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Bank of New York Mellon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/12 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 2/28/13, at 4:48pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  1193125-13-84562   ·   File #:  1-35651

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 2/28/13  Bank of New York Mellon Corp      10-K       12/31/12  210:47M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    308K 
 2: EX-10.82    Material Contract                                   HTML     85K 
 3: EX-10.83    Material Contract                                   HTML     85K 
 4: EX-10.84    Material Contract                                   HTML     97K 
 6: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML   4.57M 
 7: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     74K 
 8: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     62K 
 9: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     61K 
14: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    104K 
15: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    132K 
 5: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     88K 
10: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     61K 
11: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     61K 
12: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     55K 
13: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     55K 
141: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     84K  
103: R2          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    301K  
131: R3          Consolidated Income Statement (Parenthetical)       HTML     59K  
150: R4          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML    159K  
190: R5          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML     61K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
109: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    250K  
130: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     87K  
94: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    269K 
77: R9          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    132K 
192: R10         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     59K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
152: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting     HTML    125K  
                Policies                                                         
151: R12         Accounting Changes and New Accounting Guidance      HTML     62K  
162: R13         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML     63K  
163: R14         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     80K  
157: R15         Securities                                          HTML    465K  
166: R16         Loans and Asset Quality                             HTML    407K  
132: R17         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    149K  
143: R18         Other Assets                                        HTML     85K  
155: R19         Deposits                                            HTML     58K  
209: R20         Net Interest Revenue                                HTML     85K  
180: R21         Noninterest Expense                                 HTML     80K  
121: R22         Restructuring Charges                               HTML    110K  
154: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    120K  
126: R24         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    108K  
59: R25         Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities      HTML    110K 
182: R26         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    129K  
199: R27         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML    151K  
88: R28         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    113K 
87: R29         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    488K 
92: R30         Company Financial Information                       HTML    157K 
93: R31         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML    810K 
96: R32         Fair Value Option                                   HTML     75K 
38: R33         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML    143K 
176: R34         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    208K  
117: R35         Lines of Businesses                                 HTML    134K  
122: R36         International Operations                            HTML     95K  
68: R37         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     65K 
                Statement of Cash Flows                                          
208: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting     HTML    284K  
                Policies (Policies)                                              
22: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting     HTML     61K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
100: R40         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     73K  
188: R41         Securities (Tables)                                 HTML    454K  
64: R42         Loans and Asset Quality (Tables)                    HTML    408K 
86: R43         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    141K 
91: R44         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     87K 
104: R45         Net Interest Revenue (Tables)                       HTML     84K  
37: R46         Noninterest Expense (Tables)                        HTML     79K 
75: R47         Restructuring Charges (Tables)                      HTML    106K 
27: R48         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    124K 
186: R49         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    109K  
62: R50         Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities      HTML    111K 
                (Tables)                                                         
179: R51         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    107K  
69: R52         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    150K 
101: R53         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    113K  
25: R54         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    462K 
32: R55         Company Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    148K 
90: R56         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML    742K 
46: R57         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML     87K 
195: R58         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     96K  
115: R59         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    187K  
159: R60         Lines of Businesses (Tables)                        HTML    114K  
74: R61         International Operations (Tables)                   HTML     94K 
81: R62         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     63K 
                Statement of Cash Flows (Tables)                                 
172: R63         Significant Equity Method Investments (Detail)      HTML     62K  
167: R64         Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting     HTML     72K  
                Policies - Additional Information (Detail)                       
120: R65         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional          HTML    120K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
170: R66         Summarized Financial Information for Income (Loss)  HTML     91K  
                from Discontinued Operations (Detail)                            
70: R67         Discontinued operations - Additional Information    HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
127: R68         Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses   HTML    150K  
                and Fair Value of Securities (Detail)                            
198: R69         Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses   HTML     59K  
                and Fair Value of Securities (Parenthetical)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
30: R70         Net Securities Gains (Losses) (Detail)              HTML     63K 
58: R71         Aggregate Fair Value of Investments with            HTML    159K 
                Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                     
102: R72         Maturity Distribution by Carrying Amount and Yield  HTML    164K  
                (on Tax Equivalent Basis) of Investment Securities               
                Portfolio (Detail)                                               
