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Danaher Corp./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Wednesday, 2/23/22, at 4:49pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 313616-22-61 · File #: 1-08089

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

 2/23/22  Danaher Corp./DE                  10-K       12/31/21  141:89M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.19M 
 2: EX-4.15     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    241K 
 8: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML     37K 
 3: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     80K 
 4: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 5: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    262K 
 6: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML    256K 
 7: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML    103K 
 9: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     63K 
10: EX-22.1     Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     39K 
                of Security Holders                                              
11: EX-23.01    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     37K 
12: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
13: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
14: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
15: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
21: R1          Cover page                                          HTML    138K 
22: R2          Auditor Information                                 HTML     43K 
23: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    139K 
24: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Earnings                 HTML    160K 
25: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     68K 
26: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    109K 
27: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    169K 
28: R8          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     62K 
29: R9          Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     98K 
                Policies                                                         
30: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML    114K 
31: R11         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     58K 
32: R12         Net Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations   HTML     68K 
33: R13         Revenue                                             HTML    116K 
34: R14         Segment Information                                 HTML    130K 
35: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    130K 
36: R16         Other Income and Expenses                           HTML     41K 
37: R17         Nonoperating Income (Expense)                       HTML     60K 
38: R18         Leases                                              HTML     73K 
39: R19         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets                HTML     85K 
40: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     83K 
41: R21         Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities              HTML     62K 
42: R22         Financing                                           HTML    113K 
43: R23         Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial       HTML     83K 
                Instruments (Notes)                                              
44: R24         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML    242K 
                Plans                                                            
45: R25         Commitments                                         HTML     41K 
46: R26         Litigation And Contingencies                        HTML     52K 
47: R27         Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML    225K 
48: R28         Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     59K 
49: R29         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML    157K 
                Policies (Policy)                                                
50: R30         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     75K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
51: R31         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    105K 
52: R32         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     54K 
53: R33         Net Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations   HTML     65K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R34         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    104K 
55: R35         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    131K 
56: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    123K 
57: R37         Nonoperating Income (Expense) (Tables)              HTML     54K 
58: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     74K 
59: R39         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     81K 
60: R40         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     79K 
61: R41         Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     62K 
62: R42         Financing (Tables)                                  HTML     97K 
63: R43         Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial       HTML     79K 
                Instruments (Tables)                                             
64: R44         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML    241K 
                Plans (Tables)                                                   
65: R45         Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML    224K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R46         Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     59K 
                Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts                  
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R47         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     70K 
                Policies (Narrative) (Details)                                   
68: R48         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     48K 
                Policies (Schedule of Inventory) (Details)                       
69: R49         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     49K 
                Policies (Useful Lives Of Depreciable Assets)                    
                (Details)                                                        
70: R50         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     56K 
                Policies (Classes of Property, Plant and                         
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
71: R51         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML    105K 
72: R52         Acquisitions (Fair Values Of The Assets Acquired    HTML     87K 
                And Liabilities) (Details)                                       
73: R53         Acquisitions (Results Of Operations If Acquisition  HTML     45K 
                Was Consummated) (Details)                                       
74: R54         Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)       HTML    115K 
75: R55         Discontinued Operations (Components Of Income       HTML     81K 
                Related To Discontinued Operations) (Details)                    
76: R56         Net Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations   HTML     55K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
77: R57         Net Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations   HTML     84K 
                (Components Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per                    
                Share) (Details)                                                 
78: R58         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     53K 
79: R59         Revenue (Revenue Disaggregation by Geographical     HTML     86K 
                Region and Revenue Type) (Details)                               
80: R60         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     39K 
81: R61         Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details)     HTML     79K 
82: R62         Segment Information (Schedule Of Operations In      HTML     71K 
                Geographical Areas) (Details)                                    
83: R63         Segment Information (Sales By Major Product Group)  HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R64         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML    107K 
85: R65         Income Taxes (Earnings From Continuing Operations   HTML     45K 
                Before Income Taxes) (Details)                                   
