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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 8/5/22, at 12:49pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1062231-22-37   ·   File #:  1-14303

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 8/05/22  American Axle & Mfg Holdings Inc. 10-Q        6/30/22   85:9.9M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        June 30, 2022 Form 10-Q                             HTML   2.15M 
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                Securities                                                       
 3: EX-31.1     Section 302 Certification of the CEO                HTML     26K 
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11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     75K 
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                Income                                                           
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     26K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    142K 
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     29K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    115K 
                Equity                                                           
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                (Notes)                                                          
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22: R12         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)              HTML     54K 
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24: R14         Derivatives (Notes)                                 HTML     64K 
25: R15         Fair Value (Notes)                                  HTML     86K 
26: R16         Employee Benefit Plans (Notes)                      HTML     67K 
27: R17         Product Warranties (Notes)                          HTML     44K 
28: R18         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML     45K 
29: R19         Earnings Per Share (Notes)                          HTML     64K 
30: R20         Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other          HTML    115K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Notes)                              
31: R21         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Notes)       HTML     85K 
32: R22         Acquisitions and Dispositions (Notes)               HTML     44K 
33: R23         Manufacturing Facility Fire and Insurance Recovery  HTML     28K 
                (Notes)                                                          
34: R24         Segment Reporting (Notes)                           HTML    139K 
35: R25         Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)   HTML     32K 
36: R26         Restructuring and Acquisition-Related Costs         HTML     52K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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58: R48         Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details)                HTML     62K 
59: R49         Senior Secured Credit Facilities Narrative          HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
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61: R51         Derivatives Narrative (Details)                     HTML     36K 
62: R52         Schedule of Derivatives (Details)                   HTML     62K 
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                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
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                Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) (Details)                     
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68: R58         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     43K 
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                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
72: R62         Revenue from Contracts with Customers Contract      HTML     36K 
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
73: R63         Acquisitions - Tekfor (Details)                     HTML     82K 
74: R64         Acquisitions - Pro Forma (Details)                  HTML     46K 
75: R65         Acquisitions - Emporium (Details)                   HTML     39K 
76: R66         Dispositions (Details)                              HTML     27K 
77: R67         Manufacturing Facility Fire and Insurance Recovery  HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         Sales and Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Details)         HTML     40K 
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                Income Before Income Taxes (Details)                             
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