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Sonoco Products Co. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 2/28/23, at 3:32pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  91767-23-8   ·   File #:  1-11261

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

 2/28/23  Sonoco Products Co.               10-K       12/31/22  132:21M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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13: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     40K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    162K 
15: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    136K 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     77K 
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19: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    155K 
20: R9          Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     82K 
21: R10         New accounting pronouncements                       HTML     54K 
22: R11         Acquisitions and divestitures                       HTML    114K 
23: R12         Restructuring and asset impairment                  HTML     97K 
24: R13         Book overdrafts and cash pooling                    HTML     39K 
25: R14         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML     47K 
26: R15         Leases                                              HTML    211K 
27: R16         Goodwill and other intangible assets                HTML     74K 
28: R17         Debt                                                HTML     87K 
29: R18         Financial instruments and derivatives               HTML    128K 
30: R19         Fair value measurements                             HTML    110K 
31: R20         Share-based compensation plans                      HTML    101K 
32: R21         Employee benefit plans                              HTML    249K 
33: R22         Income taxes                                        HTML    149K 
34: R23         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    114K 
35: R24         Commitments and contingencies                       HTML     43K 
36: R25         Shareholders? equity and earnings per share         HTML     67K 
37: R26         Segment reporting                                   HTML    131K 
38: R27         Accumulated other comprehensive loss                HTML    126K 
39: R28         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     74K 
40: R29         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML    126K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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                (Policies)                                                       
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43: R32         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     42K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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47: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    144K 
48: R37         Goodwill and other intangible assets (Tables)       HTML     72K 
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56: R45         Shareholders? equity and earnings per share         HTML     58K 
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57: R46         Segment reporting (Tables)                          HTML    128K 
58: R47         Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Tables)       HTML    130K 
59: R48         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML    106K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
60: R49         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     49K 
                Company Held Significant Investment (Details)                    
61: R50         New accounting pronouncements (Details)             HTML     62K 
62: R51         Acquisitions and divestitures - Acquisitions -      HTML    171K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
63: R52         Acquisitions and divestitures - Acquisitions, Fair  HTML    110K 
                Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed                 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R53         Acquisitions and divestitures - Divestitures -      HTML     72K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
65: R54         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Pro Forma and       HTML     43K 
                Supplemental Information (Details)                               
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges Net                   
                (Details)                                                        
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                Accrual Activity for Given Years (Details)                       
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                Information (Details)                                            
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72: R61         Property, plant and equipment - Summary of          HTML     53K 
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Company's lease assets and lease liabilities                     
                (Details)                                                        
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                cost (Details)                                                   
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                lease term and discount rates used (Details)                     
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                Goodwill by Segment (Details)                                    
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Other Intangible Assets (Details)                                
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83: R72         Debt - Debt Instruments (Details)                   HTML     55K 
84: R73         Debt - Additional Information (Details)             HTML    131K 
85: R74         Debt - Schedule of Debt Repurchased (Details)       HTML     47K 
86: R75         Debt - Maturities (Details)                         HTML     49K 
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                Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Instruments                 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R77         Financial instruments and derivatives - Additional  HTML     90K 
                Information (Details)                                            
89: R78         Financial instruments and derivatives - Net         HTML     47K 
                Positions of Foreign Contracts (Details)                         
90: R79         Financial instruments and derivatives - Net         HTML     39K 
                Position of Other Derivatives Contracts (Details)                
91: R80         Financial instruments and derivatives - Location    HTML     65K 
                and Fair Values of Derivative Instruments                        
                (Details)                                                        
92: R81         Financial instruments and derivatives - Effect of   HTML     75K 
                Derivative Instruments on Financial Performance                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Measured on Recurring Basis (Details)                            
94: R83         Fair value measurements - Additional Information    HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R84         Share-based compensation plans - Additional         HTML    146K 
                Information (Details)                                            
96: R85         Share-based compensation plans - Activity Related   HTML     99K 
                to PCSUs, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred                    
                Compensation Plans (Details)                                     
97: R86         Share-based compensation plans - Company's SARs     HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R87         Employee benefit plans - Components of Net          HTML     65K 
                Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)                                  
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                Assets (Details)                                                 
100: R89         Employee benefit plans - Recognized Amounts in      HTML     53K  
                Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                            
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                Pension Cost that are Included in Accumulated                    
                Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) (Details)                      
102: R91         Employee benefit plans - Amounts Recognized in      HTML     62K  
                Other Comprehensive Loss/(Income) (Details)                      
103: R92         Employee benefit plans - Additional Information     HTML    139K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R93         Employee benefit plans - Company's Projected        HTML     53K  
                Benefit Payments (Details)                                       
105: R94         Employee benefit plans - Major Actuarial            HTML     61K  
                Assumptions Used in Determining PBO, ABO and Net                 
                Periodic Cost (Details)                                          
106: R95         Employee benefit plans - Health Care Cost Trend     HTML     45K  
                Rates Related to U.S. Plan (Details)                             
107: R96         Employee benefit plans - Weighted-Average Asset     HTML     63K  
                Allocations (Details)                                            
108: R97         Income taxes - Provision for Taxes on Income        HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R98         Income taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R99         Income taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     99K  
111: R100        Income taxes - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal       HTML    110K  
                Statutory Tax Rate to Actual Consolidated Tax                    
                Expense (Details)                                                
112: R101        Income taxes - Reconciliation of Gross Amounts of   HTML     50K  
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
113: R102        Revenue Recognition - Disaggregated Revenues        HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R103        Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and           HTML     40K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
115: R104        Revenue Recognition - Significant Changes in        HTML     59K  
                Contract Assets and Liabilities (Details)                        
116: R105        Commitments and contingencies (Details)             HTML     60K  
117: R106        Shareholders? equity and earnings per share -       HTML    102K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
118: R107        Shareholders? equity and earnings per share -       HTML     74K  
                Earnings Per Share (Details)                                     
119: R108        Shareholders? equity and earnings per share -       HTML     37K  
                Shares Not Included in Computations of Diluted                   
                Income Per Share (Details)                                       
120: R109        Segment Reporting - Additional Information          HTML     37K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R110        Segment reporting - Financial Segment Information   HTML    104K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R111        Segment reporting - Restructuring Asset Impairment  HTML     48K  
                and Acquisition Related Costs (Details)                          
123: R112        Segment reporting - Sales to Unaffiliated           HTML     59K  
                Customers and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic                    
                Region (Details)                                                 
124: R113        Accumulated other comprehensive loss - Accumulated  HTML     85K  
                Other Comprehensive Income Loss and Changes in                   
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax                 
                (Details)                                                        
125: R114        Accumulated other comprehensive loss - Effects on   HTML     93K  
                Net Income of Significant Amounts Reclassified                   
                from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                        
                (Details)                                                        
126: R115        Accumulated other comprehensive loss - Components   HTML     83K  
                of Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                          
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1 Subsequent Filing that References this Filing

