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IDEX Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/22/24, at 11:56am ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 832101-24-9 · File #: 1-10235

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

 2/22/24  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/23  137:20M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.18M 
 2: EX-10.30    Material Contract                                   HTML     43K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     73K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     38K 
 9: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     44K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
15: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    105K 
16: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     43K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    130K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     74K 
19: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    161K 
20: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     53K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    101K 
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     53K 
23: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    152K 
24: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     95K 
25: R11         Acquisitions and Divestitures                       HTML    159K 
26: R12         Collaborative Investments                           HTML     44K 
27: R13         Balance Sheet Components                            HTML     91K 
28: R14         Revenue                                             HTML    143K 
29: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    110K 
30: R16         Borrowings                                          HTML     73K 
31: R17         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     58K 
32: R18         Leases                                              HTML     83K 
33: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     51K 
34: R20         Share Repurchases                                   HTML     39K 
35: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    135K 
36: R22         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML    142K 
37: R23         Restructuring Expenses and Asset Impairments        HTML     93K 
38: R24         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    155K 
39: R25         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                   HTML    103K 
40: R26         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML    309K 
41: R27         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     50K 
42: R28         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     43K 
43: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    129K 
44: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     62K 
45: R31         Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)              HTML    139K 
46: R32         Balance Sheet Components (Tables)                   HTML     93K 
47: R33         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    146K 
48: R34         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    114K 
49: R35         Borrowings (Tables)                                 HTML     65K 
50: R36         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     56K 
51: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     84K 
52: R38         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     50K 
53: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    140K 
54: R40         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML    138K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R41         Restructuring Expenses and Asset Impairments        HTML     89K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R42         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    157K 
57: R43         Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML    104K 
58: R44         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML    306K 
59: R45         Significant Accounting Policies - Business          HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R46         Significant Accounting Policies - Advertising       HTML     39K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
61: R47         Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of       HTML     45K 
                Basic Weighted Average Shares Reconciles to                      
                Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                      
                (Details)                                                        
62: R48         Significant Accounting Policies - Earnings per      HTML     40K 
                Common Share (Details)                                           
63: R49         Significant Accounting Policies - Property and      HTML     53K 
                Equipment at Cost Depreciation and Amortization                  
                Estimated Useful Lives (Details)                                 
64: R50         Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Asset  HTML     59K 
                Depreciation and Amortization Estimated Useful                   
                Lives (Details)                                                  
65: R51         Significant Accounting Policies - Research and      HTML     42K 
                Development Expenditures (Details)                               
66: R52         Significant Accounting Policies - Foreign Currency  HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Significant Accounting Policies - Concentration of  HTML     45K 
                Credit Risk (Details)                                            
68: R54         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Narrative           HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R55         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Allocation of       HTML    126K 
                Acquisition Costs to Assets Acquired and                         
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
70: R56         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquired            HTML    109K 
                Intangible Assets and Weighted Average                           
                Amortization Periods (Details)                                   
71: R57         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of         HTML     45K 
                Business Acquisitions-Related cost and the Fair                  
                value Inventory (Details)                                        
72: R58         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Divestitures        HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R59         Collaborative Investments (Details)                 HTML     55K 
74: R60         Balance Sheet Components - Components (Details)     HTML    124K 
75: R61         Balance Sheet Components - Valuation And            HTML     48K 
                Qualifying Accounts (Details)                                    
76: R62         Revenue - Revenue by Reporting Unit (Details)       HTML     90K 
77: R63         Revenue - Revenue by Geography (Details)            HTML     93K 
78: R64         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     49K 
79: R65         Revenue - Receivables (Details)                     HTML     44K 
80: R66         Revenue - Deferred Revenue (Details)                HTML     50K 
81: R67         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     74K 
                Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                 
82: R68         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Gross  HTML     75K 
                Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization for                  
                Each Major Class of Intangible Asset (Details)                   
83: R69         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R70         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     49K 
                Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization               
                Expense (Details)                                                
85: R71         Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Details)       HTML     87K 
86: R72         Borrowings - Narrative (Details)                    HTML    113K 
87: R73         Borrowings - Schedule of Maturities of Borrowings   HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R74         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Company       HTML     46K 
                Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value on                
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
89: R75         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     45K 
                of Debt Outstanding (Details)                                    
90: R76         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     38K 
91: R77         Leases - Balance Sheet Composition (Details)        HTML     58K 
92: R78         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     44K 
93: R79         Leases - Supplemental Information (Details)         HTML     56K 
94: R80         Leases - Lease Liability Future Payments (Details)  HTML     56K 
95: R81         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     47K 
96: R82         Share Repurchases (Details)                         HTML     49K 
97: R83         Income Taxes - Schedule Of Income Before Income     HTML     47K 
                Tax (Details)                                                    
98: R84         Income Taxes - Provision Benefit for Income Taxes   HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities      HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R86         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     44K  
                Recognized in Company's Consolidated Balance                     
                Sheets (Details)                                                 
101: R87         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     63K  
102: R88         Income Taxes - Computed Amount and Differences in   HTML     82K  
                Provision for Income Taxes (Details)                             
103: R89         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and      HTML     49K  
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
104: R90         Business Segments and Geographic Information -      HTML     39K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
105: R91         Business Segments and Geographic Information -      HTML    125K  
                Schedule of Information on Company's Business                    
                Segments (Details)                                               
106: R92         Business Segments and Geographic Information -      HTML     51K  
                Schedule of Sales from External Customers and Long               
                Lived Assets (Details)                                           
107: R93         Restructuring Expenses and Asset Impairments -      HTML     72K  
                Schedule of Pre-Tax Restructuring Expenses by                    
                Segment (Details)                                                
108: R94         Restructuring Expenses and Asset Impairments -      HTML     65K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
109: R95         Restructuring Expenses and Asset Impairments -      HTML     52K  
                Schedule of Restructuring Accruals Expenses                      
                (Details)                                                        
110: R96         Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML    109K  
111: R97         Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Weighted     HTML     63K  
                Average Option Fair Values and Assumptions                       
                (Details)                                                        
112: R98         Share-Based Compensation - Stock Options Activity   HTML     89K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R99         Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     57K  
                Compensation Cost for Stock Options (Details)                    
114: R100        Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units   HTML     62K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
115: R101        Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     54K  
                Compensation Cost for Restricted Stock Units                     
                (Details)                                                        
116: R102        Share-Based Compensation - Cash-settled Restricted  HTML     62K  
                Stock Activity (Details)                                         
117: R103        Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     50K  
                Compensation Cost for Cash-settled Restricted                    
                Stock (Details)                                                  
118: R104        Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Weighted     HTML     59K  
                Average Performance Share Units Fair Values and                  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
119: R105        Share-Based Compensation - Performance Share Unit   HTML     62K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
120: R106        Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     56K  
                Compensation Cost for Performance Share Units                    
                (Details)                                                        
121: R107        Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Components of   HTML     67K  
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
122: R108        Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Amounts         HTML     84K  
                Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive                
                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
123: R109        Retirement Benefits - Narrative (Details)           HTML    109K  
124: R110        Retirement Benefits - Reconciliation of Changes in  HTML    137K  
                Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets                
                (Details)                                                        
125: R111        Retirement Benefits - Weighted Average Assumptions  HTML     53K  
                Used in the Measurement of Benefit Obligation                    
                (Details)                                                        
126: R112        Retirement Benefits - Amounts in Accumulated Other  HTML     54K  
                Comprehensive Income Loss Expected to be                         
                Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit                 
                Cost (Details)                                                   
127: R113        Retirement Benefits - Components of Net Periodic    HTML     67K  
                Benefit Cost for Defined Benefit Plans and Other                 
                Postretirement Plans (Details)                                   
128: R114        Retirement Benefits - Weighted Average Assumptions  HTML     54K  
                Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost of                   
                Plans (Details)                                                  
129: R115        Retirement Benefits - Pretax Amounts Recognized in  HTML     65K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss                      
                (Details)                                                        
130: R116        Retirement Benefits - Pension Plan Weighted         HTML     55K  
                Average Asset Allocations (Details)                              
131: R117        Retirement Benefits - Summary of Basis Used to      HTML    103K  
                Measure Defined Benefit Plans Assets at Fair Value               
                (Details)                                                        
132: R118        Retirement Benefits- Compensation Related Costs,    HTML     51K  
                Retirement Benefits (Details)                                    
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<link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_AllIndividualsMember" xlink:to="loc_ecd_NonNeosMember" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_StkPrcOrTsrEstimationMethodTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_StkPrcOrTsrEstimationMethodTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToViolationOfHomeCountryLawAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToViolationOfHomeCountryLawAmt"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToDisqualificationOfTaxBenefitsAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_ForgoneRecoveryDueToDisqualificationOfTaxBenefitsAmt"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_ForgoneRecoveryExplanationOfImpracticabilityTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_ForgoneRecoveryExplanationOfImpracticabilityTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_OutstandingRecoveryIndName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_OutstandingRecoveryIndName"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_RestatementDoesNotRequireRecoveryTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_RestatementDoesNotRequireRecoveryTextBlock"/>

