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Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 9/27/14 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 11/19/14, at 4:16pm ET · For: 9/27/14 · Accession #: 1047469-14-9384 · File #: 1-12340

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

11/19/14  Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.       10-K        9/27/14  119:19M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.53    Material Contract                                   HTML     33K 
 3: EX-10.56    Material Contract                                   HTML     94K 
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 5: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     30K 
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81: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     57K 
61: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    159K 
76: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     53K 
85: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     95K 
108: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     84K  
64: R6          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders'  HTML    110K 
                Equity                                                           
75: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    179K 
55: R8          Nature of Business and Organization                 HTML     35K 
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110: R10         Divestitures                                        HTML     49K  
87: R11         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    146K 
86: R12         Inventories                                         HTML     60K 
93: R13         Fixed Assets                                        HTML     77K 
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91: R15         Noncontrolling Interests                            HTML     80K 
95: R16         Product Warranties                                  HTML     48K 
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31: R87         Employee Compensation Plans (Details 4)             HTML     31K 
109: R88         Employee Compensation Plans (Details 5)             HTML     90K  
26: R89         Employee Compensation Plans (Details 6)             HTML     43K 
84: R90         Employee Retirement Plans (Details)                 HTML     41K 
79: R91         Employee Retirement Plans (Details 2)               HTML     39K 
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