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Bank of New York Mellon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/28/17, at 7:59am ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  1390777-17-65   ·   File #:  1-35651

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 2/28/17  Bank of New York Mellon Corp      10-K       12/31/16  172:44M

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    280K 
 3: EX-13.1     All Portions of 2016 Annual Report to Shareholders  HTML   3.83M 
 5: EX-21.1     Primary Subsidiaries of the Company                 HTML     60K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     53K 
 7: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     58K 
 2: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed  HTML     72K 
                Charges and Preferred Stock D                                    
 4: EX-18.1     Preferability Letter From Kpmg LLP for Change in    HTML     50K 
                Accounting Principle                                             
 8: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     55K 
 9: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     55K 
10: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     49K 
11: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     49K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     77K 
19: R2          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    190K 
20: R3          Consolidated Income Statement (Unaudited)           HTML     51K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
21: R4          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML    103K 
22: R5          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statement         HTML     51K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
23: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    186K 
24: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     76K 
25: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    201K 
26: R9          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    129K 
27: R10         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     54K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
28: R11         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML    146K 
                policies                                                         
29: R12         Acquisitions and dispositions                       HTML     59K 
30: R13         Securities                                          HTML    625K 
31: R14         Loans and asset quality                             HTML    520K 
32: R15         Goodwill and intangible assets                      HTML    177K 
33: R16         Other assets                                        HTML     99K 
34: R17         Deposits                                            HTML     53K 
35: R18         Net interest revenue                                HTML     90K 
36: R19         Noninterest Expense                                 HTML     82K 
37: R20         Income taxes                                        HTML    140K 
38: R21         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    109K 
39: R22         Securitizations and variable interest entities      HTML    112K 
40: R23         Shareholders' equity                                HTML    108K 
41: R24         Other comprehensive income (Loss)                   HTML    188K 
42: R25         Stock-based compensation                            HTML    119K 
43: R26         Employee benefit plans                              HTML    583K 
44: R27         Company Financial Information                       HTML    178K 
45: R28         Fair value measurement                              HTML    796K 
46: R29         Fair value option                                   HTML     82K 
47: R30         Commitments and contingent liabilities              HTML    133K 
48: R31         Derivative instruments                              HTML    475K 
49: R32         Lines of business                                   HTML    177K 
50: R33         International Operations                            HTML    114K 
51: R34         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     68K 
                Statement of Cash Flows                                          
52: R35         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML    244K 
                policies (Policies)                                              
53: R36         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     59K 
                policies Summary of significant accounting and                   
                reporting policies (Tables)                                      
54: R37         Securities (Tables)                                 HTML    621K 
55: R38         Loans and asset quality (Tables)                    HTML    516K 
56: R39         Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)             HTML    172K 
57: R40         Other assets (Tables)                               HTML     94K 
58: R41         Net interest revenue (Tables)                       HTML     90K 
59: R42         Noninterest Expense (Tables)                        HTML     82K 
60: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    142K 
61: R44         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    109K 
62: R45         Securitizations and variable interest entities      HTML    115K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R46         Shareholders' equity (Tables)                       HTML    160K 
64: R47         Other comprehensive income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    185K 
65: R48         Stock-based compensation (Tables)                   HTML    106K 
66: R49         Employee benefit plans (Tables)                     HTML    573K 
67: R50         Company Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    165K 
68: R51         Fair value measurement (Tables)                     HTML    771K 
69: R52         Fair value option (Tables)                          HTML     82K 
70: R53         Commitments and contingent liabilities (Tables)     HTML     97K 
71: R54         Derivative instruments (Tables)                     HTML    462K 
72: R55         Lines of business (Tables)                          HTML    152K 
73: R56         International Operations (Tables)                   HTML    113K 
74: R57         Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     66K 
                Statement of Cash Flows (Tables)                                 
75: R58         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     84K 
                policies (Details)                                               
76: R59         Summary of significant accounting and reporting     HTML     59K 
                policies - Equity Method Investments (Details)                   
77: R60         Acquisitions and dispositions (Details)             HTML    105K 
78: R61         Securities - Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized       HTML    152K 
                Gains and Losses and Fair Value of Securities                    
                (Detail)                                                         
79: R62         Securities - Securities Transferred From AFS to     HTML     51K 
                HTM (Details)                                                    
80: R63         Securities - Net Securities Gains (Losses)          HTML     56K 
                (Detail)                                                         
81: R64         Securities - Aggregate Fair Value of Investments    HTML    171K 
                with Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                
