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10-K
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Lease costs associated with fixed payments on the Company’s operating leases were $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion for 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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10-K
742
Lease costs associated with variable payments on the Company’s leases were $12.9 billion and $9.3 billion for 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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10-K
743
Rent expense for operating leases, as previously reported under former lease accounting standards, was $1.3 billion in 2019.
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10-K
744
The Company made $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion of fixed cash payments related to operating leases in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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10-K
745
Noncash activities involving right-of-use (“ROU”) assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities were $3.3 billion for 2021 and $10.5 billion for 2020, including the impact of adopting FASB ASU No.
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746
2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) in the first quarter of 2020.
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10-K
747
The following table shows ROU assets and lease liabilities, and the associated financial statement line items, as of September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020 (in millions): Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 43 Lease liability maturities as of September 25, 2021, are as follows (in millions): The weighted-average remaining...
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748
The discount rate related to the Company’s lease liabilities as of both September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020 was 2.0%.
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10-K
749
The discount rates are generally based on estimates of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, as the discount rates implicit in the Company’s leases cannot be readily determined.
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10-K
750
As of September 25, 2021, the Company had $1.1 billion of future payments under additional leases, primarily for corporate facilities and retail space, that had not yet commenced.
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10-K
751
These leases will commence between 2022 and 2023, with lease terms ranging from 3 years to 20 years.
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10-K
752
Note 7 - Debt Commercial Paper and Repurchase Agreements The Company issues unsecured short-term promissory notes (“Commercial Paper”) pursuant to a commercial paper program.
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753
The Company uses net proceeds from the commercial paper program for general corporate purposes, including dividends and share repurchases.
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10-K
754
As of September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020, the Company had $6.0 billion and $5.0 billion of Commercial Paper outstanding, respectively, with maturities generally less than nine months.
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10-K
755
The weighted-average interest rate of the Company’s Commercial Paper was 0.06% and 0.62% as of September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020, respectively.
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10-K
756
The following table provides a summary of cash flows associated with the issuance and maturities of Commercial Paper for 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in millions): In 2020, the Company entered into agreements to sell certain of its marketable securities with a promise to repurchase the securities at a specified time and amount...
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10-K
757
Due to the Company’s continuing involvement with the marketable securities, the Company accounted for its Repos as collateralized borrowings.
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10-K
758
The Company entered into $5.2 billion of Repos during 2020, all of which had been settled as of September 26, 2020.
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20211029
10-K
759
Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 44 Term Debt As of September 25, 2021, the Company had outstanding floating- and fixed-rate notes with varying maturities for an aggregate principal amount of $118.1 billion (collectively the “Notes”).
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760
The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and interest is payable in arrears.
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10-K
761
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s term debt as of September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020: To manage interest rate risk on certain of its U.S. dollar-denominated fixed- or floating-rate notes, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps to effectively convert the fixed interest rates to flo...
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10-K
762
Additionally, to manage foreign currency risk on certain of its foreign currency-denominated notes, the Company has entered into foreign currency swaps to effectively convert these notes to U.S. dollar-denominated notes.
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10-K
763
The effective interest rates for the Notes include the interest on the Notes, amortization of the discount or premium and, if applicable, adjustments related to hedging.
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10-K
764
The Company recognized $2.6 billion, $2.8 billion and $3.2 billion of interest expense on its term debt for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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10-K
765
The future principal payments for the Company’s Notes as of September 25, 2021, are as follows (in millions): As of September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s Notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was $125.3 billion and $117.1 billion, respectively.
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10-K
766
Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 45 Note 8 - Shareholders’ Equity Share Repurchase Program As of September 25, 2021, the Company was authorized to purchase up to $315 billion of the Company’s common stock under a share repurchase program (the “Program”).
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10-K
767
During 2021, the Company repurchased 656 million shares of its common stock for $85.5 billion, including 36 million shares delivered under a $5.0 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement entered into in May 2021, bringing the total utilization under the Program to $254.1 billion as of September 25, 2021.
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768
The Program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares.
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Under the Program, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
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10-K
770
Shares of Common Stock The following table shows the changes in shares of common stock for 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands): Note 9 - Benefit Plans 2014 Employee Stock Plan The 2014 Employee Stock Plan (the “2014 Plan”) is a shareholder-approved plan that provides for broad-based equity grants to employees, including...
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771
RSUs granted under the 2014 Plan generally vest over four years, based on continued employment, and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.
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10-K
772
RSUs granted under the 2014 Plan reduce the number of shares available for grant under the plan by a factor of two times the number of RSUs granted.
