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Publix Super Markets Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/25/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 3/1/22, at 1:46pm ET   ·   For:  12/25/21   ·   Accession #:  81061-22-11   ·   File #:  0-00981

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

 3/01/22  Publix Super Markets Inc.         10-K       12/25/21   75:7M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    834K 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     21K 
 3: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     21K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     84K 
14: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    172K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     28K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML     76K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     48K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     29K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    125K 
20: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     58K 
21: R9          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     34K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
23: R11         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     31K 
24: R12         Investments (Notes)                                 HTML    104K 
25: R13         Lessee, Leases (Notes)                              HTML    117K 
26: R14         Lessor, Leases (Notes)                              HTML     37K 
27: R15         Consolidation of Joint Ventures and Long-Term Debt  HTML     33K 
                (Notes)                                                          
28: R16         Retirement Plans (Notes)                            HTML     26K 
29: R17         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML     81K 
30: R18         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Losses)   HTML     60K 
                (Notes)                                                          
31: R19         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     24K 
32: R20         Subsequent Event (Notes)                            HTML     23K 
33: R21         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     60K 
                (Notes)                                                          
34: R22         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     96K 
                (Policies)                                                       
35: R23         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     30K 
36: R24         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    108K 
37: R25         Lessee, Leases (Tables)                             HTML     86K 
38: R26         Lessor, Operating Leases (Tables)                   HTML     38K 
39: R27         Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt (Tables)     HTML     28K 
40: R28         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     84K 
41: R29         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Losses)   HTML     59K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R30         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     59K 
                Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                  
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     48K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
44: R32         Assets Recorded at Cost and Depreciated Using       HTML     37K 
                Straight-Line Method Over Estimated Useful Lives                 
                or Terms of Related Leases, If Shorter (Detail)                  
45: R33         Summary of Fair Value Measurements for Available    HTML     30K 
                for Sale Securities (Detail)                                     
46: R34         Available for Sale Debt Securities (Details)        HTML     40K 
47: R35         Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Available for      HTML     50K 
                Sale Debt Securities by Expected Maturity                        
                (Details)                                                        
48: R36         Investments Investments Allowance for Credit        HTML     24K 
                Losses (Details)                                                 
49: R37         Temporarily Impaired Available for Sale Debt        HTML     51K 
                Securities by Time Period Impaired (Details)                     
50: R38         Investments - Additional Information (Details)      HTML     26K 
51: R39         Investments Investments Equity Securities           HTML     23K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R40         Investments Investment Income (Details)             HTML     35K 
53: R41         Lessee, Leases Lease Cost ASC 842 (Details)         HTML     57K 
54: R42         Lessee, Leases Maturities of Operating Lease        HTML     40K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
55: R43         Lessee, Leases Maturities of Finance Lease          HTML     40K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
56: R44         Lessee, Leases, Not Yet Commenced (Details)         HTML     27K 
57: R45         Lessor, Operating Leases, Lease Income ASC 842      HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R46         Lessor, Fixed Lease Payments to be Received         HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R47         Consolidation of Joint Ventures and Long-Term Debt  HTML     40K 
                Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Details)                
60: R48         Consolidation of Joint Ventures and Long-Term Debt  HTML     38K 
                Long Term Debt Assumptions, Maturities and                       
                Interest Rates (Details)                                         
61: R49         Aggregate Annual Maturities and Scheduled Payments  HTML     42K 
                of Long-Term Debt (Detail)                                       
62: R50         Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     43K 
63: R51         Total Income Taxes (Detail)                         HTML     32K 
64: R52         Provision for Income Taxes (Detail)                 HTML     49K 
65: R53         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     28K 
66: R54         Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes at     HTML     35K 
                Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Earnings Before                    
                Income Taxes (Detail)                                            
67: R55         Tax Effect of Temporary Differences That Give Rise  HTML     48K 
                to Deferred Income Taxes (Detail)                                
68: R56         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Losses)   HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R57         Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     32K 
70: R58         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail)          HTML     35K 
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8 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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 3/02/20  Publix Super Markets Inc.         10-K       12/28/19   84:7.5M
 7/07/15  Publix Super Markets Inc.         8-K:1,8,9   7/01/15    3:123K
11/20/12  Publix Super Markets Inc.         8-K:5,9    11/14/12    3:268K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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12/20/11  Publix Super Markets Inc.         8-K:1,9    12/14/11    2:70K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/11/06  Publix Super Markets Inc.         10-Q        4/01/06    7:48K
 3/26/03  Publix Super Markets Inc.         10-K       12/28/02    5:100K
 5/15/01  Publix Super Markets Inc.         10-Q        3/31/01    3:60K
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