$1,003,892,266
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2020-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2020-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$1,019,691,338
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$997,567,876
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2020-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2020-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2020-12-31	350921680
2019 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2019-12-31	$1,561,744,774
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2019-12-31	$1,561,744,774
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2019-12-31	$2,635,338,211
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$128,995,928
Total of all expenses incurred	2019-12-31	$696,945,428
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2019-12-31	$694,564,127
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2019-12-31	$301,332,009
Value of total assets at end of year	2019-12-31	$8,397,707,655
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$6,459,314,872
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$2,381,301
Total interest from all sources	2019-12-31	$6,712,602
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2019-12-31	$66,386,794
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2019-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$26,253,871
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2019-12-31	Yes
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2019-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2019-12-31	$25,000,000
Value of fidelity bond cover	2019-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2019-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2019-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2019-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2019-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$178,667,745
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$178,667,745
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$92,592,754
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$89,743,322
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$89,743,322
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$4,833,952
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$3,843,591
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$3,843,591
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$11,398,802
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$11,398,802
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$4,659,398
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$277,773
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$277,773
Other income not declared elsewhere	2019-12-31	$395,488
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2019-12-31	$2,032,762
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2019-12-31	$1,938,392,783
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$8,397,707,655
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$6,459,314,872
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2019-12-31	No
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2019-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2019-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2019-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2019-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2019-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$348,539
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2019-12-31	$786,951,616
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$619,826,504
Interest on participant loans	2019-12-31	$5,099,893
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2019-12-31	$2,503,793,026
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$1,993,056,477
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$1,993,056,477
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2019-12-31	$80,513,494
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$69,792,911
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$69,792,911
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$69,792,911
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$69,792,911
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2019-12-31	$1,612,709
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$110,125,133
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2019-12-31	$459,645,483
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2019-12-31	No
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2019-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2019-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2019-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2019-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$4,921,455,393
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$3,680,419,407
Contributions received in cash from employer	2019-12-31	$111,265,462
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2019-12-31	$2,908,022
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$2,354,887
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$2,354,887
Income. Dividends from common stock	2019-12-31	$40,132,923
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2019-12-31	$694,564,127
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2019-12-31	Yes
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2019-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2019-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2019-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$678,537,412
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$549,541,484
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2019-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2019-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2019-12-31	Unqualified
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2019-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2019-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm name	2019-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2019-12-31	350921680
Accountancy firm EIN	2019-12-31	350921680
2018 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2018-12-31	$-156,523,309
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2018-12-31	$-156,523,309
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2018-12-31	$847,432,753
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2018-12-31	$44,874,033
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$5,217,952
Total of all expenses incurred	2018-12-31	$603,170,964
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2018-12-31	$600,962,009
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2018-12-31	$315,425,742
Value of total assets at end of year	2018-12-31	$6,459,314,872
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$6,170,179,050
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$2,208,955
Total interest from all sources	2018-12-31	$5,261,249
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2018-12-31	$69,063,824
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2018-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$35,806,711
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2018-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2018-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2018-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2018-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2018-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2018-12-31	$157,689,566
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$89,743,322
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$81,204,661
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$3,843,591
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$2,309,346
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2018-12-31	$46,081,761
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2018-12-31	$277,773
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$325,015
Other income not declared elsewhere	2018-12-31	$272,542
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2018-12-31	$1,985,443
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2018-12-31	$-558,296,931
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$6,459,314,872
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$6,170,179,050
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2018-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2018-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2018-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$223,512
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2018-12-31	$619,826,504
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$570,100,686
Interest on participant loans	2018-12-31	$4,200,180
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2018-12-31	$1,993,056,477
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,350,087,146
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2018-12-31	$69,792,911
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2018-12-31	$50,505,502
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$50,505,502
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2018-12-31	$1,061,069
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$-73,556,802
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2018-12-31	$-120,287,165
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2018-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2018-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2018-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$3,680,419,407
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$4,114,179,836
Contributions received in cash from employer	2018-12-31	$111,654,415
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2018-12-31	$2,354,887
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,466,858
Income. Dividends from common stock	2018-12-31	$33,257,113
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2018-12-31	$600,962,009
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2018-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2018-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$523,305,586
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$518,087,634
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2018-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2018-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2018-12-31	CROWE LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2018-12-31	350921680
2017 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2017-12-31	$1,375,471,507
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2017-12-31	$1,375,471,507
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2017-12-31	$2,039,260,230
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$94,265,808
Total of all expenses incurred	2017-12-31	$472,446,363
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2017-12-31	$470,483,276
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2017-12-31	$237,269,707
Value of total assets at end of year	2017-12-31	$6,170,179,050
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$4,603,365,183
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$1,963,087
Total interest from all sources	2017-12-31	$4,056,530
