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Clorox Co/DE – ‘10-K’ for 6/30/11 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/25/11, at 6:40pm ET   ·   As of:  8/26/11   ·   For:  6/30/11   ·   Accession #:  1206774-11-1954   ·   File #:  1-07151

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

 8/26/11  Clorox Co/DE                      10-K        6/30/11  116:16M                                    DG3/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.18    Amendment No.1 to the Clorox Company Amended and    HTML     39K 
                Restated                                                         
 3: EX-10.29    The Clorox Company 2011 Nonqualified Deferred       HTML    120K 
                Compensation Plan                                                
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     55K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     33K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 9: EX-99.1     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial   HTML   1.01M 
                Condition and Results                                            
10: EX-99.2     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     53K 
11: EX-99.3     Reconciliation of Economic Profit                   HTML     59K 
12: EX-99.4     Calculation of Return on Invested Capital           HTML     44K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of     HTML     39K 
                the Clorox Company                                               
 7: EX-31.2     Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of     HTML     39K 
                the Clorox Company                                               
 8: EX-32.1     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and    HTML     34K 
                Chief Financial Officer                                          
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102: R2          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML    144K  
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    138K 
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88: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit)  HTML    109K 
                Equity                                                           
53: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit)  HTML     43K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
95: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    186K 
42: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     85K 
55: R9          Discontinued Operations                             HTML     55K 
63: R10         Businesses Acquired                                 HTML     43K 
80: R11         Restructuring and Asset Impairment                  HTML     44K 
35: R12         Inventories, Net                                    HTML     43K 
51: R13         Other Current Assets                                HTML     46K 
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96: R16         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     50K 
41: R17         Debt                                                HTML     54K 
74: R18         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     77K 
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87: R29         Guarantees                                          HTML     34K 
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65: R42         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     67K 
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113: R45         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     48K  
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                (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details)                                 
70: R62         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     57K 
                (Schedule of Intangible Assets, Excluding                        
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84: R63         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     51K 
62: R64         Debt (Details)                                      HTML    101K 
83: R65         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    110K 
                (Details)                                                        
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111: R67         Other Contingencies (Details)                       HTML     39K  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                and Related Income Tax Benefit) (Details)                        
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                Utilized in the Valuation in Calculating the                     
                Compensation Expense for Stock Options Granted)                  
                (Details)                                                        
46: R73         Share-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of Options  HTML     73K 
                Outstanding Under the Plans and Activity during                  
                the Year) (Details)                                              
77: R74         Share-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of Status   HTML     67K 
                of Restricted and Performance Stock Awards)                      
                (Details)                                                        
107: R75         Leases and Other Commitments (Details)              HTML     81K  
64: R76         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details)               HTML     62K 
34: R77         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     69K 
69: R78         Income Taxes (Provision for Income Taxes by Tax     HTML     84K 
                Jurisdiction and Domestic and Foreign Earnings                   
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104: R79         Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate             HTML     59K  
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28: R80         Income Taxes (Components of Net Deferred Tax        HTML     91K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
76: R81         Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Unrecognized  HTML     58K 
                Tax Benefits) (Details)                                          
19: R82         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     69K 
54: R83         Employee Benefit Plans (Summarized Information for  HTML    111K 
                Defined Benefit Retirement Income and Healthcare                 
                Plans) (Details)                                                 
25: R84         Employee Benefit Plans (Information for Retirement  HTML     42K 
                Income Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation                 
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49: R85         Employee Benefit Plans (Components of the Net Cost  HTML     54K 
                of Retirement Income and Health Care Plans)                      
                (Details)                                                        
81: R86         Employee Benefit Plans (Items Not Recognized as a   HTML     47K 
                Component of Post Retirement Expense) (Details)                  
68: R87         Employee Benefit Plans (Net Actuarial Loss (Gain)   HTML     37K 
                and Prior Service Cost (Benefit) Activity Recorded               
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                (Details)                                                        
48: R88         Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average            HTML     41K 
                Assumptions Used to Estimate the Net Periodic                    
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                (Details)                                                        
26: R89         Employee Benefit Plans (Expected Benefit Payments)  HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R90         Employee Benefit Plans (Target Allocations and      HTML     37K 
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105: R91         Employee Benefit Plans (Assets Carried at Fair      HTML     48K  
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91: R92         Segment Reporting (Details)                         HTML    171K 
58: R93         Guarantees (Details)                                HTML     33K 
39: R94         Unaudited Quarterly Data (Details)                  HTML    111K 
112: R95         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     46K  
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