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KVH Industries Inc./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘JSON’

On: Wednesday, 3/3/21, at 4:17pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1007587-21-4 · File #: 0-28082

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

 3/03/21  KVH Industries Inc./DE            10-K       12/31/20  105:11M

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.25M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     29K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     27K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
13: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     90K 
14: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    141K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    106K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     49K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     81K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    133K 
20: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    136K 
21: R9          Marketable Securities                               HTML     48K 
22: R10         Inventories                                         HTML     35K 
23: R11         Property and Equipment                              HTML     42K 
24: R12         Debt and Line of Credit                             HTML     45K 
25: R13         Commitment and Contingencies                        HTML     37K 
26: R14         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    108K 
27: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    109K 
28: R16         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     71K 
29: R17         401(k) Plan                                         HTML     29K 
30: R18         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Asc 606)     HTML     46K 
31: R19         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     65K 
32: R20         Share Buyback Program                               HTML     29K 
33: R21         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     47K 
34: R22         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     30K 
35: R23         Legal Matters                                       HTML     37K 
36: R24         Leases                                              HTML    114K 
37: R25         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     55K 
38: R26         Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited)             HTML    103K 
39: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    160K 
                (Policies)                                                       
40: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Tables)                                                         
41: R29         Marketable Securities (Tables)                      HTML     47K 
42: R30         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     35K 
43: R31         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     41K 
44: R32         Debt and Line of Credit (Tables)                    HTML     38K 
45: R33         Commitment and Contingencies (Tables)               HTML     33K 
46: R34         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    106K 
47: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    111K 
48: R36         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     71K 
49: R37         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Asc 606)     HTML     37K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R38         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML     57K 
51: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     44K 
52: R40         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     55K 
53: R41         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     58K 
54: R42         Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited) (Tables)    HTML    103K 
55: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    117K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
56: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     33K 
                Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Rollforward                      
                (Details)                                                        
57: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     33K 
                Product Warranty (Details)                                       
58: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     30K 
                Research and Development (Details)                               
59: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     36K 
                Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Details)                    
60: R48         Marketable Securities (Details)                     HTML     43K 
61: R49         Marketable Securities - Maturity Schedule           HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R50         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     36K 
63: R51         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     52K 
64: R52         Debt and Line of Credit - Schedule of Long-Term     HTML     36K 
                debt (Details)                                                   
65: R53         Debt and Line of Credit (Details Textual)           HTML     86K 
66: R54         Commitment and Contingencies - Schedule of          HTML     38K 
                Operating Lease Liabilities and Other Commitments                
                (Details)                                                        
67: R55         Commitment and Contingencies (Details)              HTML     37K 
68: R56         Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)              HTML     88K 
69: R57         Stockholders' Equity - Weighted-Average             HTML     37K 
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
70: R58         Stockholders' Equity - Stock Options Outstanding    HTML     76K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
71: R59         Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock             HTML     51K 
                Outstanding Rollforward (Details)                                
72: R60         Stockholders' Equity - Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     41K 
                Expense (Details)                                                
73: R61         Stockholders' Equity - AOCI Disclosure (Details)    HTML     51K 
74: R62         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R63         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit),        HTML     60K 
                Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation                 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R64         Income Taxes - Income (Loss) From Continuing        HTML     35K 
                Operations Before Income Tax (Details)                           
77: R65         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML     79K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
78: R66         Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     51K 
79: R67         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     38K 
                Benefits (Expenses) (Details)                                    
80: R68         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual)    HTML     62K 
81: R69         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     53K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
82: R70         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Asset   HTML     33K 
                Remaining Useful Life (Details)                                  
83: R71         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Future             HTML     42K 
                Amortization Expense (Details)                                   
84: R72         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangibles        HTML     38K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
85: R73         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill           HTML     34K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
86: R74         401(k) Plan (Details)                               HTML     33K 
87: R75         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Asc 606)     HTML     88K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
88: R76         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) -   HTML     46K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
89: R77         Segment Reporting (Details Textual)                 HTML     38K 
90: R78         Segment Reporting - Net Sales and Operating Income  HTML     61K 
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
91: R79         Segment Reporting - Depreciation and Amortization   HTML     39K 
                Expense (Details)                                                
92: R80         Share Buyback Program (Details)                     HTML     34K 
93: R81         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     42K 
94: R82         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     28K 
95: R83         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     38K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
96: R84         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     62K 
97: R85         Leases - Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments    HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R86         Leases - Future Minimum Finance Lease Payments      HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R87         Leases - Sales-type Lease Future Undiscounted Cash  HTML     44K 
                Flows (Details)                                                  
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