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Clorox Co/DE – ‘10-K’ for 6/30/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/14/18, at 4:17pm ET · For: 6/30/18 · Accession #: 21076-18-11 · File #: 1-07151

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

 8/14/18  Clorox Co/DE                      10-K        6/30/18  128:15M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    393K 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     71K 
 3: EX-10.26    Material Contract                                   HTML     35K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     59K 
 5: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     35K 
 9: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    892K 
10: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     50K 
11: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     58K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 8: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     61K 
19: R2          Consolidated Statement of Earnings                  HTML    123K 
20: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     69K 
21: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    120K 
22: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     56K 
23: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     74K 
24: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    144K 
25: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     91K 
26: R9          Discontinued Operations                             HTML     41K 
27: R10         Businesses Acquired                                 HTML     55K 
28: R11         Inventories                                         HTML     46K 
29: R12         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     56K 
30: R13         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     90K 
31: R14         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities            HTML     46K 
32: R15         Debt                                                HTML     79K 
33: R16         Other Liabilities                                   HTML     51K 
34: R17         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    141K 
35: R18         Other Contingencies and Guarantees                  HTML     46K 
36: R19         Leases and Other Commitments                        HTML     57K 
37: R20         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    109K 
38: R21         Net Earnings Per Share (Eps)                        HTML     47K 
39: R22         Stock-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML    124K 
40: R23         Other (Income) Expense, Net                         HTML     59K 
41: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    161K 
42: R25         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    258K 
43: R26         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    170K 
44: R27         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     39K 
45: R28         Unaudited Quarterly Data                            HTML    236K 
46: R29         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     37K 
47: R30         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     85K 
48: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    149K 
                (Policies)                                                       
49: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     39K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R33         Businesses Acquired (Tables)                        HTML     49K 
51: R34         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     46K 
52: R35         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     50K 
53: R36         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     90K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R37         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)   HTML     46K 
55: R38         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     74K 
56: R39         Other Liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     44K 
57: R40         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    124K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R41         Leases and Other Commitments (Tables)               HTML     57K 
59: R42         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    110K 
60: R43         Net Earnings Per Share (Eps) (Tables)               HTML     47K 
61: R44         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML    117K 
62: R45         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)                HTML     54K 
63: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    156K 
64: R47         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    263K 
65: R48         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    163K 
66: R49         Unaudited Quarterly Data (Tables)                   HTML    235K 
67: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cash    HTML     38K 
                and Cash Equivalents) (Details)                                  
68: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property,                 
                Plant and Equipment) (Details)                                   
69: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     51K 
                (Additional Information) (Details)                               
70: R53         Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations     HTML     41K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
71: R54         Businesses Acquired (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     66K 
72: R55         Businesses Acquired (Fair Value Of Assets Acquired  HTML     66K 
                and Liabilities Assumed) (Details)                               
73: R56         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     47K 
74: R57         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Components of   HTML     57K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment, Net) (Details)                    
75: R58         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Narrative)      HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R59         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     55K 
                (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details)                                 
77: R60         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     53K 
                (Schedule of Intangible Assets, Excluding                        
                Goodwill) (Details)                                              
78: R61         Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     66K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
79: R62         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details)  HTML     49K 
80: R63         Debt (Notes and Loans Payable) (Details)            HTML     41K 
81: R64         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML    124K 
82: R65         Debt (Long-term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discounts  HTML     72K 
                or Premiums) (Details)                                           
83: R66         Debt (Borrowing Capacity Under Other Financing      HTML     40K 
                Arrangements) (Details)                                          
84: R67         Other Liabilities (Schedule of Other Liabilities)   HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R68         Other Liabilities (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     48K 
86: R69         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     81K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
87: R70         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     50K 
                (Schedule of the Effects of Derivative Instruments               
                Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details)                     