82: R65         Securities - Maturity Distribution by Carrying      HTML    161K 
                Amount and Yield (on Tax Equivalent Basis) of                    
                Investment Securities Portfolio (Detail)                         
83: R66         Securities - Projected Weighted-Average Default     HTML     59K 
                Rates and Loss Severities (Detail)                               
84: R67         Securities - Pre-Tax Net Securities Gains (Losses)  HTML     62K 
                by Type (Detail)                                                 
85: R68         Securities - Debt Securities Credit Losses Roll     HTML     59K 
                Forward Recorded in Earnings (Detail)                            
86: R69         Securities - Pledged assets (Details)               HTML     73K 
87: R70         Loans and asset quality - Details of Loan           HTML     96K 
                Distribution and Industry Concentrations of Credit               
                Risk (Detail)                                                    
88: R71         Loans and asset quality - Allowance for Credit      HTML    168K 
                Losses Activity (Details)                                        
89: R72         Loans and asset quality - Nonperforming Assets      HTML     66K 
                (Detail)                                                         
90: R73         Loans and asset quality - Lost Interest (Detail)    HTML     55K 
91: R74         Loans and asset quality - Information about         HTML    111K 
                Impaired Loans (Detail)                                          
92: R75         Loans and asset quality - Information about Past    HTML     82K 
                Due Loans (Detail)                                               
93: R76         Loans and asset quality- Troubled Debt              HTML     62K 
                Restructurings (Detail)                                          
94: R77         Loans and asset quality - Credit Quality            HTML     75K 
                Indicators - Wealth Management Loans and Mortgages               
                - Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade               
                (Detail)                                                         
95: R78         Loans and asset quality - Additional Information    HTML    115K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R79         Goodwill and intangible assets - Goodwill by        HTML     73K 
                Business Segment (Detail)                                        
97: R80         Goodwill and intangible assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     71K 
                by Business Segment (Detail)                                     
98: R81         Goodwill and intangible assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     83K 
                by Type (Detail)                                                 
99: R82         Goodwill and intangible assets - Estimated Annual   HTML     59K 
                Amortization Expense (Detail)                                    
100: R83         Other assets (Detail)                               HTML     87K  
101: R84         Other assets - Seed Capital and Private Equity      HTML     67K  
                Investments Valued Using Net Asset Value (Detail)                
102: R85         Other assets - Qualified Affordable Housing         HTML     69K  
                Project Investments (Details)                                    
103: R86         Deposits - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     65K  
104: R87         Net interest revenue (Details)                      HTML    103K  
105: R88         Noninterest Expense (Detail)                        HTML     85K  
106: R89         Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail)                   HTML     74K  
107: R90         Income Taxes - Provision (Benefit) for Income       HTML     79K  
                Taxes from Continuing Operations (Detail)                        
108: R91         Income Taxes - Components of Income (Loss) before   HTML     54K  
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
109: R92         Income Taxes - Components of Net Deferred Tax       HTML     80K  
                Liability (Detail)                                               
110: R93         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Federal  HTML     77K  
                Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate                     
                (Detail)                                                         
111: R94         Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Positions (Detail)  HTML     64K  
112: R95         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt         HTML     70K  
                (Detail)                                                         
113: R96         Long-Term Debt - Summary of Trust Preferred         HTML     67K  
                Securities Issued by Trusts (Detail)                             
114: R97         Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     68K  
115: R98         Securitizations and variable interest entities -    HTML     85K  
                Incremental Assets and Liabilities of Variable                   
                Interest Entities Included in Consolidated                       
                Financial Statements (Detail)                                    
116: R99         Securitizations and variable interest entities -    HTML     59K  
                Non-consolidated Variable Interest Entities                      
                (Detail)                                                         
117: R100        Shareholders' equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML    112K  
118: R101        Shareholders' equity - Summary (Details)            HTML     92K  
119: R102        Shareholders' equity - Capital adequacy (Details)   HTML    150K  
120: R103        Other comprehensive income (loss) - Components      HTML    117K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R104        Other comprehensive income (loss) Other             HTML     78K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Changes in                         
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                    
                (Details)                                                        
122: R105        Stock-based compensation - Additional Information   HTML    109K  
                (Detail)                                                         
123: R106        Stock-based compensation - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     91K  
                Activity (Detail)                                                
124: R107        Stock-based compensation - Stock Options            HTML     83K  
                Outstanding (Detail)                                             
125: R108        Stock-based compensation - Aggregate Intrinsic      HTML     53K  
                Value of Options (Detail)                                        
126: R109        Stock-based compensation - Nonvested Restricted     HTML     73K  
                Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail)               
127: R110        Employee Benefit Plans - Combined Data for          HTML    157K  
                Domestic and Foreign Defined Benefit Pension and                 
                Post Retirement Healthcare Plans (Detail)                        
128: R111        Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit       HTML    111K  
                (Credit) Cost (Details)                                          
