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Intuitive Surgical Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/20 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On:  Monday, 10/19/20, at 5:22pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1035267-20-166   ·   File #:  0-30713

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10/19/20  Intuitive Surgical Inc.           10-Q        9/30/20   77:10M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.06M 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     61K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
13: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     75K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    100K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     40K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     88K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    102K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R6          Description of the Business                         HTML     26K 
19: R7          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     70K 
20: R8          Financial Instruments                               HTML    225K 
21: R9          Balance Sheet Details and Other Financial           HTML     70K 
                Information                                                      
22: R10         Revenue and Contract Acquisition Costs              HTML     93K 
23: R11         Leases                                              HTML     47K 
24: R12         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     69K 
25: R13         Contingencies                                       HTML     36K 
26: R14         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    340K 
27: R15         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     98K 
28: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     30K 
29: R17         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     51K 
30: R18         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     69K 
                (Policies)                                                       
31: R19         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
32: R20         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    230K 
33: R21         Balance Sheet Details and Other Financial           HTML     77K 
                Information (Tables)                                             
34: R22         Revenue and Contract Acquisition Costs (Tables)     HTML    104K 
35: R23         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     67K 
36: R24         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     65K 
37: R25         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    344K 
38: R26         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    103K 
39: R27         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     51K 
40: R28         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     39K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
41: R29         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     51K 
                Amortized Cost Basis by Year of Origination and                  
                Credit Quality Indicator (Details)                               
42: R30         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Cash and         HTML     91K 
                Available-For-Sale Securities (Details)                          
43: R31         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Contractual      HTML     41K 
                Maturities of Cash Equivalents and                               
                Available-For-Sale Investments (Details)                         
44: R32         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Equity           HTML     47K 
                Investment Activity (Details)                                    
45: R33         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Derivative Instruments      HTML     32K 
                Used to Hedge against Balance Sheet Foreign                      
                Currency Exposures (Details)                                     
46: R34         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Gross Notional Amounts for  HTML     37K 
                Outstanding Derivatives (Details)                                
47: R35         BALANCE SHEET DETAILS AND OTHER FINANCIAL           HTML     32K 
                INFORMATION - Inventory (Details)                                
48: R36         BALANCE SHEET DETAILS AND OTHER FINANCIAL           HTML     34K 
                INFORMATION - Prepaids and Other Current Assets                  
                (Details)                                                        
49: R37         BALANCE SHEET DETAILS AND OTHER FINANCIAL           HTML     34K 
                INFORMATION - Other Accrued Liabilities -                        
                Short-term (Details)                                             
50: R38         BALANCE SHEET DETAILS AND OTHER FINANCIAL           HTML     32K 
                INFORMATION - Other Long-term Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
51: R39         BALANCE SHEET DETAILS AND OTHER FINANCIAL           HTML     27K 
                INFORMATION - Supplemental Cash Flow Information                 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R40         REVENUE AND CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS - Revenue    HTML     45K 
                Disaggregated by Types and Geography (Details)                   
53: R41         REVENUE AND CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS -            HTML     36K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
54: R42         REVENUE AND CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS - Summary    HTML     27K 
                of Contract Assets and Liabilities (Details)                     
55: R43         REVENUE AND CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS -            HTML     28K 
                Sales-type and Operating Lease Revenue (Details)                 
56: R44         LEASES - Lease Receivables (Details)                HTML     37K 
57: R45         LEASES - Schedule of Contractual Maturities of      HTML     38K 
                Gross Lease Receivables (Details)                                
58: R46         Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other (Details)     HTML     73K 
59: R47         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     30K 
                Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Details)                         
60: R48         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     38K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
61: R49         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule Of        HTML     38K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expense Of                         
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
62: R50         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of Stockholders     HTML     93K 
                Equity (Details)                                                 
63: R51         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of Share            HTML     36K 
                Repurchase Activities (Details)                                  
64: R52         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase Program     HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R53         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Components of Accumulated    HTML     95K 
                Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (Details)                 
66: R54         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information   HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R55         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     44K 
                Activity Under All Stock Plans (Details)                         
68: R56         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of RSU Activity  HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R57         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-Based              HTML     42K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
70: R58         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Schedule of Estimated    HTML     39K 
                Fair Value of Option Using Black-Scholes Option                  
                Pricing Model, Weighted Average Assumptions                      
                (Details)                                                        
71: R59         INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     40K 
72: R60         NET INCOME PER SHARE - Computation of Basic and     HTML     46K 
                Diluted Net Income Per Share (Details)                           
73: R61         NET INCOME PER SHARE - Additional Information       HTML     25K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    138K 
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77: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001035267-20-000166-xbrl      Zip    323K

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