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Ebay Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/4/21, at 4:15pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1065088-21-6 · File #: 1-37713

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

 2/04/21  Ebay Inc.                         10-K       12/31/20  134:17M

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.95M 
 2: EX-2.04     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     63K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 3: EX-10.53+   Material Contract                                   HTML     54K 
 4: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     39K 
 5: EX-23.01    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
 6: EX-31.01    Certification of Registrant's CEO as Required by    HTML     40K 
                Section 302                                                      
 7: EX-31.02    Certification of Registrant's CFO as Required by    HTML     40K 
                Section 302                                                      
 8: EX-32.01    Certification of Registrant's CEO as Required by    HTML     37K 
                Section 906                                                      
 9: EX-32.02    Certification of Registrants CFO as Required by     HTML     37K 
                Section 906                                                      
16: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    105K 
17: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    155K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parentheticals)         HTML     47K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    132K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     67K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML    117K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    181K 
23: R8          The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     92K 
                Policies                                                         
24: R9          Net Income Per Share                                HTML     65K 
25: R10         Business Combinations                               HTML     44K 
26: R11         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    174K 
27: R12         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     78K 
28: R13         Segments                                            HTML     76K 
29: R14         Investments                                         HTML    110K 
30: R15         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    123K 
31: R16         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities    HTML    111K 
32: R17         Balance Sheet Components                            HTML     72K 
33: R18         Debt                                                HTML    113K 
34: R19         Leases                                              HTML    146K 
35: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
36: R21         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     55K 
37: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     70K 
38: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    129K 
39: R24         Interest and Other, Net                             HTML     51K 
40: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     86K 
41: R26         Restructuring                                       HTML     43K 
42: R27         Supplementary Data - Quarterly Financial Data -     HTML    110K 
                Unaudited                                                        
43: R28         Financial Statement Schedule                        HTML     78K 
44: R29         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML    131K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
45: R30         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     64K 
46: R31         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     42K 
47: R32         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    173K 
48: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     82K 
49: R34         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML     74K 
50: R35         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    109K 
51: R36         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    114K 
52: R37         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities    HTML    110K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R38         Balance Sheet Components (Tables)                   HTML     87K 
54: R39         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    100K 
55: R40         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    107K 
56: R41         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     49K 
57: R42         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     62K 
58: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    130K 
59: R44         Interest and Other, Net (Tables)                    HTML     50K 
60: R45         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     87K 
61: R46         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     42K 
62: R47         Supplementary Data - Quarterly Financial Data -     HTML    109K 
                Unaudited (Tables)                                               
63: R48         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     51K 
                Policies - The Company (Details)                                 
64: R49         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     39K 
                Policies - Revenue Recognition (Details)                         
65: R50         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     49K 
                Policies - Internal Use Software and Platform                    
                Development Costs (Details)                                      
66: R51         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     43K 
                Policies - Leases (Details)                                      
67: R52         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     38K 
                Policies - Advertising Expense (Details)                         
68: R53         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     44K 
                Policies - Provision for Credit Losses and                       
                Customer Accounts and Funds Receivable (Details)                 
69: R54         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     48K 
                Policies - Property and Equipment (Details)                      
70: R55         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     40K 
                Policies - Goodwill and Intangible Assets                        
                (Details)                                                        
71: R56         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     38K 
                Policies - Impairment of Long-Lived Assets                       
                (Details)                                                        
72: R57         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     39K 
                Policies - Derivative Instruments (Details)                      
73: R58         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML    102K 
74: R59         Business Combinations (Details)                     HTML     54K 
75: R60         Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML     92K 
76: R61         Discontinued Operations - Summary of Financial      HTML     87K 
                Results (Details)                                                
77: R62         Discontinued Operations - Summary of Cash Flow      HTML     53K 
                Information (Details)                                            
