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On: Friday, 2/12/21, at 3:36pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1437749-21-2784 · File #: 1-35479

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

 2/12/21  MRC Global Inc.                   10-K       12/31/20  105:10M                                    RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.88    Material Contract                                   HTML     75K 
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17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     50K 
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19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     50K 
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25: R11         Note 4 - Inventories                                HTML     45K 
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28: R14         Note 7 - Leases                                     HTML     47K 
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36: R22         Note 15 - Segment, Geographic and Product Line      HTML    120K 
                Information                                                      
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38: R24         Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies             HTML     45K 
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                Information (Tables)                                             
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Textual)                                                         
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                Revenue (Details)                                                
56: R42         Note 3 - Accounts Receivable (Details Textual)      HTML     29K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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59: R45         Note 4 - Inventories - Inventories (Details)        HTML     41K 
60: R46         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details     HTML     29K 
                Textual)                                                         
61: R47         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Property,  HTML     50K 
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
62: R48         Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets       HTML     55K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
63: R49         Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     45K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
64: R50         Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     44K 
                Other Intangible Assets by Major Class (Details)                 
65: R51         Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     38K 
                Amortization of Intangible Assets (Details)                      
66: R52         Note 7 - Leases (Details Textual)                   HTML     62K 
67: R53         Note 7 - Leases - Maturity of Lease Liabilities     HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Associated with Leases (Details)                                 
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                Debt (Details)                                                   
71: R57         Note 8 - Long-term Debt - Components of Long-term   HTML     31K 
                Debt (Details) (Parentheticals)                                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Debt (Details)                                                   
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                Textual)                                                         
75: R61         Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     45K 
76: R62         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Components of Income       HTML     36K 
                (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Details)                             
77: R63         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Income Taxes Included in   HTML     54K 
                the Consolidated Statements of Operations                        
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income   HTML     48K 
                Tax Rate (Details)                                               
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                Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                    
80: R66         Note 11 - Redeemable Preferred Stock (Details       HTML     49K 
                Textual)                                                         
81: R67         Note 12 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)    HTML     49K 
82: R68         Note 12 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Share   HTML     35K 
                Repurchase Activity (Details)                                    
83: R69         Note 12 - Stockholders' Equity - Accumulated Other  HTML     40K 
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
84: R70         Note 12 - Stockholders' Equity - Earnings Per       HTML     56K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
85: R71         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual)  HTML     92K 
86: R72         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of       HTML     71K 
                Award Activity for Stock Options (Details)                       
87: R73         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Option     HTML     34K 
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
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                Award Activity for Restricted Stock Awards                       
                (Details)                                                        
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                Assumptions for Award Activity (Details)                         
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                Award Activity for Restricted Stock Units                        
                (Details)                                                        
91: R77         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of       HTML     50K 
                Award Activity for Performance Share Units                       
                (Details)                                                        
92: R78         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans - Recognized       HTML     39K 
                Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax                      
                Benefits under Equity-based Compensation Plans                   
                (Details)                                                        
93: R79         Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans - Unrecognized     HTML     38K 
                Compensation Expense under Equity-based                          
                Compensation Plans (Details)                                     
94: R80         Note 14 - Related Party Transactions (Details       HTML     47K 
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95: R81         Note 15 - Segment, Geographic and Product Line      HTML     32K 
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96: R82         Note 15 - Segment, Geographic and Product Line      HTML     73K 
                Information - Financial Information for Each                     
                Segment (Details)                                                
97: R83         Note 15 - Segment, Geographic and Product Line      HTML     34K 
                Information - Percentages of Property, Plant and                 
                Equipment by Geographic Areas (Details)                          
98: R84         Note 15 - Segment, Geographic and Product Line      HTML     56K 
                Information - Sales by Product Line (Details)                    
99: R85         Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements (Details          HTML     33K 
                Textual)                                                         
100: R86         Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details    HTML     36K  
                Textual)                                                         
101: R87         Note 18 - Quarterly Information (Unaudited) -       HTML     58K  
                Quarterly Financial Information (Details)                        
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