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Citrix Systems Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/14 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 11/4/14, at 4:52pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/14   ·   Accession #:  877890-14-100   ·   File #:  0-27084

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

11/04/14  Citrix Systems Inc                10-Q        9/30/14   86:11M

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    707K 
 2: EX-31.1     Section 302 CEO Certification                       HTML     32K 
 3: EX-31.2     Section 302 CFO Certification                       HTML     32K 
 4: EX-32.1     Section 906 CEO and CFO Certification               HTML     30K 
58: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     46K 
45: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    134K 
56: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     51K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
60: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income         HTML    117K 
79: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     67K 
                Income                                                           
47: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows     HTML    171K 
55: R7          Basis Of Presentation                               HTML     36K 
40: R8          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     48K 
30: R9          Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     62K 
80: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML     78K 
62: R11         Investments                                         HTML     80K 
61: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    140K 
67: R13         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     81K 
68: R14         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets                HTML     79K 
65: R15         Segment Information                                 HTML    147K 
69: R16         Convertible Senior Notes                            HTML     68K 
57: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    120K 
59: R18         Comprehensive Income                                HTML     72K 
64: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     42K 
86: R20         Treasury Stock                                      HTML     38K 
75: R21         Commitments And Contingencies                       HTML     39K 
51: R22         Restructuring                                       HTML     46K 
63: R23         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     27K 
53: R24         Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)            HTML     64K 
22: R25         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     57K 
76: R26         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     61K 
83: R27         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     66K 
35: R28         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    133K 
34: R29         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     55K 
38: R30         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     70K 
39: R31         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    146K 
41: R32         Convertible Senior Notes (Tables)                   HTML     41K 
18: R33         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    115K 
73: R34         Comprehensive Income (Tables)                       HTML     70K 
49: R35         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     47K 
52: R36         Basis Of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     29K 
25: R37         Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative)         HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R38         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     57K 
11: R39         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     48K 
42: R40         Acquisitions - Allocation of Purchase Price         HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R41         Acquisitions - Intangible Assets Acquired           HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
24: R42         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     51K 
33: R43         Investments (Schedule of Available-for-sale         HTML     42K 
                Securities) (Details)                                            
37: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Assets And Liabilities     HTML     81K 
                Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
46: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Assets Measured At Fair    HTML     36K 
                Value On A Recurring Basis Using Significant                     
                Unobservable Inputs) (Details)                                   
17: R46         Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities on  HTML     28K 
                a Nonrecurring Basis) (Details)                                  
29: R47         Fair Value Measurements (Additional Information     HTML     33K 
                Regarding Fair Value Measurements) (Details)                     
13: R48         Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML    139K 
77: R49         Stock-Based Compensation (Detail Of The Total       HTML     37K 
                Stock-Based Compensation Recognized By Income                    
                Statement Classification) (Details)                              
23: R50         Stock-Based Compensation (Assumptions Used To       HTML     39K 
                Value Option Grants and Stock Awards (Details)                   
74: R51         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of   HTML     37K 
                Change In Goodwill) (Details)                                    
26: R52         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of   HTML     54K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
43: R53         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of   HTML     41K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expense) (Details)                 
12: R54         Segment Information (Net Revenues And Profit By     HTML     57K 
                Segment) (Details)                                               
16: R55         Segment Information (Revenues By Product Grouping)  HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
36: R56         Segment Information (Revenues By Geographic         HTML     37K 
                Location) (Details)                                              
20: R57         Convertible Senior Notes (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     99K 
81: R58         Convertible Senior Notes (Details)                  HTML     37K 
48: R59         Convertible Notes - Schedule of Interest Expense    HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R60         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
28: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of The   HTML     36K 
                Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments) (Details)                 
31: R62         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of       HTML     36K 
                Effect Of Derivative Instruments On Financial                    
                Performance) (Details)                                           
72: R63         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Net   HTML     29K 
                Notional Foreign Currency Forward Contracts                      
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
70: R64         Comprehensive Income (Changes in Accumulated Other  HTML     49K 
                Comprehensive Loss by Component) (Details)                       
50: R65         Comprehensive Income (Reclassifications out of      HTML     41K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details)                  
71: R66         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     47K 
27: R67         Treasury Stock (Details)                            HTML     55K 
54: R68         Commitments And Contingencies (Details)             HTML     37K 
82: R69         Restructuring (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML     30K 
15: R70         Restructuring (Restructuring Charges by Segment)    HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
21: R71         Restructuring (Activity in Restructuring Accruals)  HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
44: R72         Restructuring (Restructuring Accruals by Segment)   HTML     29K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    132K 
14: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    244K 
32: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   1.72M 
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 7: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- ctxs-20140930_cal               XML    243K 
 8: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- ctxs-20140930_def                XML    798K 
 9: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- ctxs-20140930_lab                     XML   1.77M 
10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- ctxs-20140930_pre              XML   1.09M 
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19: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000877890-14-000100-xbrl      Zip    273K

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This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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