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Lennox International Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/18 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 10/22/18, at 1:12pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/18   ·   Accession #:  1069202-18-20   ·   File #:  1-15149

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10/22/18  Lennox International Inc          10-Q        9/30/18   97:13M

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

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29: R18         Comprehensive Income                                HTML    114K 
30: R19         Restructuring Charges                               HTML     77K 
31: R20         Divestitures                                        HTML     45K 
32: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     90K 
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34: R23         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     42K 
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36: R25         General (Policies)                                  HTML     45K 
37: R26         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML    120K 
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48: R37         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     92K 
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50: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     40K 
51: R40         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    536K 
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52: R41         Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     48K 
53: R42         Revenue Recognition (Cumulative Effect on Balance   HTML     47K 
                Sheet) (Details)                                                 
54: R43         Revenue Recognition (Impact of Adoption on          HTML     59K 
                Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated                      
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57: R46         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     40K 
58: R47         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     44K 
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                Cash Flow Hedges) (Details)                                      
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62: R51         Derivatives (Fair Value of Derivative Instruments)  HTML     59K 
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63: R52         Derivatives (Derivative Instruments Classified as   HTML     48K 
                Level 2) (Details)                                               
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65: R54         Commitments and Contingencies (Liabilities for      HTML     35K 
                Estimated Product Warranty Costs) (Details)                      
66: R55         Commitments and Contingencies (Changes in Product   HTML     40K 
                Warranty Liabilities) (Details)                                  
67: R56         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     29K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R57         Commitments and Contingencies Marshalltown Tornado  HTML     44K 
                and Recovery (Details)                                           
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                (Outstanding Debt Obligations) (Details)                         
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73: R62         Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements          HTML     56K 
                (Domestic Credit Facility) (Details)                             
74: R63         Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements          HTML     30K 
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75: R64         Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements (Credit  HTML     34K 
                Facility Ratios) (Details)                                       
76: R65         Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements (Senior  HTML     38K 
                Unsecured Notes) (Details)                                       
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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80: R69         Stock Repurchases (Details)                         HTML     49K 
81: R70         Comprehensive Income (Reclassification out of       HTML     61K 
                AOCL) (Details)                                                  
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84: R73         Divestitures (Details)                              HTML     62K 
85: R74         Earnings Per Share (Computation of Basic and        HTML     75K 
                Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details)                            
86: R75         Earnings Per Share (Excluded from Diluted Earnings  HTML     38K 
                Per Share Calculation) (Details)                                 
87: R76         Reportable Business Segments (Segment Description)  HTML     41K 
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88: R77         Reportable Business Segments (Segment Data)         HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Carried at Fair Value on Recurring Basis)                        
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90: R79         Fair Value Measurements (Other Fair Value           HTML     31K 
                Disclosures) (Details)                                           
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92: R81         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    160K 
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                (Statements of Operations and Comprehensive                      
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