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Valero Energy Corp./TX – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/23/21, at 3:43pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1035002-21-51   ·   File #:  1-13175

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 2/23/21  Valero Energy Corp./TX            10-K       12/31/20  133:23M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.48M 
 2: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     32K 
 3: EX-10.13    Material Contract                                   HTML     75K 
 4: EX-10.17    Material Contract                                   HTML     39K 
 5: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     60K 
 6: EX-22.01    Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     33K 
                of Security Holders                                              
 7: EX-23.01    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
11: EX-99.01    Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     61K 
 8: EX-31.01    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 9: EX-31.02    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
10: EX-32.01    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     98K 
19: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    128K 
20: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     42K 
21: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    117K 
22: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     78K 
23: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML     92K 
24: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     35K 
25: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    121K 
26: R9          Description of Business, Basis of Presentation,     HTML     94K 
                and Significant Accounting Policies                              
27: R10         Uncertainties and Certain Significant Accounting    HTML     41K 
                Estimates                                                        
28: R11         Merger and Acquisitions                             HTML     48K 
29: R12         Receivables                                         HTML     47K 
30: R13         Inventories                                         HTML     47K 
31: R14         Leases                                              HTML    296K 
32: R15         Property, Plant, and Equipment                      HTML     52K 
33: R16         Deferred Charges and Other Assets                   HTML     47K 
34: R17         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     62K 
35: R18         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations                  HTML    146K 
36: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     38K 
37: R20         Equity                                              HTML    174K 
38: R21         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     72K 
39: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    280K 
40: R23         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     64K 
41: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    265K 
42: R25         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share                    HTML     63K 
43: R26         Revenues and Segment Information                    HTML    211K 
44: R27         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     80K 
45: R28         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    151K 
46: R29         Price Risk Management Activities                    HTML    110K 
47: R30         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     70K 
48: R31         Description of Business, Basis of Presentation,     HTML    171K 
                and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                   
49: R32         Description of Business, Basis of Presentation,     HTML     48K 
                and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                     
50: R33         Merger and Acquisitions (Tables)                    HTML     42K 
51: R34         Receivables (Tables)                                HTML     46K 
52: R35         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     45K 
53: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    186K 
54: R37         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     50K 
55: R38         Deferred Charges and Other Assets (Tables)          HTML     45K 
56: R39         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     61K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R40         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Tables)         HTML    128K 
58: R41         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    181K 
59: R42         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML     67K 
60: R43         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    295K 
61: R44         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     64K 
62: R45         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    267K 
63: R46         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)           HTML     62K 
64: R47         Revenues and Segment Information (Tables)           HTML    208K 
65: R48         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     69K 
66: R49         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    139K 
67: R50         Price Risk Management Activities (Tables)           HTML    103K 
68: R51         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     70K 
69: R52         Description of Business, Basis of Presentation,     HTML     56K 
                and Significant Accounting Policies (Details)                    
70: R53         Uncertainties and Certain Significant Accounting    HTML     49K 
                Estimates (Details)                                              
71: R54         Merger and Acquisitions (Details)                   HTML     76K 
72: R55         Merger and Acquisitions, Fair Values of Assets      HTML     55K 
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net (Details)                  
73: R56         Receivables (Details)                               HTML     53K 
74: R57         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     61K 
75: R58         Leases, Total Lease Cost by Class of Underlying     HTML     81K 
                Asset (Details)                                                  
76: R59         Leases, Rental Expense, Net of Sublease Rental      HTML     46K 
                Income (Details)                                                 
77: R60         Leases, Additional Information (Details)            HTML     88K 
78: R61         Leases, Significant Lease Commencement (Details)    HTML     53K 
79: R62         Leases, Remaining Minimum Lease Payments (Details)  HTML     74K 
80: R63         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details)            HTML     71K 