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2017-12-31	$60,068,428
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2017-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$24,762,566
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2017-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2017-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2017-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2017-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2017-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2017-12-31	$146,776,865
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$81,204,661
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$78,564,294
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$2,309,346
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$2,227,960
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$325,015
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$227,733
Other income not declared elsewhere	2017-12-31	$150,622
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2017-12-31	$1,816,225
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2017-12-31	$1,566,813,867
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$6,170,179,050
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$4,603,365,183
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2017-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2017-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2017-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$146,862
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2017-12-31	$570,100,686
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$491,395,928
Interest on participant loans	2017-12-31	$3,624,839
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,350,087,146
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,097,940,591
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2017-12-31	$50,505,502
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2017-12-31	$53,100,671
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$53,100,671
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2017-12-31	$431,691
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$45,001,889
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2017-12-31	$222,975,739
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2017-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2017-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$4,114,179,836
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$2,878,472,249
Contributions received in cash from employer	2017-12-31	$90,492,842
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,466,858
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,435,757
Income. Dividends from common stock	2017-12-31	$35,305,862
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2017-12-31	$470,483,276
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2017-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2017-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$433,258,365
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$338,992,557
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2017-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2017-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2017-12-31	CROWE HORWATH LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2017-12-31	350921680
2016 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2016-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2016-12-31	$87,027,212
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2016-12-31	$87,027,212
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2016-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2016-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2016-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2016-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2016-12-31	$486,637,560
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$26,731,688
Total of all expenses incurred	2016-12-31	$396,810,904
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2016-12-31	$395,650,513
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2016-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2016-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2016-12-31	$219,541,450
Value of total assets at end of year	2016-12-31	$4,603,365,183
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$4,513,538,527
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$1,160,391
Total income from rents	2016-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2016-12-31	$3,446,094
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2016-12-31	$52,769,496
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2016-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$16,037,064
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2016-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2016-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2016-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2016-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2016-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2016-12-31	$134,325,844
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$78,564,294
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$77,006,128
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$2,227,960
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$227,733
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$349,095
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2016-12-31	$71,324
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2016-12-31	$1,132,938
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2016-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2016-12-31	$89,826,656
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$4,603,365,183
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$4,513,538,527
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2016-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2016-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2016-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$27,453
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2016-12-31	$491,395,928
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$731,792,420
Interest on participant loans	2016-12-31	$3,295,645
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2016-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,097,940,591
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$707,960,938
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2016-12-31	$53,100,671
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2016-12-31	$54,263,264
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$54,263,264
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2016-12-31	$150,449
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$12,451,226
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2016-12-31	$84,599,070
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2016-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2016-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2016-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$2,878,472,249
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$2,942,166,682
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2016-12-31	$85,215,606
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,435,757
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2016-12-31	$36,732,432
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2016-12-31	$395,650,513
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2016-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2016-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$368,903,267
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$342,171,579
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2016-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2016-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2016-12-31	CROWE HORWATH LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2016-12-31	350921680
2015 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2015-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2015-12-31	$-44,868,399
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2015-12-31	$-44,868,399
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2015-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2015-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2015-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2015-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2015-12-31	$191,329,435
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$5,591,560
Total of all expenses incurred	2015-12-31	$421,063,830
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2015-12-31	$420,390,560
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2015-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2015-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2015-12-31	$204,326,454
Value of total assets at end of year	2015-12-31	$4,513,538,527
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$4,743,272,922
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$673,270
Total income from rents	2015-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2015-12-31	$3,206,328
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2015-12-31	$67,316,942
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2015-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2015-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$40,516,334
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2015-12-31	$10,865
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2015-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2015-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2015-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2015-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2015-12-31	$124,131,220
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$77,006,128
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$73,364,907
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2015-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2015-12-31	$349,095
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$3,033,026
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2015-12-31	$176,547
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2015-12-31	$662,405
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2015-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2015-12-31	$-229,734,395
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$4,513,538,527
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$4,743,272,922
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2015-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2015-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2015-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2015-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2015-12-31	$731,792,420
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$778,263,838
Interest on participant loans	2015-12-31	$3,176,207
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2015-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2015-12-31	$707,960,938
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$558,766,149
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2015-12-31	$54,263,264