88: R71         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    131K 
                (Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at                   
                Fair Value) (Details)                                            
89: R72         Other Contingencies and Guarantees (Details)        HTML     51K 
90: R73         Leases and Other Commitments (Details)              HTML     97K 
91: R74         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     54K 
92: R75         Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchase Programs)    HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R76         Stockholders' Equity (Common Stock Dividends)       HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R77         Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Changes in        HTML     65K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Net (Losses)                     
                (Details)                                                        
95: R78         Net Earnings Per Share (Eps) (Details)              HTML     45K 
96: R79         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative)          HTML    109K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R80         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Compensation Cost   HTML     46K 
                and Related Income Tax Benefit) (Details)                        
98: R81         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Assumptions         HTML     60K 
                Utilized in the Valuation in Calculating the                     
                Compensation Expense for Stock Options Granted)                  
                (Details)                                                        
99: R82         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of Stock    HTML     76K 
                Option Activity) (Details)                                       
100: R83         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of          HTML     61K  
                Restricted Stock Award Activity) (Details)                       
101: R84         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of          HTML     64K  
                Performance Stock Award Activity) (Details)                      
102: R85         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details)               HTML     76K  
103: R86         Income Taxes (Provision for Income Taxes by Tax     HTML     76K  
                Jurisdiction and Domestic and Foreign Earnings                   
                before Taxes) (Details)                                          
104: R87         Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate             HTML     68K  
                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
105: R88         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     87K  
106: R89         Income Taxes (Components of Net Deferred Tax        HTML     78K  
                Assets) (Details)                                                
107: R90         Income Taxes (Valuation Allowance) (Details)        HTML     41K  
108: R91         Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)  HTML     51K  
109: R92         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     68K  
110: R93         Employee Benefit Plans (Summarized Information for  HTML    107K  
                Defined Benefit Retirement Income and Healthcare                 
                Plans) (Details)                                                 
111: R94         Employee Benefit Plans (Information for Retirement  HTML     45K  
                Income Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation                 
                in Excess of Plan Assets) (Details)                              
112: R95         Employee Benefit Plans (Components of the Net Cost  HTML     57K  
                of Retirement Income and Health Care Plans)                      
                (Details)                                                        
113: R96         Employee Benefit Plans (Items Not Yet Recognized    HTML     54K  
                as a Component of Postretirement Expense)                        
                (Details)                                                        
114: R97         Employee Benefit Plans (Net Actuarial Loss (Gain)   HTML     48K  
                and Prior Service Cost (Benefit) Activity Recorded               
                in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income))                
                (Details)                                                        
115: R98         Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average            HTML     56K  
                Assumptions Used to Estimate the Net Periodic                    
                Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs)                  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R99         Employee Benefit Plans (Expected Benefit Payments)  HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R100        Employee Benefit Plans (Target Allocations and      HTML     51K  
                Weighted Average Asset Allocations) (Details)                    
118: R101        Employee Benefit Plans (Retirement Income Plan's    HTML     64K  
                Assets Carried at Fair Value) (Details)                          
119: R102        Segment Reporting (Selected Financial Information   HTML    107K  
                Relating To Company's Segments ) (Details)                       
120: R103        Segment Reporting (Concentration Percentages)       HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R104        Segment Reporting (Net Sales and Long-Lived Assets  HTML     53K  
                by Geographic Area) (Details)                                    
122: R105        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     41K  
123: R106        Unaudited Quarterly Data (Details)                  HTML    116K  
124: R107        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     39K  
125: R108        Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves      HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    227K  
126: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    146K  
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14: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- clx-20180630_cal                XML    356K 
15: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- clx-20180630_def                 XML   1.10M 
16: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- clx-20180630_lab                      XML   2.63M 
17: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- clx-20180630_pre               XML   1.67M 
13: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- clx-20180630                          XSD    267K 
128: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000021076-18-000011-xbrl      Zip    396K

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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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

 8/10/23  Clorox Co./DE                     10-K        6/30/23  133:15M
 8/10/22  Clorox Co./DE                     10-K        6/30/22  129:15M
 8/10/21  Clorox Co./DE                     10-K        6/30/21  131:16M
 8/13/20  Clorox Co./DE                     10-K        6/30/20  133:19M

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Filing Submission 0000021076-18-000011 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Clorox Co/DE – ‘10-K’ for 6/30/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/14/18, at 4:17pm ET · For: 6/30/18 · Accession #: 21076-18-11 · File #: 1-07151

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — clx-20180630_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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