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Calix, Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘XML’

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 2/26/16  Calix, Inc                        10-K       12/31/15   92:11M

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

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                Policies                                                         
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                Policies (Policies)                                              
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                Policies (Tables)                                                
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                Policies - Customer Concentration Risk (Details)                 
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                Policies - Useful Lives of Property and Equipment                
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49: R37         Description of Business and Significant Accounting  HTML     55K 
                Policies - Textual (Detail)                                      
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Contractual Maturity (Details)                                   
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57: R45         Balance Sheet Details - Accounts Receivable         HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Return Reserve (Details)                                         
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60: R48         Balance Sheet Details - Property and Equipment,     HTML     44K 
                net (Details)                                                    
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Payments Under Operating Leases (Details)                        
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                Activities (Details)                                             
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                Calculation (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Compensation Expenses (Details)                                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Issuance (Details)                                               
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                Repurchase (Details)                                             
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                Taxes (Details)                                                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
83: R71         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML     75K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Geographic Region (Details)                                      
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