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0000320193
20151028
10-K
652
The Company is currently evaluating the timing of its adoption and the impact of adopting the new revenue standard on its consolidated financial statements.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
653
Liquidity and Capital Resources The following table presents selected financial information and statistics as of and for the years ended September 26, 2015, September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 (in millions): The Company believes its existing balances of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be suf...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
654
The Company currently anticipates the cash used for future dividends, the share repurchase program and debt repayments will come from its current domestic cash, cash generated from on-going U.S. operating activities and from borrowings.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
655
As of September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities held by foreign subsidiaries were $186.9 billion and $137.1 billion, respectively, and are generally based in U.S. dollar-denominated holdings.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
656
Amounts held by foreign subsidiaries are generally subject to U.S. income taxation on repatriation to the U.S.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
657
The Company’s marketable securities investment portfolio is invested primarily in highly-rated securities and its investment policy generally limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
658
The policy requires investments generally to be investment grade with the objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
659
During 2015, cash generated from operating activities of $81.3 billion was a result of $53.4 billion of net income, non-cash adjustments to net income of $16.2 billion and an increase in the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $11.7 billion.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
660
Cash used in investing activities of $56.3 billion during 2015 consisted primarily of cash used for purchases of marketable securities, net of sales and maturities, of $44.4 billion and cash used to acquire property, plant and equipment of $11.2 billion.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
661
Cash used in financing activities of $17.7 billion during 2015 consisted primarily of cash used to repurchase common stock of $35.3 billion and cash used to pay dividends and dividend equivalents of $11.6 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from the issuance of term debt of $27.1 billion.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
662
During 2014, cash generated from operating activities of $59.7 billion was a result of $39.5 billion of net income, non-cash adjustments to net income of $13.2 billion and an increase in net change in operating assets and liabilities of $7.0 billion.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
663
Cash used in investing activities of $22.6 billion during 2014 consisted primarily of cash used for purchases of marketable securities, net of sales and maturities, of $9.0 billion; cash used to acquire property, plant and equipment of $9.6 billion; and cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $3.8...
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
664
Cash used in financing activities of $37.5 billion during 2014 consisted primarily of cash used to repurchase common stock of $45.0 billion and cash used to pay dividends and dividend equivalents of $11.1 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from the issuance of term debt and commercial paper of $12.0 billion and ...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
665
Apple Inc. | 2015 Form 10-K | 30 Capital Assets The Company’s capital expenditures were $11.2 billion during 2015.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
666
The Company anticipates utilizing approximately $15.0 billion for capital expenditures during 2016, which includes product tooling and manufacturing process equipment; data centers; corporate facilities and infrastructure, including information systems hardware, software and enhancements; and retail store facilities.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
667
Debt In 2014, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to issue unsecured short-term promissory notes (“Commercial Paper”) pursuant to a commercial paper program.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
668
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the commercial paper program for general corporate purposes, including dividends and share repurchases.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
669
As of September 26, 2015, the Company had $8.5 billion of Commercial Paper outstanding, with a weighted-average interest rate of 0.14% and maturities generally less than nine months.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
670
As of September 26, 2015, the Company has outstanding floating- and fixed-rate notes for an aggregate principal amount of $55.7 billion (collectively the “Notes”).
