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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 11/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 1/28/21, at 9:37pm ET   ·   As of:  1/29/21   ·   For:  11/30/20   ·   Accession #:  96223-21-9   ·   File #:  1-05721

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 1/29/21  Jefferies Financial Group Inc.    10-K       11/30/20  192:38M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   4.43M 
 2: EX-4.2      EX-4.2 Description of Securities Registered         HTML     54K 
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 4: EX-21       Ex-21; Subsidiaries of the Registrant               HTML     58K 
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 6: EX-23.2     Ex-23.2; Consent of Grant Thornton LLP              HTML     50K 
 7: EX-31.1     EX-31.1 Richard B. Handler                          HTML     55K 
 8: EX-31.2     EX-31.2 Teresa S. Gendron                           HTML     55K 
 9: EX-32.1     EX-32.1 Richard B. Handler                          HTML     52K 
10: EX-32.2     EX-32.2 Teresa S. Gendron                           HTML     52K 
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML    114K 
18: R2          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML    156K 
19: R3          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML     75K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    193K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     56K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    127K 
                (Loss)                                                           
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     95K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    207K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Cash          HTML     60K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R10         Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    141K 
27: R11         Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     56K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
28: R12         Nature of Operations                                HTML     66K 
29: R13         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    122K 
30: R14         Accounting Developments                             HTML     70K 
31: R15         Fair Value Disclosures                              HTML    792K 
32: R16         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    265K 
33: R17         Collateralized Transactions                         HTML    173K 
34: R18         Securitization Activities                           HTML     75K 
35: R19         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    129K 
36: R20         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies    HTML    203K 
37: R21         Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill                 HTML     79K 
38: R22         Short-Term Borrowings                               HTML     70K 
39: R23         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     96K 
40: R24         Leases                                              HTML    110K 
41: R25         Mezzanine Equity                                    HTML     55K 
42: R26         Compensation Plans                                  HTML    137K 
43: R27         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     81K 
44: R28         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits           HTML    122K 
45: R29         Revenues from Contracts with Customers              HTML    226K 
46: R30         Income Taxes                                        HTML    171K 
47: R31         Other Results of Operations Information             HTML     68K 
48: R32         Common Shares and Earnings Per Common Share         HTML     82K 
49: R33         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    107K 
50: R34         Net Capital Requirements                            HTML     54K 
51: R35         Other Fair Value Information                        HTML     65K 
52: R36         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     59K 
53: R37         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     69K 
54: R38         Segment Information                                 HTML    130K 
55: R39         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML    114K 
56: R40         Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    263K 
                Registrant                                                       
57: R41         Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)            HTML    185K 
58: R42         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     70K 
59: R43         Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)                     HTML    733K 
60: R44         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    272K 
61: R45         Collateralized Transactions (Tables)                HTML    223K 
62: R46         Securitization Activities (Tables)                  HTML     72K 
63: R47         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    112K 
64: R48         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies    HTML    184K 
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65: R49         Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill (Tables)        HTML     76K 
66: R50         Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)                      HTML     71K 
67: R51         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     89K 
68: R52         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     81K 
69: R53         Compensation Plans (Tables)                         HTML    125K 
70: R54         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     80K 
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71: R55         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    142K 
72: R56         Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Tables)     HTML    206K 
73: R57         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    172K 
74: R58         Other Results of Operations Information (Tables)    HTML     66K 
75: R59         Common Shares and Earnings Per Common Share         HTML     79K 
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76: R60         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)  HTML     97K 
77: R61         Other Fair Value Information (Tables)               HTML     65K 
78: R62         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     68K 
79: R63         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    123K 
80: R64         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML    114K 
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81: R65         Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of     HTML     70K 
                Registrant (Tables)                                              
82: R66         Nature of Operations (Details)                      HTML    188K 
83: R67         Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative         HTML    121K 
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84: R68         Significant Accounting Policies - Supplemental      HTML     55K 
                Cash Flow Information (Details)                                  
85: R69         Accounting Developments (Details)                   HTML     84K 
86: R70         Fair Value Disclosures - Schedule of Assets and     HTML    201K 
                Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis at Fair                  
                Value (Details)                                                  
87: R71         Fair Value Disclosures - Investments at Fair Value  HTML    112K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R72         Fair Value Disclosures - Investment in FXCM         HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R73         Fair Value Disclosures - Nonrecurring Fair Value    HTML    106K 
                Measurements (Details)                                           
90: R74         Fair Value Disclosures - Level 3 Rollforwards       HTML    188K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R75         Fair Value Disclosures - Analysis of Level 3        HTML    108K 
                Assets and Liabilities Narrative (Details)                       
92: R76         Fair Value Disclosures - Quantitative Information   HTML    525K 
                about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in                    
                Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Details)                        
93: R77         Fair Value Disclosures - Summary of Gains (Losses)  HTML     70K 
                Due to Changes In Instrument Specific Credit Risk                
                For Loans and Other Receivables and Loan                         
                Commitments Measured at Fair Value Under Fair                    
                Value Option (Details)                                           
94: R78         Fair Value Disclosures - Summary of Amount by       HTML     61K 
                Which Contractual Principal Exceeds Fair Value for               
                Loans and Other Receivables Measured at Fair Value               
                Under Fair Value Option (Details)                                
95: R79         Fair Value Disclosures - Fair Value Option          HTML     70K 
                Election Narrative (Details)                                     
96: R80         Fair Value Disclosures - Financial Instruments Not  HTML     56K 
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
97: R81         Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative         HTML    125K 
                Financial Instruments - Fair Value And Related                   
                Number Of Derivative Contracts (Details)                         
98: R82         Derivative Financial Instruments - Unrealized and   HTML     78K 
                Realized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Contracts                  
                (Details)                                                        
99: R83         Derivative Financial Instruments - Remaining        HTML    117K 
                Contract Maturity of Fair Value of OTC Derivative                
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
100: R84         Derivative Financial Instruments - Counterparty     HTML     60K  
                Credit Quality with Respect to Fair Value of OTC                 
