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NGL Energy Partners LP – ‘10-K’ for 3/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 6/6/22, at 4:17pm ET · For: 3/31/22 · Accession #: 1504461-22-10 · File #: 1-35172

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

 6/06/22  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/22  133:20M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.31M 
 2: EX-4.22     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     52K 
 3: EX-4.32     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     51K 
 4: EX-4.40     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     50K 
 5: EX-4.43     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     47K 
 6: EX-4.47     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    185K 
 7: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML    914K 
 8: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML     50K 
 9: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     43K 
10: EX-22.1     Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     43K 
                of Security Holders                                              
11: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
12: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
13: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
14: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
15: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
21: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    112K 
22: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    182K 
23: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    166K 
24: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     53K 
25: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    117K 
26: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    180K 
27: R7          Nature of Operations and Organization               HTML     38K 
28: R8          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    120K 
29: R9          Loss Per Common Unit                                HTML     84K 
30: R10         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     89K 
31: R11         Goodwill                                            HTML     61K 
32: R12         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     99K 
33: R13         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    135K 
34: R14         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    113K 
35: R15         Equity                                              HTML    148K 
36: R16         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     95K 
37: R17         Segments                                            HTML    131K 
38: R18         Transactions with Affiliates                        HTML     69K 
39: R19         Employee Benefit Plan                               HTML     36K 
40: R20         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML     70K 
41: R21         Leases                                              HTML     71K 
42: R22         Allowance for Current Expected Credit Loss          HTML     58K 
43: R23         Other Matters                                       HTML     46K 
44: R24         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     52K 
45: R25         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     35K 
46: R26         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    118K 
47: R27         Commitment and Contingencies (Policies)             HTML     35K 
48: R28         Equity (Policies)                                   HTML     35K 
49: R29         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Policies)    HTML     47K 
50: R30         Leases (Policies)                                   HTML     42K 
51: R31         Allowance for Current Expected Credit Loss          HTML     40K 
                (Policies)                                                       
52: R32         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     89K 
53: R33         Loss Per Common Unit (Tables)                       HTML     86K 
54: R34         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     92K 
55: R35         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     50K 
56: R36         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML    145K 
57: R37         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    129K 
58: R38         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML    107K 
59: R39         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    124K 
60: R40         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    106K 
61: R41         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    131K 
62: R42         Transactions with Affiliates (Tables)               HTML     64K 
63: R43         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML     50K 
64: R44         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     70K 
65: R45         Allowance for Current Expected Credit Loss          HTML     58K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R46         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     55K 
67: R47         Nature of Operations and Organization (Details)     HTML     40K 
68: R48         Significant Accounting Policies - Income Taxes      HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R49         Significant Accounting Policies - Accounts          HTML     38K 
                Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk                      
                (Details)                                                        
70: R50         Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories       HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R51         Significant Accounting Policies - Investments in    HTML     63K 
                Unconsolidated Entities (Details)                                
72: R52         Significant Accounting Policies - Other Noncurrent  HTML     57K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
73: R53         Significant Accounting Policies - Accrued Expenses  HTML     49K 
                and Other Payables (Details)                                     
74: R54         Loss Per Common Unit (Details)                      HTML    101K 
75: R55         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML    123K 
76: R56         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     52K 
77: R57         Goodwill Impairment (Details)                       HTML     45K 
78: R58         Intangible Assets (Details)                         HTML    102K 
79: R59         Intangible Assets - Amortization (Details)          HTML     63K 
80: R60         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     76K 
81: R61         Long Term Debt - 2026 Senior Secured Notes          HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R62         Long-Term Debt - Asset Based Credit Facility        HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R63         Long-Term Debt - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details)   HTML     62K 
84: R64         Long-Term Debt - Other Long-Term Debt (Details)     HTML     39K 
85: R65         Long-Term Debt - Debt Maturity Schedule (Details)   HTML     69K 
86: R66         Long-Term Debt - Amortization of Debt Issuance      HTML     50K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
87: R67         Commitments and Contingencies - Legal               HTML     41K 
                Contingencies (Details)                                          
88: R68         Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental       HTML     35K 
                Matters (Details)                                                
89: R69         Commitments and Contingencies - Asset Retirement    HTML     42K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
90: R70         Commitments and Contingencies - Pipeline Capacity   HTML     45K 
                Agreements (Details)                                             
91: R71         Commitments and Contingencies - Purchase            HTML     65K 
                Commitments (Details)                                            
92: R72         Commitments and Contingencies - Sale Commitments    HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R73         Commitment and Contingencies - Other Commitments    HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R74         Equity - Partnership Equity and General Partner     HTML     52K 
                Contributions (Details)                                          
95: R75         Equity - Common Unit Repurchase Program (Details)   HTML     34K 
96: R76         Equity - Distributions (Details)                    HTML     41K 
97: R77         Equity - Class A Convertible Preferred Units        HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R78         Equity - Class B Preferred Units (Details)          HTML     81K 
99: R79         Equity - Class C Preferred Units (Details)          HTML     78K 
100: R80         Equity - Class D Preferred Units (Details)          HTML    133K  
101: R81         Equity - Equity-Based Incentive Compensation -      HTML     92K  
                Service Awards (Details)                                         
102: R82         Equity - Equity-Based Compensation - LTIP           HTML     36K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R83         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     77K  
                of Commodity Derivative Assets and Liabilities                   
                (Details)                                                        
104: R84         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Derivative    HTML     62K  
                Contract Positions (Details)                                     
105: R85         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - (Losses)      HTML     35K  
                Gains From Commodity Derivatives (Details)                       
106: R86         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Interest      HTML     40K  
                Rate Risk (Details)                                              
107: R87         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     43K  
                of Fixed-Rate Notes (Details)                                    
108: R88         Segments (Details)                                  HTML    118K  
109: R89         Transactions with Affiliates - Related Party        HTML     63K  
                Transactions (Details)                                           
110: R90         Transactions with Affiliates - Other Related Party  HTML     60K  
                Transactions (Details)                                           
111: R91         Employee Benefit Plan (Details)                     HTML     37K  
112: R92         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Revenue     HTML     35K  
                Agreements (Details)                                             
113: R93         Revenue from Contracts with Customers -             HTML     57K  
                Performance Obligations (Details)                                
114: R94         Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Contract    HTML     44K  
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
115: R95         Leases - Lessee Impact of Adoption (Details)        HTML     36K  
116: R96         Leases - Lessee Balance Sheet and Income Statement  HTML     51K  
                Information (Details)                                            
117: R97         Leases - Lease Expense (Details)                    HTML     42K  
118: R98         Leases - Lessee Maturities of Operating Lease       HTML     52K  
                Obligations (Details)                                            
119: R99         Leases - Lessee Supplemental Cash Flow and          HTML     37K  
                Non-Cash Information (Details)                                   
120: R100        Leases - Lessor Income Statement Information        HTML     43K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R101        Leases - Lessor Future Minimum Lease Payments       HTML     48K  
                Receivable (Details)                                             
122: R102        Allowance for Current Expected Credit Loss          HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R103        Other Matters - Sale of Sawtooth (Details)          HTML     47K  
124: R104        Other Matters - Third-party Loan Receivable         HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
125: R105        Other Matters - Third-party Bankruptcy (Details)    HTML     49K  
126: R106        Other Matters - Sale of Certain Assets (Details)    HTML     37K  
127: R107        Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     86K  
128: R108        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     40K  
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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/31/23  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/23  127:17M
 2/09/23  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q       12/31/22  103:12M
11/09/22  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        9/30/22  102:12M
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38 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