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2015-12-31	$53,293,999
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$53,293,999
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2015-12-31	$30,121
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$-35,361,755
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2015-12-31	$-9,058,242
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2015-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2015-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2015-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$2,942,166,682
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$3,276,551,003
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2015-12-31	$80,195,234
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2015-12-31	$26,800,608
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2015-12-31	$420,390,560
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2015-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2015-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$487,769,157
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$482,177,597
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2015-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2015-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2015-12-31	CROWE HORWATH LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2015-12-31	350921680
2014 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2014-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2014-12-31	$970,873,046
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2014-12-31	$970,873,046
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2014-12-31	$45,766,261
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$40,405,557
Expenses. Interest paid	2014-12-31	$698,446
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2014-12-31	$698,446
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2014-12-31	$1,314,917,123
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$52,756,283
Total of all expenses incurred	2014-12-31	$384,409,111
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2014-12-31	$336,337,572
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2014-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2014-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2014-12-31	$186,178,783
Value of total assets at end of year	2014-12-31	$4,743,272,922
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$3,807,404,206
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$47,373,093
Total income from rents	2014-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2014-12-31	$2,820,324
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2014-12-31	$76,403,335
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2014-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2014-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$51,796,041
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2014-12-31	$35,016
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2014-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2014-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2014-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2014-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2014-12-31	$111,693,243
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$73,364,907
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$67,143,264
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2014-12-31	$3,033,026
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$1,002,452
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2014-12-31	$1,548,424
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2014-12-31	$47,338,077
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2014-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2014-12-31	$930,508,012
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$4,743,272,922
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$3,766,998,649
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2014-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2014-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2014-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2014-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2014-12-31	$778,263,838
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$659,898,221
Interest on participant loans	2014-12-31	$2,760,656
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2014-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2014-12-31	$558,766,149
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$452,364,670
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2014-12-31	$53,293,999
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2014-12-31	$43,352,618
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$43,352,618
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2014-12-31	$59,668
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$-4,961,579
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2014-12-31	$29,298,507
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2014-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2014-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2014-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$3,276,551,003
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$2,583,642,981
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2014-12-31	$74,485,540
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2014-12-31	$355,866
Income. Dividends from common stock	2014-12-31	$24,251,428
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2014-12-31	$336,337,572
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2014-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2014-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2014-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$405,191,075
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$352,434,792
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$40,405,557
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2014-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2014-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2014-12-31	CROWE HORWATH LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2014-12-31	350921680
2013 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2013-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2013-12-31	$-65,035,601
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2013-12-31	$-65,035,601
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2013-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2013-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$40,405,557
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$105,568,109
Expenses. Interest paid	2013-12-31	$3,899,199
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2013-12-31	$3,899,199
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2013-12-31	$875,524,268
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$492,365,315
Total of all expenses incurred	2013-12-31	$391,460,336
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2013-12-31	$321,067,202
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2013-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2013-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2013-12-31	$248,982,909
Value of total assets at end of year	2013-12-31	$3,807,404,206
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$3,388,502,826
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$66,493,935
Total income from rents	2013-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2013-12-31	$2,682,940
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2013-12-31	$69,250,962
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2013-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2013-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$42,437,851
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2013-12-31	$29,746
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2013-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2013-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2013-12-31	No
Aggregate amount of withdrawal liability assessed or estimated to be assessed against such withdrawn employers	2013-12-31	0
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2013-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2013-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2013-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2013-12-31	$98,426,899
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$67,143,264
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$58,417,090
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2013-12-31	$1,040,296
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2013-12-31	$1,002,452
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$24,608
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2013-12-31	$627,969
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2013-12-31	$66,464,189
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2013-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2013-12-31	$484,063,932
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$3,766,998,649
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$3,282,934,717
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2013-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2013-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2013-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2013-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2013-12-31	$659,898,221
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$485,743,122
Interest on participant loans	2013-12-31	$2,634,363
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2013-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2013-12-31	$452,364,670
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$324,249,132
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2013-12-31	$43,352,618
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2013-12-31	$61,004,460
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$61,004,460
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2013-12-31	$48,577
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$70,681,590
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2013-12-31	$55,968,184
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2013-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2013-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2013-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$2,583,642,981
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$2,459,064,414
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2013-12-31	$149,515,714
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2013-12-31	$2,858,903
Income. Dividends from common stock	2013-12-31	$23,954,208
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2013-12-31	$321,067,202
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$4,481,865
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2013-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2013-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$2,908,755,816
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$2,416,390,501
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2013-12-31	$40,405,557
