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Generac Holdings Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 2/23/21, at 4:30pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1437749-21-3793   ·   File #:  1-34627

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

 2/23/21  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-K       12/31/20  116:13M                                    RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                (Parentheticals)                                                 
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                Activities                                                       
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33: R20         Note 13 - Stock Repurchase Programs                 HTML     36K 
34: R21         Note 14 - Earnings Per Share                        HTML     56K 
35: R22         Note 15 - Income Taxes                              HTML    113K 
36: R23         Note 16 - Benefit Plans                             HTML     43K 
37: R24         Note 17 - Share Plans                               HTML    108K 
38: R25         Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies             HTML     36K 
39: R26         Note 19 - Quarterly Financial Information           HTML     65K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
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                Activities (Tables)                                              
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Unaudited) (Tables)                                             
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                (Tables)                                                         
59: R46         Note 2 - Summary of Accounting Policies (Details    HTML     85K 
                Textual)                                                         
60: R47         Note 2 - Summary of Accounting Policies - Summary   HTML     43K 
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63: R50         Note 3 - Acquisitions - Preliminary Price           HTML     91K 
                Allocation (Details)                                             
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                (Details Textual)                                                
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                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Details)                     
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                Activities (Details Textual)                                     
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                Activities - Fair Value of Derivatives (Details)                 
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                (Details Textual)                                                
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                Disclosure of Changes in Accumulated Other                       
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
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                Reclassifications from AOCL (Details)                            
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                and Services (Details)                                           
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Equipment (Details)                                              
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                Textual)                                                         
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                Amount of Goodwill (Details)                                     
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                of Intangible Assets (Details)                                   
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82: R69         Note 10 - Leases - Leases Cost (Details)            HTML     39K 
83: R70         Note 10 - Leases - Supplement Balance Sheet         HTML     58K 
                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
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                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
85: R72         Note 10 - Leases - Weighted Average Remaining       HTML     39K 
                Lease Term and Discount Rate Information (Details)               
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                (Details)                                                        
87: R74         Note 11 - Product Warranty Obligations 1 (Details   HTML     38K 
                Textual)                                                         
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                Textual)                                                         
89: R76         Note 11 - Product Warranty Obligations -            HTML     48K 
                Reconciliation of Product Warranty Liability                     
                (Details)                                                        
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                Recognition of Deferred Revenue Related to                       
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91: R78         Note 11 - Product Warranty Obligations -            HTML     41K 
                Recognition of Deferred Revenue Related to                       
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92: R79         Note 11 - Product Warranty Obligations - Deferred   HTML     43K 
                Product Obligations (Details)                                    
93: R80         Note 12 - Credit Agreements (Details Textual)       HTML     90K 
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                Borrowings (Details)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
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97: R84         Note 13 - Stock Repurchase Programs (Details        HTML     42K 
                Textual)                                                         
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99: R86         Note 14 - Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of    HTML     67K 
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100: R87         Note 15 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     45K  
101: R88         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Provision for Income       HTML     60K  
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
102: R89         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Components of Deferred     HTML     65K  
                Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                             
103: R90         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits  HTML     41K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R91         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of          HTML     53K  
                Statutory and Effective Tax Rates (Details)                      
105: R92         Note 16 - Benefit Plans (Details Textual)           HTML     43K  
106: R93         Note 17 - Share Plans (Details Textual)             HTML     86K  
107: R94         Note 17 - Share Plans - Weighted-average            HTML     43K  
                Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton                     
                Option Pricing Model (Details)                                   
108: R95         Note 17 - Share Plans - Summary of Stock Option     HTML     65K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
109: R96         Note 17 - Share Plans - Summary of Restricted       HTML     51K  
                Share Awards Activity (Details)                                  
110: R97         Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details    HTML     31K  
                Textual)                                                         
111: R98         Note 19 - Quarterly Financial Information           HTML     65K  
                (Unaudited) - Unaudited Quarterly Financial                      
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                Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                    
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21 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

 2/25/20  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-K       12/31/19  126:13M                                    RDG Filings/FA
12/16/19  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,9    12/13/19   12:324K                                   RDG Filings/FA
11/05/19  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-Q        9/30/19   89:7.5M                                   RDG Filings/FA
 4/26/19  Generac Holdings Inc.             DEF 14A     6/13/19    1:1.5M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/26/19  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-K       12/31/18  118:13M                                    RDG Filings/FA
11/06/18  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-Q        9/30/18   73:6.5M                                   RDG Filings/FA
 6/14/18  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,9     6/13/18    3:1.7M                                   RDG Filings/FA
12/11/17  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,9    12/08/17    2:151K                                   RDG Filings/FA
 5/15/17  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,9     5/11/17    2:128K                                   RDG Filings/FA
11/03/16  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,9    11/02/16    2:133K                                   RDG Filings/FA
 2/16/16  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:2,5,8,9 2/10/16    4:743K                                   RDG Filings/FA
11/06/15  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-Q        9/30/15   61:4.5M                                   RDG Filings/FA
 6/01/15  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,2,9   5/29/15    2:1.2M                                   RDG Filings/FA
 6/04/13  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,2,8,9 5/31/13    7:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/31/12  Generac Holdings Inc.             8-K:1,2,8,9 5/30/12    6:3M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/08/12  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-Q        3/31/12   34:2.4M
 4/27/12  Generac Holdings Inc.             DEF 14A     6/13/12    1:767K                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 3/30/10  Generac Holdings Inc.             10-K       12/31/09    9:1.5M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 1/25/10  Generac Holdings Inc.             S-1/A¶                19:4.5M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 1/11/10  Generac Holdings Inc.             S-1/A¶                19:4.9M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
11/24/09  Generac Holdings Inc.             S-1/A¶                40:5.7M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
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