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Asgn Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/12 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 3/18/13, at 3:37pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  890564-13-8   ·   File #:  1-35636

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 3/18/13  Asgn Inc                          10-K       12/31/12  107:15M

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    995K 
 2: EX-10.15    Amended and Restated 2012 Employment Inducement     HTML    165K 
                Incentive Award Plan                                             
 3: EX-10.29    Employment Agreement Between Theodore S. Hanson     HTML     75K 
                and Apex Systems, Inc.                                           
 4: EX-10.30    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     38K 
                Between Theodore S. Hanson and Apex                              
 5: EX-10.31    Amendment No. 2 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     35K 
                Between Theodore S. Hanson and Apex                              
 6: EX-10.32    Amendment No. 3 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     83K 
                Between on Assignment, Inc., Theodor                             
 7: EX-10.33    Amendment No. 4 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     36K 
                Between on Assignment, Inc., Theodor                             
 8: EX-10.35    Employment Agreement Between Rand Blazer and Apex   HTML     77K 
                Systems, Inc., Dated January 8                                   
 9: EX-10.36    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     36K 
                Between Rand Blazer and Apex Systems                             
10: EX-10.37    Amendment No. 2 to the Employment Agreement         HTML     34K 
                Between Rand Blazer and Apex Systems                             
11: EX-10.38    Amendment No. 3 to the Employment Agreement by and  HTML     82K 
                Between Rand Blazer, on Assig                                    
12: EX-10.39    Amendment No. 4 to the Employment Agreement by and  HTML     36K 
                Between Rand Blazer, on Assig                                    
13: EX-10.41    Indemnification Agreement by and Between on         HTML    105K 
                Assignment, Inc. and Rand Blazer, Da                             
14: EX-10.44    Indemnification Agreement by and Between on         HTML    105K 
                Assignment, Inc. and Theodore S. Han                             
15: EX-10.45    Indemnification Agreement by and Between on         HTML    105K 
                Assignment, Inc. and Edwin A. Sherid                             
16: EX-10.46    Indemnification Agreement by and Between on         HTML    105K 
                Assignment, Inc. and Brian J. Callag                             
17: EX-10.47    Indemnification Agreement by and Between on         HTML    110K 
                Assignment, Inc. and Jeffrey E. Veat                             
19: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     30K 
20: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     32K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
18: EX-18       Preferability Letter of Independent Registered      HTML     32K 
                Public Accounting Firm                                           
21: EX-31.1     Certification of Peter T. Dameris, Chief Executive  HTML     36K 
                Officer and President Pursuan                                    
22: EX-31.2     Certification of Edward L. Pierce, Executive Vice   HTML     37K 
                President and Chief Financial                                    
23: EX-32.1     Certification of Peter T. Dameris, Chief Executive  HTML     34K 
                Officer and President, and Ed                                    
78: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     60K 
64: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    154K 
75: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     60K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
80: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    123K 
                and Comprehensive Income                                         
99: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     35K 
                and Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical)                         
66: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    122K 
74: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    195K 
59: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     63K 
49: R9          Accounting Standards Updates                        HTML     46K 
100: R10         Property and Equipment                              HTML     53K  
82: R11         Acquisitions                                        HTML    134K 
81: R12         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     61K 
87: R13         Goodwill and Identifiable Assets                    HTML    171K 
88: R14         401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Deferred            HTML     51K 
                Compensation Plan and Change in Control Severance                
                Plan                                                             
85: R15         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     71K 
89: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    159K 
76: R17         Earnings per share                                  HTML     51K 
79: R18         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML    178K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                     
84: R19         Business Segments                                   HTML    159K 
107: R20         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     75K  
95: R21         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     92K 
70: R22         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     33K 
83: R23         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Results               HTML     88K 
72: R24         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     66K 
40: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    157K 
                (Policies)                                                       
96: R26         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     49K 
103: R27         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    113K  
54: R28         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     49K 
53: R29         Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Tables)           HTML    167K 
57: R30         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     57K 
58: R31         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    156K 
60: R32         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML     51K 
36: R33         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML    131K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock-based                         
                Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and Employee                  
