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Pacira BioSciences, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 2/28/22, at 4:26pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1396814-22-21   ·   File #:  1-35060

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 2/28/22  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.          10-K       12/31/21  128:17M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        10-K - Pcrx - 12.31.2021                            HTML   1.80M 
 2: EX-4.4      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    497K 
 3: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     51K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     44K 
 6: EX-10.36    Material Contract                                   HTML    276K 
 7: EX-10.37    Material Contract                                   HTML    161K 
 8: EX-10.38    Material Contract                                   HTML     38K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     45K 
 9: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     33K 
10: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     31K 
11: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
12: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
13: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
19: R1          Cover                                               HTML     96K 
20: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     36K 
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    155K 
22: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     49K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    132K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     58K 
                (Loss)                                                           
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    118K 
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     33K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    166K 
28: R10         Description of Business                             HTML     39K 
29: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     80K 
30: R12         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     49K 
31: R13         Revenue                                             HTML     88K 
32: R14         Acquisitions                                        HTML     79K 
33: R15         Inventories                                         HTML     40K 
34: R16         Fixed Assets                                        HTML     46K 
35: R17         Leases                                              HTML     60K 
36: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     62K 
37: R19         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     45K 
38: R20         Debt                                                HTML    110K 
39: R21         Financial Instruments                               HTML    122K 
40: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     56K 
41: R23         Stock Plans                                         HTML    138K 
42: R24         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     64K 
43: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML    117K 
44: R26         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     38K 
45: R27         Acquisition-Related Charges and Product             HTML     60K 
                Discontinuation, Net                                             
46: R28         Commercial Partners and Other Agreements            HTML     44K 
47: R29         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     34K 
48: R30         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
49: R31         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     33K 
50: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    151K 
                (Policies)                                                       
51: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     60K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R34         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     78K 
53: R35         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     69K 
54: R36         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     41K 
55: R37         Fixed Assets (Tables)                               HTML     47K 
56: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     60K 
57: R39         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     62K 
58: R40         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     43K 
59: R41         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     79K 
60: R42         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    113K 
61: R43         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     51K 
62: R44         Stock Plans (Tables)                                HTML    145K 
63: R45         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     65K 
64: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    113K 
65: R47         Acquisition-Related Charges and Product             HTML     50K 
                Discontinuation, Net (Tables)                                    
66: R48         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     35K 
67: R49         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     47K 
                Concentration of Major Customers (Details)                       
68: R50         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -Fixed   HTML     42K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
69: R51         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     51K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
70: R52         Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)          HTML     42K 
71: R53         REVENUE - Sales and Valuation Accruals (Details)    HTML     56K 
72: R54         REVENUE - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     36K 
73: R55         REVENUE- Disaggregation (Details)                   HTML     45K 
74: R56         ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    106K 
75: R57         ACQUISITIONS - Contingent Consideration Flexion     HTML     47K 
                Acquisition (Details)                                            
76: R58         ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities   HTML     87K 
                Acquired (Details)                                               
77: R59         ACQUISITIONS - Flexion Results (Details)            HTML     37K 
78: R60         ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Pro Forma Information    HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R61         INVENTORIES - Components of Inventory (Details)     HTML     41K 
80: R62         FIXED ASSETS - Schedule of Useful Lives (Details)   HTML     51K 
81: R63         FIXED ASSETS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     45K 
82: R64         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     41K 
83: R65         LEASES - Summary of operating lease cost and other  HTML     48K 
                operating lease information (Details)                            
84: R66         LEASES - Schedule of maturities of operating lease  HTML     50K 
                liabilities (Details)                                            
85: R67         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill           HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R68         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative          HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R69         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible Assets  HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R70         Accrued Expenses (Details)                          HTML     54K 
89: R71         DEBT - Carrying Value of Debt (Details)             HTML     57K 
90: R72         DEBT - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    264K 
91: R73         DEBT - Schedule of Debt (Details)                   HTML     62K 
92: R74         DEBT - Schedule of Interest Expense (Details)       HTML     48K 
93: R75         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value of Liabilities   HTML     96K 
                Measured on a Recurring Basis (Details)                          
94: R76         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details)         HTML    141K 
95: R77         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of Fair Value      HTML     49K 
                Inputs and Valuation (Details)                                   
96: R78         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Contingent Consideration    HTML     42K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
97: R79         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of Investments at  HTML     62K 
                Amortized Cost and Fair Value (Details)                          
98: R80         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     44K 
99: R81         Stockholders' Equity - Aoci (Details)               HTML     51K 
100: R82         STOCK PLANS - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     61K  
101: R83         STOCK PLANS - Stock Incentive Plans (Details)       HTML     52K  
102: R84         STOCK PLANS - Compensation Expense (Details)        HTML     50K  
103: R85         STOCK PLANS - Stock Option Activity (Details)       HTML     93K  
104: R86         STOCK PLANS - Valuation Assumptions (Details)       HTML     56K  
105: R87         STOCK PLANS - RSU Activity (Details)                HTML     61K  
106: R88         Net Income (LOSS) PER SHARE - Calculation           HTML     81K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R89         Net Income (LOSS) PER SHARE - Antidilutive          HTML     41K  
                Securities (Details)                                             
108: R90         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    110K  
109: R91         INCOME TAXES - Current and Deferred Income Taxes    HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R92         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Effective Tax      HTML     62K  
                Rate (Details)                                                   
111: R93         INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R94         INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     38K  
113: R95         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     48K  
114: R96         ACQUISITION-RELATED CHARGES AND PRODUCT             HTML     59K  
                DISCONTINUATION, NET - Product Discontinuance                    
                (Details)                                                        
115: R97         ACQUISITION-RELATED CHARGES AND PRODUCT             HTML     46K  
                DISCONTINUATION, NET - Flexion (Details)                         
116: R98         ACQUISITION-RELATED CHARGES AND PRODUCT             HTML     43K  
                DISCONTINUATION, NET - MyoScience (Details)                      
117: R99         Acquisition-Related Charges and Product             HTML     35K  
                Discontinuation, Net - Nuance (Details)                          
118: R100        ACQUISITION-RELATED CHARGES AND PRODUCT             HTML     36K  
                DISCONTINUATION, NET - DepoCyte Discontinuation                  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R101        ACQUISITION-RELATED CHARGES AND PRODUCT             HTML     33K  
                DISCONTINUATION, NET - Department of Justice                     
                (Details)                                                        
120: R102        Commercial Partners and Other Agreements (Details)  HTML     57K  
121: R103        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     41K  
122: R104        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     67K  
123: R105        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     44K  
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