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Six Flags Entertainment Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 2/18/16, at 5:02pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/15   ·   Accession #:  701374-16-189   ·   File #:  1-13703

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

 2/18/16  Six Flags Entertainment Corp      10-K       12/31/15   89:13M

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   1.14M 
 2: EX-10.47    Material Contract                                   HTML    122K 
 3: EX-10.48    Material Contract                                   HTML    119K 
 4: EX-10.49    Material Contract                                   HTML    118K 
 6: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     38K 
 7: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     25K 
 5: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     42K 
 8: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     30K 
 9: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     30K 
10: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO Certification                       HTML     25K 
11: EX-32.2     Section 906 CFO Certification                       HTML     25K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     52K 
19: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    132K 
20: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     36K 
21: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    126K 
22: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     27K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
23: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     52K 
                (Loss)                                                           
24: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     33K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
25: R8          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)         HTML     98K 
26: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    125K 
27: R10         Description of Business                             HTML     28K 
28: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     88K 
29: R12         Property and Equipment                              HTML     41K 
30: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)              HTML     82K 
31: R14         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     41K 
                Ventures                                                         
32: R15         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     88K 
33: R16         Long-Term Indebtedness                              HTML     72K 
34: R17         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     37K 
35: R18         Stock Benefit Plans (Notes)                         HTML    132K 
36: R19         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     51K 
37: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    152K 
38: R21         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    130K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)                                   
39: R22         Pension Benefits                                    HTML    214K 
40: R23         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     50K 
41: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     65K 
42: R25         Business Segments                                   HTML     84K 
43: R26         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     83K 
44: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    155K 
                (Policies)                                                       
45: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     28K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R29         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     40K 
47: R30         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     79K 
48: R31         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     36K 
                Ventures (Tables)                                                
49: R32         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     76K 
50: R33         Long-Term Indebtedness (Tables)                     HTML     54K 
51: R34         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     36K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R35         Stock Benefit Plans (Tables)                        HTML    103K 
53: R36         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     46K 
54: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    148K 
55: R38         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    118K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Tables)                          
56: R39         Pension Benefits (Tables)                           HTML    214K 
57: R40         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     45K 
58: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     32K 
59: R42         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML     80K 
60: R43         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R44         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     34K 
62: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     99K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R46         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     43K 
64: R47         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)            HTML     70K 
65: R48         Noncontrolling Interests, Partnership and Joint     HTML     45K 
                Ventures (Details)                                               
66: R49         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     85K 
67: R50         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details)                    HTML    172K 
68: R51         Long-Term Indebtedness (Details 2)                  HTML     74K 
69: R52         Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R53         Stock Benefit Plans (Details)                       HTML    176K 
71: R54         Stock Benefit Plans (Details 2)                     HTML    135K 
72: R55         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     43K 
73: R56         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    134K 
74: R57         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     74K 
75: R58         Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     33K 
76: R59         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML    103K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details)                         
77: R60         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     47K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details 2)                       
78: R61         Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Other             HTML     44K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details 3)                       
79: R62         Pension Benefits (Details)                          HTML    131K 
80: R63         Pension Benefits (Details 2)                        HTML    194K 
81: R64         Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     57K 
82: R65         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    113K 
83: R66         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     77K 
84: R67         Business Segments (Details)                         HTML     54K 
85: R68         Business Segments (Details 2)                       HTML     55K 
86: R69         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    153K 
87: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    125K 
12: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- six-20151231                        XML   3.74M 
14: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- six-20151231_cal                XML    303K 
15: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- six-20151231_def                 XML    780K 
16: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- six-20151231_lab                      XML   2.44M 
17: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- six-20151231_pre               XML   1.28M 
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