11/09/21  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        9/30/21  106:13M
 6/21/21  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:8,9     6/18/21   13:918K
 6/03/21  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/21  139:20M
 2/08/21  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,5 2/04/21   15:3.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/10/20  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        6/30/20  117:14M
 6/01/20  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/20  150:32M
 2/06/20  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q       12/31/19  129:27M
11/08/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        9/30/19  126:25M
11/01/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,510/30/19   19:2.9M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/04/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:2,8,9   9/30/19   15:1.1M
 9/30/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,3,8,9 9/25/19   14:2.7M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA2
 8/21/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:5,9     8/20/19   12:292K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA2
 7/08/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,5 7/02/19   11:6M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/09/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,8,9 4/04/19    4:2M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/02/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:3,5,8,9 4/02/19    4:1.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/11/19  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q       12/31/18  127:26M
 7/10/18  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,8,9 7/03/18    5:1M
 8/04/17  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        6/30/17   95:17M
 6/13/17  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:3,5,8,9 6/13/17    4:1M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/22/17  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,9   2/16/17    4:2.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/24/16  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,9  10/19/16    4:2.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/28/16  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,3,5,8 6/23/16    8:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/31/16  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/16  105:36M
 6/01/15  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-K        3/31/15  108:38M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/03/14  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,5,8 6/27/14    5:337K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
12/05/13  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,8,912/02/13    4:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/07/13  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,5 8/01/13   10:3.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/28/13  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:3,5,9   2/25/13    2:563K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/19/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:8,9    11/13/12    2:71K                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
10/03/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:3,9    10/01/12    2:64K                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/14/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            10-Q        6/30/12   70:13M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/25/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,5 6/19/12    5:2.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/04/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,3,5,8 5/01/12    3:70K                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 1/09/12  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,5 1/03/12   12:4.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/04/11  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,511/01/11    5:1.3M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/07/11  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,2,3,510/03/11    4:963K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/17/11  NGL Energy Partners LP            8-K:1,5,7,9 5/10/11    5:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/15/11  NGL Energy Partners LP            S-1/A¶                11:6.2M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA

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NGL Energy Partners LP – ‘10-K’ for 3/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 6/6/22, at 4:17pm ET · For: 3/31/22 · Accession #: 1504461-22-10 · File #: 1-35172

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