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Applied Materials Inc/DE – ‘10-Q’ for 7/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 8/25/16, at 4:18pm ET   ·   For:  7/31/16   ·   Accession #:  6951-16-59   ·   File #:  0-06920

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

 8/25/16  Applied Materials Inc/DE          10-Q        7/31/16   86:10M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.06M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     30K 
                to Section 302                                                   
 3: EX-31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     30K 
                to Section 302                                                   
 4: EX-32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     26K 
                to Section 906                                                   
 5: EX-32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     26K 
                to Section 906                                                   
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     43K 
13: R2          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations     HTML     79K 
14: R3          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     51K 
                Income                                                           
15: R4          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets               HTML     99K 
16: R5          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     71K 
                Equity                                                           
17: R6          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     28K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
18: R7          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    110K 
19: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     44K 
20: R9          Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     60K 
21: R10         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments              HTML    158K 
22: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     87K 
23: R12         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    142K 
24: R13         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     31K 
25: R14         Balance Sheet Detail                                HTML    108K 
26: R15         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    191K 
                Intangible Assets                                                
27: R16         Borrowing Facilities and Debt                       HTML     73K 
28: R17         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    148K 
                Share-Based Compensation                                         
29: R18         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     51K 
30: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     31K 
31: R20         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies              HTML     55K 
32: R21         Industry Segment Operations                         HTML    105K 
33: R22         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    102K 
34: R23         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     57K 
35: R24         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)     HTML    154K 
36: R25         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     71K 
37: R26         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    127K 
                (Tables)                                                         
38: R27         Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)                       HTML    117K 
39: R28         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML    186K 
                Intangible Assets (Tables)                                       
40: R29         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Tables)              HTML     71K 
41: R30         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML    146K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                                
42: R31         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     50K 
43: R32         Warranty, Guarantees And Contingencies (Tables)     HTML     48K 
44: R33         Industry Segment Operations (Tables)                HTML    101K 
45: R34         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     26K 
46: R35         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     51K 
47: R36         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Summary of  HTML     95K 
                Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments) (Details)                
48: R37         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Details)    HTML     47K 
49: R38         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     67K 
50: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual)           HTML     48K 
51: R40         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     49K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
52: R41         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     47K 
                (Derivatives in Statements of Operations)                        
                (Details)                                                        
53: R42         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     36K 
                (Gain/Loss Recognized in Income) (Details)                       
54: R43         Accounts Receivable, Net (Details)                  HTML     29K 
55: R44         Balance Sheet Detail (Inventories) (Details)        HTML     41K 
56: R45         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Current Assets)         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R46         Balance Sheet Detail (Property, Plant and           HTML     56K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
58: R47         Balance Sheet Detail (Accounts Payable and Accrued  HTML     52K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
59: R48         Balance Sheet Detail (Customer Deposits and         HTML     34K 
                Deferred Revenue) (Details)                                      
60: R49         Balance Sheet Detail (Other Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     39K 
61: R50         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     40K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill and Other                
                Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets) (Details)                    
62: R51         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     37K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Purchased                         
                Technology and Intangible Assets) (Details)                      
63: R52         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     36K 
                Intangible Assets (Details Textual)                              
64: R53         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     60K 
                Intangible Assets (Schedule of Finite-lived                      
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
65: R54         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     39K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense by                       
                Segment) (Details)                                               
66: R55         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     38K 
                Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense) (Details)               
67: R56         Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other            HTML     41K 
                Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization Expense)               
                (Details)                                                        
68: R57         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details Textual)     HTML     58K 
69: R58         Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Details)             HTML     74K 
70: R59         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     55K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Changes in Components of               
                AOCI) (Details)                                                  
71: R60         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     98K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual)                       
72: R61         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     33K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Stock Repurchase                       
                Program) (Details)                                               
73: R62         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     39K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based                            
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
74: R63         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     51K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock Units,                
                Restricted Stock, Performance Shares and                         
                Performance Units) (Details)                                     
75: R64         Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and      HTML     39K 
                Share-Based Compensation (Valuation Assumptions)                 
                (Details) (Details)                                              
76: R65         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     42K 
77: R66         Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     33K 
78: R67         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details)    HTML     35K 
79: R68         Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies (Details     HTML     36K 
                Textual)                                                         
80: R69         Industry Segment Operations (Details Textual)       HTML     26K 
81: R70         Industry Segment Operations (Net Sales and          HTML     42K 
                Operating Income (Loss)) (Details)                               
82: R71         Industry Segment Operations (Reconciliations of     HTML     45K 
                Total Segment) (Details)                                         
83: R72         Industry Segment Operations (Percentage of New      HTML     38K 
                Sales) (Details)                                                 
85: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    165K 
84: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     95K 
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11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amat-20160731_pre              XML    930K 
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86: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000006951-16-000059-xbrl      Zip    251K

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This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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