81: R64         Deferred Charges and Other Assets (Details)         HTML     56K 
82: R65         Accrued Expenses and Other Long-Term Liabilities    HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R66         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Details)        HTML    136K 
84: R67         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Credit          HTML    156K 
                Facilities (Details)                                             
85: R68         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Public Debt     HTML    105K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R69         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Interest        HTML     40K 
                Incurred (Details)                                               
87: R70         Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Other Debt and  HTML     65K 
                Other Disclosures (Details)                                      
88: R71         Equity, Stock Related Disclosures (Details)         HTML     80K 
89: R72         Equity, Income Tax Effects on Other Comprehensive   HTML    101K 
                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
90: R73         Equity, Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive  HTML     70K 
                Loss (Details)                                                   
91: R74         Equity, Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other   HTML    105K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
92: R75         Variable Interest Entities, Consolidated (Details)  HTML     69K 
93: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML    120K 
94: R77         Employee Benefit Plans, Projected Benefit           HTML     39K 
                Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                   
95: R78         Employee Benefit Plans, Accumulated Benefit         HTML     40K 
                Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                   
96: R79         Employee Benefit Plans, Benefit Payments (Details)  HTML     56K 
97: R80         Employee Benefit Plans, Components of Net Periodic  HTML     68K 
                Benefit Cost (Credit) (Details)                                  
98: R81         Employee Benefit Plans, Pre-Tax Amounts Recognized  HTML     61K 
                in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                   
99: R82         Employee Benefit Plans, Pre-Tax Amounts in          HTML     46K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                    
                (Details)                                                        
100: R83         Employee Benefit Plans, Weighted-Average            HTML     64K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
101: R84         Employee Benefit Plans, Health Care Cost Trend      HTML     40K  
                Rate (Details)                                                   
102: R85         Employee Benefit Plans, Fair Value of Pension Plan  HTML    143K  
                Assets (Details)                                                 
103: R86         Employee Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans  HTML     35K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R87         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     92K  
105: R88         Income Taxes, Components of Income (Loss) Before    HTML     43K  
                Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details)                           
106: R89         Income Taxes, Schedule of Statutory Tax Rates       HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R90         Income Taxes, Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense  HTML    128K  
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
108: R91         Income Taxes, Components of Income Tax Expense      HTML     66K  
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
109: R92         Income Taxes, Schedule of Income Taxes Paid         HTML     45K  
                (Refunded), Net (Details)                                        
110: R93         Income Taxes, Deferred Income Tax Assets and        HTML     72K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
111: R94         Income Taxes, Tax Credits and Loss Carryforwards    HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R95         Income Taxes, Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits   HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R96         Income Taxes, Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax    HTML     42K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
114: R97         Income Taxes, Liability for Unrecognized Tax        HTML     46K  
                Benefits Presented in Balance Sheet (Details)                    
115: R98         Income Taxes, Narrative (Details)                   HTML     61K  
116: R99         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details)          HTML     83K  
117: R100        Revenues and Segment Information, Contract          HTML     53K  
                Balances (Details)                                               
118: R101        Revenues and Segment Information, Activity          HTML    168K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R102        Revenues and Segment Information, Revenue by        HTML     80K  
                Product (Details)                                                
120: R103        Revenues and Segment Information, Geographic        HTML     70K  
                Information by Country for Revenue and Long-Lived                
                Assets (Details)                                                 
121: R104        Revenues and Segment Information, Total Assets by   HTML     53K  
                Reportable Segments (Details)                                    
122: R105        Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML    138K  
123: R106        Fair Value Measurements, Recurring (Details)        HTML    117K  
124: R107        Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring (Details)     HTML     38K  
125: R108        Fair Value Measurements, Other Financial            HTML     49K  
                Instruments (Details)                                            
126: R109        Price Risk Management Activities (Details)          HTML     85K  
127: R110        Price Risk Management Activities, Hedging           HTML     61K  
                Instruments by Consolidated Balance Sheet Location               
                (Details)                                                        
128: R111        Price Risk Management Activities, Effect of         HTML     62K  
                Derivative Instruments on Income and Other                       
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
129: R112        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     90K  
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