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Griffon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/18 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 11/16/18, at 8:10pm ET   ·   As of:  11/19/18   ·   For:  9/30/18   ·   Accession #:  50725-18-75   ·   File #:  1-06620

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11/19/18  Griffon Corp                      10-K        9/30/18  123:22M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.34    Material Contract                                   HTML     60K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     41K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     36K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
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14: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     69K 
15: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    148K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     57K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    153K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    155K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    128K 
20: R7          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    149K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
21: R8          Acquisitions                                        HTML    100K 
22: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     45K 
23: R10         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     48K 
24: R11         Goodwill and Other Intangibles                      HTML     85K 
25: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    109K 
26: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     53K 
27: R14         Warranty Liability                                  HTML     49K 
28: R15         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    310K 
                Debt                                                             
29: R16         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    265K 
30: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML    171K 
31: R18         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     79K 
32: R19         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     54K 
33: R20         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     49K 
34: R21         Related Parties                                     HTML     41K 
35: R22         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     87K 
36: R23         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    202K 
37: R24         Other Income (Expense)                              HTML     39K 
38: R25         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML    100K 
39: R26         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    763K 
                Financial Information                                            
40: R27         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     38K 
41: R28         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    145K 
42: R29         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    187K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
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44: R31         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     46K 
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                Debt (Tables)                                                    
51: R38         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    257K 
52: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    162K 
53: R40         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     59K 
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54: R41         Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share (Tables)      HTML     49K 
55: R42         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     83K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R43         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    200K 
57: R44         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    103K 
58: R45         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    761K 
                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
59: R46         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    241K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
60: R47         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML    197K 
61: R48         Acquisitions (Details) - Acquisition of             HTML     75K 
                CornellCookson, Schedule of Assets Acquired and                  
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
62: R49         Acquisitions (Details) - Schedule of Intangible     HTML     51K 
                Assets Acquired in Cornell Cookson Acquisition                   
                (Details)                                                        
63: R50         Acquisitions (Details) - Pro Forma                  HTML     40K 
64: R51         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Fair Values of  HTML     73K 
                Assets Acquired                                                  
65: R52         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and    HTML     51K 
                Intangible Asset Classifications                                 
66: R53         INVENTORIES (Details) - Summary of Inventories      HTML     45K 
                stated at lower cost                                             
67: R54         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - Summary   HTML     52K 
                of property plant and equipment                                  
68: R55         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     49K 
                of changes in carrying value of goodwill                         
69: R56         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     52K 
                of gross carrying value and accumulated                          
                amortization of intangible assets                                
70: R57         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details)            HTML     54K 
71: R58         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     57K 
72: R59         Discontinued Operations - Income Statement          HTML     73K 
                Information (Details)                                            
73: R60         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Balance Sheets            HTML     95K 
                Information (Details)                                            
74: R61         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - Summary of      HTML     61K 
                discontinued operations                                          
75: R62         ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     60K 
                accrued liabilities                                              
76: R63         Warranty Liability (Details)                        HTML     45K 
77: R64         Warranty Liability (Details) - Summary of changes   HTML     46K 
                in warrant liability included in Accrued                         
                liabilities                                                      
78: R65         NOTES PAYABLE, CAPITALIZED LEASES AND LONG-TERM     HTML     48K 
                DEBT (Details) - Summary of net minimum payments                 
                on capitalized leases                                            
79: R66         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    654K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
80: R67         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    175K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Long-Term Debt                       
81: R68         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    107K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Interest Expense                     
                Incurred                                                         
82: R69         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     91K 
83: R70         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of net  HTML     61K 
                periodic costs                                                   
84: R71         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) -                  HTML     45K 
                Weighted-average assumptions used in determining                 
                the net periodic benefit costs                                   
85: R72         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Plan assets and  HTML    121K 
                benefit obligation of the defined benefit plans                  
86: R73         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of      HTML     42K 
                weighted average assumptions used in determining                 
                benefit obligations                                              
87: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Actual and       HTML     51K 
                weighted-average assets allocation for qualified                 
                benefit plans                                                    
88: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated        HTML     54K 
                future benefit payments to retirees                              
89: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Pension and      HTML     77K 
                post-retirement plan assets by asset category                    
90: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - ESOP Shares      HTML     42K 
91: R78         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Components of Income       HTML     45K 
                before taxes and discontinued operations                         
92: R79         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Provision (benefit) for    HTML     54K 
                income taxes on income from continuing operations                
93: R80         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     71K 
94: R81         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of effective      HTML     80K 
                income tax rate reconciliation                                   
95: R82         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of deferred tax   HTML     95K 
                assets and liabilities                                           
96: R83         Income Taxes (Details) - Components of net          HTML     51K 
                deferred tax asset (liability), by balance sheet                 
                account                                                          
97: R84         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of unrecognized   HTML     51K 
                tax benefits                                                     
98: R85         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    294K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R86         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     43K 
                (Details) - Summary of stock-based compensation                  
                expense (Details)                                                
100: R87         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     61K  
                (Details) - Summary of restricted stock activity                 
101: R88         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details)    HTML     72K  
102: R89         EARNINGS PER SHARE EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) -   HTML     52K  
                Basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations                 
103: R90         Related Parties (Details)                           HTML     61K  
104: R91         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R92         Quarterly Financial Information (UNAUDITED)         HTML     61K  
                (Details) - Schedule of quarterly financial                      
                information                                                      
106: R93         REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML    121K  
                Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before               
                Taxes and Operations                                             
107: R94         REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     54K  
                summary of segment assets                                        
108: R95         REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     68K  
                Segment Information by Geographic Region                         
109: R96         Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     49K  
110: R97         Other Income (Expense) (Details)                    HTML     42K  
111: R98         OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     73K  
                Summary of Other Comprehensive Income                            
112: R99         OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     46K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                           
113: R100        Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) -       HTML     47K  
                Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                
114: R101        Other Comprehensive Income (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     53K  
                Summary of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated                 
                Other Comprehensive Income                                       
115: R102        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML     46K  
                Financial Information (Details)                                  
116: R103        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    185K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated balance sheets                                      
117: R104        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    185K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated statement of operations and                         
                comprehensive income                                             
118: R105        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    166K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated cash flows                                          
119: R106        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     38K  
120: R107        SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS       HTML     62K  
                (Details) - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying                 
                Accounts                                                         
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