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Caleres Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 7/30/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 9/7/16, at 2:33pm ET   ·   For:  7/30/16   ·   Accession #:  14707-16-111   ·   File #:  1-02191

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

 9/07/16  Caleres Inc                       10-Q        7/30/16   73:11M

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    832K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     40K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
12: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     41K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    106K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings       HTML     71K 
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive   HTML     49K 
                Income                                                           
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows     HTML    124K 
17: R6          Basis Of Presentation                               HTML     30K 
18: R7          Impact Of New Accounting Pronouncements             HTML     38K 
19: R8          Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     64K 
20: R9          Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Arrangements     HTML     49K 
21: R10         Business Segment Information                        HTML     84K 
22: R11         Goodwill And Intangible Assets                      HTML     52K 
23: R12         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    148K 
24: R13         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    141K 
25: R14         Retirement And Other Benefit Plans                  HTML     72K 
26: R15         Risk Management And Derivatives                     HTML    104K 
27: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    149K 
28: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
29: R18         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     30K 
30: R19         Commitments And Contingencies                       HTML     39K 
31: R20         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML    631K 
                Subsidiaries                                                     
32: R21         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     58K 
33: R22         Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Arrangements     HTML     28K 
                (Tables)                                                         
34: R23         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML     82K 
35: R24         Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     44K 
36: R25         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    144K 
37: R26         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    127K 
38: R27         Retirement And Other Benefit Plans (Tables)         HTML     69K 
39: R28         Risk Management And Derivatives (Tables)            HTML     96K 
40: R29         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    120K 
41: R30         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML    631K 
                Subsidiaries (Tables)                                            
42: R31         Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements Impact of   HTML     24K 
                New Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative)                        
                (Details)                                                        
43: R32         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     33K 
44: R33         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per        HTML     54K 
                Share, Basic and Diluted) (Details)                              
45: R34         Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Arrangements     HTML     73K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
46: R35         Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Arrangements     HTML     38K 
                (Schedule of Senior Notes Redemption Prices)                     
                (Details)                                                        
47: R36         Business Segment Information (Schedule Of Business  HTML     44K 
                Segment Information) (Details)                                   
48: R37         Business Segment Information (Schedule Of           HTML     35K 
                Reconciliation Of Operating Earnings Before Income               
                Taxes From Continuing Operations) (Details)                      
49: R38         Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Narrative)          HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R39         Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Schedule Of         HTML     39K 
                Goodwill And Intangible Assets) (Details)                        
51: R40         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Changes in        HTML     62K 
                Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests)               
                (Details)                                                        
52: R41         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Accumulated       HTML     59K 
                Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income) (Details)                     
53: R42         Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     64K 
54: R43         Share-based Compensation (Schedule of Restricted    HTML     48K 
                Stock Activity) (Details)                                        
55: R44         Share-based Compensation (Schedule of Stock Option  HTML     52K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
56: R45         Retirement And Other Benefit Plans (Shedule of Net  HTML     51K 
                Benefit Income) (Details)                                        
57: R46         Risk Management And Derivatives (Narrative)         HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R47         Risk Management And Derivatives (Schedule Of        HTML     41K 
                Contract Notional Amount Of All Purchase And Sale                
                Contracts Of A Foreign Currency) (Details)                       
59: R48         Risk Management And Derivatives (Schedule Of Fair   HTML     34K 
                Values Of Derivative Instruments Designated As                   
                Hedging Instruments Included Within The Condensed                
                Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details)                            
60: R49         Risk Management And Derivatives (Schedule Of        HTML     39K 
                Effect Of Derivative Instruments In Cash Flow                    
                Hedging Relationships On The Condensed                           
                Consolidated Statements Of Earnings) (Details)                   
61: R50         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     76K 
62: R51         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Assets And     HTML     86K 
                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring                  
                Basis) (Details)                                                 
63: R52         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value Of  HTML     36K 
                Financial Instruments) (Details)                                 
64: R53         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     30K 
65: R54         Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     33K 
66: R55         Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R56         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML     24K 
                Subsidiaries (Narrative) (Details)                               
68: R57         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML    141K 
                Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating                
                Balance Sheet) (Details)                                         
69: R58         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML    104K 
                Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating                
                Statement Of Comprehensive Income (Loss))                        
                (Details)                                                        
70: R59         Financial Information For The Company And Its       HTML    100K 
                Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating                
                Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details)                               
72: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    136K 
71: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     88K 
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 8: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- cal-20160730_cal                XML    197K 
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 4/02/24  Caleres Inc.                      10-K        2/03/24  114:18M
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