$EQIX
EQUINIX INC Stock $eqix

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2013 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514076710 Filed on February 28, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$516.1M	$506.1M	$484.8M
YoY Change	16.44%	19.89%	18.77%
Cost Of Revenue	$258.6M	$249.3M	$250.9M
YoY Change	19.11%	12.65%	14.21%
Gross Profit	$257.5M	$256.7M	$233.9M
YoY Change	15.9%	27.82%	24.09%
Gross Profit Margin	49.9%	50.73%	48.24%
Selling, General & Admin	$149.1M	$142.2M	$136.5M
YoY Change	19.54%	21.85%	25.51%
% of Gross Profit	57.89%	55.39%	58.36%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$107.2M	$103.5M	$104.6M
YoY Change	20.05%	10.81%	19.99%
% of Gross Profit	41.63%	40.31%	44.73%
Operating Expenses	$149.1M	$142.3M	$913.0K
YoY Change	19.54%	22.04%	215.92%
Operating Profit	$104.8M	$114.4M	$92.85M
YoY Change	4.01%	35.83%	19.89%
Interest Expense	$60.33M	-$49.80M	$50.21M
YoY Change	14.22%	-8.46%	-1.77%
% of Operating Profit	57.57%	-43.52%	54.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$459.0K	-$700.0K	$507.0K
YoY Change	198.05%	-150.0%	-129.93%
Pretax Income	$44.74M	$52.20M	$39.00M
YoY Change	-7.68%	78.16%	54.06%
Income Tax	$11.46M	$17.50M	$12.35M
% Of Pretax Income	25.61%	33.52%	31.66%
Net Earnings	$32.84M	$45.34M	$26.97M
YoY Change	2.26%	154.56%	32.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.36%	8.96%	5.56%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.67	$0.93	$0.56
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.65	$0.89	$0.54
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	49.03M shares		48.36M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	53.48M shares		52.66M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.212B	$546.5M	$519.8M
YoY Change	32.18%	-49.22%	-51.46%
Cash & Equivalents	$685.0M	$252.2M	$239.7M
Short-Term Investments	$527.0M	$294.3M	$280.1M
Other Short-Term Assets	$58.91M	$57.55M	$69.75M
YoY Change	-30.7%	-68.41%	-31.62%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$23.99M	$21.35M	$21.59M
Receivables	$185.2M	$163.8M	$182.0M
Other Receivables	$8.247M	$3.428M	$1.448M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.006B	$640.1M	$725.2M
YoY Change	70.86%	-48.2%	-45.47%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.890B	$3.916B	$3.791B
YoY Change	14.86%	21.38%	21.43%
Goodwill	$1.019B	$1.043B	$1.043B
YoY Change		20.32%
Intangibles	$191.9M	$201.6M	$200.6M
YoY Change		35.61%
Long-Term Investments	$294.0M	$128.0M	$115.0M
YoY Change	77.11%	-20.99%	16.16%
Other Assets	$212.4M	$208.0M	$115.4M
YoY Change	62.15%	41.78%	-26.94%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.607B	$5.496B	$5.266B
YoY Change	19.05%	20.8%	19.65%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.006B	$640.1M	$725.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.607B	$5.496B	$5.266B
Total Assets	$7.613B	$6.136B	$5.991B
YoY Change	29.38%	6.06%	4.54%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$28.81M	$27.66M	$26.39M
YoY Change	10.82%	18.87%	19.94%
Accrued Expenses	$287.0M	$307.0M	$362.0M
YoY Change	-3.04%	1.66%	43.08%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$750.0M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	201.2%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$64.00M	$67.00M	$64.00M
YoY Change	-26.44%	-32.32%	-25.58%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.266B	$549.1M	$612.5M
YoY Change	76.28%	-24.29%	-6.64%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.710B	$2.943B	$2.892B
YoY Change	35.11%	6.86%	5.93%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$198.0M	$245.7M	$174.3M
YoY Change	15.1%	-14.21%	8.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$198.0M	$245.7M	$174.3M
YoY Change	-93.22%	-14.21%	-93.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.266B	$549.1M	$612.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$198.0M	$245.7M	$174.3M
Total Liabilities	$5.174B	$3.738B	$3.679B
YoY Change	35.3%	-0.73%	-0.73%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$74.55M	-$131.1M	-$155.3M
YoY Change		-51.64%
Common Stock	$2.627B	$2.582B	$2.539B
YoY Change		5.93%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$36.31M	$36.68M	$36.71M
YoY Change		-57.68%
Treasury Stock Shares		363.7K shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.342B	$2.313B	$2.234B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.613B	$6.136B	$5.991B
YoY Change	29.38%	6.06%	4.54%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$32.84M	$45.34M	$26.97M
YoY Change	2.26%	154.56%	32.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$107.2M	$103.5M	$104.6M
YoY Change	20.05%	10.81%	19.99%
Cash From Operating Activities	$84.18M	$203.7M	$107.5M
YoY Change	-33.19%	8.76%	-24.24%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$75.67M	-$210.4M	-$212.1M
YoY Change	-47.99%	10.8%	61.29%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$107.0K	$6.500M	-$390.2M
YoY Change	-99.97%	-244.44%	-42.38%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.143B	-$203.9M	-$602.3M
YoY Change	-524.05%	4.89%	-25.52%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$14.05M
YoY Change	-79.07%
Cash From Financing Activities	1.497B	12.30M	73.70M
YoY Change	-3505.6%	-114.75%	-90.1%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	84.18M	203.7M	107.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.143B	-203.9M	-602.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	1.497B	12.30M	73.70M
Net Change In Cash	438.4M	12.10M	-421.1M
YoY Change	24.73%	-113.37%	-644.76%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$84.18M	$203.7M	$107.5M
Capital Expenditures	$75.67M	-$210.4M	-$212.1M
Free Cash Flow	$8.514M	$414.1M	$319.6M
YoY Change	-143.67%	9.78%	16.9%

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CY2011	eqix	Release Of Valuation Allowance Against Income ReleaseOfValuationAllowanceAgainstIncome	2493000
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CY2013	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	EQIX
CY2013	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	EQUINIX INC
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CY2013	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2013	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2013
CY2013	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2013	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2013-12-31
CY2013	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0001101239
CY2013	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2013	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2013	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2013	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
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CY2013	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.89
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CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	678000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.92
CY2013	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Nature of Business</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 22, 1998. Equinix provides colocation space and related services. Global enterprises, content providers, financial companies and network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to safehouse and connect their most valued information assets. The Company operates International Business Exchange (“IBX”) data centers, or IBX data centers, across 32 markets in the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and Asia-Pacific geographic regions where customers directly interconnect with a network ecosystem of partners and customers. More than 975 network service providers offer access to the world’s Internet routes inside the Company’s IBX data centers. This access to Internet routes provides Equinix customers improved reliability and streamlined connectivity while significantly reducing costs by reaching a critical mass of networks within a centralized physical location.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In September 2012, the Company announced that its board of directors approved a plan to pursue conversion to a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) (the “REIT Conversion”). The Company plans to make a tax election for REIT status for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2015.</font></p> </div>
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CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
CY2013	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt"> <b><i>Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk</i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments and accounts receivable. Risks associated with cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments are mitigated by the Company’s investment policy, which limits the Company’s investing to only those marketable securities rated at least A-1/P-1 and A-/A3, as determined by independent credit rating agencies. Risk to the Company’s investment portfolio is further mitigated by its heavy weighting in U.S. government securities.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> A significant portion of the Company’s customer base is comprised of businesses throughout the Americas. However, a portion of the Company’s revenues are derived from the Company’s EMEA and Asia-Pacific operations. The following table sets forth percentages of the Company’s revenues by geographic region for the years ended December 31:</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="82%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>2013</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>2012</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>2011</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Americas</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">59</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">61</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">63</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> EMEA</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">24</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">23</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">23</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Asia-Pacific</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">17</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">16</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">14</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> No single customer accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable or revenues as of or for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.</p> </div>
