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Bank of New York Mellon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 2/28/18, at 6:30am ET   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  1390777-18-69   ·   File #:  1-35651

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 2/28/18  Bank of New York Mellon Corp      10-K       12/31/17  169:42M

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    265K 
 3: EX-13.1     All Portions of 2017 Annual Report to Shareholders  HTML   3.65M 
 4: EX-21.1     Primary Subsidiaries of the Company                 HTML     57K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     49K 
 6: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     53K 
 2: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed  HTML     69K 
                Charges and Preferred Stock D                                    
 7: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     51K 
 8: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     51K 
 9: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     45K 
10: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     46K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     73K 
18: R2          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    188K 
19: R3          Consolidated Income Statement (Parenthetical)       HTML     55K 
20: R4          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML     95K 
21: R5          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML     47K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    185K 
23: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     71K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    189K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    135K 
26: R10         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R11         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML    139K 
                policies                                                         
28: R12         Accounting change and new accounting guidance       HTML     51K 
29: R13         Acquisitions                                        HTML     52K 
30: R14         Securities                                          HTML    617K 
31: R15         Loans and asset quality                             HTML    510K 
32: R16         Goodwill and intangible assets                      HTML    159K 
33: R17         Other assets                                        HTML     96K 
34: R18         Deposits                                            HTML     49K 
35: R19         Net interest revenue                                HTML     86K 
36: R20         Income taxes                                        HTML    142K 
37: R21         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     67K 
38: R22         Variable interest entities and securitization       HTML    112K 
39: R23         Shareholders' equity                                HTML    160K 
40: R24         Other comprehensive income (Loss)                   HTML    176K 
41: R25         Stock-based compensation                            HTML    113K 
42: R26         Employee benefit plans                              HTML    566K 
43: R27         Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML    176K 
44: R28         Fair value measurement                              HTML    724K 
45: R29         Fair value option                                   HTML     76K 
46: R30         Commitments and contingent liabilities              HTML    130K 
47: R31         Derivative instruments                              HTML    459K 
48: R32         Lines of business                                   HTML    168K 
49: R33         International Operations                            HTML    103K 
50: R34         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     65K 
                Statement of Cash Flows                                          
51: R35         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML    247K 
                policies (Policies)                                              
52: R36         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     51K 
                policies (Tables)                                                
53: R37         Securities (Tables)                                 HTML    613K 
54: R38         Loans and asset quality (Tables)                    HTML    506K 
55: R39         Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)             HTML    157K 
56: R40         Other assets (Tables)                               HTML     91K 
57: R41         Net interest revenue (Tables)                       HTML     86K 
58: R42         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    144K 
59: R43         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     68K 
60: R44         Variable interest entities and securitization       HTML    113K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R45         Shareholders' equity (Tables)                       HTML    146K 
62: R46         Other comprehensive income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    176K 
63: R47         Stock-based compensation (Tables)                   HTML    103K 
64: R48         Employee benefit plans (Tables)                     HTML    557K 
65: R49         Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML    162K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R50         Fair value measurement (Tables)                     HTML    712K 
67: R51         Fair value option (Tables)                          HTML     79K 
68: R52         Commitments and contingent liabilities (Tables)     HTML     95K 
69: R53         Derivative instruments (Tables)                     HTML    455K 
70: R54         Lines of business (Tables)                          HTML    150K 
71: R55         International Operations (Tables)                   HTML    101K 
72: R56         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     64K 
                Statement of Cash Flows (Tables)                                 
73: R57         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     81K 
                policies - Additional Information (Details)                      
74: R58         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     57K 
                policies - Equity Method Investments (Details)                   
75: R59         Accounting change and new accounting guidance       HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     86K 
77: R61         Securities - Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized       HTML    148K 
                Gains and Losses and Fair Value (Detail)                         
78: R62         Securities - Net Securities Gains (Losses)          HTML     52K 
                (Detail)                                                         
79: R63         Securities - Fair Value of Investments with         HTML    165K 
                Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                     
