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Foster L B Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 2/27/20, at 11:55am ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  352825-20-8   ·   File #:  0-10436

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 2/27/20  Foster L B Co                     10-K       12/31/19  127:15M

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   1.46M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     45K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     38K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     33K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 7: EX-32.0     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
102: R1          Cover                                               HTML     95K  
54: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    125K 
13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     45K 
87: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     83K 
104: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     61K  
                Income                                                           
55: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     41K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
14: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    133K 
84: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity      HTML     67K 
106: R9          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity      HTML     36K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
85: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
107: R11         Business Segments                                   HTML    165K  
53: R12         Revenue                                             HTML    103K 
16: R13         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    108K 
83: R14         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     59K 
105: R15         Inventory                                           HTML     47K  
51: R16         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     54K 
15: R17         Leases                                              HTML    197K 
86: R18         Deferred Revenue                                    HTML    104K 
103: R19         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters                  HTML     67K  
50: R20         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     61K 
38: R21         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     61K 
77: R22         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     57K 
127: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    181K  
49: R24         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML     86K 
37: R25         Retirement Plans                                    HTML    269K 
76: R26         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    109K 
126: R27         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     66K  
48: R28         Other Expense (Income)                              HTML     64K 
39: R29         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     85K 
20: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    108K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R31         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    168K 
99: R32         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     88K 
78: R33         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    113K 
21: R34         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     55K 
57: R35         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     48K 
100: R36         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     53K  
80: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    139K 
19: R38         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters (Tables)         HTML     65K 
59: R39         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     47K 
30: R40         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     45K 
40: R41         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     57K 
124: R42         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    183K  
74: R43         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     75K 
31: R44         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML    322K 
41: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    100K 
125: R46         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     62K  
75: R47         Other Expense (Income) (Tables)                     HTML     63K 
29: R48         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     85K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R50         Business Segments - Narratives (Details)            HTML     33K 
23: R51         Business Segments - Reconciliation of Revenue from  HTML     76K 
                Segments to Consolidated (Details)                               
96: R52         Business Segments - Reconciliation of Operating     HTML     70K 
                Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated                      
                (Details)                                                        
116: R53         Business Segments - Sales by Geographical Location  HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
62: R54         Business Segments - Long-Lived Assets By            HTML     43K 
                Geographical Location (Details)                                  
22: R55         Business Segment - Sales by Major Product Line      HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R56         Revenue - Narratives (Details)                      HTML     67K 
115: R57         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)       HTML     65K  
61: R58         Revenue - Timing of Transfer (Details)              HTML     65K 
24: R59         Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation          HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R60         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative    HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
122: R61         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     45K  
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
45: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     63K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
34: R63         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     49K 
                Expected Amortization Expense (Details)                          
69: R64         Accounts Receivable (Details)                       HTML     41K 
121: R65         Accounts Receivable (Narratives) (Details)          HTML     35K  
44: R66         Accounts Receivable (Segment) (Details)             HTML     42K 
33: R67         Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Details)         HTML     47K 
72: R68         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     76K 
118: R69         Leases - Narratives (Details)                       HTML     61K  
109: R70         Leases - Balance Sheet Location (Details)           HTML     54K  
91: R71         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     45K 
26: R72         Leases - Cash Flows Components (Details)            HTML     39K 
65: R73         Leases - Estimated Annual Maturities (Details)      HTML     72K 
111: R74         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     37K  
93: R75         Deferred Revenue (Details)                          HTML     38K 
27: R76         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Schedule of    HTML     59K 
                Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)                             
66: R77         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Schedule of    HTML     53K 
                Long Term Debt Maturities (Details)                              
114: R78         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Narrative -    HTML     80K  
                North America (Details)                                          
89: R79         Long-Term Debt and Related Matters - Narrative -    HTML     48K 
                United Kingdom (Details)                                         
108: R80         Stockholders' Equity - Narratives (Details)         HTML     46K  
90: R81         Stockholders' Equity - Rollforward of Common Stock  HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
25: R82         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)      HTML     46K 
64: R83         Earning Per Common Share - Schedule of Earnings     HTML     75K 
                Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details)                           
112: R84         Income Taxes - Income Before Income Tax Domestic    HTML     42K  
                And Foreign Components Table (Details)                           
94: R85         Income Taxes - Significant Components Of The        HTML     63K 
                Provision For Income Taxes (Details)                             
28: R86         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Of Income Tax Rates   HTML    104K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R87         Income Taxes - Significant Components Of Deferred   HTML     89K 
                Tax Liabilities And Assets (Details)                             
113: R88         Income Taxes - Narratives (Details)                 HTML     67K  
88: R89         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     38K 
                Benefits Table (Details)                                         
71: R90         Stock-based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     72K 
123: R91         Stock-based Compensation - Restricted Stock         HTML     73K  
                Deferred Stock, and Performance Share Units                      
                (Details)                                                        
46: R92         Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details)              HTML     69K 
35: R93         Retirement Plans - Schedule of Benefit Obligation,  HTML    100K 
                Fair Value of Assets, and Funded Status of the                   
                Plans (Details)                                                  
68: R94         Retirement Plans - Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs    HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
120: R95         Retirement Plans - Actuarial Assumptions (Details)  HTML     42K  
43: R96         Retirement Plans - Accumulated Benefit Obligations  HTML     48K 
                in Excess of Plan Asset (Details)                                
32: R97         Retirement Plans - Plan Asset Investment            HTML     65K 
                Allocation Percentage (Details)                                  
73: R98         Retirement Plans - Information About Plan Assets    HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
119: R99         Retirement Plans - Future Benefit Payments          HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
97: R100        Retirement Plans - Other Post-Retirement            HTML     41K 
                Retirement Plan (Details)                                        
81: R101        Retirement Plans - Schedule of Costs of Retirement  HTML     42K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
17: R102        Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     43K 
58: R103        Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value,   HTML     57K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis               
                (Details)                                                        
98: R104        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities -            HTML     64K 
                Narratives (Details)                                             
82: R105        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Schedule   HTML     39K 
                of Product Warranty Liability (Details)                          
18: R106        Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future  HTML     45K 
                Payments of Legal Settlements (Details)                          
60: R107        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities -            HTML     41K 
                Environmental Loss Contingencies (Details)                       
101: R108        Other Expense (Income) (Details)                    HTML     69K  
79: R109        Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R9999       Uncategorized Items - fstr-20191231.htm             HTML     39K 
110: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    234K  
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