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Aaron's Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 7/29/20, at 9:25am ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 706688-20-102 · File #: 1-13941

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

 7/29/20  Aaron’s Inc                       10-Q        6/30/20   64:9.4M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        10-Q 2Q2020                                         HTML    917K 
 2: EX-10.1     EX-10.1 First Amendment Dir Comp Plan               HTML     26K 
 3: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 2Q2020                                 HTML     29K 
 4: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 2Q2020                                 HTML     29K 
 5: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 2Q2020                                 HTML     22K 
 6: EX-32.2     Exhibit 32.2 2Q2020                                 HTML     21K 
13: R1          Cover                                               HTML     74K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    100K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     40K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings       HTML    110K 
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     41K 
                Income (Loss)                                                    
18: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    119K 
19: R7          Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML    379K 
                Policies                                                         
20: R8          Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     63K 
21: R9          Loans Receivable                                    HTML    112K 
22: R10         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     37K 
23: R11         Segments                                            HTML    181K 
24: R12         Restructuring                                       HTML     62K 
25: R13         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML    103K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
26: R14         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML    387K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
27: R15         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML     67K 
28: R16         Loans Receivable (Tables)                           HTML    136K 
29: R17         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    174K 
30: R18         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     59K 
31: R19         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     35K 
                Policies - Narrative (Details)                                   
32: R20         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     27K 
                Policies - Store Count by Ownership Type (Details)               
33: R21         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     30K 
                Policies - Calculation of Dilutive Stock Awards                  
                (Details)                                                        
34: R22         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     65K 
                Policies - Revenue Recognition Narrative (Details)               
35: R23         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     29K 
                Policies - Accounts Receivable Net of Allowances                 
                (Details)                                                        
36: R24         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     26K 
                Policies - Components of the Accounts Receivable                 
                Provision (Details)                                              
37: R25         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     56K 
                Policies - Lease Merchandise (Details)                           
38: R26         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     31K 
                Policies - Credit Quality Indicators (Details)                   
39: R27         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     35K 
                Policies - Components of Prepaid Expenses and                    
                Other Assets (Details)                                           
40: R28         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     23K 
                Policies - Assets Held for Sale (Details)                        
41: R29         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     35K 
                Policies - Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                 
                (Details)                                                        
42: R30         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     24K 
                Policies - Debt (Details)                                        
43: R31         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     39K 
                Policies - Goodwill (Details)                                    
44: R32         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     97K 
                Policies - Statements of Stockholders' Equity                    
                (Details)                                                        
45: R33         Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting         HTML     48K 
                Policies - Recent Accounting Pronouncements                      
                (Details)                                                        
46: R34         Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Financial       HTML     29K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                 
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
47: R35         Fair Value Measurement - Assets Measured At Fair    HTML     30K 
                Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                            
48: R36         Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Assets       HTML     29K 
                (Liabilities) Not Measured at Fair Value In                      
                Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                            
49: R37         Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Assets       HTML     23K 
                (Liabilities) Not Measured at Fair Value In                      
                Consolidated Balance Sheet - Additional                          
                Information (Details)                                            
50: R38         Loans Receivable - Components of Loans Receivable,  HTML     34K 
                Net (Details)                                                    
51: R39         Loans Receivable - Credit Quality (Details)         HTML     49K 
52: R40         Loans Receivable - Aging of the Loans Receivable    HTML     35K 
                Balance (Details)                                                
53: R41         Loans Receivable - Components of the Allowance for  HTML     32K 
                Loan Losses (Details)                                            
54: R42         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     61K 
55: R43         Segments - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     37K 
56: R44         Segments Segments - Revenue by source and segment   HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R45         Segments - Information on Segments and              HTML     54K 
                Reconciliation to Earnings Before Income Taxes                   
                from Continuing Operations (Details)                             
58: R46         Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     55K 
59: R47         Restructuring - Summary of Restructuring Charges    HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R48         Restructuring - Summary of Accruals of              HTML     28K 
                Restructuring Programs (Details)                                 
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Aaron's Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 7/29/20, at 9:25am ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 706688-20-102 · File #: 1-13941

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

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — aan-20200630_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

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Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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