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Systemax Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/6/19, at 5:08pm ET · For: 6/30/19 · Accession #: 945114-19-47 · File #: 1-13792

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

 8/06/19  Systemax Inc                      10-Q        6/30/19   44:3.5M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    392K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    220K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     15K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     15K 
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     41K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    100K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    100K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     28K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    100K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders'   HTML     87K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
19: R7          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     38K 
20: R8          Leases                                              HTML     45K 
21: R9          Revenue                                             HTML     43K 
22: R10         Discontinued Operations and Special Charges         HTML     71K 
                (Gains)                                                          
23: R11         Net Income per Common Share                         HTML     20K 
24: R12         Credit Facilities                                   HTML     20K 
25: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     22K 
26: R14         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML     23K 
27: R15         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     34K 
28: R16         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     40K 
29: R17         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     33K 
30: R18         Discontinued Operations and Special Charges         HTML     73K 
                (Gains) (Tables)                                                 
31: R19         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     37K 
32: R20         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     31K 
33: R21         Leases - Lease Expense (Details)                    HTML     22K 
34: R22         Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details)  HTML     33K 
35: R23         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     40K 
36: R24         Discontinued Operations and Special Charges         HTML     46K 
                (Gains) - Narrative (Details)                                    
37: R25         Discontinued Operations and Special Charges         HTML     59K 
                (Gains) - Reconciliation of Pretax Loss on                       
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
38: R26         Discontinued Operations and Special Charges         HTML     26K 
                (Gains) - Special Charges Liabilities (Details)                  
39: R27         Net Income per Common Share (Details)               HTML     25K 
40: R28         Credit Facilities (Details)                         HTML     39K 
41: R29         Legal Proceedings (Details)                         HTML     17K 
43: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     69K 
42: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     39K 
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 9: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- syx-20190630_cal                XML    145K 
10: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- syx-20190630_def                 XML    213K 
11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- syx-20190630_lab                      XML    799K 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- syx-20190630_pre               XML    424K 
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44: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000945114-19-000047-xbrl      Zip    105K

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Systemax Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/6/19, at 5:08pm ET · For: 6/30/19 · Accession #: 945114-19-47 · File #: 1-13792

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