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

On:  Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 4:05pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1065088-24-36   ·   File #:  1-37713

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 2/28/24  eBay Inc.                         10-K       12/31/23  150:17M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.00M 
 2: EX-10.39    Material Contract                                   HTML     69K 
 3: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     44K 
 4: EX-23.01    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     40K 
 9: EX-97.01    Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     65K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 5: EX-31.01    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 6: EX-31.02    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 7: EX-32.01    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 8: EX-32.02    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
15: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    106K 
16: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     46K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    149K 
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parentheticals)         HTML     50K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    152K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     76K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML    125K 
22: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    202K 
23: R9          The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML    103K 
                Policies                                                         
24: R10         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     71K 
25: R11         Business Combinations                               HTML     48K 
26: R12         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    142K 
27: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     86K 
28: R14         Segments                                            HTML     68K 
29: R15         Investments                                         HTML    215K 
30: R16         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    130K 
31: R17         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities    HTML    157K 
32: R18         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information     HTML     92K 
33: R19         Debt                                                HTML    120K 
34: R20         Leases                                              HTML     80K 
35: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     60K 
36: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     62K 
37: R23         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     74K 
38: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    138K 
39: R25         Gain (Loss) on Equity Investments and Warrant, net  HTML     73K 
                and Interest and Other, Net                                      
40: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     97K 
41: R27         Restructuring                                       HTML     50K 
42: R28         Financial Statement Schedule                        HTML     87K 
43: R29         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML    153K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
44: R30         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     69K 
45: R31         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     46K 
46: R32         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    139K 
47: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     91K 
48: R34         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML     66K 
49: R35         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    208K 
50: R36         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    122K 
51: R37         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities    HTML    153K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R38         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information     HTML     95K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R39         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    106K 
54: R40         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     83K 
55: R41         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     51K 
56: R42         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     66K 
57: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    139K 
58: R44         Gain (Loss) on Equity Investments and Warrant, net  HTML     74K 
                and Interest and Other, Net (Tables)                             
59: R45         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     98K 
60: R46         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     47K 
61: R47         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     74K 
                Policies - The Company and Principles of                         
                Consolidation and Basis of Presentation (Details)                
62: R48         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     62K 
                Policies - Internal Use Software and Platform                    
                Development Costs (Details)                                      
63: R49         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     43K 
                Policies - Marketing Expense (Details)                           
64: R50         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     45K 
                Policies - Provision for Credit Losses and                       
                Customer Accounts and Funds Receivable (Details)                 
65: R51         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     48K 
                Policies - Leases (Details)                                      
66: R52         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     53K 
                Policies - Property and Equipment (Details)                      
67: R53         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     46K 
                Policies - Goodwill and Intangible Assets                        
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     43K 
                Policies - Impairment of Long-Lived Assets                       
                (Details)                                                        
69: R55         The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting   HTML     45K 
                Policies - Derivative Instruments (Details)                      
70: R56         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML    106K 
71: R57         Business Combinations (Details)                     HTML     54K 
72: R58         Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML    106K 
73: R59         Discontinued Operations - Discontinued Operations   HTML     56K 
                Summary (Details)                                                
74: R60         Discontinued Operations - Summary of Cash Flow      HTML     60K 
                Information (Details)                                            
75: R61         Discontinued Operations - Summary of Financial      HTML     97K 
                Results (Details)                                                
76: R62         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     49K 
                goodwill balances (Details)                                      
77: R63         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Finite-lived       HTML     54K 
                intangible assets amortization expense (Details)                 
80: R66         Segments (Details)                                  HTML     68K 
81: R67         Investments - Available-For-Sale Debt Securities    HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R68         Investments - General, Narrative (Details)          HTML     52K 
83: R69         Investments - Estimated Fair Values of Short and    HTML     67K 
                Long-Term Investments Classified as Available for                
                Sale by Date of Contractual Maturity (Details)                   
84: R70         Investments - Schedule of Equity Investments        HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R71         Investments - Equity Investment in Adevinta,        HTML     88K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
86: R72         Investments - Summarized Financial Information of   HTML     65K 
                Investment (Details)                                             
87: R73         Investments - Equity Investments with Readily       HTML     80K 
                Determinable Fair Values, Narrative (Details)                    
88: R74         Investments - Other Equity Investment Under the     HTML     78K 
