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SPX Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 2/13/20, at 9:33pm ET   ·   As of:  2/14/20   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  88205-20-8   ·   File #:  1-06948

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 2/14/20  SPX Corp                          10-K       12/31/19  120:26M

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   2.52M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     48K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     46K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     34K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
106: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     96K  
65: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    166K 
23: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     67K 
93: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     42K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
105: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    151K  
63: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     44K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    165K 
91: R8          Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML    298K 
                Compensation                                                     
108: R9          Quarterly Results (Unaudited)                       HTML    154K  
103: R10         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML    300K  
                Compensation (Tables)                                            
87: R11         Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Tables)              HTML    154K 
26: R12         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML     79K 
                Compensation - Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)                 
66: R13         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML     59K 
                Compensation - Common Stock and Treasury Stock                   
                (Details)                                                        
104: R14         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML    105K  
                Compensation - Long-Term Incentive Compensation                  
                (Details)                                                        
88: R15         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML    141K 
                Compensation - Stock Activity (Details)                          
27: R16         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML     76K 
                Compensation - AOCI (Details)                                    
67: R17         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML     72K 
                Compensation - Summary of Reclassified Components                
                of AOCI (Details)                                                
102: R18         Shareholders' Equity and Long-Term Incentive        HTML     45K  
                Compensation - Common Stock in Treasury, Dividends               
                and Preferred Stock (Details)                                    
89: R19         Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Details)             HTML    138K 
29: R20         Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    110K 
43: R21         Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     36K 
110: R22         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     66K  
                Accounting Policies                                              
68: R23         Use of Estimates                                    HTML    108K 
32: R24         New Accounting Pronouncements                       HTML     64K 
45: R25         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML    109K 
                Dispositions                                                     
112: R26         Revenues from Contracts                             HTML    259K  
70: R27         Leases                                              HTML    188K 
33: R28         Information on Reportable and Other Operating       HTML    173K 
                Segments                                                         
41: R29         Special Charges, Net                                HTML    175K 
62: R30         Inventories, Net                                    HTML     48K 
25: R31         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    261K 
92: R32         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    434K 
109: R33         Income Taxes                                        HTML    169K  
61: R34         Indebtedness                                        HTML    140K 
24: R35         Derivative Financial Instruments and                HTML     46K 
                Concentrations of Credit Risk                                    
90: R36         Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters            HTML     75K 
107: R37         Fair Value                                          HTML     84K  
64: R38         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    235K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
22: R39         Use of Estimates (Tables)                           HTML     91K 
51: R40         New Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)              HTML     96K 
40: R41         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML    112K 
                Dispositions (Tables)                                            
72: R42         Revenues from Contracts (Tables)                    HTML    248K 
114: R43         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    140K  
50: R44         Information on Reportable and Other Operating       HTML    169K 
                Segments (Tables)                                                
39: R45         Special Charges, Net (Tables)                       HTML    132K 
71: R46         Inventories, Net (Tables)                           HTML     49K 
113: R47         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    257K  
52: R48         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    435K 
38: R49         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    161K 
18: R50         Indebtedness (Tables)                               HTML    118K 
59: R51         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML     71K 
94: R52         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     99K 
                Accounting Policies (Detail)                                     
79: R53         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     34K 
                Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition                        
                (Details)                                                        
19: R54         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     41K 
                Accounting Policies - Research and Development                   
                (Details)                                                        
60: R55         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     47K 
                Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and                        
                Equipment (Details)                                              
95: R56         Use of Estimates (Details)                          HTML     43K 
80: R57         Use of Estimates - Accrued Expenses (Details)       HTML     46K 
20: R58         Use of Estimates - Warranty (Details)               HTML     55K 
58: R59         Use of Estimates - Narrative (Details)              HTML     41K 
118: R60         New Accounting Pronouncements - Impact of 842       HTML     43K  
                Adoption (Details)                                               
74: R61         New Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative)           HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
35: R62         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML    139K 
                Dispositions - Acquisitions (Details)                            
47: R63         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML     58K 
                Dispositions - Sale of Blacke Durr Business                      
                (Details)                                                        
119: R64         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML     39K  
                Dispositions - Other Discontinued Operations                     
                Activity (Details)                                               
75: R65         Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, and Other    HTML     66K 
                Dispositions - Results of Operations (Details)                   
36: R66         Revenues from Contracts - Remaining Performance     HTML     45K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
48: R67         Revenues from Contracts - Narrative (Details)       HTML    133K 
116: R68         Revenues from Contracts (Details)                   HTML    184K  
78: R69         Revenues from Contracts - Effect of ASC 606         HTML    116K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R70         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     41K 
98: R71         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     47K 
56: R72         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
15: R73         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R74         Leases - Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms     HTML     44K 
                and Discount Rates (Details)                                     
97: R75         Leases - Future Minimum Payments (Details)          HTML     97K 
55: R76         Leases - Schedule of Operating Lease Payments as    HTML     53K 
                of Prior Year End (Details)                                      
14: R77         Information on Reportable and Other Operating       HTML    182K 
                Segments (Details)                                               
81: R78         Special Charges, Net (Details)                      HTML     94K 
100: R79         Inventories, Net (Details)                          HTML     51K  
86: R80         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)      HTML     94K 
99: R81         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML    134K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
57: R82         Employee Benefit Plans - Overview (Details)         HTML     44K 
16: R83         Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Pension    HTML    120K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
83: R84         Employee Benefit Plans - Estimated Future Benefit   HTML     66K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
96: R85         Employee Benefit Plans - Obligations and Funded     HTML    136K 
                Status (Details)                                                 
54: R86         Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Expense       HTML     93K 
                (Income) and Additional Information (Details)                    
13: R87         Employee Benefit Plans - Postretirement Benefit     HTML    122K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
82: R88         Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Contribution       HTML     47K 
                Retirement Plans (Details)                                       
101: R89         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    161K  
117: R90         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    104K  
73: R91         Income Taxes - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     54K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
34: R92         Indebtedness (Details)                              HTML    132K 
46: R93         Indebtedness - Senior Credit Facilities (Details)   HTML     62K 
120: R94         Indebtedness - Consolidated Leverage Ratio          HTML     85K  
                (Details)                                                        
76: R95         Indebtedness - Senior Debt Prior Term Loan          HTML    111K 
                (Details)                                                        
37: R96         Derivative Financial Instruments and                HTML     67K 
                Concentrations of Credit Risk (Details)                          
49: R97         Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters - General  HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
115: R98         Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters - Large    HTML    101K  
                Power Projects in South Africa (Details)                         
77: R99         Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters -          HTML     73K 
                Noncontrolling Interest in South African                         
                Subsidiary (Details)                                             
44: R100        Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters -          HTML     39K 
                Environmental Matters (Details)                                  
31: R101        Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters -          HTML     37K 
                Executive Agreements (Details)                                   
69: R102        Fair Value (Details)                                HTML     67K 
111: R103        Fair Value - Schedule of Fair Value Assets and      HTML     55K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
30: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    223K 
17: XML         XBRL Instance -- spxc-20191231_htm                   XML   7.90M 
28: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    191K 
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10: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- spxc-20191231_def                XML   1.77M 
11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- spxc-20191231_lab                     XML   3.44M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- spxc-20191231_pre              XML   2.35M 
 8: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- spxc-20191231                         XSD    295K 
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42: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000088205-20-000008-xbrl      Zip    839K

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