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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/29/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 7/31/19, at 2:54pm ET   ·   For:  6/29/19   ·   Accession #:  1100682-19-13   ·   File #:  1-15943

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 7/31/19  Charles River Labs Int’l, Inc.    10-Q        6/29/19  104:14M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.64M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     69K 
 3: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     51K 
 4: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     52K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     83K 
15: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    133K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
16: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     63K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    148K 
18: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     52K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
19: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    130K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
20: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     89K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
21: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     50K 
22: R9          Business Acquisitions                               HTML    126K 
23: R10         Revenue From Contracts With Customers               HTML    138K 
24: R11         Segment Information                                 HTML    208K 
25: R12         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML    101K 
26: R13         Venture Capital and Other Investments               HTML     44K 
27: R14         Fair Value                                          HTML    118K 
28: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     95K 
29: R16         Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations        HTML     86K 
30: R17         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests                 HTML    127K 
31: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML     40K 
32: R19         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans     HTML     59K 
33: R20         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     57K 
34: R21         Foreign Currency Contracts                          HTML     60K 
35: R22         Restructuring and Asset Impairments                 HTML    151K 
36: R23         Leases                                              HTML    281K 
37: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     33K 
38: R25         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     58K 
39: R26         Business Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML    104K 
40: R27         Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Tables)      HTML    161K 
41: R28         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    263K 
42: R29         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML    112K 
43: R30         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    104K 
44: R31         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     96K 
45: R32         Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations        HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R33         Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)        HTML    110K 
47: R34         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans     HTML     58K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R35         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     55K 
49: R36         Foreign Currency Contracts (Tables)                 HTML     60K 
50: R37         Restructuring and Asset Impairments (Tables)        HTML    148K 
51: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    191K 
52: R39         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)         HTML    105K 
53: R40         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Purchase Price Allocation   HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R41         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Definite-Lived Intangible   HTML     50K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
55: R42         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Pro Forma Information       HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R43         REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS -             HTML     50K 
                Disaggregation of Revenues by Major Business Line                
                (Details)                                                        
57: R44         REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Schedule    HTML     60K 
                of Estimated Revenue Related to Performance                      
                Obligations (Details)                                            
58: R45         REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Narrative   HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R46         REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Schedule    HTML     42K 
                of Client Receivables, Contract Assets and                       
                Contract Liabilities (Details)                                   
60: R47         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     31K 
61: R48         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenue and Other Financial   HTML     51K 
                Information by Reportable Segment (Details)                      
62: R49         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Reconciliation of Segment     HTML     44K 
                Operating Income, Depreciation and Amortization,                 
                and Capital Expenditures (Details)                               
63: R50         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenue Per Significant       HTML     40K 
                Product or Service (Details)                                     
64: R51         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Summary of Unallocated        HTML     51K 
                Corporate Overhead (Details)                                     
65: R52         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Disaggregation of Revenue by  HTML     45K 
                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
66: R53         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details)    HTML    127K 
67: R54         VENTURE CAPITAL AND OTHER INVESTMENTS - Narrative   HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R55         FAIR VALUE - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     41K 
69: R56         FAIR VALUE - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities   HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R57         FAIR VALUE - Contingent Consideration (Details)     HTML     42K 
71: R58         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Rollforward of     HTML     45K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
72: R59         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Other  HTML     54K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
73: R60         LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS -      HTML     67K 
                Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details)                             
74: R61         LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS -      HTML    118K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
75: R62         EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Earnings Per  HTML     60K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
76: R63         EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative     HTML     69K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R64         EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Treasury      HTML     44K 
                Shares (Details)                                                 
78: R65         EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Accumulated   HTML     58K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
79: R66         EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Rollforward   HTML     60K 
                of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Details)                  
80: R67         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     47K 
81: R68         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R69         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Based              HTML     43K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
83: R70         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Stock-Based   HTML     47K 
                Compensation Grants (Details)                                    
84: R71         FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS - Narrative (Details)    HTML     34K 
85: R72         FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS - Schedule of Notional   HTML     40K 
                and Fair Value of Foreign Currency Contracts                     
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS - Schedule of            HTML     40K 
                Derivative Instruments on Statements of Income                   
                (Details)                                                        
87: R74         RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS -               HTML     49K 
                Restructuring Costs by Classification on the                     
                Statements of Income (Details)                                   
88: R75         RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS -               HTML     44K 
                Restructuring Costs by Reportable Segment                        
                (Details)                                                        
89: R76         RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS -               HTML     68K 
                Restructuring Costs by Related to RMS                            
                Restructuring Initiative (Details)                               
90: R77         RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS - Narrative     HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R78         RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS - Rollforward   HTML     42K 
                of Severance and Transition Costs Liability                      
                (Details)                                                        
92: R79         LEASES - Schedule of Cumulative Effect of Adoption  HTML     54K 
                of ASC 842 (Details)                                             
93: R80         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     52K 
94: R81         LEASES - Right-of-Use Lease Assets and Lease        HTML     47K 
                Liabilities in Condensed Consolidated Financial                  
                Statements (Details)                                             
95: R82         LEASES - Components of Operating and Finance Lease  HTML     47K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
96: R83         LEASES - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         LEASES - Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and  HTML     41K 
                Discount Rates (Details)                                         
98: R85         LEASES - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments  HTML     70K 
                Under Non-Cancellable Leases After Adoption                      
                (Details)                                                        
99: R86         LEASES - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease           HTML     71K 
                Payments, Non-Cancellable Operating Leases Before                
                Adoption (Details)                                               
100: R9999       Uncategorized Items - crl629201910-q.htm            HTML     33K  
102: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    191K  
13: XML         XBRL Instance -- crl629201910-q_htm                  XML   3.93M 
101: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    114K  
 9: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- crl-20190629_cal                XML    362K 
10: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- crl-20190629_def                 XML    884K 
11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- crl-20190629_lab                      XML   2.05M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- crl-20190629_pre               XML   1.30M 
 8: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- crl-20190629                          XSD    195K 
103: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              461±   693K  
104: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001100682-19-000013-xbrl      Zip    388K  


‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — crl-20190629_def


This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.


                                                                                                                                                                                
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