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Astronics Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 3/4/24, at 5:33pm ET · As of: 3/5/24 · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 8063-24-14 · File #: 0-07087

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

 3/05/24  Astronics Corp.                   10-K       12/31/23  126:12M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.89M 
 2: EX-10.23    Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     38K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
 8: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     59K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
 7: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML    104K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     39K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     96K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     59K 
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    150K 
19: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    146K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders? Equity     HTML    119K 
22: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML     89K 
                Practices                                                        
23: R10         Revenue                                             HTML     92K 
24: R11         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     49K 
25: R12         Inventories                                         HTML     42K 
26: R13         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     45K 
27: R14         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     60K 
28: R15         Goodwill                                            HTML     54K 
29: R16         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     48K 
30: R17         Warranty                                            HTML     48K 
31: R18         Leases                                              HTML    148K 
32: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    130K 
33: R20         Profit Sharing/401K Plan                            HTML     37K 
34: R21         Retirement Plans and Related Post Retirement        HTML     71K 
                Benefits                                                         
35: R22         Shareholders? Equity                                HTML     61K 
36: R23         Loss Per Share                                      HTML     49K 
37: R24         Equity Compensation                                 HTML    111K 
38: R25         Fair Value                                          HTML     44K 
39: R26         Selected Quarterly Financial Information            HTML     48K 
40: R27         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML     54K 
41: R28         Segments                                            HTML    122K 
42: R29         Divestiture Activities                              HTML     39K 
43: R30         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     67K 
44: R31         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     46K 
45: R32         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     39K 
46: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML    123K 
                Practices (Policies)                                             
47: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and    HTML     60K 
                Practices (Tables)                                               
48: R35         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     78K 
49: R36         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     51K 
50: R37         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     42K 
51: R38         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     45K 
52: R39         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     62K 
53: R40         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     56K 
54: R41         Warranty (Tables)                                   HTML     46K 
55: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    105K 
56: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    126K 
57: R44         Retirement Plans and Related Post Retirement        HTML     68K 
                Benefits (Tables)                                                
58: R45         Shareholders? Equity (Tables)                       HTML     54K 
59: R46         Loss Per Share (Tables)                             HTML     47K 
60: R47         Equity Compensation (Tables)                        HTML    115K 
61: R48         Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)   HTML     47K 
62: R49         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    122K 
63: R50         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND    HTML    128K 
                PRACTICES - Narrative (Details)                                  
64: R51         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND    HTML     40K 
                PRACTICES - Summary of COVID-19 Related Government               
                Assistance (Details)                                             
65: R52         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND    HTML     42K 
                PRACTICES - Reconciliation of Cash and Restricted                
                Cash (Details)                                                   
66: R53         REVENUE - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     47K 
67: R54         REVENUE - Summary of Contract Assets and            HTML     38K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
68: R55         REVENUE - Summary of Revenue Disaggregated by       HTML     58K 
                Market (Details)                                                 
69: R56         REVENUE - Summary of Disaggregated by Product       HTML     60K 
                Lines (Details)                                                  
70: R57         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Summary of Accounts           HTML     45K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
71: R58         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Allowance for Estimated       HTML     42K 
                Credit Losses Deducted from Accounts Receivable                  
                (Details)                                                        
72: R59         INVENTORIES - Summary of Inventories (Details)      HTML     43K 
73: R60         INVENTORIES - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     37K 
74: R61         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Summary of          HTML     51K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
75: R62         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Summary of Acquired Intangible  HTML     54K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
76: R63         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details)             HTML     36K 
77: R64         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Summary of Future Amortization  HTML     44K 
                Expense for Intangible Assets (Details)                          
