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Hasbro, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 10/1/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 11/1/23, at 3:39pm ET · For: 10/1/23 · Accession #: 46080-23-95 · File #: 1-06682

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

11/01/23  Hasbro, Inc.                      10-Q       10/01/23   91:9.7M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Current Report on Form 10-Q Dated November 1, 2023  HTML   1.83M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     77K 
12: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    152K 
13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
14: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    126K 
15: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     68K 
                (Loss)                                                           
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    133K 
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    112K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                          
18: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     39K 
19: R9          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     47K 
20: R10         Earnings (Loss) Per Share                           HTML     59K 
21: R11         Goodwill                                            HTML     50K 
22: R12         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                 HTML     68K 
23: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     57K 
24: R14         Financial Instruments                               HTML     98K 
25: R15         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     64K 
                Acquired Content Rights                                          
26: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
27: R17         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     84K 
28: R18         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    101K 
29: R19         Leases                                              HTML     55K 
30: R20         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    150K 
31: R21         Restructuring Actions                               HTML     44K 
32: R22         Assets Held for Sale                                HTML     40K 
33: R23         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     37K 
34: R24         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     31K 
35: R25         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     43K 
36: R26         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     39K 
37: R27         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                  HTML     58K 
38: R28         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     52K 
39: R29         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)        HTML     67K 
40: R30         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     57K 
41: R31         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML     86K 
42: R32         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     64K 
                Acquired Content Rights (Tables)                                 
43: R33         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     84K 
44: R34         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    106K 
45: R35         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     55K 
46: R36         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    152K 
47: R37         Restructuring Actions (Tables)                      HTML     41K 
48: R38         Assets Held for Sale (Tables)                       HTML     42K 
49: R39         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     33K 
50: R40         Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and           HTML     48K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
51: R41         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     67K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R42         Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Schedule of Earnings    HTML     57K 
                (Loss) Per Share (Details)                                       
53: R43         Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Narrative (Details)     HTML     34K 
54: R44         Goodwill - Schedule of Goodwill (Details)           HTML     45K 
55: R45         Goodwill - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     39K 
56: R46         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     39K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
57: R47         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     61K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss),                 
                Net of Tax (Details)                                             
58: R48         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Narrative     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R49         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     68K 
60: R50         Financial Instruments - Long-term Debt Instruments  HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R51         Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details)         HTML    158K 
62: R52         Financial Instruments - Schedule of Production      HTML     37K 
                Financing Loans (Details)                                        
63: R53         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     59K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Program Production Costs               
                (Details)                                                        
64: R54         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     34K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Program Costs                          
                Amortization (Details)                                           
65: R55         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     41K 
66: R56         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     70K 
                Hierarchy (Details)                                              
67: R57         Fair Value of Financial Instruments -               HTML     28K 
                Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair value (Details)                   
68: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of      HTML     39K 
                Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Details)                          
69: R59         Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of      HTML     45K 
                Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Designated as                 
                Cash Flow Hedges (Details)                                       
70: R60         Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of Net  HTML     37K 
                Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Activities                    
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative        HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R62         Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values of   HTML     41K 
                Undesignated Derivative Financial Instruments                    
                (Details)                                                        
73: R63         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     33K 
74: R64         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     34K 
75: R65         Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities  HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R66         Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)             HTML     42K 
77: R67         Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Segment         HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         Segment Reporting - Operating Profit (Loss) by      HTML     52K 
                Segments (Details)                                               
79: R69         Segment Reporting - Total Assets by Segments        HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R70         Segment Reporting - Schedule of International       HTML     45K 
                Segment Net Revenues by Major Geographic Region                  
                (Details)                                                        
81: R71         Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Brand and       HTML     59K 
                Entertainment Segment (Details)                                  
82: R72         Restructuring Actions - Additional Information      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R73         Restructuring Actions - Schedule of Restructuring   HTML     36K 
                Action (Details)                                                 
84: R74         Restructuring Actions - Schedule of Restructuring   HTML     38K 
                Charges (Details)                                                
85: R75         Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information       HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R76         Assets Held for Sale - Schedule of Assets and       HTML     82K 
                Liabilities Held for Sale (Details)                              
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Filing Submission 0000046080-23-000095 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Hasbro, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 10/1/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 11/1/23, at 3:39pm ET · For: 10/1/23 · Accession #: 46080-23-95 · File #: 1-06682

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13 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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