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The Company does not currently utilize any other off-balance sheet financing arrangements. The major facility leases are generally for terms of one to 20 years and generally provide renewal options for terms of one to five additional years. Leases for retail space are for terms of five to 20 years, the majority of which are for ten years, and often contain multi-year renewal options. As of September&#xA0;26, 2009, the Company&#x2019;s total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases were $1.9 billion, of which $1.5 billion related to leases for retail space. As of March&#xA0;27, 2010, total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases related to leases for retail space increased $200 million to $1.7 billion.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Accrued Warranty and Indemnifications</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following table reconciles changes in the Company&#x2019;s accrued warranties and related costs for the three- and six-month periods ended March&#xA0;27, 2010 and March&#xA0;28, 2009 (in millions):</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px"> &#xA0;</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="68%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Three Months Ended</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Six Months Ended</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>&#xA0;March&#xA0;27,&#xA0;<br /> 2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>&#xA0;March&#xA0;28,&#xA0;<br /> 2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>&#xA0;March&#xA0;27,&#xA0;<br /> 2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>&#xA0;March&#xA0;28,&#xA0;<br /> 2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; 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MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">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. 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. However, the Company has not been required to make any significant payments resulting from such an infringement claim asserted against it or an indemnified third-party and, in the opinion of management, does not have a potential liability related to unresolved infringement claims subject to indemnification that would materially adversely affect its financial condition or operating results. Therefore, the Company did not record a liability for indemnification costs as of either March&#xA0;27, 2010 or September&#xA0;26, 2009.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. 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. 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. However, the Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance coverage to reduce its exposure to such obligations, and payments made under these agreements historically have not materially adversely affected the Company&#x2019;s financial condition or operating results.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Concentrations in the Available Sources of Supply of Materials and Product</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Although most components essential to the Company&#x2019;s business are generally available from multiple sources, certain key components including but not limited to microprocessors, enclosures, certain liquid crystal displays (&#x201C;LCDs&#x201D;), certain optical drives and application-specific integrated circuits (&#x201C;ASICs&#x201D;) are currently obtained by the Company from single or limited sources, which subjects the Company to significant supply and pricing risks. Many of these and other key components that are available from multiple sources including but not limited to NAND flash memory, dynamic random access memory (&#x201C;DRAM&#x201D;) and certain LCDs, are subject at times to industry-wide shortages and significant commodity pricing fluctuations. In addition, the Company has entered into certain agreements for the supply of key components including but not limited to microprocessors, NAND flash memory, DRAM and LCDs at favorable pricing, but there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to extend or renew these agreements on similar favorable terms, or at all, upon expiration or otherwise obtain favorable pricing in the future. Therefore, the Company remains subject to significant risks of supply shortages and/or price increases that can materially adversely affect its financial condition and operating results.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company and other participants in the personal computer, mobile communication and consumer electronics industries also compete for various components with other industries that have experienced increased demand for their products. In addition, the Company uses some custom components that are not common to the rest of the personal computer, mobile communication and consumer electronics industries, and new products introduced by the Company often utilize custom components available from only one source until the Company has evaluated whether there is a need for, and subsequently qualifies, additional suppliers. When a component or product uses new technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers&#x2019; yields have matured or manufacturing capacity has increased. If the Company&#x2019;s supply of a key single-sourced component for a new or existing product were delayed or constrained, if such components were available only at significantly higher prices, or if a key manufacturing vendor delayed shipments of completed products to the Company, the Company&#x2019;s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected. The Company&#x2019;s business and financial performance could also be 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. Continued availability of these components at acceptable prices, or at all, may be affected if those suppliers decided to concentrate on the production of common components instead of components customized to meet the Company&#x2019;s requirements.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Significant portions of the Company&#x2019;s Mac computers, iPhones, iPads, iPods, logic boards and other assembled products are now manufactured by outsourcing partners, primarily in various parts of Asia. A significant concentration of this outsourced manufacturing is currently performed by only a few of the Company&#x2019;s outsourcing partners, often in single locations. Certain of these outsourcing partners are the sole-sourced supplier of components and manufacturing outsourcing for many of the Company&#x2019;s key products including but not limited to final assembly of substantially all of the Company&#x2019;s portable Mac computers, iPhones, iPads, iPods and most of the Company&#x2019;s desktop products. Although the Company works closely with its outsourcing partners on manufacturing schedules, the Company&#x2019;s operating results could be adversely affected if its outsourcing partners were unable to meet their production commitments. The Company&#x2019;s purchase commitments typically cover its requirements for periods ranging from 30 to 150 days.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Contingencies</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company is subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been fully adjudicated, which are discussed in Part II, Item&#xA0;1 of this Form 10-Q under the heading &#x201C;Legal Proceedings.&#x201D; In the opinion of management, the Company does not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceedings and claims that would individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect its financial condition or operating results. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. If the Company failed to prevail in any of these legal matters or if several of these legal matters were resolved against the Company in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular reporting period could be materially adversely affected.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="justify"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Production and marketing of products in certain states and countries may subject the Company to environmental, product safety and other regulations including, in some instances, the requirement to provide customers the ability to return product at the end of its useful life, and place responsibility for environmentally safe disposal or recycling with the Company. Such laws and regulations have been passed in several jurisdictions in which the Company operates, including various countries within Europe and Asia and certain states and provinces within North America. Although the Company does not anticipate any material adverse effects in the future based on the nature of its operations and the thrust of such laws, there is no assurance that such existing laws or future laws will not materially adversely affect the Company&#x2019;s financial condition or operating results.</font></p> </div> Note 7 &#x2013; Commitments and Contingencies Lease Commitments The Company leases various equipment and facilities, including retail space, under false false false Includes disclosure of commitments and contingencies. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. 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