Securities and Exchange Commission

Research and Development Expense

The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

Compare To Other Companies

Annual (USD)

Value	Reported On	Form	FY	FP	Start Date	End Date	Fiscal Period
$218,500,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2010-01-01	2010-12-31	CY2010
$238,400,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2011-01-01	2011-12-31	CY2011
$225,600,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2012-01-01	2012-12-31	CY2012

Quarterly (USD)

Value	Reported On	Form	FY	FP	Start Date	End Date	Fiscal Period
$61,000,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2011-07-01	2011-09-30	CY2011Q3
$59,600,000.00	2013-05-08	10-Q	2013	Q1	2012-01-01	2012-03-31	CY2012Q1
$53,500,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2012-07-01	2012-09-30	CY2012Q3
$53,500,000.00	2013-05-08	10-Q	2013	Q1	2013-01-01	2013-03-31	CY2013Q1

All Reported Research and Development Expense (USD)

Value	Reported On	Form	FY	FP	Start Date	End Date	Fiscal Period
$218,500,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2010-01-01	2010-12-31	CY2010
$173,500,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2011-01-01	2011-09-30
$61,000,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2011-07-01	2011-09-30	CY2011Q3
$238,400,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2011-01-01	2011-12-31	CY2011
$59,600,000.00	2013-05-08	10-Q	2013	Q1	2012-01-01	2012-03-31	CY2012Q1
$170,300,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2012-01-01	2012-09-30
$53,500,000.00	2012-11-06	10-Q	2012	Q3	2012-07-01	2012-09-30	CY2012Q3
$225,600,000.00	2013-02-27	10-K	2012	FY	2012-01-01	2012-12-31	CY2012
$53,500,000.00	2013-05-08	10-Q	2013	Q1	2013-01-01	2013-03-31	CY2013Q1