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10-K
773
RSUs canceled and shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations increase the number of shares available for grant under the 2014 Plan utilizing a factor of two times the number of RSUs canceled or shares withheld.
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774
All RSUs granted under the 2014 Plan have dividend equivalent rights (“DERs”), which entitle holders of RSUs to the same dividend value per share as holders of common stock.
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DERs are subject to the same vesting and other terms and conditions as the underlying RSUs.
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776
As of September 25, 2021, approximately 760 million shares were reserved for future issuance under the 2014 Plan.
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10-K
777
Shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2003 Employee Stock Plan that expire, are canceled or otherwise terminate, or are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations for RSUs, will also be available for awards under the 2014 Plan.
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10-K
778
Apple Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan The Apple Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (the “Director Plan”) is a shareholder-approved plan that (i) permits the Company to grant awards of RSUs or stock options to the Company’s non-employee directors, (ii) provides for automatic initial grants of RSUs upon a non-em...
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20211029
10-K
779
RSUs granted under the Director Plan reduce the number of shares available for grant under the plan by a factor of two times the number of RSUs granted.
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10-K
780
The Director Plan expires on November 12, 2027.
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10-K
781
All RSUs granted under the Director Plan are entitled to DERs, which are subject to the same vesting and other terms and conditions as the underlying RSUs.
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10-K
782
As of September 25, 2021, approximately 4 million shares were reserved for future issuance under the Director Plan.
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10-K
783
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans During the three months ended September 25, 2021, Section 16 officers Katherine L. Adams, Timothy D. Cook, Luca Maestri, Deirdre O’Brien and Jeffrey Williams had equity trading plans in place in accordance with Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under the Exchange Act.
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10-K
784
An equity trading plan is a written document that preestablishes the amounts, prices and dates (or formula for determining the amounts, prices and dates) of future purchases or sales of the Company’s stock, including shares acquired under the Company’s employee and director equity plans.
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20211029
10-K
785
Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 46 Employee Stock Purchase Plan The Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) is a shareholder-approved plan under which substantially all employees may voluntarily enroll to purchase the Company’s common stock through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the...
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10-K
786
An employee’s payroll deductions under the Purchase Plan are limited to 10% of the employee’s compensation and employees may not purchase more than $25,000 of stock during any calendar year.
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787
As of September 25, 2021, approximately 96 million shares were reserved for future issuance under the Purchase Plan.
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788
401(k) Plan The Company’s 401(k) Plan is a deferred salary arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Under the 401(k) Plan, participating U.S. employees may defer a portion of their pretax earnings, up to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service annual contribution limit ($19,500 for calendar year 2021).
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10-K
790
The Company matches 50% to 100% of each employee’s contributions, depending on length of service, up to a maximum of 6% of the employee’s eligible earnings.
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20211029
10-K
791
Restricted Stock Units A summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows: The fair value as of the respective vesting dates of RSUs was $19.0 billion, $10.8 billion and $8.6 billion for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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10-K
792
The majority of RSUs that vested in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were net share settled such that the Company withheld shares with a value equivalent to the employees’ obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes, and remitted the cash to the appropriate taxing authorities.
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10-K
793
The total shares withheld were approximately 53 million, 56 million and 59 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and were based on the value of the RSUs on their respective vesting dates as determined by the Company’s closing stock price.
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10-K
794
Total payments for the employees’ tax obligations to taxing authorities were $6.8 billion, $3.9 billion and $3.0 billion in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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20211029
10-K
795
Share-Based Compensation The following table shows share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in millions): As of September 25, 2021, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding RSUs and stock opt...
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10-K
796
Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 47 Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies Accrued Warranty and Guarantees The following table shows changes in the Company’s accrued warranties and related costs for 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in millions): The Company offers an iPhone Upgrade Program, which is available to customers who purcha...
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797
The iPhone Upgrade Program provides customers the right to trade in that iPhone for a specified amount when purchasing a new iPhone, provided certain conditions are met.
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10-K
798
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 net sales.
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799
Concentrations in the Available Sources of Supply of Materials and Product Although most components essential to the Company’s business are generally available from multiple sources, certain components are currently obtained from single or limited sources.
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800
The Company also competes for various components with other participants in the markets for smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories.
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10-K
801
Therefore, many components used by the Company, including those that are available from multiple sources, are at times subject to industry-wide shortage and significant commodity pricing fluctuations.