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$101,086,244
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2013-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2013-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2013-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG
Accountancy firm EIN	2013-12-31	346565596
2012 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2012-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2012-12-31	$906,619,767
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2012-12-31	$906,619,767
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2012-12-31	$3,098,709
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$105,568,109
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$160,839,451
Expenses. Interest paid	2012-12-31	$7,224,885
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2012-12-31	$7,224,885
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$1,298,741,652
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$129,111,156
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$355,564,865
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$286,494,388
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2012-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2012-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$154,412,561
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$3,388,502,826
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$2,497,498,672
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$61,845,592
Total income from rents	2012-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$2,415,527
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$39,494,512
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2012-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$13,208,826
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Aggregate amount of withdrawal liability assessed or estimated to be assessed against such withdrawn employers	2012-12-31	0
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$90,346,067
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$58,417,090
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$52,476,783
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$121,044
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2012-12-31	$1,644,113
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2012-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2012-12-31	$24,608
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$2,936,779
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2012-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2012-12-31	$61,845,592
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2012-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2012-12-31	$943,176,787
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$3,282,934,717
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$2,336,659,221
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2012-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2012-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2012-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2012-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$485,743,122
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$364,132,269
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$2,363,543
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2012-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2012-12-31	$324,249,132
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$236,566,894
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2012-12-31	$61,004,460
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2012-12-31	$41,298,098
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$41,298,098
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2012-12-31	$51,984
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2012-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$35,649,174
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2012-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2012-12-31	$31,038,955
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2012-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2012-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2012-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2012-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$2,459,064,414
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$1,799,966,805
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2012-12-31	$62,422,381
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2012-12-31	$5,580,772
Income. Dividends from common stock	2012-12-31	$20,704,914
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$286,494,388
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2012-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2012-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2012-12-31	$4,481,865
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$566,689
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2012-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2012-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$266,853,042
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$137,741,886
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2012-12-31	$101,086,244
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$160,272,762
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2012-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2012-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2012-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	346565596
2011 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2011-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2011-12-31	$116,794,474
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2011-12-31	$116,794,474
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2011-12-31	$667,926
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2011-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$160,272,762
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$216,752,745
Expenses. Interest paid	2011-12-31	$10,574,706
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2011-12-31	$10,574,706
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-12-31	$265,159,874
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$-2,594,370
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-12-31	$213,894,731
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-12-31	$151,995,251
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2011-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2011-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-12-31	$131,852,017
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-12-31	$2,496,931,983
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$2,501,478,897
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$51,324,774
Total income from rents	2011-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2011-12-31	$2,426,684
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-12-31	$37,767,252
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2011-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$9,155,578
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2011-12-31	No
Aggregate amount of withdrawal liability assessed or estimated to be assessed against such withdrawn employers	2011-12-31	0
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2011-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2011-12-31	$80,858,769
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$52,476,783
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$50,405,439
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2011-12-31	$121,044
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$120,305
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2011-12-31	$2,242,766
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2011-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2011-12-31	$2,370,090
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$6,122,974
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2011-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2011-12-31	$51,324,774
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2011-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2011-12-31	$51,265,143
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$2,336,659,221
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$2,284,726,152
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2011-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-12-31	$364,132,269
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$360,911,148
Interest on participant loans	2011-12-31	$2,378,440
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2011-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2011-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2011-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2011-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2011-12-31	$236,566,894
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$223,835,513
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2011-12-31	$41,298,098
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2011-12-31	$37,646,660
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$37,646,660
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2011-12-31	$48,244
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2011-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$-15,326,376
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2011-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2011-12-31	$-5,759,807
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2011-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$1,799,966,805
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$1,822,436,858
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-12-31	$48,750,482
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2011-12-31	$8,331,940
Income. Dividends from common stock	2011-12-31	$20,279,734
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-12-31	$151,995,251
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2011-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2011-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2011-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$57,781,846
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$60,376,216
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2011-12-31	$160,272,762
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$216,752,745
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2011-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-12-31	346565596
2010 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2010-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2010-12-31	$455,532,604
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2010-12-31	$455,532,604
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$216,752,745
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$216,752,745
Expenses. Interest paid	2010-12-31	$11,888,740
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2010-12-31	$11,888,740
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$689,025,867
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$21,008,876