78: R65         GOODWILL - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount    HTML     52K 
                of Goodwill (Details)                                            
79: R66         GOODWILL - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     39K 
80: R67         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML    136K 
81: R68         WARRANTY - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     38K 
82: R69         WARRANTY - Summary of Activity in Warranty Accrual  HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R70         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     45K 
84: R71         LEASES - Summary of ROU Assets and Lease            HTML     68K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
85: R72         LEASES - Summary of Lease Cost and Cash Paid        HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         LEASES - Summary of Maturity of Lease Liabilities   HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R74         INCOME TAXES - Summary of Provision for (Benefit    HTML     61K 
                from) Income Taxes (Details)                                     
88: R75         INCOME TAXES - Summary of Effective Tax Rates       HTML     65K 
                Differ from Statutory Federal Income Tax (Details)               
89: R76         INCOME TAXES - Summary of Significant Components    HTML     80K 
                of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities                 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R77         INCOME TAXES - Summary of Components of Net         HTML     44K 
                Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                    
91: R78         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     69K 
92: R79         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Total Amounts of   HTML     39K 
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Interest and                 
                Penalties (Details)                                              
93: R80         Profit Sharing/401K Plan (Details)                  HTML     45K 
94: R81         RETIREMENT PLANS AND RELATED POST RETIREMENT        HTML     92K 
                BENEFITS - Narrative (Details)                                   
95: R82         RETIREMENT PLANS AND RELATED POST RETIREMENT        HTML     49K 
                BENEFITS - Summary of Reconciliation of Beginning                
                and Ending Balances of Projected Benefit                         
                Obligation (Details)                                             
96: R83         RETIREMENT PLANS AND RELATED POST RETIREMENT        HTML     44K 
                BENEFITS - Summary of Assumptions Used to                        
                Calculate the Post Retirement Benefit Obligation                 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         RETIREMENT PLANS AND RELATED POST RETIREMENT        HTML     50K 
                BENEFITS - Summarizes the Components of the Net                  
                Periodic Cost (Details)                                          
98: R85         RETIREMENT PLANS AND RELATED POST RETIREMENT        HTML     43K 
                BENEFITS - Summary of Assumptions Used to                        
                Determine the Net Periodic Cost (Details)                        
99: R86         SHAREHOLDERS? EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     68K 
100: R87         SHAREHOLDERS? EQUITY - Components of Accumulated    HTML     53K  
                Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                               
101: R88         SHAREHOLDERS? EQUITY - Components of Other          HTML     46K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
102: R89         LOSS PER SHARE - Summary of Loss Per Share          HTML     72K  
                Computations (Details)                                           
103: R90         LOSS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details)                HTML     39K  
104: R91         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)           HTML    112K  
105: R92         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Compensation       HTML     40K  
                Expense Information Based on Fair Value of Stock                 
                Options and RSU's (Details)                                      
106: R93         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Weighted Average   HTML     36K  
                Fair Value of Options Granted (Details)                          
107: R94         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Weighted-Average   HTML     57K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
108: R95         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Company's Stock    HTML     74K  
                Option Activity and Related Information (Details)                
109: R96         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Weighted Average   HTML     86K  
                Exercise Prices and Contractual Lives for                        
                Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options                        
                (Details)                                                        
110: R97         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of Fair Value for     HTML     44K  
                Options Granted under Employee Stock Purchase Plan               
                (Details)                                                        
111: R98         EQUITY COMPENSATION - Summary of RSU Activity       HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R99         Fair Value (Details)                                HTML     51K  
113: R100        SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION -          HTML     76K  
                Summarizes Selected Quarterly Financial                          
                Information (Details)                                            
114: R101        SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION -          HTML     45K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
115: R102        Legal Proceedings (Details)                         HTML     82K  
116: R103        SEGMENTS - Summary of Segment Reporting             HTML     95K  
                Information (Details)                                            
117: R104        SEGMENTS - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     86K  
118: R105        SEGMENTS - Summarizes the Company's Sales and       HTML     67K  
                Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Regions (Details)                
119: R106        SEGMENTS - Schedule of Activities with Major        HTML     45K  
                Customers (Details)                                              
120: R107        Divestiture Activities (Details)                    HTML     62K  
121: R108        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
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