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Hasbro, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 4:11pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 46080-24-34 · File #: 1-06682

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

 2/28/24  Hasbro, Inc.                      10-K       12/31/23  138:20M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.68M 
 4: EX-10.AA    Hasbro, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan for   HTML     78K 
                Designated Senior Executives                                     
 2: EX-10.K     Hasbro, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred          HTML     56K 
                Compensation Plan for Non                                        
 3: EX-10.V     Hasbro, Inc. 2023 Performance Rewards Program       HTML    104K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     45K 
 6: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     37K 
11: EX-97       Hasbro, Inc. Policy Relating to Recovery of         HTML     55K 
                Erroneously Awarded Compensation                                 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 9: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
10: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
17: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    104K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     43K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    152K 
20: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     59K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    139K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     88K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    153K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders? Equity     HTML    118K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                          
25: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    118K 
26: R10         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     61K 
27: R11         Sale of Non-core Entertainment One Film and TV      HTML     59K 
                Business                                                         
28: R12         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                 HTML     90K 
29: R13         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     53K 
30: R14         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     86K 
31: R15         Equity Method Investment                            HTML     46K 
32: R16         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     75K 
                Acquired Content Rights                                          
33: R17         Financing Arrangements                              HTML     50K 
34: R18         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     60K 
35: R19         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     87K 
36: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    138K 
37: R21         Capital Stock                                       HTML     41K 
38: R22         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     78K 
39: R23         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants      HTML    131K 
40: R24         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML    141K 
                Benefits                                                         
41: R25         Leases                                              HTML     64K 
42: R26         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     89K 
43: R27         Restructuring Actions                               HTML     53K 
44: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     44K 
45: R29         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    156K 
46: R30         Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     53K 
47: R31         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     50K 
48: R32         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     44K 
49: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    147K 
                (Policies)                                                       
50: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R35         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     53K 
52: R36         Sale of Non-core Entertainment One Film and TV      HTML     58K 
                Business (Tables)                                                
53: R37         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)        HTML     89K 
54: R38         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     52K 
55: R39         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     93K 
56: R40         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     74K 
                Acquired Content Rights (Tables)                                 
57: R41         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     60K 
58: R42         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     87K 
59: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    139K 
60: R44         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     77K 
61: R45         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants      HTML    130K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R46         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML    138K 
                Benefits (Tables)                                                
63: R47         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     64K 
64: R48         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     95K 
65: R49         Restructuring Actions (Tables)                      HTML     52K 
66: R50         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    155K 
67: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     90K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
68: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     41K 
                Breakout of Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                   
69: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     70K 
                Schedule of Earnings per Share, Basic and Diluted                
                (Details)                                                        
70: R54         Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and           HTML     62K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
71: R55         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R56         Sale of Non-core Entertainment One Film and TV      HTML     56K 
                Business - Additional Information (Details)                      
73: R57         Sale of Non-core Entertainment One Film and TV      HTML     78K 
                Business - Major Classes of eOne Music Assets and                
                Liabilities Sold (Details)                                       
74: R58         Sale of Non-core Entertainment One Film and TV      HTML     44K 
                Business - Income Before Income Taxes (Details)                  
75: R59         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     60K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax Effect                    
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     77K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                  
                (Details)                                                        
77: R61         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gains         HTML     68K 
                (Losses) on Derivative Instruments (Details)                     
78: R62         Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of         HTML     65K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
79: R63         Property, Plant and Equipment - Narrative           HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     59K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
82: R66         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Other  HTML     53K 
                Intangibles (Details)                                            
83: R67         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     49K 
                Expected Amortization Expense (Details)                          
84: R68         Equity Method Investment (Details)                  HTML     75K 
