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

On:  Thursday, 2/29/24, at 6:41am ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1318568-24-9   ·   File #:  1-32622

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 2/29/24  Everi Holdings Inc.               10-K       12/31/23  120:13M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.51M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     36K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     31K 
 4: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     31K 
 8: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     39K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    102K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     36K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    136K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
17: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    155K 
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     55K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    162K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders? Equity     HTML     92K 
21: R8          Business                                            HTML     40K 
22: R9          Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    101K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
23: R10         Revenues                                            HTML     73K 
24: R11         Leases                                              HTML    135K 
25: R12         Business Combinations                               HTML     70K 
26: R13         Funding Agreements                                  HTML     39K 
27: R14         Trade and Other Receivables                         HTML     58K 
28: R15         Inventory                                           HTML     41K 
29: R16         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets                   HTML     53K 
30: R17         Property and Equipment                              HTML     61K 
31: R18         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     97K 
32: R19         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses               HTML     49K 
33: R20         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     70K 
34: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     43K 
35: R22         Stockholder's Equity                                HTML     43K 
36: R23         Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock             HTML     43K 
37: R24         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    102K 
38: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML    148K 
39: R26         Segment Information                                 HTML    119K 
40: R27         Error Correction of An Immaterial Prior Year        HTML     68K 
                Misstatement                                                     
41: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     35K 
42: R29         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     43K 
43: R30         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     51K 
44: R31         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    154K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
45: R32         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     57K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
46: R33         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML     45K 
47: R34         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     85K 
48: R35         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     56K 
49: R36         Trade and Other Receivables (Tables)                HTML     60K 
50: R37         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     42K 
51: R38         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)          HTML     54K 
52: R39         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     60K 
53: R40         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     98K 
54: R41         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)      HTML     49K 
55: R42         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     61K 
56: R43         Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock (Tables)    HTML     42K 
57: R44         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     96K 
58: R45         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    147K 
59: R46         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    110K 
60: R47         Error Correction of An Immaterial Prior Year        HTML     69K 
                Misstatement (Tables)                                            
61: R48         Business (Details)                                  HTML     33K 
62: R49         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     50K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Cash (Details)                 
63: R50         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     39K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property, Equipment, and                   
                Placement Fee Agreements (Details)                               
64: R51         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     34K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Goodwill and Other                         
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
65: R52         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     44K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Advertising, Marketing and                 
                Promotional Costs, Research and Development Costs,               
                and Employee Benefits Plan (Details)                             
66: R53         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     56K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair Values of Financial                   
                Instruments (Details)                                            
67: R54         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     43K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Stock-Based Compensation                   
                (Details)                                                        
68: R55         REVENUES - Contract Asset and Liability (Details)   HTML     43K 
69: R56         Revenues (Details)                                  HTML     72K 
70: R57         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     41K 
71: R58         LEASES - Balance Sheet Information (Details)        HTML     44K 
72: R59         LEASES - Cash Flow Information (Details)            HTML     42K 
73: R60         LEASES - Lease Costs (Details)                      HTML     42K 
74: R61         LEASES - Payments Due (Details)                     HTML     54K 
75: R62         LEASES - Sales-type Lease (Details)                 HTML     33K 
76: R63         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Narrative (Details)         HTML    168K 
77: R64         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Business Acquisition        HTML     40K 
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
78: R65         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Schedule of Recognized      HTML     59K 
                identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed               
                (Details)                                                        
79: R66         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Finite-Lived Intangible     HTML     44K 
                Assets Acquired (Details)                                        
80: R67         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Business Acquisition, Pro   HTML     36K 
                Forma Information (Details)                                      
81: R68         Funding Agreements (Details)                        HTML     50K 
82: R69         TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES - Schedule of Trade     HTML     54K 
                and Other Receivables (Details)                                  
83: R70         TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES - Summary of Allowance  HTML     40K 
                for Credit Losses (Details)                                      
84: R71         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     42K 
85: R72         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Details)         HTML     54K 
86: R73         PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of Components of  HTML     68K 
                Property, Equipment and Leased Assets (Details)                  
87: R74         PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative (Details)        HTML     33K 
88: R75         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill     HTML     35K 
                Testing (Details)                                                
89: R76         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of  HTML     65K 
                Changes in Goodwill (Details)                                    
90: R77         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of  HTML     62K 
                Other Intangible Assets (Details)                                
91: R78         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Other        HTML     56K 
                Intangible Assets, Narrative (Details)                           
92: R79         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of  HTML     52K 
                Anticipated Amortization Expense (Details)                       
93: R80         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details)     HTML     55K 
94: R81         LONG-TERM DEBT - Summary of Outstanding             HTML     75K 
                Indebtedness (Details)                                           
95: R82         LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details)                HTML     99K 
96: R83         LONG-TERM DEBT - Maturities of Borrowings           HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         Stockholder's Equity (Details)                      HTML     66K 
98: R85         Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock (Details)   HTML     42K 
99: R86         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Award         HTML     68K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
100: R87         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Options,           HTML     98K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
101: R88         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Option Activity    HTML     84K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R89         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Options by         HTML     77K  
                Exercise Price (Details)                                         
103: R90         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Units,  HTML     76K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
104: R91         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Units   HTML     75K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
105: R92         INCOME TAXES - Consolidated Loss Before Tax         HTML     41K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R93         INCOME TAXES - Income Tax (Benefit) Provision       HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R94         INCOME TAXES - Federal Statutory Rate and           HTML     63K  
                Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)               
108: R95         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     70K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
109: R96         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     57K  
110: R97         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Deferred Tax       HTML     36K  
                Asset Valuation Allowance (Details)                              
111: R98         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     39K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
112: R99         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenues, Operating Income,   HTML     94K  
                and Assets (Details)                                             
113: R100        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     39K  
114: R101        Error Correction of An Immaterial Prior Year        HTML     61K  
                Misstatement (Details)                                           
115: R102        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     46K  
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