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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/24/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 11/2/22, at 12:25pm ET   ·   For:  9/24/22   ·   Accession #:  1597672-22-55   ·   File #:  1-36285

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

11/02/22  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  10-Q        9/24/22   91:9M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.93M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     34K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     25K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 6: EX-32.0     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
12: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     77K 
13: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    133K 
14: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     55K 
                (Loss)                                                           
15: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    124K 
16: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     34K 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    125K 
18: R7          Basis of Presentation and New Accounting            HTML     29K 
                Pronouncements                                                   
19: R8          Discontinued Operations                             HTML     71K 
20: R9          Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     33K 
21: R10         Inventory                                           HTML     32K 
22: R11         Leases                                              HTML     91K 
23: R12         Accrued and Other Current Liabilities               HTML     36K 
24: R13         Debt and Finance Leases                             HTML     51K 
25: R14         Environmental Liabilities                           HTML     36K 
26: R15         Derivatives Instruments                             HTML     51K 
27: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     61K 
28: R17         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     56K 
29: R18         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    126K 
30: R19         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     71K 
31: R20         Incentive Stock Plans                               HTML     51K 
32: R21         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     66K 
33: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
34: R23         Segment and Geographical Information                HTML     74K 
35: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     34K 
36: R25         Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flows Information   HTML     31K 
37: R26         Basis of Presentation and New Accounting            HTML     37K 
                Pronouncements (Policies)                                        
38: R27         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     71K 
39: R28         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     33K 
40: R29         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     33K 
41: R30         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     57K 
42: R31         Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)      HTML     36K 
43: R32         Debt and Finance Leases (Tables)                    HTML     51K 
44: R33         Environmental Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     32K 
45: R34         Derivatives Instruments (Tables)                    HTML     50K 
46: R35         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     59K 
47: R36         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     55K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R37         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    118K 
49: R38         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     73K 
50: R39         Incentive Stock Plans (Tables)                      HTML     48K 
51: R40         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     60K 
52: R41         Segment and Geographical Information (Tables)       HTML     74K 
53: R42         Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flows Information   HTML     30K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R43         Basis of Presentation and New Accounting            HTML     30K 
                Pronouncements (Details)                                         
55: R44         Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML     49K 
56: R45         Discontinued Operations - Income (Loss) from        HTML     73K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
57: R46         Discontinued Operations - Other Discontinued        HTML     31K 
                Operations Information (Details)                                 
58: R47         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details)                  HTML     35K 
59: R48         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     36K 
60: R49         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     43K 
61: R50         Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details)      HTML     35K 
62: R51         Leases - Balance Sheet Components (Details)         HTML     36K 
63: R52         Leases - Operating Lease Maturities (Details)       HTML     42K 
64: R53         Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Details)     HTML     44K 
65: R54         Debt and Finance Leases - Summary of Debt and       HTML     77K 
                Finance Leases (Details)                                         
66: R55         Debt and Finance Leases - Narrative (Details)       HTML     42K 
67: R56         Debt and Finance Leases - Schedule of Debt          HTML     34K 
                Principal Payments (Details)                                     
68: R57         Environmental Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     45K 
69: R58         Derivatives Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges          HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R59         Derivatives Instruments - Unrealized Gain in AOCI   HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R60         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value by Hierarchy   HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R61         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     43K 
73: R62         Fair Value Measurements - Measurement Inputs        HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R63         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R64         Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Rollforward      HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R65         Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     43K 
77: R66         Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of             HTML     91K 
                Computation (Details)                                            
78: R67         Earnings Per Common Share - Antidilutive            HTML     32K 
                Securities (Details)                                             
79: R68         Incentive Stock Plans - Narrative (Details)         HTML     38K 
80: R69         Incentive Stock Plans - Schedule of Activity        HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R70         Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML     26K 
82: R71         Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit       HTML     53K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
83: R72         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     36K 
84: R73         Segment and Geographical Information (Details)      HTML     68K 
85: R74         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     45K 
86: R75         Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flows Information   HTML     31K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    163K 
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2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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

 2/29/24  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  10-K       12/31/23  156:16M
 3/01/23  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  10-K       12/31/22  154:17M

4 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

10/19/22  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  8-K:5,9    10/19/22   12:360K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/21/22  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  8-K:1,3,5,8 3/21/22   13:578K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/10/16  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  8-K:1,3,5,8 8/04/16    4:551K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/30/14  Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  8-K:1,2,5,8 6/24/14    9:2.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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