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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 11/1/22, at 5:08pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1397911-22-156   ·   File #:  1-34963

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

11/01/22  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       10-Q        9/30/22   84:9.8M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.32M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
11: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML     75K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    119K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial      HTML    117K 
                Condition (Unaudited)                                            
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial      HTML     31K 
                Condition (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                           
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     76K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     25K 
                Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    159K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     35K 
                (Unaudited) cash, cash equivalent and restricted                 
                cash reconciliation                                              
19: R9          Organization and Description of the Company         HTML     30K 
20: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     33K 
21: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     88K 
22: R12         Acquisitions                                        HTML     25K 
23: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    187K 
24: R14         Held-to-Maturity Securities                         HTML     47K 
25: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     64K 
26: R16         Other Assert and Other Liabilities                  HTML     46K 
27: R17         Long-term and Other Borrowings                      HTML     78K 
28: R18         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     35K 
29: R19         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     40K 
30: R20         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     75K 
31: R21         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     42K 
32: R22         Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements             HTML     27K 
33: R23         Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet        HTML     29K 
                Credit Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk                    
34: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     25K 
35: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     29K 
                (Policies)                                                       
36: R26         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     89K 
37: R27         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    178K 
38: R28         Held-to-Maturity Securities (Tables)                HTML     48K 
39: R29         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     64K 
40: R30         Other Assert and Other Liabilities (Tables)         HTML     46K 
41: R31         Long-term and Other Borrowings (Tables)             HTML     71K 
42: R32         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     33K 
43: R33         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     76K 
44: R34         Earnings per Share (Tables)                         HTML     40K 
45: R35         Organization and Description of the Company         HTML     28K 
                Consolidation, Parent Ownership Interest (Details)               
46: R36         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Related Party Transactions (Details)                             
47: R37         Revenue - Commission Revenue Disaggregated by       HTML     38K 
                Product Category (Details)                                       
48: R38         Revenue - Commission Revenue Disaggregated by       HTML     53K 
                Product Category and Timing of Transfer of Good or               
                Service (Details)                                                
49: R39         Revenue - Asset-based Revenue disaggregated by      HTML     32K 
                Product and Service (Details)                                    
50: R40         Revenue - Transaction and Fee Revenue               HTML     30K 
                Disaggregated by Timing of Transfer of Good or                   
                Service (Details)                                                
51: R41         Revenue - Unearned Revenue Recognized (Details)     HTML     25K 
52: R42         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     38K 
53: R43         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and      HTML    142K 
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring and                          
                Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                                     
54: R44         Fair Value Measurements - Not Measured at Fair      HTML    110K 
                Value (Details)                                                  
55: R45         Investment Securities - Summary (Details)           HTML     45K 
56: R46         Held-to-Maturity Securities (Details 1)             HTML     57K 
57: R47         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details       HTML     39K 
                Textures)                                                        
58: R48         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill     HTML     26K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R49         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangible   HTML     56K 
                Assets (Components) (Details)                                    
60: R50         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Future        HTML     38K 
                Amortization Expense) (Details)                                  
61: R51         Other Assert and Other Liabilities (Details)        HTML     62K 
62: R52         Long-term and Other Borrowings (Long-Term           HTML     71K 
                Borrowings Outstanding) (Details)                                
63: R53         Long-term and Other Borrowings (Other Borrowings    HTML     48K 
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
64: R54         Long-term and Other Borrowings (Credit Agreement    HTML     49K 
                Textuals) (Details)                                              
65: R55         Long-term and Other Borrowings - Revolving Credit   HTML     49K 
                Facility (Details)                                               
66: R56         Long-term and Other Borrowings - Line of Credit     HTML     33K 
                (Bank Loans Payable Textuals) (Details)                          
67: R57         Commitments and Contingencies (Legal) (Details)     HTML     27K 
68: R58         Commitments and Contingencies (Other Commitments)   HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R59         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends Paid) (Details)     HTML     29K 
70: R60         Stockholdes' Equity (Share Repurchases) (Details)   HTML     34K 
71: R61         Share-Based Compensation (Texuals) (Details)        HTML     45K 
72: R62         Share-Based Compensation - Stock Option and         HTML     75K 
                Warrant Activity (Details)                                       
73: R63         Share-Based Compensation - Outstanding Stock        HTML     61K 
                Options and Warrant Information (Details)                        
74: R64         Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock         HTML     65K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
75: R65         Earnings per Share (Details)                        HTML     55K 
76: R66         Earnings per Share (Textuals) (Details)             HTML     25K 
77: R67         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     32K 
78: R68         Net Capital and Regulatory Requirements (Details)   HTML     28K 
79: R69         Subsequent Events - Dividend Declared (Details)     HTML     32K 
82: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    153K 
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81: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    148K 
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4 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

 2/23/22  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       8-K:5,9     2/16/22   11:341K
 5/09/14  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       8-K:5,8,9   5/08/14    2:52K
 6/19/12  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       8-K:5,9     6/15/12    3:75K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/09/10  LPL Financial Holdings Inc.       S-1/A                  6:3.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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