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Griffon Corp – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/19 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Thursday, 11/21/19, at 9:41pm ET   ·   As of:  11/22/19   ·   For:  9/30/19   ·   Accession #:  50725-19-77   ·   File #:  1-06620

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11/22/19  Griffon Corp                      10-K        9/30/19  133:25M

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   3.28M 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     43K 
 3: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     38K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
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35: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML    100K 
84: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    142K 
127: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     59K  
54: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    155K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
37: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    159K 
86: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    129K 
129: R7          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    146K  
                Accounting Policies                                              
50: R8          Revenue                                             HTML    135K 
39: R9          Acquisitions                                        HTML    100K 
71: R10         Inventories                                         HTML     47K 
119: R11         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     50K  
47: R12         Goodwill and Other Intangibles                      HTML     99K 
29: R13         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     98K 
74: R14         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     54K 
120: R15         Warranty Liability                                  HTML     51K  
48: R16         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    301K 
                Debt                                                             
32: R17         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    281K 
75: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    171K 
116: R19         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     80K  
67: R20         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     56K 
21: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     51K 
101: R22         Related Parties                                     HTML     43K  
114: R23         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     88K  
68: R24         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    215K 
22: R25         Other Income (Expense)                              HTML     41K 
102: R26         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML    102K  
115: R27         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    749K  
                Financial Information                                            
66: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     40K 
23: R29         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    148K 
28: R30         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    182K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
44: R31         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    105K 
123: R32         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     91K  
77: R33         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     48K 
27: R34         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     50K 
43: R35         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)             HTML     94K 
122: R36         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    121K  
76: R37         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     54K 
26: R38         Warranty Liability (Tables)                         HTML     49K 
45: R39         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    297K 
                Debt (Tables)                                                    
20: R40         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    270K 
64: R41         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    162K 
104: R42         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     61K  
                (Tables)                                                         
90: R43         Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share (Tables)      HTML     51K 
19: R44         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     85K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R45         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    215K 
103: R46         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    106K  
89: R47         Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    749K 
                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
18: R48         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    261K 
                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
65: R49         REVENUE - Cumulative Effective of Adoption of ASC   HTML    143K 
                606 (Details)                                                    
57: R50         REVENUE - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     81K 
40: R51         REVENUE - Transaction Price Allocated to the        HTML     47K 
                Remaining Performance Obligations (Details)                      
79: R52         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML    190K 
124: R53         Acquisitions (Details) - Acquisition of             HTML     77K  
                CornellCookson, Schedule of Assets Acquired and                  
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
58: R54         Acquisitions (Details) - Schedule of Intangible     HTML     53K 
                Assets Acquired in Cornell Cookson Acquisition                   
                (Details)                                                        
41: R55         Acquisitions (Details) - Pro Forma                  HTML     42K 
80: R56         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Fair Values of  HTML     75K 
                Assets Acquired                                                  
125: R57         Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and    HTML     53K  
                Intangible Asset Classifications                                 
56: R58         INVENTORIES (Details) - Summary of Inventories      HTML     47K 
                stated at lower cost                                             
42: R59         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - Summary   HTML     54K 
                of property plant and equipment                                  
93: R60         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     57K 
                of changes in carrying value of goodwill                         
108: R61         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details) - Summary  HTML     54K  
                of gross carrying value and accumulated                          
                amortization of intangible assets                                
60: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details)            HTML     65K 
15: R63         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     82K 
94: R64         Discontinued Operations - Balance Sheets            HTML     69K 
                Information (Details)                                            
109: R65         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Income Statement          HTML     74K  
                Information (Details)                                            
61: R66         DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - Summary of      HTML     60K 
                discontinued operations                                          
16: R67         ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     62K 
                accrued liabilities                                              
97: R68         Warranty Liability (Details)                        HTML     48K 
106: R69         Warranty Liability (Details) - Summary of changes   HTML     48K  
                in warrant liability included in Accrued                         
                liabilities                                                      
130: R70         NOTES PAYABLE, CAPITALIZED LEASES AND LONG-TERM     HTML     51K  
