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Applied Materials Inc/DE – ‘10-Q’ for 7/30/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 8/24/17, at 4:29pm ET · For: 7/30/17 · Accession #: 6951-17-26 · File #: 0-06920

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

 8/24/17  Applied Materials Inc/DE          10-Q        7/30/17   90:10M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Amat (07.30.17) 10-Q (Q3 2017)                      HTML    890K 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     44K 
13: R2          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations     HTML     76K 
14: R3          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     47K 
                Income                                                           
15: R4          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML     96K 
16: R5          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     71K 
                Equity                                                           
17: R6          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     29K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
18: R7          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    110K 
19: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     52K 
20: R9          Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     59K 
21: R10         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments              HTML    159K 
22: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     86K 
23: R12         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    134K 
24: R13         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     32K 
25: R14         Balance Sheet Detail                                HTML    108K 
26: R15         Business Combinations                               HTML     36K 
27: R16         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    185K 
                Intangible Assets                                                
28: R17         Borrowing Facilities and Debt                       HTML     78K 
29: R18         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    151K 
                Share-Based Compensation                                         
30: R19         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     55K 
31: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML     30K 
32: R21         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies              HTML     57K 
33: R22         Industry Segment Operations                         HTML     94K 
34: R23         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    112K 
35: R24         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     58K 
36: R25         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)     HTML    156K 
37: R26         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     72K 
38: R27         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    127K 
                (Tables)                                                         
39: R28         Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)                       HTML    117K 
40: R29         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     35K 
41: R30         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    184K 
                Intangible Assets (Tables)                                       
42: R31         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Tables)              HTML     77K 
43: R32         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    147K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                                
44: R33         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     54K 
45: R34         Warranty, Guarantees And Contingencies (Tables)     HTML     49K 
46: R35         Industry Segment Operations (Tables)                HTML     96K 
47: R36         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     50K 
48: R37         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Summary of  HTML     93K 
                Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments) (Details)                
49: R38         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Details)    HTML     48K 
50: R39         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - Narrative  HTML     33K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
51: R40         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     65K 
52: R41         Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual)           HTML     59K 
53: R42         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     49K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
54: R43         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     48K 
                (Derivatives in Statements of Operations)                        
                (Details)                                                        
55: R44         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     32K 
                (Gain/Loss Recognized in Income) (Details)                       
56: R45         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details Textual)          HTML     31K 
57: R46         Balance Sheet Detail (Inventories) (Details)        HTML     42K 
58: R47         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Current Assets)         HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R48         Balance Sheet Detail (Property, Plant and           HTML     56K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
60: R49         Balance Sheet Detail (Accounts Payable and Accrued  HTML     53K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
61: R50         Balance Sheet Detail (Customer Deposits and         HTML     35K 
                Deferred Revenue) (Details)                                      
62: R51         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     39K 
63: R52         Business Combinations Narrative (Details Textual)   HTML     33K 
64: R53         Business Combinations Purchase Price Allocation     HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R54         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     41K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill and Other                
                Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets) (Details)                    
66: R55         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     34K 
                Intangible Assets Narrative (Details Textual)                    
67: R56         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     38K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Purchased                         
                Technology and Intangible Assets) (Details)                      
68: R57         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     61K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Finite-lived                      
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
69: R58         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     40K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense by                       
                Segment) (Details)                                               
70: R59         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     37K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense) (Details)               
71: R60         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     42K 
                Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization Expense)               
                (Details)                                                        
72: R61         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details Textual)     HTML     56K 
73: R62         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details)             HTML     73K 
74: R63         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     59K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Changes in Components of               
                AOCI) (Details)                                                  
75: R64         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     34K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Stock Repurchase                       
                Program) (Details)                                               
76: R65         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     82K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual)                       
77: R66         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     40K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based                            
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
78: R67         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     51K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock Units,                
                Restricted Stock, Performance Shares and                         
                Performance Units) (Details)                                     
79: R68         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     40K 
                Share-Based Compensation Stockholders' Equity                    
                Comprehensive Income and Share-Based Compensation                
                - Employee Stock Purchase Plans (Details)                        
80: R69         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     43K 
81: R70         Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     31K 
82: R71         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details)    HTML     36K 
83: R72         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details     HTML     37K 
                Textual)                                                         
84: R73         Industry Segment Operations Narrative (Details      HTML     27K 
                Textual)                                                         
85: R74         Industry Segment Operations (Net Sales and          HTML     42K 
                Operating Income (Loss)) (Details)                               
86: R75         Industry Segment Operations (Reconciliations of     HTML     40K 
                Total Segment) (Details)                                         
87: R76         Industry Segment Operations (Percentage of New      HTML     35K 
                Sales) (Details)                                                 
89: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    173K 
88: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     99K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- amat-20170730_lab                     XML   1.57M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amat-20170730_pre              XML    979K 
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90: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000006951-17-000026-xbrl      Zip    254K

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Applied Materials Inc/DE – ‘10-Q’ for 7/30/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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