<link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_RecoveryOfErrCompDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_RestatementDoesNotRequireRecoveryTextBlock" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_PvpTable" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PvpTable" xlink:to="loc_ecd_ExecutiveCategoryAxis" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_AllExecutiveCategoriesMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_AllExecutiveCategoriesMember"/>

<link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_ExecutiveCategoryAxis" xlink:to="loc_ecd_AllExecutiveCategoriesMember" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_AllExecutiveCategoriesMember" xlink:to="loc_ecd_PeoMember" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_NonPeoNeoMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_NonPeoNeoMember"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PvpTable" xlink:to="loc_ecd_IndividualAxis" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PvpTable" xlink:to="loc_ecd_AdjToCompAxis" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_AllAdjToCompMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_AllAdjToCompMember"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_PvpTableTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_PvpTableTextBlock"/>

<link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_PvpTableTextBlock" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_CoSelectedMeasureName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_CoSelectedMeasureName"/>

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10/26/23  IDEX Corp.                        10-Q        9/30/23  108:13M
 7/27/23  IDEX Corp.                        10-Q        6/30/23  105:13M
 6/14/23  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:1,2,9   6/13/23   11:29M
 2/23/23  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/22  139:24M
11/02/22  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:1,2,9  11/01/22   11:58M
10/26/22  IDEX Corp.                        10-Q        9/30/22  106:26M
 4/27/22  IDEX Corp.                        10-Q        3/31/22  105:10M
 5/28/21  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:2,9     5/28/21   12:322K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/25/21  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/20  142:20M
 4/29/20  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:1,2,8,9 4/27/20   13:540K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/21/20  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/19  140:20M
 2/22/18  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/17  133:19M
 4/26/17  IDEX Corp.                        10-Q        3/31/17   97:7.4M
 6/15/16  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:1,2,9   6/13/16    3:1.5M
 3/02/15  IDEX Corp.                        DEF 14A     4/08/15    1:955K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/23/15  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/14  128:21M
 2/25/11  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/10   44:5.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/07/10  IDEX Corp.                        8-K:1,2,9  12/01/10    5:537K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/05/04  IDEX Corp.                        10-K       12/31/03   15:226K                                   Bowne Boc/FA

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IDEX Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/22/24, at 11:56am ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 832101-24-9 · File #: 1-10235

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