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Tesla, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 2/13/20, at 7:12am ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 1564590-20-4475 · File #: 1-34756

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

 2/13/20  Tesla, Inc.                       10-K       12/31/19  157:28M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

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

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                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
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                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
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124: R28         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     58K  
112: R29         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML    134K  
                Areas                                                            
99: R30         Restructuring and Other                             HTML     48K 
148: R31         Quarterly Results of Operations                     HTML    130K  
68: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    483K 
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49: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    294K 
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70: R36         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    187K 
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122: R40         Accrued Liabilities and Other (Tables)              HTML     90K  
138: R41         Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)                HTML     78K  
81: R42         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    505K 
25: R43         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    253K 
123: R44         Equity Incentive Plans (Tables)                     HTML    273K  
139: R45         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    319K  
82: R46         Variable Interest Entity Arrangements (Tables)      HTML    134K 
26: R47         Lease Pass-Through Financing Obligation (Tables)    HTML     59K 
121: R48         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     54K  
140: R49         Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML    138K  
                Areas (Tables)                                                   
147: R50         Quarterly Results of Operations (Tables)            HTML    129K  
96: R51         Overview - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     47K 
36: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    237K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
54: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     53K 
                Schedule of Deferred Revenue Activity (Detail)                   
146: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     50K  
                Additional Information (Detail1)                                 
94: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     87K 
                Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major                   
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35: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     81K 
                Schedule of Cumulative Effect of Changes Made to                 
                Consolidated Balance Sheet for Adoption of New                   
                Lease Standard (Detail)                                          
53: R57         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     54K 
                Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Shares that were                
                Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Income                  
                (Loss) per Share of Common Stock (Detail)                        
145: R58         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     59K  
                Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and                        
                Restricted Cash (Detail)                                         
97: R59         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     53K 
                Estimated Useful Lives of Respective Assets                      
                (Detail)                                                         
31: R60         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     56K 
                Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Related                    
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
88: R61         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     58K 
                Schedule of Accrued Warranty Activity (Detail)                   
136: R62         Business Combinations - Additional Information      HTML     84K  
                (Detail)                                                         
119: R63         Business Combinations - Schedule of Fair Values of  HTML     95K  
                the Assets Acquired and the Liabilities Assumed                  
                (Detail)                                                         
30: R64         Business Combinations - Schedule of Fair Value of   HTML     60K 
                the Identified Intangible Assets and their Useful                
                Lives (Detail)                                                   
87: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     60K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
135: R66         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of         HTML     84K  
                Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)                              
118: R67         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Total Future       HTML     61K  
                Amortization Expense for Finite-lived Intangible                 
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
33: R68         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     62K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                 
                Recurring Basis (Detail)                                         
83: R69         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     60K 
                Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding (Detail)                         
56: R70         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional    HTML     63K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
40: R71         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     60K 
                Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Values (Detail)               
91: R72         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     51K 
                Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Values                        
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
142: R73         Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Detail)          HTML     58K  
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41: R75         Solar Energy Systems, Net - Components of Solar     HTML     59K 
                Energy Systems, Net (Detail)                                     
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                Energy Systems, Net (Parenthetical) (Detail)                     
143: R77         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of    HTML     67K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Detail)                      
60: R78         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Additional     HTML     71K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
38: R79         Accrued Liabilities and Other - Schedule of         HTML     68K 
                Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities                
                (Detail)                                                         
55: R80         Accrued Liabilities and Other - Additional          HTML     45K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
39: R81         Other Long-Term Liabilities - Schedule of Other     HTML     60K 
                Long-term Liabilities (Detail)                                   
90: R82         Other Long-Term Liabilities - Additional            HTML     45K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
141: R83         Customer Deposits - Additional Information          HTML     45K  
                (Detail)                                                         
58: R84         Debt - Summary of Debt (Detail)                     HTML    168K 
42: R85         Debt - 2019 Notes, 2021 Notes, Bond Hedges and      HTML    125K 
                Warrant Transactions - Additional Information                    
                (Detail)                                                         
93: R86         Debt - 2022 Notes, Bond Hedges and Warrant          HTML    112K 
                Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)                   
144: R87         Debt - 2024 Notes, Bond Hedges and Warrant          HTML    112K  
                Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)                   
59: R88         Debt - 2025 Notes - Additional Information          HTML     55K 
                (Detail)                                                         
37: R89         Debt - Credit Agreement - Additional Information    HTML     62K 
                (Detail)                                                         
32: R90         Debt - 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due in 2019  HTML     71K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
89: R91         Debt - Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes due in  HTML     83K 
                2020 - Additional Information (Detail)                           
137: R92         Debt - Solar Bonds and other Loans - Additional     HTML     48K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
120: R93         Debt - Automotive Asset-backed Notes - Additional   HTML     50K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
29: R94         Debt - Solar Asset-backed Notes - Additional        HTML     49K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
86: R95         Debt - China Loan Agreements - Additional           HTML     71K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
134: R96         Debt - Cash Equity Debt - Additional Information    HTML     50K  
                (Detail)                                                         
117: R97         Debt - Solar Loan-backed Notes - Additional         HTML     51K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
34: R98         Debt - Warehouse Agreement - Additional             HTML     51K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
84: R99         Debt - Solar Term Loans - Additional Information    HTML     48K 
                (Detail)                                                         
67: R100        Debt - Solar Renewable Energy Credit and other      HTML     47K 
                Loans - Additional Information (Detail)                          
48: R101        Debt - Schedule of Interest Expense (Detail)        HTML     55K 
100: R102        Debt - Pledged Assets - Additional Information      HTML     49K  
                (Detail)                                                         
149: R103        Debt - Schedule of Future Principal Maturities of   HTML     74K  
                Debt (Detail)                                                    
69: R104        Leases - Additional Information (Detail)            HTML     58K 
50: R105        Leases - Schedule of Operating and Financing        HTML     76K 
                Leases Presented in Balance Sheets (Detail)                      
102: R106        Leases - Schedule of Components of Lease Expense    HTML     56K  
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151: R107        Leases - Schedule of Other Information Related to   HTML     53K  
                Leases (Detail)                                                  
66: R108        Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     57K 
                related to Leases (Detail)                                       
52: R109        Leases - Schedule of Maturities of Operating and    HTML     91K 
                Finance Lease Liabilities (Detail)                               
23: R110        Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments  HTML     94K 
                Under Non-Cancellable Leases ASC 840 (Detail)                    
78: R111        Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Receivables  HTML     59K 
                from Customers (Detail)                                          
128: R112        Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments to be        HTML     60K  
                Received from Customers under Non-cancellable                    
                Operating Leases ASC 840 (Detail)                                
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                (Detail)                                                         
21: R114        Equity Incentive Plans - Summary of Stock Option    HTML    125K 
                and RSU Activity (Detail)                                        
75: R115        Equity Incentive Plans - Schedule of Fair Value of  HTML     66K 
                Stock Option Award and ESPP on Grant Date (Detail)               
126: R116        Equity Incentive Plans - Summary of Operational     HTML     74K  
                Milestone Based on Revenue or Adjusted EBITDA                    
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109: R117        Equity Incentive Plans - Summary of Stock-Based     HTML     57K  
                Compensation Expense (Detail)                                    
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                for Income Taxes (Detail)                                        
155: R120        Income Taxes - Components of Provision for Income   HTML     72K  
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
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46: R122        Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of Taxes  HTML     80K 
                at Federal Statutory Rate to Provision for Income                
                Taxes (Detail)                                                   
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                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)                               
153: R124        Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     90K  
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104: R125        Variable Interest Entity Arrangements - Carrying    HTML    115K  
                Values of Assets and Liabilities of Subsidiary in                
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157: R128        Defined Contribution Plan - Additional Information  HTML     52K  
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                Areas - Additional Information (Detail)                          
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                Areas - Schedule of Total Revenues and Gross                     
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115: R134        Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic  HTML     50K  
                Areas - Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by                         
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