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Idt Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 7/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 10/14/20, at 4:56pm ET   ·   For:  7/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1213900-20-31279   ·   File #:  1-16371

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/14/20  Idt Corp.                         10-K        7/31/20  128:8.4M                                   EdgarAgents LLC/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.19M 
 2: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     38K 
 3: EX-23.01    Consent of Bdo Usa, LLP                             HTML     34K 
 4: EX-23.02    Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP                      HTML     34K 
 5: EX-31.01    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     38K 
                to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                
 6: EX-31.02    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     38K 
                to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                
 7: EX-32.01    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     35K 
                to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                
 8: EX-32.02    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     35K 
                to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     98K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    149K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     57K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    115K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     67K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML     92K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    130K 
22: R8          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     81K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
23: R9          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     79K 
24: R10         Leases                                              HTML     51K 
25: R11         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and     HTML     40K 
                Cash Equivalents                                                 
26: R12         Acquisitions                                        HTML     50K 
27: R13         Debt Securities                                     HTML     52K 
28: R14         Equity Investments                                  HTML     53K 
29: R15         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     62K 
30: R16         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     42K 
31: R17         Goodwill                                            HTML     41K 
32: R18         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     45K 
33: R19         Other Operating Expense, Net                        HTML     43K 
34: R20         Note Payable and Revolving Credit Loan Payable      HTML     38K 
35: R21         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     40K 
36: R22         Other (Expense) Income, Net                         HTML     40K 
37: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML     69K 
38: R24         Equity                                              HTML     42K 
39: R25         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     57K 
40: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     45K 
41: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     51K 
42: R28         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     45K 
43: R29         Defined Contribution Plans                          HTML     38K 
44: R30         Business Segment Information                        HTML     56K 
45: R31         Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)           HTML    143K 
46: R32         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     51K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
47: R33         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     62K 
48: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     58K 
49: R35         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and     HTML     38K 
                Cash Equivalents (Tables)                                        
50: R36         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     51K 
51: R37         Debt Securities (Tables)                            HTML     53K 
52: R38         Equity Investments (Tables)                         HTML     53K 
53: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     63K 
54: R40         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     41K 
55: R41         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     41K 
56: R42         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     45K 
57: R43         Other Operating Expense, Net (Tables)               HTML     41K 
58: R44         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     40K 
59: R45         Other (Expense) Income, Net (Tables)                HTML     39K 
60: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     72K 
61: R47         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     54K 
62: R48         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     44K 
63: R49         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML     53K 
64: R50         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     79K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
65: R51         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     48K 
                Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of                      
                weighted-average number of shares used in the                    
                calculation of basic and diluted earnings per                    
                share                                                            
66: R52         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     37K 
                Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of                      
                outstanding stock options excluded from the                      
                calculation of diluted earnings per share                        
67: R53         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     42K 
                Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of change               
                in the allowance for doubtful accounts                           
68: R54         Revenue Recognition (Details)                       HTML     40K 
69: R55         Revenue Recognition (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     62K 
                revenues disaggregated by business segment and                   
                service offered to customers                                     
70: R56         Revenue Recognition (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     66K 
                revenues disaggregated by geographic region                      
71: R57         Revenue Recognition (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     41K 
                deferred customer contract acquisition costs                     
72: R58         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     45K 
73: R59         Leases (Details) - Schedule of supplemental         HTML     45K 
                disclosures related to the Company's operating                   
                leases                                                           
74: R60         Leases (Details) - Schedule of supplemental         HTML     39K 
                disclosures related weighted average operating                   
                leases                                                           
75: R61         Leases (Details) - Schedule of aggregate operating  HTML     42K 
                lease liability                                                  
76: R62         Leases (Details) - Schedule of future minimum       HTML     54K 
                maturities of operating lease liabilities                        
77: R63         Leases (Details) - Schedule of future minimum       HTML     52K 
