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Shire plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 2/16/18, at 6:16pm ET   ·   As of:  2/20/18   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  936402-18-7   ·   File #:  1-37896

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 2/20/18  Shire plc                         10-K       12/31/17  168:31M

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   2.74M 
 2: EX-10.22    Material Contract                                   HTML     58K 
 3: EX-10.23    Material Contract                                   HTML     54K 
 4: EX-10.24    Material Contract                                   HTML    120K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     88K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     44K 
 7: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     44K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     50K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     49K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     72K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    132K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     54K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    143K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     85K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     52K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
23: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    111K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     52K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    144K 
26: R10         Description of Operations                           HTML     47K 
27: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    168K 
28: R12         Business Combinations                               HTML    181K 
29: R13         Collaborative and Other Licensing Arrangements      HTML     62K 
30: R14         Integration and Acquisition Costs                   HTML     71K 
31: R15         Reorganization Costs                                HTML     49K 
32: R16         Results of Discontinued Operations                  HTML     51K 
33: R17         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     61K 
34: R18         Inventories                                         HTML     53K 
35: R19         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     55K 
36: R20         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     61K 
37: R21         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     94K 
38: R22         Goodwill                                            HTML     53K 
39: R23         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML    179K 
40: R24         Financial Instruments                               HTML    141K 
41: R25         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses               HTML     56K 
42: R26         Borrowings and Capital Leases                       HTML    128K 
43: R27         Other Current Liabilities                           HTML     55K 
44: R28         Retirement and Other Benefit Programs               HTML    531K 
45: R29         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)       HTML    130K 
46: R30         Taxation                                            HTML    226K 
47: R31         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     90K 
48: R32         Share-based Compensation Plans                      HTML    181K 
49: R33         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     65K 
50: R34         Legal and Other Proceedings                         HTML     67K 
51: R35         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     58K 
52: R36         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    158K 
53: R37         Agreements and Transactions                         HTML     55K 
54: R38         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     47K 
55: R39         Guarantor Financial Information                     HTML   1.06M 
56: R40         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML    124K 
57: R41         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML    106K 
58: R42         Notes to the New Shire Income Access Share Trust    HTML     57K 
                Financial Statements                                             
59: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    257K 
                (Policies)                                                       
60: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     61K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R45         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML    150K 
62: R46         Integration and Acquisition Costs (Tables)          HTML     64K 
63: R47         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     55K 
64: R48         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     53K 
65: R49         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)  HTML     55K 
66: R50         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     61K 
67: R51         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     94K 
68: R52         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     52K 
69: R53         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML    174K 
70: R54         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    134K 
71: R55         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)      HTML     56K 
72: R56         Borrowings and Capital Leases (Tables)              HTML    118K 
73: R57         Other Current Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     54K 
74: R58         Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Tables)      HTML    519K 
75: R59         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)       HTML    129K 
                (Tables)                                                         
76: R60         Taxation Taxation (Tables)                          HTML    221K 
77: R61         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     91K 
78: R62         Share-based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML    158K 
79: R63         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     51K 
80: R64         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    164K 
81: R65         Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)            HTML    947K 
82: R66         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML    124K 
                (Tables)                                                         
83: R67         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     79K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
84: R68         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Useful  HTML     55K 
                Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment) (Details)                
85: R69         Business Combinations (Acquisition of Baxalta)      HTML    117K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
86: R70         Business Combinations (Baxalta Purchase Price       HTML     57K 
                Consideration) (Details)                                         
87: R71         Business Combinations (Baxalta Assets Acquired and  HTML    136K 
                Liabilities Assumed) (Details)                                   
88: R72         Business Combinations (Baxalta Pro Forma            HTML     62K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
89: R73         Business Combinations (Acquisition of Dyax)         HTML    107K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
90: R74         Business Combinations (Dyax Assets Acquired and     HTML    102K 
                Liabilities Assumed) (Details)                                   
91: R75         Business Combinations (Dyax Pro Forma Information)  HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R76         Collaborative and Other Licensing Arrangements      HTML     65K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
93: R77         Integration and Acquisition Costs (Narrative)       HTML     76K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R78         Integration and Acquisition Costs (Summary of       HTML     56K 
                Employee Termination Related Reserve and Other)                  
                (Details)                                                        
95: R79         Reorganization Costs (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     51K 
96: R80         Results of Discontinued Operations (Narrative)      HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R81         Accounts Receivable, Net (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     50K 
98: R82         Accounts Receivable, Net (Summary of Reserve for    HTML     53K 
                Discounts and Allowances) (Details)                              
99: R83         Inventories (Summary of Inventories) (Details)      HTML     54K 
100: R84         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R85         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Summary of      HTML     61K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment) (Details)                         
102: R86         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Narrative)      HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         Intangible Assets (Summary of Intangible Assets)    HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R88         Intangible Assets (Roll Forward) (Details)          HTML     56K  
105: R89         Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     60K  
106: R90         Intangible Assets (Future Amortization Expense)     HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R91         Goodwill (Rollforward of Goodwill) (Details)        HTML     51K  
