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Brookfield Asset Management Inc. – ‘40-F’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 3/23/21, at 9:57pm ET   ·   As of:  3/24/21   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1001085-21-10   ·   File #:  1-15160

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 3/24/21  Brookfield Asset Management Inc.  40-F       12/31/20  202:55M

Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer   —   Form 40-F   —   SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 40-F        Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer                  HTML     93K 
 2: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    550K 
 3: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML   4.31M 
 4: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     57K 
 5: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     57K 
 6: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     54K 
 7: EX-99.6     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     54K 
 8: EX-99.7     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     52K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     74K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    128K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     98K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    143K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    158K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    159K 
21: R7          Corporate Information                               HTML    169K 
22: R8          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    616K 
23: R9          Segmented Information                               HTML    220K 
24: R10         Subsidiaries                                        HTML    288K 
25: R11         Acquisitions of Consolidated Entities               HTML    257K 
26: R12         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML    563K 
27: R13         Accounts Receivable and Other                       HTML     91K 
28: R14         Inventory                                           HTML     70K 
29: R15         Held for Sale                                       HTML     93K 
30: R16         Equity Accounted Investments                        HTML    297K 
31: R17         Investment Properties                               HTML    308K 
32: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML    462K 
33: R19         Intangible Assets                                   HTML    306K 
34: R20         Goodwill                                            HTML    228K 
35: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    115K 
36: R22         Corporate Borrowings                                HTML    424K 
37: R23         Accounts Payable and Other                          HTML     77K 
38: R24         Non-Recourse Borrowings                             HTML    424K 
39: R25         Subsidiary Equity Obligations                       HTML    106K 
40: R26         Subsidiary Public Issuers and Finance Subsidiary    HTML    176K 
41: R27         Equity                                              HTML    356K 
42: R28         Revenues                                            HTML    186K 
43: R29         Direct Costs                                        HTML     61K 
44: R30         Fair Value Changes                                  HTML     64K 
45: R31         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    196K 
46: R32         Management of Risks Arising From Holding Financial  HTML    116K 
                Instruments                                                      
47: R33         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     66K 
48: R34         Other Information                                   HTML     60K 
49: R35         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     54K 
50: R36         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    205K 
51: R37         Corporate Information (Tables)                      HTML    167K 
52: R38         Segmented Information (Tables)                      HTML    218K 
53: R39         Subsidiaries (Tables)                               HTML    260K 
54: R40         Acquisitions of Consolidated Entities (Tables)      HTML    246K 
55: R41         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    595K 
56: R42         Accounts Receivable and Other (Tables)              HTML    235K 
57: R43         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     70K 
58: R44         Held for Sale (Tables)                              HTML     91K 
59: R45         Equity Accounted Investments (Tables)               HTML    360K 
60: R46         Investment Properties (Tables)                      HTML    285K 
61: R47         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML    431K 
62: R48         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML    247K 
63: R49         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML    242K 
64: R50         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    116K 
65: R51         Corporate Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML    237K 
66: R52         Accounts Payable and Other (Tables)                 HTML     82K 
67: R53         Non-Recourse Borrowings (Tables)                    HTML    237K 
68: R54         Subsidiary Equity Obligations (Tables)              HTML    210K 
69: R55         Subsidiary Public Issuers and Finance Subsidiary    HTML    146K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R56         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    323K 
71: R57         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML    148K 
72: R58         Fair Value Changes (Tables)                         HTML     63K 
73: R59         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    194K 
74: R60         Management of Risks Arising From Holding Financial  HTML    102K 
                Instruments (Tables)                                             
75: R61         ORGANIZATION AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT - Summary of    HTML    162K 
                the Corporation's capital (Details)                              
76: R62         ORGANIZATION AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT -               HTML    160K 
                Reconciliation of the Corporation's Capital                      
                (Details)                                                        
77: R63         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative         HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SIGNIFICANT         HTML    110K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property, Plant, and                       
                Equipment (Details)                                              
79: R65         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SIGNIFICANT         HTML     76K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Intangible Assets Other Than               
                Goodwill (Details) (Details)                                     
80: R66         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)         HTML     86K 
81: R67         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Financial Information by    HTML    173K 
                Segment (Details)                                                
82: R68         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Reconciliation of FFO to    HTML     59K 
                Equity Accounted Investments (Details)                           
83: R69         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Schedule of components of   HTML     60K 
                income tax expense (Details)                                     
84: R70         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Reconciliation of FFO to    HTML     73K 
                Net Income (Details)                                             
85: R71         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Revenue Allocation          HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R72         SEGMENTED INFORMATION - Asset Allocation (Details)  HTML     76K 
87: R73         SUBSIDIARIES - Schedule Of Non-Controlling          HTML     63K 
                Interests In Subsidiaries With Significant                       
                Non-Controlling Interests (Details)                              
88: R74         SUBSIDIARIES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     60K 