80: R64         Securities - Maturity Distribution and Yield of     HTML    157K 
                Investment Securities Portfolio (Detail)                         
81: R65         Securities - Projected Weighted-Average Default     HTML     55K 
                Rates and Loss Severities (Detail)                               
82: R66         Securities - Pre-Tax Net Securities Gains (Losses)  HTML     58K 
                by Type (Detail)                                                 
83: R67         Securities - Debt Securities Credit Losses Roll     HTML     55K 
                Forward Recorded in Earnings (Detail)                            
84: R68         Securities - Pledged assets (Details)               HTML     71K 
85: R69         Securities - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     54K 
86: R70         Loans and asset quality - Loan Distribution and     HTML     92K 
                Industry Concentrations (Detail)                                 
87: R71         Loans and asset quality - Allowance for Credit      HTML    164K 
                Losses Activity (Details)                                        
88: R72         Loans and asset quality - Nonperforming Assets      HTML     60K 
                (Detail)                                                         
89: R73         Loans and asset quality - Lost Interest (Detail)    HTML     52K 
90: R74         Loans and asset quality - Information about         HTML    102K 
                Impaired Loans (Detail)                                          
91: R75         Loans and asset quality - Information about Past    HTML     77K 
                Due Loans (Detail)                                               
92: R76         Loans and asset quality - Troubled Debt             HTML     64K 
                Restructurings (Detail)                                          
93: R77         Loans and asset quality - Credit Risk Profile by    HTML     71K 
                Grade (Detail)                                                   
94: R78         Loans and asset quality - Additional Information    HTML    106K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R79         Goodwill and intangible assets - Goodwill (Detail)  HTML     72K 
96: R80         Goodwill and intangible assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     68K 
                by Business Segment (Detail)                                     
97: R81         Goodwill and intangible assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     79K 
                by Type (Detail)                                                 
98: R82         Goodwill and intangible assets - Estimated Annual   HTML     56K 
                Amortization Expense (Detail)                                    
99: R83         Other assets - Components of Other Assets (Detail)  HTML     83K 
100: R84         Other assets - Qualified Affordable Housing         HTML     65K  
                Project Investments (Details)                                    
101: R85         Other assets - Seed Capital and Private Equity      HTML     63K  
                Investments (Detail)                                             
102: R86         Deposits (Detail)                                   HTML     61K  
103: R87         Net interest revenue (Details)                      HTML     99K  
104: R88         Income taxes - Narrative (Detail)                   HTML     73K  
105: R89         Income taxes - Provision (Benefit) for Income       HTML     72K  
                Taxes from Continuing Operations (Detail)                        
106: R90         Income taxes Income taxes - Provisional Tax         HTML     52K  
                Expense (Benefit) (Details)                                      
107: R91         Income taxes - Components of Income (Loss) before   HTML     51K  
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
108: R92         Income taxes - Components of Net Deferred Tax       HTML     79K  
                Liability (Detail)                                               
109: R93         Income taxes Income taxes - Reconciliation of       HTML     74K  
                Effective Tax Rate (Detail)                                      
110: R94         Income taxes - Unrecognized Tax Positions (Detail)  HTML     60K  
111: R95         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt         HTML     67K  
                (Detail)                                                         
112: R96         Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     59K  
113: R97         Variable interest entities and securitization -     HTML     80K  
                Assets and Liabilities of VIEs (Detail)                          
114: R98         Variable interest entities and securitization -     HTML     57K  
                Non-consolidated VIEs (Detail)                                   
115: R99         Shareholders' equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     92K  
116: R100        Shareholders' equity - Preferred Stock Summary      HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R101        Shareholders' equity - Capital adequacy (Details)   HTML    125K  
118: R102        Other comprehensive income (loss) - Components      HTML    109K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R103        Other comprehensive income (loss) - Changes in      HTML     74K  
                AOCI (Details)                                                   
120: R104        Stock-based compensation - Additional Information   HTML    102K  
                (Detail)                                                         
121: R105        Stock-based compensation - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     88K  
                Activity (Detail)                                                
122: R106        Stock-based compensation - Stock Options            HTML     80K  
                Outstanding (Detail)                                             
123: R107        Stock-based compensation - Aggregate Intrinsic      HTML     49K  
                Value of Options (Detail)                                        
124: R108        Stock-based compensation - Nonvested Restricted     HTML     69K  
                Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail)               
125: R109        Employee Benefit Plans - Combined Data for Defined  HTML    129K  
                Benefit Pension and Post Retirement Healthcare                   
                Plans (Detail)                                                   
126: R110        Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit       HTML    101K  
                (Credit) Cost (Details)                                          
127: R111        Employee Benefit Plans - Changes in Other           HTML     71K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
128: R112        Employee Benefit Plans - Amounts Expected to be     HTML     57K  
                Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Income (Cost)                 
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Plan       HTML     60K  
                Funded Status of Plan (Details)                                  
130: R114        Employee Benefit Plans - Plans with Obligations in  HTML     56K  
                Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                                  
131: R115        Employee Benefit Plans - Benefit Payments and       HTML     72K  
                Expected to be Paid (Details)                                    
132: R116        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Investment Asset   HTML     70K  
                Allocation (Detail)                                              
133: R117        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Investment    HTML    169K  
                Assets on Recurring Basis (Detail)                               
134: R118        Employee Benefit Plans - Rollforward of Plan        HTML     66K  
                Investment Assets (Detail)                                       
135: R119        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Assets        HTML     78K  
                Valued Using Net Asset Value (Detail)                            
136: R120        Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML    121K  
                (Detail)                                                         
137: R121        Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML     88K  
                - Income Statement (Details)                                     
138: R122        Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML     90K  
                - Balance Sheet (Details)                                        
139: R123        Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML    126K  
                - Cash Flows (Details)                                           
140: R124        Company Financial Information (Parent Corporation)  HTML     83K  
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
141: R125        Fair value measurement - Narrative (Details)        HTML     54K  
142: R126        Fair value measurement - Assets and Liabilities on  HTML    311K  
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
143: R127        Fair value measurement - Certain Items on           HTML    216K  
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
144: R128        Fair value measurement - Assets Using Significant   HTML     63K  
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
145: R129        Fair value measurement - Assets on Nonrecurring     HTML     63K  
                Basis (Details)                                                  
146: R130        Fair value measurement - Financial Instruments      HTML    112K  
                (Details)                                                        
147: R131        Fair value measurement - Derivatives (Details)      HTML     55K  
148: R132        Fair value option - Assets and Liabilities          HTML     59K  
                (Detail)                                                         
149: R133        Fair value option - Changes in Fair Value of Loans  HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
150: R134        Fair value option - Narrative (Details)             HTML     49K  
151: R135        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Summary    HTML     62K  
                of Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risks, Net of                        
                Participations (Details)                                         
152: R136        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Standby    HTML     50K  
                Letters of Credits by Investment Grade (Details)                 
153: R137        Commitments and contingent liabilities -            HTML     84K  
                Significant Industry Concentrations Related to                   
                Credit Exposure (Details)                                        
154: R138        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Narrative  HTML    112K  
                (Details)                                                        
155: R139        Derivative instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     88K  
156: R140        Derivative instruments - Ineffectiveness Recorded   HTML     56K  
                in Income (Details)                                              
157: R141        Derivative instruments - Impact of Derivative       HTML     95K  
                Instruments on the Balance Sheet (Details)                       
158: R142        Derivative instruments - Impact of Derivative       HTML     90K  
                Instruments in the Income Statement (Details)                    
159: R143        Derivative instruments - Revenue from Foreign       HTML     53K  
                Exchange and Other Trading (Details)                             
160: R144        Derivative instruments - Contracts Falling under    HTML     55K  
                Early Termination Provisions (Details)                           
161: R145        Derivative instruments - Offsetting (Details)       HTML    234K  
162: R146        Derivative instruments - Secured Borrowings         HTML    102K  
                (Details)                                                        
163: R147        Lines of business - Narrative (Details)             HTML     52K  
164: R148        Lines of business - Contribution of Segments to     HTML     97K  
                Overall Profitability (Details)                                  
165: R149        International Operations (Details)                  HTML     80K  
166: R150        Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     65K  
                Statement of Cash Flows (Detail)                                 
168: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    318K  
167: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    283K  
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13: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- bk-20171231_cal                 XML    693K 
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15: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- bk-20171231_lab                       XML   4.80M 
16: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- bk-20171231_pre                XML   3.13M 
12: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- bk-20171231                           XSD    503K 
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‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — bk-20171231_def


This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.


                                                                                                                                                                                
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