108: R92         Fair Value Measurement (Assets and Liabilities      HTML     83K  
                Measured on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                         
109: R93         Fair Value Measurement (Assets and Liabilities      HTML     54K  
                Measure at Fair Value on Recurring Basis using                   
                Level 3 Inputs) (Details)                                        
110: R94         Fair Value Measurement (Qualitative Information     HTML     76K  
                About Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                      
                Recurring Basis Using Level 3 Inputs) (Details)                  
111: R95         Fair Value Measurement (Financial Assets and        HTML     61K  
                Liabilities Not Measured on a Recurring Basis)                   
                (Details)                                                        
112: R96         Fair Value Measurement (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     58K  
113: R97         Financial Instruments (Summary of Derivative        HTML     59K  
                Instruments) (Details)                                           
114: R98         Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     58K  
115: R99         Financial Instruments (Derivative Income Statement  HTML     65K  
                Location, Gains & Losses) (Details)                              
116: R100        Financial Instruments (Foreign Exchange Risk and    HTML     84K  
                Its Classification on Balance Sheet) (Details)                   
117: R101        Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details)     HTML     55K  
118: R102        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Short-term           HTML     61K  
                Borrowings) (Details)                                            
119: R103        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Long-term            HTML     66K  
                Borrowings) (Details)                                            
120: R104        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Maturities)          HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R105        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Senior Notes Issued  HTML     68K  
                by SAIIDAC) (Details)                                            
122: R106        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Senior Notes         HTML     77K  
                Related to Baxalta Acquisition) (Details)                        
123: R107        Borrowings and Capital Leases (Narrative)           HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R108        Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     54K  
125: R109        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Change in    HTML    138K  
                Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets)               
                (Details)                                                        
126: R110        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Narrative)   HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R111        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Summary of   HTML     53K  
                Funded Status of Plan) (Details)                                 
128: R112        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Expected     HTML     66K  
                Net Pension and OPEB Plan Payments for the Next 10               
                Years) (Details)                                                 
129: R113        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Summary of   HTML     62K  
                Amounts Recorded in AOCI) (Details)                              
130: R114        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Summary of   HTML     65K  
                Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details)                             
131: R115        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs               HTML     75K  
                (Weighted-Average Assumptions Used for Benefit                   
                Obligation and Net Periodic Benefit Cost)                        
                (Details)                                                        
132: R116        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Fair Value   HTML    146K  
                Measurements of Plan Assets) (Details)                           
133: R117        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs (Funded and   HTML     66K  
                Unfunded Statuses of Plans) (Details)                            
134: R118        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)       HTML     76K  
                (Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other                         
                Comprehensive Income/(Loss)) (Details)                           
135: R119        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)       HTML     90K  
                (Reclassifications from Accumulated Other                        
                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
136: R120        Taxation (Narrative) (Details)                      HTML     86K  
137: R121        Taxation (Components of Pre-tax Income) (Details)   HTML     56K  
138: R122        Taxation (Pretax Income from Continuing Operations  HTML     79K  
                and Provision for Income Taxes) (Details)                        
139: R123        Taxation (Effective Income Tax Rate                 HTML    124K  
                Reconciliation, and Statutory Tax Rates) (Details)               
140: R124        Taxation (Rollforward of Unrecognized Tax           HTML     71K  
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
141: R125        Taxation (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, and  HTML    101K  
                Valuation Allowances) (Details)                                  
142: R126        Taxation (Operating Loss and Tax Credit             HTML     72K  
                Carryforwards, and Their Expiration Dates)                       
                (Details)                                                        
143: R127        Earnings Per Share (Calculation of EPS) (Details)   HTML    100K  
144: R128        Earnings Per Share (Summary of Antidilutive         HTML     48K  
                Securities) (Details)                                            
145: R129        Share-based Compensation Plans (Share-based         HTML     63K  
                Compensation Expense) (Details)                                  
146: R130        Share-based Compensation Plans (Narrative)          HTML    174K  
                (Details)                                                        
147: R131        Share-based Compensation Plans (Summary of Awards   HTML     85K  
                Outstanding and Vesting Schedules) (Details)                     
148: R132        Share-based Compensation Plans (Stock Options and   HTML    107K  
                SARs) (Details)                                                  
149: R133        Share-based Compensation Plans (Performance Share   HTML     74K  
                Awards) (Details)                                                
150: R134        Share-based Compensation Plans (Fair Value          HTML     62K  
                Assumptions) (Details)                                           
151: R135        Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     62K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
152: R136        Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
153: R137        Legal and Other Proceedings (Narrative) (Details)   HTML     45K  
154: R138        Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     69K  
155: R139        Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     46K  
156: R140        Segment Reporting (Revenues and Long-lived Assets   HTML     64K  
                by Geographic Location) (Details)                                
157: R141        Segment Reporting (Revenues and Accounts            HTML     65K  
                Receivable by Major Customers) (Details)                         
158: R142        Segment Reporting (Revenue by Product) (Details)    HTML    132K  
159: R143        Agreements and Transactions with Baxter             HTML     68K  
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
160: R144        Guarantor Financial Information (Senior Notes)      HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
161: R145        Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidating      HTML    206K  
                Balance Sheets) (Details)                                        
162: R146        Guarantor Financial Information (Consolidating      HTML    218K  
                Statements of Income) (Details)                                  
163: R147        Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed          HTML    160K  
                Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows) (Details)                 
164: R148        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
165: R149        Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     93K  
                (Details)                                                        
167: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    308K  
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‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — shpgf-20171231_def


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