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
671
The Company has entered, and in the future may enter, into interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk on the Notes.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
672
In addition, the Company has entered, and in the future may enter, into currency swaps to manage foreign currency risk on the Notes.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
673
The future principal payments for the Company’s Notes as of September 26, 2015 are as follows (in millions): Further information regarding the Company’s debt issuances and related hedging activity can be found in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Note 2, “Financi...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
674
The Company expects to execute the capital return program by the end of March 2017 by paying dividends and dividend equivalents, repurchasing shares and remitting withheld taxes related to net share settlement of restricted stock units.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
675
To assist in funding its capital return program, the Company expects to continue to access the debt markets, both domestically and internationally.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
676
As of September 26, 2015, $104 billion of the share repurchase program has been utilized.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
677
The Company’s share repurchase program does not obligate it to acquire any specific number of shares.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
678
Under the program, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
679
In April 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors raised the quarterly cash dividend by 11%.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
680
The Company plans to increase its dividend on an annual basis subject to declaration by the Board of Directors.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
681
The following table presents the Company’s dividends, dividend equivalents, share repurchases and net share settlement activity from the start of the capital return program in August 2012 through September 26, 2015 (in millions): Apple Inc. | 2015 Form 10-K | 31 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligation...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
682
The following table presents certain payments due by the Company under contractual obligations with minimum firm commitments as of September 26, 2015, and excludes amounts already recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, except for term debt (in millions): Operating Leases The Company’s major facility leases are typ...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
683
As of September 26, 2015, the Company had a total of 463 retail stores.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
684
Leases for retail space are for terms ranging from five to 20 years, the majority of which are for 10 years, and often contain multi-year renewal options.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
685
As of September 26, 2015, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases were $6.3 billion, of which $3.6 billion related to leases for retail space.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
686
Purchase Commitments The Company utilizes several outsourcing partners to manufacture sub-assemblies for the Company’s products and to perform final assembly and testing of finished products.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
687
These outsourcing partners acquire components and build product based on demand information supplied by the Company, which typically covers periods up to 150 days.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
688
The Company also obtains individual components for its products from a wide variety of individual suppliers.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
689
Consistent with industry practice, the Company acquires components through a combination of purchase orders, supplier contracts, and open orders based on projected demand information.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
690
Where appropriate, the purchases are applied to inventory component prepayments that are outstanding with the respective supplier.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
691
As of September 26, 2015, the Company had outstanding off-balance sheet third-party manufacturing commitments and component purchase commitments of $29.5 billion.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
692
Other Obligations The Company’s other off-balance sheet obligations were comprised of commitments to acquire capital assets, including product tooling and manufacturing process equipment, and commitments related to inventory prepayments, advertising, licensing, R&D, internet and telecommunications services, energy and ...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
693
The Company’s other non-current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist primarily of deferred tax liabilities, gross unrecognized tax benefits and the related gross interest and penalties.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
694
As of September 26, 2015, the Company had non-current deferred tax liabilities of $24.1 billion.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
695
Additionally, as of September 26, 2015, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $6.9 billion and an additional $1.3 billion for gross interest and penalties classified as non-current liabilities.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
696
At this time, the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments in individual years in connection with these tax liabilities; therefore, such amounts are not included in the above contractual obligation table.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
697
Indemnification The Company generally does not indemnify end-users of its operating system and application software against legal claims that the software infringes third-party intellectual property rights.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
698
Other agreements entered into by the Company sometimes include indemnification provisions under which the Company could be subject to costs and/or damages in the event of an infringement claim against the Company or an indemnified third-party.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
699
In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss with respect to indemnification of end-users of its operating system or application software for infringement of third-party intellectual property rights.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
700
The Company did not record a liability for infringement costs related to indemnification as of September 26, 2015 or September 27, 2014.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
701
Apple Inc. | 2015 Form 10-K | 32 In September 2015, the Company introduced the iPhone Upgrade Program, which is available to customers who purchase an iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in one of its U.S. physical retail stores and activate the purchased iPhone with one of the four national carriers.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
702
The iPhone Upgrade Program provides customers the right to trade in that iPhone for a new iPhone, provided certain conditions are met.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
703
One of the conditions of this program requires the customer to finance the initial purchase price of the iPhone with a third-party lender.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
704
Upon exercise of the trade-in right and purchase of a new iPhone, the Company satisfies the customer’s outstanding balance due to the third-party lender on the original device.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
705
The Company accounts for the trade-in right as a guarantee liability and recognizes arrangement revenue net of the fair value of such right with subsequent changes to the guarantee liability recognized within revenue.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
706
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
707
Under these agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify such individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law against liabilities that arise by reason of their status as directors or officers and to advance expenses incurred by such individuals in connection with related legal proceedings.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
708
It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of payments the Company could be required to make under these agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each claim.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
709
However, the Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance coverage to reduce its exposure to such obligations.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
710
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgmen...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
711
Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
712
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
713
Actual results may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
714
Management believes the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates are those related to revenue recognition, valuation and impairment of marketable securities, inventory valuation and valuation of manufacturing-related assets and estimated purchase commitment cancellation fees, warranty costs, income taxes, a...
