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Agilent Technologies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 10/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 12/17/20, at 7:56pm ET   ·   As of:  12/18/20   ·   For:  10/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1090872-20-20   ·   File #:  1-15405

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12/18/20  Agilent Technologies, Inc.        10-K       10/31/20  136:21M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.29M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     36K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
14: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     98K 
15: R2          Consolidated Statement of Operations                HTML    103K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     70K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     48K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    122K 
19: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     51K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    151K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statement of Equity                    HTML    103K 
22: R9          Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical)    HTML     36K 
23: R10         Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    101K 
                Policies                                                         
24: R11         New Accounting Pronouncements                       HTML     63K 
25: R12         Acquisitions (Notes)                                HTML     75K 
26: R13         Revenue (Notes)                                     HTML     93K 
27: R14         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    111K 
28: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    140K 
29: R16         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     49K 
30: R17         Inventory                                           HTML     42K 
31: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     47K 
32: R19         Leases                                              HTML     75K 
33: R20         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     93K 
34: R21         Investments                                         HTML     47K 
35: R22         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    114K 
36: R23         Derivatives                                         HTML    119K 
37: R24         Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Pension Plans  HTML    437K 
38: R25         Guarantees                                          HTML     55K 
39: R26         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     38K 
40: R27         Short-Term Debt                                     HTML     41K 
41: R28         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     55K 
42: R29         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    118K 
43: R30         Segment Information                                 HTML    158K 
44: R31         Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     51K 
45: R32         Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    177K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
46: R33         Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML     45K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
47: R34         New Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)              HTML     46K 
48: R35         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     69K 
49: R36         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     86K 
50: R37         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    110K 
51: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    144K 
52: R39         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     47K 
53: R40         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     42K 
54: R41         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     46K 
55: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     78K 
56: R43         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     93K 
57: R44         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     44K 
58: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    105K 
59: R46         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML    115K 
60: R47         Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Pension Plans  HTML    452K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R48         Guarantees (Tables)                                 HTML     50K 
62: R49         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     50K 
63: R50         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    115K 
64: R51         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    153K 
65: R52         Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    122K 
                Policies (Details)                                               
66: R53         New Accounting Pronouncements - (Details)           HTML     41K 
67: R54         ACQUISITIONS - Text (Details)                       HTML     48K 
68: R55         ACQUISITIONS - Assets and Liabilities Assumed       HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R56         ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS - Intangible Assets       HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R57         ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS - Proforma Operating      HTML     44K 
                Results (Details)                                                
71: R58         REVENUE - Revenue by Region (Details)               HTML     63K 
72: R59         REVENUE - Revenue by End Markets (Details)          HTML     52K 
73: R60         REVENUE - Revenue by Type (Details)                 HTML     44K 
74: R61         REVENUE - Contract Balances (Details)               HTML     55K 
75: R62         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION General Disclosures        HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R63         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Allocated Share-based      HTML     49K 
                compensation expense (Details)                                   
77: R64         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION-Fair Value Assumptions     HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R65         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Stock Option Activity      HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R66         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Shares Authorized by       HTML     95K 
                Exercise Price Range (Details)                                   
80: R67         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Non-vested award activity  HTML     72K 
                disclosure (Details)                                             
81: R68         INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES- Provision (Details)      HTML     65K 
82: R69         INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES Effective tax rate and    HTML     72K 
                tax holidays (Details)                                           
83: R70         INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES - Deferred Taxes and      HTML     81K 
                other (Details)                                                  
84: R71         INCOME TAXES - Carryforwards (Details)              HTML     57K 
85: R72         INCOME TAXES - Current and long-term income tax     HTML     46K 
                assets and liabilities (Details)                                 
86: R73         INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES - Uncertain Tax           HTML     60K 
                Positions (Details)                                              
87: R74         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     55K 
88: R75         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     43K 
89: R76         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details)        HTML     58K 
90: R77         LEASES - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     49K 
91: R78         LEASES - Lease Costs (Details)                      HTML     47K 
92: R79         LEASES - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R80         LEASES - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R81         LEASES - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     55K 
95: R82         LEASES - Textual (Details)                          HTML     39K 
96: R83         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Roll forward   HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Disclosures    HTML     61K 
                and Components of Other Intangibles (Details)                    
98: R85         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Text           HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R86         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Amortization   HTML     53K 
                Expense and Future Amortization Expense (Details)                
100: R87         Investments (Details)                               HTML     62K  
101: R88         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Fair value of assets and   HTML     75K  
                liabilities measured on a recurring basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
102: R89         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASURMENTS -    HTML     53K  
                Fair value of assets and liabilities measured on                 
                non recurring (Details)                                          
103: R90         Derivatives (Details)                               HTML     55K  
104: R91         DERIVATIVES, Disclosures and derivative instrument  HTML     86K  
                aggregated notional amounts by currency and                      
                designations (Details)                                           
105: R92         DERIVATIVES, Fair value of derivative instruments   HTML     51K  
                and Consolidated Balance Sheet location (Details)                
106: R93         DERIVATIVES, Effect of derivative instruments on    HTML     67K  
                Consolidated Statement of Operations (Details)                   
107: R94         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIEMENT PENSION PLANS   HTML     42K  
                - Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (Details)                         
108: R95         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS  HTML     48K  
                Defined Contribution (Details)                                   
109: R96         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML    103K  
                PLANS, Components of Net Periodic Costs (Details)                
110: R97         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML    128K  
                PLANS, Funded Status (Details)                                   
111: R98         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML     76K  
                PLANS, Financial Statement Location (Details)                    
112: R99         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS  HTML     65K  
                , Target Allocations (Details)                                   
113: R100        RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML    200K  
                PLANS, Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details)                       
114: R101        RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML     63K  
                PLANS, Expected Benefit Payments (Details)                       
115: R102        RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML     74K  
                PLANS, Assumptions (Details)                                     
116: R103        Guarantees (Details)                                HTML     48K  
117: R104        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     38K  
118: R105        SHORT-TERM DEBT - Credit Facility and Commercial    HTML     73K  
                Paper (Details)                                                  
119: R106        SHORT-TERM DEBT - Senior Notes (Details)            HTML     68K  
120: R107        LONG-TERM DEBT - Carrying Value (Details)           HTML     47K  
121: R108        LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Notes (Details)             HTML    101K  
122: R109        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Stock Repurchases (Details)    HTML     56K  
123: R110        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY DIvidends  HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R111        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY -Accumulated other             HTML     53K  
                comprehensive income (Details)                                   
125: R112        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Changes in accumulated       HTML    140K  
                other comprehensive income (Details)                             
126: R113        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Reclassifications out of     HTML     59K  
                accumulated other comprehensive income (Details)                 
127: R114        SEGMENT INFORMATION Profitability (Details)         HTML     66K  
128: R115        SEGMENT INFORMATION Reconciliation of Reportable    HTML     68K  
                Results (Details)                                                
129: R116        SEGMENT INFORMATION Segment Assets (Details)        HTML     71K  
130: R117        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Entity-Wide Disclosures       HTML     45K  
                Revenue (Details)                                                
131: R118        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Entity-Wide Disclosure        HTML     42K  
                Long-Lived Assets (Details)                                      
132: R119        Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
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