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US Foods Holding Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/16/23, at 5:55pm ET · As of: 2/17/23 · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 1665918-23-23 · File #: 1-37786

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

 2/17/23  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-K       12/31/22  140:16M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.09M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     44K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     36K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    102K 
14: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     41K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    150K 
16: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     61K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    128K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    106K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    151K 
20: R8          Overview and Basis of Presentation                  HTML     41K 
21: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     61K 
22: R10         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     51K 
23: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     57K 
24: R12         Business Acquisitions                               HTML     57K 
25: R13         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                     HTML     50K 
26: R14         Assets Held for Sale                                HTML     45K 
27: R15         Property and Equipment                              HTML     52K 
28: R16         Goodwill and Other Intangibles                      HTML     58K 
29: R17         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     67K 
30: R18         Debt                                                HTML     87K 
31: R19         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     78K 
32: R20         Restructuring Liabilities                           HTML     59K 
33: R21         Convertible Preferred Stock                         HTML     54K 
34: R22         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     41K 
35: R23         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML    113K 
                and Common Stock                                                 
36: R24         Leases                                              HTML    175K 
37: R25         Retirement Plans                                    HTML    285K 
38: R26         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     61K 
39: R27         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     72K 
40: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML    121K 
41: R29         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     41K 
42: R30         US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML    108K 
                Information                                                      
43: R31         Business Information                                HTML     44K 
44: R32         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     39K 
45: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    105K 
                (Policies)                                                       
46: R34         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     52K 
47: R35         Business Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML     58K 
48: R36         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)            HTML     48K 
49: R37         Assets Held for Sale (Tables)                       HTML     44K 
50: R38         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     51K 
51: R39         Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)             HTML     51K 
52: R40         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     62K 
53: R41         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     66K 
54: R42         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     80K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R43         Restructuring Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     56K 
56: R44         Convertible Preferred Stock (Tables)                HTML     47K 
57: R45         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML    104K 
                and Common Stock (Tables)                                        
58: R46         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    124K 
59: R47         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML    277K 
60: R48         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     59K 
61: R49         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     72K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R50         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    126K 
63: R51         US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML    111K 
                Information (Tables)                                             
64: R52         Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details)        HTML     38K 
65: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R54         Revenue Recognition Schedule of Disaggregation of   HTML     56K 
                Revenue (Details)                                                
67: R55         Revenue Recognition Additional Information          HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R56         Business Acquisitions Smart Foodservice -           HTML     49K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
69: R57         Business Acquisitions Smart Foodservice - Purchase  HTML     75K 
                Price Allocation (Details)                                       
70: R58         Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Information         HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R59         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)           HTML     50K 
72: R60         Assets Held for Sale Schedule of Assets Held for    HTML     54K 
                Sale Activity (Details)                                          
73: R61         Property and Equipment Summary of Property and      HTML     74K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
74: R62         Property and Equipment Additional Information       HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R63         Goodwill and Other Intangibles Additional           HTML     75K 
                Information (Details)                                            
76: R64         Goodwill and Other Intangibles Schedule of          HTML     59K 
                Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net (Details)                    
77: R65         Fair Value Measurements Schedule of Fair Value      HTML     65K 
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
78: R66         Fair Value Measurements Interest Rate Swaps in      HTML     45K 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
79: R67         Fair Value Measurements Additional Information      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R68         Debt Components of Total Debt (Details)             HTML     78K 
81: R69         Debt Additional Information (Details)               HTML     37K 
82: R70         Debt Principal Payments on Outstanding Debt         HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R71         Debt ABL Facility (Details)                         HTML     67K 
84: R72         Debt Term Loan Facility (Details)                   HTML     59K 
85: R73         Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 (Details)           HTML     41K 
86: R74         Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (Details)             HTML     54K 
87: R75         Unsecured Senior Notes due 2029 (Details)           HTML     62K 
88: R76         Unsecured Senior Notes due 2030 (Details)           HTML     59K 
89: R77         Financing Leases (Details)                          HTML     41K 
90: R78         Debt Covenants (Details)                            HTML     39K 
91: R79         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     74K 
                Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term                 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
92: R80         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     49K 
                Summary of Self-Insurance Liability (Details)                    
93: R81         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     54K 
                Estimated Future Payments for Self-Insured                       
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
94: R82         Restructuring and Related Activities (Details)      HTML     52K 
95: R83         Convertible Preferred Stock (Details)               HTML     94K 
96: R84         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     51K 
97: R85         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     45K 
                and Common Stock Additional Information (Details)                
98: R86         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     60K 
                and Common Stock Stock Option Additional                         
                Information (Details)                                            
99: R87         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     47K 
                and Common Stock Assumptions for Options (Details)               
100: R88         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     95K  
                and Common Stock Schedule of Options Outstanding                 
                (Details)                                                        
101: R89         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     49K  
                and Common Stock Restricted Shares Additional                    
                Information (Details)                                            
102: R90         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     73K  
                and Common Stock Schedule of Restricted Share                    
