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Harsco Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 2/21/20, at 2:29pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 45876-20-26 · File #: 1-03970

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

 2/21/20  Harsco Corp                       10-K       12/31/19  124:27M

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   3.43M 
 2: EX-4.A      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     57K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     91K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     32K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
57: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     93K 
104: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    176K  
88: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     41K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    174K 
59: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     70K 
                (Loss)                                                           
105: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     46K  
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
89: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    188K 
16: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     87K 
64: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     47K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
31: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    115K 
47: R11         Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting     HTML     47K 
                Standards                                                        
111: R12         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML    239K  
72: R13         Accounts Receivable and Inventories                 HTML     81K 
30: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     54K 
46: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    104K 
110: R16         Debt and Credit Agreements                          HTML     87K  
71: R17         Leases                                              HTML    217K 
32: R18         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    427K 
45: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    220K 
109: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     71K  
95: R21         Capital Stock                                       HTML     97K 
24: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    213K 
69: R23         Financial Instruments                               HTML    236K 
108: R24         Information by Segment and Geographic Area          HTML    178K  
94: R25         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    257K 
23: R26         Other Expenses                                      HTML    101K 
68: R27         Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  HTML    160K 
107: R28         Schedule Ii. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts      HTML     77K  
96: R29         Subsequent Event (Notes)                            HTML     35K 
76: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    169K 
                (Policies)                                                       
112: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     54K  
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R32         Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting     HTML     36K 
                Standards (Tables)                                               
25: R33         Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)              HTML    222K 
77: R34         Accounts Receivable and Inventories (Tables)        HTML     81K 
113: R35         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     54K  
44: R36         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    104K 
26: R37         Debt and Credit Agreements (Tables)                 HTML     77K 
74: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    117K 
115: R39         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    435K  
86: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    211K 
97: R41         Capital Stock (Tables)                              HTML    101K 
66: R42         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    213K 
21: R43         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    216K 
87: R44         Information by Segment and Geographic Area          HTML    180K 
                (Tables)                                                         
98: R45         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML    243K 
67: R46         Other Expenses (Tables)                             HTML     93K 
22: R47         Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  HTML    162K 
                (Tables)                                                         
85: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     59K 
                (Details 3)                                                      
120: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     36K  
                (Details 4)                                                      
79: R51         Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting     HTML     39K 
                Standards - Narrative (Details)                                  
40: R52         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative           HTML    115K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R53         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Assets   HTML    139K 
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                       
119: R54         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of          HTML     59K  
                Intangible Assets and Amortization Periods                       
                (Details)                                                        
78: R55         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Changes  HTML     50K 
                in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration                        
                (Details)                                                        
39: R56         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Pro Forma           HTML     42K 
                Information (Details)                                            
54: R57         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Assets and          HTML    111K 
                Liabilities Held For Sale (Details)                              
116: R58         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Key      HTML     72K  
                Financial Information (Details)                                  
80: R59         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Cash     HTML     40K 
                Flow Information (Details)                                       
15: R60         Accounts Receivable and Inventories (Details)       HTML     94K 
62: R61         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     66K 
102: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)      HTML     49K  
92: R63         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 2)    HTML     77K 
14: R64         Debt and Credit Agreements - Schedule of Long Term  HTML     59K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
61: R65         Debt and Credit Agreements - Schedule of            HTML     44K 
                Maturities of Long Term Debt (Details)                           
101: R66         Debt and Credit Agreements - Narrative (Details)    HTML    126K  
91: R67         Debt and Credit Agreements - Outstanding Amounts    HTML     44K 
                Under Revolving Credit Facility (Details)                        
18: R68         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R69         Leases - Supplemental Income Statement Information  HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R70         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
36: R71         Leases - Supplemental Lease Information (Details)   HTML     42K 
82: R72         Leases - Schedule of Future Lease Maturities        HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
122: R73         Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Payments        HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
50: R74         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     35K 
37: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     84K 
83: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Details 2)                  HTML    196K 
123: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Details 3)                  HTML    248K  
53: R78         Employee Benefit Plans (Details 4)                  HTML     35K 
34: R79         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     77K 
48: R80         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     87K 
35: R81         Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     86K 
81: R82         Income Taxes (Details 4)                            HTML    139K 
121: R83         Income Taxes (Details 5)                            HTML     77K  
51: R84         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    122K 
38: R85         Capital Stock (Details)                             HTML     44K 
84: R86         Capital Stock (Details 2)                           HTML     90K 
124: R87         Capital Stock (Details 3)                           HTML     45K  
52: R88         Stock-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock)         HTML    141K 
                (Details)                                                        
33: R89         Stock-Based Compensation (Stock Appreciation        HTML    222K 
                Rights) (Details)                                                
17: R90         Stock-Based Compensation (Performance Stock Units)  HTML    107K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R91         Stock-Based Compensation (Stock Options) (Details)  HTML     55K 
103: R92         Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details)         HTML    107K  
93: R93         Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Outstanding   HTML     73K 
                Derivative Contracts Recorded as Assets and                      
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
13: R94         Financial Instruments - Effect of Derivative        HTML    117K 
                Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of                    
                Operations and the Consolidated Statements of                    
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
60: R95         Financial Instruments - Effect of Derivatives       HTML     81K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R96         Information by Segment and Geographic Area          HTML     55K  
                (Details)                                                        
90: R97         Information by Segment and Geographic Area          HTML     45K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
19: R98         Information by Segment and Geographic Area          HTML     83K 
                (Details 3)                                                      
58: R99         Revenue Recognition - Summary of Revenues by        HTML    151K 
                Primary Geographical Markets (Details)                           
41: R100        Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details)           HTML    139K 
27: R101        Revenue Recognition - Performance Obligation        HTML     53K 
                Period Narrative (Details)                                       
73: R102        Other Expenses (Details)                            HTML     68K 
114: R103        Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  HTML     98K  
                (Details)                                                        
42: R104        Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  HTML     97K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
28: R105        Schedule Ii. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts      HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R106        Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     37K 
65: R9999       Uncategorized Items - hsc-201910kxq42019.htm        HTML     36K 
29: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    233K 
70: XML         XBRL Instance -- hsc-201910kxq42019_htm              XML   8.35M 
118: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    195K  
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11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- hsc-20191231_lab                      XML   3.73M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- hsc-20191231_pre               XML   2.36M 
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 2/24/22  Enviri Corp.                      10-K       12/31/21  131:24M
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Harsco Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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