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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., et al. – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 11/23/21, at 4:33pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/21   ·   Accession #:  109177-21-58   ·   File #s:  1-04219, 333-192634-03

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11/23/21  Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.    10-K        9/30/21  161:26M
          SB/RH Holdings, LLC

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                Liquidation or Succession                                        
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 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     67K 
 5: EX-21.2     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     48K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     41K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 9: EX-31.3     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
10: EX-31.4     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
11: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
12: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
13: EX-32.3     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
14: EX-32.4     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
21: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    106K 
22: R2          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    199K 
23: R3          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML     49K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    208K 
25: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    129K 
26: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity     HTML    144K 
27: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    238K 
28: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     57K 
29: R9          Significant Accounting Policies and Practices       HTML    129K 
30: R10         Divestitures                                        HTML    144K 
31: R11         Acquisitions                                        HTML     94K 
32: R12         Restructuring and Related Charges                   HTML    109K 
33: R13         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    108K 
34: R14         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     87K 
35: R15         Receivables                                         HTML     56K 
36: R16         Inventory                                           HTML     49K 
37: R17         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     54K 
38: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     93K 
39: R19         Debt                                                HTML    121K 
40: R20         Leases                                              HTML    156K 
41: R21         Derivatives                                         HTML     94K 
42: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    203K 
43: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    229K 
44: R24         Related Parties                                     HTML     56K 
45: R25         Shareholder's Equity                                HTML     66K 
46: R26         Share Based Compensation                            HTML    138K 
47: R27         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML    114K 
48: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     48K 
49: R29         Segment Information                                 HTML    204K 
50: R30         Earnings Per Share - Sbh                            HTML     69K 
51: R31         Quarterly Results (Unaudited)                       HTML    126K 
52: R32         Significant Accounting Policies and Practices       HTML    166K 
                (Policies)                                                       
53: R33         Description of Business (Tables)                    HTML     52K 
54: R34         Significant Accounting Policies and Practices       HTML     69K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R35         Divestitures (Tables)                               HTML    134K 
56: R36         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     85K 
57: R37         Restructuring and Related Charges (Tables)          HTML    109K 
58: R38         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML    105K 
59: R39         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     81K 
60: R40         Receivables (Tables)                                HTML     53K 
61: R41         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     50K 
62: R42         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     53K 
63: R43         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     95K 
64: R44         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     89K 
65: R45         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    115K 
66: R46         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML     94K 
67: R47         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    207K 
68: R48         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    221K 
69: R49         Related Party Disclosures (Tables)                  HTML     50K 
70: R50         Shareholder's Equity (Tables)                       HTML     60K 
71: R51         Share Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    140K 
72: R52         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML    112K 
73: R53         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    202K 
74: R54         Earnings Per Share - Sbh (Tables)                   HTML     68K 
75: R55         Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Tables)              HTML    126K 
76: R56         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     48K 
77: R57         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES -     HTML     54K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
78: R58         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES -     HTML     50K 
                Useful Lives for Property, Plant and Equipment                   
                (Details)                                                        
79: R59         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES -     HTML     58K 
                Schedule of Range and Weighted Average Useful                    
                Lives for Definite-Lived Intangible Assets                       
                (Details)                                                        
80: R60         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES -     HTML     61K 
                Summary of Transactions Related Charges (Details)                
81: R61         DIVESTITURES - Summary of Components of Income      HTML     86K 
                from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (Details)               
82: R62         DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    129K 
83: R63         DIVESTITURES - Summary of Assets and Liabilities    HTML     96K 
                Held for Sale (Details)                                          
84: R64         DIVESTITURES - Summary of Components of Income      HTML     88K 
                from Discontinued Operations before Income Taxes                 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R65         DIVESTITURES - Significant Non-cash Items and       HTML     49K 
                Capital Expenditures of Discontinued Operations                  
                (Details)                                                        
86: R66         ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     95K 
87: R67         ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Purchase Price           HTML     52K 
                Allocation (Details)                                             
88: R68         ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Assets Acquired and      HTML     95K 
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
89: R69         ACQUISITIONS - Schedule of Intangible Assets and    HTML     64K 
                Weighted Average Useful Lives (Details)                          
90: R70         RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES - Narrative       HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R71         RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES - Summary of      HTML     57K 
                Restructuring and Related Charges (Details)                      
92: R72         RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES - Summary of      HTML     55K 
                Costs Incurred and Cumulative Costs by Cost Type                 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R73         RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES - Rollforward of  HTML     61K 
                Restructuring Accrual (Details)                                  
94: R74         RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES - Summary of      HTML     62K 
                Costs Incurred by Reporting Segment (Details)                    
