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Evolent Health, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 2/28/19, at 5:20pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/18   ·   Accession #:  1628908-19-6   ·   File #:  1-37415

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 2/28/19  Evolent Health, Inc.              10-K       12/31/18  134:19M

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   1.71M 
 2: EX-10.26    Material Contract                                   HTML     80K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     38K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     36K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     74K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    155K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     64K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    136K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    156K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    144K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)                                   
21: R7          Organization                                        HTML     47K 
22: R8          Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML    231K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle                                                        
23: R9          Recently Issued Accounting Standards                HTML     49K 
24: R10         Transactions                                        HTML    341K 
25: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     78K 
26: R12         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     55K 
27: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net                 HTML    135K 
28: R14         Long-term Debt                                      HTML     82K 
29: R15         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    140K 
30: R16         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share                    HTML     73K 
31: R17         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML    200K 
32: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    166K 
33: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     40K 
34: R20         Investments In and Advances to Equity Method        HTML     44K 
                Investees                                                        
35: R21         Non-controlling Interests                           HTML     68K 
36: R22         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML    148K 
37: R23         Related Parties                                     HTML     58K 
38: R24         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    252K 
39: R25         Claims Reserves                                     HTML     66K 
40: R26         Investments                                         HTML     70K 
41: R27         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     91K 
42: R28         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     74K 
43: R29         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML    207K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle (Policies)                                             
44: R30         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML    245K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle (Tables)                                               
45: R31         Transactions (Tables)                               HTML    240K 
46: R32         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     63K 
47: R33         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     54K 
48: R34         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)        HTML    126K 
49: R35         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     56K 
50: R36         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML    102K 
51: R37         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)           HTML     76K 
52: R38         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    185K 
53: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    159K 
54: R40         Non-controlling Interests (Tables)                  HTML     51K 
55: R41         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML    193K 
56: R42         Related Parties Related Parties (Tables)            HTML     53K 
57: R43         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    246K 
58: R44         Claims Reserves (Tables)                            HTML     60K 
59: R45         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     69K 
60: R46         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     88K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R47         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     73K 
62: R48         Organization (Details)                              HTML     78K 
63: R49         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     38K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Operating Segments (Details)                         
64: R50         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     86K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Restricted Cash and Restricted                       
                Investments (Details)                                            
65: R51         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     55K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Notes Receivable (Details)                           
66: R52         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     47K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Estimated Useful Life of Property,                   
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
67: R53         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     40K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Research and Development Costs                       
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     38K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Goodwill (Details)                                   
69: R55         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     50K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Intangible Assets, Net (Details)                     
70: R56         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     40K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Impairment of Equity Method                          
                Investments (Details)                                            
71: R57         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     41K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Stock-based Compensation (Details)                   
72: R58         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Foreign Currency (Details)                           
73: R59         Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant       HTML    137K 
                Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting                     
                Principle - Change in Accounting Principle                       
                (Details)                                                        
74: R60         Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details)      HTML     44K 
75: R61         Transactions - New Century Health (Details)         HTML    151K 
76: R62         Transactions - New Mexico Health Connections        HTML     76K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R63         Transactions - Aldera (Details)                     HTML    194K 
78: R64         Transactions - Valence Health (Details)             HTML    268K 
79: R65         Transactions - Passport (Details)                   HTML     81K 
80: R66         Transactions - Pro Forma Information (Unaudited)    HTML     67K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R67         Transactions - Securities Offerings and Sales       HTML    144K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R68         Transactions - Asset Acquisitions (Details)         HTML     64K 
83: R69         Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R70         Revenue Recognition - Transaction Price Allocated   HTML     42K 
                to the Remaining Performance Obligations (Details)               
85: R71         Revenue Recognition - Contract Balances (Details)   HTML     66K 
86: R72         Revenue Recognition - Contract Costs (Details)      HTML     49K 
87: R73         Property and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     64K 
88: R74         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details)       HTML     95K 
89: R75         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of   HTML     56K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
90: R76         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible    HTML     93K 
                Assets, Net (Details)                                            
91: R77         Long-term Debt - 2025 Notes (Details)               HTML     88K 
92: R78         Long-term Debt - 2021 Notes (Details)               HTML     74K 
93: R79         Long-term Debt - Convertible Senior Notes Carrying  HTML     62K 
                Value (Details)                                                  
94: R80         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML    184K 
                Information (Details)                                            
95: R81         Commitments and Contingencies - Lease Abandonment   HTML     48K 
                Liability (Details)                                              
96: R82         Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum      HTML     57K 
                Rental Commitments/Receivables (Details)                         
97: R83         Commitments and Contingencies - Purchase            HTML     46K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
98: R84         Commitments and Contingencies - Reinsurance         HTML     48K 
                Agreements (Details)                                             
99: R85         Commitments and Contingencies - Concentration Risk  HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R86         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share - Computation of   HTML     70K  
                Earnings per Share (Details)                                     
101: R87         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share - Antidilutive     HTML     51K  
                Securities (Details)                                             
102: R88         Stock-based Compensation - 2011 and 2015 Equity     HTML     61K  
                Incentive Plans (Details)                                        
103: R89         Stock-based Compensation - Stock-based              HTML     60K  
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
104: R90         Stock-based Compensation - Unrecognized             HTML     56K  
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
105: R91         Stock-based Compensation - Stock Options (Details)  HTML     70K  
106: R92         Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option Activity    HTML     91K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R93         Stock-based Compensation - Performance-based Stock  HTML    111K  
                Option Awards (Details)                                          
108: R94         Stock-based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units   HTML    102K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R95         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R96         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Rate to  HTML     82K  
                Effective Tax Rate (Details)                                     
111: R97         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R98         Income Taxes - Changes in Valuation Allowance       HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R99         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     61K  
114: R100        Income Taxes - Changes In Unrecognized Tax          HTML     50K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
115: R101        Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     38K  
116: R102        Investments In and Advances to Equity Method        HTML     53K  
                Investees (Details)                                              
117: R103        Non-controlling Interests (Details)                 HTML    164K  
118: R104        Fair Value Measurement - Assets and Liabilities on  HTML     66K  
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
119: R105        Fair Value Measurement (Details)                    HTML     47K  
120: R106        Fair Value Measurement - Changes in Contingent      HTML     45K  
                Consideration and Other (Details)                                
121: R107        Fair Value Measurement - Valuation Techniques and   HTML     72K  
                Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details)                        
122: R108        Related Parties (Details)                           HTML     41K  
123: R109        Related Parties - Revenues and Expenses (Details)   HTML     65K  
124: R110        Segment Reporting (Details)                         HTML    167K  
125: R111        Segment Reporting - Reconciliation of Adjusted      HTML     95K  
                EBITDA (Details)                                                 
126: R112        Claims Reserves (Details)                           HTML     71K  
127: R113        Investments - Investment Summary (Details)          HTML     61K  
128: R114        Investments - Contractual Maturity (Details)        HTML     56K  
129: R115        Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R116        Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited) -       HTML     44K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
131: R117        Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     84K  
133: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    254K  
132: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    186K  
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13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- evh-20181231_lab                      XML   2.91M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- evh-20181231_pre               XML   2.18M 
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