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Broadcom Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 10/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 12/17/21, at 4:42pm ET   ·   For:  10/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1730168-21-153   ·   File #:  1-38449

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12/17/21  Broadcom Inc.                     10-K       10/31/21  110:16M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     50K 
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18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     50K 
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20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity Consolidated      HTML    113K 
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22: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     78K 
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28: R15         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     66K 
29: R16         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML    216K 
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32: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    121K 
33: R20         Segment Information                                 HTML     66K 
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41: R28         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    101K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Disaggregation) (Details)                                       
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59: R46         Acquisitions (Purchase Price Allocation) (Details)  HTML     82K 
60: R47         Acquisitions (Intangible Assets) (Details)          HTML     73K 
61: R48         Acquisitions (IPR&D) (Details)                      HTML     45K 
62: R49         Acquisitions (Unaudited Pro Forma Information)      HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R50         Supplemental Financial Information (Cash            HTML     37K 
                Equivalents) (Details)                                           
64: R51         Supplemental Financial Information Supplemental     HTML     32K 
                Financial Information (Accounts Receivable                       
                Factoring) (Details)                                             
65: R52         Supplemental Financial Information (Inventory)      HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R53         Supplemental Financial Information (Property,       HTML     49K 
                Plant and Equipment, Net) (Details)                              
67: R54         Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current   HTML     35K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
68: R55         Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current   HTML     39K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
69: R56         Supplemental Financial Information (Other LT        HTML     37K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
70: R57         Supplemental Financial Information Other Income     HTML     40K 
                and Expenses (Details)                                           
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                Rollforward) (Details)                                           
73: R60         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets)  HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                amortization) (Details)                                          
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76: R63         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     98K 
77: R64         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits (Net  HTML     53K 
                Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost) (Details)                        
78: R65         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     99K 
                (Funded Status) (Details)                                        
79: R66         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     48K 
                (Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan                     
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80: R67         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     46K 
                (Obligations Less Than Fair Value of Plan Assets)                
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Expected Future Benefit Payments) (Details)                     
82: R69         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     80K 
                (Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets) (Details)                
83: R70         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     41K 
                (Plan Asset Allocations) (Details)                               
84: R71         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     62K 
                (Assumptions) (Details)                                          
85: R72         Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits       HTML     44K 
                (Textual) (Details)                                              
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88: R75         Stockholders' Equity (Equity Information)           HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R76         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends) (Details)          HTML     37K 
90: R77         Stockholders' Equity (Stock Repurchase Program)     HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R78         Stockholders' Equity (Equity Incentive Award        HTML     58K 
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                Expense) (Details)                                               
93: R80         Stockholders' Equity (Market-Based Awards           HTML     40K 
                Weighted-Average Assumptions) (Details)                          
94: R81         Stockholders' Equity (Restricted Stock Unit         HTML     63K 
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95: R82         Stockholders' Equity (Stock Option Awards)          HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R83         Income Taxes (Components of Income from Continuing  HTML     39K 
                Operations Before Income Taxes) (Details)                        
97: R84         Income Taxes (Components of Provision for (Benefit  HTML     57K 
                from) Income Taxes) (Details)                                    
98: R85         Income Taxes (Rate Reconciliation) (Details)        HTML     56K 
99: R86         Income Taxes (Summary of Deferred Income Taxes)     HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R87         Income Taxes (Schedule of Unrecognized Tax          HTML     45K  
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101: R88         Income Taxes (Textual) (Details)                    HTML     72K  
102: R89         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     74K  
103: R90         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     71K  
104: R91         Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges      HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R92         Subsequent Events (Cash Dividends Declared)         HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
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