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PENTAIR plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/19/19, at 4:51pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/18   ·   Accession #:  77360-19-6   ·   File #:  1-11625

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

 2/19/19  PENTAIR plc                       10-K       12/31/18  136:19M

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   1.30M 
 2: EX-10.16    Material Contract                                   HTML     69K 
 3: EX-10.17    Material Contract                                   HTML    196K 
 4: EX-10.32    Material Contract                                   HTML     93K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     77K 
 6: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     39K 
 7: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     45K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
11: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     73K 
19: R2          Consolidated Statements Of Operations And           HTML    163K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
20: R3          Consolidated Statements Of Operations And           HTML     39K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical)                      
21: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    144K 
22: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
23: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    174K 
24: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Equity        HTML    116K 
25: R8          Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    178K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
26: R9          Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations            HTML     91K 
27: R10         Earnings (Loss) Per Share                           HTML     69K 
28: R11         Restructuring                                       HTML     70K 
29: R12         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML    100K 
30: R13         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML     90K 
31: R14         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     47K 
32: R15         Debt                                                HTML     82K 
33: R16         Derivatives and Financial Instruments               HTML    102K 
34: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML    141K 
35: R18         Benefit Plans                                       HTML    229K 
36: R19         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     48K 
37: R20         Share Plans                                         HTML    121K 
38: R21         Segment Information                                 HTML    125K 
39: R22         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     85K 
40: R23         Selected Quarterly Data (Unaudited)                 HTML    146K 
41: R24         Supplemental Guarantor Information                  HTML    662K 
42: R25         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     54K 
43: R26         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    189K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
44: R27         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    128K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
45: R28         Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations (Tables)   HTML     89K 
46: R29         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                  HTML     70K 
47: R30         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     74K 
48: R31         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML    102K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R32         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML     89K 
50: R33         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     47K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R34         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     73K 
52: R35         Derivatives and Financial Instruments (Tables)      HTML     90K 
53: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    139K 
54: R37         Benefit Plans (Tables)                              HTML    232K 
55: R38         Share Plans (Tables)                                HTML    107K 
56: R39         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    125K 
57: R40         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     83K 
58: R41         Selected Quarterly Data (Tables)                    HTML    145K 
59: R42         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)         HTML    662K 
60: R43         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies - Basis of Presentation                      
                (Details)                                                        
61: R44         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     44K 
                Accounting Policies - Revenue, Additional                        
                Information (Detail)                                             
62: R45         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     48K 
                Accounting Policies - Performance Obligations                    
                (Detail)                                                         
63: R46         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     67K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Contract Assets                
                and Liabilities (Detail)                                         
64: R47         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     60K 
                Accounting Policies - Net Sales Information                      
                (Detail)                                                         
65: R48         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     42K 
                Accounting Policies - Research and Development                   
                (Detail)                                                         
66: R49         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     51K 
                Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of                  
                Property and Equipment (Detail)                                  
67: R50         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     56K 
                Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and                        
                Equipment by Geographic Location (Detail)                        
68: R51         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     46K 
                Accounting Policies - Goodwill and identifiable                  
                intangible assets (Details)                                      
69: R52         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     46K 
                Accounting Policies - Insurance Subsidiary                       
                (Details)                                                        
70: R53         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     65K 
                Accounting Policies - New Accounting Standards                   
                (Detail)                                                         
71: R54         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     96K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Impact of ASUs                 
                on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                     
                (Detail)                                                         
72: R55         Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations -          HTML     55K 
                Acquisitions (Details)                                           
73: R56         Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations -          HTML     59K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
74: R57         Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations -          HTML    163K 
                Components of Discontinued Operations (Details)                  
75: R58         Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Additional Information  HTML    113K 
                (Detail)                                                         
76: R59         Restructuring - Additional Information (Detail)     HTML     54K 
77: R60         Restructuring - Costs Included in Selling, General  HTML     48K 
                & Administrative expenses on Consolidated                        
                Statements of Income (Detail)                                    
78: R61         Restructuring - Accrual Activity recorded on        HTML     48K 
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail)                   
79: R62         Restructuring - Restructuring Costs by Segment      HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R63         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     48K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
81: R64         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     55K 
                - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by                      
                Segment (Detail)                                                 
82: R65         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     67K 
                - Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail)                        
83: R66         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     51K 
                - Estimated Future Amortization Expense for                      
                Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail)                          
84: R67         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Detail)     HTML    144K 
85: R68         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     51K 
                Components of AOCI (Detail)                                      
86: R69         Debt - Debt Outstanding and Average Interest Rates  HTML     75K 
                (Detail)                                                         
87: R70         Debt - Debt Outstanding Amounts Maturing (Detail)   HTML     60K 
88: R71         Debt - Additional Information (Details)             HTML    109K 
89: R72         Derivatives and Financial Instruments - Additional  HTML     53K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
90: R73         Derivatives and Financial Instruments - Recorded    HTML     57K 
                Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Long-term                   
                Debt and Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail)               
91: R74         Derivatives and Financial Instruments - Assets and  HTML     70K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Detail)                      
92: R75         Derivatives and Financial Instruments - Assets and  HTML     41K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Additional                    
                Information (Detail)                                             
93: R76         Income Taxes - Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes    HTML     53K 
                and Noncontrolling Interest (Detail)                             
94: R77         Income Taxes - Provision for Income Taxes (Detail)  HTML     64K 
95: R78         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Federal Statutory  HTML     69K 
                Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate (Detail)                   
96: R79         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Federal Statutory  HTML     42K 
                Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate Additional                 
                Information (Detail)                                             
97: R80         Income Taxes - Reconciliations of Gross             HTML     55K 
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)                               
98: R81         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     96K 
99: R82         Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Detail)              HTML     49K 
100: R83         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     78K  
                (Detail)                                                         
101: R84         Benefit Plans - Pension and Other Post-retirement   HTML     56K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
102: R85         Benefit Plans - Obligations and Funded Status       HTML     91K  
                (Detail)                                                         
103: R86         Benefit Plans - Amounts Recorded in Consolidated    HTML     58K  
                Balance Sheets (Detail)                                          
104: R87         Benefit Plans - Pension Plans with Accumulated      HTML     54K  
                Benefit Obligation or Projected Benefit Obligation               
                in Excess of Plan Assets (Detail)                                
105: R88         Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit  HTML     54K  
                Cost (Detail)                                                    
106: R89         Benefit Plans - Schedule of Assumptions (Detail)    HTML     58K  
107: R90         Benefit Plans - Expected Rates of Return (Details)  HTML     40K  
108: R91         Benefit Plans - Assumed Health Care Cost Trend      HTML     46K  
                Rates (Detail)                                                   
109: R92         Benefit Plans - Effect of One-Percentage-Point      HTML     48K  
                Change in Assumed Healthcare Cost Trend Rates                    
                (Detail)                                                         
110: R93         Benefit Plans - Actual Overall Asset Allocation     HTML     52K  
                for U.S. And Non-U.S. Plans as Compared to                       
                Investment Policy Goals (Detail)                                 
111: R94         Benefit Plans - Plan Assets Using Fair Value        HTML     88K  
                Methodologies (Detail)                                           
112: R95         Benefit Plans - Cash Flows, Contributions           HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R96         Benefit Plans - Estimated future benefit payments   HTML     57K  
                (Detail)                                                         
114: R97         Benefit Plans - Savings Plan (Details)              HTML     57K  
115: R98         Shareholder's Equity - Additional Information       HTML     78K  
                (Detail)                                                         
116: R99         Share Plans - Share-based compensation expense      HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R100        Share Plans - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML    117K  
118: R101        Share Plans - Stock Option Activity (Detail)        HTML     99K  
119: R102        Share Plans - Stock Option Fair Value Assumptions   HTML     50K  
                (Detail)                                                         
120: R103        Share Plans - Restricted Stock Units (Detail)       HTML     67K  
121: R104        Share Plans - Performance Stock units (Details)     HTML     58K  
122: R105        Segment Information - Financial Information By      HTML     75K  
                Reportable Segment (Detail)                                      
123: R106        Segment Information Reconciliation of Income from   HTML     78K  
                Continuing Operations from Segments to                           
                Consolidated (Details)                                           
124: R107        Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     40K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
125: R108        Commitments and Contingencies - Net Rental Expense  HTML     46K  
                Under Operating Leases (Detail)                                  
126: R109        Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum      HTML     67K  
                Lease Commitments Under Non-Cancelable Operating                 
                Leases (Detail)                                                  
127: R110        Commitments and Contingencies - Warranty Reserve    HTML     50K  
                Rollforward (Detail)                                             
128: R111        Selected Quarterly Data (unaudited) - Quarterly     HTML    138K  
                Financial Information (Detail)                                   
129: R112        Supplemental Guarantor Information - Additional     HTML     44K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
130: R113        Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed      HTML    252K  
                Consolidating Statement of Operations and                        
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
131: R114        Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed      HTML    229K  
                Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail)                             
132: R115        Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed      HTML    208K  
                Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail)                   
133: R116        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts -   HTML     53K  
                Disclosure Table (Detail)                                        
135: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    253K  
134: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    171K  
12: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- pnr-20181231                        XML   6.34M 
14: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- pnr-20181231_cal                XML    446K 
15: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- pnr-20181231_def                 XML   1.43M 
16: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- pnr-20181231_lab                      XML   2.83M 
17: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- pnr-20181231_pre               XML   1.99M 
13: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- pnr-20181231                          XSD    284K 
136: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000077360-19-000006-xbrl      Zip    493K  


‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — pnr-20181231_def


This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.


                                                                                                                                                                                
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