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8X8 Inc./DE – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 7/29/22, at 9:04pm ET   ·   As of:  8/1/22   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1023731-22-169   ·   File #:  1-38312

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

 8/01/22  8X8 Inc./DE                       10-Q        6/30/22   71:6M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.15M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     73K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    142K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     88K 
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     42K 
                Loss                                                             
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     64K 
                Equity                                                           
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    124K 
17: R7          The Company and Significant Accounting Policies     HTML     32K 
18: R8          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     37K 
19: R9          Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    108K 
20: R10         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML     48K 
21: R11         Leases                                              HTML     46K 
22: R12         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     32K 
23: R13         Convertible Senior Notes and Capped Calls           HTML     52K 
24: R14         Stock-Based Compensation and Stockholders' Equity   HTML     66K 
25: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML     24K 
26: R16         Net Loss Per Share                                  HTML     34K 
27: R17         Geographical Information                            HTML     37K 
28: R18         Acquisitions                                        HTML     23K 
29: R19         The Company and Significant Accounting Policies     HTML     37K 
                (Policies)                                                       
30: R20         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     29K 
31: R21         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    105K 
32: R22         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML     56K 
33: R23         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     48K 
34: R24         Convertible Senior Notes and Capped Calls (Tables)  HTML     36K 
35: R25         Stock-Based Compensation and Stockholders' Equity   HTML     60K 
                (Tables)                                                         
36: R26         Net Loss Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     36K 
37: R27         Geographical Information (Tables)                   HTML     37K 
38: R28         THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -   HTML     55K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
39: R29         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Contract Balances (Details)   HTML     33K 
40: R30         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     26K 
41: R31         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Remaining Performance         HTML     36K 
                Obligation (Details)                                             
42: R32         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Cash, Cash Equivalents    HTML    112K 
                and Investments with Hierarchy (Details)                         
43: R33         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details)       HTML     27K 
44: R34         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL- Schedule Of         HTML     36K 
                Intangibles (Details)                                            
45: R35         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Narrative          HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
46: R36         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Schedule Of        HTML     33K 
                Future Amortization Of Intangibles (Details)                     
47: R37         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Changes in         HTML     28K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Location (Details)                
48: R38         LEASES - Components of Lease Right-of-Use Assets    HTML     30K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
49: R39         LEASES - Operating Lease Expense (Details)          HTML     24K 
50: R40         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     25K 
51: R41         LEASES - Supplemental Information (Details)         HTML     24K 
52: R42         LEASES - Maturity of Lease Liabilities (Details)    HTML     39K 
53: R43         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     24K 
54: R44         CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES AND CAPPED CALLS -         HTML     88K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
55: R45         CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES AND CAPPED CALLS -         HTML     33K 
                Carrying Amount of the Liability Component                       
                (Details)                                                        
56: R46         CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES AND CAPPED CALLS -         HTML     33K 
                Interest Expense (Details)                                       
57: R47         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   HTML     82K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
58: R48         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   HTML     34K 
                - Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Statement Of               
                Operations (Details)                                             
59: R49         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   HTML     51K 
                - Option Activity (Details)                                      
60: R50         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   HTML     60K 
                - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDERS'                     
                EQUITY - Restricted Stock Unit and Performance                   
                Stock Unit Activity (Details)                                    
61: R51         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     22K 
62: R52         NET LOSS PER SHARE - Basic and Diluted Net Income   HTML     52K 
                (Loss) Per Share (Details)                                       
63: R53         NET LOSS PER SHARE - Schedule of Antidilutive       HTML     30K 
                Awards (Details)                                                 
64: R54         Geographical Information (Details)                  HTML     33K 
65: R55         ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     41K 
66: R9999       Uncategorized Items - eght-20220630.htm             HTML     40K 
69: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    124K 
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68: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    113K 
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10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- eght-20220630_pre              XML    744K 
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