                Derivatives Assets (Details)                                     
101: R85         Derivative Financial Instruments - Credit Related   HTML     66K  
                Derivative Contracts (Details)                                   
102: R86         Derivative Financial Instruments - Contingent       HTML     59K  
                Features (Details)                                               
103: R87         Collateralized Transactions - Collateral Pledged    HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R88         Collateralized Transactions - Contractual Maturity  HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R89         Collateralized Transactions - Narrative (Details)   HTML     54K  
106: R90         Collateralized Transactions Collateralized          HTML    134K  
                Transactions - Offsetting of Securities Financing                
                Agreements (Details)                                             
107: R91         Securitization Activities - Activity Related to     HTML     56K  
                Securitizations Accounted for as Sales (Details)                 
108: R92         Securitization Activities - Summary of Retained     HTML     68K  
                Interests in SPEs (Details)                                      
109: R93         Variable Interest Entities - Schedule of            HTML    113K  
                Consolidated VIEs (Details)                                      
110: R94         Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details)    HTML    100K  
111: R95         Variable Interest Entities - Schedule of            HTML     85K  
                Nonconsolidated VIEs (Details)                                   
112: R96         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML    207K  
                Summary of Loans to and Investments in Associated                
                Companies (Details)                                              
113: R97         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML    101K  
                Jefferies Finance (Details)                                      
114: R98         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies    HTML     63K  
                (Activity Related to Other Transactions with                     
                Jefferies Finance) (Details)                                     
115: R99         Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     66K  
                Berkadia (Details)                                               
116: R100        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     87K  
                National Beef (Details)                                          
117: R101        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     59K  
                FXCM (Details)                                                   
118: R102        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     59K  
                Garcadia (Details)                                               
119: R103        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     59K  
                Linkem (Details)                                                 
120: R104        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     65K  
                HomeFed (Details)                                                
121: R105        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies    HTML     71K  
                Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -               
                Real Estate Associated Companies (Details)                       
122: R106        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML     75K  
                Golden Queen Mining Company (Details)                            
123: R107        Loans to and Investments in Associated Companies -  HTML    100K  
                Schedule of Summarized Data for Investments in                   
                Associated Companies (Details)                                   
124: R108        Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Schedule of   HTML     82K  
                Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details)                         
125: R109        Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Narrative     HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
126: R110        Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Schedule of   HTML     62K  
                Estimated Aggregate Future Amortization Expense                  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R111        Short-Term Borrowings - Schedule of Short-Term      HTML     59K  
                Borrowings (Details)                                             
128: R112        Short-Term Borrowings - Additional Information      HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        Short-Term Borrowings - Schedule of Line of Credit  HTML     76K  
                Facilities (Details)                                             
130: R114        Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details)         HTML    151K  
131: R115        Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    129K  
132: R116        Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Annual Mandatory       HTML     63K  
                Redemptions of Long-term Debt (Details)                          
133: R117        Leases - Finance Lease ROU Assets (Details)         HTML     59K  
134: R118        Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     76K  
135: R119        Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     59K  
136: R120        Leases - Supplemental Information of Cash Flows     HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R121        Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     52K  
138: R122        Leases - (Schedule of Future Minimum Annual Lease   HTML     72K  
                Payments) (Details)                                              
139: R123        Mezzanine Equity - Narrative (Details)              HTML     92K  
140: R124        Compensation Plans - Incentive Plan (Details)       HTML     71K  
141: R125        Compensation Plans - Activity of Restricted Stock   HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
142: R126        Compensation Plans - Schedule of Activity in RSUs   HTML    102K  
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143: R127        Compensation Plans - Senior Executive Compensation  HTML     99K  
                Plan (Details)                                                   
144: R128        Compensation Plans - Directors' Plan (Details)      HTML     61K  
145: R129        Compensation Plans - Other Compensation Plan        HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
146: R130        Compensation Plans - Stock-Based Compensation       HTML     74K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
147: R131        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     76K  
                Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,               
                Net of Taxes (Details)                                           
148: R132        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     95K  
                Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income               
                Reclassifications (Details)                                      
149: R133        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     54K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
150: R134        Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     88K  
                Components of Defined Benefit Pension Plans                      
                (Details)                                                        
151: R135        Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     87K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
152: R136        Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     83K  
                Components of Pension Expense (Details)                          
153: R137        Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     65K  
                Schedule of Assumptions for Pensions Plan                        
                (Details)                                                        
154: R138        Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     64K  
                Schedule of Expected Pension Benefit Payments                    
                (Details)                                                        
155: R139        Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule   HTML     81K  
                of Components of Revenue (Details)                               
156: R140        Revenues from Contracts with Customers -            HTML    160K  
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
157: R141        Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Narrative  HTML     66K  
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158: R142        Income Taxes - Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for  HTML     81K  
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
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                Continuing Operations before Income Taxes                        
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160: R144        Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML    128K  
                Expected Statutory Federal Income Tax To Actual                  
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161: R145        Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     75K  
162: R146        Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML     63K  
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
163: R147        Income Taxes - Schedule of Principal Components of  HTML     82K  
                Deferred Taxes (Details)                                         
164: R148        Other Results of Operations Information (Details)   HTML    162K  
165: R149        Common Shares and Earnings Per Common Share -       HTML    116K  
                Earnings Per Share Computation (Details)                         
166: R150        Common Shares and Earnings Per Common Share -       HTML     82K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Schedule of Commitments (Details)                                
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                Summary of Notional Amounts Associated with                      
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