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Orthofix Medical Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 2/24/20, at 4:17pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 1564590-20-6037 · File #: 0-19961

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

 2/24/20  Orthofix Medical Inc.             10-K       12/31/19  125:21M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

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

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                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
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                Shareholders' Equity                                             
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                compensation                                                     
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                Consideration Transferred (Detail)                               
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                Lives of the Assets (Detail)                                     
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                Information (Detail)                                             
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                Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                           
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                Amortization Expense (Detail)                                    
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                Goodwill (Detail)                                                
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                Sheet (Detail)                                                   
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                Information Related to Leases (Detail)                           
45: R66         Leases - Summary of Remaining Lease Liabilities     HTML     85K 
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34: R67         Other Current Liabilities - Summary of Other        HTML     56K 
                Current Liabilities (Detail)                                     
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
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                of Change in Valuation of Securities (Detail)                    
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                of Reconciliation of Debt Securities (Detail)                    
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                of Reconciliation For Contingent Consideration                   
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                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                    
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                Schedule of Net Sales (Detail)                                   
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                Sales by Major Product Category by Reporting                     
                Segment (Detail)                                                 
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                by Reporting Segment (Detail)                                    
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                Depreciation and Amortization by Reporting Segment               
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                Sales by Geographic Destination for Each Reporting               
                Unit (Detail)                                                    
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                Property, Plant and Equipment of Reporting                       
                Segments by Geographic Area (Detail)                             
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                Compensation by Line Item in Consolidated                        
                Statements of Income (Detail)                                    
92: R89         Share-based Compensation - Schedule of Assumptions  HTML     56K 
                Used in Determining Fair Value of Stock Options                  
                Granted (Detail)                                                 
77: R90         Share-based Compensation - Schedule of Stock        HTML     76K 
                Option Plans (Detail)                                            
121: R91         Share-based Compensation - Schedule of Changes in   HTML     70K  
                Time-Based, Performance-Based and Market-Based                   
                Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Units (Detail)                 
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                Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)                   
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                Continuing Operations Before Provision for Income                
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
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                Taxes on Continuing Operations (Detail)                          
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                Rate Reconciliation for Continuing Operations                    
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                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
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                Benefits (Excluding Interest and Penalties)                      
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                Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Used in                
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