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Netgear, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/1/18 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 5/4/18, at 4:15pm ET   ·   For:  4/1/18   ·   Accession #:  1122904-18-140   ·   File #:  0-50350

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 5/04/18  Netgear, Inc.                     10-Q        4/01/18   92:10M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                Principal Executive Officer                                      
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                Principal Financial Officer                                      
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                Officer                                                          
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                Officer                                                          
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                Operations                                                       
15: R4          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     53K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
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                Cash Flows                                                       
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18: R7          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
19: R8          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    218K 
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22: R11         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    232K 
23: R12         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     49K 
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26: R15         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    110K 
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29: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    106K 
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31: R20         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     75K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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33: R22         Business Acquisition (Tables)                       HTML     37K 
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35: R24         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    230K 
36: R25         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     48K 
37: R26         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     41K 
38: R27         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    105K 
39: R28         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     85K 
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41: R30         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    102K 
42: R31         Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)            HTML     49K 
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44: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
45: R34         Revenue Recognition (Balance Sheet Impact)          HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
46: R35         Revenue Recognition (Income Statement Impact)       HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R36         Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     51K 
48: R37         Revenue Recognition (Schedule of Remaining          HTML     43K 
                Performance Obligations) (Details)                               
49: R38         Revenue Recognition (Schedule of Changes in         HTML     54K 
                Contract Balances and Impacts of Entries to Adopt                
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50: R39         Revenue Recognition (Schedule of Net Revenue        HTML     65K 
                Disaggregated by Geographical Region and Sales                   
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51: R40         Business Acquisition (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     66K 
52: R41         Business Acquisition (Schedule of Allocation of     HTML     57K 
                Purchase Price) (Details)                                        
53: R42         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of               HTML     44K 
                Available-for-Sale Short-Term Investments)                       
                (Details)                                                        
54: R43         Balance Sheet Components (Equity Method             HTML     32K 
                Investments Without Determinable Fair Values)                    
                (Details)                                                        
55: R44         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Accounts      HTML     44K 
                Receivable and Related Allowances) (Details)                     
56: R45         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Inventories)  HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R46         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Property and  HTML     42K 
                Equipment, Net) (Details)                                        
58: R47         Balance Sheet Components (Property and Equipment,   HTML     30K 
                Other Information) (Details)                                     
59: R48         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Intangibles,  HTML     43K 
                Net) (Details)                                                   
60: R49         Balance Sheet Components (Intangibles, Other        HTML     31K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
61: R50         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Estimated     HTML     42K 
                Amortization Expense Related to Intangibles)                     
                (Details)                                                        
62: R51         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Other         HTML     35K 
                Non-Current Assets) (Details)                                    
63: R52         Balance Sheet Components (Schedule of Other         HTML     47K 
                Accrued Liabilities) (Details)                                   
64: R53         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R54         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of Fair  HTML     45K 
                Values of the Company's Derivative Instruments and               
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                (Details)                                                        
66: R55         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     62K 
                Offsetting of Derivative Assets) (Details)                       
67: R56         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     63K 
                Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities) (Details)                  
68: R57         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     54K 
                Effects and Locations of Gains or Losses                         
                Recognized in Income) (Details)                                  
69: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     50K 
                Company's Derivative Instruments on Other                        
                Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated                        
                Statement of Operations) (Details)                               
70: R59         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     34K 
                Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments)               
                (Details)                                                        
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                Share) (Details)                                                 
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73: R62         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    198K 
74: R63         Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Changes  HTML     39K 
                in Warranty Obligation) (Details)                                
75: R64         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     41K 
76: R65         Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Changes in        HTML     72K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by                        
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77: R66         Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of                   HTML     57K 
                Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other                       
                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
78: R67         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     54K 
79: R68         Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Stock Option    HTML     56K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
80: R69         Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of RSU Activity)   HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R70         Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Valuation and   HTML     43K 
                Expense Information) (Details)                                   
82: R71         Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Total           HTML     40K 
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense Resulting from                  
                Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, and the                  
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83: R72         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     33K 
84: R73         Segment Information (Schedule of Reportable         HTML     60K 
                Segments and Reconciliation of Segment                           
                Contribution Income to Income Before Income Taxes)               
                (Details)                                                        
85: R74         Segment Information (Schedule of Net Revenue by     HTML     40K 
                Geographic Areas) (Details)                                      
86: R75         Segment Information (Schedule of Long-Lived Asset   HTML     42K 
                by Geographic Areas) (Details)                                   
87: R76         Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Valuation of    HTML     79K 
                Company's Financial Instruments by Various Levels)               
                (Details)                                                        
88: R77         Restructuring and Other Charges (Narrative)         HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R78         Restructuring and Other Charges (Schedule of        HTML     45K 
                Restructuring and Other Charges) (Details)                       
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