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Agilent Technologies, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 8/31/22, at 6:53pm ET   ·   As of:  9/1/22   ·   For:  7/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1090872-22-17   ·   File #:  1-15405

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 9/01/22  Agilent Technologies, Inc.        10-Q        7/31/22   93:11M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
11: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     77K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations      HTML    101K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive   HTML     63K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive   HTML     40K 
                Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                        
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)    HTML    134K 
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)    HTML     42K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows      HTML    133K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity          HTML     98K 
19: R9          Condensed Consolidate Statement of Equity -         HTML     29K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R10         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     47K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)                          
21: R11         New Accounting Pronouncements (Notes)               HTML     39K 
22: R12         Revenue (Notes)                                     HTML    117K 
23: R13         Share-Based Compensation (Notes)                    HTML     66K 
24: R14         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML     33K 
25: R15         Net Income Per Share (Notes)                        HTML     43K 
26: R16         Inventory (Notes)                                   HTML     32K 
27: R17         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)        HTML     77K 
28: R18         Fair Value Measurements (Notes)                     HTML    140K 
29: R19         Derivatives (Notes)                                 HTML    120K 
30: R20         Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Pension Plans  HTML     93K 
                (Notes)                                                          
31: R21         Warranties and Contingencies (Notes)                HTML     42K 
32: R22         Short-Term Debt (Notes)                             HTML     29K 
33: R23         Long-Term Debt (Notes)                              HTML     38K 
34: R24         Stockholders' Equity (Notes)                        HTML    118K 
35: R25         Segment Information (Notes)                         HTML    101K 
36: R26         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     60K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                       
37: R27         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     34K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
38: R28         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    111K 
39: R29         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     59K 
40: R30         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     41K 
41: R31         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     33K 
42: R32         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     81K 
43: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    131K 
44: R34         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML    116K 
45: R35         Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Pension Plans  HTML     93K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R36         Warranties and Contingencies (Table)                HTML     39K 
47: R37         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     38K 
48: R38         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    109K 
49: R39         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     90K 
50: R40         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     68K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Details)                        
51: R41         REVENUE- Revenue by Region (Details)                HTML     47K 
52: R42         REVENUE - Revenue by End Markets (Details)          HTML     39K 
53: R43         REVENUE - Revenue by Type (Details)                 HTML     32K 
54: R44         REVENUE - Contract Assets and Liability (Details)   HTML     41K 
55: R45         REVENUE - Remaining Performance Obligation          HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R46         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Text (Details)             HTML     52K 
57: R47         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Allocated Share-based      HTML     35K 
                compensation expense (Details)                                   
58: R48         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Fair Value Assumptions     HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R49         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     36K 
60: R50         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     49K 
61: R51         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     31K 
62: R52         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill Roll  HTML     51K 
                forward (Details)                                                
63: R53         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Disclosures    HTML     56K 
                and Components of Purchased Other Intangibles                    
                (Details)                                                        
64: R54         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Textuals       HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R55         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Estimated    HTML     40K 
                Future Amortization (Details)                                    
66: R56         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Fair value of assets and   HTML    102K 
                liabilities measured on a recurring basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
67: R57         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Non Marketable Securities  HTML     34K 
                and Investment Impairments (Details)                             
68: R58         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Contingent Consideration   HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R59         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Reconciliation of         HTML     32K 
                Beginning and Ending Level 3 Contingent                          
                Consideration Liability (Details)                                
70: R60         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Assets and Liabilities     HTML     43K 
                measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis                  
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         DERIVATIVES- Text (Details)                         HTML     47K 
72: R62         DERIVATIVES- Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts     HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R63         DERIVATIVES, Fair value of derivative instruments   HTML     42K 
                and Consolidated Balance Sheet location (Details)                
74: R64         DERIVATIVES, Effect of derivative instruments on    HTML     61K 
                Consolidated Statement of Operations (Details)                   
75: R65         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R66         RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION        HTML     58K 
                PLANS- Components of net periodic costs (Details)                
77: R67         Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Pension Plans  HTML     37K 
                (Details) (Employer Contributions))                              
78: R68         Warranties and Contingencies (Details)              HTML     41K 
79: R69         SHORT-TERM DEBT - Credit Facility (Details)         HTML     51K 
80: R70         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     40K 
81: R71         Long-Term Debt - Text (Details)                     HTML     52K 
82: R72         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase Program     HTML     41K 
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                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
85: R75         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Reclassifications out of     HTML     58K 
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86: R76         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Profitability (Details)       HTML     48K 
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                Results (Details)                                                
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