Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, resellers and value-added resellers. In addition, the Company sells a variety of third-party iPhone, iPad, Macintosh (“Mac”), and iPod compatible products including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and supplies through its online and retail stores. The Company sells to consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, education, enterprise and government customers.

Basis of Presentation and Preparation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

These condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2010, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2010 Form 10-K”). Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to the Company’s fiscal years ended in September and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) new accounting standard on consolidation of variable interest entities. This new accounting standard eliminates the mandatory quantitative approach in determining control for evaluating whether variable interest entities need to be consolidated in favor of a qualitative analysis, and requires an ongoing reassessment of control over such entities. The adoption of this new accounting standard did not impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include outstanding options, shares to be purchased under the employee stock purchase plan, and unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted earnings per common share by application of the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, an increase in the fair market value of the Company’s common stock can result in a greater dilutive effect from potentially dilutive securities.

The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in thousands, except net income in millions and per share amounts):

Potentially dilutive securities representing approximately 220,000 shares and 1.3 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010, respectively, and 297,000 shares and 772,000 shares of common stock for the six months ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share for these periods because their effect would have been antidilutive.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Note 2 – Financial Instruments

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

The following tables summarize the Company’s available-for-sale securities’ adjusted cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value by significant investment category recorded as cash and cash equivalents or short-term or long-term marketable securities as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 (in millions):

The net unrealized gains as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 related primarily to long-term marketable securities. The Company may sell certain of its marketable securities prior to their stated maturities for strategic reasons including, but not limited to, anticipation of credit deterioration and duration management. The Company recognized net realized gains of  $41 million and  $56 million during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively. The Company recognized no significant net realized gains or losses during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010. The maturities of the Company’s long-term marketable securities generally range from one year to five years.

As of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010, gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer were not significant.

The Company considers the declines in market value of its marketable securities investment portfolio to be temporary in nature. The Company typically invests in highly-rated securities, and its policy generally limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The Company’s investment policy requires investments to generally be investment grade, primarily rated single-A or better, with the objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss. Fair values were determined for each individual security in the investment portfolio. When evaluating the investments for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto, and the Company’s intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not it will be required to sell, the investment before recovery of the investment’s amortized cost basis. During the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010, the Company did not recognize any significant impairment charges. As of March 26, 2011, the Company does not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivatives to partially offset its business exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. The Company may enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to offset some of the foreign exchange risk on expected future cash flows on certain forecasted revenue and cost of sales, on net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries, and on certain existing assets and liabilities. To help protect gross margins from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar hedge a portion of forecasted foreign currency revenue. The Company’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar and who sell in local currencies may hedge a portion of forecasted inventory purchases not denominated in the subsidiaries’ functional currencies. The Company typically hedges portions of its forecasted foreign currency exposure associated with revenue and inventory purchases for three to six months. To help protect the net investment in a foreign operation from adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company may enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to offset the changes in the carrying amounts of these investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company may also enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to partially offset the foreign currency exchange gains and losses generated by the re-measurement of certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. However, the Company may choose not to hedge certain foreign currency exchange exposures for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, materiality, accounting considerations and the prohibitive economic cost of hedging particular exposures. There can be no assurance the hedges will offset more than a portion of the financial impact resulting from movements in foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company’s accounting policies for these instruments are based on whether the instruments are designated as hedge or non-hedge instruments. The Company records all derivatives on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The effective portions of cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The effective portions of net investment hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income as a part of the cumulative translation adjustment. The ineffective portions of cash flow hedges and net investment hedges are recorded in other income and expense. Derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are adjusted to fair value through earnings in the financial statement line item the derivative relates to.

The Company had a net deferred loss associated with cash flow hedges of approximately  $91 million and  $252 million, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010, respectively. Deferred gains and losses associated with cash flow hedges of foreign currency revenue are recognized as a component of net sales in the same period as the related revenue is recognized, and deferred gains and losses related to cash flow hedges of inventory purchases are recognized as a component of cost of sales in the same period as the related costs are recognized. Substantially all of the Company’s hedged transactions as of March 26, 2011 are expected to occur within six months.

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges must be de-designated as hedges when it is probable the forecasted hedged transaction will not occur in the initially identified time period or within a subsequent two-month time period. Deferred gains and losses in other comprehensive income associated with such derivative instruments are reclassified immediately into earnings through other income and expense. Any subsequent changes in fair value of such derivative instruments are reflected in other income and expense unless they are re-designated as hedges of other transactions. The Company did not recognize any significant net gains or losses related to the loss of hedge designation on discontinued cash flow hedges during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010.

