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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 11/3/23, at 4:35pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/23   ·   Accession #:  886982-23-11   ·   File #:  1-14965

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

11/03/23  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-Q        9/30/23  205:44M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   9.42M 
 2: EX-3.2      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML    211K 
 3: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     56K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     67K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     61K 
11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    133K 
12: R2          Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)     HTML    155K 
13: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     88K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
14: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML    157K 
15: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML     97K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    147K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    160K 
18: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     63K 
19: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     59K 
20: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    105K 
21: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML   1.13M 
22: R12         Fair Value Hierarchy                                HTML   1.13M 
23: R13         Trading Assets and Liabilities                      HTML     88K 
24: R14         Derivatives and Hedging Activities                  HTML    411K 
25: R15         Investments                                         HTML    192K 
26: R16         Loans                                               HTML    668K 
27: R17         Fair Value Option                                   HTML    105K 
28: R18         Collateralized Agreements and Financings            HTML    204K 
29: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML    128K 
30: R20         Deposits                                            HTML    112K 
31: R21         Unsecured Borrowings                                HTML    135K 
32: R22         Other Liabilities                                   HTML     88K 
33: R23         Securitization Activities                           HTML    119K 
34: R24         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    188K 
35: R25         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    161K 
36: R26         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    247K 
37: R27         Regulation and Capital Adequacy                     HTML    354K 
38: R28         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     75K 
39: R29         Transactions with Affiliated Funds                  HTML     71K 
40: R30         Interest Income and Interest Expense                HTML     92K 
41: R31         Income Taxes                                        HTML     68K 
42: R32         Business Segments                                   HTML    224K 
43: R33         Credit Concentrations                               HTML     75K 
44: R34         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML    150K 
45: R35         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     68K 
46: R36         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     61K 
47: R37         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    399K 
48: R38         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    136K 
49: R39         Fair Value Hierarchy (Tables)                       HTML   1.00M 
50: R40         Trading Assets and Liabilities (Tables)             HTML     90K 
51: R41         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)         HTML    400K 
52: R42         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    204K 
53: R43         Loans (Tables)                                      HTML    656K 
54: R44         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML     93K 
55: R45         Collateralized Agreements and Financings (Tables)   HTML    197K 
56: R46         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML    122K 
57: R47         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML    115K 
58: R48         Unsecured Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML    137K 
59: R49         Other Liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     86K 
60: R50         Securitization Activities (Tables)                  HTML    112K 
61: R51         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    176K 
62: R52         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)  HTML    137K 
63: R53         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    245K 
64: R54         Regulation and Capital Adequacy (Tables)            HTML    348K 
65: R55         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     74K 
66: R56         Transactions with Affiliated Funds (Tables)         HTML     71K 
67: R57         Interest Income and Interest Expense (Tables)       HTML     91K 
68: R58         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     61K 
69: R59         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    219K 
70: R60         Credit Concentrations (Tables)                      HTML     72K 
71: R61         Description of Business - Additional Information    HTML     58K 
                (Detail)                                                         
72: R62         Significant Accounting Policies - Additional        HTML     84K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
73: R63         Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Financial      HTML     98K 
                Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value                     
                (Detail)                                                         
74: R64         Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Level 3        HTML     81K 
                Financial Assets (Detail)                                        
75: R65         Fair Value Hierarchy - Schedule of Trading Cash     HTML    168K 
                Instruments by Level (Detail)                                    
76: R66         Fair Value Hierarchy - Schedule of Level 3 Assets,  HTML    115K 
                and Ranges and Weighted Averages of Significant                  
                Unobservable Inputs (Detail)                                     
77: R67         Fair Value Hierarchy - Summary of Changes in Fair   HTML    118K 
                Value for Level 3 Trading Cash Instruments                       
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R68         Fair Value Hierarchy - Trading Cash Instruments,    HTML     69K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
79: R69         Fair Value Hierarchy - Fair Value of Derivatives    HTML    138K 