86: R66         Income Taxes (Provision For Income Taxes From       HTML     58K 
                Continuing Operations) (Details)                                 
87: R67         Income Taxes (Deferred Income Tax Assets And        HTML     78K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
88: R68         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of The Statutory       HTML     59K 
                Federal Income Tax Rate To The Effective Tax Rate)               
                (Details)                                                        
89: R69         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax    HTML     56K 
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
90: R70         Other Income and Expenses (Narrative) (Details)     HTML     51K 
91: R71         Nonoperating Income (Expense) (Narrative)           HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R72         Nonoperating Income (Expense), Net (Schedule of     HTML     53K 
                Nonoperating Income (Expense)) (Details)                         
93: R73         Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     43K 
94: R74         Leases (Components of Lease Expense) (Details)      HTML     44K 
95: R75         Leases (Supplemental Cash Flow Information)         HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R76         Leases (Supplemental Balance Sheet Information)     HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R77         Leases (Maturities of Lease Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     57K 
98: R78         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Narrative)    HTML     69K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R79         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Rollforward   HTML     64K 
                Of Goodwill) (Details)                                           
100: R80         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of   HTML     54K  
                Finite-lived Intangible Assets And                               
                Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets By Major Class)               
                (Details)                                                        
101: R81         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     43K  
102: R82         Fair Value Measurements (Financial Assets And       HTML     59K  
                Liabilities Carried At Fair Value) (Details)                     
103: R83         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements     HTML     46K  
                (Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial                   
                Instruments) (Details) (Details)                                 
104: R84         Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities (Accrued     HTML     85K  
                Expenses And Other Liabilities) (Details)                        
105: R85         Financing (Commercial Paper Programs And Credit     HTML    109K  
                Facilities) (Narrative) (Details)                                
106: R86         Financing (2021 Debt Issuances) (Narrative)         HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R87         Financing (Covenants and Redemption Provisions      HTML     50K  
                Applicable to Notes) (Narrative) (Details)                       
108: R88         Financing (Lyons) (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     54K  
109: R89         Financing (Long-Term Debt Repayments) (Narrative)   HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R90         Financing (Other) (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     40K  
111: R91         Financing (Components Of Debt) (Table) (Details)    HTML    170K  
112: R92         Financing (Key Terms of 2021 Debt Issuance)         HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R93         Financing (Schedule of Minimum Principal Payments)  HTML     55K  
                (Table) (Details)                                                
114: R94         Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial       HTML     74K  
                Instruments (Summary of Notional Values and Pretax               
                Impact in Fair Values) (Details)                                 
115: R95         Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial       HTML     52K  
                Instruments (Derivative and Nonderivative Debt                   
                Instruments) (Details)                                           
116: R96         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     99K  
                Plans (Narrative) (Details)                                      
117: R97         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML    109K  
                Plans (Funded Status Of Pension and Postretirement               
                Benefit Plans) (Details)                                         
118: R98         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     51K  
                Plans (Pbo) (Details)                                            
119: R99         Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     51K  
                Plans (Abo) (Details)                                            
120: R100        Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     49K  
                Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To                      
                Determine Benefit Obligations) (Details)                         
121: R101        Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     72K  
                Plans (Components of Net Periodic Pension and                    
                Postretirement Benefit (Cost)) (Details)                         
122: R102        Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     51K  
                Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To                      
                Determine Net Periodic Pension Cost) (Details)                   
123: R103        Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     97K  
                Plans (Fair Values Of Pension Plan Assets)                       
                (Details)                                                        
124: R104        Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit   HTML     62K  
                Plans (Benefit Payments That Reflect Expected                    
                Future Service) (Details)                                        
125: R105        Commitments Commitments (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     45K  
126: R106        Litigation And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)  HTML     45K  
127: R107        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML    130K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
128: R108        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     57K  
                (Summary of Share Activity) (Details)                            
129: R109        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     59K  
                (Key Terms of Shares) (Details)                                  
130: R110        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     52K  
                (Assumptions Used In The Black-Scholes Model To                  
                Value Options Granted) (Details)                                 
131: R111        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     51K  
                (Components Of Share-Based Compensation Program)                 
                (Details)                                                        
132: R112        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     91K  
                (Option Activity Under The Company's Stock Plans)                
                (Details)                                                        
133: R113        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     72K  
                (Summary Of Options Outstanding) (Details)                       
134: R114        Stock Transactions And Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     68K  
                (Summary Of Unvested RSU And PSU Activity)                       
                (Details)                                                        
135: R115        Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive       HTML     85K  
                Income (Details)                                                 
136: R116        Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     50K  
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