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Teledyne Technologies Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 2/23/24, at 4:38pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1094285-24-44 · File #: 1-15295

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

 2/23/24  Teledyne Technologies Inc.        10-K       12/31/23  122:15M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.89M 
 2: EX-10.18    EX-10.18 Transition Agreement E Roks Dated 27       HTML     43K 
                December 2023                                                    
 3: EX-10.24    EX-10.24 Change in Control S Blackwood              HTML     78K 
 4: EX-21       EX-21 Subisidiaries of Teledyne Technologies        HTML    113K 
                Incorported                                                      
 5: EX-23.1     EX-23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public    HTML     32K 
                Accounting Firm Deloitte                                         
 6: EX-24.1     EX-24.1 Power of Attorney                           HTML     36K 
11: EX-97.1     EX-97.1 Compensation Recoupment Policy              HTML     54K 
 7: EX-31.1     EX-31.1 Certification of CEO Pursuant to SEC 302    HTML     36K 
 8: EX-31.2     EX-31.2 Certification of CFO Pursuant to SEC 302    HTML     36K 
 9: EX-32.1     EX-32.1 Certification of CEO Pursuant to SEC 906    HTML     33K 
10: EX-32.2     EX-32.2 Certification of CFO Pursuant to SEC 906    HTML     33K 
17: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     98K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     37K 
19: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    117K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     71K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    141K 
23: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders? Equity     HTML     73K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    112K 
26: R10         Description of Business                             HTML     36K 
27: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     83K 
28: R12         Business Acquisitions                               HTML     61K 
29: R13         Business Segments                                   HTML    146K 
30: R14         Revenue Recognition and Contract Balances           HTML    129K 
31: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    106K 
32: R16         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML    103K 
33: R17         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     64K 
34: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    132K 
35: R19         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits           HTML    260K 
36: R20         Stockholders? Equity                                HTML    155K 
37: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     56K 
38: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     80K 
39: R23         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     67K 
40: R24         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     58K 
41: R25         Leases                                              HTML     46K 
42: R26         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     40K 
43: R27         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     34K 
44: R28         Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     61K 
45: R29         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     44K 
46: R30         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     38K 
47: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    140K 
                (Policies)                                                       
48: R32         Business Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML     55K 
49: R33         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    144K 
50: R34         Revenue Recognition and Contract Balances (Tables)  HTML    124K 
51: R35         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    112K 
52: R36         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML    114K 
53: R37         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     66K 
54: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    117K 
55: R39         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    262K 
56: R40         Stockholders? Equity (Tables)                       HTML    155K 
57: R41         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     55K 
58: R42         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R43         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     65K 
60: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     54K 
61: R45         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     44K 
62: R46         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     34K 
63: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    116K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R48         Business Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)         HTML     52K 
65: R49         Business Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase        HTML     59K 
                Price, Goodwill Acquired, and Intangible Assets                  
                Acquired (Details)                                               
66: R50         Business Segments - Narrative (Details)             HTML     55K 
67: R51         Business Segments - Business Segments (Details)     HTML    102K 
68: R52         Business Segments - Sales and Long-lived Assets     HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R53         Business Segments - Product Lines (Details)         HTML     46K 
70: R54         Revenue Recognition and Contract Balances -         HTML     68K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
71: R55         Revenue Recognition and Contract Balances -         HTML     89K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
72: R56         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     52K 
                Changes in the Carrying Value of Goodwill                        
                (Details)                                                        
73: R57         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     65K 
                Carrying Value of Other Acquired Intangible Assets               
                (Details)                                                        
74: R58         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R59         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     41K 
                Estimated Remaining Useful Lives by Asset Category               
                (Details)                                                        
76: R60         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Accounts   HTML     46K 
                Receivable And Unbilled Receivables (Details)                    
77: R61         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Schedule   HTML     40K 
                of Inventory (Details)                                           
78: R62         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Property,  HTML     47K 
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
79: R63         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Accrued    HTML     51K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
80: R64         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Other      HTML     55K 
                Long-term Liabilities (Details)                                  
81: R65         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Schedule   HTML     41K 
                of Changes in Product Warranty Reserve (Details)                 
82: R66         Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt          HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R67         Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML     77K 
84: R68         Long-term Debt - Schedule of Maturities of          HTML     57K 
                Long-term Debt (Details)                                         
85: R69         Income Taxes - Schedule of Income (loss) before     HTML     41K 
                Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign (Details)                       
86: R70         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R71         Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)  HTML     59K 
88: R72         Income Taxes - Deferred Income Tax (Details)        HTML     71K 
89: R73         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     77K 
90: R74         Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     50K 
91: R75         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     74K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
92: R76         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits - Net     HTML     64K 
                Periodic Benefit Expense (Income) Allocation                     
                (Details)                                                        
93: R77         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     60K 
                Benefit Obligation and Net Benefit Cost (Details)                
94: R78         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits           HTML     57K 
                -Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligation                       
                (Details)                                                        
95: R79         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     55K 
                Changes in Plan Assets (Details)                                 
96: R80         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits - Funded  HTML     67K 
                Status (Details)                                                 
97: R81         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     41K 
                Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations               
                in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details)                 
98: R82         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     50K 
                Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Details)                      
99: R83         Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefits -         HTML     83K 
                Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Category                        
                (Details)                                                        
100: R84         Stockholders? Equity - Common Stock Share Activity  HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R85         Stockholders? Equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     91K  
102: R86         Stockholders? Equity - Fair Value Assumptions       HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         Stockholders? Equity - Stock Option Plans           HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R88         Stockholders? Equity - Exercise Price Range         HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R89         Stockholders? Equity - Restricted Stock Activity    HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R90         Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Computations of    HTML     68K  
                Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Details)                   
107: R91         Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     37K  
108: R92         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    102K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R93         Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     52K  
110: R94         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Notional       HTML     67K  
                Amounts of Outstanding Foreign Currency Contracts                
                (Details)                                                        
111: R95         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Derivative     HTML     52K  
                Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial               
                Performance (Details)                                            
112: R96         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     40K  
113: R97         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Values of            HTML     64K  
                Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)                       
114: R98         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     53K  
115: R99         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments for          HTML     53K  
                Operating Leases (Details)                                       
116: R100        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     46K  
117: R101        Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
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