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3D Systems Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 8/7/19, at 4:05pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/19   ·   Accession #:  910638-19-11   ·   File #:  1-34220

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

 8/07/19  3D Systems Corp                   10-Q        6/30/19   74:6.9M

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   1.03M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
12: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     74K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    137K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     34K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     73K 
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     52K 
                Loss                                                             
17: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    124K 
18: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     60K 
                Equity                                                           
19: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     23K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
20: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     37K 
21: R10         Revenue                                             HTML     46K 
22: R11         Leases                                              HTML    140K 
23: R12         Inventories                                         HTML     31K 
24: R13         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     72K 
25: R14         Accrued And Other Liabilities                       HTML     48K 
26: R15         Hedging Activities and Financial Instruments        HTML     28K 
27: R16         Borrowings                                          HTML     30K 
28: R17         Net Loss Per Share                                  HTML     46K 
29: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     56K 
30: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     31K 
31: R20         Segment Information                                 HTML    147K 
32: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
33: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     37K 
34: R23         Noncontrolling Interests                            HTML     27K 
35: R24         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     64K 
36: R25         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    101K 
37: R26         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     33K 
38: R27         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     70K 
39: R28         Accrued And Other Liabilities (Tables)              HTML     49K 
40: R29         Net Loss Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     44K 
41: R30         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     50K 
42: R31         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    149K 
43: R32         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     36K 
44: R33         Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     28K 
45: R34         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     36K 
46: R35         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     28K 
47: R36         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     36K 
48: R37         Leases - Balance Sheet Classifications (Details)    HTML     39K 
49: R38         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     61K 
50: R39         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flows (Details)          HTML     28K 
51: R40         Leases - Lease Weighted Average (Details)           HTML     32K 
52: R41         Inventories (Components Of Inventories) (Details)   HTML     33K 
53: R42         Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     24K 
54: R43         Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets Other Than     HTML     54K 
                Goodwill) (Details)                                              
55: R44         Accrued And Other Liabilities (Schedule Of Accrued  HTML     45K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
56: R45         Accrued And Other Liabilities (Schedule Of Other    HTML     38K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
57: R46         Hedging Activities And Financial Instruments        HTML     23K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
58: R47         Borrowings (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     46K 
59: R48         Net Loss Per Share (Schedule Of Net Loss Per Share  HTML     31K 
                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
60: R49         Net Loss Per Share (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     23K 
61: R50         Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Assets And      HTML     34K 
                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring                  
                Basis) (Details)                                                 
62: R51         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     32K 
63: R52         Segment Information (Schedule Of Revenue From       HTML     32K 
                Unaffiliated Customers By Geographic Area)                       
                (Details)                                                        
64: R53         Segment Information (Schedule Of Revenue From       HTML     28K 
                Unaffiliated Customers By Product And Service)                   
                (Details)                                                        
65: R54         Segment Information (Schedule Of Intercompany       HTML     46K 
                Sales By Geographic Area) (Details)                              
66: R55         Segment Information (Schedule Of Income (Loss)      HTML     30K 
                From Operations By Geographic Area (Details)                     
67: R56         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R57         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Schedule Of   HTML     54K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss By Component)               
                (Details)                                                        
69: R58         Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     33K 
70: R9999       Uncategorized Items - ddd2019-06x30form10xqd.htm    HTML     29K 
72: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    132K 
11: XML         XBRL Instance -- ddd2019-06x30form10xqd_htm          XML   1.87M 
71: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     76K 
 7: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- ddd-20190630_cal                XML    220K 
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 9: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- ddd-20190630_lab                      XML   1.11M 
10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- ddd-20190630_pre               XML    638K 
 6: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- ddd-20190630                          XSD    120K 
73: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              270±   391K 
74: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000910638-19-000011-xbrl      Zip    214K 


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