                DEBT (Details) - Summary of net minimum payments                 
                on capitalized leases                                            
87: R71         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    601K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
36: R72         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML    141K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Long-Term Debt                       
53: R73         Notes Payable, Capitalized Leases and Long-Term     HTML     84K 
                Debt (Details) - Summary of Interest Expense                     
                Incurred                                                         
128: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML    100K  
85: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of net  HTML     64K 
                periodic costs                                                   
34: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) -                  HTML     47K 
                Weighted-average assumptions used in determining                 
                the net periodic benefit costs                                   
52: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Plan assets and  HTML    123K 
                benefit obligation of the defined benefit plans                  
132: R78         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of      HTML     44K  
                weighted average assumptions used in determining                 
                benefit obligations                                              
81: R79         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Actual and       HTML     53K 
                weighted-average assets allocation for qualified                 
                benefit plans                                                    
131: R80         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated        HTML     56K  
                future benefit payments to retirees                              
88: R81         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Pension and      HTML     92K 
                post-retirement plan assets by asset category                    
38: R82         Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - ESOP Shares      HTML     44K 
55: R83         Employee Benefit Plans - Significant Unobservable   HTML     50K 
                Inputs (Details)                                                 
126: R84         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Components of Income       HTML     47K  
                before taxes and discontinued operations                         
83: R85         INCOME TAXES (Details) - Provision (benefit) for    HTML     56K 
                income taxes on income from continuing operations                
33: R86         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     81K 
51: R87         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of effective      HTML     81K 
                income tax rate reconciliation                                   
133: R88         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of deferred tax   HTML     92K  
                assets and liabilities                                           
82: R89         Income Taxes (Details) - Components of net          HTML     48K 
                deferred tax asset (liability), by balance sheet                 
                account                                                          
91: R90         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of unrecognized   HTML     52K 
                tax benefits                                                     
107: R91         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML    302K  
                (Details)                                                        
59: R92         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     45K 
                (Details) - Summary of stock-based compensation                  
                expense (Details)                                                
14: R93         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     45K 
                (Details) - Summary of stock option activity                     
95: R94         Stockholders' Equity and Equity Compensation        HTML     63K 
                (Details) - Summary of restricted stock activity                 
110: R95         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details)    HTML     73K  
62: R96         EARNINGS PER SHARE EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) -   HTML     54K 
                Basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations                 
17: R97         Related Parties (Details)                           HTML     63K 
96: R98         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
105: R99         Quarterly Financial Information (UNAUDITED)         HTML     63K  
                (Details) - Schedule of quarterly financial                      
                information                                                      
100: R100        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML    106K  
                Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before               
                Taxes and Operations                                             
112: R101        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     59K  
                summary of segment assets                                        
70: R102        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details)   HTML     73K 
                - Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue by Segment                   
25: R103        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details)   HTML     81K 
                - Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue by Geographic                
                Region                                                           
99: R104        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     58K 
                Revenue by Geographic Region                                     
111: R105        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details)   HTML     53K  
                - Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic                    
                Region                                                           
69: R106        Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     58K 
24: R107        Other Income (Expense) (Details)                    HTML     44K 
98: R108        OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     75K 
                Summary of Other Comprehensive Income                            
113: R109        OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     48K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                           
118: R110        Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) -       HTML     49K  
                Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                
72: R111        Other Comprehensive Income (LOSS) (Details) -       HTML     55K 
                Summary of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated                 
                Other Comprehensive Income                                       
30: R112        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML     48K 
                Financial Information (Details)                                  
46: R113        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    179K 
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated balance sheets                                      
121: R114        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    171K  
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated statement of operations and                         
                comprehensive income                                             
73: R115        Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor           HTML    163K 
                Financial Information (Details) - Summary of                     
                consolidated cash flows                                          
31: R116        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     40K 
49: R117        SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS       HTML     64K 
                (Details) - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying                 
                Accounts                                                         
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