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Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/22/22, at 7:03am ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 1628280-22-3230 · File #: 1-40830

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

 2/22/22  Macquarie Infrastructure Hol… LLC 10-K       12/31/21  109:16M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.88M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     32K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     29K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
13: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     91K 
14: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     35K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    155K 
16: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     44K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    185K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     32K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     70K 
                (Loss)                                                           
20: R8          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     36K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
21: R9          Consolidated Statements of Unitholders' Equity      HTML    126K 
22: R10         Consolidated Statements of Unitholders' Equity      HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
23: R11         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    161K 
24: R12         Organization and Description of Business            HTML     42K 
25: R13         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
26: R14         Impact of COVID-19                                  HTML     33K 
27: R15         Discontinued Operations and Dispositions            HTML    106K 
28: R16         Leases                                              HTML     48K 
29: R17         Income per Unit                                     HTML     69K 
30: R18         Property, Equipment, Land and Leasehold             HTML     44K 
                Improvements                                                     
31: R19         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML     59K 
32: R20         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     97K 
33: R21         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     58K 
34: R22         Unitholders? Equity                                 HTML    137K 
35: R23         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     46K 
36: R24         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     92K 
37: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML     85K 
38: R26         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    358K 
39: R27         Legal Proceedings and Contingencies                 HTML     32K 
40: R28         Quarterly Data (Unaudited)                          HTML     88K 
41: R29         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    126K 
                (Policies)                                                       
42: R30         Discontinued Operations and Dispositions (Tables)   HTML     78K 
43: R31         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     49K 
44: R32         Income per Unit (Tables)                            HTML     71K 
45: R33         Property, Equipment, Land and Leasehold             HTML     43K 
                Improvements (Tables)                                            
46: R34         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML     62K 
47: R35         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     98K 
48: R36         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     54K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R37         Unitholders? Equity (Tables)                        HTML    125K 
50: R38         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     41K 
51: R39         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     77K 
52: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     84K 
53: R41         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    358K 
54: R42         Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Tables)                 HTML     88K 
55: R43         Organization and Description of Business (Details)  HTML     69K 
56: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R45         Impact of COVID-19 (Details)                        HTML     40K 
58: R46         Discontinued Operations and Dispositions -          HTML     98K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
59: R47         Discontinued Operations and Dispositions - Balance  HTML    102K 
                Sheet (Details)                                                  
60: R48         Discontinued Operations and Dispositions -          HTML    124K 
                Statement of Operations (Details)                                
61: R49         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     44K 
62: R50         Leases - Consolidated Statement of Operations       HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R51         Leases - Future Maturities of Lease Liabilities     HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R52         Income per Unit - Schedule of Reconciliation of     HTML     88K 
                the Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) per Unit                     
                Computations (Details)                                           
65: R53         Income per Unit - Schedule of Shares Excluded from  HTML     51K 
                Calculation (Details)                                            
66: R54         Property, Equipment, Land and Leasehold             HTML     52K 
                Improvements (Details)                                           
67: R55         Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Schedule of        HTML     43K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
68: R56         Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Narrative          HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R57         Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Schedule of        HTML     45K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expense (Details)                  
70: R58         Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Schedule of        HTML     48K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
71: R59         Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    148K 
72: R60         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt         HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R61         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Future Maturities of   HTML     50K 
                Long-Term Debt (Details)                                         
74: R62         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of 2.00% Convertible      HTML     51K 
                Senior Notes (Details)                                           
75: R63         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Interest Expense       HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R64         Long-Term Debt - Key Terms of 2.00% Convertible     HTML     37K 
                Senior Note (Details)                                            
77: R65         Long-Term Debt - Key Terms of Term Loan, Senior     HTML     45K 
                Notes and Revolving Credit Facility of Hawaii Gas                
                (Details)                                                        
78: R66         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     52K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
79: R67         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     44K 
                Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments                 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R68         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     40K 
                Schedule of Location of Hedging Activities                       
                (Details)                                                        
81: R69         Unitholders? Equity - Narrative (Details)           HTML    145K 
82: R70         Unitholders? Equity - Schedule of Dividends         HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R71         Unitholders? Equity - Schedule of Stock Issued to   HTML     45K 
                Board of Directors (Details)                                     
84: R72         Unitholders? Equity - Schedule of Unvested Stock    HTML     92K 
                Unit (Details)                                                   
85: R73         Unitholders' Equity - Schedule of Accumulated       HTML     69K 
                Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                               
86: R74         Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details)           HTML     36K 
87: R75         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Revenue from      HTML     45K 
                External Customers (Details)                                     
88: R76         Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)    HTML    136K 
89: R77         Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Dividends  HTML     35K 
                Paid to Manager (Details)                                        
90: R78         Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Base       HTML     48K 
                Management Fees and Performance Fees (Details)                   
91: R79         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income     HTML     51K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
92: R80         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     44K 
93: R81         Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     61K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
94: R82         Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML     48K 
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
95: R83         Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML     90K 
96: R84         Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Changes in     HTML     98K 
                Projected Benefit Obligations and Changes in Plan                
                Assets (Details)                                                 
97: R85         Employee Benefit Plans - Funded Status (Details)    HTML     55K 
98: R86         Employee Benefit Plans - Amounts not yet reflected  HTML     67K 
                in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Included in                     
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                   
99: R87         Employee Benefit Plans - Amortized from             HTML     41K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) over               
                the Next Year (Details)                                          
100: R88         Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net          HTML    119K  
                Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Changes in Other                 
                Comprehensive Loss (Income) for Plans (Details)                  
101: R89         Employee Benefit Plans - Asset Allocation           HTML     43K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R90         Employee Benefit Plans - Asset Allocations          HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R91         Employee Benefit Plans - Estimated Future Benefit   HTML     44K  
                Payments (Details)                                               
104: R92         Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Details)                HTML     89K  
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Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/22/22, at 7:03am ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 1628280-22-3230 · File #: 1-40830

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