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Shire plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘XML’

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

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                Consideration) (Details)                                         
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                Liabilities Assumed) (Details)                                   
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                Employee Termination Related Reserve and Other)                  
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                Measure at Fair Value on Recurring Basis using                   
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                Net Pension and OPEB Plan Payments for the Next 10               
                Years) (Details)                                                 
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131: R115        Retirement and Other Benefit Programs               HTML     75K  
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                Unfunded Statuses of Plans) (Details)                            
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                (Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other                         
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                (Reclassifications from Accumulated Other                        
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                Reconciliation, and Statutory Tax Rates) (Details)               
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                Benefits) (Details)                                              
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                Carryforwards, and Their Expiration Dates)                       
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