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Systemax Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 3/12/20, at 5:43pm ET   ·   As of:  3/13/20   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  945114-20-8   ·   File #:  1-13792

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

 3/13/20  Systemax Inc                      10-K       12/31/19   82:9M

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    869K 
 3: EX-10.13    Material Contract                                   HTML     32K 
 2: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     32K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     25K 
 5: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
75: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     56K 
36: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    109K 
27: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     47K 
47: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    110K 
74: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss)                                                           
35: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    130K 
26: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    107K 
49: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     35K 
73: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     83K 
41: R10         Leases                                              HTML     50K 
18: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     52K 
61: R12         Dispositions and Special Gains and Charges          HTML     81K 
69: R13         Goodwill and Intangibles                            HTML     75K 
40: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     38K 
17: R15         Credit Facilities                                   HTML     28K 
60: R16         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     38K 
68: R17         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    208K 
42: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    136K 
16: R19         Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters        HTML     31K 
56: R20         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     26K 
81: R21         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     71K 
39: R22         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML    109K 
30: R23         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    148K 
                (Policies)                                                       
55: R24         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     43K 
80: R25         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     39K 
38: R26         Dispositions and Special Gains and Charges          HTML     81K 
                (Tables)                                                         
29: R27         Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)                   HTML     82K 
54: R28         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     36K 
82: R29         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     38K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R30         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    204K 
57: R31         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    134K 
19: R32         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     70K 
43: R33         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     52K 
67: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    127K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R35         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     67K 
20: R36         Leases - Lease Expense (Details)                    HTML     27K 
44: R37         LEASES - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     42K 
65: R38         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     44K 
59: R39         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     75K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
78: R40         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     73K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
50: R41         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     38K 
                Special Charges (Details)                                        
23: R42         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Goodwill and             HTML     28K 
                Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details)                     
31: R43         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Definite-Lived           HTML     56K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
79: R44         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Schedule of              HTML     41K 
                Amortization Expense (Details)                                   
52: R45         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     48K 
                Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details)                         
24: R46         Credit Facilities (Details)                         HTML     47K 
33: R47         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R48         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML    126K 
53: R49         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Weighted-Average             HTML     36K 
                Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Options               
                (Details)                                                        
64: R50         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Options Outstanding and      HTML     54K 
                Exercisable (Details)                                            
71: R51         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Options Vested and           HTML     58K 
                Exercisable or Nonvested that are Expected to Vest               
                (Details)                                                        
46: R52         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Unvested Stock Options       HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
22: R53         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Restricted Stock Awards      HTML     84K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R54         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Unvested Restricted Stock    HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R55         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase (Details)   HTML     35K 
45: R56         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     60K 
21: R57         INCOME TAXES - Income (Loss) from Continuing        HTML     32K 
                Operations Before Income Taxes (Details)                         
62: R58         Income Taxes - (Benefit) Provision for Income       HTML     52K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
72: R59         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Between Income Tax    HTML     87K 
                Expense and Computed Income Tax Expense (Details)                
37: R60         INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
28: R61         COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS -      HTML     26K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
48: R62         Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     32K 
76: R63         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     47K 
34: R64         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
51: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    139K 
32: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     92K 
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