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Citrix Systems Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 2/16/22, at 3:28pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  877890-22-19   ·   File #:  0-27084

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

 2/16/22  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/21  127:14M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.66M 
 2: EX-10.19    Form of Executive Agreement                         HTML    108K 
 3: EX-10.22    Form of Amendment Executive Agreement               HTML     38K 
 4: EX-10.24    Executive Agreement - Calderoni                     HTML    108K 
 5: EX-10.25    Material Contract -- interimceotrsuagreement        HTML     70K 
 6: EX-10.28    Second Amendment Employment Agreement - Henshall    HTML     50K 
 7: EX-10.29    Second Amendment Employment Agreement - Hough       HTML     45K 
 8: EX-10.52    Executive Agreement - Arenth                        HTML    108K 
 9: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     49K 
10: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     45K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
11: EX-31.1     Rule 13A-14(A)/ 15D-14(A) Certifications            HTML     36K 
12: EX-31.2     Rule 13A-14(A)/ 15D-14(A) Certifications            HTML     37K 
13: EX-32.1     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350     HTML     34K 
19: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     96K 
20: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     37K 
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    147K 
22: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     54K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    133K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     76K 
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    137K 
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    173K 
27: R9          Background and Organization                         HTML     35K 
28: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    128K 
29: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     70K 
30: R12         Credit Losses                                       HTML     45K 
31: R13         Investments and Fair Value Measurements             HTML    102K 
32: R14         Acquisitions                                        HTML     68K 
33: R15         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     41K 
34: R16         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML    103K 
                Plans                                                            
35: R17         Capital Stock                                       HTML     53K 
36: R18         Commitments And Contingencies                       HTML     42K 
37: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    133K 
38: R20         Segment Information                                 HTML     79K 
39: R21         Debt                                                HTML     69K 
40: R22         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     85K 
41: R23         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     54K 
42: R24         Comprehensive Income                                HTML     56K 
43: R25         Restructuring                                       HTML     65K 
44: R26         Leases                                              HTML     71K 
45: R27         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     38K 
46: R28         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                   HTML     76K 
47: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    132K 
48: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     84K 
49: R31         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     64K 
50: R32         Credit Losses (Tables)                              HTML     44K 
51: R33         Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)    HTML     99K 
52: R34         Acquisition (Tables)                                HTML     64K 
53: R35         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     41K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R36         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML     88K 
                Plans (Tables)                                                   
55: R37         Capital Stock (Tables)                              HTML     47K 
56: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    130K 
57: R39         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     79K 
58: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     44K 
59: R41         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     88K 
60: R42         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     51K 
61: R43         Comprehensive Income (Tables)                       HTML     57K 
62: R44         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     61K 
63: R45         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     75K 
64: R46         Background and Organization (Details)               HTML     34K 
65: R47         Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative)         HTML    136K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R48         Significant Accounting Policies (Property and       HTML     64K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
67: R49         Significant Accounting Policies (Changes in         HTML     39K 
                Goodwill) (Details)                                              
68: R50         Significant Accounting Policies (Intangible         HTML     44K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
69: R51         Significant Accounting Policies (Estimated Future   HTML     48K 
                Annual Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets)                
                (Details)                                                        
70: R52         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     42K 
71: R53         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     47K 
72: R54         Revenue (Remaining Performance Obligations          HTML     57K 
                Revenue) (Details)                                               
73: R55         Credit Losses (Accounts Receivable, Net) (Details)  HTML     41K 
74: R56         Credit Losses (Allowance for Credit Losses)         HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R57         Credit Losses (Concentration Risk) (Details)        HTML     38K 
76: R58         Credit Losses (AFS Investments) (Details)           HTML     34K 
77: R59         Investments and Fair Value Measurements             HTML     48K 
                (Investments) (Details)                                          
78: R60         Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Assets     HTML    111K 
                and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
79: R61         Investments and Fair Value Measurements             HTML     60K 
                (Additional Disclosures Regarding Fair Value                     
                Measurements) (Details)                                          
80: R62         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     95K 
81: R63         Acquisitions (Purchase Accounting) (Details)        HTML     62K 
82: R64         Acquisitions (Identifiable Intangible Assets)       HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R65         Acquisitions (Pro-forma Information) (Details)      HTML     47K 
84: R66         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     42K 
                (Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current                  
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
85: R67         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML    172K 
                Plans (Narrative) (Details)                                      
86: R68         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML     60K 
                Plans (Assumptions Used To Value Option Grants)                  
                (Details)                                                        
87: R69         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML     56K 
                Plans (Schedule of Non-vested Stock Unit Activity)               
                (Details)                                                        
88: R70         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML     83K 
                Plans (Stock Option Activity in Connection With                  
                Acquisition) (Details)                                           
89: R71         Employee Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit       HTML     44K 
                Plans (Detail of the Total Stock-Based                           
