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Twitter, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 4/30/21, at 4:16pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1418091-21-85   ·   File #:  1-36164

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 4/30/21  Twitter, Inc.                     10-Q        3/31/21   82:8.8M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

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                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
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                Periods (Details)                                                
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                - Schedule of Components (Details)                               
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                - Summary of Unrealized Gains and Losses (Details)               
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                (Details)                                                        
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                of Outstanding Derivative Instruments (Details)                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
63: R52         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     38K 
                Estimated Future Amortization Expenses (Details)                 
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                Acquisition (Details)                                            
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Securities (Details)                                             
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                Information (Details)                                            
72: R61         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     93K 
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                (Details)                                                        
74: R63         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of TSR RSUs          HTML     44K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
75: R64         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of RSU Activity      HTML     47K 
                Excluding PRSUs and TSR RSUs (Details)                           
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                Allocated (Details)                                              
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