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SmileDirectClub, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 8/14/20, at 4:15pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1775625-20-29   ·   File #:  1-39037

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

 8/14/20  SmileDirectClub, Inc.             10-Q        6/30/20   98:9.1M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    908K 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     85K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    107K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     35K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     97K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     46K 
                Loss (Unaudited) Statement                                       
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML    128K 
                Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)                                     
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    106K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R8          Organization and Basis of Presentation              HTML     52K 
19: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    105K 
20: R10         Inventories                                         HTML     35K 
21: R11         Prepaid and other assets                            HTML     46K 
22: R12         Lease Abandonment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets  HTML     44K 
                and Store Closure and Other Related Charges                      
23: R13         Property, plant and equipment, net                  HTML     45K 
24: R14         Leases                                              HTML    155K 
25: R15         Accrued liabilities                                 HTML     38K 
26: R16         Income taxes                                        HTML     71K 
27: R17         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     72K 
28: R18         Noncontrolling Interests                            HTML     29K 
29: R19         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     31K 
30: R20         Incentive Compensation Plans                        HTML     81K 
31: R21         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     61K 
32: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     28K 
33: R23         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     33K 
34: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
35: R25         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     29K 
36: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    136K 
                (Policies)                                                       
37: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     67K 
                (Tables)                                                         
38: R28         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     36K 
39: R29         Prepaid and other assets (Tables)                   HTML     45K 
40: R30         Lease Abandonment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets  HTML     42K 
                and Store Closure and Other Related Charges                      
                (Tables)                                                         
41: R31         Property, plant and equipment, net (Tables)         HTML     45K 
42: R32         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    115K 
43: R33         Accrued liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     38K 
44: R34         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML     62K 
45: R35         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     62K 
46: R36         Incentive Compensation Plans (Tables)               HTML     73K 
47: R37         Earnings per Share (Tables)                         HTML     62K 
48: R38         Organization and Basis of Presentation - Initial    HTML     33K 
                Public Offering (Details)                                        
49: R39         Organization and Basis of Presentation -            HTML     37K 
                Reorganization Transactions (Details)                            
50: R40         Organization and Basis of Presentation - Basis of   HTML     28K 
                Presentation and Consolidation (Details)                         
51: R41         Organization and Basis of Presentation - COVID-19   HTML     36K 
                Pandemic (Details)                                               
52: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Schedule of Revenue by Product Including Price                   
                Concessions (Details)                                            
53: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Deferred Revenue (Details)                                       
54: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Shipping and Handling Costs (Details)                            
55: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     28K 
                Marketing and Selling Expenses (Details)                         
56: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     42K 
                Summary of Depreciation and Amortization, Income                 
                Statement Location (Details)                                     
57: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair   HTML     28K 
                Value of Financial Instruments (Details)                         
58: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     35K 
                Internally Developed Software Costs (Details)                    
59: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Tax    HTML     30K 
                Receivable Agreement (Details)                                   
60: R50         Inventories - Schedule of Inventory (Details)       HTML     33K 
61: R51         Prepaid and other assets - Summary of Prepaid and   HTML     46K 
                Other Assets (Details)                                           
62: R52         Prepaid and other assets - Narrative (Details)      HTML     29K 
63: R53         Lease Abandonment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets  HTML     31K 
                and Store Closure and Other Related Charges -                    
                Narrative (Details)                                              
64: R54         Lease Abandonment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets  HTML     43K 
                and Store Closure and Other Related Charges -                    
                Schedule of Restructuring Charges (Details)                      
65: R55         Property, plant and equipment, net - Schedule of    HTML     54K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
66: R56         Property, plant and equipment, net - Narrative      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R57         Leases - ROU Assets and Lease Liabilities           HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R58         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     48K 
69: R59         Leases - Undiscounted Cash Flows of Operating       HTML     78K 
                Lease and Finance Lease (Details)                                
70: R60         Accrued liabilities - Schedule of Accrued           HTML     39K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
71: R61         Income taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Provision     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R62         Income taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     46K 
73: R63         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt and Capital       HTML     52K 
                Lease Obligations (Details)                                      
74: R64         Long-Term Debt - HPS Credit Facility (Details)      HTML     75K 
75: R65         Long-Term Debt - HPS Warrants (Details)             HTML     38K 
76: R66         Long-Term Debt - JPM Credit Facility (Details)      HTML     37K 
77: R67         Long-Term Debt - Align Redemption Promissory Note   HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Maturities        HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R69         Noncontrolling Interests - Narrative (Details)      HTML     34K 
80: R70         Variable Interest Entities (Details)                HTML     30K 
81: R71         Incentive Compensation Plans - Class A Common       HTML     55K 
                Stock Options Narrative (Details)                                
82: R72         Incentive Compensation Plans - Schedule of Stock    HTML     73K 
                Option Activity (Details)                                        
83: R73         Incentive Compensation Plans - Incentive Bonus      HTML     63K 
                Awards Narrative (Details)                                       
84: R74         Incentive Compensation Plans - Non-IBA Restricted   HTML     41K 
                Stock Units Narrative (Details)                                  
85: R75         Incentive Compensation Plans - Schedule of          HTML     58K 
                Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details)                         
86: R76         Incentive Compensation Plans - Incentive Bonus      HTML     41K 
                Units Narrative (Details)                                        
87: R77         Incentive Compensation Plans - Employee Stock       HTML     37K 
                Purchase Plan Narrative (Details)                                
88: R78         Incentive Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details)  HTML     29K 
89: R79         Earnings per Share - Summary of Earnings per Share  HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R80         Earnings per Share - Antidilutive Securities        HTML     36K 
                Excluded From Computation of Earnings per Share                  
                (Details)                                                        
91: R81         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     42K 
92: R82         Related Party Transactions - Products and Services  HTML     57K 
                and Distribution Payable Narrative (Details)                     
93: R83         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R84         Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)             HTML     28K 
96: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    182K 
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95: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    124K 
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 5: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- sdc-20200630                          XSD    192K 
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98: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001775625-20-000029-xbrl      Zip    340K

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