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Goldman Sachs Group Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/11 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 8/8/11, at 7:34pm ET   ·   As of:  8/9/11   ·   For:  6/30/11   ·   Accession #:  950123-11-74589   ·   File #:  1-14965

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

 8/09/11  Goldman Sachs Group Inc           10-Q        6/30/11  122:27M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.61M 
 2: EX-12.1     Ex-12.1: Statement Re: Computation of Ratios of     HTML     54K 
                Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratios of Earnings                 
                to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock                    
                Dividends                                                        
 3: EX-15.1     Ex-15.1: Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial     HTML     33K 
                Information                                                      
 4: EX-31.1     Ex-31.1: Rule 13A-14(A) Certifications              HTML     43K 
 5: EX-32.1     Ex-32.1: Section 1350 Certifications                HTML     34K 
23: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     57K 
102: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings       HTML     97K  
                (Unaudited)                                                      
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial      HTML    105K 
                Condition (Unaudited)                                            
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial      HTML     75K 
                Condition (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                            
87: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     86K 
                Shareholders Equity (Unaudited)                                  
49: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    128K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
94: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     46K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
36: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     39K 
51: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     38K 
59: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     69K 
79: R11         Financial Instruments Owned, At Fair Value And      HTML     72K 
                Financial Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased,               
                At Fair Value                                                    
28: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    300K 
47: R13         Cash Instruments                                    HTML    293K 
38: R14         Derivatives and Hedging Activities                  HTML    398K 
41: R15         Fair Value Option                                   HTML     97K 
95: R16         Collateralized Agreements and Financings            HTML    101K 
35: R17         Securitization Activities                           HTML     83K 
72: R18         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    160K 
39: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML     47K 
101: R20         Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets         HTML     90K  
81: R21         Deposits                                            HTML     51K 
88: R22         Short-Term Borrowings                               HTML     51K 
20: R23         Long-Term Borrowings                                HTML     88K 
91: R24         Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses              HTML     53K 
33: R25         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    114K 
25: R26         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     81K 
29: R27         Regulation and Capital Adequacy                     HTML     75K 
62: R28         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     54K 
86: R29         Transactions with Affiliated Funds                  HTML     44K 
71: R30         Interest Income and Interest Expense                HTML     54K 
53: R31         Income Taxes                                        HTML     46K 
46: R32         Business Segments                                   HTML    128K 
69: R33         Credit Concentrations                               HTML     49K 
99: R34         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML    142K 
37: R35         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    207K 
103: R36         Financial Instruments Owned, at Fair Value and      HTML     70K  
                Financial Instruments Sold but not yet Purchased,                
                at Fair Value (Tables)                                           
122: R37         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    275K  
31: R38         Cash Instruments (Tables)                           HTML    261K 
84: R39         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)         HTML    354K 
52: R40         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML     73K 
70: R41         Collateralized Agreements and Financings (Tables)   HTML     87K 
61: R42         Securitization Activities (Tables)                  HTML     76K 
30: R43         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    137K 
89: R44         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     41K 
119: R45         Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets         HTML     84K  
                (Tables)                                                         
120: R46         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     50K  
26: R47         Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)                      HTML     48K 
24: R48         Long-Term Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML     78K 
110: R49         Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses (Tables)     HTML     50K  
13: R50         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)  HTML     79K 
57: R51         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     69K 
48: R52         Regulation and Capital Adequacy (Tables)            HTML     46K 
17: R53         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     52K 
121: R54         Transactions with Affiliated Funds (Tables)         HTML     42K  
96: R55         Interest Income and Interest Expense (Tables)       HTML     53K 
73: R56         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     39K 
112: R57         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    120K  
55: R58         Credit Concentrations (Tables)                      HTML     45K 
97: R59         Significant Accounting Policies (Details)           HTML     35K 
56: R60         Financial Instruments Owned, At Fair Value And      HTML     84K 
                Financial Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased,               
                At Fair Value (Details)                                          
77: R61         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     40K 
68: R62         Fair Value Measurements (Details 1)                 HTML    132K 
83: R63         Fair Value Measurements (Details 2)                 HTML     52K 
58: R64         Fair Value Measurements (Details 3)                 HTML    133K 
82: R65         Fair Value Measurements (Details 4)                 HTML     39K 
64: R66         Cash Instruments (Details)                          HTML    137K 
113: R67         Cash Instruments (Details 1)                        HTML    110K  
93: R68         Cash Instruments (Details 2)                        HTML     46K 
98: R69         Cash Instruments (Details 3)                        HTML     46K 
85: R70         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details)        HTML     44K 
16: R71         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 1)      HTML     75K 
92: R72         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 2)      HTML     98K 
40: R73         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 3)      HTML     81K 
75: R74         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 4)      HTML     40K 
108: R75         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 5)      HTML     77K  
60: R76         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 6)      HTML     39K 
27: R77         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 7)      HTML     75K 
67: R78         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 8)      HTML     36K 
104: R79         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 9)      HTML     41K  
21: R80         Fair Value Option (Details)                         HTML     88K 
74: R81         Collateralized Agreements and Financings (Details)  HTML    117K 
12: R82         Securitization Activities (Details)                 HTML     59K 
50: R83         Securitization Activities (Details 1)               HTML     66K 
18: R84         Variable Interest Entities (Details)                HTML    163K 
45: R85         Other Assets (Details)                              HTML     53K 
80: R86         Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets         HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R87         Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets         HTML     49K 
                (Details 1)                                                      
44: R88         Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets         HTML     47K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
19: R89         Deposits (Details)                                  HTML     68K 
76: R90         Short-Term Borrowings (Details)                     HTML     54K 
106: R91         Long-Term Borrowings (Details)                      HTML     37K  
90: R92         Long-Term Borrowings (Details 1)                    HTML     39K 
54: R93         Long-Term Borrowings (Details 2)                    HTML     44K 
32: R94         Long-Term Borrowings (Details 3)                    HTML    131K 
116: R95         Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses (Details)    HTML     70K  
42: R96         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    165K 
                (Details)                                                        
115: R97         Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     52K  
66: R98         Shareholders' Equity (Details 1)                    HTML     45K 
117: R99         Shareholders' Equity (Details 2)                    HTML     42K  
43: R100        Shareholders' Equity (Details 3)                    HTML    103K 
118: R101        Regulation and Capital Adequacy (Details)           HTML     91K  
78: R102        Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     57K 
111: R103        Transactions with Affiliated Funds (Details)        HTML     44K  
34: R104        Interest Income and Interest Expense (Details)      HTML     57K 
63: R105        Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     37K 
105: R106        Business Segments (Details)                         HTML    109K  
100: R107        Credit Concentrations (Details)                     HTML     39K  
22: R108        Legal Proceedings (Details)                         HTML     69K 
107: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    189K  
109: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   5.47M  
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10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gs-20110630_pre                XML   1.85M 
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