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$164,309,825
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$151,917,317
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2010-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2010-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$111,295,228
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$2,501,478,897
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$1,976,762,855
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$503,768
Total income from rents	2010-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$2,598,849
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$35,958,485
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Value of any plan assets that reverted to the employer resulting from resoluton to terminate the plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$5,763,863
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$25,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2010-12-31	No
Aggregate amount of withdrawal liability assessed or estimated to be assessed against such withdrawn employers	2010-12-31	0
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2010-12-31	$0
Funding deficiency by the employer to the plan for this plan year	2010-12-31	$0
Minimum employer required contribution for this plan year	2010-12-31	$0
Amount contributed by the employer to the plan for this plan year	2010-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	No
Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	$0
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$71,291,077
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$50,405,439
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$46,192,149
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2010-12-31	$120,305
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$114,743
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$2,134,866
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2010-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2010-12-31	$6,122,974
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$2,031,148
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2010-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2010-12-31	$503,768
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2010-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$524,716,042
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$2,284,726,152
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$1,760,010,110
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2010-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2010-12-31	No
Amount of loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible as of the close of the plan year	2010-12-31	$0
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2010-12-31	No
Amount of leases to which the plan was a party which were in default/classified-as-uncollectible during the year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$360,911,148
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$307,265,356
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$2,568,082
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2010-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$223,835,513
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$182,579,446
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2010-12-31	$37,646,660
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2010-12-31	$39,129,120
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$39,129,120
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2010-12-31	$30,767
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2010-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$37,571,771
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2010-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$25,060,054
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2010-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2010-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2010-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2010-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$1,822,436,858
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$1,399,450,893
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$37,869,285
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2010-12-31	$9,753,874
Income. Dividends from common stock	2010-12-31	$20,440,748
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$151,917,317
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2010-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2010-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2010-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2010-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$70,828,438
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$49,819,562
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2010-12-31	$216,752,745
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$216,752,745
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2010-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2010-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2010-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	346565596
2009 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k financial data
Aggregate amount of withdrawal liability assessed or estimated to be assessed against such withdrawn employers	2009-12-31	0
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2009-12-31	$0
Funding deficiency by the employer to the plan for this plan year	2009-12-31	$0
Minimum employer required contribution for this plan year	2009-12-31	$0
Amount contributed by the employer to the plan for this plan year	2009-12-31	$0
2008 : THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2008 401k financial data
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2008-12-31	$0

Form 5500 Responses for THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

2022: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2022 form 5500 responses
2022-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2022-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2022-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2022-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2022-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2022-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2022-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2021: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2021 form 5500 responses
2021-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2021-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2021-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2021-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2021-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2021-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2021-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2020: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2020 form 5500 responses
2020-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2020-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2020-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2020-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2020-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2020-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2020-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2019: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2019 form 5500 responses
2019-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2019-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2019-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2019-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2019-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2019-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2018: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2018 form 5500 responses
2018-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2018-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2018-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2018-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2018-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2017: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2017 form 5500 responses
2017-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2017-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2017-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2017-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2017-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2016: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2016 form 5500 responses
2016-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2016-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2016-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2016-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2016-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2015: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2015 form 5500 responses
2015-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2015-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2015-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2015-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2015-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2014: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2014 form 5500 responses
2014-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2014-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2014-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2014-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2014-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2013: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2013 form 5500 responses
2013-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2013-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2013-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2013-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2013-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2012: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	Submission has been amended	Yes
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2011-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	Yes
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2008: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 401(K) PLAN 2008 form 5500 responses
2008-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2008-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2008-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2008-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2008-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2008-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2008-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

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Company Name:	THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Employer identification number (EIN):	340526850
NAIC Classification:	325500

Jurisdiction of Incorporation:	Ohio Secretary of State Business Services Division
Incorporation Date:	1884-07-16
Company Identification Number:	8027
Legal Registered Office Address:	50 W. BROAD ST., STE 1800 - COLUMBUS United States of America (USA) 43215