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Gartner Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘XML’

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 2/24/16  Gartner Inc                       10-K       12/31/15  100:11M

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

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18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     66K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    115K 
20: R8          Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML    217K 
21: R9          Acquisitions                                        HTML     69K 
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23: R11         Accounts Payable, Accrued, and Other Liabilities    HTML     57K 
24: R12         Debt                                                HTML     59K 
25: R13         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     41K 
26: R14         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity                      HTML    101K 
27: R15         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    133K 
28: R16         Computation of Earnings Per Share                   HTML     63K 
29: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML    146K 
30: R18         Derivatives and Hedging                             HTML     90K 
31: R19         Fair Value Disclosures                              HTML     75K 
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33: R21         Segment Information                                 HTML    143K 
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                (Policies)                                                       
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51: R39         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML     92K 
                (Detail)                                                         
52: R40         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML     55K 
                (Detail) - Property, Equipment and Leasehold                     
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                Amortization                                                     
53: R41         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML     67K 
                (Detail) - Intangible Assets Subject to                          
                Amortization                                                     
54: R42         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML     46K 
                (Detail) - Estimated Future Amortization Expense                 
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55: R43         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML     46K 
                (Detail) - Changes to the Carrying Amount of                     
                Goodwill by Reporting Unit                                       
56: R44         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     75K 
57: R45         Acquisitions - Reconciliation of Aggregate          HTML     56K 
                Purchase Price of Acquisitions (Details)                         
58: R46         Acquisitions - Preliminary Allocation of Purchase   HTML     59K 
                Price (Details)                                                  
59: R47         Other Assets (Detail) - Composition of Other        HTML     46K 
                Assets                                                           
60: R48         Accounts Payable, Accrued, and Other Liabilities    HTML     54K 
                (Detail) - Accounts Payable and Accrued                          
                Liabilities                                                      
61: R49         Accounts Payable, Accrued, and Other Liabilities    HTML     48K 
                (Detail) - Other Liabilities                                     
62: R50         Debt (Detail)                                       HTML    101K 
63: R51         Debt (Detail) - Borrowings                          HTML     39K 
64: R52         Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) - Future     HTML     48K 
                Minimum Annual Cash Payments Under Non-Cancelable                
                Operating Lease Agreements                                       
65: R53         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Detail)             HTML     39K 
66: R54         Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Detail) - Summary   HTML     41K 
                of Transactions Relating to Common Stock                         
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                (Deficit) Equity (Details) - Changes in AOCI by                  
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                Compensation Expense By Award Type                               
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                Compensation Expense Recognized In Consolidated                  
                Statements Of Operations                                         
71: R59         Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) -                 HTML     42K 
                Weighted-Average Assumptions Used To Determine                   
                Fair Value Of SARs Grants On Date Of Grant Using                 
                Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation Model                             
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                Changes In SARs Outstanding                                      
73: R61         Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) - Summary Of      HTML     54K 
                Changes In RSUs Outstanding                                      
74: R62         Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) - Summary Of      HTML     49K 
                Changes In CSEs Outstanding                                      
75: R63         Computation of Earnings Per Share (Detail)          HTML     33K 
76: R64         Computation of Earnings Per Share (Detail) -        HTML     54K 
                Calculations Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per                   
                Share                                                            
77: R65         Computation of Earnings Per Share (Detail) -        HTML     34K 
                Common Share Equivalents Not Included in the                     
                Computation of Diluted EPS                                       
78: R66         Income Taxes (Detail)                               HTML    114K 
79: R67         Income Taxes (Detail) - Summary of Components of    HTML     36K 
                Income Before Income Taxes                                       
80: R68         Income Taxes (Detail) - Components of Income Tax    HTML     73K 
                Expenses                                                         
81: R69         Income Taxes (Detail) - Current and Long-Term       HTML     57K 
                Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities                              
82: R70         Income Taxes (Detail) - Differences Between U.S.    HTML     52K 
                Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective                  
                Tax Rate on Income Before Income Taxes                           
83: R71         Income Taxes (Detail) - Reconciliation of           HTML     46K 
                Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax                  
                Benefits, Excluding Interest and Penalties                       
84: R72         Derivatives and Hedging (Detail) - Outstanding      HTML     54K 
                Derivatives Contracts                                            
85: R73         Derivatives and Hedging (Detail) - Derivative       HTML     37K 
                Gains And Losses That Have Been Recognized In                    
                Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations                  
86: R74         Fair Value Disclosures (Detail)                     HTML     36K 
87: R75         Fair Value Disclosures (Detail) - Assets And        HTML     57K 
                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring                  
                Basis                                                            
88: R76         Employee Benefits (Detail)                          HTML     75K 
89: R77         Employee Benefits (Detail) - Components of Net      HTML     46K 
                Periodic Pension Expense                                         
90: R78         Employee Benefits (Detail) - Assumptions Used in    HTML     34K 
                Computation of Net Periodic Pension Expense                      
91: R79         Employee Benefits (Detail) - Information Related    HTML     50K 
                to Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation                       
92: R80         Employee Benefits (Detail) - Benefit Plans and      HTML     48K 
                Related Amounts Recorded in Consolidated Balance                 
                Sheets                                                           
93: R81         Segment Information (Detail)                        HTML     36K 
94: R82         Segment Information (Detail) - Information About    HTML     49K 
                Reportable Segments                                              
95: R83         Segment Information Segment Information (Detail) -  HTML     58K 
                Reconciliation of Segment Gross Contribution to                  
                Net Income                                                       
96: R84         Segment Information (Detail) - Summarized           HTML     44K 
                Information by Geographic Location                               
97: R85         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail) -        HTML     40K 
                Summarized Activity in Allowances                                
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