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TreeHouse Foods, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 2/13/23, at 4:20pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1320695-23-4   ·   File #:  1-32504

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

 2/13/23  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/22  154:16M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.20M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     46K 
 3: EX-22       Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     44K 
                of Security Holders                                              
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     41K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    107K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     47K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    154K 
17: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     59K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    170K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     68K 
                (Loss)                                                           
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     94K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    193K 
22: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     78K 
23: R10         Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements           HTML     56K 
24: R11         Growth, Reinvestment, and Restructuring Programs    HTML     93K 
25: R12         Leases                                              HTML    184K 
26: R13         Receivables Sales Program                           HTML     70K 
27: R14         Inventories                                         HTML     49K 
28: R15         Divestitures and Acquisition                        HTML     83K 
29: R16         Note Receivable                                     HTML     70K 
30: R17         Property, Plant, and Equipment                      HTML     56K 
31: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     89K 
32: R19         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     56K 
33: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    150K 
34: R21         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     78K 
35: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     58K 
36: R23         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     52K 
37: R24         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    129K 
38: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     70K 
39: R26         Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML    228K 
40: R27         Other Operating Expense, Net                        HTML     55K 
41: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     57K 
42: R29         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     87K 
43: R30         Disaggregation of Revenue, Geographic Information,  HTML     79K 
                and Major Customer                                               
44: R31         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     99K 
45: R32         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     51K 
46: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    147K 
                (Policies)                                                       
47: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     95K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R35         Growth, Reinvestment, and Restructuring Programs    HTML     89K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    132K 
50: R37         Receivable Sales Program (Tables)                   HTML     54K 
51: R38         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     50K 
52: R39         Divestitures and Acquisition (Tables)               HTML     77K 
53: R40         Note Receivable (Tables)                            HTML     55K 
54: R41         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     55K 
55: R42         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    134K 
56: R43         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     56K 
57: R44         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    155K 
58: R45         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     61K 
59: R46         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     52K 
60: R47         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     51K 
61: R48         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    133K 
62: R49         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     69K 
63: R50         Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML    238K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R51         Other Operating Expense, Net (Tables)               HTML     55K 
65: R52         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     84K 
66: R53         Disaggregation Of Revenue, Geographic Information,  HTML     72K 
                and Major Customer (Tables)                                      
67: R54         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     99K 
                (Tables)                                                         
68: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     69K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
69: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     54K 
                Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Details)                       
70: R57         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     57K 
                Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets                      
                (Details)                                                        
71: R58         Growth, Reinvestment, and Restructuring Programs -  HTML     53K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
72: R59         Growth, Reinvestment, and Restructuring Programs -  HTML     69K 
                Aggregate Expenses Incurred Associated with                      
                Facility Closure (Details)                                       
73: R60         Growth, Reinvestment, and Restructuring Programs -  HTML     62K 
                Reconciliation of Liabilities (Details)                          
74: R61         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     50K 
75: R62         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     72K 
                Related to Leases (Details)                                      
76: R63         Leases - Weighted-average Discount Rates for        HTML     46K 
                Operating and Finance Leases (Details)                           
77: R64         Leases - Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term of   HTML     46K 
                Operating and Finance Leases (Details)                           
78: R65         Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details)      HTML     59K 
79: R66         Leases - Operating and Finance Lease Liability      HTML     84K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R67         Leases - Other Information Relating to Leases       HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Receivables Sales Program - Additional Information  HTML     51K 
                (Detail)                                                         
82: R69         Receivables Sales Program - Accounts Receivable     HTML     49K 
                Sold the Receivable Sales Program (Details)                      
83: R70         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     48K 
84: R71         Divestitures and Acquisition - Narrative (Details)  HTML    106K 
85: R72         Divestitures and Acquisition - Results of           HTML     70K 
                Discontinued Operations on Income Statement                      
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         Divestitures and Acquisition - Assets and           HTML     92K 
                Liabilities of Discontinued Operations (Details)                 
87: R74         Note Receivable - Narrative (Details)               HTML     60K 
88: R75         Notes Receivable - Balance Sheets (Details)         HTML     43K 
89: R76         Notes Receivable - Statement of Operation           HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R77         Property, Plant, and Equipment - (Details)          HTML     59K 
91: R78         Property, Plant, and Equipment - Additional         HTML     51K 
                Information (Details)                                            
92: R79         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     57K 
                Information (Details)                                            
93: R80         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Changes in         HTML     53K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                            
94: R81         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Gross Carrying     HTML     70K 
                Amounts and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible               
                Assets, with Finite Lives (Details)                              
95: R82         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated          HTML     53K 
                Amortization Expense on Intangible Assets                        
                (Details)                                                        
96: R83         Accrued Expenses (Details)                          HTML     64K 
97: R84         Income Taxes - Components of Loss Before Income     HTML     53K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
98: R85         Income Taxes - Components of Provision for Income   HTML     70K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
99: R86         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax         HTML     75K 
                Expense Computed at U.S. Federal Statutory Tax                   
                Rate to Income Tax Expense (Details)                             
100: R87         Income Taxes - Tax Effects of Temporary             HTML     79K  
                Differences Giving Rise to Deferred Income Tax                   
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
101: R88         Income Taxes - Income Taxes - Details of Tax        HTML     73K  
                Attributed Related to Net Operating Losses,                      
                Credits And Capital Losses (Details)                             
102: R89         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     60K  
103: R90         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and      HTML     58K  
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
104: R91         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     63K  
105: R92         Long-Term Debt - Scheduled Maturities of            HTML     61K  
                Outstanding Debt, Excluding Deferred Financing                   
                Costs (Details)                                                  
106: R93         Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)   HTML     60K  
