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| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2017-09-13 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000804753 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> CERNER CORP /MO/ </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> CERN </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001457983 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Nill Michael </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> NORTH KANSAS CITY </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> MO </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 64117 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> Exec VP & COO </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2017-09-13 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate> |
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| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value></value> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <value> 99470 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 70.45 </value> |
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| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 43092 </value> |
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| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> by Revocable Trust </value> |
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| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 12542 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
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| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> by 401(k) Plan </value> |
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| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
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| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
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| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 38.43 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2014-03-09 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2022-03-09 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 80000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 80000 </value> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
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| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 44.615 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2015-03-01 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2023-03-01 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 80000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 80000 </value> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 60.37 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2016-03-07 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2024-03-07 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 73000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 73000 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
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| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 70.91 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2017-03-12 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2025-03-12 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 73000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 73000 </value> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
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| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 54.01 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2018-03-11 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2026-03-11 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 140000 </value> |
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| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 140000 </value> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
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| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 55.74 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2019-03-03 </value> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2027-03-03 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 140000 </value> |
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| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 140000 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Restricted Stock Units </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 0.00 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2018-03-05 </value> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2018-03-05 </value> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 2100 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 2100 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | <derivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Restricted Stock Units </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 0.00 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2019-09-01 </value> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2019-09-01 </value> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 70400 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 70400 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeHolding> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Price reflects a weighted-average price for the transaction. Sale of shares took place at actual prices ranging from $70.25 to $70.97. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, Cerner Corporation, or a Cerner shareholder. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Includes 18,000 shares of restricted common stock. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The reporting person's beneficial ownership has been reclassified from "Direct" to "by Revocable Trust". Total beneficial ownership is not affected by the reclassification. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/Shane M. Dawson, by Power of Attorney </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2017-09-15 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |