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Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 2/21/23, at 8:59am ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  51644-23-10   ·   File #:  1-06686

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 2/21/23  Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.    10-K       12/31/22  158:18M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

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13: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML    103K 
14: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     45K 
15: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    151K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    112K 
17: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    175K 
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19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    151K 
20: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    158K 
21: R9          Revenue Income Statement (Details)                  HTML    165K 
22: R10         Revenue Balance Sheet (Details)                     HTML    167K 
23: R11         Revenue Statement of Cash Flows (Details)           HTML    107K 
24: R12         Revenue Contract Balances (Details)                 HTML     55K 
25: R13         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     59K 
26: R14         Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)             HTML     93K 
27: R15         Revenue (Notes)                                     HTML     46K 
28: R16         Leases (Notes)                                      HTML     69K 
29: R17         Debt and Credit Agreements (Notes)                  HTML     80K 
30: R18         Earnings Per Share (Notes)                          HTML     55K 
31: R19         Acquisitions (Notes)                                HTML     75K 
32: R20         Supplementary Data (Notes)                          HTML    106K 
33: R21         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)        HTML    105K 
34: R22         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML     47K 
35: R23         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax    HTML     74K 
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36: R24         Restructuring Charges (Notes)                       HTML    116K 
37: R25         Incentive Compensation Plans (Notes)                HTML    125K 
38: R26         Fair Value Measurements (Notes)                     HTML     84K 
39: R27         Employee Benefits (Notes)                           HTML    312K 
40: R28         Segment Information (Notes)                         HTML    141K 
41: R29         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     64K 
42: R30         Recent Accounting Standards (Notes)                 HTML     44K 
43: R31         Subsequent Events (Notes)                           HTML     42K 
44: R32         Significant Accounting Policies Basis of            HTML     48K 
                Presentation (Policies)                                          
45: R33         Significant Accounting Policies Principles of       HTML     44K 
                Consolidation (Policies)                                         
46: R34         Significant Accounting Policies Reclassifications   HTML     42K 
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47: R35         Significant Accounting Policies Use of Estimates    HTML     44K 
                (Policies)                                                       
48: R36         Significant Accounting Policies Revenue             HTML     56K 
                Recognition (Policies)                                           
49: R37         Significant Accounting Policies Cash and Cash       HTML     43K 
                Equivalents (Policies)                                           
50: R38         Significant Accounting Policies Allowance for       HTML     44K 
                Doubtful Accounts (Policies)                                     
51: R39         Significant Accounting Policies Acounts             HTML     43K 
                Receivable, Billable to Clients (Policies)                       
52: R40         Significant Accounting Policies Accounts Payable    HTML     42K 
                (Policies)                                                       
53: R41         Significant Accounting Policies Investments         HTML     43K 
                (Policies)                                                       
54: R42         Significant Accounting Policies Derivatives         HTML     44K 
                (Policies)                                                       
55: R43         Significant Accounting Policies Property and        HTML     44K 
                Equipment (Policies)                                             
56: R44         Significant Accounting Policies Goodwill and Other  HTML     49K 
                Intangible Assets (Policies)                                     
57: R45         Significant Accounting Policies Foreign Currencies  HTML     44K 
                (Policies)                                                       
58: R46         Significant Accounting Policies Income Taxes        HTML     45K 
                (Policies)                                                       
59: R47         Significant Accounting Policies Redeemable          HTML     43K 
                Noncontrolling Interests (Policies)                              
60: R48         Significant Accounting Policies Earnings Per Share  HTML     45K 
                (Policies)                                                       
61: R49         Significant Accounting Policies Pension and         HTML     44K 
                Postretirement Benefits (Policies)                               
62: R50         Significant Accounting Policies Stock-Based         HTML     44K 
                Compensation (Policies)                                          
63: R51         Significant Accounting Policies Treasury Stock      HTML     43K 
                (Policies)                                                       
64: R52         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    121K 
65: R53         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     70K 
66: R54         Debt and Credit Agreements Schedule of Long-term    HTML     62K 
                Debt Instruments (Tables)                                        
67: R55         Debt and Credit Agreements Schedule of Maturities   HTML     46K 
                of Long-term Debt (Tables)                                       
68: R56         Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted Earnings Per   HTML     55K 
                Common Share Available to IPG Common Stockholders                
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69: R57         Acquisitions Cash Paid for Current and Prior        HTML     70K 
                Years' Acquisitions (Tables)                                     
70: R58         Supplementary Data Valuation and Qualifying         HTML     58K 
                Accounts - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts                  
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71: R59         Supplementary Data Property and Equipment (Tables)  HTML     52K 
72: R60         Supplementary Data Accrued Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     51K 
73: R61         Supplementary Data Other Expense, Net (Tables)      HTML     51K 
74: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Changes in     HTML     77K 
                Carrying Value of Goodwill (Tables)                              
75: R63         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Summary of     HTML     63K 
                Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                                 
76: R64         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Estimated      HTML     48K 
                future amortization of other intangible assets                   
