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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 2/24/17, at 4:39pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  1397911-17-25   ·   File #:  1-34963

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 2/24/17  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       10-K       12/31/16  115:11M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 3: EX-10.14    Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award        HTML     51K 
 4: EX-10.19    Executive Severance Plan, Amended and Restated as   HTML    113K 
                of February 23, 2017                                             
 5: EX-10.21    Form of Employee Performance Stock Unit Award       HTML     62K 
 6: EX-10.22    Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy           HTML     40K 
 7: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     35K 
 8: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     31K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 9: EX-31.1     CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302           HTML     38K 
10: EX-31.2     CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302           HTML     38K 
11: EX-32.1     CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906           HTML     33K 
12: EX-32.2     CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906           HTML     33K 
19: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML     58K 
20: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    107K 
21: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     51K 
22: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     34K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML    131K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML     44K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     95K 
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    191K 
27: R9          Organization and Description of the Company         HTML     40K 
28: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    126K 
29: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    145K 
30: R12         Held-to-Maturity Securities                         HTML     53K 
31: R13         Receivables from Product Sponsors, Broker-Dealers   HTML     54K 
                and Clearing Organizations and Payables to                       
                Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations                        
32: R14         Fixed Assets                                        HTML     55K 
33: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     97K 
34: R16         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     54K 
35: R17         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities            HTML     43K 
36: R18         Debt                                                HTML     76K 
37: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    117K 
38: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     55K 
39: R21         Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity (Notes)   HTML     58K 
40: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    154K 
41: R23         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     57K 
42: R24         Employee and Advisor Benefit Plans                  HTML     39K 
43: R25         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     37K 
44: R26         Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements             HTML     35K 
45: R27         Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet        HTML     37K 
                Credit Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk                    
46: R28         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     74K 
47: R29         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     33K 
48: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    166K 
                (Policies)                                                       
49: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     59K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R32         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    133K 
51: R33         Held-to-Maturity Securities (Tables)                HTML     54K 
52: R34         Receivables from Product Sponsors, Broker-Dealers   HTML     53K 
                and Clearing Organizations and Payables to                       
                Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations (Tables)               
53: R35         Fixed Assets (Tables)                               HTML     52K 
54: R36         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     98K 
55: R37         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     43K 
56: R38         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)   HTML     43K 
57: R39         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     74K 
58: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    119K 
59: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     39K 
60: R42         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     48K 
61: R43         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    146K 
62: R44         Earnings per Share (Tables)                         HTML     53K 
63: R45         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R46         Organization and Description of the Company         HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Other    HTML     32K 
                Operating Expense (Details)                                      
66: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     43K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Details)                               
67: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     42K 
                Receivables From and Payables to Clients (Details)               
68: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     42K 
                Receivables from Advisor (Details)                               
69: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                Receivables From Others (Details)                                
70: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     35K 
                Securities Borrowed (Details)                                    
71: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Fixed    HTML     49K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
72: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     50K 
                Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)                   
73: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Fair     HTML     39K 
                Value of Debt Instruments (Details)                              
74: R56         Fair Value Measurements Financial Assets and        HTML    111K 
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring and                          
                Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                                     
75: R57         Held-to-Maturity Securities (Details)               HTML     43K 
76: R58         Held-to-Maturity Securities (Details 1)             HTML     58K 
77: R59         Receivables from Product Sponsors, Broker-Dealers   HTML     51K 
                and Clearing Organizations and Payables to                       
                Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations                        
                (Details)                                                        
78: R60         Fixed Assets (Details)                              HTML     57K 
79: R61         Fixed Assets (Details Textuals)                     HTML     34K 
80: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill       HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R63         Intangible Assets (Components)(Details)             HTML     63K 
82: R64         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details       HTML     36K 
                Textuals)                                                        
83: R65         Intangible Assets (Future Amortization              HTML     46K 
                Expense)(Details)                                                
84: R66         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     36K 
85: R67         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details           HTML     39K 
                Textuals)                                                        
86: R68         Derivative Financial Instruments (Included in       HTML     34K 
                Other Assets) (Details)                                          
87: R69         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details)  HTML     46K 
88: R70         Debt (Credit Agreement Outstanding                  HTML     73K 
                Balance)(Details)                                                
89: R71         Debt (Future Payments and Maturities)(Details)      HTML     50K 
90: R72         Debt (Credit Agreement Textuals)(Details)           HTML     52K 
91: R73         Income Taxes (Provision for Income Taxes)           HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R74         Income Taxes (Reconciliation to Effective Rate)     HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R75         Income Taxes (Deferred Income Taxes) (Details)      HTML     75K 
94: R76         Income Taxes (Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits)      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R77         Income Taxes (Details Textuals)                     HTML     39K 
96: R78         Commitments and Contingencies (Leases) (Details)    HTML     35K 
97: R79         Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     50K 
                Payments) (Details)                                              
98: R80         Commitments and Contingencies (Other Commitments)   HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R81         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends Paid) (Details)     HTML     40K 
100: R82         Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchases) (Details)  HTML     45K  
101: R83         Share-Based Compensation Stock Option and Warrant   HTML     51K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
102: R84         Share-Based Compensation Stock Option and Warrant   HTML     78K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
103: R85         Share-Based Compensation Outstanding Stock Options  HTML     63K  
                and Warrants (Details)                                           
104: R86         Share-Based Compensation Restricted Stock Activity  HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R87         Share-Based Compensation (Details Textuals)         HTML     73K  
106: R88         Earnings per Share (Details)                        HTML     54K  
107: R89         Earnings per Share (Details Textuals)               HTML     34K  
108: R90         Employee and Advisor Benefit Plans (Details         HTML     49K  
                Textuals)                                                        
109: R91         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     43K  
110: R92         Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements (Details)   HTML     33K  
111: R93         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Details)         HTML     50K  
112: R94         Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     43K  
114: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    205K  
113: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    119K  
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15: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- lpla-20161231_cal               XML    322K 
16: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- lpla-20161231_def                XML    838K 
17: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- lpla-20161231_lab                     XML   2.19M 
18: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- lpla-20161231_pre              XML   1.29M 
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