                payments for operating leases                                    
78: R64         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and     HTML     39K 
                Cash Equivalents (Details)                                       
79: R65         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and     HTML     44K 
                Cash Equivalents (Details) - Schedule of cash,                   
                cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash                   
                equivalents                                                      
80: R66         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     43K 
81: R67         Acquisitions (Details) - Schedule of acquisition    HTML     42K 
                date fair value of consideration                                 
82: R68         Acquisitions (Details) - Schedule of impact of the  HTML     66K 
                acquisition's purchase price allocations on                      
                consolidated balance sheet                                       
83: R69         Acquisitions (Details) - Schedule of consolidated   HTML     66K 
                balance sheet and acquisition date fair value of                 
                total consideration transferred                                  
84: R70         Debt Securities (Details)                           HTML     39K 
85: R71         Debt Securities (Details) - Schedule of             HTML     56K 
                available-for-sale securities                                    
86: R72         Debt Securities (Details) - Schedule of             HTML     49K 
                contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt                
                securities                                                       
87: R73         Debt Securities (Details) - Schedule of             HTML     41K 
                available-for-sale securities, unrealized loss                   
                position                                                         
88: R74         Equity Investments (Details)                        HTML     62K 
89: R75         Equity Investments (Details) - Schedule of equity   HTML     53K 
                investments                                                      
90: R76         Equity Investments (Details) - Schedule of equity   HTML     41K 
                investments (Parentheticals)                                     
91: R77         Equity Investments (Details) - Schedule of          HTML     48K 
                carrying value of equity investments                             
92: R78         Equity Investments (Details) - Schedule of          HTML     40K 
                unrealized gains and losses for all equity                       
                investments                                                      
93: R79         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     35K 
94: R80         Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Schedule of     HTML     57K 
                balance of assets measured at fair value on a                    
                recurring basis                                                  
95: R81         Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Schedule of     HTML     44K 
                assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis               
                using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)                  
96: R82         Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Schedule of     HTML     44K 
                liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring                
                basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level               
                3)                                                               
97: R83         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     36K 
98: R84         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - Schedule  HTML     51K 
                of property, plant and equipment                                 
99: R85         Goodwill (Details) - Schedule of change in          HTML     48K 
                carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment                 
100: R86         Other Intangible Assets (Details)                   HTML     49K  
101: R87         Other Intangible Assets (Details) - Schedule of     HTML     54K  
                presents information on the Company's amortized                  
                intangible assets                                                
102: R88         Other Operating Expense, Net (Details)              HTML     39K  
103: R89         Other Operating Expense, Net (Details) - Schedule   HTML     48K  
                of other operating expense, net                                  
104: R90         Note Payable and Revolving Credit Loan Payable      HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R91         Accrued Expenses (Details) - Schedule of accrued    HTML     49K  
                expenses                                                         
106: R92         Other (Expense) Income, Net (Details) - Schedule    HTML     45K  
                of other (expense) income, net                                   
107: R93         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     63K  
108: R94         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of income before  HTML     44K  
                income taxes                                                     
109: R95         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of deferred       HTML     61K  
                income tax assets                                                
110: R96         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of benefit from   HTML     62K  
                (provision for) income taxes                                     
111: R97         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of U.S. federal   HTML     58K  
                statutory income tax rate and income taxes                       
                provided                                                         
112: R98         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of change in the  HTML     41K  
                valuation allowance                                              
113: R99         Equity (Details)                                    HTML     80K  
114: R100        Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     83K  
115: R101        Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     68K  
                stock option activity                                            
116: R102        Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     56K  
                grants of restricted shares of Class B common                    
                stock                                                            
117: R103        Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     55K  
                grants of restricted shares                                      
118: R104        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) -    HTML     56K  
                Schedule of accumulated balances for each                        
                classification of other comprehensive loss                       
119: R105        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     47K  
120: R106        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     73K  
121: R107        Defined Contribution Plans (Details)                HTML     44K  
122: R108        Business Segment Information (Details)              HTML     36K  
123: R109        Business Segment Information (Details) - Schedule   HTML     62K  
                of operating results of business segments                        
124: R110        Business Segment Information (Details) - Schedule   HTML     46K  
                of net long-lived assets and total assets by                     
                geographic areas                                                 
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