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Broadcom Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 5/3/20 – ‘JSON’

On:  Friday, 6/12/20, at 4:42pm ET   ·   For:  5/3/20   ·   Accession #:  1730168-20-109   ·   File #:  1-38449

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 6/12/20  Broadcom Inc.                     10-Q        5/03/20   82:12M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.37M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer        HTML     29K 
                Pursuant to Rule 13A-14                                          
 3: EX-31.2     Certification of Principal Financial Officer        HTML     29K 
                Pursuant to Rule 13A-14                                          
 4: EX-32.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer        HTML     26K 
                Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350                               
 5: EX-32.2     Certification of Principal Financial Officer        HTML     26K 
                Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350                               
64: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     82K 
42: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited   HTML    102K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited   HTML     45K 
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited                
                - (Parenthetical)                                                
57: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -   HTML    134K 
                Unaudited                                                        
65: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     41K 
                Income - Unaudited                                               
43: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -   HTML    110K 
                Unaudited                                                        
15: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'   HTML    101K 
                Equity Condensed Consolidated Statement of                       
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
56: R8          Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant     HTML     38K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
68: R9          Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    146K 
49: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML     84K 
77: R11         Supplemental Financial Information                  HTML     89K 
29: R12         Leases (Notes)                                      HTML     86K 
21: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    117K 
50: R14         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     95K 
78: R15         Borrowings                                          HTML    164K 
30: R16         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    112K 
22: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     32K 
51: R18         Segment Information                                 HTML     69K 
76: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     79K 
45: R20         Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges      HTML     50K 
18: R21         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     27K 
62: R22         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant     HTML     59K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
72: R23         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML    139K 
46: R24         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     81K 
19: R25         Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)         HTML     93K 
63: R26         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     87K 
73: R27         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    124K 
44: R28         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     93K 
20: R29         Borrowings (Tables)                                 HTML    150K 
25: R30         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    116K 
32: R31         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     63K 
75: R32         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     59K 
48: R33         Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges      HTML     48K 
                (Tables)                                                         
24: R34         Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant     HTML     34K 
                Accounting Policies (Textuals) (Details)                         
31: R35         Revenue from Contracts with Customers 1 (Details)   HTML     49K 
74: R36         Revenue from Contracts with Customers 2 (Details)   HTML     34K 
47: R37         Revenue from Contracts with Customers 3 (Textuals)  HTML     25K 
                (Details)                                                        
23: R38         Acquisitions 1 (Details)                            HTML     38K 
33: R39         Acquisitions 2 (Details)                            HTML     50K 
13: R40         Acquisitions 3 (Details)                            HTML     45K 
38: R41         Acquisitions 4 (Details)                            HTML     54K 
70: R42         Supplemental Financial Information (Cash            HTML     31K 
                Equivalents) (Details)                                           
61: R43         Supplemental Financial Information (Accounts        HTML     26K 
                Receivable Factoring) (Details)                                  
12: R44         Supplemental Financial Information (Inventory)      HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
37: R45         Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current   HTML     30K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
69: R46         Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current   HTML     31K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
58: R47         Supplemental Financial Information (Other           HTML     32K 
                Long-Term Liabilities) (Details)                                 
11: R48         Supplemental Financial Information (Other Income)   HTML     25K 
                (Details)                                                        
39: R49         Supplemental Financial Information (Supplemental    HTML     32K 
                Cash Flow) (Details)                                             
35: R50         Leases (Details)                                    HTML    129K 
26: R51         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Goodwill            HTML     42K 
                Rollforward) (Details)                                           
52: R52         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets)  HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R53         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Asset    HTML     40K 
                Amortization) (Details)                                          
36: R54         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Asset    HTML     36K 
                Life) (Details)                                                  
27: R55         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     88K 
53: R56         Borrowings (Details)                                HTML    282K 
81: R57         Borrowings (Future Principal Payments) (Details)    HTML     41K 
34: R58         Stockholders' Equity (Additional Information)       HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
28: R59         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends and Distributions)  HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R60         Stockholders' Equity (Stock-based Compensation      HTML     42K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
66: R61         Stockholders' Equity (RSU Activity) (Details)       HTML     52K 
40: R62         Stockholders' Equity (Stock Option Activity)        HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
16: R63         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     41K 
55: R64         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     58K 
67: R65         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    101K 
41: R66         Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges      HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
17: R67         Subsequent Events - Cash Dividends (Details)        HTML     40K 
79: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    152K 
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82: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     92K 
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                    },
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                    },
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                    },
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                    },
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                        }
                    },
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                    },
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                    },
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