85: R69         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     67K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Programming Costs                      
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     68K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Program Costs                          
                Amortization (Details)                                           
87: R71         Financing Arrangements (Details)                    HTML    124K 
88: R72         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     80K 
89: R73         Long-Term Debt - Long-term Debt Instruments         HTML     85K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R74         Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    109K 
91: R75         Long-Term Debt - Future Contractual Maturities      HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R76         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Movements in           HTML     46K 
                Production Financing and Other Related Loans                     
                (Details)                                                        
93: R77         Income Taxes - Components of Earnings Before        HTML     48K 
                Income Taxes Determined by Tax Jurisdiction                      
                (Details)                                                        
94: R78         Income Taxes - Income Taxes Attributable to         HTML     66K 
                Earnings Before Income Taxes (Details)                           
95: R79         Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate            HTML     75K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
96: R80         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R81         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     76K 
98: R82         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     43K 
                by Balance Sheet Location (Details)                              
99: R83         Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll       HTML     54K 
                Forward (Details)                                                
100: R84         Capital Stock (Details)                             HTML     50K  
101: R85         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     79K  
                Hierarchy (Details)                                              
102: R86         Fair Value of Financial Instruments -               HTML     41K  
                Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair Value (Details)                   
103: R87         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants -    HTML    114K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
104: R88         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants -    HTML     61K  
                Total Compensation Expense Related to Stock                      
                Options, Restricted Stock Units and Stock                        
                Performance Awards (Details)                                     
105: R89         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants -    HTML     74K  
                Activities of Stock Performance Awards and                       
                Restricted Stock Units (Details)                                 
106: R90         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants -    HTML     66K  
                Stock Options Activities (Details)                               
107: R91         Stock Options, Other Stock Awards and Warrants -    HTML     57K  
                Options Valuation Assumptions (Details)                          
108: R92         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     99K  
                Benefits - Narrative (Details)                                   
109: R93         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     95K  
                Benefits - Summary of Changes in Projected Benefit               
                Obligation (Details)                                             
110: R94         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     48K  
                Benefits - Assumptions used to determine year-end                
                Pension and Postretirement Benefit Obligation                    
                (Details)                                                        
111: R95         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     64K  
                Benefits - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost               
                (Details)                                                        
112: R96         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     49K  
                Benefits - Assumptions used to determine Net                     
                Periodic Benefit Cost of Pension Plan and                        
                Postretirement Plan (Details)                                    
113: R97         Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment          HTML     56K  
                Benefits - Expected Benefit Payments (Details)                   
114: R98         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     46K  
115: R99         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     47K  
116: R100        Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities  HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R101        Derivative Financial Instruments - Cash Flow        HTML     52K  
                Hedging Instruments (Details)                                    
118: R102        Derivative Financial Instruments - Statements of    HTML     60K  
                Financial Performance and Financial Position                     
                (Details)                                                        
119: R103        Derivative Financial Instruments - Derivative       HTML     50K  
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
120: R104        Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative        HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R105        Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value of    HTML     60K  
                Undesignated Derivate Financial Instruments                      
                (Details)                                                        
122: R106        Restructuring Actions - Additional Information      HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R107        Restructuring Actions - Schedule of Restructuring   HTML     47K  
                and Related Costs (Details)                                      
124: R108        Restructuring Actions - Schedule of Restructuring   HTML     48K  
                Charges (Details)                                                
125: R109        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     79K  
126: R110        Segment Reporting - Information and Reconciliation  HTML     90K  
                by Segment (Details)                                             
127: R111        Segment Reporting - Operating Profit (Loss) by      HTML     68K  
                Segments (Details)                                               
128: R112        Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Geographic      HTML     58K  
                Regions (Details)                                                
129: R113        Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Category        HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R114        Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Brand           HTML     60K  
                Portfolio (Details)                                              
131: R115        Segment Reporting - Geographic Information          HTML     55K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R116        Segment Reporting - Other Information (Details)     HTML     47K  
133: R117        Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
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Filing Submission 0000046080-24-000034 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Hasbro, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 4:11pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 46080-24-34 · File #: 1-06682

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‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — has-20231231_def

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