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MKS Instruments Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘EX-18.1’

On:  Friday, 2/26/16, at 2:43pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/15   ·   Accession #:  1193125-16-481436   ·   File #:  0-23621

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

 2/26/16  MKS Instruments Inc               10-K       12/31/15  130:9.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.17M 
 2: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     41K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     38K 
 3: EX-18.1     Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     38K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     67K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    113K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    126K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML     46K 
                Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical)                             
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     99K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    142K 
22: R8          Business Description                                HTML     42K 
23: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     64K 
24: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     71K 
25: R11         Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements           HTML     50K 
26: R12         Investments                                         HTML     82K 
27: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    130K 
28: R14         Derivatives                                         HTML     89K 
29: R15         Inventories                                         HTML     48K 
30: R16         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     51K 
31: R17         Acquisitions                                        HTML     89K 
32: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     83K 
33: R19         Other Assets                                        HTML     50K 
34: R20         Other Liabilities                                   HTML     50K 
35: R21         Product Warranties                                  HTML     47K 
36: R22         Debt                                                HTML     41K 
37: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    117K 
38: R24         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     48K 
39: R25         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    107K 
40: R26         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     42K 
41: R27         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     56K 
42: R28         Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML    157K 
                Significant Customer Information                                 
43: R29         Restructurings                                      HTML     51K 
44: R30         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     55K 
45: R31         Subsequent Event - Announcement of the Acquisition  HTML     41K 
                of Newport Corporation                                           
46: R32         Supplemental Financial Data                         HTML     67K 
47: R33         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     68K 
48: R34         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    129K 
49: R35         Basis of Presentation (Tables)                      HTML     59K 
50: R36         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     83K 
51: R37         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    120K 
52: R38         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML     85K 
53: R39         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     45K 
54: R40         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     50K 
55: R41         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     76K 
56: R42         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     83K 
57: R43         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     50K 
58: R44         Other Liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     49K 
59: R45         Product Warranties (Tables)                         HTML     46K 
60: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    109K 
61: R47         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     95K 
62: R48         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     52K 
63: R49         Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML    152K 
                Significant Customer Information (Tables)                        
64: R50         Restructurings (Tables)                             HTML     46K 
65: R51         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     45K 
66: R52         Supplemental Financial Data (Tables)                HTML     66K 
67: R53         Business Description - Additional Information       HTML     41K 
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68: R54         Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Adjustment in   HTML     49K 
                Balance Sheet Line Items (Detail)                                
69: R55         Basis of Presentation - Summary of Fair Value of    HTML     79K 
                Short-Term Investments (Detail)                                  
70: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    101K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
71: R57         Investments - Fair Value of Investments Classified  HTML     54K 
                as Short-Term Available-for-Sale Investments                     
                (Detail)                                                         
72: R58         Investments - Gross Unrealized Gains and (Losses)   HTML     76K 
                Aggregated by Investment Category Short-Term                     
                Securities (Detail)                                              
73: R59         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     95K 
                of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring                  
                Basis (Detail)                                                   
74: R60         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     44K 
                of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring                  
                Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                   
75: R61         Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     44K 
76: R62         Derivatives - Summary of Primary Net Hedging        HTML     57K 
                Positions and Corresponding Fair Values (Detail)                 
77: R63         Derivatives - Summary of Fair Value Amounts of      HTML     47K 
                Company's Derivative Instruments (Detail)                        
78: R64         Derivatives - Summary of Fair Value Amounts of      HTML     42K 
                Company's Derivative Instruments (Parenthetical)                 
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79: R65         Derivatives - Summary of (Losses) Gains on          HTML     46K 
                Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments                    
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80: R66         Derivatives - Summary of (Losses) Gains on          HTML     41K 
                Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments                
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81: R67         Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail)       HTML     49K 
82: R68         Inventories - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     42K 
83: R69         Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of          HTML     59K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                           
84: R70         Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional          HTML     40K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
85: R71         Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     66K 
86: R72         Acquisitions - Summary of Estimated Fair Value of   HTML     94K 
                Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail)                 
87: R73         Acquisitions - Allocation of Acquired Intangible    HTML     82K 
                Assets and Related Estimates of Useful Lives                     
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88: R74         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Detail)  HTML     57K 
89: R75         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill           HTML     53K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
90: R76         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional         HTML     43K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
