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 7/31/20  Align Technology Inc              10-Q        6/30/20   78:10M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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34: R24         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     57K 
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                Information (Details)                                            
44: R34         Investments and Fair Value Measurements Summary of  HTML     97K 
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61: R51         Commitments and Contingencies - Other Commitments   HTML     23K 
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62: R52         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     53K 
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63: R53         Stockholders' Equity - Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     33K 
                Expense Related to All Stock-Based Awards and                    
                Employee Stock Purchases (Details)                               
64: R54         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Nonvested Shares  HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R55         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of MSU Performance   HTML     48K 
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66: R56         Stockholders' Equity - Stock-based Compensation     HTML     34K 
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72: R62         Segments and Geographical Information - Segment     HTML     56K 
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                Revenues by Geographic Area (Details)                            
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                Assets by Geographic Area (Details)                              
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