89: R75         SUBSIDIARIES - Schedule of Composition Of           HTML     77K 
                Accumulated Non-Controlling Interest (Details)                   
90: R76         SUBSIDIARIES - Schedule Of Summarized Financial     HTML    140K 
                Information Before Intra-Group Eliminations                      
                (Details)                                                        
91: R77         SUBSIDIARIES - Schedule Of Cash Flow With Material  HTML     83K 
                Non-Controlling Interests (Details)                              
92: R78         ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES - Schedule    HTML    179K 
                of Balance Sheet Impact On Business Combinations                 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R79         ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES - Narrative   HTML    370K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R80         ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES - Schedule    HTML    405K 
                of Balance Sheet Impact on Significant Business                  
                Combinations (Details)                                           
95: R81         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Financial     HTML    164K 
                Instrument Classification (Details)                              
96: R82         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative     HTML     79K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R83         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Carrying and  HTML    155K 
                Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details)                   
98: R84         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Other         HTML     58K 
                Financial Assets (Details)                                       
99: R85         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value    HTML     99K 
                Hierarchy Levels (Details)                                       
100: R86         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Valuation     HTML    101K  
                Techniques on Fair Value Measurements (Details)                  
101: R87         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Change in     HTML     78K  
                Balance of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities                     
                (Details)                                                        
102: R88         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Amortized     HTML     80K  
                Cost for which Fair Value is Disclosed (Details)                 
103: R89         FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Netting of    HTML     69K  
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
104: R90         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER - Schedule of         HTML     62K  
                Accounts Receivable and Other (Details)                          
105: R91         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER - Schedule of         HTML     59K  
                Current and Non-Current Accounts Receivable                      
                (Details)                                                        
106: R92         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER - Narrative           HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R93         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER - Schedule Of Change  HTML     63K  
                In Balance Of Timberlands And Other Agricultural                 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
108: R94         INVENTORY - Schedule of Inventory Properties        HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R95         INVENTORY - Schedule of Current and Non-Current     HTML     59K  
                Inventory Balances (Details)                                     
110: R96         INVENTORY - Narrative (Details)                     HTML     63K  
111: R97         HELD FOR SALE - Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities  HTML    159K  
                Classified As Held-For-Sale (Details)                            
112: R98         HELD FOR SALE - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     73K  
113: R99         EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of          HTML    151K  
                Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures                     
                (Details)                                                        
114: R100        EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of Changes  HTML     98K  
                In Balance Of Investments (Details)                              
115: R101        EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of Current  HTML    112K  
                And Non-Current Assets And Liabilities Of                        
                Investments In Associates And Joint Ventures                     
                (Details)                                                        
116: R102        EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of          HTML    106K  
                Revenue, Net Income and OCI Of Investments                       
                (Details)                                                        
117: R103        EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of Fair     HTML     62K  
                Value Of Equity Accounted Investments (Details)                  
118: R104        EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS EQUITY ACCOUNTED       HTML    162K  
                INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details)                                
119: R105        INVESTMENT PROPERTIES - Schedule of Changes in      HTML     79K  
                Fair Value of Investment Properties (Details)                    
120: R106        INVESTMENT PROPERTIES - Narrative (Details)         HTML     89K  
121: R107        INVESTMENT PROPERTIES - Schedule of Investment      HTML    121K  
                Properties Measured at Fair Value (Details)                      
122: R108        INVESTMENT PROPERTIES - Schedule of Significant     HTML    108K  
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
123: R109        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML    106K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment by Operating                       
                Segments (Details)                                               
124: R110        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative           HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
125: R111        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML    145K  
                Renewable Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                
126: R112        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     96K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment Measured at Fair                   
                Value (Details)                                                  
127: R113        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML    123K  
                Valuation Metrics (Details)                                      
128: R114        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML    213K  
                Infrastructure Property, Plant and Equipment                     
                (Details)                                                        
129: R115        Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     92K  
130: R116        Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Real    HTML    128K  
                Estate Assets, Private Equity and Other (Details)                
131: R117        INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Changes in          HTML     92K  
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
132: R118        INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Intangible Assets   HTML     55K  
                by Geography (Details)                                           
133: R119        INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Intangible Assets   HTML     65K  
                by Operating Segment (Details)                                   
134: R120        INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details)             HTML     94K  
135: R121        GOODWILL - Schedule of Changes in Goodwill          HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
