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First American Financial Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 7/23/20, at 4:02pm ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 1564590-20-33246 · File #: 1-34580

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

 7/23/20  First American Financial Corp     10-Q        6/30/20   91:18M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Q2 2020 Form 10-Q                                   HTML   2.16M 
 2: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
 3: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
 4: EX-32.A     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 5: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     80K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    153K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     54K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    132K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     72K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    112K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
18: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    156K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
19: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     29K 
                (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                      
20: R9          Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial           HTML     40K 
                Statements                                                       
21: R10         Escrow Deposits, Like-Kind Exchange Deposits and    HTML     34K 
                Trust Assets                                                     
22: R11         Debt and Equity Securities                          HTML    832K 
23: R12         Credit Losses - Financial Assets and Off - Balance  HTML     57K 
                Sheet Credit Exposures                                           
24: R13         Goodwill                                            HTML     57K 
25: R14         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     86K 
26: R15         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    108K 
                Claims                                                           
27: R16         Notes and Contracts Payable                         HTML     30K 
28: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     38K 
29: R18         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     98K 
30: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     81K 
31: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    379K 
32: R21         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     84K 
33: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     31K 
34: R23         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    314K 
                ("Aoci")                                                         
35: R24         Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies             HTML     50K 
36: R25         Business Combinations                               HTML     31K 
37: R26         Segment Information                                 HTML    358K 
38: R27         Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial           HTML     41K 
                Statements (Policies)                                            
39: R28         Debt and Equity Securities (Tables)                 HTML    832K 
40: R29         Credit Losses - Financial Assets and Off - Balance  HTML     48K 
                Sheet Credit Exposures (Tables)                                  
41: R30         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     57K 
42: R31         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     87K 
43: R32         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    106K 
                Claims (Tables)                                                  
44: R33         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     96K 
45: R34         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     75K 
46: R35         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    368K 
47: R36         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     87K 
48: R37         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    317K 
                ("Aoci") (Tables)                                                
49: R38         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    347K 
50: R39         Escrow Deposits, Like-Kind Exchange Deposits and    HTML     35K 
                Trust Assets (Narrative) (Detail)                                
51: R40         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt     HTML     78K 
                Securities, Classified as Available-For-Sale)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
52: R41         Debt and Equity Securities (Narrative) (Detail)     HTML     68K 
53: R42         Debt and Equity Securities (Gross Unrealized        HTML     75K 
                Losses on Investments in Debt Securities) (Detail)               
54: R43         Debt and Equity Securities (Rollforward of          HTML     39K 
                Allowance for Credit Losses for Investments in                   
                Debt Securities ) (Detail)                                       
55: R44         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt     HTML    102K 
                Securities by Contractual Maturity) (Detail)                     
56: R45         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Equity   HTML     36K 
                Securities) (Detail)                                             
57: R46         Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of          HTML     99K 
                Investment Portfolio by Credit Rating Agencies)                  
                (Detail)                                                         
58: R47         Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of Debt     HTML     79K 
                Securities Portfolio in Unrealized Loss Position                 
                by Credit Rating Agencies) (Detail)                              
59: R48         Credit Losses - Financial Assets and Off - Balance  HTML     35K 
                Sheet Credit Exposures- Summary of Allowance for                 
                Credit Losses on Accounts Receivables (Details)                  
60: R49         Credit Losses - Financial Assets and Off - Balance  HTML     28K 
                Sheet Credit Exposures - Additional Information                  
                (Details)                                                        
61: R50         Goodwill (Carrying Amount of Goodwill by            HTML     43K 
                Reportable Segment) (Detail)                                     
62: R51         Goodwill (Narrative) (Detail)                       HTML     28K 
63: R52         Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other          HTML     50K 
                Intangible Assets) (Detail)                                      
64: R53         Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Detail)        HTML     30K 
65: R54         Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization     HTML     40K 
                Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets)                      
                (Detail)                                                         
66: R55         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     48K 
                Claims (Activity in Reserve for Known and Incurred               
                but Not Reported Claims) (Detail)                                
67: R56         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     35K 
                Claims (Narrative) (Detail)                                      
68: R57         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     50K 
                Claims (Summary of Loss Reserves) (Detail)                       
69: R58         Notes and Contracts Payable (Narrative) (Detail)    HTML     46K 
70: R59         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     42K 
71: R60         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per        HTML     64K 
                Share) (Detail)                                                  
72: R61         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail)             HTML     35K 
73: R62         Employee Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Cost)          HTML     47K 
                (Detail)                                                         
74: R63         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail)         HTML     35K 
75: R64         Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Assets       HTML     95K 
                Measured on Recurring Basis) (Detail)                            
76: R65         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Detail)        HTML     38K 
77: R66         Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amounts and       HTML     59K 
                Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not               
                Measured at Fair Value) (Detail)                                 
78: R67         Share-Based Compensation (Costs Associated with     HTML     35K 
                Share-Based Compensation Plans) (Detail)                         
79: R68         Share-Based Compensation (Summary of RSU Activity)  HTML     51K 
                (Detail) - RSUs                                                  
80: R69         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Detail)           HTML     37K 
81: R70         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    101K 
                (Aoci) (Components of Accumulated Other                          
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
82: R71         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     61K 
                (Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                               
                Reclassification Adjustments) (Detail)                           
83: R72         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     58K 
                (Reclassifications Out of AOCI) (Detail)                         
84: R73         Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies             HTML     30K 
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
85: R74         Business Combinations (Narrative) (Detail)          HTML     44K 
86: R75         Segment Information (Narrative) (Detail)            HTML     37K 
87: R76         Segment Information (Schedule of Selected           HTML     80K 
                Financial Information) (Detail)                                  
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First American Financial Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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