                by Level (Detail)                                                
80: R70         Fair Value Hierarchy - Significant Unobservable     HTML    166K 
                Inputs Used to Value Level 3 Derivatives (Detail)                
81: R71         Fair Value Hierarchy - Changes in Fair Value for    HTML    109K 
                Level 3 Derivatives (Detail)                                     
82: R72         Fair Value Hierarchy - Derivatives, Additional      HTML     68K 
                Information (Details)                                            
83: R73         Fair Value Hierarchy - Investments Accounted for    HTML    110K 
                at Fair Value (Detail)                                           
84: R74         Fair Value Hierarchy - Amount of Level 3            HTML    122K 
                Investments and Significant Unobservable Inputs                  
                Used to Value Such Investments (Detail)                          
85: R75         Fair Value Hierarchy - Summary of Changes in Fair   HTML     99K 
                Value for Level 3 Investments (Detail)                           
86: R76         Fair Value Hierarchy - Investments, Additional      HTML     71K 
                Information (Details)                                            
87: R77         Fair Value Hierarchy - Fair Value of Loans Held     HTML     93K 
                for Investment by Level (Detail)                                 
88: R78         Fair Value Hierarchy - Loans, Additional            HTML     74K 
                Information (Details)                                            
89: R79         Fair Value Hierarchy - Summary of Weighted Average  HTML     95K 
                of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Loans (Detail)               
90: R80         Fair Value Hierarchy - Summary of Changes in Fair   HTML    101K 
                Value for Level 3 Loans (Detail)                                 
91: R81         Fair Value Hierarchy - Financial Assets and         HTML    103K 
                Financial Liabilities by Level (Detail)                          
92: R82         Fair Value Hierarchy - Fair Value Option,           HTML    100K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
93: R83         Fair Value Hierarchy - Level 3 Rollforward          HTML    109K 
                (Detail)                                                         
94: R84         Trading Assets and Liabilities - Summary of         HTML     64K 
                Trading Assets and Liabilities (Detail)                          
95: R85         Trading Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Market  HTML     69K 
                Making Revenues by Major Product Type (Detail)                   
96: R86         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Additional     HTML    109K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
97: R87         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of  HTML    179K 
                Derivatives on a Gross Basis (Detail)                            
98: R88         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - OTC            HTML    132K 
                Derivatives by Tenor and Major Product Type                      
                (Detail)                                                         
99: R89         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Credit         HTML    116K 
                Derivatives (Detail)                                             
100: R90         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Summary of     HTML     61K  
                Information About CVA and FVA (Detail)                           
101: R91         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Summary of     HTML     66K  
                Derivatives Bifurcated from their Related                        
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
102: R92         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Derivatives    HTML     66K  
                with Credit-Related Contingent Features (Detail)                 
103: R93         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Gain (Loss)    HTML     70K  
                from Interest Rate Hedges and Related Hedged Items               
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R94         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Carrying       HTML     69K  
                Amount of Hedged Items Currently Designated in a                 
                Hedging Relationship and Related Cumulative                      
                Hedging Adjustment (Detail)                                      
105: R95         Derivatives and Hedging Activities -                HTML     64K  
                Gains/(Losses) from Net Investment Hedging                       
                (Detail)                                                         
106: R96         Investments - Information about Investments         HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
107: R97         Investments - Equity Securities At Fair Value       HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
108: R98         Investments - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     86K  
109: R99         Investments - Debt Instruments At Fair Value        HTML     66K  
                (Detail)                                                         
110: R100        Investments - Fair Value of Investments in Funds    HTML     77K  
                at NAV and Related Unfunded Commitments (Detail)                 
111: R101        Investments - Available-for-Sale Securities by      HTML     85K  
                Tenor (Detail)                                                   
112: R102        Investments - Summary of Gross Realized Gains and   HTML     61K  
                the Proceeds from the Sales of Available-for-Sale                
                Securities (Detail)                                              
113: R103        Investments - Held-to-maturity Securities by Type   HTML     87K  
                and Tenor (Detail)                                               
114: R104        Loans - Summary of Loans (Detail)                   HTML    155K  
115: R105        Loans - Summary of Concentration of Secured and     HTML    202K  
                Unsecured Loans (Detail)                                         
116: R106        Loans - Additional Information (Detail)             HTML     69K  
117: R107        Loans - Schedule of Credit Quality Indicators for   HTML    180K  
                Term Loans by Origination Year (Detail)                          
118: R108        Loans - Summary of Consumer Loans by Refreshed      HTML    102K  
                FICO Credit Score (Detail)                                       
119: R109        Loans - Summary of Credit Concentration by Region   HTML    124K  
                (Detail)                                                         
