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Enova International, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 2/28/22, at 5:08pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 950170-22-2334 · File #: 1-35503

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

 2/28/22  Enova International, Inc.         10-K       12/31/21  119:26M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.37M 
 2: EX-10.12    Material Contract                                   HTML    117K 
 3: EX-10.13    Material Contract                                   HTML    116K 
 4: EX-10.39    Material Contract                                   HTML    631K 
 5: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     77K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
 7: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     32K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
11: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    106K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    140K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     52K 
20: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Consolidated VIEs)     HTML     79K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    171K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     82K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    118K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    167K 
26: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    295K 
27: R11         Acquisitions                                        HTML    133K 
28: R12         Loans and Finance Receivables                       HTML    282K 
29: R13         Property and Equipment                              HTML     94K 
30: R14         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    128K 
31: R15         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses               HTML     71K 
32: R16         Marketing Expenses                                  HTML     57K 
33: R17         Leases                                              HTML    134K 
34: R18         Long-term Debt                                      HTML    319K 
35: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    330K 
36: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     43K 
37: R21         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     59K 
38: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    198K 
39: R23         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     40K 
40: R24         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     36K 
41: R25         Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   HTML     79K 
42: R26         Operating Segment Information                       HTML     69K 
43: R27         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    302K 
44: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     35K 
45: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    339K 
46: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML    223K 
47: R31         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    109K 
48: R32         Loans and Finance Receivables (Tables)              HTML    280K 
49: R33         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     90K 
50: R34         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    125K 
51: R35         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)      HTML     70K 
52: R36         Marketing Expenses (Tables)                         HTML     56K 
53: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    132K 
54: R38         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    228K 
55: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    320K 
56: R40         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     46K 
57: R41         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    180K 
58: R42         Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow information   HTML     77K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R43         Operating Segment Information (Tables)              HTML     60K 
60: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    290K 
61: R45         Significant Accounting Policies - Additional        HTML    154K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
62: R46         Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of       HTML     79K 
                Financial Results (Detail)                                       
63: R47         Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of       HTML     42K 
                Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and                     
                Restricted Cash (Detail)                                         
64: R48         Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of       HTML     46K 
                Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives                    
                (Detail)                                                         
65: R49         Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of       HTML     40K 
                Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives                    
                (Detail) (Parenthetical)                                         
66: R50         Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation    HTML    100K 
                of Numerators and Denominators of Basic and                      
                Diluted Earnings per Share - (Detail)                            
67: R51         Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    112K 
68: R52         Acquisitions - Schedule of Allocation of the        HTML     86K 
                Purchase Consideration (Detail)                                  
69: R53         Acquisitions - Schedule of Allocation of the        HTML     48K 
                Purchase Consideration (Parenthetical) (Detail)                  
70: R54         Acquisitions - Schedule of Supplemental Unaudited   HTML     37K 
                Pro Forma Financial Information (Detail)                         
71: R55         Loans and Finance Receivables - Schedule of         HTML     52K 
                Revenue Generated from Loans and Finance                         
                Receivables (Detail)                                             
72: R56         Loans and Finance Receivables - Components of       HTML     59K 
                Company-owned Loans and Finance Receivables At                   
                Fair Value (Detail)                                              
73: R57         Loans and Finance Receivables - Additional          HTML     47K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
74: R58         Loans and Finance Receivables - Schedule of         HTML     63K 
                Changes in Fair Value of Company-owned Loans and                 
                Finance Receivables (Detail)                                     
75: R59         Loans and Finance Receivables - Schedule of         HTML     40K 
                Changes in Fair Value of Company-owned Loans and                 
                Finance Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail)                     
76: R60         Property and Equipment - Additional information     HTML     36K 
                (Detail)                                                         
77: R61         Property and Equipment - Classifications of         HTML     50K 
                Property and Equipment (Detail)                                  
78: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of   HTML     38K 
                Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail)                   
79: R63         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional   HTML     62K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
80: R64         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of   HTML     56K 
                Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)                              
81: R65         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of   HTML     43K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expense (Detail)                   
82: R66         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Schedule    HTML     53K 
                of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Detail)                
83: R67         Marketing Expenses - Schedule of Marketing          HTML     38K 
                Expenses (Detail)                                                
84: R68         Leases - Additional Information (Detail)            HTML     52K 
85: R69         Leases - Lease Expenses (Detail)                    HTML     45K 
86: R70         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Detail)     HTML     51K 
87: R71         Leases - Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and  HTML     39K 
                Discount Rate (Detail)                                           
88: R72         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures         HTML     39K 
                Related to Leases (Detail)                                       
89: R73         Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt          HTML    130K 
                Instruments and Balances Outstanding (Detail)                    
90: R74         Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt          HTML     54K 
                Instruments and Balances Outstanding                             
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
91: R75         Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML    301K 
92: R76         Long-term Debt - Schedule of Maturities of          HTML     47K 
                Long-term Debt (Detail)                                          
93: R77         Long-term Debt - Schedule of Maturities of          HTML     45K 
                Long-term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)                          
94: R78         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML     72K 
                and Liabilities (Detail)                                         
95: R79         Income Taxes - Components of Provision for Income   HTML     66K 
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
96: R80         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     66K 
97: R81         Income Taxes - Components of Effective Tax Rate on  HTML     55K 
                Income (Detail)                                                  
98: R82         Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation Allowance       HTML     38K 
                Activity (Detail)                                                
99: R83         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Activity Related   HTML     48K 
                to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)                            
100: R84         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     37K  
                information (Detail)                                             
101: R85         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     57K  
                (Detail)                                                         
102: R86         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Amounts        HTML     41K  
                Included in Consolidated Balance Sheets Relating                 
                to NQSP and SERP (Detail)                                        
103: R87         Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     93K  
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R88         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of RSU Activity  HTML     56K  
                (Detail)                                                         
105: R89         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     60K  
                Activity (Detail)                                                
106: R90         Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     43K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
107: R91         Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information   HTML     49K  
                - Schedule of Cash and Non-Cash Activities                       
                (Detail)                                                         
108: R92         Operating Segment Information - Additional          HTML     40K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
109: R93         Operating Segment Information - Summary of          HTML     45K  
                Company's Revenue by Geographical Region (Detail)                
110: R94         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     48K  
                (Detail)                                                         
111: R95         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Assets         HTML     55K  
                Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail)                             
112: R96         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and      HTML     37K  
                Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis                          
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
113: R97         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and      HTML     73K  
                Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value (Detail)                  
114: R98         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and      HTML     47K  
                Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value                           
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
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