136: R122        GOODWILL - Schedule of Goodwill By Geography        HTML     55K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R123        GOODWILL - Schedule of Goodwill By Operating        HTML     68K  
                Segments (Details)                                               
138: R124        GOODWILL - Narrative (Details)                      HTML    119K  
139: R125        INCOME TAXES - Components Of Income Tax Expense     HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
140: R126        INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     59K  
141: R127        INCOME TAXES - Schedule Of Income Tax Rates         HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
142: R128        INCOME TAXES - Schedule Of Deferred Income Tax      HTML     70K  
                Assets And Liabilities (Details)                                 
143: R129        INCOME TAXES - Schedule Of Unrecognized Deferred    HTML     65K  
                Tax Assets (Details)                                             
144: R130        INCOME TAXES - Schedule Of Components Of Income     HTML     67K  
                Taxes In Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                    
145: R131        CORPORATE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Corporate        HTML    118K  
                Borrowings (Details)                                             
146: R132        CORPORATE BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details)          HTML     70K  
147: R133        ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER - Schedule of Accounts   HTML     63K  
                Payable and Other Liabilities (Details)                          
148: R134        ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER - Schedule of Current    HTML     58K  
                and Non-Current Accounts Payables (Details)                      
149: R135        ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER - Narrative (Details)    HTML     60K  
150: R136        ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER - Schedule of            HTML     66K  
                Post-Employment Benefits (Details)                               
151: R137        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Repayments    HTML    138K  
                of Property Specific Mortgages (Details)                         
152: R138        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details)       HTML     58K  
153: R139        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Current and   HTML     58K  
                Non-current property specific mortgages (Details)                
154: R140        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Borrowings    HTML    100K  
                By Currency (Details)                                            
155: R141        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Repayments    HTML    135K  
                on Subsidiary Borrowings (Details)                               
156: R142        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Current and   HTML     58K  
                Non-current Subsidiary Borrowings (Details)                      
157: R143        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Subsidiary    HTML     63K  
                Borrowings By Currency (Details)                                 
158: R144        NON-RECOURSE BORROWINGS - Schedule of Non-recourse  HTML     57K  
                borrowings (Details)                                             
159: R145        SUBSIDIARY EQUITY OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of         HTML     99K  
                Subsidiary Equity Obligations (Details)                          
160: R146        SUBSIDIARY EQUITY OBLIGATIONS - Narrative           HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
161: R147        SUBSIDIARY EQUITY OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of         HTML     68K  
                Preferred Equity Units (Details)                                 
162: R148        SUBSIDIARY EQUITY OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of         HTML     99K  
                Subsidiary Preferred Shares (Details)                            
163: R149        SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC ISSUERS AND FINANCE SUBSIDIARY -  HTML    128K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
164: R150        SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC ISSUERS AND FINANCE SUBSIDIARY -  HTML    115K  
                Schedule Of Summarized Financial Information And                 
                Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details)                             
165: R151        EQUITY - Schedule Of Equity (Details)               HTML     70K  
166: R152        EQUITY - Schedule Of Preferred Equity (Details)     HTML     84K  
167: R153        EQUITY - Schedule Of Series Of Preferred Shares     HTML    184K  
                (Details)                                                        
168: R154        EQUITY - Narrative (Details)                        HTML    155K  
169: R155        EQUITY - Schedule Of Non-Controlling Interests      HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
170: R156        EQUITY - Schedule Of Common Equity (Details)        HTML     70K  
171: R157        EQUITY - Schedule Of Number Of Issued And           HTML     67K  
                Outstanding Common Shares And Unexercised Options                
                (Details)                                                        
172: R158        EQUITY - Schedule Of Authorized Share Capital       HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
173: R159        EQUITY - Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings     HTML     67K  
                Per Share (Details)                                              
174: R160        EQUITY - Schedule Of Expense Recognized For         HTML     63K  
                Share-Based Compensation (Details)                               
175: R161        EQUITY - Schedule Of Options (Details)              HTML    116K  
176: R162        EQUITY - Schedule Using Black-Scholes Module        HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
177: R163        EQUITY - Schedule Of Options to Purchase Class A    HTML    169K  
                Shares (Details)                                                 
178: R164        EQUITY - Schedule of Share Prices for Fair Value    HTML     62K  
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179: R165        Revenues - by Type (Details)                        HTML    103K  
180: R166        Revenues - by Timing of Recognition of Revenue      HTML     92K  
                From Contracts With Customers (Details)                          
181: R167        REVENUES - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     75K  
182: R168        REVENUES Revenue - Lease Payment Receivable         HTML     63K  
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183: R169        DIRECT COSTS - Schedule of Lists of Direct Costs    HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
184: R170        Fair Value Changes (Details)                        HTML     65K  
185: R171        DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Notional Amount  HTML     70K  
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                Exchange Contract Derivative Positions (Details)                 
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190: R176        DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Notional Amount  HTML    141K  
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191: R177        MANAGEMENT OF RISKS ARISING FROM HOLDING FINANCIAL  HTML    112K  
                INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details)                                
192: R178        MANAGEMENT OF RISKS ARISING FROM HOLDING FINANCIAL  HTML    126K  
                INSTRUMENTS - Contractual Maturities of Financial                
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                TRANSACTIONS - Renumeration of Directors and Other               
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195: R181        RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS RELATED PARTY            HTML     56K  
                TRANSACTIONS - Related Party Balances included                   
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