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Six Flags Entertainment Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/13 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 2/19/14, at 6:33pm ET   ·   As of:  2/20/14   ·   For:  12/31/13   ·   Accession #:  701374-14-18   ·   File #:  1-13703

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

 2/20/14  Six Flags Entertainment Corp      10-K       12/31/13   98:17M

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   1.19M 
 2: EX-10.60    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement                HTML     58K 
 3: EX-10.61    Form of Director Deferred Share Unit Agreement      HTML     50K 
 5: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     40K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     27K 
 4: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     51K 
 7: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     32K 
 8: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     32K 
 9: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     27K 
10: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     27K 
68: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     55K 
55: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    160K 
66: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     41K 
70: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    158K 
89: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     29K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
57: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     56K 
                (Loss)                                                           
65: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
50: R8          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)         HTML    111K 
40: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    141K 
90: R10         Description of Business                             HTML     30K 
72: R11         Chapter 11 Reorganization                           HTML     40K 
71: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    214K 
77: R13         Disposition of Theme Parks                          HTML     41K 
78: R14         Property and Equipment                              HTML     43K 
75: R15         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     51K 
                Ventures                                                         
79: R16         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     38K 
67: R17         Long-Term Indebtedness                              HTML     70K 
69: R18         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     39K 
74: R19         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     51K 
98: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    141K 
85: R21         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    124K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)                                   
61: R22         Pension Benefits                                    HTML    226K 
73: R23         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share                    HTML     47K 
63: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     73K 
31: R25         Business Segments                                   HTML     98K 
86: R26         Restructure (Recovery) Costs                        HTML     33K 
93: R27         Immaterial Correction of an Error (Notes)           HTML    121K 
45: R28         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     66K 
44: R29         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    280K 
                (Policies)                                                       
48: R30         Chapter 11 Reorganization (Tables)                  HTML     33K 
49: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    133K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R32         Disposition of Theme Parks (Tables)                 HTML     38K 
25: R33         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     42K 
83: R34         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     46K 
                Ventures (Tables)                                                
59: R35         Long-Term Indebtedness (Tables)                     HTML     53K 
62: R36         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     38K 
                (Tables)                                                         
35: R37         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     45K 
97: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    137K 
17: R39         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    109K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Tables)                          
52: R40         Pension Benefits (Tables)                           HTML    228K 
88: R41         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)           HTML     42K 
33: R42         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     35K 
43: R43         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML     93K 
47: R44         Immaterial Correction of an Error (Tables)          HTML    118K 
56: R45         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     63K 
                (Tables)                                                         
24: R46         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     33K 
39: R47         Chapter 11 Reorganization (Details)                 HTML     37K 
19: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     34K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
32: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     53K 
                (Details 3)                                                      
84: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     36K 
                (Details 4)                                                      
36: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     30K 
                (Details 5)                                                      
53: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    151K 
                (Details 6)                                                      
18: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    138K 
                (Details 7)                                                      
22: R55         Disposition of Theme Parks (Details)                HTML     38K 
46: R56         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     39K 
27: R57         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     86K 
                Ventures (Details)                                               
91: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     35K 
58: R59         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details)                    HTML    134K 
76: R60         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details 2)                  HTML     63K 
38: R61         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
41: R62         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     37K 
82: R63         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    123K 
80: R64         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     73K 
60: R65         Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     34K 
81: R66         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     80K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details)                         
37: R67         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     44K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details 2)                       
64: R68         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     42K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Details 3)                                 
92: R69         Pension Benefits (Details)                          HTML    126K 
21: R70         Pension Benefits (Details 2)                        HTML    154K 
30: R71         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details)          HTML     58K 
54: R72         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    112K 
26: R73         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     98K 
95: R74         Business Segments (Details)                         HTML     80K 
34: R75         Business Segments (Details 2)                       HTML     49K 
28: R76         Restructure (Recovery) Costs (Details)              HTML     38K 
29: R77         Immaterial Correction of an Error (Details)         HTML    198K 
23: R78         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    147K 
20: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    343K 
42: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   2.77M 
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