44: R73         Projected Weighted-Average Default Rates and Loss   HTML     61K 
                Severities (Detail)                                              
206: R74         Pre-Tax Net Securities Gains (Losses) by Type       HTML     69K  
                (Detail)                                                         
66: R75         Debt Securities Credit Losses Roll Forward          HTML     69K 
                Recorded in Earnings (Detail)                                    
49: R76         Securities - Additional Information (Detail)        HTML     74K 
57: R77         Details of Loan Distribution and Industry           HTML     87K 
                Concentrations of Credit Risk (Detail)                           
34: R78         Details of Loan Distribution and Industry           HTML     58K 
                Concentrations of Credit Risk (Parenthetical)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
40: R79         Loans and Asset Quality - Additional Information    HTML     98K 
                (Detail)                                                         
146: R80         Allowance for Credit Losses Activity (Detail)       HTML    136K  
54: R81         Allowance for Credit Losses Activity                HTML     63K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
196: R82         Nonperforming Assets (Detail)                       HTML     70K  
98: R83         Nonperforming Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail)       HTML     58K 
156: R84         Lost Interest (Detail)                              HTML     61K  
169: R85         Information about Impaired Loans (Detail)           HTML    117K  
51: R86         Information about Impaired Loans (Parenthetical)    HTML     64K 
                (Detail)                                                         
56: R87         Information about Past Due Loans (Detail)           HTML     75K 
191: R88         Troubled Debt Restructurings (Detail)               HTML     71K  
45: R89         Credit Quality Indicators - Commercial Portfolio -  HTML     66K 
                Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category                 
                (Detail)                                                         
148: R90         Credit Quality Indicators - Wealth Management       HTML     61K  
                Loans and Mortgages - Credit Risk Profile by                     
                Internally Assigned Grade (Detail)                               
135: R91         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     69K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
174: R92         Goodwill by Business Segment (Detail)               HTML     84K  
134: R93         Intangible Assets by Business Segment (Detail)      HTML     86K  
110: R94         Intangible Assets by Type (Detail)                  HTML     73K  
185: R95         Estimated Annual Amortization Expense (Detail)      HTML     66K  
105: R96         Other Assets (Detail)                               HTML     93K  
67: R97         Other Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail)               HTML     57K 
123: R98         Seed Capital and Private Equity Investments Valued  HTML     71K  
                Using Net Asset Value (Detail)                                   
116: R99         Deposits - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     75K  
89: R100        Net Interest Revenue (Detail)                       HTML    115K 
210: R101        Noninterest Expense (Detail)                        HTML    103K  
171: R102        Restructuring Charges - Additional Information      HTML     75K  
                (Detail)                                                         
133: R103        Activity in Restructuring Reserve (Detail)          HTML     77K  
36: R104        Restructuring Charges by Business Segment (Detail)  HTML     73K 
187: R105        Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes from           HTML    103K  
                Continuing Operations (Detail)                                   
197: R106        Components of Income (Loss) before Taxes (Detail)   HTML     63K  
189: R107        Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail)   HTML    103K  
128: R108        Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     88K  
47: R109        Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax      HTML     80K 
                Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Detail)                       
161: R110        Unrecognized Tax Positions (Detail)                 HTML     76K  
72: R111        Long-term Debt (Detail)                             HTML     75K 
24: R112        Long-term debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     84K 
108: R113        Summary of Trust Preferred Securities Issued by     HTML     76K  
                Trusts (Detail)                                                  
99: R114        Summary of Trust Preferred Securities Issued by     HTML     55K 
                Trusts (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                  
181: R115        Incremental Assets and Liabilities of Variable      HTML     83K  
                Interest Entities Included in Consolidated                       
                Financial Statements (Detail)                                    
79: R116        Non-consolidated Variable Interest Entities         HTML     68K 
                (Detail)                                                         
201: R117        Consolidated Credit Supported Variable Interest     HTML     66K  
                Entities (Detail)                                                
41: R118        Shareholders' equity - Additional Information       HTML    123K 
                (Detail)                                                         
140: R119        Preferred Stock Summary (Detail)                    HTML     75K  
168: R120        Preferred Stock Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail)    HTML     58K  
29: R121        Consolidated and Largest Bank Subsidiary Capital    HTML     69K 
                Ratios (Detail)                                                  
136: R122        Consolidated and Largest Bank Subsidiary Capital    HTML     77K  
                Ratios (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                  
124: R123        Amounts of Capital by Which BNY Mellon and Our      HTML     62K  
                Largest Bank Subsidiary, The Bank of New York                    
                Mellon, Exceed Well Capitalized Guidelines                       
                (Detail)                                                         
31: R124        Components of Tier 1 and Total Risk-Based Capital   HTML     80K 
                (Detail)                                                         
142: R125        Components of Tier 1 and Total Risk-Based Capital   HTML     64K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
204: R126        Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Detail)   HTML    288K  
42: R127        Components of Other Comprehensive Income            HTML     56K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
82: R128        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     72K 
                (Detail)                                                         
175: R129        Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    111K  
                (Detail)                                                         
203: R130        Weighted Average Assumptions In Lattice-Based       HTML     68K  
                Binomial Method (Detail)                                         
119: R131        Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail)           HTML    102K  
137: R132        Stock Options Outstanding (Detail)                  HTML     91K  
43: R133        Stock Options Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail)  HTML     62K 
48: R134        Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Options (Detail)       HTML     61K 
107: R135        Nonvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock     HTML     86K  
                Units Activity (Detail)                                          
85: R136        Nonvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock     HTML     60K 
                Units Activity (Parenthetical) (Detail)                          
164: R137        Combined Data for Domestic and Foreign Defined      HTML    191K  
