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United Natural Foods Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 7/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 9/27/22, at 4:58pm ET   ·   For:  7/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1020859-22-54   ·   File #:  1-15723

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 9/27/22  United Natural Foods Inc.         10-K        7/30/22  144:20M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

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21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     75K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     45K 
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                Related Expenses                                                 
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32: R17         Derivatives                                         HTML     93K 
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                Comprehensive Loss                                               
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36: R21         Share-Based Awards                                  HTML    101K 
37: R22         Benefit Plans                                       HTML    311K 
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39: R24         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     61K 
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                Arrangements                                                     
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                Comprehensive Loss (Tables)                                      
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61: R46         Significant Accounting Policies - (Gain) Loss on    HTML     44K 
                Sale of Assets (Details)                                         
62: R47         Significant Accounting Policies - Cash and Cash     HTML     39K 
                Equivalents (Details)                                            
63: R48         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Inventories, Net  HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R49         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Intangible        HTML     55K 
                Assets With Definite Lives (Details)                             
65: R50         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Treasury Stock    HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R51         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Self Insurance    HTML     50K 
                Liabilities, Narrative (Details)                                 
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                Insurance Liabilities (Details)                                  
68: R53         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     49K 
69: R54         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML     81K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Receivable (Details)                                             
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                Receivables (Details)                                            
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                Expenses (Details)                                               
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                Equipment, Net (Details)                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Intangible Assets Changes (Details)                              
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                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
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                Future Amortization Expense (Details)                            
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                Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Details)                      
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Fair Value Estimates (Details)                                   
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Long-term Debt (Details)                                         
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88: R73         LONG-TERM DEBT - ABL Credit Facility (Details)      HTML    102K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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91: R76         Comprehensive Income (LOSS) AND ACCUMULATED OTHER   HTML     87K 
                COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Changes by Component                        
                (Details)                                                        
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                COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Reclassification out of Other               
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
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                COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Narrative (Details)                         
94: R79         LEASES - Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details)     HTML     57K 
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96: R81         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     47K 
97: R82         LEASES - Future Minimum Lease Payments and Lease    HTML    152K 
                Receipts (Details)                                               
98: R83         LEASES - Schedule of Other Information Related to   HTML     62K 
                Leases (Details)                                                 
99: R84         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Additional Information         HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R85         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Share-Based Compensation       HTML     59K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
101: R86         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Restricted Stock Awards        HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R87         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Performance-Based Share        HTML     56K  
                Awards (Details)                                                 
103: R88         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Stock Options (Details)        HTML     81K  
104: R89         SHARE-BASED AWARDS - Supervalu Replacement Awards   HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R90         BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information (Details)    HTML     71K  
106: R91         BENEFIT PLANS - Defined Benefit Pension Plans       HTML     94K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R92         BENEFIT PLANS - Fair Value of Plan Assets           HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
108: R93         BENEFIT PLANS - Net Periodic Benefit (Income)       HTML    101K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R94         BENEFIT PLANS - Amounts Recognized in Consolidated  HTML     54K  
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
110: R95         BENEFIT PLANS - Benefit Plan Assumptions (Details)  HTML     65K  
111: R96         BENEFIT PLANS - Allocation of Pension Plan Assets   HTML     55K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R97         BENEFIT PLANS - Fair Value of Defined Benefit       HTML    103K  
                Pension Plans Assets (Details)                                   
113: R98         BENEFIT PLANS - Contributions (Details)             HTML     40K  
114: R99         BENEFIT PLANS - Estimated Future Benefit Payments   HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R100        BENEFIT PLANS - Defined Contribution Plans          HTML     39K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R101        BENEFIT PLANS - Post-Employment Benefits (Details)  HTML     45K  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Agreement Dates and Contributions to Each Plan                   
                Table (Details)                                                  
119: R104        BENEFIT PLANS - Multiemployer Pension Plans,        HTML     48K  
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120: R105        BENEFIT PLANS - Multiemployer Benefit Plans Other   HTML     42K  
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
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                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
127: R112        INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     49K  
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128: R113        INCOME TAXES - Uncertain Tax Positions, Narrative   HTML     43K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R114        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     84K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
130: R115        INCOME TAXES - Tax Credits and Valuation            HTML     49K  
                Allowances (Details)                                             
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 9/26/23  United Natural Foods Inc.         10-K        7/29/23  152:18M
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 6/07/22  United Natural Foods Inc.         10-Q        4/30/22   83:14M
 3/09/22  United Natural Foods Inc.         10-Q        1/29/22   81:9.9M
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 3/10/21  United Natural Foods Inc.         10-Q        1/30/21   94:12M
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10/19/18  United Natural Foods Inc.         8-K:5,8,9  10/17/18    2:282K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/10/18  United Natural Foods Inc.         8-K:1,9    10/10/18    2:78K                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/26/18  United Natural Foods Inc.         8-K:1,8,9   7/25/18    3:856K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
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