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

 2/28/24  Sonoco Products Co.               10-K       12/31/23  136:20M

25 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

12/07/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:1,2,9  12/02/22   12:1.2M
 8/02/22  Sonoco Products Co.               10-Q        7/03/22   92:13M
 7/26/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5,9     7/20/22   12:365K
 4/22/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:3,5,9   4/20/22   11:275K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/28/22  Sonoco Products Co.               10-K       12/31/21  134:22M
 2/11/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:1,5,9   2/08/22   12:460K
 1/26/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:1,2,9   1/21/22   11:1.2M
 1/21/22  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:1,8,9   1/21/22   13:491K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/03/21  Sonoco Products Co.               10-Q        7/04/21   91:13M
 2/11/21  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5       2/05/21   12:249K
 6/15/20  Sonoco Products Co.               8-A12B/A               1:36K
 4/22/20  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:8,9     4/22/20   13:512K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/18/20  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5       2/11/20   12:305K
 3/18/19  Sonoco Products Co.               DEF 14A     3/04/19    1:5.2M                                   Int’l Print Group/FA
 2/19/19  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5       2/13/19    1:136K
 2/20/18  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5       2/14/18    1:130K
 2/14/17  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:5       2/08/17    1:107K
 3/14/14  Sonoco Products Co.               DEF 14A     4/16/14    1:1.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/15/12  Sonoco Products Co.               DEF 14A     4/18/12    1:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/27/11  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:8,9    10/20/11    6:438K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/28/10  Sonoco Products Co.               8-K:8,9    10/25/10    5:284K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/29/08  Sonoco Products Co.               10-Q        9/28/08    9:1M                                     Bowne of Atlanta Inc./FA
 3/14/08  Sonoco Products Co.               DEF 14A     4/16/08    1:1.5M                                   Bowne of Atlanta Inc./FA
11/03/04  Sonoco Products Co.               10-Q        9/26/04    5:276K                                   Bowne of Atlanta Inc./FA
10/21/04  Sonoco Products Co.               S-4        10/20/04   12:468K                                   Sinkler & Boyd P A/FA
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