78: R63         Discontinued Operations - Summary of Assets and     HTML    120K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
79: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill Balances  HTML     45K 
                and Adjustments (Details)                                        
80: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R66         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Expected Future    HTML     40K 
                Intangible Asset Amortization (Details)                          
82: R67         Segments (Details)                                  HTML     79K 
83: R68         Investments - Available-For-Sale Securities         HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R69         Investments - Additional Information (Details)      HTML     62K 
85: R70         Investments - Equity Investments (Details)          HTML     42K 
86: R71         Investments - Unrealized Gain (Loss) on             HTML     42K 
                Investments (Details)                                            
87: R72         Investments - Carrying Value of Equity Investments  HTML     53K 
                Without Readily Determinable Fair Values (Details)               
88: R73         Derivative Instruments - Additional Information     HTML    118K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R74         Derivative Instruments - Fair Value of Derivative   HTML     70K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
90: R75         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     54K 
                Contracts on Accumulated Other Comprehensive                     
                Income (Details)                                                 
91: R76         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     62K 
                Contracts on Condensed Consolidated Financial                    
                Information (Details)                                            
92: R77         Derivative Instruments - Notional Amount of         HTML     49K 
                Derivatives Outstanding (Details)                                
93: R78         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML    101K 
                Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair                
                Value, Recurring (Details)                                       
94: R79         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     44K 
                Assets Measured Valued Using Unobservable Inputs                 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R80         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     57K 
                Quantitative Information About Level 3 Significant               
                Inputs (Details)                                                 
96: R81         Balance Sheet Components - Cash, Cash Equivalents   HTML     44K 
                and Restricted Cash (Details)                                    
97: R82         Balance Sheet Components - Other Current Assets     HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Balance Sheet Components - Property, Plant and      HTML     58K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
99: R84         Balance Sheet Components - Accrued Expense and      HTML     50K 
                Other Current Liabilities (Details)                              
100: R85         Debt - Carrying Value of Outstanding Debt           HTML    114K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R86         Debt - Senior Notes (Details)                       HTML    139K  
102: R87         Debt - Commercial Paper and Credit Agreement        HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R88         Debt - Expected Future Maturities of Long Term      HTML     54K  
                Debt (Details)                                                   
104: R89         Leases - Summary of Leases by Balance Sheet         HTML     68K  
                Location (Details)                                               
105: R90         Leases - Summary of Lease Costs (Details)           HTML     45K  
106: R91         Leases - Summary of Operating and Finance Lease     HTML     81K  
                Maturities (Details)                                             
107: R92         Leases - Summary of Lease Terms and Discount Rate   HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
108: R93         Leases - Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow          HTML     49K  
                Information (Details)                                            
109: R94         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     38K  
110: R95         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R96         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Repurchase        HTML     64K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
112: R97         Employee Benefit Plans - Equity Incentive Plans     HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R98         Employee Benefit Plans - Deferred Stock Units       HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R99         Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Purchase    HTML     52K  
                Plan (Details)                                                   
115: R100        Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Option Activity      HTML     40K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R101        Employee Benefit Plans - Restricted Stock Units     HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R102        Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Based Compensation   HTML     55K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
118: R103        Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Savings Plans     HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R104        Income Taxes - Components of Pretax Income and      HTML     74K  
                Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                             
120: R105        Income Taxes - Income Tax Reconciliation (Details)  HTML     66K  
121: R106        Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred     HTML     67K  
                Tax Liabilities (Details)                                        
122: R107        Income Taxes - Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details)   HTML     65K  
123: R108        Income Taxes - Changes Unrecognized Tax Benefits    HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R109        Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits -          HTML     48K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
125: R110        Interest and Other, Net (Details)                   HTML     73K  
126: R111        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Changes    HTML     88K  
                in Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive                   
                Income (Details)                                                 
127: R112        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income -            HTML     81K  
                Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other                       
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
128: R113        Restructuring (Details)                             HTML     44K  
129: R114        Supplementary Data - Quarterly Financial Data -     HTML    106K  
                Unaudited (Details)                                              
130: R115        Financial Statement Schedule (Details)              HTML     58K  
132: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    249K  
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Ebay Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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