                Compensation Recognized by Income Statement                      
                Classification) (Details)                                        
90: R72         Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML     72K 
91: R73         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R74         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     65K 
93: R75         Income Taxes (United States and Foreign Components  HTML     42K 
                of Income Before Income Taxes) (Details)                         
94: R76         Income Taxes (Components of the Provision for       HTML     60K 
                Income Taxes) (Details)                                          
95: R77         Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities   HTML     39K 
                by Balance Sheet Classification (Details)                        
96: R78         Income Taxes (Components of Deferred Tax Assets     HTML     69K 
                and Liabilities) (Details)                                       
97: R79         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of the Company's       HTML     63K 
                Effective Tax Rate to the Statutory Federal Rate)                
                (Details)                                                        
98: R80         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of the Beginning and   HTML     46K 
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits)                      
                (Details)                                                        
99: R81         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     51K 
100: R82         Segment Information (Identifiable Assets By         HTML     40K  
                Segment) (Details)                                               
101: R83         Segment Information (Revenues By Product Grouping)  HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R84         Segment Information (Revenues By Geographic         HTML     44K  
                Location) (Details)                                              
103: R85         Segment Information (Subscription Revenues)         HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R86         Debt (Components of Long-term Debt) (Details)       HTML     57K  
105: R87         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML    203K  
106: R88         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     36K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R89         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of The   HTML     50K  
                Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments) (Details)                 
108: R90         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of       HTML     50K  
                Effect Of Derivative Instruments On Financial                    
                Performance) (Details)                                           
109: R91         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Net   HTML     35K  
                Notional Foreign Currency Forward Contracts                      
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
110: R92         Earnings Per Share (Net Income Per Share Basic And  HTML     79K  
                Diluted) (Details)                                               
111: R93         Comprehensive Income (Changes in Accumulated Other  HTML     69K  
                Comprehensive Loss by Component) (Details)                       
112: R94         Comprehensive Income (Reclassifications out of      HTML     38K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details)                  
113: R95         Restructuring (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML     73K  
114: R96         Restructuring (Restructuring Charges) (Details)     HTML     49K  
115: R97         Restructuring (Activity in Restructuring Accruals)  HTML     41K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R98         Leases (Lease Cost) (Details)                       HTML     41K  
117: R99         Leases (Supplemental Cash Flow Information)         HTML     39K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R100        Leases (Supplemental Balance Sheet Information)     HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R101        Leases (Lease Term and Discount Rate) (Details)     HTML     38K  
120: R102        Leases (Maturities of Lease Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     51K  
121: R103        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     39K  
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 1/31/22  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,8,9 1/31/22   13:1.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/06/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        3/31/21   92:9M
 3/05/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     3/03/21   12:159K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/01/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               S-8         3/01/21    5:204K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/01/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               S-8         3/01/21    8:341K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/18/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,9   2/18/21   12:374K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/08/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/20  125:15M
 1/19/21  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,7,8 1/16/21   14:7.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/31/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        6/30/20   99:12M
 6/05/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     6/03/20   11:311K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/25/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,9   2/20/20   13:597K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/14/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/19  120:16M
 1/31/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,8,9   1/30/20   13:675K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 1/22/20  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,8,9 1/21/20   12:2.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/27/19  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,2,9  11/26/19   11:1M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/06/19  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        6/30/19  101:12M
 6/06/19  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     6/04/19    2:47K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/15/19  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/18  117:15M
 5/04/18  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        3/31/18   98:8.8M
 3/12/18  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     3/07/18    2:181K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/15/17  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:8,9    11/15/17    4:474K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/10/17  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:2,5,9   7/07/17    4:277K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/27/17  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     6/22/17    2:129K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/16/17  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/16  113:13M
 7/28/16  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:1,7,9   7/26/16    6:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/07/15  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        6/30/15   87:9.4M
 2/19/15  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/14  113:18M
 2/20/14  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-K       12/31/13  101:16M
 8/06/13  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        6/30/13  130:14M
 5/29/13  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     5/23/13    4:219K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/31/12  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     5/24/12    2:39K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/08/11  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        6/30/11   79:6.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/02/11  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     5/26/11    3:36K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/09/11  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        3/31/11   82:6.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/28/10  Citrix Systems Inc.               8-K:5,9     5/26/10    2:22K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/05/10  Citrix Systems Inc.               10-Q        3/31/10   36:2.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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