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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 2/26/18, at 6:54pm ET · As of: 2/27/18 · For: 12/31/17 · Accession #: 1408100-18-18 · File #: 1-33824

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

 2/27/18  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K       12/31/17  135:31M

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   2.46M 
 2: EX-4.10     Supplemental Indenture No. 8 Dated February 16,     HTML     69K 
                2018 Among Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.                                  
 3: EX-10.30    Form of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Amended and   HTML     51K 
                Restated 2009Equity Participa                                    
 4: EX-10.43    Joinder Agreement, Dated as of February 16, 2018    HTML     48K 
                Among Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., the                                  
 5: EX-21       List of Subsidiaries                                HTML    144K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     40K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 7: EX-31.1     Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) Under the  HTML     45K 
                Securities Exchange Act of 19                                    
 8: EX-31.2     Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) Under      HTML     45K 
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 O                                
 9: EX-32.1     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,   HTML     41K 
                as Adopted Pursuant to Section                                   
10: EX-32.2     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,   HTML     41K 
                as Adopted Pursuant to Section                                   
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     65K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    104K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     74K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    138K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     41K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     74K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    144K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical)    HTML     41K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    180K 
26: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     81K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R11         Organization                                        HTML     41K 
28: R12         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     98K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
29: R13         Loan Purchases and Originations                     HTML     50K 
30: R14         Real Estate and Acquired in Place Lease Value       HTML    184K 
31: R15         Unconsolidated Investments                          HTML    169K 
32: R16         Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Value Option   HTML    186K 
33: R17         Other Assets                                        HTML     72K 
34: R18         Mortgage Debt                                       HTML     84K 
35: R19         Kw Unsecured Debt (Notes)                           HTML     96K 
36: R20         Kwe Unsecured Bonds (Notes)                         HTML     96K 
37: R21         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     42K 
38: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML    156K 
39: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     54K 
40: R24         Stock Compensation Plans                            HTML     69K 
41: R25         Equity                                              HTML    100K 
42: R26         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     82K 
43: R27         Segment Information                                 HTML    233K 
44: R28         Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements    HTML   1.15M 
45: R29         Unaudited Quarterly Information                     HTML    133K 
46: R30         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     41K 
47: R31         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML    796K 
                Depreciation                                                     
48: R32         Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate         HTML    383K 
49: R33         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    161K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
50: R34         Real Estate and Acquired in Place Lease Value       HTML    174K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R35         Unconsolidated Investments (Tables)                 HTML    172K 
52: R36         Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Value Option   HTML    185K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R37         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     67K 
54: R38         Mortgage Debt (Tables)                              HTML     87K 
55: R39         Kw Unsecured Debt (Tables)                          HTML     67K 
56: R40         Kwe Unsecured Bonds (Tables)                        HTML     67K 
57: R41         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    157K 
58: R42         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     49K 
59: R43         Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)                   HTML     50K 
60: R44         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     87K 
61: R45         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     78K 
62: R46         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    229K 
63: R47         Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements    HTML   1.15M 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R48         Unaudited Quarterly Information (Tables)            HTML    133K 
65: R49         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     57K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - KWE Acquisition (Details)                  
66: R50         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     52K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition                        
                (Details)                                                        
67: R51         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     39K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Unconsolidated Investments                 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R52         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     44K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Foreign Currencies (Details)               
69: R53         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     41K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Goodwill (Details)                         
70: R54         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     41K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accounts Receivable                        
                (Details)                                                        
71: R55         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     47K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Recent Accounting                          
                Pronouncements (Details)                                         
72: R56         Loan Purchases and Originations (Details)           HTML     94K 
73: R57         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     69K 
                Schedule of Investments in Consolidated Properties               
                (Details)                                                        
74: R58         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     92K 
                Schedule of Acquisitions (Details)                               
75: R59         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     71K 
                Schedule of Acquisitions, Additional Information                 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     83K 
                Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Assumed and                   
                Acquisition-Related Gains Recognized (Details)                   
77: R61         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     47K 
                Consolidated of Previously Unconsolidated                        
                Investments, Narrative (Details)                                 
78: R62         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     48K 
                Loans Converted to Real Estate (Details)                         
79: R63         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     80K 
                Gains on Real Estate (Details)                                   
80: R64         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     49K 
                Guarantees (Details)                                             
81: R65         REAL ESTATE AND ACQUIRED IN PLACE LEASE VALUE -     HTML     50K 
                Schedule of Pro Forma Information (Details)                      
82: R66         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Joint Venture          HTML     94K 
