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Global Industrial Co. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 3/18/21, at 4:44pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  945114-21-10   ·   File #:  1-13792

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

 3/18/21  Systemax Inc.                     10-K       12/31/20   87:9.3M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.10M 
 2: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML     97K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     26K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     23K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
15: R1          Cover                                               HTML     84K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    105K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     44K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    121K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     39K 
                (Loss)                                                           
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    117K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     91K 
23: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     31K 
24: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
25: R11         Credit Losses                                       HTML     32K 
26: R12         Leases                                              HTML     42K 
27: R13         Revenue                                             HTML     37K 
28: R14         Dispositions and Special Gains and Charges          HTML     64K 
29: R15         Goodwill and Intangibles                            HTML     60K 
30: R16         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     34K 
31: R17         Credit Facilities                                   HTML     26K 
32: R18         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     35K 
33: R19         Stock Repurchases                                   HTML    149K 
34: R20         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    149K 
35: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    104K 
36: R22         Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters        HTML     28K 
37: R23         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     25K 
38: R24         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     53K 
39: R25         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     57K 
40: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    121K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R27         Credit Losses (Tables)                              HTML     29K 
42: R28         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     42K 
43: R29         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     33K 
44: R30         Dispositions and Special Gains and Charges          HTML     66K 
                (Tables)                                                         
45: R31         Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)                   HTML     66K 
46: R32         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     34K 
47: R33         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     36K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R34         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    150K 
49: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    105K 
50: R36         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     53K 
51: R37         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     57K 
52: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     86K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R39         Credit Losses (Details)                             HTML     34K 
54: R40         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     32K 
55: R41         Leases - Lease Expense (Details)                    HTML     30K 
56: R42         LEASES - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     41K 
57: R43         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     36K 
58: R44         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     61K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
59: R45         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     68K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
60: R46         DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES -        HTML     30K 
                Special Charges (Details)                                        
61: R47         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Goodwill and             HTML     27K 
                Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details)                     
62: R48         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Definite-Lived           HTML     44K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
63: R49         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES - Schedule of              HTML     37K 
                Amortization Expense (Details)                                   
64: R50         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     44K 
                Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details)                         
65: R51         Credit Facilities (Details)                         HTML     44K 
66: R52         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Stock Repurchases (Details)                         HTML     31K 
68: R54         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML    117K 
69: R55         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Weighted-Average             HTML     34K 
                Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Options               
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Options Outstanding and      HTML     51K 
                Exercisable (Details)                                            
71: R57         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Options Vested and           HTML     57K 
                Exercisable or Nonvested that are Expected to Vest               
                (Details)                                                        
72: R58         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Unvested Stock Options       HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R59         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Restricted Stock Awards      HTML     84K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R60         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Unvested Restricted Stock    HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R61         INCOME TAXES - Income (Loss) from Continuing        HTML     33K 
                Operations Before Income Taxes (Details)                         
76: R62         Income Taxes - (Benefit) Provision for Income       HTML     51K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
77: R63         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     52K 
78: R64         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation Between Income Tax    HTML     66K 
                Expense and Computed Income Tax Expense (Details)                
79: R65         INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R66         COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS -      HTML     26K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
81: R67         Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     28K 
82: R68         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     53K 
83: R69         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     37K 
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85: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    151K 
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