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Hasbro, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/27/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 4/27/22, at 3:31pm ET · For: 3/27/22 · Accession #: 46080-22-69 · File #: 1-06682

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

 4/27/22  Hasbro, Inc.                      10-Q        3/27/22   93:9M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Dated March 27, 2022  HTML    887K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    106K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     44K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     49K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     51K 
 6: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML     59K 
 7: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     69K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
11: EX-32.2`    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML     78K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    144K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    118K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     66K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    113K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity     HTML     88K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                          
24: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     32K 
25: R9          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     49K 
26: R10         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     42K 
27: R11         Goodwill                                            HTML     47K 
28: R12         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)                 HTML     62K 
29: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     47K 
30: R14         Financial Instruments                               HTML    113K 
31: R15         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     63K 
                Acquired Content Rights                                          
32: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
33: R17         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     83K 
34: R18         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    101K 
35: R19         Leases                                              HTML     50K 
36: R20         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    103K 
37: R21         Restructuring Actions                               HTML     28K 
38: R22         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     28K 
39: R23         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     42K 
40: R24         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     41K 
41: R25         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     41K 
42: R26         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     46K 
43: R27         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) (Tables)        HTML     60K 
44: R28         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     47K 
45: R29         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    104K 
46: R30         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     63K 
                Acquired Content Rights (Tables)                                 
47: R31         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     82K 
48: R32         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    107K 
49: R33         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     50K 
50: R34         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    106K 
51: R35         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     35K 
52: R36         Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and           HTML     42K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
53: R37         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R38         Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Earnings Per       HTML     57K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
55: R39         Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     29K 
56: R40         Goodwill - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     36K 
57: R41         Goodwill - Schedule of Goodwill (Details)           HTML     41K 
58: R42         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     41K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
59: R43         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Schedule of   HTML     50K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss),                 
                Net of Tax (Details)                                             
60: R44         Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Narrative     HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R45         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     55K 
62: R46         Financial Instruments - Long-term Debt Instruments  HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R47         Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details)         HTML    135K 
64: R48         Financial Instruments - Production Financing Loans  HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R49         Financial Instruments - Schedule of Production      HTML     31K 
                Financing Loans, Currencies Denomination (Details)               
66: R50         Financial Instruments - Schedule of Production      HTML     32K 
                Financing Loans (Details)                                        
67: R51         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     55K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Program Production Costs               
                (Details)                                                        
68: R52         Investments in Productions and Investments in       HTML     36K 
                Acquired Content Rights - Program Costs                          
                Amortization (Details)                                           
69: R53         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     28K 
70: R54         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     56K 
                Hierarchy (Details)                                              
71: R55         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative     HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R56         Fair Value of Financial Instruments -               HTML     30K 
                Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair value (Details)                   
73: R57         Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Cash  HTML     39K 
                Flow Hedging Instruments (Details)                               
74: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of      HTML     46K 
                Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Designated as                 
                Cash Flow Hedges (Details)                                       
75: R59         Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of Net  HTML     37K 
                Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Activities                    
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative        HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values of   HTML     41K 
                Undesignated Derivative Financial Instruments                    
                (Details)                                                        
78: R62         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     32K 
79: R63         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     34K 
80: R64         Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities  HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R65         Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)             HTML     26K 
82: R66         Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Segment         HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R67         Segment Reporting - Operating Profit (Loss) by      HTML     38K 
                Segments (Details)                                               
84: R68         Segment Reporting - Total Assets by Segments        HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R69         Segment Reporting - Schedule of International       HTML     44K 
                Segment Net Revenues by Major Geographic Region                  
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         Segment Reporting - Net Revenues by Brand and       HTML     63K 
                Entertainment Segment (Details)                                  
87: R71         Restructuring Actions (Details)                     HTML     27K 
88: R72         Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     30K 
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