                Benefit Pension and Post Retirement Healthcare                   
                Plans (Detail)                                                   
112: R138        Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) (Detail)         HTML    128K  
78: R139        Changes in Other Comprehensive Income Loss          HTML     96K 
                (Detail)                                                         
114: R140        Amounts Expected to be Recognized in Net Periodic   HTML     69K  
                Benefit Cost Income (Detail)                                     
60: R141        Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status of Plan          HTML     66K 
                (Detail)                                                         
23: R142        Employee benefit plans - Additional Information     HTML    116K 
                (Detail)                                                         
177: R143        Plans with Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets     HTML     68K  
                (Detail)                                                         
153: R144        Benefit Payments for BNY Mellons Pension and        HTML     77K  
                Healthcare Plans Expected to be Paid (Detail)                    
52: R145        Pension Investment Asset Allocation (Detail)        HTML     71K 
139: R146        Pension Investment Asset Allocation                 HTML     59K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
118: R147        Pension Plan Investment Assets Measured at Fair     HTML    117K  
                Value on Recurring Basis (Detail)                                
50: R148        Rollforward of Plan Investment Assets Including     HTML     83K 
                Change in Fair Value Classified in Level 3 of                    
                Valuation Hierarchy (Detail)                                     
53: R149        Pension Plan Assets Valued Using Net Asset Value    HTML     72K 
                (Detail)                                                         
158: R150        Company financial information - Additional          HTML     82K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
73: R151        Condensed Income Statement Parent Corporation       HTML    103K 
                (Detail)                                                         
26: R152        Condensed Income Statement Parent Corporation       HTML     56K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
129: R153        Condensed Balance Sheet Parent Corporation          HTML    112K  
                (Detail)                                                         
160: R154        Condensed Statement of Cash Flows Parent            HTML    181K  
                Corporation (Detail)                                             
35: R155        Condensed Statement of Cash Flows Parent            HTML     56K 
                Corporation (Parenthetical) (Detail)                             
63: R156        Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information     HTML     70K 
                (Detail)                                                         
207: R157        Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on    HTML    235K  
                Recurring Basis (Detail)                                         
71: R158        Details of Certain Items Measured at Fair Value on  HTML    288K 
                Recurring Basis (Detail)                                         
97: R159        Fair Value Measurements Using Significant           HTML    135K 
                Unobservable Inputs (Detail)                                     
111: R160        Assets Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring       HTML     68K  
                Basis (Detail)                                                   
173: R161        Assets Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring       HTML     57K  
                Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                   
95: R162        Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value   HTML     94K 
                Measurements of Assets (Detail)                                  
194: R163        Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value   HTML     66K  
                Measurements of Liabilities (Detail)                             
145: R164        Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Financial         HTML    110K  
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
202: R165        Summary of Carrying Amount of Hedged Financial      HTML     68K  
                Instruments, Related Notional Amount of Hedge and                
                Estimated Fair Value of Derivatives (Detail)                     
33: R166        Assets and Liabilities, by Type, of Consolidated    HTML     70K 
                Investment Management Funds Recorded at Fair Value               
                (Detail)                                                         
184: R167        Fair Value Option - Additional Information          HTML     59K  
                (Detail)                                                         
76: R168        Changes in Fair Value of Long-term Debt Included    HTML     58K 
                in Foreign Exchange and Other Trading Revenue                    
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138: R169        Significant Industry Concentrations Related to      HTML     78K  
                Credit Exposure (Detail)                                         
125: R170        Summary of Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risks, Net of   HTML     63K  
                Participations (Detail)                                          
193: R171        Summary of Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risks, Net of   HTML     58K  
                Participations (Parenthetical) (Detail)                          
83: R172        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities -            HTML    130K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
61: R173        Standby Letters of Credits by Investment Grade      HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
165: R174        Derivative Instruments - Additional Information     HTML    105K  
                (Detail)                                                         
65: R175        Ineffectiveness Related to Derivatives and Hedging  HTML     66K 
                Relationships Recorded in Income (Detail)                        
28: R176        Impact of Derivative Instruments on Balance Sheet   HTML     95K 
                (Detail)                                                         
39: R177        Impact of Derivative Instruments on Balance Sheet   HTML     58K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
178: R178        Impact of Derivative Instruments on Income          HTML     85K  
                Statement (Detail)                                               
147: R179        Revenue from Foreign Exchange and Other Trading     HTML     69K  
                (Detail)                                                         
183: R180        Fair Value of Derivative Contracts Falling under    HTML     60K  
                Early Termination Provisions in Net Liability                    
                Position (Detail)                                                
113: R181        Lines of Businesses - Additional Information        HTML     62K  
                (Detail)                                                         
55: R182        Contribution of Segments to Overall Profitability   HTML     92K 
                (Detail)                                                         
80: R183        Contribution of Segments to Overall Profitability   HTML     76K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
144: R184        Foreign Revenue, Income before Income Taxes, Net    HTML     78K  
                Income and Assets from Foreign Operations (Detail)               
205: R185        Foreign Revenue, Income before Income Taxes, Net    HTML     65K  
                Income and Assets from Foreign Operations                        
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
149: R186        Noncash Investing and Financing Transactions that   HTML     69K  
                are Not Reflected in Consolidated Statement of                   
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