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
715
Management considers these policies critical because they are both important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and operating results, and they require management to make judgments and estimates about inherently uncertain matters.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
716
The Company’s senior management has reviewed these critical accounting policies and related disclosures with the Audit and Finance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
717
Revenue Recognition Net sales consist primarily of revenue from the sale of hardware, software, digital content and applications, accessories, and service and support contracts.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
718
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is probable.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
719
Product is considered delivered to the customer once it has been shipped and title, risk of loss and rewards of ownership have been transferred.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
720
For most of the Company’s product sales, these criteria are met at the time the product is shipped.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
721
For online sales to individuals, for some sales to education customers in the U.S., and for certain other sales, the Company defers revenue until the customer receives the product because the Company retains a portion of the risk of loss on these sales during transit.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
722
For payment terms in excess of the Company’s standard payment terms, revenue is recognized as payments become due unless the Company has positive evidence that the sales price is fixed or determinable, such as a successful history of collection, without concession, on comparable arrangements.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
723
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of hardware products, software bundled with hardware that is essential to the functionality of the hardware and third-party digital content sold on the iTunes Store in accordance with general revenue recognition accounting guidance.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
724
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with industry-specific software accounting guidance for the following types of sales transactions: (i) standalone sales of software products, (ii) sales of software upgrades and (iii) sales of software bundled with hardware not essential to the functionality of the hardware.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
725
For multi-element arrangements that include hardware products containing software essential to the hardware product’s functionality, undelivered software elements that relate to the hardware product’s essential software and/or undelivered non-software services, the Company allocates revenue to all deliverables based on...
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
726
In such circumstances, the Company uses a hierarchy to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to deliverables: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value (“VSOE”), (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”) and (iii) best estimate of selling price (“ESP”).
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
727
VSOE generally exists only when the Company sells the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
728
ESPs reflect the Company’s best estimates of what the selling prices of elements would be if they were sold regularly on a stand-alone basis.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
729
Apple Inc. | 2015 Form 10-K | 33 For sales of qualifying versions of iOS devices, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, the Company has indicated it may from time to time provide future unspecified software upgrades to the device’s essential software and/or non-software services free of charge.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
730
Because the Company has neither VSOE nor TPE for the unspecified software upgrade rights or the non-software services, revenue is allocated to these rights and services based on the Company’s ESPs.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
731
Revenue allocated to the unspecified software upgrade rights and non-software services based on the Company’s ESPs is deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period the software upgrades and non-software services are expected to be provided.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
732
The Company’s process for determining ESPs involves management’s judgment and considers multiple factors that may vary over time depending upon the unique facts and circumstances related to each deliverable.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
733
Should future facts and circumstances change, the Company’s ESPs and the future rate of related amortization for unspecified software upgrades and non-software services related to future sales of these devices could change.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
734
Factors subject to change include the unspecified software upgrade rights and non-software services offered, the estimated value of unspecified software upgrade rights and non-software services and the estimated period unspecified software upgrades and non-software services are expected to be provided.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
735
The Company records reductions to revenue for estimated commitments related to price protection and other customer incentive programs.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
736
For transactions involving price protection, the Company recognizes revenue net of the estimated amount to be refunded, provided the refund amount can be reasonably and reliably estimated and the other conditions for revenue recognition have been met.
0001193125-15-356351/full-submission.txt
0000320193
20151028
10-K
737
The Company’s policy requires that, if refunds cannot be reliably estimated, revenue is not recognized until reliable estimates can be made or the price protection lapses.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
738
For the Company’s other customer incentive programs, the estimated cost is recognized at the later of the date at which the Company has sold the product or the date at which the program is offered.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
739
The Company also records reductions to revenue for expected future product returns based on the Company’s historical experience.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
740
Future market conditions and product transitions may require the Company to increase customer incentive programs that could result in reductions to future revenue.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
741
Additionally, certain customer incentive programs require management to estimate the number of customers who will actually redeem the incentive.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
742
Management’s estimates are based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of particular incentive programs.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
743
If a greater than estimated proportion of customers redeems such incentives, the Company would be required to record additional reductions to revenue, which would have an adverse impact on the Company’s operating results.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
744
Valuation and Impairment of Marketable Securities The Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
745
Unrealized gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of securities are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
746
Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities impact the Company’s net income only when such securities are sold or an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
747
Realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are determined by specific identification of each security’s cost basis.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
748
The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio to determine if any security is other-than-temporarily impaired, which would require the Company to record an impairment charge in the period any such determination is made.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
749
In making this judgment, the Company evaluates, among other things, the duration and extent to which the fair value of a security is less than its cost; the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto; and the Company’s intent to sell, or whether it will more likely than not be required to sell, the secur...
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
750
The Company’s assessment on whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired could change in the future due to new developments or changes in assumptions related to any particular security, which would have an adverse impact on the Company’s operating results.
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0000320193
20151028
10-K
751
Inventory Valuation and Valuation of Manufacturing-Related Assets and Estimated Purchase Commitment Cancellation Fees The Company must purchase components and build inventory in advance of product shipments and has invested in manufacturing-related assets, including capital assets held at its suppliers’ facilities.
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