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Gap Inc – ‘10-K’ for 1/31/15 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 3/23/15, at 3:06pm ET   ·   For:  1/31/15   ·   Accession #:  39911-15-101   ·   File #:  1-07562

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

 3/23/15  Gap Inc                           10-K        1/31/15  117:15M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.00M 
 3: EX-10.103   Goldfarb Agreement                                  HTML     55K 
 4: EX-10.108   Kirwan Agreement                                    HTML     61K 
 5: EX-10.117   Owen Agreement                                      HTML     55K 
 2: EX-10.12    Amendment to Credit Card Agreement                  HTML     50K 
 6: EX-10.133   Sunnucks Agreement                                  HTML    118K 
 8: EX-21       Subsidiaries of Registrant                          HTML     42K 
 9: EX-23       Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     35K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 7: EX-12       Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                  HTML     46K 
10: EX-31.1     Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive    HTML     40K 
                Officer                                                          
11: EX-31.2     Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial    HTML     40K 
                Officer                                                          
12: EX-32.1     Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive   HTML     34K 
                Officer                                                          
13: EX-32.2     Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial   HTML     34K 
                Officer                                                          
80: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     64K 
64: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    114K 
76: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     47K 
84: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     86K 
106: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     59K  
66: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     44K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
75: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    121K 
58: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     35K 
                Consolidated Statements of Stockholders" Equity                  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
48: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    172K 
108: R10         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML    104K  
                Policies                                                         
86: R11         Additional Financial Statement Information          HTML    127K 
85: R12         Acquisition                                         HTML     57K 
92: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     58K 
93: R14         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     52K 
90: R15         Credit Facilities                                   HTML     41K 
94: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     95K 
77: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    116K 
81: R18         Common Stock                                        HTML     52K 
88: R19         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     68K 
117: R20         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    158K  
102: R21         Leases                                              HTML     59K  
71: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML    163K 
87: R23         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     41K 
73: R24         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     47K 
39: R25         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     53K 
103: R26         Segment Information                                 HTML    161K  
113: R27         Quarterly Information                               HTML     95K  
53: R28         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML    189K 
                Policies Significant Accounting Policies                         
                (Policies)                                                       
52: R29         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML     55K 
                Policies Organization and Summary of Significant                 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
56: R30         Additional Financial Statement Information          HTML    133K 
                Additional Financial Statement Information                       
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R31         Acquisition (Tables)                                HTML     48K 
59: R32         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     48K 
28: R33         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     49K 
100: R34         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     88K  
69: R35         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    104K 
72: R36         Common Stock (Share Repurchases) (Tables)           HTML     46K 
43: R37         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     67K 
116: R38         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    154K  
20: R39         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     59K 
61: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    158K 
105: R41         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     44K  
41: R42         Commitments and Contingencies Purchase Obligations  HTML     46K 
                And Commitments (Tables)                                         
51: R43         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    156K 
55: R44         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML     93K 
65: R45         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML     57K 
                Policies PP&E Useful Lives (Details)                             
27: R46         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML     42K 
                Policies Foreign Exchange Gain/Loss (Details)                    
47: R47         Additional Financial Statement Information Cash     HTML     56K 
                and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments                  
                (Details)                                                        
22: R48         Additional Financial Statement Information Other    HTML     60K 
                Current Assets (Details)                                         
104: R49         Additional Financial Statement Information          HTML     58K  
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
40: R50         Additional Financial Statement Information Other    HTML     48K 
                Long-Term Assets (Details)                                       
101: R51         Additional Financial Statement Information Accrued  HTML     49K  
                Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 
44: R52         Additional Financial Statement Information Lease    HTML     48K 
                Incentives and Other Long-Term Liabilities                       
                (Details)                                                        
62: R53         Additional Financial Statement Information Sales    HTML     42K 
                Return Allowance (Details)                                       
21: R54         Additional Financial Statement Information          HTML     47K 
                Additional Financial Statement Information                       
                (Details)                                                        
25: R55         Acquisition Acquisition (Details)                   HTML     71K 
54: R56         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)            HTML     49K 
32: R57         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     81K 
                Information (Details)                                            
109: R58         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt         HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
68: R59         Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)   HTML     67K 
91: R60         Credit Facilities Credit Facilities (Details)       HTML     71K 
46: R61         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and      HTML     75K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis (Details)                                                  
49: R62         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R63         Derivative Financial Instruments - Foreign          HTML     37K 
                Exchange Contracts Outstanding to Sell Various                   
                Currencies (Details)                                             
95: R64         Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values of   HTML     77K 
                Asset and Liability Derivative Financial                         
                Instruments (Details)                                            
70: R65         Derivative Financial Instruments - Effects Of       HTML     63K 
                Derivative Financial Instruments On OCI And                      
                Consolidated Statements Of Income (Details)                      
97: R66         Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional       HTML     78K 
                Information (Details)                                            
45: R67         Common Stock (Share Repurchase Activity) (Details)  HTML     43K 
74: R68         Common Stock - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     67K 
112: R69         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Accumulated  HTML     72K  
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
24: R70         Share-Based Compensation - Total Share-Based        HTML     52K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
38: R71         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     66K 
                - Stock Unit Activity (Details)                                  
63: R72         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     41K 
                - Additional Information About Stock Unit Activity               
                (Details)                                                        
30: R73         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     49K 
                - Payment Awards, Stock Options, Valuation                       
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
115: R74         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     63K  
                - Stock Options, Activity (Details)                              
42: R75         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     46K 
                - Additional Information About Stock Option                      
                Activity (Details)                                               
33: R76         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     88K 
                - Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award,                      
                Outstanding And Exercisable (Details)                            
37: R77         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML    117K 
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
26: R78         Leases Leases - Future Minimum Rental Payments      HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
29: R79         Leases Leases - Schedule Of Rent Expense (Details)  HTML     48K 
82: R80         Leases Leases Additional Information (Details)      HTML     40K 
35: R81         Income Taxes Income Taxes - Components Of Income    HTML     43K 
                Before Income Taxes (Details)                                    
111: R82         Income Taxes Income Taxes - Tax Provision           HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
60: R83         Income Taxes Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax    HTML     58K 
                Rate Reconciliation (Details)                                    
89: R84         Income Taxes Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets     HTML     92K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
96: R85         Income Taxes Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax        HTML     58K 
                Benefits Roll Forward (Details)                                  
34: R86         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML    116K 
36: R87         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     44K 
107: R88         Earnings Per Share - Weighted Average Number of     HTML     43K  
                Shares (Details)                                                 
31: R89         Earnings Per Share - Additional Information         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R90         Commitments and Contingencies Purchase Pbligations  HTML     60K 
                And Commitments Table (Details)                                  
79: R91         Segment Information - Net Sales by Brand and        HTML    177K 
                Region (Details)                                                 
99: R92         Segment Information - Net Sales And Long-Lived      HTML     68K 
                Assets By Geographic Location (Detail)                           
78: R93         Segment Information - Additional Information        HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R94         Quarterly Information Quarterly Financial           HTML     68K 
                Information (Details)                                            
114: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    180K  
23: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    304K 
50: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   2.31M 
14: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- gps-20150131                        XML   3.43M 
16: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- gps-20150131_cal                XML    248K 
17: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- gps-20150131_def                 XML    850K 
18: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- gps-20150131_lab                      XML   1.97M 
19: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gps-20150131_pre               XML   1.19M 
15: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- gps-20150131                          XSD    218K 
110: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000039911-15-000101-xbrl      Zip    302K

‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — gps-20150131_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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 3/15/22  Gap Inc.                          10-K        1/29/22  118:11M
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