The Company’s unrealized net gains and losses on net investment hedges, included in the cumulative translation adjustment account of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), were not significant as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010, respectively. The ineffective portions and amounts excluded from the effectiveness test of net investment hedges are recorded in other income and expense.

The Company recognized in earnings a net loss on foreign currency forward and option contracts not designated as hedging instruments of  $84 million and  $55 million during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively, and a net gain on foreign currency forward and option contracts not designated as hedging instruments of  $24 million and a net loss of  $10 million during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, respectively. These amounts recorded in other income and expense represent the net gain or loss on the derivative contracts and do not include changes in the related exposures, which generally offset a portion of the gain or loss on the derivative contracts.

The following table summarizes the notional principal amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments and credit risk amounts associated with outstanding or unsettled derivative instruments as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 (in millions):

The notional principal amounts for outstanding derivative instruments provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding and does not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to credit or market loss. The credit risk amounts represent the Company’s gross exposure to potential accounting loss on derivative instruments that are outstanding or unsettled if all counterparties failed to perform according to the terms of the contract, based on then-current currency exchange rates at each respective date. The Company’s gross exposure on these transactions may be further mitigated by collateral received from certain counterparties. The Company’s exposure to credit loss and market risk will vary over time as a function of currency exchange rates. Although the table above reflects the notional principal and credit risk amounts of the Company’s foreign exchange instruments, it does not reflect the gains or losses associated with the exposures and transactions that the foreign exchange instruments are intended to hedge. The amounts ultimately realized upon settlement of these financial instruments, together with the gains and losses on the underlying exposures, will depend on actual market conditions during the remaining life of the instruments.

The Company generally enters into master netting arrangements, which reduce credit risk by permitting net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty. To further limit credit risk, the Company generally enters into collateral security arrangements that provide for collateral to be received or posted when the net fair value of certain financial instruments fluctuates from contractually established thresholds. The Company presents its derivative assets and derivative liabilities at their gross fair values. As of March 26, 2011, the Company posted cash collateral related to the derivative instruments under its collateral security arrangements of  $64 million and recorded the offsetting balance as other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of September 25, 2010, the Company posted cash collateral related to the derivative instruments under its collateral security arrangements of  $445 million and recorded the offsetting balance as other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company did not have any derivative instruments with credit-risk related contingent features that would require it to post additional collateral as of March 26, 2011 or September 25, 2010.

The following tables summarize the gross fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 (in millions):

The following table summarizes the pre-tax effect of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in millions):

Accounts Receivable

The Company has considerable trade receivables not covered by collateral, third-party financing arrangements or credit insurance outstanding with its third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, value-added resellers, small and mid-sized businesses, and education, enterprise and government customers. Trade receivables from two of the Company’s customers accounted for 12% and 10% of trade receivables as of March 26, 2011. Trade receivables from two of the Company’s customers accounted for 15% and 12% of trade receivables as of September 25, 2010. The Company’s cellular network carriers accounted for 64% of trade receivables as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010. Additionally, the Company has non-trade receivables from certain of its manufacturing vendors. Vendor non-trade receivables from two of the Company’s vendors accounted for 53% and 25% of non-trade receivables as of March 26, 2011 and two of the Company’s vendors accounted for 57% and 24% of non-trade receivables as of September 25, 2010.

Note 3 – Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

The following tables summarize the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statement details as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 (in millions):

Property, Plant and Equipment

Accrued Expenses

Non-Current Liabilities

Note 4 – Income Taxes

As of March 26, 2011, the Company recorded gross unrecognized tax benefits of  $1.1 billion, of which  $489 million, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. As of September 25, 2010, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was  $943 million, of which  $404 million, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits are classified as other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had  $260 million and  $247 million of gross interest and penalties accrued as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010, respectively, which are classified as other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Management believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations. However, the outcome of tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company’s tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management’s expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs. Although timing of the resolution and/or closure of audits is not certain, the Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits would materially change in the next 12 months.