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10-K
802
The Company uses some custom components that are not commonly used by its competitors, and new products introduced by the Company often utilize custom components available from only one source.
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10-K
803
When a component or product uses new technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers’ yields have matured or their manufacturing capacities have increased.
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804
The continued availability of these components at acceptable prices, or at all, may be affected if suppliers decide to concentrate on the production of common components instead of components customized to meet the Company’s requirements.
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10-K
805
The Company has entered into agreements for the supply of many components; however, there can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to extend or renew these agreements on similar terms, or at all.
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806
Substantially all of the Company’s hardware products are manufactured by outsourcing partners that are located primarily in Asia, with some Mac computers manufactured in the U.S. and Ireland.
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807
Unconditional Purchase Obligations The Company has entered into certain off-balance sheet commitments that require the future purchase of goods or services (“unconditional purchase obligations”).
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808
The Company’s unconditional purchase obligations primarily consist of payments for content creation, Internet and telecommunications services and supplier arrangements.
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10-K
809
Future payments under noncancelable unconditional purchase obligations having a remaining term in excess of one year as of September 25, 2021, are as follows (in millions): Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 48 Contingencies The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary cour...
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10-K
810
The outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain.
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811
When a loss related to a legal proceeding or claim is probable and reasonably estimable, the Company accrues its best estimate for the ultimate resolution of the matter.
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10-K
812
If one or more legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts above management’s expectations, the Company’s financial condition and operating results for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.
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10-K
813
In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable possibility the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss greater than a recorded accrual, concerning loss contingencies for asserted legal and other claims, except for the following matters: VirnetX VirnetX, Inc. (“VirnetX”) filed a ...
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814
On April 11, 2018, a jury returned a verdict against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Eastern Texas District Court”).
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815
The Company appealed the verdict to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which remanded the case back to the Eastern Texas District Court, where a retrial was held in October 2020.
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816
The jury returned a verdict against the Company and awarded damages of $503 million, which the Company has appealed.
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817
The Company has challenged the validity of the patents at issue in the retrial at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”), and the PTO has declared the patents invalid, subject to further appeal by VirnetX.
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818
iOS Performance Management Cases On April 5, 2018, several U.S. federal actions alleging violation of consumer protection laws, fraud, computer intrusion and other causes of action related to the Company’s performance management feature used in its iPhone operating systems, introduced to certain iPhones in iOS updates ...
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10-K
819
On February 28, 2020, the parties in the Multidistrict Litigation reached a settlement to resolve the U.S. federal and California state class actions.
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820
On March 18, 2021, the Northern California District Court granted final approval of the Multidistrict Litigation settlement, which will result in an aggregate payment of $310 million to settle all claims.
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821
The Company continues to believe that its iPhones were not defective, that the performance management feature introduced with iOS updates 10.2.1 and 11.2 was intended to, and did, improve customers’ user experience, and that the Company did not make any misleading statements or fail to disclose any material information...
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822
French Competition Authority On March 16, 2020, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) announced its decision that aspects of the Company’s sales and distribution practices in France violate French competition law, and issued a fine of €1.1 billion.
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The Company strongly disagrees with the FCA’s decision, and has appealed.
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Optis Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and related entities (“Optis”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the Company alleging that certain of the Company’s products infringe on patents owned by Optis.
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825
On August 11, 2020, a jury returned a verdict against the Company and awarded damages.
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826
In post-trial proceedings, the damages portion of the verdict was set aside.
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827
A retrial on damages was held in August 2021 and the jury in that proceeding awarded damages of $300 million against the Company, which the Company plans to appeal.
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Note 11 - Segment Information and Geographic Data The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach.
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The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable segments.
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The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis.
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The Company’s reportable segments consist of the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan and Rest of Asia Pacific.
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Americas includes both North and South America.
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Europe includes European countries, as well as India, the Middle East and Africa.
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Greater China includes China mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Rest of Asia Pacific includes Australia and those Asian countries not included in the Company’s other reportable segments.
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Although the reportable segments provide similar hardware and software products and similar services, each one is managed separately to better align with the location of the Company’s customers and distribution partners and the unique market dynamics of each geographic region.
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The accounting policies of the various segments are the same as those described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Apple Inc. | 2021 Form 10-K | 49 The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments based on net sales and operating income.
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Net sales for geographic segments are generally based on the location of customers and sales through the Company’s retail stores located in those geographic locations.
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Operating income for each segment includes net sales to third parties, related cost of sales and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment.
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Advertising expenses are generally included in the geographic segment in which the expenditures are incurred.
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