120: R110        Loans - Summary of Past Due Loans (Detail)          HTML    112K  
121: R111        Loans - Summary of Nonaccrual Loans (Detail)        HTML     90K  
122: R112        Loans - Summary of Loans and Lending Commitments    HTML    121K  
                Accounted for at Amortized Cost by Portfolio                     
                (Detail)                                                         
123: R113        Loans - Summary of Changes in Allowance for Credit  HTML    101K  
                Losses (Detail)                                                  
124: R114        Loans - Schedule of Forecasted Economic Scenarios   HTML     67K  
                (Detail)                                                         
125: R115        Loans - Summary of Estimated Fair Value of Loans    HTML     80K  
                and Lending Commitments that are not Accounted for               
                at Fair Value (Detail)                                           
126: R116        Fair Value Option - Additional Information          HTML     71K  
                (Detail)                                                         
127: R117        Fair Value Option - Gains and Losses on Other       HTML     66K  
                Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities at Fair               
                Value (Detail)                                                   
128: R118        Fair Value Option - Summary of DVA Gains/(Losses)   HTML     63K  
                on Financial Liabilities (Detail)                                
129: R119        Fair Value Option - Loans and Lending Commitments   HTML     62K  
                (Detail)                                                         
130: R120        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML    122K  
                Offsetting Arrangements (Detail)                                 
131: R121        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     85K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
132: R122        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     83K  
                Schedule of Gross Carrying Value of Repurchase                   
                Agreements and Securities Loaned by Class of                     
                Collateral Pledged (Detail)                                      
133: R123        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     73K  
                Schedule of Repurchase Agreements and Securities                 
                Loaned by Maturity Date (Detail)                                 
134: R124        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Other    HTML     76K  
                Secured Financings (Detail)                                      
135: R125        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Other    HTML     80K  
                Secured Financings by Maturity Date (Detail)                     
136: R126        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     60K  
                Financial Instruments Received as Collateral and                 
                Repledged (Detail)                                               
137: R127        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Assets   HTML     71K  
                Pledged as Collateral (Detail)                                   
138: R128        Other Assets - Other Assets (Detail)                HTML     74K  
139: R129        Other Assets - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    127K  
140: R130        Other Assets - Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail)  HTML     79K  
141: R131        Other Assets - Identifiable Intangible Assets by    HTML     75K  
                Type (Detail)                                                    
142: R132        Other Assets - Amortization of Identifiable         HTML     61K  
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
143: R133        Other Assets - Estimated Future Amortization        HTML     68K  
                (Detail)                                                         
144: R134        Deposits - Types and Sources of Deposits (Detail)   HTML     77K  
145: R135        Deposits - Types and Sources of Deposits,           HTML     62K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
146: R136        Deposits - Location of Deposits (Detail)            HTML     61K  
147: R137        Deposits - Maturities of Time Deposits (Detail)     HTML     81K  
148: R138        Deposits - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     62K  
149: R139        Unsecured Borrowings - Schedule of Unsecured        HTML     61K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
150: R140        Unsecured Borrowings - Unsecured Short-Term         HTML     68K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
151: R141        Unsecured Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     88K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
152: R142        Unsecured Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     97K  
                Borrowings by Maturity Date (Detail)                             
153: R143        Unsecured Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     71K  
                Borrowings after Hedging (Detail)                                
154: R144        Unsecured Borrowings - Additional Information       HTML     87K  
                (Detail)                                                         
155: R145        Unsecured Borrowings - Subordinated Borrowings      HTML     81K  
                (Detail)                                                         
156: R146        Other Liabilities - Other Liabilities by Type       HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
157: R147        Other Liabilities - Information About Operating     HTML     83K  
                Lease Liabilities (Detail)                                       
158: R148        Other Liabilities - Additional Information          HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
159: R149        Securitization Activities - Amount of Financial     HTML     65K  
                Assets Securitized and Cash Flows Received on                    
                Retained Interests (Detail)                                      
160: R150        Securitization Activities - Additional Information  HTML     84K  
                (Detail)                                                         
161: R151        Securitization Activities - Firms Continuing        HTML     76K  
                Involvement in Securitization Entities to Which                  
                Firm Sold Assets (Detail)                                        
162: R152        Securitization Activities - Weighted Average Key    HTML     78K  
                Economic Assumptions Used in Measuring Fair Value                
                of Firm's Retained Interests and Sensitivity of                  
                This Fair Value to Immediate Adverse Changes                     