107: R94         Long-Term Debt - Loss on Extinguishment of Debt -   HTML     67K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
108: R95         Long-Term Debt - Revolving Credit Facility -        HTML     71K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
109: R96         Long-Term Debt - Term Loan A - Additional           HTML     55K  
                Information (Details)                                            
110: R97         Long-Term Debt - Term Loan A-1 - Additional         HTML     46K  
                Information (Details)                                            
111: R98         Long-Term Debt - 2028 Notes - Additional            HTML     60K  
                Information (Details)                                            
112: R99         Long-Term Debt - Interest Rate Swap Agreements -    HTML     46K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
113: R100        Long-Term Debt - Fair Value - Additional            HTML     47K  
                Information (Details)                                            
114: R101        Long-Term Debt - Finance Lease Obligations and      HTML     46K  
                Other - Additional Information (Details)                         
115: R102        Long-Term Debt - Deferred Financing Costs -         HTML     46K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
116: R103        Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R104        Stockholders' Equity - Repurchase of Common Stock   HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R105        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     52K  
119: R106        Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    126K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R107        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Total         HTML     46K  
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
121: R108        Stock-Based Compensation- Summary of Stock Option   HTML    102K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
122: R109        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Employee and  HTML     47K  
                Director Stock Option Highlights (Details)                       
123: R110        Stock-Based Compensation - Assumptions Used to      HTML     52K  
                Calculate Value of Option Awards Granted (Details)               
124: R111        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted    HTML     78K  
                Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details)               
125: R112        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Employee and  HTML     48K  
                Director Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock                   
                Highlights (Details)                                             
126: R113        Stock-Based Compensation - Shareholder Return       HTML     59K  
                Market Condition and Assumptions (Details)                       
127: R114        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Performance   HTML     66K  
                Unit Activity (Details)                                          
128: R115        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Performance   HTML     47K  
                Unit Highlights (Details)                                        
129: R116        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss- Components    HTML     76K  
                of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Net of Tax               
                Except for Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment               
                (Details)                                                        
130: R117        Employee Pension And Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     76K  
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
131: R118        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     55K  
                - Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets, by Asset                    
                Category (Details)                                               
132: R119        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML    116K  
                - Summarized Information about Pension and                       
                Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details)                           
133: R120        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     49K  
                - Summary of Pension Benefit Plans (Details)                     
134: R121        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     52K  
                - Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Weighted                    
                Average Assumptions Used (Details)                               
135: R122        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     53K  
                - Key Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine                    
                Postretirement Benefit Obligations (Details)                     
136: R123        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     70K  
                - Summary of Net Periodic Cost of Pension and                    
                Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details)                           
137: R124        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     60K  
                - Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine                 
                Pension Benefit Costs (Details)                                  
138: R125        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     59K  
                - Estimated Future Pension and Postretirement                    
                Benefit Payments (Details)                                       
139: R126        Employee Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans   HTML     55K  
                - Multiemployer Pension Plans (Details)                          
140: R127        Other Operating Expense, Net (Details)              HTML     52K  
141: R128        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     47K  
142: R129        Derivative Instruments - Additional Information     HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
143: R130        Derivative Instruments - Derivative, Fair Value,    HTML     53K  
                and Location on Condensed Consolidated Balance                   
                Sheets (Details)                                                 
144: R131        Derivative Instruments - Gains and Losses on        HTML     72K  
                Derivative Contracts (Details)                                   
145: R132        Disaggregation Of Revenue, Geographic Information,  HTML     59K  
                and Major Customer - Additional Information                      
                (Details)                                                        
146: R133        Disaggregation Of Revenue, Geographic Information,  HTML     66K  
                and Major Customer - Disaggregation of Revenue                   
                (Details)                                                        
147: R134        Disaggregation Of Revenue, Geographic Information,  HTML     48K  
                and Major Customer - Long-Lived Assets by                        
                Geographic Region (Details)                                      
148: R135        Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited) -       HTML    124K  
                Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Results of                        
                Operations (Details)                                             
149: R136        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts -   HTML     50K  
                Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance (Details)                       
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10/07/22  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,2,9  10/03/22   12:1.3M
 8/11/22  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,7,9   8/10/22   14:3.7M
 5/18/22  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:5,9     5/13/22   13:410K
 4/12/22  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,5,7,9 4/08/22   12:289K
 2/15/22  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/21  153:18M
 5/06/21  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-Q        3/31/21   87:8.4M
 4/01/21  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,9     3/26/21   11:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/11/21  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/20  158:18M
 9/09/20  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,2,9   9/09/20   11:848K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/13/20  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/19  161:25M
 2/28/19  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             DEF 14A     4/25/19    1:3.3M
 2/21/19  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:5,9     2/19/19    2:61K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/14/19  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/18  154:22M
 6/11/18  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,9     6/11/18    3:218K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/05/18  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:5,9     3/02/18    4:139K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/05/17  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,9    12/01/17    3:913K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/04/17  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-Q        3/31/17  125:9M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/05/16  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-Q        3/31/16  124:8.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/01/16  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,2,9   1/29/16    5:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/06/15  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-Q        6/30/15  118:8.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/02/15  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             DEF 14A     4/23/15    1:1.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/24/14  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:5,9     2/21/14    7:341K
 2/21/12  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-K       12/31/11  142:16M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/28/11  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:5,9     4/28/11    3:291K
 3/03/10  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,2,9   3/02/10    5:896K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/06/09  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-Q        6/30/09   13:1.5M
 8/03/05  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             8-K:1,9     8/01/05    2:61K                                    Bowne - DC/FA
 6/09/05  TreeHouse Foods, Inc.             10-12B/A¶             17:2.3M                                   Bowne - DC/FA
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