                Fair Value Option, Narrative (Details)                           
89: R75         Investments - Carrying Value of Equity Investments  HTML     49K 
                Without Readily Determinable Fair Values (Details)               
90: R76         Investments - Equity Investments without Readily    HTML     70K 
                Determinable Fair Values, Narrative (Details)                    
91: R77         Investments - Unrealized and Realized Gain (Loss)   HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R78         Investments - Summarized Financial Information of   HTML    130K 
                Other Equity Method Investments (Details)                        
93: R79         Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML    122K 
94: R80         Derivative Instruments - Fair Value of Derivative   HTML     71K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
95: R81         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     59K 
                Contracts on Accumulated Other Comprehensive                     
                Income (Details)                                                 
96: R82         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     70K 
                Contracts on Condensed Consolidated Financial                    
                Information (Details)                                            
97: R83         Derivative Instruments - Notional Amount of         HTML     52K 
                Derivatives Outstanding (Details)                                
98: R84         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML    160K 
                Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair                
                Value, Recurring (Details)                                       
99: R85         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     53K 
                Assets Measured Valued Using Unobservable Inputs                 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R86         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     60K  
                Quantitative Information About Level 3 Significant               
                Inputs (Details)                                                 
101: R87         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     51K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
102: R88         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     46K  
                Quantitative Information About Level 3 Warrants,                 
                Significant Inputs (Details)                                     
103: R89         Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities -  HTML     57K  
                Investments Measured Valued Using Unobservable                   
                Inputs (Details)                                                 
104: R90         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information -   HTML     58K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
105: R91         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information -   HTML     46K  
                Customer Accounts and Funds Receivable (Details)                 
106: R92         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information -   HTML     59K  
                Other Current Assets (Details)                                   
107: R93         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information -   HTML     70K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
108: R94         Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information -   HTML     67K  
                Accrued Expense and Other Current Liabilities                    
                (Details)                                                        
109: R95         Debt - Carrying Value of Outstanding Debt           HTML    106K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R96         Debt - Senior Notes (Details)                       HTML    144K  
111: R97         Debt - Commercial Paper and Credit Agreement        HTML     85K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R98         Debt - Expected Future Maturities of Long Term      HTML     60K  
                Debt (Details)                                                   
113: R99         Debt - Future Maturities Narrative (Details)        HTML     59K  
114: R100        Leases - Summary of Leases by Balance Sheet         HTML     52K  
                Location (Details)                                               
115: R101        Leases - Summary of Lease Costs (Details)           HTML     43K  
116: R102        Leases - Summary of Operating Lease Maturities      HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R103        Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     44K  
118: R104        Leases - Summary of Lease Terms and Discount Rate   HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R105        Leases - Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow          HTML     45K  
                Information (Details)                                            
120: R106        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     63K  
121: R107        Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Details)    HTML     51K  
122: R108        Stockholders' Equity - Common Stock (Details)       HTML     42K  
123: R109        Stockholders' Equity - Stock Repurchase Program     HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R110        Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Repurchase        HTML     58K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
125: R111        Stockholders' Equity - Dividends (Details)          HTML     48K  
126: R112        Employee Benefit Plans - Equity Incentive Plans     HTML     61K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R113        Employee Benefit Plans - Deferred Stock Units       HTML     61K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R114        Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Purchase    HTML     65K  
                Plan (Details)                                                   
129: R115        Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Option Activity      HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R116        Employee Benefit Plans - Restricted Stock Units     HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R117        Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Based Compensation   HTML     60K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
132: R118        Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Savings Plans     HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R119        Income Taxes - Components of Pretax Income and      HTML     80K  
                Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                             
134: R120        Income Taxes - Income Tax Reconciliation (Details)  HTML     72K  
135: R121        Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred     HTML     73K  
                Tax Liabilities (Details)                                        
136: R122        Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and              HTML     73K  
                Liabilities, Additional Information (Details)                    
137: R123        Income Taxes - Changes Unrecognized Tax Benefits    HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
138: R124        Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits -          HTML     57K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
139: R125        Gain (Loss) on Equity Investments and Warrant, net  HTML    100K  
                and Interest and Other, Net - Components of Gain                 
                (Loss) on Equity Investments and Warrant (Details)               
140: R126        Gain (Loss) on Equity Investments and Warrant, net  HTML     46K  
                and Interest and Other, Net - Components of                      
                Interest and Other (Details)                                     
141: R127        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Changes    HTML     96K  
                in Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive                   
                Income (Details)                                                 
142: R128        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income -            HTML     94K  
                Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other                       
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
143: R129        Restructuring - Schedule of restructuring activity  HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
144: R130        Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     43K  
145: R131        Financial Statement Schedule (Details)              HTML     63K  
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