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Norfolk Southern Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘JSON’

On: Friday, 2/4/22, at 2:20pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 702165-22-7 · File #: 1-08339

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

 2/04/22  Norfolk Southern Corp.            10-K       12/31/21  120:12M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.CC    Material Contract                                   HTML     58K 
 3: EX-10.EE    Material Contract                                   HTML     62K 
 4: EX-10.FF    Material Contract                                   HTML     65K 
 5: EX-10.GG    Material Contract                                   HTML     66K 
 6: EX-10.KK    Material Contract                                   HTML     62K 
 7: EX-10.LL    Material Contract                                   HTML     66K 
 8: EX-10.MM    Material Contract                                   HTML     65K 
 9: EX-10.VV    Material Contract                                   HTML     62K 
10: EX-10.WW    Material Contract                                   HTML     66K 
11: EX-10.XX    Material Contract                                   HTML     67K 
12: EX-10.YY    Material Contract                                   HTML     61K 
13: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     46K 
14: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     30K 
15: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
16: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
17: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
23: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     94K 
24: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     35K 
25: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     96K 
26: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     61K 
27: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    121K 
28: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     38K 
29: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    117K 
30: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes In               HTML     70K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
31: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes In               HTML     32K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
32: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     50K 
33: R11         Railway Operating Revenues                          HTML     57K 
34: R12         Other Income - Net                                  HTML     40K 
35: R13         Income Taxes                                        HTML     92K 
36: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     43K 
37: R15         Investments                                         HTML     49K 
38: R16         Properties                                          HTML     99K 
39: R17         Current Liabilities                                 HTML     46K 
40: R18         Debt                                                HTML     55K 
41: R19         Leases                                              HTML     68K 
42: R20         Other Liabilities                                   HTML     41K 
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44: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    111K 
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59: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     69K 
60: R38         Other Liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     41K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
66: R44         Railway Operating Revenues - Disaggregation of      HTML     51K 
                Revenues (Details)                                               
67: R45         Railway Operating Revenues - Additional             HTML     42K 
                Information (Details)                                            
68: R46         Railway Operating Revenues - Schedule of Account    HTML     37K 
                Receivables (Details)                                            
69: R47         Other Income - Net (Details)                        HTML     37K 
70: R48         Income Taxes - Provisions For Income Taxes          HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R49         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Of Statutory Rate To  HTML     59K 
                Effective Rate (Details)                                         
72: R50         Income Taxes - Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And  HTML     54K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
73: R51         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     43K 
74: R52         Income Taxes - Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     42K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
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                (Details)                                                        
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84: R62         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     56K 
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                Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                            
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                (Details)                                                        
87: R65         Leases - Other Information Related to Operating     HTML     34K 
                Leases (Details)                                                 
88: R66         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     49K 
89: R67         Other Liabilities (Details)                         HTML     52K 
90: R68         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     93K 
                Benefit Obligations and Plan Assets (Details)                    
91: R69         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     81K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
92: R70         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     55K 
                Benefit Cost Components (Details)                                
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                Changes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss                   
                (Details)                                                        
94: R72         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     54K 
                Benefit Assumptions (Details)                                    
95: R73         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     39K 
                Health Care Cost Trend Assumptions (Details)                     
96: R74         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits -        HTML     42K 
                Pension Plan Weighted-Average Asset Allocations,                 
                By Asset Category (Details)                                      
97: R75         Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits - Fair   HTML     79K 
                Value of Plan Assets (Details)                                   
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                Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Details)                      
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100: R78         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Options      HTML     43K  
                Granted Under LTIP and TSOP (Details)                            
101: R79         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     35K  
                Compensation Costs and Tax Benefit (Details)                     
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                Used for LTIP and TSOP Grants (Details)                          
103: R81         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock        HTML     53K  
                Option Activity (Details)                                        
104: R82         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock         HTML     40K  
                Options Exercised (Details)                                      
105: R83         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Options      HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R84         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Awards  HTML     68K  
                Outstanding (Details)                                            
107: R85         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock        HTML     40K  
                Available for Future Grants (Details)                            
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                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
110: R88         Stockholders' Equity - Other Comprehensive Income   HTML     66K  
                (Loss) Of Equity Investees (Details)                             
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112: R90         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     76K  
113: R91         Earnings Per Share - Antidilutive Securities        HTML     32K  
                Excluded from Computation of EPS (Details)                       
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11/04/19  Norfolk Southern Corp.            8-K:1,2,9  11/04/19   13:393K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 8/02/18  Norfolk Southern Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   8/02/18    5:531K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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