                (Detail)                                                         
163: R153        Variable Interest Entities - Nonconsolidated        HTML    122K  
                Variable Interest Entities (Detail)                              
164: R154        Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Variable  HTML    125K  
                Interest Entities (Detail)                                       
165: R155        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML    100K  
                Commitments (Detail)                                             
166: R156        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     62K  
                Lending Commitments (Detail)                                     
167: R157        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML    128K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
168: R158        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     89K  
                Guarantees (Detail)                                              
169: R159        Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML    163K  
                (Detail)                                                         
170: R160        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Amount of Common  HTML     63K  
                Stock Repurchased by the Firm (Detail)                           
171: R161        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Dividends         HTML     57K  
                Declared on Common Stock (Detail)                                
172: R162        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Perpetual         HTML    145K  
                Preferred Stock Issued and Outstanding (Detail)                  
173: R163        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Dividend Rates    HTML     92K  
                of Perpetual Preferred Stock Issued and                          
                Outstanding (Detail)                                             
174: R164        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Preferred         HTML    106K  
                Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock Issued                     
                (Detail)                                                         
175: R165        Shareholders' Equity - Accumulated Other            HTML     83K  
                Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax (Detail)                 
176: R166        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Based        HTML     85K  
                Capital and Leverage Requirements (Detail)                       
177: R167        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Based        HTML     85K  
                Capital Ratios (Detail)                                          
178: R168        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Leverage Ratios   HTML     99K  
                (Detail)                                                         
179: R169        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Additional        HTML     84K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
180: R170        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Based        HTML    106K  
                Capital (Detail)                                                 
181: R171        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - CET1, Tier 1      HTML    105K  
                Capital and Tier 2 Capital (Detail)                              
182: R172        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Weighted     HTML    100K  
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
183: R173        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Changes in        HTML     95K  
                Risk-Weighted Assets (Detail)                                    
184: R174        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Based        HTML     91K  
                Capital and Leverage Ratios and "Well-capitalized"               
                Requirements (Detail)                                            
185: R175        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk Based        HTML     97K  
                Capital Requirements (Detail)                                    
186: R176        Earnings Per Common Share - Earnings Per Common     HTML     82K  
                Share (Detail)                                                   
187: R177        Earnings Per Common Share - Additional Information  HTML     60K  
                (Detail)                                                         
188: R178        Transactions with Affiliated Funds - Fees Earned    HTML     57K  
                from Affiliated Funds (Detail)                                   
189: R179        Transactions with Affiliated Funds - Fees           HTML     59K  
                Receivable from Affiliated Funds and the Aggregate               
                Carrying Value of the Firm's Interests in these                  
                Funds (Detail)                                                   
190: R180        Transactions with Affiliated Funds - Additional     HTML     57K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
191: R181        Interest Income and Interest Expense - Sources of   HTML     91K  
                Interest Income and Interest Expense (Detail)                    
192: R182        Income Taxes - Earliest Tax Years Subject to        HTML     67K  
                Examination by Major Jurisdiction (Detail)                       
193: R183        Business Segments - Segment Operating Results       HTML    118K  
                (Detail)                                                         
194: R184        Business Segments - Depreciation and Amortization   HTML     79K  
                (Detail)                                                         
195: R185        Business Segments - Assets by Segment (Detail)      HTML     71K  
196: R186        Business Segments - Total Net Revenues and Pre-Tax  HTML     79K  
                Earnings By Geographic Region (Detail)                           
197: R187        Credit Concentrations - Credit Concentrations       HTML     65K  
                Included in Trading Cash Instruments and                         
                Investments (Detail)                                             
198: R188        Credit Concentrations - Additional Information      HTML     63K  
                (Detail)                                                         
199: R189        Credit Concentrations - U.S. Government and Agency  HTML     63K  
                Obligations and Non-U.S. Government and Agency                   
                Obligations that Collateralize Resale Agreements                 
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200: R190        Legal Proceedings - Additional Information          HTML    268K  
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