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Apollo Education Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 8/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 10/20/16, at 4:46pm ET · For: 8/31/16 · Accession #: 929887-16-225 · File #: 0-25232

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

10/20/16  Apollo Education Group Inc        10-K        8/31/16   92:17M

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   1.82M 
 2: EX-2.11     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     45K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 3: EX-10.55    Material Contract                                   HTML     27K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     62K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
16: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     56K 
17: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    146K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     40K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    115K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     45K 
                Income                                                           
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    123K 
                Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling               
                Interests                                                        
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    144K 
23: R8          Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML    131K 
                Policies                                                         
24: R9          Restructuring and Impairment Charges                HTML    134K 
25: R10         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     67K 
26: R11         Acquisitions                                        HTML     92K 
27: R12         Financial Instruments                               HTML    119K 
28: R13         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     53K 
29: R14         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     57K 
30: R15         Goodwill and Intangibles                            HTML    176K 
31: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     75K 
32: R17         Accrued and Other Liabilities                       HTML     52K 
33: R18         Debt                                                HTML     55K 
34: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    141K 
35: R20         Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling  HTML     83K 
                Interests                                                        
36: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     56K 
37: R22         Stock and Savings Plans                             HTML    186K 
38: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     99K 
39: R24         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML     79K 
40: R25         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    142K 
41: R26         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML    132K 
42: R27         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML    206K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
43: R28         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML     41K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
44: R29         Restructuring and Impairment Charges (Tables)       HTML    127K 
45: R30         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     64K 
46: R31         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    174K 
47: R32         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    117K 
48: R33         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     51K 
49: R34         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     53K 
50: R35         Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)                   HTML    167K 
51: R36         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     73K 
52: R37         Accrued and Other Liabilities (Tables)              HTML     53K 
53: R38         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     49K 
54: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    143K 
55: R40         Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling  HTML     76K 
                Interests (Tables)                                               
56: R41         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     54K 
57: R42         Stock and Savings Plans (Tables)                    HTML    180K 
58: R43         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     62K 
59: R44         Regulatory Matters (Tables)                         HTML     30K 
60: R45         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    138K 
61: R46         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML    128K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R47         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML     73K 
                Policies (Details)                                               
63: R48         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML     28K 
                Policies (Details 2)                                             
64: R49         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML     29K 
                Policies (Details 3)                                             
65: R50         Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting     HTML     31K 
                Policies (Details 4)                                             
66: R51         Restructuring and Impairment Charges (Details)      HTML    145K 
67: R52         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML    102K 
68: R53         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML    180K 
69: R54         Financial Instruments (Details)                     HTML     77K 
70: R55         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details)                  HTML     45K 
71: R56         Property and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     70K 
72: R57         Goodwill and Intangibles (Details)                  HTML    104K 
73: R58         Goodwill and Intangibles (Details 2)                HTML     59K 
74: R59         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     89K 
75: R60         Accrued and Other Liabilities (Details)             HTML     68K 
76: R61         Debt (Details)                                      HTML     84K 
77: R62         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    186K 
78: R63         Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling  HTML     66K 
                Interests (Details)                                              
79: R64         Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling  HTML     39K 
                Interests (Details 2)                                            
80: R65         Shareholders' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling  HTML     35K 
                Interests (Details 3)                                            
81: R66         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     62K 
82: R67         Stock and Savings Plans (Details)                   HTML     73K 
83: R68         Stock and Savings Plans (Details 2)                 HTML    168K 
84: R69         Stock and Savings Plans (Details 3)                 HTML     42K 
85: R70         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     98K 
86: R71         Regulatory Matters (Details)                        HTML     58K 
87: R72         Segment Reporting (Details)                         HTML     88K 
88: R73         Segment Reporting (Details 2)                       HTML     48K 
89: R74         Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)         HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    161K 
90: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    149K 
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Filing Submission 0000929887-16-000225 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Apollo Education Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 8/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 10/20/16, at 4:46pm ET · For: 8/31/16 · Accession #: 929887-16-225 · File #: 0-25232

Previous ‘10-K’: ‘10-K’ on 10/22/15 for 8/31/15 · Latest ‘10-K’: This Filing

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — apol-20160831_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents