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Masco Corp./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Tuesday, 2/8/22, at 4:08pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 62996-22-11 · File #: 1-05794

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

 2/08/22  Masco Corp./DE                    10-K       12/31/21  142:17M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.75M 
 3: EX-10.C.IV  Material Contract                                   HTML     58K 
 4: EX-10.C.VIII  Material Contract                                 HTML     56K 
 6: EX-10.C.XI  Material Contract                                   HTML     71K 
 5: EX-10.C.XVII  Material Contract                                 HTML     52K 
 2: EX-10.F     Material Contract                                   HTML     37K 
 7: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     57K 
 8: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
 9: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
10: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
11: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML    100K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     41K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    156K 
20: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    165K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    105K 
                (Loss)                                                           
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    141K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    116K 
25: R9          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R10         Accounting Policies                                 HTML     80K 
27: R11         Acquisitions                                        HTML     45K 
28: R12         Divestitures                                        HTML     71K 
29: R13         Revenue                                             HTML     78K 
30: R14         Inventories                                         HTML     44K 
31: R15         Leases                                              HTML    151K 
32: R16         Property and Equipment                              HTML     47K 
33: R17         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     86K 
34: R18         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     44K 
35: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML     46K 
36: R20         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     53K 
37: R21         Debt                                                HTML     71K 
38: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    139K 
39: R23         Employee Retirement Plans                           HTML    272K 
40: R24         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     51K 
41: R25         Reclassifications From Other Comprehensive Income   HTML     60K 
                (Loss)                                                           
42: R26         Segment Information                                 HTML    136K 
43: R27         Other Income (Expense), Net                         HTML     58K 
44: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML    130K 
45: R29         Income Per Common Share                             HTML     61K 
46: R30         Other Commitments and Contingencies                 HTML     49K 
47: R31         Schedule Ii. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts      HTML     74K 
48: R32         Accounting Policies (Policies)                      HTML    131K 
49: R33         Divestitures (Tables)                               HTML     67K 
50: R34         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     76K 
51: R35         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     45K 
52: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    112K 
53: R37         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     47K 
54: R38         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     82K 
55: R39         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     46K 
56: R40         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     53K 
57: R41         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     59K 
58: R42         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    140K 
59: R43         Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)                  HTML    272K 
60: R44         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     45K 
61: R45         Reclassifications From Other Comprehensive Income   HTML     59K 
                (Loss) (Tables)                                                  
62: R46         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    129K 
63: R47         Other Income (Expense), Net (Tables)                HTML     58K 
64: R48         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    124K 
65: R49         Income Per Common Share (Tables)                    HTML     58K 
66: R50         Other Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)        HTML     46K 
67: R51         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition           HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R52         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Customer Displays (Details)   HTML     40K 
69: R53         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Receivables (Details)         HTML     37K 
70: R54         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Depreciation (Details)        HTML     52K 
71: R55         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Goodwill and Other            HTML     53K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
72: R56         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Stock Based Compensation      HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R57         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Noncontrolling Interest       HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R58         ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     96K 
75: R59         DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     90K 
76: R60         DIVESTITURES - Income Statement (Details)           HTML     78K 
77: R61         DIVESTITURES - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     47K 
78: R62         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     62K 
79: R63         Revenue - Rollforward (Details)                     HTML     53K 
80: R64         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     45K 
81: R65         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     51K 
82: R66         LEASES - Lease Costs (Details)                      HTML     48K 
83: R67         LEASES - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R68         LEASES - Weighted Average Lease Term and Discount   HTML     47K 
                Rate (Details)                                                   
85: R69         LEASES - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         LEASES - Future Maturities of Lease Liabilities     HTML     76K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R71         PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and Equipment,    HTML     53K 
                Net (Details)                                                    
88: R72         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill,    HTML     52K 
                Net (Details)                                                    
89: R73         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Changes in   HTML     65K 
                the Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                        
90: R74         GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative    HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R75         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - General       HTML     63K 
                Disclosures (Details)                                            
92: R76         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value    HTML     44K 
                of Debt (Details)                                                
93: R77         Other Assets (Details)                              HTML     53K 
