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Equitrans Midstream Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/20/24, at 4:33pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1747009-24-11   ·   File #:  1-38629

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 2/20/24  Equitrans Midstream Corp.         10-K       12/31/23  122:17M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.90M 
 2: EX-4.6      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     70K 
 4: EX-10.16A   Material Contract                                   HTML     79K 
 5: EX-10.16B   Material Contract                                   HTML     44K 
 6: EX-10.17A   Material Contract                                   HTML     78K 
 7: EX-10.17B   Material Contract                                   HTML     44K 
 3: EX-10.1F    Material Contract                                   HTML   1.28M 
 8: EX-10.45    Material Contract                                   HTML    100K 
 9: EX-10.46    Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
10: EX-10.47    Material Contract                                   HTML     59K 
11: EX-19.1     Report Furnished to Security Holders                HTML     81K 
12: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     37K 
13: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
14: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
18: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     49K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
19: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    155K 
15: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
16: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
17: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
25: R1          Cover                                               HTML     98K 
26: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     37K 
27: R3          Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income     HTML    162K 
28: R4          Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income     HTML     34K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R5          Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows               HTML    138K 
30: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    149K 
31: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     46K 
32: R8          Statements of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity     HTML     91K 
                and Mezzanine Equity                                             
33: R9          Statements of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity     HTML     39K 
                and Mezzanine Equity (Parenthetical)                             
34: R10         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML    184K 
                Policies                                                         
35: R11         Impairments of Long-Lived Assets and Equity Method  HTML     56K 
                Investment                                                       
36: R12         Financial Information by Business Segment           HTML    112K 
37: R13         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    126K 
38: R14         Leases                                              HTML    136K 
39: R15         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     44K 
40: R16         Investment in Unconsolidated Entity                 HTML     66K 
41: R17         Share-based Compensation Plans                      HTML    220K 
42: R18         Debt                                                HTML    110K 
43: R19         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     38K 
44: R20         Earnings (Loss) Per Share                           HTML     35K 
45: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    128K 
46: R22         Concentrations of Credit Risk                       HTML     35K 
47: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     39K 
48: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     35K 
49: R25         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     44K 
50: R26         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     38K 
51: R27         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML    175K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
52: R28         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML    158K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
53: R29         Impairments of Long-Lived Assets and Equity Method  HTML     44K 
                Investment (Tables)                                              
54: R30         Financial Information by Business Segment (Tables)  HTML    113K 
55: R31         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML    120K 
56: R32         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     86K 
57: R33         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     40K 
58: R34         Investment in Unconsolidated Entity (Tables)        HTML     56K 
59: R35         Share-based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML    208K 
60: R36         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     92K 
61: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    131K 
62: R38         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     66K 
                Policies - Nature of Business Narrative (Details)                
63: R39         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     46K 
                Policies - Schedule of Other Current Assets                      
                (Details)                                                        
64: R40         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML    116K 
                Policies - Narrative (Details)                                   
65: R41         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     48K 
                Policies - Property Plant and Equipment (Details)                
66: R42         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     50K 
                Policies - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details)               
67: R43         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     46K 
                Policies - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities                       
                (Details)                                                        
68: R44         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     43K 
                Policies - Asset Retirement Obligation (Details)                 
69: R45         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     48K 
                Policies - Regulatory Assets (Liabilities)                       
                (Details)                                                        
70: R46         Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting    HTML     46K 
                Policies - Regulatory Operations and Property,                   
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
71: R47         Impairments of Long-Lived Assets and Equity Method  HTML     41K 
                Investment - Schedule of Goodwill (Details)                      
72: R48         Impairments of Long-Lived Assets and Equity Method  HTML     49K 
                Investment - Narrative (Details)                                 
73: R49         Financial Information by Business Segment -         HTML     35K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
74: R50         Financial Information by Business Segment -         HTML     97K 
                Schedule of Segment Income (Details)                             
75: R51         Financial Information by Business Segment -         HTML     52K 
                Schedule of Assets (Details)                                     
76: R52         Financial Information by Business Segment -         HTML     55K 
                Schedule of Depreciation and Capital Expenditures                
                for Segment Assets (Details)                                     
77: R53         Revenue from Contracts with Customers -             HTML     63K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue by Business Segment                    
                (Details)                                                        
78: R54         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Changes in  HTML     41K 
                Unbilled Revenue (Details)                                       
79: R55         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Narrative   HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R56         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Changes in  HTML     44K 
                Deferred Revenue Balances (Details)                              
81: R57         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Schedule    HTML     96K 
                of Remaining Performance Obligations (Details)                   
82: R58         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     41K 
83: R59         Leases - Schedule of Operating Lease Cost           HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R60         Leases - Cash Paid on Leases (Details)              HTML     36K 
85: R61         Leases - Balance Sheet Information (Details)        HTML     61K 
86: R62         Leases - Schedule of Lease Liability Maturities     HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R63         Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related    HTML     47K 
                Party Transactions (Details)                                     
88: R64         Investment in Unconsolidated Entity - Narrative     HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R65         Investment in Unconsolidated Entity - Balance       HTML     86K 
                Sheet for the Investment in Unconsolidated Equity                
                (Details)                                                        
90: R66         Investment in Unconsolidated Entity - Income        HTML     58K 
                Statement for the Investment in Unconsolidated                   
                Equity (Details)                                                 
91: R67         Share-based Compensation Plans - Narrative          HTML    135K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R68         Share-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of        HTML     61K 
                Share-based Compensation Expense (Details)                       
93: R69         Share-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of        HTML    122K 
                Awards Activity (Details)                                        
94: R70         Share-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of Monte  HTML     52K 
                Carlo Simulation Valuation Method (Details)                      
95: R71         Share-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of        HTML     39K 
                Non-qualified Option Activity (Details)                          
96: R72         Stock-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of MVP    HTML     68K 
                PSU Program Activity (Details)                                   
97: R73         Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details)                   HTML    157K 
98: R74         Debt - Debt Maturity (Details)                      HTML     49K 
99: R75         Debt - EQM Revolving Credit Facility (Details)      HTML     72K 
100: R76         Debt - Eureka Credit Facility (Details)             HTML     57K  
101: R77         Debt - 2023 Senior Notes Redemption (Details)       HTML     47K  
102: R78         Debt - 2022 Senior Notes (Details)                  HTML     80K  
103: R79         Debt - 2022 Tender Offers (Details)                 HTML     63K  
104: R80         Debt - 2021 Senior Notes (Details)                  HTML     66K  
105: R81         Debt - Tender Offers (Details)                      HTML     54K  
106: R82         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML    113K  
107: R83         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details)                 HTML     44K  
108: R84         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Details)         HTML     55K  
109: R85         Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate (Details)         HTML     53K  
110: R86         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     46K  
111: R87         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Taxes         HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R88         Income Taxes - Schedule of Operating Loss           HTML     45K  
                Carryforwards (Details)                                          
113: R89         Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance Activity         HTML     37K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R90         Income Taxes - Schedule of Gross Unrecognized       HTML     45K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
115: R91         Concentrations of Credit Risk (Details)             HTML     42K  
116: R92         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     33K  
117: R93         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     47K  
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