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OPENLANE, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 11/1/23, at 6:35pm ET   ·   As of:  11/2/23   ·   For:  9/30/23   ·   Accession #:  1395942-23-84   ·   File #:  1-34568

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11/02/23  OPENLANE, Inc.                    10-Q        9/30/23   68:7.4M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Form 10-Q - September 30, 2023                      HTML   1.68M 
 2: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 - CEO Sox 302 Certification            HTML     23K 
 3: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 - CFO Sox 302 Certification            HTML     23K 
 4: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 - CEO Sox 906 Certification            HTML     20K 
 5: EX-32.2     Exhibit 32.2 - CFO Sox 906 Certification            HTML     20K 
11: R1          Document and Entity Information Cover               HTML     74K 
12: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    121K 
13: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     46K 
                (Loss)                                                           
14: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    148K 
15: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     87K 
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    144K 
17: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     41K 
18: R8          Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     36K 
19: R9          Acquisitions                                        HTML     22K 
20: R10         Sale of ADESA U.S. Physical Auction Business and    HTML     55K 
                Discontinued Operations                                          
21: R11         Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans            HTML     45K 
22: R12         Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per    HTML     50K 
                Share                                                            
23: R13         Finance Receivables and Obligations Collateralized  HTML     70K 
                by Finance Receivables                                           
24: R14         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     36K 
25: R15         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     51K 
26: R16         Derivatives                                         HTML     23K 
27: R17         Other (Income) Expense, Net                         HTML     43K 
28: R18         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     23K 
29: R19         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     26K 
30: R20         Segment Information                                 HTML    136K 
31: R21         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     22K 
32: R22         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     31K 
33: R23         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     27K 
34: R24         Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     27K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
35: R25         Sale of ADESA U.S. Physical Auction Business and    HTML     55K 
                Discontinued Operations (Tables)                                 
36: R26         Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)   HTML     36K 
37: R27         Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per    HTML     47K 
                Share (Tables)                                                   
38: R28         Finance Receivables and Obligations Collateralized  HTML     66K 
                by Finance Receivables (Tables)                                  
39: R29         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     38K 
40: R30         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     41K 
41: R31         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)                HTML     39K 
42: R32         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     26K 
43: R33         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    134K 
44: R34         Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
45: R35         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     26K 
46: R36         Sale of ADESA U.S. Physical Auction Business and    HTML     71K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
47: R37         Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plan Summary     HTML     95K 
                (Details)                                                        
48: R38         Share Repurchase Plan (Details)                     HTML     35K 
49: R39         Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per    HTML     66K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
50: R40         Finance Receivables and Obligations Collateralized  HTML     86K 
                by Finance Receivables (Details)                                 
51: R41         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)      HTML     38K 
52: R42         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 2)    HTML     37K 
53: R43         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 3)    HTML     34K 
54: R44         Long-Term Debt Summary (Details)                    HTML     64K 
55: R45         Credit Facilities (Details)                         HTML    117K 
56: R46         Senior Notes (Details)                              HTML     39K 
57: R47         Derivatives (Details)                               HTML     42K 
58: R48         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details)               HTML     51K 
59: R49         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     20K 
60: R50         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)      HTML     26K 
61: R51         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML    103K 
62: R52         Segment Information (Details 2)                     HTML     34K 
63: R53         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     33K 
66: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    119K 
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