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Illumina, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/3/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 5/5/22, at 4:09pm ET · For: 4/3/22 · Accession #: 1110803-22-21 · File #: 1-35406

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

 5/05/22  Illumina, Inc.                    10-Q        4/03/22   68:7.4M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
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11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     73K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    121K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    116K 
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     41K 
                Income                                                           
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders?  HTML    103K 
                Equity                                                           
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    120K 
17: R7          Organization and Significant Accounting Policies    HTML     45K 
18: R8          Revenue                                             HTML     59K 
19: R9          Investments and Fair Value Measurements             HTML     91K 
20: R10         Debt                                                HTML     58K 
21: R11         Stockholders? Equity                                HTML     74K 
22: R12         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details                  HTML     58K 
23: R13         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML     34K 
24: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML     26K 
25: R15         Segment Information                                 HTML     55K 
26: R16         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies    HTML     44K 
                (Policies)                                                       
27: R17         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies    HTML     30K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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29: R19         Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)    HTML     85K 
30: R20         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     42K 
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32: R22         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details (Tables)         HTML     69K 
33: R23         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     50K 
34: R24         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies -  HTML     44K 
                Narrative - Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in                 
                2022 (Details)                                                   
35: R25         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies -  HTML     30K 
                Summary of Calculation of Weighted Average Shares                
                used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings Per                 
                Share (Details)                                                  
36: R26         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)       HTML     55K 
37: R27         Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation          HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
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39: R29         Investments and Fair Value Measurements -           HTML     97K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
40: R30         Investments and Fair Value Measurements -           HTML     26K 
                Marketable Equity Securities (Details)                           
41: R31         Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Fair      HTML     60K 
                Value Hierarchy of Assets and Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
42: R32         Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Changes   HTML     36K 
                in Estimated Fair Value of Acquisition Related                   
                Contingent Consideration Liabilities (Details)                   
43: R33         Debt - Summary of Term Debt Obligations (Details)   HTML     44K 
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48: R38         Stockholders? Equity - Summary of Stock Option      HTML     43K 
                Activity Under all Stock Option Plans (Details)                  
49: R39         Stockholders? Equity - Narrative - Liability -      HTML     33K 
                Classified Award (Details)                                       
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                Awards (Details)                                                 
51: R41         Stockholders? Equity - Narrative - Employee Stock   HTML     29K 
                Purchase Plan (Details)                                          
52: R42         Stockholders? Equity - Narrative - Share            HTML     28K 
                Repurchases (Details)                                            
53: R43         Stockholders? Equity - Summary of Share-based       HTML     51K 
                Compensation Expense for all Stock Awards                        
                (Details)                                                        
54: R44         Stockholders? Equity- Summary of Assumptions Used   HTML     47K 
                to Estimate the Weighted Average Fair Value Per                  
                Share (Details)                                                  
55: R45         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of    HTML     28K 
                Accounts Receivable (Details)                                    
56: R46         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details - Summary of     HTML     33K 
                Inventory (Details)                                              
57: R47         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details - Summary of     HTML     36K 
                Accrued Liabilities (Details)                                    
58: R48         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details - Summary of     HTML     28K 
                Changes in Reserve for Product Warranties                        
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59: R49         Supplemental Balance Sheet Details - Narrative -    HTML     28K 
                Warranties (Details)                                             
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                Derivatives (Details)                                            
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Illumina, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/3/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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