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Morgan Stanley – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 5/4/18, at 4:43pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/18   ·   Accession #:  1193125-18-152899   ·   File #:  1-11758

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

 5/04/18  Morgan Stanley                    10-Q        3/31/18  131:34M                                    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   2.15M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    116K 
 3: EX-12       Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     59K 
 4: EX-15       Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     47K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     64K 
16: R2          Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)          HTML    149K 
17: R3          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statements        HTML     67K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    137K 
19: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     68K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity  HTML     74K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
21: R7          Consolidated Cash Flow Statements (Unaudited)       HTML    163K 
22: R8          Introduction and Basis of Presentation              HTML     52K 
23: R9          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     66K 
24: R10         Fair Value Disclosures                              HTML   1.00M 
25: R11         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    550K 
26: R12         Investment Securities                               HTML    465K 
27: R13         Collateralized Transactions                         HTML    253K 
28: R14         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses               HTML    298K 
29: R15         Equity Method Investments                           HTML     53K 
30: R16         Deposits                                            HTML     59K 
31: R17         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings             HTML     68K 
32: R18         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies           HTML    218K 
33: R19         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    349K 
                Activities                                                       
34: R20         Regulatory Requirements                             HTML    176K 
35: R21         Total Equity                                        HTML    218K 
36: R22         Earnings per Common Share                           HTML     82K 
37: R23         Interest Income and Interest Expense                HTML     68K 
38: R24         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     53K 
39: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML     45K 
40: R26         Segment and Geographic Information                  HTML    180K 
41: R27         Customer Contract Revenue Recognition               HTML    108K 
42: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     42K 
43: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)            HTML     62K 
44: R30         Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)                     HTML   1.02M 
45: R31         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    554K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R32         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    465K 
47: R33         Collateralized Transactions (Tables)                HTML    256K 
48: R34         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)      HTML    306K 
49: R35         Equity Method Investments (Tables)                  HTML     51K 
50: R36         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     59K 
51: R37         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings (Tables)    HTML     67K 
52: R38         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies (Tables)  HTML    181K 
53: R39         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    348K 
                Activities (Tables)                                              
54: R40         Regulatory Requirements (Tables)                    HTML    165K 
55: R41         Total Equity (Tables)                               HTML    221K 
56: R42         Earnings per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     81K 
57: R43         Interest Income and Interest Expense (Tables)       HTML     66K 
58: R44         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     52K 
59: R45         Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)         HTML    185K 
60: R46         Customer Contract Revenue Recognition (Tables)      HTML    109K 
61: R47         Significant Accounting Policies (Details)           HTML     46K 
62: R48         Fair Value Disclosures (Assets and Liabilities      HTML    204K 
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
63: R49         Fair Value Disclosures (Rollforward of Level 3      HTML    170K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a               
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
64: R50         Fair Value Disclosures (Valuation Techniques and    HTML    230K 
                Sensitivity of Unobservable Inputs Used in                       
                Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements)                       
                (Details)                                                        
65: R51         Fair Value Disclosures (Measured Based on Net       HTML     61K 
                Asset Value) (Details)                                           
66: R52         Fair Value Disclosures (Earnings Impact of          HTML     46K 
                Instruments under the Fair Value Option) (Details)               
67: R53         Fair Value Disclosures (Gains (Losses) Due to       HTML     58K 
                Changes in Instrument-Specific Credit Risk)                      
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         Fair Value Disclosures (Borrowings Measured at      HTML     54K 
                Fair Value) (Details)                                            
69: R55         Fair Value Disclosures (Excess of Contractual       HTML     44K 
                Principal Amount Over Fair Value) (Details)                      
70: R56         Fair Value Disclosures (Fair Value of Loans in      HTML     42K 
                Nonaccrual Status) (Details)                                     
71: R57         Fair Value Disclosures (Assets Measured at Fair     HTML     73K 
                Value on a Non-Recurring Basis) (Details)                        
72: R58         Fair Value Disclosures (Financial Instruments Not   HTML    126K 
                Measured at Fair Value) (Details)                                
73: R59         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    185K 
                (Derivative Fair Values) (Details)                               
74: R60         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    108K 
                (Derivative Notionals) (Details)                                 
75: R61         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     81K 
                (Gains (Losses) on Accounting Hedges and Trading                 
                Revenues by Product Type) (Details)                              
76: R62         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     52K 
                (Credit Risk-Related Contingencies) (Details)                    
77: R63         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    120K 
                (Credit Derivatives and Other Credit Contracts)                  
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         Investment Securities (AFS and HTM Securities)      HTML    134K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R65         Investment Securities (Investment Securities in an  HTML    147K 
                Unrealized Loss Position) (Details)                              
80: R66         Investment Securities (Investment Securities by     HTML    202K 
                Contractual Maturity) (Details)                                  
81: R67         Collateralized Transactions (Offsetting of Certain  HTML    115K 
                Collateralized Transactions) (Details)                           
82: R68         Collateralized Transactions (Gross Secured          HTML     85K 
                Financing Balances) (Details)                                    