129: R112        Employee Benefit Plans - Changes in Other           HTML     76K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
130: R113        Employee Benefit Plans - Amounts Expected to be     HTML     61K  
                Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Income (Cost)                 
                (Details)                                                        
131: R114        Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Plan       HTML     64K  
                Funded Status of Plan (Details)                                  
132: R115        Employee Benefit Plans - Plans with Obligations in  HTML     61K  
                Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                                  
133: R116        Employee Benefit Plans - Benefit Payments for BNY   HTML     77K  
                Mellons Pension and Healthcare Plans Expected to                 
                be Paid (Details)                                                
134: R117        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Investment Asset   HTML     75K  
                Allocation (Detail)                                              
135: R118        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Investment    HTML    171K  
                Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                 
                (Detail)                                                         
136: R119        Employee Benefit Plans - Rollforward of Plan        HTML     67K  
                Investment Assets Including Change in Fair Value                 
                Classified in Level 3 of Valuation Hierarchy                     
                (Detail)                                                         
137: R120        Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Assets        HTML     78K  
                Valued Using Net Asset Value (Detail)                            
138: R121        Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML    127K  
                (Detail)                                                         
139: R122        Company Financial Information Condensed Income      HTML     92K  
                Statement Parent Corporation (Details)                           
140: R123        Company Financial Information Condensed Balance     HTML     95K  
                Sheet Parent Corporation (Details)                               
141: R124        Company Financial Information Condensed Statement   HTML    131K  
                of Cash Flows Parent Corporation (Details)                       
142: R125        Company Financial Information - Additional          HTML     87K  
                Information (Details)                                            
143: R126        Fair value measurement - Assets and Liabilities     HTML    285K  
                Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
144: R127        Fair value measurement - Details of Certain Items   HTML    213K  
                Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
145: R128        Fair value measurement - Significant Unobservable   HTML    107K  
                Inputs (Details)                                                 
146: R129        Fair value measurement - Assets Measured at Fair    HTML     67K  
                Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                            
147: R130        Fair value measurement - Carrying Amount and Fair   HTML    100K  
                Value of Financial Instruments (Details)                         
148: R131        Fair value measurement - Summary of Carrying        HTML     59K  
                Amount of Hedged Financial Instruments, Related                  
                Notional Amount of Hedge and Estimated Fair Value                
                of Derivatives (Details)                                         
149: R132        Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information     HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
150: R133        Fair value option - Assets and Liabilities, by      HTML     64K  
                Type, of Consolidated Investment Management Funds                
                Recorded at Fair Value (Detail)                                  
151: R134        Fair value option - Changes in Fair Value of the    HTML     56K  
                Loans and Long-Term Debt and the Location of the                 
                Changes (Details)                                                
152: R135        Fair value option - Narrative (Details)             HTML     57K  
153: R136        Commitments and contingent liabilities -            HTML     88K  
                Significant Industry Concentrations Related to                   
                Credit Exposure (Details)                                        
154: R137        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Summary    HTML     62K  
                of Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risks, Net of                        
                Participations (Details)                                         
155: R138        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Standby    HTML     56K  
                Letters of Credits by Investment Grade (Details)                 
156: R139        Commitments and contingent liabilities - Narrative  HTML    124K  
                (Details)                                                        
157: R140        Derivative instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     95K  
158: R141        Derivative instruments - Ineffectiveness Related    HTML     60K  
                to Derivatives and Hedging Relationships Recorded                
                in Income (Details)                                              
159: R142        Derivative instruments - Impact of Derivative       HTML     99K  
                Instruments on Balance Sheet (Details)                           
160: R143        Derivative instruments - Impact of Derivative       HTML     92K  
                Instruments on Income Statement (Details)                        
161: R144        Derivative instruments - Revenue from Foreign       HTML     57K  
                Exchange and Other Trading (Details)                             
162: R145        Derivative instruments - Fair Value of Derivative   HTML     59K  
                Contracts Falling under Early Termination                        
                Provisions in Net Liability Position (Details)                   
163: R146        Derivative instruments - Offsetting (Details)       HTML    239K  
164: R147        Derivative instruments - Secured Borrowings         HTML    106K  
                (Details)                                                        
165: R148        Lines of business - Narrative (Details)             HTML     56K  
166: R149        Lines of business - Contribution of Segments to     HTML     97K  
                Overall Profitability (Details)                                  
167: R150        International Operations - Foreign Revenue, Income  HTML     73K  
                before Income Taxes, Net Income and Assets from                  
                Foreign Operations (Detail)                                      
168: R151        International Operations (Details)                  HTML     58K  
169: R152        Supplemental information to the Consolidated        HTML     68K  
                Statement of Cash Flows- Noncash Investing and                   
                Financing Transactions that are Not Reflected in                 
                Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Detail)                    
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