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NXP Semiconductors N.V. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 3/1/23, at 4:07pm ET · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 1413447-23-6 · File #: 1-34841

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

 3/01/23  NXP Semiconductors N.V.           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   3.03M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     37K 
 3: EX-22.1     Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     36K 
                of Security Holders                                              
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
13: R1          Cover                                               HTML    102K 
14: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     42K 
15: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    135K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     75K 
17: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    186K 
18: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     53K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    165K 
20: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    105K 
21: R9          Other Financial Instruments, Derivatives and        HTML     42K 
                Currency Risk                                                    
22: R10         Basis of Presentation and Overview                  HTML     41K 
23: R11         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    121K 
24: R12         Acquisitions and Divestments                        HTML     41K 
25: R13         Supplemental Financial Information                  HTML    103K 
26: R14         Restructuring Charges                               HTML     69K 
27: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    163K 
28: R16         Accounts Receivable, net                            HTML     47K 
29: R17         Inventories, net                                    HTML     44K 
30: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment, net                  HTML     49K 
31: R19         Identified Intangible Assets                        HTML     69K 
32: R20         Goodwill                                            HTML     51K 
33: R21         Postretirement Benefit Plans                        HTML    137K 
34: R22         Debt                                                HTML    114K 
35: R23         Leases                                              HTML     98K 
36: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
37: R25         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share         HTML     89K 
38: R26         Share-based Compensation                            HTML     85K 
39: R27         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     61K 
40: R28         Related-party Transactions                          HTML     47K 
41: R29         Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities      HTML     52K 
42: R30         Segments and Geographical Information               HTML     74K 
43: R31         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    188K 
44: R32         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     58K 
45: R33         Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)         HTML    109K 
46: R34         Restructuring Charges (Tables)                      HTML     68K 
47: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    164K 
48: R36         Accounts Receivable, net (Tables)                   HTML     49K 
49: R37         Inventories, net (Tables)                           HTML     44K 
50: R38         Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Tables)         HTML     49K 
51: R39         Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)               HTML     72K 
52: R40         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     53K 
53: R41         Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)               HTML    136K 
54: R42         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    111K 
55: R43         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     68K 
56: R44         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share         HTML     83K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R45         Share-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     83K 
58: R46         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     61K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R47         Related-party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     47K 
60: R48         Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities      HTML     48K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R49         Segments and Geographical Information (Tables)      HTML     71K 
62: R50         Basis of Presentation and Overview - Narrative      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R51         Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative         HTML     61K 
                (Detail)                                                         
64: R52         Significant Accounting Policies - Exchange Rates    HTML     45K 
                for U.S. Dollars into Euros Applicable for                       
                Translation of NXP's Financial Statements (Detail)               
65: R53         Significant Accounting Policies - Gross Notional    HTML     58K 
                Amounts of Company's Foreign Currency Derivatives                
                by Currency (Detail)                                             
66: R54         Acquisitions and Divestments - Narrative (Detail)   HTML     56K 
67: R55         Supplemental Financial Information -                HTML     49K 
                Disaggregation of revenue (Details)                              
68: R56         Supplemental Financial Information - Depreciation,  HTML     64K 
                amortization and impairment (Details)                            
69: R57         Supplemental Financial Information - Other income   HTML     44K 
                (Expense) (Details)                                              
70: R58         Supplemental Financial Information - Financial      HTML     55K 
                income and expense (Details)                                     
71: R59         Supplemental Financial Information (Details) -      HTML     45K 
                Equity investments                                               
72: R60         Supplemental Financial Information - Other current  HTML     48K 
                liabilities (Details)                                            
73: R61         Supplemental Financial Information - Summary of     HTML     46K 
                carrying value of investments in equity-accounted                
                investees (Details)                                              
74: R62         Supplemental Financial Information - Results        HTML     44K 
                relating to equity-accounted investees (Details)                 
75: R63         Supplemental Financial Information - Narrative      HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R64         Restructuring Charges - Narrative (Details)         HTML     49K 
77: R65         Restructuring Charges - Change in Restructuring     HTML     49K 
                Reserve (Details)                                                
78: R66         Restructuring Charges - Schedule of Components of   HTML     45K 
                Restructuring Charges (Details)                                  
79: R67         Restructuring Charges - Schedule of Restructuring   HTML     45K 
                Charges Recorded in Operating Income (Details)                   
80: R68         Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail)                   HTML     94K 
81: R69         Income Taxes - Components of Income (Loss) Before   HTML     45K 
                Income Taxes (Detail)                                            
82: R70         Income Taxes - Components of Benefit (Expense) for  HTML     59K 
                Income Taxes (Detail)                                            
83: R71         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Income   HTML     91K 
                Tax Rate (Detail)                                                
84: R72         Income Taxes - Principal Components of Deferred     HTML     81K 
                Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)                              
85: R73         Income Taxes - Classification of Deferred Tax       HTML     43K 
                Assets and Liabilities in Consolidated Balance                   
                Sheets (Detail)                                                  
86: R74         Income Taxes - Expiration of Tax Loss               HTML     59K 
                Carryforwards (Detail)                                           
87: R75         Income Taxes - Expiration of Tax Credit             HTML     57K 
                Carryforwards (Detail)                                           
88: R76         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     53K 
                Benefits (Detail)                                                
89: R77         Accounts Receivable, net - Summary (Detail)         HTML     44K 
90: R78         Accounts Receivable, net - Summary of Accounts      HTML     46K 
                Receivable, Net Disaggregated By Sales Channel                   
                (Detail)                                                         
91: R79         Inventories, net - Summary of Inventory (Detail)    HTML     46K 
92: R80         Inventories, net - Narrative (Detail)               HTML     41K 
93: R81         Property, Plant and Equipment, net - Summary        HTML     67K 
                (Detail)                                                         
94: R82         Property, Plant and Equipment, net - Narrative      HTML     43K 
                (Detail)                                                         
95: R83         Identified Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes   HTML     61K 
                in Identified Intangible Assets (Details)                        
96: R84         Identified Intangible Assets - Summary of           HTML     54K 
                Identified Intangible Assets (Details)                           
97: R85         Identified Intangible Assets - Schedule of          HTML     51K 
                Estimated Amortization Expense (Details)                         
98: R86         Identified Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details)  HTML     38K 
99: R87         Goodwill - Schedule of Changes in Goodwill          HTML     57K 
                (Detail)                                                         
100: R88         Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     39K  
101: R89         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Narrative (Detail)   HTML     79K  
102: R90         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of PME       HTML     45K  
                Multi-Employer Plan (Detail)                                     
103: R91         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Changes   HTML    116K  
                in Pension Benefit Obligations and Defined-Benefit               
                Pension Plan Assets (Detail)                                     
104: R92         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Weighted  HTML     41K  
                Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Projected                  
                Benefit Obligations (Detail)                                     
105: R93         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Weighted  HTML     44K  
                Average Assumptions Used Calculate Net Periodic                  
                Pension Cost (Detail)                                            
106: R94         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Components of Net    HTML     55K  
                Periodic Pension Costs (Detail)                                  
107: R95         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of Actual    HTML     48K  
                Pension Plan Asset Allocation (Detail)                           
108: R96         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Classification of    HTML     65K  
                Pension Plan Assets (Detail)                                     
109: R97         Postretirement Benefit Plans - Summary of           HTML     49K  
                Estimated Future Pension Benefit Payments (Detail)               
110: R98         Debt - Schedule of Outstanding Debt (Details)       HTML    105K  
111: R99         Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail)          HTML     70K  
112: R100        Debt - Principal Amounts of Long-Term Debt          HTML     61K  
                (Detail)                                                         
113: R101        Debt - Outstanding Debt, Debt Issuance Costs,       HTML     49K  
                Premium (Details)                                                
114: R102        Debt - 2022 Financing Activities (Details)          HTML     60K  
115: R103        Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     73K  
116: R104        Leases - Components of Lease Costs (Details)        HTML     39K  
117: R105        Leases - Other Information Related to Leases        HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R106        Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     56K  
119: R107        Leases - Lease Liabilities (Details)                HTML     49K  
120: R108        Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Detail)  HTML     56K  
121: R109        Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share -       HTML     74K  
                Narrative (Detail)                                               
122: R110        Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share -       HTML     41K  
                Schedule of Cash Dividends (Details)                             
123: R111        Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share -       HTML     61K  
                Schedule of Transactions from Employee Option and                
                Share Plans (Detail)                                             
124: R112        Stockholders' Equity and Earnings per Share -       HTML    101K  
                Computation of Earnings per Share (Eps) (Detail)                 
125: R113        Share-based Compensation - Schedule of Share-Based  HTML     46K  
                Compensation Expense (Detail)                                    
126: R114        Share-based Compensation - Narrative (Detail)       HTML     99K  
127: R115        Share-based Compensation - Summary of Stock         HTML     75K  
                Options and Changes (Long Term Incentive Plans)                  
                (Detail)                                                         
128: R116        Share-based Compensation - Summary of Performance   HTML     94K  
                Share Units (Detail)                                             
129: R117        Share-based Compensation - Summary of Restricted    HTML     63K  
                Share Units (Detail)                                             
130: R118        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     81K  
                Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income               
                (Loss), Net of Tax (Detail)                                      
131: R119        Related-party Transactions - Schedule of Amounts    HTML     43K  
                Related to Revenue and Other Income and Purchase                 
                of Goods and Services Incurred in Transactions                   
                (Details)                                                        
132: R120        Related-party Transactions - Schedule of Amounts    HTML     42K  
                Related to Receivable and Payable Balances with                  
                Related Parties (Details)                                        
133: R121        Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities -    HTML     55K  
                Summary of Financial Instruments (Details)                       
134: R122        Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities -    HTML     42K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
135: R123        Segments and Geographical Information -             HTML     71K  
                Geographical Information (Details)                               
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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