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Apple Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 12/31/11 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 1/25/12, at 4:42pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/11   ·   Accession #:  1193125-12-23398   ·   File #:  0-10030

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

 1/25/12  Apple Inc.                        10-Q       12/31/11   53:5.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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    535K 
 2: EX-31.1     Rule 13A-14(A) / 15D-14(A) Certification of Chief   HTML     25K 
                Executive Officer                                                
 3: EX-31.2     Rule 13A-14(A) / 15D-14(A) Certification of Chief   HTML     25K 
                Financial Officer                                                
 4: EX-32.1     Section 1350 Certifications of CEO and CFO          HTML     20K 
33: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     38K 
24: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     80K 
31: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    134K 
35: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     32K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
47: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    130K 
25: R6          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     35K 
30: R7          Financial Instruments                               HTML    166K 
21: R8          Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details  HTML     40K 
15: R9          Income Taxes                                        HTML     25K 
49: R10         Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Compensation   HTML     72K 
37: R11         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     41K 
36: R12         Segment Information and Geographic Data             HTML     49K 
41: R13         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                (Policies)                                                       
42: R14         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     30K 
                (Tables)                                                         
40: R15         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    161K 
43: R16         Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details  HTML     40K 
                (Tables)                                                         
32: R17         Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Compensation   HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
34: R18         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     25K 
39: R19         Segment Information and Geographic Data (Tables)    HTML     43K 
53: R20         Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per       HTML     52K 
                Common Share (Detail)                                            
45: R21         Available-for-Sale Securities' Adjusted Cost,       HTML    104K 
                Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses                  
                and Fair Value Recorded as Cash and Cash                         
                Equivalents or Short-Term or Long-Term Marketable                
                Securities (Detail)                                              
27: R22         Financial Instruments - Additional Information      HTML     45K 
                (Detail)                                                         
38: R23         Notional Principal Amounts of Outstanding           HTML     30K 
                Derivative Instruments and Credit Risk Amounts of                
                Associated with Outstanding or Unsettled                         
                Derivative Instruments (Detail)                                  
29: R24         Derivative Instruments Measured at Gross Fair       HTML     39K 
                Value as Reflected in Condensed Consolidated                     
                Balance Sheets (Detail)                                          
13: R25         Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments            HTML     38K 
                Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges                
                (Detail)                                                         
46: R26         Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments            HTML     31K 
                Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges                
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
50: R27         Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details  HTML     72K 
                (Detail)                                                         
18: R28         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     28K 
17: R29         Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Compensation   HTML     43K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
19: R30         Components of Total Comprehensive Income, Net of    HTML     49K 
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
20: R31         Other Comprehensive Income Related to Derivatives,  HTML     38K 
                Net of Taxes (Detail)                                            
22: R32         Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive       HTML     40K 
                Income, Net of Taxes (Detail)                                    
12: R33         Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail)            HTML     53K 
44: R34         Stock Option Activity and Related Information       HTML     78K 
                (Detail)                                                         
26: R35         Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense         HTML     25K 
                (Detail)                                                         
28: R36         Changes in Accrued Warranties and Related Costs     HTML     28K 
                (Detail)                                                         
14: R37         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     52K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
52: R38         Segment Information and Geographic Data -           HTML     22K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
11: R39         Summary Information by Operating Segment (Detail)   HTML     28K 
23: R40         Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to       HTML     28K 
                Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                      
                (Detail)                                                         
51: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     81K 
16: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS    729K 
 5: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- aapl-20111231                       XML   1.07M 
 7: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- aapl-20111231_cal               XML    167K 
 8: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- aapl-20111231_def                XML    612K 
 9: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- aapl-20111231_lab                     XML    861K 
10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- aapl-20111231_pre              XML    697K 
 6: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- aapl-20111231                         XSD    138K 
48: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-12-023398-xbrl      Zip    112K

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