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Trane Technologies plc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 11/2/22, at 1:10pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1466258-22-186   ·   File #:  1-34400

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

11/02/22  Trane Technologies plc            10-Q        9/30/22   85:9.8M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.23M 
 2: EX-22.1     Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     25K 
                of Security Holders                                              
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 5: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     77K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings       HTML    143K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     79K 
                Income (Loss)                                                    
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    140K 
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    130K 
                Equity                                                           
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    107K 
17: R7          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     32K 
18: R8          Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     38K 
19: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     34K 
20: R10         Goodwill                                            HTML     37K 
21: R11         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     46K 
22: R12         Debt and Credit Facilities                          HTML     55K 
23: R13         Financial Instruments                               HTML    102K 
24: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     72K 
25: R15         Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other than     HTML     85K 
                Pensions                                                         
26: R16         Equity                                              HTML     61K 
27: R17         Revenue                                             HTML     68K 
28: R18         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     74K 
29: R19         Other Income/(Expense), Net                         HTML     41K 
30: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML     30K 
31: R21         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML     27K 
32: R22         Earnings Per Share (Eps)                            HTML     40K 
33: R23         Business Segment Information                        HTML     73K 
34: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     61K 
35: R25         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     33K 
36: R26         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     38K 
37: R27         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     46K 
38: R28         Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)                 HTML     51K 
39: R29         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML     76K 
40: R30         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     71K 
41: R31         Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other than     HTML     80K 
                Pensions (Tables)                                                
42: R32         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     56K 
43: R33         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     66K 
44: R34         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     71K 
45: R35         Other Income/(Expense), Net (Tables)                HTML     39K 
46: R36         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML     66K 
47: R37         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     36K 
48: R38         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     26K 
49: R39         Inventories (Schedule of Major Classes of           HTML     36K 
                Inventory) (Details)                                             
50: R40         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     43K 
51: R41         Intangible Assets (Details)                         HTML     46K 
52: R42         Debt and Credit Facilities (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     70K 
53: R43         Debt and Credit Facilities (Short-Term Borrowings   HTML     37K 
                and Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt)                        
                (Details)                                                        
54: R44         Debt and Credit Facilities (Long-Term Debt          HTML     52K 
                Excluding Current Maturities) (Details)                          
55: R45         Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     57K 
56: R46         Financial Instruments Schedule of the Fair Values   HTML     41K 
                of Derivative Instruments (Details)                              
57: R47         Financial Instruments Schedule of Derivatives       HTML     57K 
                Designated as Hedges Affecting Condensed                         
                Consolidated Income Statement and Accumulated                    
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
58: R48         Financial Instruments Schedule of Gains and Losses  HTML     31K 
                of Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated               
                as Hedges (Details)                                              
59: R49         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     67K 
60: R50         Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other than     HTML     36K 
                Pensions (Narrative) (Details)                                   
61: R51         Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other than     HTML     55K 
                Pensions (Components of the Company's                            
                Pension-Related Costs) (Details)                                 
62: R52         Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other than     HTML     42K 
                Pensions (Components of Net Periodic                             
                Postretirement Benefit Cost) (Details)                           
63: R53         Equity (Reconciliation of Ordinary Shares)          HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R54         Equity (Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive  HTML     59K 
                Income (Loss)) (Details)                                         
65: R55         Equity Equity (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML     59K 
66: R56         Revenue - Desegregation of Revenue (Details)        HTML     47K 
67: R57         Revenue - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities        HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R58         Revenue - Contract liability balances to be         HTML     28K 
                recognized (Details)                                             
69: R59         Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     42K 
70: R60         Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation  HTML     40K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
71: R61         Share-Based Compensation (Grants of Stock Options   HTML     32K 
                and RSUs) (Details)                                              
72: R62         Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     31K 
                (Average Fair Value of Stock Options Granted,                    
                Assumptions) (Details)                                           
73: R63         Other, Net (Details)                                HTML     43K 
74: R64         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     43K 
75: R65         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R66         Earnings Per Share (Eps) (Details)                  HTML     34K 
77: R67         Business Segment Information (Summary of            HTML     56K 
                Operations by Reportable Segments) (Details)                     
78: R68         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R69         Commitments and Contingencies (Product Warranty     HTML     32K 
                Liability) (Details)                                             
80: R70         Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and       HTML     33K 
                Contingencies (Extended Warranty Accrual)                        
                (Details)                                                        
83: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    157K 
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