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Exxon Mobil Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 2/27/19, at 4:19pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/18   ·   Accession #:  34088-19-10   ·   File #:  1-02256

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 2/27/19  Exxon Mobil Corp                  10-K       12/31/18  126:23M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.(III) (A3)  Extended Provisions for Restricted Stock      HTML    101K 
                Unit Agreements-Settlement in Shares                             
 3: EX-10.(III) (B1)  Short Term Incentive Program, as Amended      HTML     78K 
 4: EX-10.(III) (B2)  Earnings Bonus Unit Instrument                HTML     47K 
 5: EX-10.(III) (C3)  Exxonmobil Additional Payments Plan           HTML     97K 
 6: EX-10.(III) (F1)  2004 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock   HTML     67K 
                Plan                                                             
 7: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML    176K 
 8: EX-23       Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, Independent  HTML     48K 
                Registered Public Accounting Firm                                
 9: EX-31.1     Certification (Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act  HTML     48K 
                Rule 13A-14(A)) by Chief Executive Officer                       
10: EX-31.2     Certification (Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act  HTML     49K 
                Rule 13A-14(A)) by Principal Financial Officer                   
11: EX-31.3     Certification (Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act  HTML     48K 
                Rule 13A-14(A)) by Principal Accounting Officer                  
12: EX-32.1     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to             HTML     42K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906) by Chief Executive                   
                Officer                                                          
13: EX-32.2     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to             HTML     42K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906) by Principal Financial               
                Officer                                                          
14: EX-32.3     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to             HTML     42K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906) by Principal                         
                Accounting Officer                                               
21: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     72K 
22: R2          Consolidated Statement Of Income                    HTML    107K 
23: R3          Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income      HTML     74K 
24: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    131K 
25: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     46K 
26: R6          Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows                HTML    124K 
27: R7          Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Equity         HTML    117K 
28: R8          Summary Of Accounting Policies                      HTML     78K 
29: R9          Accounting Changes                                  HTML     65K 
30: R10         Miscellaneous Financial Information                 HTML     51K 
31: R11         Other Comprehensive Income Information              HTML    110K 
32: R12         Cash Flow Information                               HTML     54K 
33: R13         Additional Working Capital Information              HTML     65K 
34: R14         Equity Company Information                          HTML    130K 
35: R15         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     53K 
36: R16         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     78K 
                Obligations                                                      
37: R17         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    210K 
38: R18         Leased Facilities                                   HTML     73K 
39: R19         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     52K 
40: R20         Financial Instruments And Derivatives               HTML    128K 
41: R21         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     97K 
42: R22         Incentive Program                                   HTML     79K 
43: R23         Litigation And Other Contingencies                  HTML     69K 
44: R24         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    676K 
45: R25         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    247K 
46: R26         Income And Other Taxes                              HTML    220K 
47: R27         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Policy)             HTML    113K 
48: R28         Accounting Changes (Tables)                         HTML     57K 
49: R29         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Tables)        HTML     48K 
50: R30         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Tables)     HTML    114K 
51: R31         Cash Flow Information (Tables)                      HTML     45K 
52: R32         Additional Working Capital Information (Tables)     HTML     63K 
53: R33         Equity Company Information (Tables)                 HTML    126K 
54: R34         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R35         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     70K 
                Obligations (Tables)                                             
56: R36         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    212K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R37         Leased Facilities (Tables)                          HTML     70K 
58: R38         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     52K 
59: R39         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    126K 
60: R40         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     99K 
61: R41         Incentive Program (Tables)                          HTML     64K 
62: R42         Litigation And Other Contingencies (Tables)         HTML     59K 
63: R43         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    684K 
64: R44         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    250K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R45         Income And Other Taxes (Tables)                     HTML    215K 
66: R46         Accounting Changes (Details)                        HTML     60K 
67: R47         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Narrative)     HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R48         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Crude Oil,     HTML     47K 
                Products And Merchandise) (Details)                              
69: R49         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Schedule    HTML     94K 
                of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                        
                Information) (Details)                                           
70: R50         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Amounts     HTML     44K 
                Reclassified Out Of Acc Other Comp Income)                       
                (Details)                                                        
71: R51         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Schedule    HTML     49K 
                Of Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For Components Of                 
                Other Comprehensive Income) (Details)                            
72: R52         Cash Flow Information (Cash Payments For Interest   HTML     64K 
                And Income Taxes) (Details)                                      
73: R53         Additional Working Capital Information (Narrative)  HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R54         Additional Working Capital Information (Schedule    HTML     81K 
                Of Notes, Accounts Receivable And Payable, Loans                 
                Payable, Accrued Liabilities) (Details)                          
75: R55         Equity Company Information (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     39K 
76: R56         Equity Company Information (Schedule Of Equity      HTML     82K 
                Company Financial Summary) (Details)                             
77: R57         Equity Company Information (Schedule Of The         HTML     97K 