91: R77         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     56K 
                (Detail)                                                         
92: R78         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     55K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
93: R79         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated          HTML     51K 
                Amortization Expense (Detail)                                    
94: R80         Other Assets - Schedule of Other Assets (Detail)    HTML     62K 
95: R81         Other Liabilities - Schedule of Other Liabilities   HTML     61K 
                (Detail)                                                         
96: R82         Product Warranties - Product Warranty Activities    HTML     48K 
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R83         Debt - Additional Information (Detail)              HTML     48K 
98: R84         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Company's          HTML     71K 
                Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Federal Statutory Rate                
                (Detail)                                                         
99: R85         Income Taxes - Components of Income from            HTML     74K 
                Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and                    
                Related Provision for Income Taxes (Detail)                      
100: R86         Income Taxes - Significant Components of Deferred   HTML     73K  
                Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Detail)                 
101: R87         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     83K  
102: R88         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and      HTML     50K  
                Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits                 
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103: R89         Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information       HTML     69K  
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R90         Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    151K  
                (Detail)                                                         
105: R91         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity for  HTML     63K  
                RSUs (Detail)                                                    
106: R92         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity for  HTML     58K  
                Options (Detail)                                                 
107: R93         Stock-Based Compensation - Effect of Recording      HTML     54K  
                Stock-Based Compensation (Detail)                                
108: R94         Stock-Based Compensation - Pre-Tax Effect Within    HTML     49K  
                Consolidated Statements of Operations of Recording               
                Stock-Based Compensation (Detail)                                
109: R95         Stock-Based Compensation - Fair Value of            HTML     52K  
                Employees' Purchase Rights Estimated Using                       
                Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model (Detail)                      
110: R96         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     57K  
                (Detail)                                                         
111: R97         Net Income Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic and  HTML     68K  
                Diluted Net Income Per Share (Detail)                            
112: R98         Net Income Per Share - Additional Information       HTML     48K  
                (Detail)                                                         
113: R99         Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     44K  
                Significant Customer Information - Additional                    
                Information (Detail)                                             
114: R100        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     59K  
                Significant Customer Information - Net Revenues by               
                Reportable Segment (Detail)                                      
115: R101        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     95K  
                Significant Customer Information - Reconciliation                
                of Segment Gross Profit to Consolidated Net Income               
                (Detail)                                                         
116: R102        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     58K  
                Significant Customer Information - Schedule of                   
                Capital Expenditures, Depreciation and                           
                Amortization Expense and Segment Assets by                       
                Reportable Segment (Detail)                                      
117: R103        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     63K  
                Significant Customer Information - Schedule of Net               
                Revenues and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic                     
                Regions (Detail)                                                 
118: R104        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     52K  
                Significant Customer Information - Summary of                    
                Goodwill Associated with Reportable Segments                     
                (Detail)                                                         
119: R105        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     52K  
                Significant Customer Information - Worldwide Net                 
                Revenue for Each Group of Products (Detail)                      
120: R106        Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and      HTML     48K  
                Significant Customer Information - Customers with                
                Net Revenues Greater than 10% of Total Net                       
                Revenues (Detail)                                                
121: R107        Restructurings - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     49K  
122: R108        Restructurings - Schedule of Company's              HTML     46K  
                Restructuring Activity (Detail)                                  
123: R109        Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     47K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
124: R110        Commitments and Contingencies - Minimum Lease       HTML     56K  
                Payments under Operating Leases (Detail)                         
125: R111        Subsequent Event - Announcement of the Acquisition  HTML     54K  
                of Newport Corporation - Additional Information                  
                (Detail)                                                         
126: R112        Supplemental Financial Data (Detail)                HTML     65K  
127: R113        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     58K  
                (Detail)                                                         
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128: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    145K  
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‘EX-18.1’   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles


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  EX-18.1  

Exhibit 18.1

February 26, 2016

Board of Directors

MKS Instruments, Inc.

2 Tech Drive, Suite 201

Andover, MA 01810

Dear Directors:

We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to your Form 10-K filing pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

We have audited the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and issued our report thereon dated February 26, 2016. Note 2 to the financial statements describes a change in accounting principle from classifying marketable securities under ASC 210 based on contractual maturity to a classification based on the nature of the securities and the availability of those securities for use in current operations. It should be understood that the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another for the classification of ASC 210 marketable securities has not been addressed in any authoritative accounting literature, and in expressing our concurrence below we have relied on management’s determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable. Based on our reading of management’s stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-K, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company’s circumstances, the adoption of a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts


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