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Appian Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

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 2/20/20  Appian Corp                       10-K       12/31/19   91:20M

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

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                Services (Details)                                               
34: R35         Significant Accounting Policies - Impacts on        HTML    168K 
                Balance Sheets from the Adoption of ASC 606                      
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                Statements of Operations from the Adoption of ASC                
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                Statements of Comprehensive Loss from the Adoption               
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                Statements of Cash Flows from the Adoption of ASC                
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                Doubtful Accounts (Details)                                      
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                Capitalized Contract Costs (Details)                             
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                Equipment (Details)                                              
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                Taxes (Details)                                                  
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                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
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                Statutory to Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)                 
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                Liabilities (Details)                                            
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                Compensation Expense (Detail)                                    
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                Compensation Expense Included in Condensed                       
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                Computation of Net Loss per Share (Details)                      
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                Balance Sheet Information (Details)                              
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                Flow Information (Details)                                       
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                Liabilities (Details)                                            
68: R64         Leases and Other Commitments - Summary of Future    HTML     60K 
                Minimum Lease Payments (Details)                                 
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 2/15/24  Appian Corp.                      10-K       12/31/23  101:10M
 2/16/23  Appian Corp.                      10-K       12/31/22  104:18M
 2/17/22  Appian Corp.                      10-K       12/31/21  104:12M
 2/18/21  Appian Corp.                      10-K       12/31/20   92:9.5M
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