                Corporation's Percentage Ownership Interest)                     
                (Details)                                                        
78: R58         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R59         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     47K 
                Obligations (Narrative) (Details)                                
80: R60         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     54K 
                Obligations (Property, Plant And Equipment)                      
                (Details)                                                        
81: R61         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     54K 
                Obligations (Asset Retirement Obligations)                       
                (Details)                                                        
82: R62         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     49K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
83: R63         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     51K 
                (Change In Capitalized Suspended Exploratory Well                
                Costs) (Details)                                                 
84: R64         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     53K 
                (Schedule Of Period End Capitalized Suspended                    
                Exploratory Well Costs) (Details)                                
85: R65         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     43K 
                (Schedule Of Number Of Projects With Suspended                   
                Exploratory Well Costs) (Details)                                
86: R66         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    222K 
                (Schedule Of Additional Detail For The Projects)                 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R67         Leased Facilities (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     41K 
88: R68         Leased Facilities (Leased Facilities) (Details)     HTML     65K 
89: R69         Leased Facilities (Net Rental Cost) (Details)       HTML     43K 
90: R70         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     53K 
91: R71         Financial Instruments And Derivatives (Narrative)   HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R72         Financial Instruments (Details)                     HTML     79K 
93: R73         Derivative Instruments (Details)                    HTML     47K 
94: R74         Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)                HTML     59K 
95: R75         Long-Term Debt (Summarized Long-Term Debt)          HTML    133K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R76         Incentive Program (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     83K 
97: R77         Incentive Program (Summary Of Restricted Stock And  HTML     56K 
                Units Outstanding) (Details)                                     
98: R78         Incentive Program (Grant Value Of Restricted Stock  HTML     47K 
                Units) (Details)                                                 
99: R79         Litigation And Other Contingencies (Narrative)      HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R80         Litigation And Other Contingencies (Schedule Of     HTML     52K  
                Guarantees) (Details)                                            
101: R81         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     69K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
102: R82         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Benefit  HTML     82K  
                Obligations And Plan Assets Associated With                      
                Principal Benefit Plans) (Details)                               
103: R83         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Change   HTML     65K  
                In Plan Assets Of Pension And Other Postretirement               
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
104: R84         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Summary  HTML     48K  
                Of Assets In Excess Of/(Less Than) Benefit                       
                Obligation) (Details)                                            
105: R85         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Assets   HTML     75K  
                Recorded In Balance Sheet And Other Comprehensive                
                Income) (Details)                                                
106: R86         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    109K  
                (Long-Term Rates Of Pension And Other                            
                Postretirement Benefits) (Details)                               
107: R87         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Summary  HTML     63K  
                Of The Change In Accumulated Other Comprehensive                 
                Income) (Details)                                                
108: R88         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Fair     HTML    111K  
                Value Of Benefit Plan Assets) (Details)                          
109: R89         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Fair     HTML     68K  
                Value Of Benefit Plan Assets - Other                             
                Postretirement) (Details)                                        
110: R90         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Pension  HTML     55K  
                Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligation In                     
                Excess Of Plan Assets) (Details)                                 
111: R91         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     49K  
                (Estimated Amortization) (Details)                               
112: R92         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     81K  
                (Expected Contribution Pension Benefits And Other                
                Postretirement Benefits) (Details)                               
113: R93         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     38K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
114: R94         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    134K  
                (Schedule Of Segments And Related Information)                   
                (Details)                                                        
115: R95         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     62K  
                (Schedule Of Geographic Sales And Other Operating                
                Revenue) (Details)                                               
116: R96         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     62K  
                (Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets By Geographic                     
                Regions) (Details)                                               
117: R97         Income And Other Taxes (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     68K  
118: R98         Income And Other Taxes (Schedule Of Income And      HTML     75K  
                Other Taxes) (Details)                                           
119: R99         Income And Other Taxes (Reconciliation Between      HTML    100K  
                Income Tax Expense And Theoretical U.S. Tax)                     
                (Details)                                                        
120: R100        Income And Other Taxes (Deferred Income Taxes       HTML     67K  
                Assets And Liabilities) (Details)                                
121: R101        Income And Other Taxes (Deferred Income Tax         HTML     44K  
                (Assets) And Liabilities By Balance Sheet                        
                Classification) (Details)                                        
122: R102        Income And Other Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits)  HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R103        Income And Other Taxes (Remaining Tax Years         HTML     82K  
                Subject To Examination By Major Tax Jurisdiction)                
                (Details)                                                        
125: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    240K  
124: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    152K  
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