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Ion Geophysical Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 8/6/20, at 4:39pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  866609-20-56   ·   File #:  1-12691

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

 8/06/20  Ion Geophysical Corp.             10-Q        6/30/20   77:13M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.38M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
12: R1          Cover                                               HTML     76K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    126K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     27K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    109K 
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     46K 
                Loss                                                             
17: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     98K 
18: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     77K 
                Deficit                                                          
19: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     39K 
20: R9          Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     34K 
21: R10         Segment Information                                 HTML    127K 
22: R11         Revenue From Contracts With Customers               HTML     96K 
23: R12         Long-term Debt                                      HTML     59K 
24: R13         Government Relief Funding                           HTML     26K 
25: R14         Net Loss Per Share                                  HTML     24K 
26: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML     29K 
27: R16         Litigation                                          HTML     32K 
28: R17         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts          HTML     85K 
29: R18         Stockholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation   HTML     45K 
                Expense                                                          
30: R19         Lease Obligations                                   HTML     97K 
31: R20         Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Non-cash     HTML     41K 
                Activity                                                         
32: R21         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     28K 
33: R22         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    801K 
34: R23         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     35K 
                (Policies)                                                       
35: R24         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    120K 
36: R25         Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Tables)      HTML     89K 
37: R26         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     47K 
38: R27         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts          HTML     88K 
                (Tables)                                                         
39: R28         Stockholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation   HTML     62K 
                Expense (Tables)                                                 
40: R29         Lease Obligations (Tables)                          HTML     87K 
41: R30         Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Non-cash     HTML     40K 
                Activity (Tables)                                                
42: R31         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    801K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
44: R33         Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)          HTML     32K 
45: R34         Segment Information - Narratives (Details)          HTML     56K 
46: R35         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     70K 
47: R36         Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Narrative   HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
48: R37         Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Revenue by  HTML     43K 
                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
49: R38         Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Unbilled    HTML     35K 
                Receivables (Details)                                            
50: R39         Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Deferred    HTML     37K 
                Revenue (Details)                                                
51: R40         Long-term Debt - Summary of obligations (Details)   HTML     44K 
52: R41         Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML     72K 
53: R42         Long-term Debt - Debt Instrument Redemption         HTML     31K 
                Percentages (Details)                                            
54: R43         Government Relief Funding (Details)                 HTML     28K 
55: R44         Net Loss Per Share (Details)                        HTML     30K 
56: R45         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     32K 
57: R46         Litigation (Details)                                HTML     46K 
58: R47         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts -        HTML     32K 
                Inventories (Details)                                            
59: R48         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts -        HTML     53K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
60: R49         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts -        HTML     33K 
                Multi-Client Data Library (Details)                              
61: R50         Details of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts Details  HTML     39K 
                of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts - Goodwill                    
                (Details)                                                        
62: R51         Stockholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation   HTML     34K 
                Expense - Narrative (Details)                                    
63: R52         Stockholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation   HTML     52K 
                Expense - Activity Related to Stock Options,                     
                Restricted Stock Restricted Stock Unit Awards and                
                Stock Appreciation Rights (Details)                              
64: R53         Stockholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation   HTML     33K 
                Expense - Fair Value Assumptions (Details)                       
65: R54         Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details)             HTML     39K 
66: R55         Lease Obligations - Maturities of Lease             HTML     80K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
67: R56         Lease Obligations - Components of Lease Expense     HTML     26K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R57         Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Non-cash     HTML     38K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
69: R58         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     27K 
70: R59         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    224K 
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
71: R60         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    140K 
                Income Statement (Details)                                       
72: R61         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML     84K 
                Cash Flow (Details)                                              
73: R62         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML     46K 
                Cash Flow, Restricted Cash Reconciliation                        
                (Details)                                                        
75: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    138K 
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