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Abiomed Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 12/31/19 – ‘JSON’

On:  Thursday, 2/6/20, at 4:07pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  1564590-20-3682   ·   File #:  1-09585

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

 2/06/20  Abiomed Inc                       10-Q       12/31/19   85:13M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

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

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79: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     78K 
32: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    122K 
22: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     47K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
55: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     82K 
78: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     49K 
                Income                                                           
31: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    124K 
                Equity                                                           
21: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    123K 
54: R8          Nature of Business                                  HTML     29K 
80: R9          Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML     34K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
58: R10         Net Income Per Share                                HTML    127K 
81: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    127K 
40: R12         Financial Instruments                               HTML    504K 
29: R13         Property and Equipment                              HTML     63K 
59: R14         Goodwill, In-Process Research and Development and   HTML    139K 
                Other Assets                                                     
82: R15         Leases                                              HTML     94K 
41: R16         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     59K 
30: R17         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    165K 
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83: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    104K 
42: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     45K 
14: R21         Segment and Enterprise Wide Disclosures             HTML     29K 
62: R22         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    112K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
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63: R26         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     63K 
70: R27         Goodwill, In-Process Research and Development and   HTML    138K 
                Other Assets (Tables)                                            
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85: R32         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     99K 
61: R33         Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per     HTML     54K 
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26: R34         Net Income Per Share - Additional Information       HTML     28K 
                (Detail)                                                         
38: R35         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Categorizes       HTML     37K 
                Revenue by Major Business Line (Detail)                          
84: R36         Revenue Recognition - Terms - Additional            HTML     39K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
60: R37         Revenue Recognition - Deferred Revenue -            HTML     30K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
28: R38         Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities          HTML     34K 
                (Detail)                                                         
37: R39         Investable Cash Equivalents and Marketable          HTML     60K 
                Securities (Detail)                                              
19: R40         Financial Instruments - Additional Information      HTML     44K 
                (Detail)                                                         
50: R41         Schedule of Cross-Currency Rate Swap Derivatives    HTML     35K 
                (Detail)                                                         
72: R42         Schedule of Fair Value of Company's Derivative      HTML     29K 
                Instrument (Detail)                                              
65: R43         Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value        HTML     75K 
                (Detail)                                                         
18: R44         Valuation Method Used to Calculate Level 3          HTML     73K 
                Liabilities Measured at Estimated Fair Value of                  
                Contingent Consideration Related to Acquisition                  
                (Detail)                                                         
49: R45         Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration    HTML     40K 
                as Determined by Level 3 Inputs (Detail)                         
71: R46         Components of Property and Equipment (Detail)       HTML     50K 
64: R47         Goodwill, In-Process Research and Development and   HTML     70K 
                Other Assets - Additional Information (Detail)                   
20: R48         Carrying Value of Goodwill and Change in Balance    HTML     30K 
                (Detail)                                                         
48: R49         Carrying value of In-Process Research and           HTML     29K 
                Development (Detail)                                             
33: R50         Summary of Other Assets (Detail)                    HTML     34K 
24: R51         Equity Method and Other Investments Classified as   HTML     34K 
                Other Assets (Detail)                                            
51: R52         Carrying value of Equity Method and Other           HTML     34K 
                Investments (Detail)                                             
76: R53         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to   HTML     33K 
                Operating Leases (Detail)                                        
34: R54         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     30K 
25: R55         Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R56         Minimum Future Lease Payments (Detail)              HTML     45K 
77: R57         Accrued Expenses (Detail)                           HTML     46K 
36: R58         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
23: R59         Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Share            HTML     35K 
                Repurchase Activity (Detail)                                     
67: R60         Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Accumulated      HTML     49K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                       
73: R61         Stock-Based Compensation Recognized (Detail)        HTML     35K 
46: R62         Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail)           HTML     80K 
16: R63         Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     56K 
                (Detail)                                                         
68: R64         Summary of Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Values  HTML     40K 
                And Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Calculate               
                Fair Value of Options Granted (Detail)                           
74: R65         Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity          HTML     50K 
                (Detail)                                                         
47: R66         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     34K 
17: R67         Differences Between Statutory Income Tax Rate and   HTML     49K 
                Effective Income Tax Rate (Detail)                               
66: R68         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     31K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
75: R69         Segment and Enterprise Wide Disclosures -           HTML     40K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
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    },
"version":  "2.1"
}

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