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77: R65         Income Taxes Schedule of Income before Income Tax,  HTML     77K 
                Domestic and Foreign (Tables)                                    
78: R66         Income Taxes Schedule of Components of Provision    HTML     63K 
                for Income Taxes (Tables)                                        
79: R67         Income Taxes Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate  HTML     63K 
                Reconciliation (Tables)                                          
80: R68         Income Taxes Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and    HTML     65K 
                Liabilities (Tables)                                             
81: R69         Income Taxes Summary of Valuation Allowance         HTML     53K 
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82: R70         Income Taxes Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits  HTML     55K 
                Activity (Tables)                                                
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                Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income               
                (Loss) (Tables)                                                  
84: R72         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax    HTML     55K 
                Reclassification out of Accumulated Other                        
                Comprehensive Income (Tables)                                    
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86: R74         Incentive Compensation Plans Schedule of            HTML     58K 
                Stock-based Compensation Expense (Tables)                        
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                Options Activity (Tables)                                        
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                Stock Activity (Tables)                                          
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                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (Tables)               
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                Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring (Tables)                
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94: R82         Employee Benefits Fair Value of Pension Plan        HTML     75K 
                Assets (Tables)                                                  
95: R83         Employee Benefits Schedule of Effect of             HTML     49K 
                Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan                 
                Assets (Tables)                                                  
96: R84         Employee Benefits Schedule of Allocation of Plan    HTML     58K 
                Assets (Tables)                                                  
97: R85         Employee Benefits Schedule of Estimated Future      HTML     52K 
                Benefit Payments (Tables)                                        
98: R86         Segment Information Schedule of Segment Reporting   HTML    122K 
                Information, by Segment (Tables)                                 
99: R87         Segment Information Schedule of Revenue from        HTML     55K 
                External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by                     
                Geographical Areas (Tables)                                      
100: R88         Commitments and Contingencies Schedule of           HTML     61K  
                Contingent Acquisition Obligations (Tables)                      
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                (Details)                                                        
105: R93         Debt and Credit Agreements Debt Transactions        HTML     77K  
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
107: R95         Debt and Credit Agreements Credit Agreements        HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
108: R96         Debt and Credit Agreements Commercial Paper         HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R97         Debt and Credit Agreements Cash Pooling (Details)   HTML     41K  
110: R98         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     73K  
111: R99         Acquisitions Narrative (Details)                    HTML     60K  
112: R100        Acquisitions Cash Paid for Acquisitions (Details)   HTML     59K  
113: R101        Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)       HTML     54K  
114: R102        Acquisitions Acxiom Acquisition (Details)           HTML     93K  
115: R103        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for   HTML     57K  
                Uncollectible Accounts Receivable (Details)                      
116: R104        Supplementary Data Property and Equipment           HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
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118: R106        Other Expense, Net (Details)                        HTML     51K  
119: R107        Share Repurchase Program (Details)                  HTML     51K  
120: R108        Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     68K  
121: R109        Other Intangible Assets (Details)                   HTML     88K  
122: R110        Components of Income Before Income Taxes (Details)  HTML     51K  
123: R111        Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                HTML     72K  
124: R112        Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate         HTML     71K  
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125: R113        Income Taxes Primary Impact on Provision for        HTML     44K  
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
126: R114        Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Details)         HTML     95K  
127: R115        Income Taxes Change in Valuation Allowances         HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R116        Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                 HTML     70K  
129: R117        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax    HTML     85K  
                Changes in AOCI (Details)                                        
130: R118        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax    HTML     58K  
                Reclassifications from AOCI, net of tax (Details)                
131: R119        Restructuring Charges (Details)                     HTML    110K  
132: R120        Restructuring and Related Activities (Details)      HTML     71K  
133: R121        Plan Information (Details)                          HTML     53K  
134: R122        Stock Based Compensation Expense (Details)          HTML     59K  
135: R123        Incentive Compensation Plans Stock Option Activity  HTML     74K  
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136: R124        Share-based Compensation Awards (Details)           HTML     61K  
137: R125        Non-vested Award Activity (Details)                 HTML     88K  
138: R126        Incentive Compensation Plans Employee Stock         HTML     52K  
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140: R128        Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details)        HTML     51K  
141: R129        Employee Benefits (Details)                         HTML     57K  
142: R130        Pension and Postretirement Benefit Obligation       HTML    164K  
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143: R131        Net Periodic Cost (Details)                         HTML    101K  
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                (Details)                                                        
146: R134        Pension Cash Flows (Details)                        HTML     76K  
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150: R138        Guarantees (Details)                                HTML     47K  
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