Note 5 – Shareholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation

Preferred Stock

The Company has five million shares of authorized preferred stock, none of which is issued or outstanding. Under the terms of the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Company’s authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of two components, net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income refers to revenue, expenses, gains, and losses that under GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net income. The Company’s other comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments from those subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities categorized as available-for-sale, and net deferred gains and losses on certain derivative instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The following table summarizes the components of total comprehensive income, net of taxes, during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in millions):

The following table summarizes activity in other comprehensive income related to derivatives, net of taxes, held by the Company during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in millions):

The following table summarizes the components of AOCI, net of taxes, as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010 (in millions):

Equity Awards

A summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for the six months ended March 26, 2011, is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

RSUs that vested during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 had a fair value of  $69 million and  $728 million, respectively, as of the vesting date. RSUs that vested during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010 had a fair value of  $345 million and  $637 million, respectively, as of the vesting date.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the six months ended March 26, 2011, is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts and contractual term in years):

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period in excess of the weighted-average exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding or exercisable. The aggregate intrinsic value excludes stock options that have a zero or negative intrinsic value. The total intrinsic value of options at the time of exercise was  $875 million and  $1.8 billion for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively, and  $377 million and  $1.1 billion for the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, respectively.

The Company had approximately 53.8 million shares and 62.7 million shares reserved for future issuance under the Company’s stock plans as of March 26, 2011 and September 25, 2010, respectively. RSUs granted are deducted from the shares available for grant under the Company’s stock plans utilizing a factor of two times the number of RSUs granted. Similarly, RSUs cancelled are added back to the shares available for grant under the Company’s stock plans utilizing a factor of two times the number of RSUs cancelled.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost for RSUs is measured based on the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation cost for stock options and employee stock purchase plan rights (“stock purchase rights”) is estimated at the grant date and offering date, respectively, based on the fair-value as calculated using the Black-Scholes Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model. The BSM option-pricing model incorporates various assumptions including expected volatility, expected life and interest rates. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the most recent period commensurate with the expected life of the Company’s stock options and other relevant factors including implied volatility in market traded options on the Company’s common stock. The Company bases its expected life assumption on its historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards it grants to employees. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

During the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, the Company granted 1,370 stock options, which had a weighted-average grant date fair value of  $181.13 per share. During the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, the Company granted approximately 33,000 stock options, which had a weighted-average grant date fair value of  $108.58 per share. Additionally, during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, the Company assumed 67,000 stock options in conjunction with certain business combinations, which had a weighted-average fair value of  $198.22 per share.

The weighted-average fair value of stock purchase rights per share was  $68.95 and  $65.15 during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively, and was  $46.82 and  $39.98 during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, respectively.

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in millions):

Stock-based compensation expense capitalized as software development costs was not significant as of March 26, 2011 or September 25, 2010. The income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation expense was  $140 million and  $236 million for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively, and  $79 million and  $161 million for the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, respectively. As of March 26, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options and RSUs expected to vest was  $2.6 billion, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.

Employee Benefit Plans

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the second quarter of 2011, executive officers Timothy D. Cook, Peter Oppenheimer, D. Bruce Sewell and Jeffrey E. Williams, and director William V. Campbell had trading plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). A trading plan is a written document that pre-establishes the amounts, prices and dates (or a formula for determining the amounts, prices and dates) of future purchases or sales of the Company’s stock, including the exercise and sale of employee stock options and shares acquired pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and upon vesting of RSUs.

Note 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

Accrued Warranty and Indemnifications

The following table summarizes changes in the Company’s accrued warranties and related costs for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 (in millions):

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 infringement costs related to indemnification as of either March 26, 2011 or September 25, 2010.

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 been material.

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 key components including but not limited to microprocessors, enclosures, certain liquid crystal displays (“LCDs”), certain optical drives and application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) 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 (“DRAM”) 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 with favorable pricing, but there can be 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.

The Company and other participants in the mobile communication and media device, and personal computer 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 these industries, and new products introduced by the Company often utilize custom components available from only one source. When a component or product uses new technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers’ yields have matured or manufacturing capacity has increased. If the Company’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 outsourcing partner delayed shipments of completed products to the Company, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected. The Company’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’s requirements.

Substantially all of the Company’s iPhones, iPads, Macs, iPods, logic boards and other assembled products are manufactured by outsourcing partners, primarily in various parts of Asia. A significant concentration of this outsourced manufacturing is currently performed by only a few outsourcing partners of the Company, often in single locations. Certain of these outsourcing partners are the sole-sourced supplier of components and manufacturing outsourcing for many of the Company’s key products including but not limited to final assembly of substantially all of the Company’s hardware products. Although the Company works closely with its outsourcing partners on manufacturing schedules, the Company’s operating results could be adversely affected if its outsourcing partners were unable to meet their production commitments. The Company’s purchase commitments typically cover its requirements for periods ranging from 30 to 150 days.

