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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.
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1,072
While the Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance coverage, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise.
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1,073
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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In addition, the Company competes for various components with other participants in the markets for mobile communication and media devices and personal computers.
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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 that could materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and operating results.
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Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 60 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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1,077
When a component or product uses new technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers’ yields have matured or manufacturing capacity has increased.
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1,078
If the Company’s supply of components for a new or existing product were delayed or constrained, or if an outsourcing partner delayed shipments of completed products to the Company, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.
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1,079
The Company’s business and financial performance could also be materially adversely affected depending on the time required to obtain sufficient quantities from the original source, or to identify and obtain sufficient quantities from an alternative source.
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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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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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Therefore, the Company remains subject to significant risks of supply shortages and price increases that could materially adversely affect its financial condition and operating results.
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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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A significant concentration of this manufacturing is currently performed by a small number of outsourcing partners, often in single locations.
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1,085
Certain of these outsourcing partners are single-sourced suppliers of components and manufacturers for many of the Company’s products.
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1,086
Although the Company works closely with its outsourcing partners on manufacturing schedules, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected if its outsourcing partners were unable to meet their production commitments.
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1,087
The Company’s manufacturing purchase obligations typically cover its requirements for periods up to 150 days.
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Other Off-Balance Sheet Commitments Operating Leases The Company leases various equipment and facilities, including retail space, under noncancelable operating lease arrangements.
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1,089
The Company does not currently utilize any other off-balance sheet financing arrangements.
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1,090
As of September 29, 2018, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases were $9.6 billion.
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1,091
The Company’s retail store and other facility leases typically have original terms not exceeding 10 years and generally contain multi-year renewal options.
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1,092
Rent expense under all operating leases, including both cancelable and noncancelable leases, was $1.2 billion, $1.1 billion and $939 million in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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1,093
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases having initial or remaining terms in excess of one year as of September 29, 2018, are as follows (in millions): Unconditional Purchase Obligations The Company has entered into certain off-balance sheet arrangements which require the future purchase of g...
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0000320193
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1,094
The Company’s unconditional purchase obligations primarily consist of payments for supplier arrangements, internet and telecommunication services and intellectual property licenses.
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1,095
Future payments under noncancelable unconditional purchase obligations having a remaining term in excess of one year as of September 29, 2018, are as follows (in millions): Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 61 Contingencies The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary cour...
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1,096
If one or more legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial condition and operating results for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.
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1,097
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 in excess of a recorded accrual, with respect to loss contingencies for asserted legal and other claims, except for the following matters: VirnetX VirnetX, Inc. filed two lawsu...
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1,098
On September 30, 2016, a jury returned a verdict in VirnetX I against the Company and awarded damages of $302 million, which later increased to $440 million in post-trial proceedings.
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VirnetX I is currently on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”).
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On April 11, 2018, a jury returned a verdict in VirnetX II against the Company and awarded damages of $503 million.
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1,101
VirnetX II is currently on appeal.
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The Company has challenged the validity of the VirnetX Patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”).
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In response, the PTO has declared the VirnetX Patents invalid.
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VirnetX has appealed, and those appeals are currently pending at the Federal Circuit.
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The Federal Circuit has consolidated the Company’s appeal of the Eastern Texas District Court VirnetX I verdict and VirnetX’s appeals from the PTO invalidity proceedings.
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The Company believes it will prevail on the merits.
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Qualcomm On January 20, 2017, the Company filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Incorporated and affiliated parties (“Qualcomm”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California seeking, among other things, to enjoin Qualcomm from requiring the Company to pay royalties at the rate demanded by Qualcomm.
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1,108
As the Company does not believe the demanded royalty it has historically paid contract manufacturers for each applicable device is fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, and believes it to be invalid and/or overstated in other respects as well, no Qualcomm-related royalty payments have been remitted by the Company to...
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1,109
The Company believes it will prevail on the merits of the case and has accrued its best estimate for the ultimate resolution of this matter.
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Note 10 - 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, 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.” 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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1,122
Advertising expenses are generally included in the geographic segment in which the expenditures are incurred.
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Operating income for each segment excludes other income and expense and certain expenses managed outside the reportable segments.
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Costs excluded from segment operating income include various corporate expenses such as research and development, corporate marketing expenses, certain share-based compensation expenses, income taxes, various nonrecurring charges and other separately managed general and administrative costs.
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The Company does not include intercompany transfers between segments for management reporting purposes.
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Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 62 The following table shows information by reportable segment for 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in millions): A reconciliation of the Company’s segment operating income to the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2018, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in millions): The U.S. and China were the onl...
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There was no single customer that accounted for more than 10% of net sales in 2018, 2017 and 2016.
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Net sales for 2018, 2017 and 2016 and long-lived assets as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 were as follows (in millions): (1) China includes Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Long-lived assets located in China consist primarily of product tooling and manufacturing process equipment and assets related to retail stores and related infrastructure.
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Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 63 Net sales by product for 2018, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in millions): (1) Includes deferrals and amortization of related software upgrade rights and non-software services.
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(2) Includes revenue from Digital Content and Services, AppleCare, Apple Pay, licensing and other services.
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Services net sales in 2018 included a favorable one-time item of $236 million in connection with the final resolution of various lawsuits.
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Services net sales in 2017 included a favorable one-time adjustment of $640 million due to a change in estimate based on the availability of additional supporting information.
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(3) Includes sales of AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories.
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Note 11 - Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) The following tables show a summary of the Company’s quarterly financial information for each of the four quarters of 2018 and 2017 (in millions, except per share amounts): (1) Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each of the ...
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Therefore, the sum of quarterly basic and diluted per share information may not equal annual basic and diluted earnings per share.
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Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 64 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Apple Inc. as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and the re...
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In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Apple Inc. at September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 29, 2018, in conformity with U.S. generally...
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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”), Apple Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Spon...
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Basis for Opinion These financial statements are the responsibility of Apple Inc.’s management.
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Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Apple Inc.’s financial statements based on our audits.
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We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to Apple Inc. in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
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We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
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Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
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Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
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Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
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Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
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We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP We have served as Apple Inc.’s auditor since 2009.
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San Jose, California November 5, 2018 Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 65 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited Apple Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of Se...
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In our opinion, Apple Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2018, based on the COSO criteria.
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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of Apple Inc. as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’...
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Basis for Opinion Apple Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
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Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Apple Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
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We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to Apple Inc. in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
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We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
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Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
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Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in...
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We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. g...
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A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are rec...
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
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Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP San Jose, California November 5, 2018 Apple Inc. | 2018 Form 10-K | 66 Item 9.
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None.
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Item 9A.
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Controls and Procedures Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Based on an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as ...
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Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting princip...
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The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are reco...
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Management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the Company’s internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud.
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