                Stock Purchase Plan (Tables)                                     
93: R34         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    159K 
68: R35         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     64K 
71: R36         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     82K 
44: R37         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Results (Tables)      HTML     82K 
106: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
30: R39         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     47K 
61: R40         Property and Equipment (Narratives) (Details)       HTML     39K 
98: R41         Acquisitions (Schedule of Purchase Price            HTML     62K 
                Allocation) (Details)                                            
42: R42         Acquisitions (Schedule of Intangible Assets         HTML     49K 
                Acquired as Part of Business Combination)                        
                (Details)                                                        
52: R43         Acquisitions (Acquisitions Costs, by Acquisition)   HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R44         Acquisitions (Business Acquisition, Pro Forma       HTML     50K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
65: R45         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     90K 
35: R46         Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Goodwill)         HTML     93K 
                (Details)                                                        
48: R47         Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Acquired          HTML     67K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
32: R48         Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Future            HTML     54K 
                Amortization Expense) (Details)                                  
97: R49         401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Deferred            HTML     62K 
                Compensation Plan and Change in Control Severance                
                Plan (Details)                                                   
41: R50         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    139K 
94: R51         (Narratives)(Details)                               HTML     63K 
45: R52         Income Taxes (Income Tax Components) (Details)      HTML     81K 
62: R53         Income Taxes (Income Before Tax) (Details)          HTML     39K 
31: R54         Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities)  HTML     81K 
                (Details)                                                        
34: R55         Income Taxes (Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)    HTML     65K 
55: R56         Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefit) (Details)   HTML     44K 
38: R57         Earnings per share (Details)                        HTML     52K 
101: R58         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML    182K  
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details)                           
67: R59         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML     45K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock-based                         
                Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and Employee                  
                Stock Purchase Plan (Assumptions) (Details)                      
86: R60         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML     73K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock-based                         
                Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and Employee                  
                Stock Purchase Plan (Range of Prices) (Details)                  
47: R61         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML     93K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock-based                         
                Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and Employee                  
                Stock Purchase Plan (Stock Options Activity)                     
                (Details)                                                        
50: R62         Stock-based Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and  HTML     71K 
                Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock-based                         
                Compensation: Incentive Award Plan and Employee                  
                Stock Purchase Plan (RSU and RSAs) (Details)                     
92: R63         Business Segments (Segment Reporting Information)   HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R64         Business Segments (Reconciliation of Assets from    HTML     39K 
                Segment to Consolidated) (Details)                               
69: R65         Business Segments (Gross Accounts Receivable)       HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R66         Business Segments (Revenue by Geographical Areas)   HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
46: R67         Business Segments (Long-Lived Assets) (Details)     HTML     40K 
73: R68         Derivative Instruments (Balance Sheet Disclosures)  HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
102: R69         Derivative Instruments (Statement of Operations     HTML     47K  
                Disclosures) (Details)                                           
33: R70         Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Inputs,         HTML     45K 
                Liabilities, Quantitative Information) (Details)                 
39: R71         Fair Value Measurements (Recurring Basis)           HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R72         Fair Value Measurements (Liabilities Measured on    HTML     47K 
                Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input                              
                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
37: R73         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     34K 
105: R74         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Results (Details)     HTML     64K  
43: R75         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
104: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    149K  
51: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   2.29M 
24: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- asgn-20121231                       XML   3.37M 
26: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- asgn-20121231_cal               XML    301K 
27: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- asgn-20121231_def                XML    856K 
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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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

 2/23/24  ASGN Inc.                         10-K       12/31/23   88:7.6M
 2/27/23  ASGN Inc.                         10-K       12/31/22   85:8.2M
 3/01/22  ASGN Inc.                         10-K       12/31/21   89:9.5M
 3/01/21  ASGN Inc.                         10-K       12/31/20   86:8.2M
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