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Six Flags Entertainment Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 2/23/17, at 5:12pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  701374-17-37   ·   File #:  1-13703

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

 2/23/17  Six Flags Entertainment Corp      10-K       12/31/16   86:12M

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   1.15M 
 3: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     37K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     23K 
 2: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     41K 
 5: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     29K 
 6: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     29K 
 7: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     24K 
 8: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     24K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     51K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    130K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     35K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    125K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     26K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     52K 
                (Loss)                                                           
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     31K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)         HTML     83K 
23: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    120K 
24: R10         Description of Business                             HTML     27K 
25: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     90K 
26: R12         Property and Equipment                              HTML     40K 
27: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)              HTML     82K 
28: R14         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     56K 
                Ventures                                                         
29: R15         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     79K 
30: R16         Long-Term Indebtedness                              HTML     75K 
31: R17         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     36K 
32: R18         Stock Benefit Plans (Notes)                         HTML    129K 
33: R19         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     48K 
34: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    150K 
35: R21         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    124K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)                                   
36: R22         Pension Benefits                                    HTML    214K 
37: R23         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     48K 
38: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     66K 
39: R25         Business Segments                                   HTML     83K 
40: R26         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     81K 
41: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    149K 
                (Policies)                                                       
42: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     27K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R29         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     39K 
44: R30         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     78K 
45: R31         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     53K 
                Ventures (Tables)                                                
46: R32         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     68K 
47: R33         Long-Term Indebtedness (Tables)                     HTML     52K 
48: R34         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     35K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R35         Stock Benefit Plans (Tables)                        HTML    102K 
50: R36         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     42K 
51: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    147K 
52: R38         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    117K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Tables)                          
53: R39         Pension Benefits (Tables)                           HTML    213K 
54: R40         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     44K 
55: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     31K 
56: R42         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML     79K 
57: R43         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     78K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R44         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     33K 
59: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     98K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R46         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     42K 
61: R47         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)            HTML     69K 
62: R48         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     58K 
                Ventures (Details)                                               
63: R49         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     74K 
64: R50         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details)                    HTML    208K 
65: R51         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details 2)                  HTML     85K 
66: R52         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Stock Benefit Plans (Details)                       HTML    188K 
68: R54         Stock Benefit Plans (Details 2)                     HTML    126K 
69: R55         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     37K 
70: R56         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    131K 
71: R57         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     71K 
72: R58         Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     32K 
73: R59         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     85K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details)                         
74: R60         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     47K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details 2)                       
75: R61         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     43K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details 3)                       
76: R62         Pension Benefits (Details)                          HTML    129K 
77: R63         Pension Benefits (Details 2)                        HTML    193K 
78: R64         Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     56K 
79: R65         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    110K 
80: R66         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     69K 
81: R67         Business Segments (Details)                         HTML     53K 
82: R68         Business Segments (Details 2)                       HTML     54K 
83: R69         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    152K 
84: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    126K 
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11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- six-20161231_cal                XML    310K 
12: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- six-20161231_def                 XML    830K 
13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- six-20161231_lab                      XML   2.43M 
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10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- six-20161231                          XSD    220K 
86: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000701374-17-000037-xbrl      Zip    352K

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