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Dollar Tree, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 2/3/24 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 3/20/24, at 4:30pm ET   ·   For:  2/3/24   ·   Accession #:  935703-24-11   ·   File #:  0-25464

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 3/20/24  Dollar Tree, Inc.                 10-K        2/03/24   91:11M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.79M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     27K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     24K 
 8: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     30K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     90K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     29K 
16: R3          Consolidated Income Statements                      HTML     92K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     43K 
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    131K 
19: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     37K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     87K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    135K 
22: R9          Description of Business and Basis of Presentation   HTML     30K 
23: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     62K 
24: R11         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML     46K 
25: R12         Income Taxes                                        HTML    103K 
26: R13         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     40K 
27: R14         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt            HTML     69K 
28: R15         Leases                                              HTML     55K 
29: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     42K 
30: R17         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     32K 
31: R18         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     47K 
32: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     39K 
33: R20         Stock-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML     90K 
34: R21         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue                  HTML    126K 
35: R22         Supply Chain Finance Program                        HTML     28K 
36: R23         Goodwill and Nonamortizing Intangible Assets        HTML     44K 
37: R24         Store Portfolio Optimization Review                 HTML     30K 
38: R25         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     36K 
39: R26         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     30K 
40: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    111K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R29         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML     50K 
43: R30         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    100K 
44: R31         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Tables)   HTML     53K 
45: R32         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     56K 
46: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     33K 
47: R34         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     46K 
48: R35         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     46K 
49: R36         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     35K 
50: R37         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     85K 
51: R38         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Tables)         HTML    123K 
52: R39         Goodwill and Nonamortizing Intangible Assets        HTML     42K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    107K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R41         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details)    HTML     60K 
55: R42         Income Taxes - Provision For Income Taxes           HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R43         Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate            HTML     46K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
57: R44         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     42K 
58: R45         Income Taxes - Deferred Income Tax Assets           HTML     61K 
                (Liabilities) (Details)                                          
59: R46         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     36K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
60: R47         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R48         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt - Summary  HTML     74K 
                Of Long-term Debt (Details)                                      
62: R49         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt - Summary  HTML     43K 
                of Maturities of Long-term Debt (Details)                        
63: R50         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML    107K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
64: R51         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     33K 
65: R52         Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     43K 
66: R53         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     30K 
67: R54         Leases - Supplemental Information (Details)         HTML     31K 
68: R55         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial   HTML     32K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
69: R56         Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     59K 
70: R57         Shareholders' Equity - Basic and Diluted Net        HTML     57K 
                Income Per Share (Details)                                       
71: R58         Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Calculations of       HTML     55K 
                Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share                    
                (Details)                                                        
72: R59         Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Narrative (Details)   HTML     26K 
73: R60         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     39K 
74: R61         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Narrative          HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R62         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Stock-based        HTML     34K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
76: R63         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Restricted Stock   HTML     49K 
                Units (Details)                                                  
77: R64         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Performance Stock  HTML     49K 
                Units (Details)                                                  
78: R65         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Fair Value         HTML     47K 
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
79: R66         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Stock Option       HTML     62K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
80: R67         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue - Narrative      HTML     31K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue - Information    HTML     86K 
                For Segments and Corporate and Support (Details)                 
82: R69         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue -                HTML     66K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
83: R70         Supply Chain Finance Program (Details)              HTML     29K 
84: R71         Goodwill and Nonamortizing Intangible Assets -      HTML     39K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
85: R72         Goodwill and Nonamortizing Intangible Assets        HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         Store Portfolio Optimization Review (Details)       HTML     54K 
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