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Colfax Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/21/20, at 6:17pm ET   ·   As of:  2/24/20   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  1420800-20-5   ·   File #:  1-34045

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 2/24/20  Colfax Corp                       10-K       12/31/19  136:22M

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   2.70M 
 2: EX-4.8      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    274K 
 5: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     52K 
 6: EX-10.12    Material Contract                                   HTML     51K 
 7: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
 8: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML     37K 
 9: EX-10.22    Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
10: EX-10.40    Material Contract                                   HTML     48K 
 3: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     65K 
 4: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML     63K 
11: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     67K 
12: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     36K 
13: EX-31.01    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
14: EX-31.02    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
15: EX-32.01    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
16: EX-32.02    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
121: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    101K  
72: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    123K 
35: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     82K 
                Income                                                           
100: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     52K  
                Income [Parenthetical]                                           
122: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    131K  
74: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets [Parenthetical]         HTML     46K 
37: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML     92K 
103: R8          Consolidated Statements of Equity Consolidated      HTML     37K  
                Statements of Equity [Parenthetical]                             
120: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    153K  
106: R10         General                                             HTML     38K  
124: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    128K  
                Accounting Policies                                              
71: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    133K 
32: R13         Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements           HTML    128K 
105: R14         Acquisitions                                        HTML     73K  
123: R15         Revenue Revenue                                     HTML     59K  
70: R16         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     66K 
31: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML    170K 
104: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     99K  
125: R19         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     53K  
50: R20         Inventories, Net                                    HTML     47K 
40: R21         Leases                                              HTML     48K 
78: R22         Debt                                                HTML     83K 
127: R23         Equity                                              HTML    275K  
49: R24         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML    158K 
39: R25         Defined Benefit Plans Defined Benefit Plans         HTML    525K 
77: R26         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    150K 
126: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     95K  
51: R28         Segment Information                                 HTML    147K 
38: R29         Selected Quarterly Data - (Unaudited)               HTML    128K 
33: R30         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     36K 
75: R31         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     87K 
118: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    196K  
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
101: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K  
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
34: R34         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    124K 
76: R35         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     67K 
119: R36         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     51K  
102: R37         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     65K  
36: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    161K 
73: R39         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     97K 
41: R40         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     51K 
54: R41         Inventories, Net (Tables)                           HTML     48K 
135: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     46K  
86: R43         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     59K 
42: R44         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    251K 
56: R45         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML    161K 
136: R46         Defined Benefit Plans Defined Benefit Plans         HTML    528K  
                (Tables)                                                         
87: R47         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    144K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R48         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     77K 
52: R49         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    152K 
62: R50         Selected Quarterly Data - (Unaudited) (Tables)      HTML    128K 
26: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                Accounting Policies Warranty Costs (Details)                     
97: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    100K 
                Accounting Policies (Details Textual)                            
117: R53         Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Details   HTML     46K  
                Textual (Details)                                                
61: R54         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML    280K 
25: R55         Acquisitions (Details Textual)                      HTML     62K 
95: R56         Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details)      HTML     40K 
115: R57         Acquisitions Acquisitions - Fair Value of Assets    HTML     64K  
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                       
64: R58         Acquisitions - Preliminary Assets Acquired          HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
23: R59         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)       HTML     59K 
84: R60         Revenue - Details Textual (Details)                 HTML     40K 
132: R61         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     70K  
60: R62         Net Income Per Share (Details Textual)              HTML     41K 
48: R63         Income Taxes Domestic and Foreign (Details)         HTML     72K 
81: R64         Income Taxes Reconciliation (Details)               HTML     79K 
129: R65         Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities    HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
57: R66         Income Taxes Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits        HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
45: R67         Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     83K 
80: R68         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill           HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
134: R69         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R70         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization       HTML     37K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
88: R71         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual)    HTML     46K 
27: R72         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details)        HTML     58K 
66: R73         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details         HTML     42K 
                Textual)                                                         
112: R74         Inventories, Net (Details)                          HTML     49K  
92: R75         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     65K 
30: R76         Debt (Details)                                      HTML     52K 
69: R77         Debt (Schedule of Debt Maturities) (Details)        HTML     62K 
107: R78         Debt (Details Textual)                              HTML    150K  
93: R79         Equity (Details)                                    HTML    118K 
110: R80         Equity Stock-based compensation (Details)           HTML     39K  
90: R81         Equity Option Valuation Assumptions (Details)       HTML     48K 
28: R82         Equity Option Award Activity (Details)              HTML     84K 
67: R83         Equity PRSU and RSU Activity (Details)              HTML     64K 
111: R84         Equity Textuals (Details)                           HTML    116K  
91: R85         Equity Equity (Tangible Equity Units) (Details)     HTML     47K 
29: R86         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     65K 
68: R87         Accrued Liabilities Restructuring (Details)         HTML    116K 
108: R88         Defined Benefit Plans Defined Benefit Plans         HTML    133K  
                Obligation and Asset Rollforward (Details)                       
94: R89         Defined Benefit Plans Defined Benefit Expected      HTML     54K 
                Benefit Payments (Details)                                       
83: R90         Defined Benefit Plans Plan Asset Allocation         HTML     69K 
                (Details)                                                        
131: R91         Defined Benefit Plans Plan Asset Allocation, Fair   HTML    113K  
                Value Hierarchy (Details)                                        
59: R92         Defined Benefit Plans Net Periodic Benefit Cost     HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R93         Defined Benefit Plans Defined Benefit Plan,         HTML     60K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                 
82: R94         Defined Benefit Plans Key Economic Assumptions      HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
130: R95         Defined Benefit Plans Health Care Assumption        HTML     44K  
                Effect (Details)                                                 
58: R96         Defined Benefit Plans Details Textual (Details)     HTML     77K 
46: R97         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     59K 
                Fair Value Hierarchy (Details)                                   
79: R98         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     39K 
                Nontional Values (Details)                                       
133: R99         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     51K  
                Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments (Details)                  
113: R100        Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     34K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
98: R101        Commitments and Contingencies Claims Rollforward    HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
22: R102        Commitments and Contingencies Asbestos Litigation   HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R103        Commitments and Contingencies Operating Lease       HTML     46K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
114: R104        Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)     HTML     61K  
99: R105        Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     93K 
24: R106        Segment Information Net Sales and PPE by Geography  HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R107        Selected Quarterly Data - (Unaudited) (Details)     HTML     96K 
116: R108        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     47K  
96: R109        Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R9999       Uncategorized Items - cfx10-kx201910k.htm           HTML     43K 
55: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    239K 
128: XML         XBRL Instance -- cfx10-kx201910k_htm                 XML   6.34M  
44: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    171K 
18: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- cfx-20191231_cal                XML    423K 
19: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- cfx-20191231_def                 XML   1.29M 
20: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- cfx-20191231_lab                      XML   3.06M 
21: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- cfx-20191231_pre               XML   1.87M 
17: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cfx-20191231                          XSD    304K 
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85: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001420800-20-000005-xbrl      Zip    706K

‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — cfx-20191231_pre

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