                Holdings (Details)                                               
83: R67         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Vintage Housing        HTML     55K 
                Holdings (Details)                                               
84: R68         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Income from            HTML     68K 
                Unconsolidated Investments (Details)                             
85: R69         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Changes in Control     HTML     76K 
                and Contributions to Unconsolidated Investments                  
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Distributions from     HTML     85K 
                Joint Ventures (Details)                                         
87: R71         UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS - Capital Commitments    HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R72         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML     65K 
                - Schedule of Fair Value Measurements (Details)                  
89: R73         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML     58K 
                - Unconsolidated Investments (Details)                           
90: R74         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML     57K 
                - Schedule of Changes in Level 3 Investments                     
                (Details)                                                        
91: R75         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML     66K 
                - Schedule of the Funds and Fair Value Option                    
                Investments, Significant Inputs (Details)                        
92: R76         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML    111K 
                - Currency Foward Contracts (Details)                            
93: R77         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OPTION   HTML     48K 
                - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)                  
94: R78         Other Assets (Details)                              HTML    107K 
95: R79         MORTGAGE DEBT - Schedule of Mortgage Debt           HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R80         MORTGAGE DEBT - Mortgage Debt, Additional           HTML     52K 
                Information (Details)                                            
97: R81         MORTGAGE DEBT - Schedule of Maturities (Details)    HTML     61K 
98: R82         KW UNSECURED DEBT - Schedule of Unsecured Debt      HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R83         KW UNSECURED DEBT - Borrowings Under Credit         HTML    120K 
                Facilities (Details)                                             
100: R84         KW UNSECURED DEBT - Senior Notes (Details)          HTML     58K  
101: R85         KWE UNSECURED BONDS - Schedule of KWE Unsecured     HTML     54K  
                Bonds (Details)                                                  
102: R86         KWE UNSECURED BONDS - Additional Information        HTML     97K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     46K  
104: R88         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Income before Income     HTML     45K  
                Tax, Domestic and Foreign (Details)                              
105: R89         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of (Benefit from)           HTML     75K  
                Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                             
106: R90         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of the Statutory      HTML     81K  
                Federal Income Tax Rate (Details)                                
107: R91         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     80K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
108: R92         INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     60K  
109: R93         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Schedule of Future  HTML     56K  
                Minimum Lease Payments (Details)                                 
110: R94         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional          HTML     57K  
                Information (Details)                                            
111: R95         STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - Additional Information   HTML    150K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R96         STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - Schedule of Activity     HTML     49K  
                under the New Equity Plan (Details)                              
113: R97         EQUITY - Common Stock Repurchase Program (Details)  HTML     53K  
114: R98         EQUITY - KWE Acquisition (Details)                  HTML     48K  
115: R99         EQUITY - Preferred Stock (Details)                  HTML     64K  
116: R100        EQUITY - Dividend Distributions (Details)           HTML     57K  
117: R101        EQUITY - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income     HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R102        EQUITY - Noncontrolling Interests (Details)         HTML     60K  
119: R103        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     81K  
120: R104        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information, by       HTML    172K  
                Segment (Details)                                                
121: R105        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenue by Geographical       HTML     52K  
                Region (Details)                                                 
122: R106        GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML    168K  
                Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details)                  
123: R107        GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML    239K  
                Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details)                  
124: R108        GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML    124K  
                Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income                   
                (Details)                                                        
125: R109        GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML    194K  
                Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows                 
                (Details)                                                        
126: R110        Unaudited Quarterly Information (Details)           HTML     79K  
127: R111        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     52K  
128: R112        Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML    773K  
                Depreciation (Details)                                           
129: R113        Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     59K  
                Depreciation - Changes in Real Estate Rollforward                
                (Details)                                                        
130: R114        Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     53K  
                Depreciation - Changes in Accumulated Depreciation               
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
131: R115        Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate         HTML    376K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R116        Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate -       HTML     52K  
                Activity for the Year (Details)                                  
134: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    247K  
133: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    214K  
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 3/29/24  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K/A     12/31/23   17:1.2M
 2/23/24  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     424B3                  1:5.8M
 2/22/24  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K       12/31/23  126:23M
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 2/23/23  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     424B3                  1:4.9M
 2/22/23  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K       12/31/22  119:23M
 3/31/22  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K/A     12/31/21   16:660K
 2/28/22  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     424B3                  1:4.4M
 2/25/22  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K       12/31/21  118:23M
 3/01/21  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     424B3                  1:5.1M
 2/26/21  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     10-K       12/31/20  123:27M

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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 2/26/18, at 6:54pm ET · As of: 2/27/18 · For: 12/31/17 · Accession #: 1408100-18-18 · File #: 1-33824

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

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — kw-20171231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

11 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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