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Illinois Tool Works Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/14/20, at 3:16pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  49826-20-20   ·   File #:  1-04797

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

 2/14/20  Illinois Tool Works Inc           10-K       12/31/19  114:17M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.22M 
 2: EX-4.J      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     37K 
 3: EX-4.K      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     95K 
 4: EX-4.L      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     93K 
 5: EX-4.M      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     93K 
 6: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    171K 
 7: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     32K 
 8: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     63K 
 9: EX-31       Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     47K 
10: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
76: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    117K 
35: R2          Statement of Income                                 HTML     74K 
50: R3          Statement of Comprehensive Income                   HTML     48K 
111: R4          Statement of Financial Position                     HTML    130K  
77: R5          Statement of Financial Position (Parenthetical)     HTML     38K 
37: R6          Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity        HTML     74K 
52: R7          Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity        HTML     33K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
113: R8          Statement of Cash Flows                             HTML    145K  
74: R9          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    127K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
80: R10         Divestitures                                        HTML     61K 
92: R11         Operating Revenue                                   HTML     87K 
57: R12         Legal Settlement                                    HTML     34K 
21: R13         Other Income (Expense)                              HTML     59K 
79: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    207K 
91: R15         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     59K 
56: R16         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    144K 
20: R17         Leases                                              HTML     54K 
78: R18         Debt                                                HTML    136K 
93: R19         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    349K 
48: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     34K 
40: R21         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     82K 
75: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     90K 
114: R23         Other Balance Sheet Information                     HTML     84K  
47: R24         Segment Information                                 HTML    172K 
38: R25         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     79K 
73: R26         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    111K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
112: R27         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    103K  
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
51: R28         Divestitures (Tables)                               HTML     60K 
36: R29         Operating Revenue (Tables)                          HTML     54K 
16: R30         Other Income (Expense) (Tables)                     HTML     54K 
54: R31         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    202K 
94: R32         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     57K 
81: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    194K 
18: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     51K 
55: R35         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    120K 
95: R36         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    354K 
82: R37         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     68K 
19: R38         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     87K 
53: R39         Other Balance Sheet Information (Tables)            HTML     85K 
32: R40         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    170K 
45: R41         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     78K 
                (Tables)                                                         
104: R42         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     83K  
                Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)                        
65: R43         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     46K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Changes in                     
                Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)                        
33: R44         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     45K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Inventory                      
                (Details)                                                        
46: R45         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     51K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Net Plant and                  
                Equipment (Details)                                              
105: R46         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     40K  
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Ranges of Useful               
                Lives (Details)                                                  
67: R47         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     42K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Changes in                     
                Accrued Warranties (Details)                                     
34: R48         Divestitures (Details)                              HTML     72K 
44: R49         Divestitures - Summary of Assets and Liabilities    HTML     71K 
                Related to Held For Sale Businesses (Details)                    
63: R50         Operating Revenue (Details)                         HTML     34K 
28: R51         Operating Revenue - Summary of Operating Revenue    HTML     62K 
                by Product Category (Details)                                    
84: R52         Legal Settlement (Details)                          HTML     38K 
97: R53         Other Income (Expense) - Schedule of Other Income   HTML     55K 
                (Expense) (Details)                                              
62: R54         Other Income (Expense) - Narrative (Details)        HTML     62K 
27: R55         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     77K 
83: R56         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Provision  HTML     66K 
                for Income Taxes (Details)                                       
96: R57         Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Before Taxes for  HTML     77K 
                Domestic and Foreign Operations and Reconciliation               
                Between U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate and                      
                Effective Tax Rate (Details)                                     
64: R58         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Deferred   HTML    101K 
                Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                      
26: R59         Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Operating Loss       HTML     47K 
                Carryforwards (Details)                                          
71: R60         Income Taxes - Schedule of Changes in Amount of     HTML     49K 
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
108: R61         Income Taxes - Summary of Open Tax Years (Details)  HTML     48K  
42: R62         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     64K 
30: R63         Net Income Per Share - Narrative (Details)          HTML     34K 
70: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     71K 
                Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                 
107: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     59K  
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
41: R66         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
29: R67         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     43K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expense of                         
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
68: R68         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     57K 
110: R69         Leases - Schedule of Future Maturities of           HTML     54K  
                Operating Lease Liabilities (Details)                            
101: R70         Leases - Schedule of Minimum Lease Payments under   HTML     51K  
                Operating Leases (Details)                                       
86: R71         Debt - Schedule of Short-term Debt (Details)        HTML     38K 
23: R72         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    174K 
59: R73         Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt at Carrying       HTML    135K 
                Value and Fair Value (Details)                                   
102: R74         Debt - Schedule of Future Maturities of Long-term   HTML     53K  
                Debt Including Current Maturities of Long-term                   
                Debt (Details)                                                   
87: R75         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     55K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
24: R76         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     56K 
                Summary of Information Regarding Net Periodic                    
                Benefit Cost Included in Statement of Income                     
                Related to Significant Defined Benefit Pension and               
                Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details)                     
60: R77         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Change  HTML     68K 
                in Plan Benefit Obligations (Details)                            
99: R78         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Change  HTML    117K 
                in Plan Assets and Reconciliation of Funded Status               
                (Details)                                                        
90: R79         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     70K 
                Assumptions Used and Trend Rates (Details)                       
100: R80         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     99K  
                Benefit Plan Assets by Category and Valuation                    
                Methodology (Details)                                            
85: R81         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     49K 
                Expected Future Benefit Payments (Details)                       
22: R82         Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     91K 
58: R83         Stockholders' Equity - Changes in Accumulated       HTML     60K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
103: R84         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     71K  
88: R85         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock-based   HTML     39K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
25: R86         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity      HTML     50K 
                Related to Non-vested RSUs (Details)                             
61: R87         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     74K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
98: R88         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Assumptions   HTML     48K 
                Used in Option Valuations (Details)                              
89: R89         Other Balance Sheet Information (Details)           HTML    102K 
72: R90         Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     47K 
109: R91         Segment Information - Summary of Segment            HTML    100K  
                Information (Details)                                            
43: R92         Segment Information - Summary of Enterprise-wide    HTML     54K 
                Information (Details)                                            
31: R93         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
106: R9999       Uncategorized Items - itw-20191231x10k.htm          HTML     32K  
49: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    207K 
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17: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    125K 
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