94: R78         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     70K 
95: R79         DEBT - Tabular Disclosure - Notes and Debentures    HTML     99K 
                and Other (Details)                                              
96: R80         DEBT - Notes and Debentures (Details)               HTML    105K 
97: R81         DEBT - Credit Agreement (Details)                   HTML     74K 
98: R82         DEBT - Debt Maturities (Details)                    HTML     50K 
99: R83         DEBT - Interest Paid (Details)                      HTML     40K 
100: R84         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Pre-tax Compensation     HTML     50K  
                Expense and the Related Income Tax Benefit                       
                (Details)                                                        
101: R85         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Common Stock Available   HTML     40K  
                under the Plan (Details)                                         
102: R86         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Long-Term Stock Awards   HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Options (Details)  HTML     98K  
104: R88         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Weighted Average Grant   HTML     50K  
                Date Fair Value of Option Shares Granted and                     
                Assumptions Used (Details)                                       
105: R89         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Option Shares      HTML     73K  
                Outstanding and Exercisable (Details)                            
106: R90         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Units   HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R91         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Performance Restricted   HTML     77K  
                Stock Units and Phantom Stock Awards (Details)                   
108: R92         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Pre-tax Expense         HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R93         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Changes in the          HTML     95K  
                Projected Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of                   
                Plan Assets, and the Funded Status of                            
                Defined-benefit Pension Plans (Details)                          
110: R94         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Amounts in              HTML     55K  
                Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                            
111: R95         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Unrealized Loss         HTML     48K  
                Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)               
                Income before Income Taxes (Details)                             
112: R96         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Defined-benefit         HTML     49K  
                Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit                        
                Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                    
113: R97         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Net Periodic Pension    HTML     66K  
                Cost for Defined-benefit Pension Plans (Details)                 
114: R98         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Qualified               HTML     46K  
                Defined-benefit Pension Plan Weighted Average                    
                Asset Allocation (Details)                                       
115: R99         EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Qualified               HTML    122K  
                Defined-benefit Pension Plan Assets at Fair Value                
                by Level within the Fair Value Hierarchy (Details)               
116: R100        EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Changes in the Fair     HTML     45K  
                Value of the Qualified Defined-benefit Pension                   
                Plan Level 3 Assets (Details)                                    
117: R101        EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Assumptions - Tabular   HTML     47K  
                Disclosure (Details)                                             
118: R102        EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Assumptions - General   HTML     51K  
                Disclosures (Details)                                            
119: R103        EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Other and Cash Flows    HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R104        EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS - Benefits Expected to    HTML     54K  
                be Paid in Each of the Next Five Years, and in                   
                Aggregate for the Five Years Thereafter (Details)                
121: R105        SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase (Details)   HTML     47K  
122: R106        SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Dividends (Details)          HTML     40K  
123: R107        SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Accumulated Other            HTML     55K  
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
124: R108        Reclassifications From Other Comprehensive Income   HTML     90K  
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
125: R109        Segment Information (Details)                       HTML    108K  
126: R110        Segment Information - Depreciation and              HTML     54K  
                Amortization (Details)                                           
127: R111        Other Income (Expense), Net (Details)               HTML     60K  
128: R112        Other Income (EXPENSE), NET - Footnote Details      HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        INCOME TAXES - Income from Continuing Operations    HTML    117K  
                before Income Taxes (Details)                                    
130: R114        INCOME TAXES - Income Tax Disclosure (Details)      HTML     70K  
131: R115        INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal   HTML     59K  
                Statutory Tax Rate to the Income Tax (Benefit)                   
                Expense (Details)                                                
132: R116        INCOME TAXES - Uncertain Tax Positions (Details)    HTML     57K  
133: R117        INCOME TAXES - Uncertain Tax Positions and          HTML     47K  
                Interest and Penalties - Additional Disclosures                  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R118        INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - Reconciliations of the    HTML     72K  
                Numerators and Denominators Used in the                          
                Computations of Basic and Diluted Earnings per                   
                Common Share (Details)                                           
135: R119        INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - Antidilutive Securities   HTML     43K  
                (Details)                                                        
136: R120        OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Warranty      HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R121        Schedule Ii. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts      HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
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10/03/19  Masco Corp./DE                    8-K:1,9     9/29/19   11:855K                                   Davis Polk & … LLP 01/FA
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 5/06/14  Masco Corp./DE                    8-K:5,9     5/06/14    5:160K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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Masco Corp./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Tuesday, 2/8/22, at 4:08pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 62996-22-11 · File #: 1-05794

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