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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

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 2/21/20  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       10-K       12/31/19  128:14M

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

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60: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
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41: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML    138K 
83: R6          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML     56K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
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58: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    185K 
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                Equivalents, and Restricted Cash Reconciliation                  
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72: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    134K 
32: R12         Revenue (Notes)                                     HTML    133K 
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33: R16         Receivables from Product Sponsors, Broker-Dealers   HTML     56K 
                and Clearing Organizations and Payables to                       
                Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations                        
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112: R18         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    102K  
75: R19         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities            HTML     45K 
23: R20         Debt                                                HTML     97K 
70: R21         Leases (Notes)                                      HTML    118K 
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111: R26         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     58K  
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69: R29         Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements             HTML     38K 
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                Credit Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk                    
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78: R32         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     36K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Reportable Segment (Details)                                     
119: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     42K  
                Share-Based Compensation (Details)                               
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                Receivables from Advisor (Details)                               
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                Receivables From Others (Details)                                
43: R58         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     37K 
                Securities Borrowed (Details)                                    
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                Assets (Details)                                                 
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                Acquisitions (Details)                                           
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                Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)                   
16: R62         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Fair     HTML     43K 
                Value of Debt Instruments (Details)                              
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109: R64         Revenue Asset-Based Revenue (Details)               HTML     41K  
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                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring and                          
                Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                                     
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64: R97         Share-Based Compensation Stock Option and Warrant   HTML     49K 
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
105: R98         Share-Based Compensation Stock Option and Warrant   HTML     89K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
98: R99         Share-Based Compensation Outstanding Stock Options  HTML     71K 
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48: R100        Share-Based Compensation Restricted Stock Activity  HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
31: R101        Share-Based Compensation (Details Textuals)         HTML     65K 
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118: R103        Earnings per Share (Details Textuals)               HTML     35K  
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                Textuals)                                                        
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76: R106        Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements (Details)   HTML     36K 
115: R107        Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Details)         HTML     58K  
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2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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

 2/22/22  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       10-K       12/31/21  128:14M
 2/23/21  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       10-K       12/31/20  125:13M
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