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Applied Materials Inc/DE – ‘10-Q’ for 7/29/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 8/23/18, at 4:21pm ET   ·   For:  7/29/18   ·   Accession #:  6951-18-29   ·   File #:  0-06920

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

 8/23/18  Applied Materials Inc/DE          10-Q        7/29/18   89:10M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Amat Q3 2018 10-Q                                   HTML    903K 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     44K 
14: R2          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations     HTML     85K 
15: R3          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     52K 
                Income                                                           
16: R4          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML    105K 
17: R5          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     75K 
                Equity                                                           
18: R6          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     29K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
19: R7          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    113K 
20: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     55K 
21: R9          Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     59K 
22: R10         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments              HTML    165K 
23: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     86K 
24: R12         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    141K 
25: R13         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     32K 
26: R14         Balance Sheet Detail                                HTML    104K 
27: R15         Business Combinations                               HTML     36K 
28: R16         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    159K 
                Intangible Assets                                                
29: R17         Borrowing Facilities and Debt                       HTML     72K 
30: R18         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    158K 
                Share-Based Compensation                                         
31: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     34K 
32: R20         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies              HTML     54K 
33: R21         Industry Segment Operations                         HTML     95K 
34: R22         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    118K 
35: R23         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     58K 
36: R24         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)     HTML    160K 
37: R25         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     72K 
38: R26         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    136K 
                (Tables)                                                         
39: R27         Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)                       HTML    114K 
40: R28         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     35K 
41: R29         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    163K 
                Intangible Assets (Tables)                                       
42: R30         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Tables)              HTML     71K 
43: R31         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    156K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                                
44: R32         Warranty, Guarantees And Contingencies (Tables)     HTML     49K 
45: R33         Industry Segment Operations (Tables)                HTML     97K 
46: R34         Basis of Presentation Narrative (Details)           HTML     37K 
47: R35         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     55K 
48: R36         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Summary of  HTML    115K 
                Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments) (Details)                
49: R37         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Details)    HTML     47K 
50: R38         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - Narrative  HTML     35K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
51: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     65K 
52: R40         Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual)           HTML     60K 
53: R41         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     48K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
54: R42         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     52K 
                (Derivatives in Statements of Operations)                        
                (Details)                                                        
55: R43         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     33K 
                (Gain/Loss Recognized in Income) (Details)                       
56: R44         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details Textual)          HTML     31K 
57: R45         Balance Sheet Detail (Inventories) (Details)        HTML     43K 
58: R46         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Current Assets)         HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R47         Balance Sheet Detail (Property, Plant and           HTML     57K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
60: R48         Balance Sheet Detail (Accounts Payable and Accrued  HTML     53K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
61: R49         Balance Sheet Detail (Customer Deposits and         HTML     33K 
                Deferred Revenue) (Details)                                      
62: R50         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     34K 
63: R51         Business Combinations Narrative (Details Textual)   HTML     33K 
64: R52         Business Combinations Purchase Price Allocation     HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R53         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     35K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill and Other                
                Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets) (Details)                    
66: R54         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     33K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Purchased                         
                Technology and Intangible Assets) (Details)                      
67: R55         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     31K 
                Intangible Assets Narrative (Details Textual)                    
68: R56         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     62K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Finite-lived                      
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
69: R57         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     38K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense by                       
                Segment) (Details)                                               
70: R58         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     37K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense) (Details)               
71: R59         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     40K 
                Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization Expense)               
                (Details)                                                        
72: R60         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details Textual)     HTML     65K 
73: R61         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details)             HTML     69K 
74: R62         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     70K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Changes in Components of               
                AOCI) (Details)                                                  
75: R63         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     84K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual)                       
76: R64         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     38K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Stock Repurchase                       
                Program) (Details)                                               
77: R65         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     40K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based                            
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
78: R66         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     52K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock Units,                
                Restricted Stock, Performance Shares and                         
                Performance Units) (Details)                                     
79: R67         Stockholders' Equity Comprehensive Income and       HTML     40K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Employee Stock Purchase                
                Plans) (Details)                                                 
80: R68         Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     37K 
81: R69         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details)    HTML     36K 
82: R70         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details     HTML     31K 
                Textual)                                                         
83: R71         Industry Segment Operations Narrative (Details      HTML     27K 
                Textual)                                                         
84: R72         Industry Segment Operations (Net Sales and          HTML     43K 
                Operating Income (Loss)) (Details)                               
85: R73         Industry Segment Operations (Reconciliations of     HTML     41K 
                Total Segment) (Details)                                         
86: R74         Industry Segment Operations (Percentage by          HTML     37K 
                Customer) (Details)                                              
88: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    170K 
87: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     97K 
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11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- amat-20180729_lab                     XML   1.60M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amat-20180729_pre              XML    991K 
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89: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000006951-18-000029-xbrl      Zip    256K

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