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Energy Focus, Inc/DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

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 3/24/20  Energy Focus, Inc/DE              10-K       12/31/19   92:8.5M

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

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45: R8          Nature of Operations                                HTML     38K 
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32: R18         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    145K 
41: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     81K 
82: R20         Product and Geographic Information                  HTML     49K 
72: R21         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     35K 
27: R22         Legal Matters                                       HTML     27K 
55: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     32K 
81: R24         Supplementary Financial Information to Item 8.      HTML     64K 
71: R25         Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying  HTML     63K 
                Accounts                                                         
26: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary  HTML    119K 
                of Significant Accounting (Policies)                             
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                of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                      
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40: R36         Product and Geographic Information (Tables)         HTML     50K 
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87: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    115K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
67: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     37K 
                Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Income (Loss)                
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74: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     34K 
                Schedule of Warranty Activity (Details)                          
52: R42         Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     75K 
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                Liability (Details)                                              
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75: R45         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     40K 
53: R46         Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet     HTML     43K 
                Information (Details)                                            
25: R47         Leases - Schedule of Future Maturities of Lease     HTML     98K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                               
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                (Details)                                                        
64: R59         Stockholders' Equity - Options Outstanding and      HTML     72K 
                Exercisable (Details)                                            
22: R60         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Restricted Stock  HTML     52K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
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