83: R69         Collateralized Transactions (Assets Pledged)        HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R70         Collateralized Transactions (Collateral Received)   HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R71         Collateralized Transactions (Customer Margin        HTML     39K 
                Lending and Other) (Details)                                     
86: R72         Collateralized Transactions (Restricted Cash and    HTML     46K 
                Segregated Securities) (Details)                                 
87: R73         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Loans Held   HTML    126K 
                for Investment and Held for Sale) (Details)                      
88: R74         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Impaired     HTML     66K 
                Loans) (Details)                                                 
89: R75         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Tdr)         HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R76         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Allowance    HTML     92K 
                for Loan Losses and Lending Commitments                          
                Rollforward) (Details)                                           
91: R77         Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Employee     HTML     49K 
                Loans) (Details)                                                 
92: R78         Equity Method Investments (Equity Method            HTML     45K 
                Investment Balances) (Details)                                   
93: R79         Equity Method Investments (Investees) (Details)     HTML     49K 
94: R80         Deposits (Details)                                  HTML     63K 
95: R81         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings (Long-Term  HTML     55K 
                Borrowings) (Details)                                            
96: R82         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings (Other      HTML     46K 
                Secured Financings) (Details)                                    
97: R83         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies           HTML     79K 
                (Commitments) (Details)                                          
98: R84         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies           HTML    111K 
                (Obligations under Guarantee Arrangements)                       
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies           HTML    105K 
                (Contingencies) (Details)                                        
100: R86         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     50K  
                Activities (Consolidated VIEs) (Details)                         
101: R87         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     76K  
                Activities (Assets and Liabilities by Balance                    
                Sheet Caption) (Details)                                         
102: R88         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    102K  
                Activities (Non-Consolidated VIEs) (Details)                     
103: R89         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     85K  
                Activities (Transfers of Assets with Continuing                  
                Involvement 1) (Details)                                         
104: R90         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     70K  
                Activities (Transfers of Assets with Continuing                  
                Involvement 2) (Details)                                         
105: R91         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     50K  
                Activities (Proceeds from New Securitization                     
                Transactions and Sales of Loans) (Details)                       
106: R92         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     53K  
                Activities (Assets Sold with Retained Exposure)                  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R93         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     42K  
                Activities (Failed Sales) (Details)                              
108: R94         Regulatory Requirements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     45K  
109: R95         Regulatory Requirements (Capital Measures)          HTML     82K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R96         Regulatory Requirements (U.S. Bank Subsidiaries'    HTML     86K  
                Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios) (Details)                 
111: R97         Regulatory Requirements (Broker-Dealer Regulatory   HTML     47K  
                Capital Requirements) (Details)                                  
112: R98         Total Equity (Dividends and Share Repurchases)      HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R99         Total Equity (Preferred Stock General Disclosure)   HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R100        Total Equity (Preferred Stock Outstanding)          HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R101        Total Equity (Aoci) (Details)                       HTML     59K  
116: R102        Total Equity (Components of Period Changes in OCI   HTML    175K  
                ) (Details)                                                      
117: R103        Total Equity (Cumulative Adjustments to Retained    HTML     51K  
                Earnings) (Details)                                              
118: R104        Earnings per Common Share (Calculation of Basic     HTML    101K  
                and Diluted EPS) (Details)                                       
119: R105        Interest Income and Interest Expense (Details)      HTML     66K  
120: R106        Employee Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Benefit        HTML     53K  
                Expense (Income)) (Details)                                      
121: R107        Segment and Geographic Information (Selected        HTML     97K  
                Financial Information by Business Segment)                       
                (Details)                                                        
122: R108        Segment and Geographic Information (Assets by       HTML     47K  
                Business Segment) (Details)                                      
123: R109        Segment and Geographic Information (Additional      HTML     43K  
                Information - Investment Management) (Details)                   
124: R110        Segment and Geographic Information (Net Revenues    HTML     46K  
                by Region) (Details)                                             
125: R111        Customer Contract Revenue Recognition (Customer     HTML     81K  
                Contract Renenues) (Details)                                     
126: R112        Customer Contract Revenue Recognition (Change in    HTML     63K  
                Revenue) (Details)                                               
127: R113        Customer Contract Revenue Recognition (Balance      HTML     51K  
                Sheet Amounts) (Details)                                         
128: R114        Customer Contract Revenue Recognition (Future       HTML     49K  
                Expected Revenues) (Details)                                     
130: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    262K  
129: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    196K  
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11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- ms-20180331_cal                 XML    640K 
12: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- ms-20180331_def                  XML   3.52M 
13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- ms-20180331_lab                       XML   6.88M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- ms-20180331_pre                XML   4.78M 
10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- ms-20180331                           XSD    699K 
131: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-18-152899-xbrl      Zip    913K

‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — ms-20180331_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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