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Livent Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/4/22, at 2:40pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1742924-22-24   ·   File #:  1-38694

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 8/04/22  Livent Corp.                      10-Q        6/30/22   84:12M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 3: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     24K 
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                Income                                                           
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                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
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                Financial Information                                            
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                Pronouncements and Regulatory Items                              
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35: R22         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML    113K 
                Value Measurements                                               
36: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     57K 
37: R24         Supplemental Information                            HTML     73K 
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                Pronouncements and Regulatory Items (Policies)                   
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                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
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                Value Measurements (Tables)                                      
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                Financial Information - Fair Value Assumptions                   
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                Major Geographical Region (Details)                              
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                Major Product Category (Details)                                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)                         
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                Value Measurements - Schedule of Derivatives                     
                (Details)                                                        
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                Value Measurements - Derivatives in Cash Flow                    
                Hedging Relationships (Details)                                  
71: R58         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     32K 
                Value Measurements - Derivatives Not Designated As               
                Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Details)                          
72: R59         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     49K 
                Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value                        
                Measurements (Details)                                           
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                (Details)                                                        
74: R61         Commitments and Contingencies - Lease Cost and      HTML     39K 
                Terms (Details)                                                  
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                Operating Lease Liabilities (Details)                            
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                Current Assets (Details)                                         
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                Current Liabilities (Details)                                    
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                Liabilities (Details)                                            
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