95: R75         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML    126K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R76         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Rollforward of Allowance for  HTML     48K 
                Product Returns (Details)                                        
97: R77         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of   HTML     66K 
                Carrying Values and Fair Values for Financial                    
                Instruments (Details)                                            
98: R78         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative     HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R79         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of    HTML     52K 
                Income Recognized from Equity Investments                        
                (Details)                                                        
100: R80         RECEIVABLES - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     57K  
101: R81         RECEIVABLES - Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful    HTML     51K  
                Accounts (Details)                                               
102: R82         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     50K  
103: R83         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     58K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
104: R84         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative           HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R85         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Changes in the     HTML     68K  
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Segment                 
                (Details)                                                        
106: R86         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative          HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R87         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     64K  
                Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization for                  
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
108: R88         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     52K  
                Future Amortization Expense (Details)                            
109: R89         DEBT - Schedule of Debt (Details)                   HTML     97K  
110: R90         DEBT - Aggregate Scheduled Maturities of Debt and   HTML     62K  
                Capital Lease Obligations (Details)                              
111: R91         DEBT - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    198K  
112: R92         LEASES - Leases Recognized in Balance Sheet         HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R93         LEASES - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     54K  
114: R94         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     42K  
115: R95         LEASES - Cash Flow Activity for Leases (Details)    HTML     51K  
116: R96         LEASES - Lease Term and Discount Rate (Details)     HTML     52K  
117: R97         LEASES - Schedule of Future Lease Payments          HTML     81K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R98         DERIVATIVES - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     71K  
119: R99         DERIVATIVES - Summary of Impact of Designated       HTML     55K  
                Hedges and Gain (Loss) (Details)                                 
120: R100        DERIVATIVES - Summary of Gain (Loss) on             HTML     46K  
                Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges (Details)                   
121: R101        DERIVATIVES - Schedule of Fair Value of             HTML     62K  
                Outstanding Derivative Instruments (Details)                     
122: R102        DERIVATIVES - Schedule of Net Investment Hedge      HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R103        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information on  HTML    149K  
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
124: R104        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Summary of Projected       HTML     53K  
                Benefit Obligations, Accumulated Benefit                         
                Obligations, and Fair Value of Plan Assets                       
                (Details)                                                        
125: R105        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Components of Net          HTML     82K  
                Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)                                  
126: R106        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Summary of Allocation of   HTML     57K  
                Pension Plan Assets (Details)                                    
127: R107        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Fair Value of Pension      HTML     96K  
                Plan Assets by Asset Category (Details)                          
128: R108        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Schedule of Benefit        HTML     59K  
                Payments Expected to be Paid (Details)                           
129: R109        EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details)        HTML     43K  
130: R110        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Income Tax Expense       HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R111        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Components of Income     HTML     75K  
                Tax Expense (Details)                                            
132: R112        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML     97K  
                Income Tax Expense (Details)                                     
133: R113        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML    108K  
                Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details)                               
134: R114        INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    147K  
135: R115        INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     55K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
136: R116        RELATED PARTIES - Narrative (Details)               HTML     69K  
137: R117        RELATED PARTIES - Summary of Transaction Service    HTML     56K  
                Agreements (Details)                                             
138: R118        SHAREHOLDER's EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     63K  
139: R119        SHAREHOLDER's EQUITY - Summary of Activity of       HTML     70K  
                Common Stock Repurchase Program (Details)                        
140: R120        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Award Plans   HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
141: R121        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Share Based   HTML     43K  
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
142: R122        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of RSU Activity  HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
143: R123        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Activity of   HTML     85K  
                the RSUs Granted (Details)                                       
144: R124        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)      HTML     59K  
145: R125        SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Stock         HTML     67K  
                Options (Details)                                                
146: R126        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)    HTML    129K  
147: R127        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     49K  
148: R128        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     42K  
149: R129        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales Relating to         HTML     56K  
                Segments (Details)                                               
150: R130        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Segment           HTML    117K  
                Information (Details)                                            
151: R131        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Depreciation and              HTML     57K  
                Amortization Relating to Segments (Details)                      
152: R132        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Capital Expenditures          HTML     57K  
                Relating to Segments (Details)                                   
153: R133        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Total Assets          HTML     61K  
                Relating to Segments (Details)                                   
154: R134        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales by Geographic Area  HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
155: R135        SEGMENT INFORMATION - Long-Lived Assets by          HTML     52K  
                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
156: R136        Earnings Per Share - Sbh (Details)                  HTML    115K  
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