                Units (Details)                                                  
103: R91         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     54K  
                and Common Stock Restricted Stock Unit Additional                
                Information (Details)                                            
104: R92         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     80K  
                and Common Stock Schedule of Restricted Stock                    
                Units (Details)                                                  
105: R93         Share-Based Compensation, Common Stock Issuances    HTML     46K  
                and Common Stock (Details)                                       
106: R94         Leases Balance Sheet Location of ROU Assets and     HTML     66K  
                Lease Liabilities (Details)                                      
107: R95         Leases Location of Lease Costs (Details)            HTML     50K  
108: R96         Leases Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)      HTML     94K  
109: R97         Leases Other Information Related to Lease           HTML     56K  
                Agreements (Details)                                             
110: R98         Retirement Plans Components of Net Periodic         HTML     54K  
                Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs                   
                (Credits) (Details)                                              
111: R99         Retirement Plans Additional Information (Details)   HTML     60K  
112: R100        Retirement Plans Changes in Plan Assets and         HTML     47K  
                Benefit Obligations (Details)                                    
113: R101        Retirement Plans Funded Status of the Defined       HTML    113K  
                Benefit Plans (Details)                                          
114: R102        Retirement Plans Assumptions to Determine Benefit   HTML     53K  
                Obligations at Period-end and Net Pension Costs                  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R103        Retirement Plans Assumed Health Care Trend Rates    HTML     40K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R104        Retirement Plans Fair Value of Defined Benefit      HTML    105K  
                Plans' Assets by Asset Fair Value Hierarchy Level                
                (Details)                                                        
117: R105        Retirement Plans Estimated Future Benefit Payments  HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R106        Retirement Plans Contributions to Multiemployer     HTML     62K  
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
119: R107        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     78K  
120: R108        Earnings Per Share Other Information (Details)      HTML     43K  
121: R109        Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R110        Income Taxes Income Tax (Benefit) Provision         HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R111        Income Taxes Additional Information (Details)       HTML     54K  
124: R112        Income Taxes Reconciliation of (Benefit) Provision  HTML     57K  
                for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations                      
                (Details)                                                        
125: R113        Income Taxes Significant Deferred Tax Assets and    HTML     74K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
126: R114        Income Taxes Net Deferred Tax Liabilities in        HTML     42K  
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
127: R115        Income Taxes Net Operating Loss Carryforwards       HTML     48K  
                Expire (Details)                                                 
128: R116        Income Taxes Summary of Activity in Valuation       HTML     40K  
                Allowance (Details)                                              
129: R117        Income Taxes Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax     HTML     50K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
130: R118        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     46K  
131: R119        US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML     39K  
                Information Additional Information (Details)                     
132: R120        US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML    125K  
                Information Balance Sheets (Details)                             
133: R121        US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML     81K  
                Information Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                
134: R122        US Foods Holding Corp. Condensed Financial          HTML     91K  
                Information Cash Flows (Details)                                 
135: R123        Business Information (Details)                      HTML     45K  
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 5/25/23  US Foods Holding Corp.            424B2                  1:487K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/23/23  US Foods Holding Corp.            424B5                  1:493K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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12/13/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,9    12/07/22   11:1.9M                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/28/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:5,7,9  11/22/22   15:481K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/07/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:5,9    11/02/22   11:359K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
 8/11/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        7/02/22   78:5.9M
 5/12/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        4/02/22   77:5.4M
 5/10/22  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,5,7,9 5/09/22   13:467K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/24/21  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9  11/22/21   12:2.8M                                   Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
 5/10/21  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        4/03/21   84:6M
 2/16/21  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-K        1/02/21  149:17M
 2/04/21  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   2/04/21   11:1.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/04/20  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        6/27/20  104:10M
 5/06/20  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,3,5 5/01/20   13:638K                                   Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
 5/05/20  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        3/28/20   96:8.6M
 4/29/20  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,8,9 4/24/20   14:3M                                     Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
 4/21/20  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,3,8,9 4/21/20   12:1M                                     Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
11/27/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9  11/26/19   11:272K                                   Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
11/05/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        9/28/19   93:9.5M
 9/13/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,8,9 9/13/19   13:322K                                   Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
 6/04/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   5/31/19    2:1.3M                                   Cravath Swaine & … 01/FA
 5/07/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q        3/30/19   86:7M
 5/02/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:5,9     5/01/19    3:158K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/20/19  US Foods Holding Corp.            DEF 14A     5/01/19    2:6M                                     Labrador Co./FA
 6/25/18  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   6/22/18    2:72K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/16/18  US Foods Holding Corp.            DEF 14A     3/16/18    2:2.9M                                   Labrador Co./FA
 1/08/18  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:5,9     1/03/18    2:582K                                   ActiveDisclosure/FA
12/06/17  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9  11/30/17    2:125K                                   ActiveDisclosure/FA
 2/28/17  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-K       12/31/16  143:26M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA
 2/17/17  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   2/17/17    2:64K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/08/16  US Foods Holding Corp.            10-Q       10/01/16   89:4.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/28/16  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,2,9   6/27/16    4:2.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/01/16  US Foods Holding Corp.            8-K:1,3,5,8 5/25/16   11:6.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/20/16  US Foods Holding Corp.            S-1/A¶                13:6.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/11/15  US Foods, Inc.                    10-Q        6/27/15   77:5.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/12/13  US Foods, Inc.                    S-1/A¶                 4:5.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/31/13  US Foods, Inc.                    8-K:5,9     5/28/13    7:367K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/28/12  US Foods, Inc.                    S-4                   59:15M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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US Foods Holding Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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