Long-Term Supply Agreements

The Company has entered into long-term agreements to secure the supply of certain inventory components. These agreements generally expire between 2011 and 2022. As of March 26, 2011, the Company had a total of  $2.4 billion of inventory component prepayments outstanding, of which  $179 million is classified as other current assets and  $2.2 billion is classified as other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had a total of  $956 million of inventory component prepayments outstanding as of September 25, 2010. The Company’s outstanding prepayments will be applied to certain inventory component purchases made during the term of each respective agreement. As of March 26, 2011, the Company had off-balance sheet commitments under long-term supply agreements totaling approximately  $2.0 billion to make additional inventory component prepayments and to acquire capital equipment in 2011 and beyond.

Other Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

The Company leases various equipment and facilities, including retail space, under noncancelable operating lease arrangements. The Company does not currently utilize any other off-balance sheet financing arrangements. The major facility leases are typically for terms not exceeding 10 years and generally provide renewal options for terms not exceeding five additional years. 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. As of September 25, 2010, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases were  $2.1 billion, of which  $1.7 billion related to leases for retail space. As of March 26, 2011, total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases related to leases for retail space were  $2.0 billion.

Additionally, as of March 26, 2011, the Company had outstanding off-balance sheet commitments for outsourced manufacturing and component purchases of  $11.0 billion. Other outstanding obligations were  $747 million as of March 26, 2011, and were comprised mainly of commitments to acquire product tooling and manufacturing process equipment and commitments related to advertising, research and development, Internet and telecommunications services and other obligations. These commitments exclude the off-balance sheet commitments under the long-term supply agreements described above.

Contingencies

The Company is subject to various 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 1 of this Form 10-Q under the heading “Legal Proceedings” and in Part II Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors.” 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.

On March 14, 2008, Mirror Worlds, LLC filed an action against the Company alleging that certain of its products infringed on three patents covering technology used to display files. On October 1, 2010, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, and awarded damages of  $208 million per patent for each of the three patents asserted. On April 4, 2011, the Judge overturned the verdict in the Company’s favor. The Company had not recorded a loss contingency for this action.

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 can be no assurance that such existing laws or future laws will not materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or operating results.

Note 7 – Segment Information and Geographic Data

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. 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.

The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis. Accordingly, the Company determined its operating and reporting segments, which are generally based on the nature and location of its customers, to be the Americas, Europe, Japan, Asia-Pacific and Retail operations. The Americas, Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific reportable segment results do not include results of the Retail segment. The Americas segment includes both North and South America. The Europe segment includes European countries, as well as the Middle East and Africa. The Asia-Pacific segment includes Australia and Asia, but does not include Japan. The Retail segment operates Apple retail stores in 11 countries, including the U.S. Each reportable operating segment provides similar hardware and software products and similar services. The accounting policies of the various segments are the same as those described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this Form 10-Q and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K.

The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on net sales and operating income. Net sales for geographic segments are generally based on the location of customers, while Retail segment net sales are based on sales from the Company’s retail stores. Operating income for each segment includes net sales to third parties, related cost of sales and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment. Advertising expenses are generally included in the geographic segment in which the advertising occurs. Operating income for each segment excludes other income and expense and certain expenses managed outside the operating segments. Costs excluded from segment operating income include various corporate expenses such as manufacturing costs and variances not included in standard costs, research and development, corporate marketing expenses, stock-based compensation expense, income taxes, various nonrecurring charges, and other separately managed general and administrative costs. The Company does not include intercompany transfers between segments for management reporting purposes. Segment assets exclude corporate assets, such as cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments, manufacturing and corporate facilities, miscellaneous corporate infrastructure, goodwill and other acquired intangible assets. Except for the Retail segment, capital expenditures for long-lived assets are not reported to management by segment.

The Company has certain retail stores that have been designed and built to serve as high-profile venues to promote brand awareness and serve as vehicles for corporate sales and marketing activities. Because of their unique design elements, locations and size, these stores require substantially more investment than the Company’s more typical retail stores. The Company allocates certain operating expenses associated with its high-profile stores to corporate expense to reflect the estimated Company-wide benefit. The allocation of these operating costs to corporate expense is based on the amount incurred for a high-profile store in excess of that incurred by a more typical Company retail location. The Company had opened a total of 16 high-profile stores as of March 26, 2011. Amounts allocated to corporate expense resulting from the operations of high-profile stores were  $25 million and  $49 million during the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011, respectively, and  $19 million and  $36 million during the three- and six-month periods ended March 27, 2010, respectively.

Summary information by operating segment for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 is as follows (in millions):

A reconciliation of the Company’s segment operating income to the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and six-month periods ended March 26, 2011 and March 27, 2010 is as follows (in millions):