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First American Financial Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/17/22, at 3:46pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 1564590-22-5550 · File #: 1-34580

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

 2/17/22  First American Financial Corp.    10-K       12/31/21  159:26M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        2021 Form 10-K                                      HTML   2.92M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     56K 
 8: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     89K 
 3: EX-10.6.2   Material Contract                                   HTML     70K 
 4: EX-10.6.4   Material Contract                                   HTML     90K 
 5: EX-10.6.5   Material Contract                                   HTML     94K 
 6: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML     88K 
 7: EX-10.9     Material Contract                                   HTML     89K 
 9: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     45K 
10: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     41K 
11: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
12: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
13: EX-32.A     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
14: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
20: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    112K 
21: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    172K 
22: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     62K 
23: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    144K 
24: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income (Parenthetical)   HTML     44K 
25: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     80K 
26: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    108K 
27: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    172K 
28: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     43K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R10         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    127K 
                Policies                                                         
30: R11         Exit of Property and Casualty Insurance Business    HTML     45K 
31: R12         Statutory Restrictions on Investments and           HTML     47K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
32: R13         Debt Securities                                     HTML    512K 
33: R14         Equity Securities                                   HTML    105K 
34: R15         Allowance for Credit Losses - Accounts Receivable   HTML     57K 
35: R16         Property and Equipment                              HTML     62K 
36: R17         Leases                                              HTML    147K 
37: R18         Goodwill                                            HTML     93K 
38: R19         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     74K 
39: R20         Deposits                                            HTML     63K 
40: R21         Reserve for Known and Incurred But Not Reported     HTML    321K 
                Claims                                                           
41: R22         Notes and Contracts Payable                         HTML     79K 
42: R23         Net Investment Income                               HTML     73K 
43: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    187K 
44: R25         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     74K 
45: R26         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    145K 
46: R27         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    302K 
47: R28         Share-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML     70K 
48: R29         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     48K 
49: R30         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    281K 
                ("Aoci")                                                         
50: R31         Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies             HTML     49K 
51: R32         Business Combinations                               HTML     45K 
52: R33         Segment Financial Information                       HTML    233K 
53: R34         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     44K 
54: R35         Summary Of Investments-Other Than Investments In    HTML    108K 
                Related Parties                                                  
55: R36         Condensed Financial Statements (Parent Company)     HTML    223K 
56: R37         Supplementary Insurance Information                 HTML    182K 
57: R38         Reinsurance                                         HTML     86K 
58: R39         Valuation And Qualifying Accounts                   HTML    161K 
59: R40         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    193K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
60: R41         Debt Securities (Tables)                            HTML    516K 
61: R42         Equity Securities (Tables)                          HTML    106K 
62: R43         Allowance for Credit Losses - Accounts Receivable   HTML     56K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R44         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     61K 
64: R45         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    155K 
65: R46         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     93K 
66: R47         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     75K 
67: R48         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     64K 
68: R49         Reserve for Known and Incurred But Not Reported     HTML    324K 
                Claims (Tables)                                                  
69: R50         Notes and Contracts Payable (Tables)                HTML     74K 
70: R51         Net Investment Income (Tables)                      HTML     74K 
71: R52         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    184K 
72: R53         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     73K 
73: R54         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    147K 
74: R55         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    289K 
75: R56         Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     70K 
76: R57         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    284K 
                ("Aoci") (Tables)                                                
77: R58         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    233K 
78: R59         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    144K 
                Policies (Narrative) (Detail)                                    
79: R60         Exit of Property and Casualty Insurance Business -  HTML     50K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
80: R61         Statutory Restrictions on Investments and           HTML     57K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Detail)                        
81: R62         Debt Securities (Investments in Debt Securities,    HTML     75K 
                Classified as Available-For-Sale) (Detail)                       
82: R63         Debt Securities (Sales of Debt Securities)          HTML     49K 
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
83: R64         Debt Securities (Gross Unrealized Losses on         HTML     88K 
                Investments in Debt Securities) (Detail)                         
84: R65         Debt Securities (Investments in Debt Securities by  HTML    114K 
                Contractual Maturity) (Detail)                                   
85: R66         Debt Securities (Composition of Debt Securities     HTML    103K 
                Portfolio by Credit Rating Agencies) (Detail)                    
86: R67         Debt Securities (Debt Securities Investment         HTML     56K 
                Portfolio) (Narrative) (Detail)                                  
87: R68         Debt Securities (Composition of Debt Securities     HTML    104K 
                Portfolio in Unrealized Loss Position by Credit                  
                Rating Agencies) (Detail)                                        
88: R69         Debt Securities (Debt Securities in Unrealized      HTML     56K 
                Loss Position) (Narrative) (Detail)                              
89: R70         Equity Securities - (Summary of Investments in      HTML     50K 
                Equity Securities, by Classification) (Detail)                   
90: R71         Equity Securities - (Summary of Investments in      HTML     53K 
                Marketable Equity Securities) (Detail)                           
91: R72         Equity Securities (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     65K 
92: R73         Equity Securities - (Summary of Investments in Non  HTML     50K 
                Marketable Equity Securities) (Detail)                           
93: R74         Allowance for Credit Losses - Summary of Allowance  HTML     49K 
                for Credit Losses on Accounts Receivables                        
                (Details)                                                        
94: R75         Property and Equipment (Schedule of Property and    HTML     61K 
                Equipment) (Detail)                                              
95: R76         Leases - Summary of Lease Assets and Liabilities    HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
96: R77         Leases - Summary of Components of Lease Expense     HTML     63K 
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R78         Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments  HTML    100K 
                Under Operating and Finance Lease with                           
                Noncancelable Lease Terms (Detail)                               
98: R79         Leases - Schedule of Information Related to Lease   HTML     53K 
                Terms and Discount Rate (Detail)                                 
99: R80         Leases - Schedule of Cash Flow Information Related  HTML     51K 
                to Lease Liabilities (Detail)                                    
100: R81         Goodwill (Carrying Amount of Goodwill by            HTML     71K  
                Reportable Segment) (Detail)                                     
101: R82         Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Other         HTML     63K  
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
102: R83         Other Intangible Assets - Narrative) (Detail)       HTML     44K  
103: R84         Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Amortization    HTML     53K  
                Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets                       
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R85         Deposits (Escrow, Savings and Investment            HTML     54K  
                Certificate Accounts) (Detail)                                   
105: R86         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     61K  
                Claims (Activity in Reserve for Known and Incurred               
                but Not Reported Claims) (Detail)                                
106: R87         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     62K  
                Claims (Narrative) (Detail)                                      
107: R88         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     63K  
                Claims (Summary of Loss Reserves) (Detail)                       
108: R89         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    118K  
                Claims - Summary of Incurred and Paid Claims                     
                Development Net of Reinsurance (Detail)                          
109: R90         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     53K  
                Claims - Reconciliation of the Net Incurred and                  
                Paid Claims Development Tables to the Liability                  
                for Claims and Claim Adjustment Expense (Detail)                 
110: R91         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     64K  
                Claims - Schedule of Supplementary Information                   
                about Average Historical Claims (Detail)                         
111: R92         Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and  HTML     65K  
                Contracts Payable) (Detail)                                      
112: R93         Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and  HTML     73K  
                Contracts Payable) (Parenthetical) (Detail)                      
113: R94         Notes and Contracts Payable (Narrative) (Detail)    HTML     86K  
114: R95         Notes and Contracts Payable (Aggregate Annual       HTML     61K  
                Maturities of Notes and Contracts Payable)                       
                (Detail)                                                         
115: R96         Net Investment Income (Schedule of Net Investment   HTML     62K  
                Income) (Detail)                                                 
116: R97         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     95K  
117: R98         Income Taxes - Summary of Tax Expenses (Detail)     HTML     68K  
118: R99         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax     HTML     77K  
                Rate Reconciliation (Detail)                                     
119: R100        Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail)  HTML     87K  
120: R101        Income Taxes - Changes In Unrecognized Tax          HTML     53K  
                Benefits (Detail)                                                
121: R102        Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per        HTML     75K  
                Share) (Detail)                                                  
122: R103        Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail)             HTML     46K  
123: R104        Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail)         HTML     72K  
124: R105        Employee Benefit Plans (Principal Components of     HTML     55K  
                Employee Benefit Costs) (Detail)                                 
125: R106        Employee Benefit Plans (Company's Benefit           HTML     83K  
                Obligations and Funded Status) (Detail)                          
126: R107        Employee Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Benefit        HTML     54K  
                Costs) (Detail)                                                  
127: R108        Employee Benefit Plans (The Weighted-Average        HTML     49K  
                Discount Rate Assumptions Used to Determine Net                  
                Periodic Benefit Costs) (Detail)                                 
128: R109        Employee Benefit Plans (The Weighted-Average        HTML     45K  
                Discount Rate Assumptions Used to Determine the                  
                Projected Benefit Obligations) (Detail)                          
129: R110        Employee Benefit Plans (Benefit Payments) (Detail)  HTML     54K  
130: R111        Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Assets And  HTML    119K  
                Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details)                
131: R112        Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     62K  
132: R113        Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amounts and      HTML     84K  
                Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not               
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
133: R114        Share-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative)          HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
134: R115        Share-Based Compensation (Costs Associated with     HTML     49K  
                Share-Based Compensation Plans) (Detail)                         
135: R116        Share-Based Compensation (Summary of RSU Activity)  HTML     61K  
                (Detail) - RSUs                                                  
136: R117        Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Detail)           HTML     53K  
137: R118        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     94K  
                (AOCI) - Components of Accumulated Other                         
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
138: R119        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     70K  
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Reclassification               
                Adjustments (Detail)                                             
139: R120        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     68K  
                Reclassifications Out of AOCI) (Detail)                          
140: R121        Business Combinations (Narrative) (Detail)          HTML     66K  
141: R122        Segment Financial Information (Schedule of          HTML    108K  
                Selected Financial Information) (Detail)                         
142: R123        Segment Financial Information (Schedule of Total    HTML     59K  
                Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived                  
                Assets) (Detail)                                                 
143: R124        Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     46K  
144: R125        Schedule I - Summary Of Investments - Other Than    HTML     82K  
                Investments In Related Parties (Detail)                          
145: R126        Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent       HTML    150K  
                Company (Detail)                                                 
146: R127        Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent       HTML     59K  
                Company (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                 
147: R128        Schedule II - Condensed Statements of Income        HTML     99K  
                Parent Company (Detail)                                          
148: R129        Schedule II - Condensed Statements of               HTML     86K  
                Comprehensive Income Parent Company (Detail)                     
149: R130        Schedule II - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows    HTML     89K  
                Parent Company (Detail)                                          
150: R131        Schedule II - Notes to Condensed Financial          HTML     44K  
                Statements Parent Company (Detail)                               
151: R132        Schedule III - Balance Sheet Captions (Detail)      HTML     54K  
152: R133        Schedule III - Income Statement Captions (Detail)   HTML     76K  
153: R134        Schedule IV - Reinsurance (Detail)                  HTML     62K  
154: R135        Schedule V - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts      HTML     61K  
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