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Chiquita Brands International Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/14 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 3/18/15, at 4:58pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/14   ·   Accession #:  101063-15-26   ·   File #:  1-01550

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 3/18/15  Chiquita Brands International Inc 10-K       12/31/14  167:40M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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118: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     48K  
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103: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     82K  
73: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow                HTML    177K 
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                EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE (Tables)                                     
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                Subsequent Acquisition by Cutrale-Safra                          
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                CONTROL (Details)                                                
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                EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE (Details)                                    
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                NOTES DUE 2021 (Details)                                         
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                Goodwill, Trademarks and Intangible Assets                       
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                Advertising and Promotion Expense (Details)                      
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                Added Taxes (Details)                                            
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                Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                               
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                Earnings Per Share (Details)                                     
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                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
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                Subsequent Acquisition by Cutrale-Safra                          
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                Goodwill (Details)                                               
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                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
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                Carrying and Estimated Fair Value Table (Details)                
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                Maturities Table (Details)                                       
146: R95         Debt including Capital Lease Obligations -          HTML     66K  
                Retiring of Credit Facility and 7.5% Senior Notes                
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                Senior Secured Notes (Details)                                   
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                Convertible Senior Notes (Details)                               
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                Asset-Based Lending Facility (Details)                           
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                Build-to-suit Lease (Details)                                    
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                Debt (Details)                                                   
167: R101        Debt including Capital Lease Obligations            HTML     53K  
                Subsequent Events - Note Repurchase (Details)                    
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                Obligation (Details)                                             
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                Costs (Details)                                                  
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                Allocation of Plan Assets (Details)                              
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                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
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                Payments (Details)                                               
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                Forward (Details)                                                
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                Price Range (Details)                                            
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                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                 
161: R130        Shareholders' Equity and Reclassifications from     HTML     91K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income -                         
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                Lawsuits (Details)                                               
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                Insurance Recovery (Details)                                     
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