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Robert Half International Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 2/14/20, at 3:38pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  315213-20-29   ·   File #:  1-10427

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 2/14/20  Robert Half International Inc.    10-K       12/31/19  100:9.4M

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

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39: R2          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    111K 
27: R3          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML     49K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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91: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     47K 
                (Loss)                                                           
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                Additional Information (Details)                                 
72: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     40K 
                Property Plant and Equipment (Details)                           
82: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     29K 
                Internal Use Software (Details)                                  
54: R46         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Revenue           HTML     60K 
                Disaggregated by Line of Business (Details)                      
22: R47         Revenue Recognition - Remaining Performance         HTML     36K 
                Obligation (Details)                                             
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                Liability Activity (Details)                                     
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Taxes (Details)                                                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Amounts (Details)                                                
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Stock Plan Repurchases (Details)                                 
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38: R74         Net Income Per Share - Calculation of Net Income    HTML     61K 
                Per Share (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Operating Income by Reportable Segment to                        
                Consolidated Results (Details)                                   
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