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On: Wednesday, 7/29/20, at 4:11pm ET · For: 6/28/20 · Accession #: 851205-20-11 · File #: 1-34218

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

 7/29/20  Cognex Corp                       10-Q        6/28/20   94:9.6M

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

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 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    956K 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
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15: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     34K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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17: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     33K 
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19: R8          Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity      HTML     92K 
20: R9          Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity      HTML     27K 
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22: R11         New Pronouncements                                  HTML     38K 
23: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     61K 
24: R13         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments             HTML    189K 
25: R14         Inventories                                         HTML     36K 
26: R15         Leases                                              HTML     40K 
27: R16         Goodwill (Notes)                                    HTML     31K 
28: R17         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     78K 
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34: R23         Taxes                                               HTML     64K 
35: R24         Weighted-Average Shares                             HTML     42K 
36: R25         Restructuring Charges                               HTML     65K 
37: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     27K 
38: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     44K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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52: R41         Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities    HTML     65K 
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis                      
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53: R42         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     59K 
54: R43         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments (Details)   HTML     35K 
55: R44         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments -           HTML     61K 
                Components of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and                        
                Investments (Details)                                            
56: R45         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments - Summary   HTML     68K 
                of Available-for-Sale Investments (Details)                      
57: R46         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments - Gross     HTML     71K 
                Unrealized Losses and Fair Values for                            
                Available-for-Sale Investments (Details)                         
58: R47         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments Cash, Cash  HTML     38K 
                Equivalents, and Investments - Schedule of                       
                Allowance for Credit Loss Activity (Details)                     
59: R48         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments -           HTML     60K 
                Effective Maturity Dates of Available-for-Sale                   
                Investments (Details)                                            
60: R49         Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Details)     HTML     34K 
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                Under Operating Leases (Details)                                 
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                Obligations (Detail)                                             
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68: R57         Derivative Instruments - Outstanding Forward        HTML     58K 
                Contracts Table (Details)                                        
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                Instruments in Statement of Financial Position,                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Gain (Loss) (Details)                                            
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                Geography (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Credit Loss (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Stock Option Activity (Details)                                  
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                Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in Estimating                  
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                Compensation Expense - Schedule of Restricted                    
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
81: R70         Stock-Based Compensation Expense - Schedule of      HTML     35K 
                Employee Service Share-based Compensation,                       
                Allocation of Recognized Period Costs (Details)                  
82: R71         Stock Repurchase Program (Details)                  HTML     41K 
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                Federal Statutory Corporate Tax Rate to Company's                
                Effective Tax Rate, or Income Tax Provision                      
                (Details)                                                        
84: R73         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     66K 
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                Weighted-Average Shares (Details)                                
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                Reserve (Details)                                                
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