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
CY2013	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt"> <b><i>Reclassifications</i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> Certain amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the consolidated financial statement presentation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013.</p> </div>
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CY2013	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	8299000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Discount From Market Price Offering Date ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPriceOfferingDate	0.15	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt"> <b><i>Use of Estimates</i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to the allowance for doubtful accounts, fair values of financial instruments, intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, assets acquired and liabilities assumed from acquisitions, asset retirement obligations, restructuring charges, redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interests and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable.</p> </div>
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CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	14596000
CY2013	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2152766000
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Treasury Stock Reissued StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued	6000
CY2013	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Accrual Adjustment RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment	4837000
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	1498000
CY2013	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	81960000
CY2013	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	75872000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	112279000
CY2013	us-gaap	Revenue From Related Parties RevenueFromRelatedParties	20140000
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Senior Debt RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt	750000000
CY2013	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Incurred AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred	8713000
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Cash Flow Hedging Instruments UnrealizedGainLossOnCashFlowHedgingInstruments	-1750000
CY2013	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Foreign Currency Translation AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation	-373000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	140641000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	5253000
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	52500000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-28362000
CY2013	us-gaap	Minority Interest Change In Redemption Value MinorityInterestChangeInRedemptionValue	-47940000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	123690000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	23057000
CY2013	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	3387000
CY2013	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	96123000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	36853000
CY2013	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	27330000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment	572406000
CY2013	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-108501000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-12725000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-298000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-11543000
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	460932000
CY2013	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	-14874000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase In Restricted Cash IncreaseInRestrictedCash	837190000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	968971000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-18203000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	27956000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	94685000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Other IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther	4303000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	81000
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	182684000
CY2012	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation During Phase Out Period Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax	1234000
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	179315000
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations	40133000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-20251000
CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	102865000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	48799000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	96123000
CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	25638000
CY2013	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	74332000
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts	97864000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	31892000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	7242000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments	276351000
CY2013	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	4819000
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	259400000
CY2013	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	10608000
CY2013	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	1691834000
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3028000
CY2013	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	374790000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	1438000
CY2013	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	23868000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	574907000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	4777000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt	28038000
CY2013	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Write Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs	2833000
CY2013	us-gaap	Depreciation Amortization And Accretion Net DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet	431008000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-128516000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Senior Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt	1500000000
CY2013	us-gaap	Decrease In Restricted Cash DecreaseInRestrictedCash	843088000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	19385000
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	102940000
CY2013	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	5819000
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	48799000
CY2013	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	9681000
CY2013	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	246623000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	3273000
CY2013	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	15260000
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	112704000
CY2013	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Translation Adjustments FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments	607000
CY2013	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation And Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	-1064000
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	248792000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-7435000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	39298000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-111721000
CY2013	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts	10855000
CY2013	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	1064403000
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	3305000
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1169313000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	2525000
CY2013	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	653000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	21266000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-17044000
CY2013	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	432731000
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	-108189000
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-7526000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-2952000
CY2013	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	27330000
CY2013	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	27027000
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	144672000
CY2013	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	-4837000
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	29377000
CY2013	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	405444000
CY2013	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	102940000
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	249000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-21392000
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	213484000
CY2013	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	2932000
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	1564000
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	100035000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	3727000
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	16156000
CY2013	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-521000
CY2013	eqix	Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Attributable To Excess Employee Stock Option Deductions NetOperatingLossCarryforwardsAttributableToExcessEmployeeStockOptionDeductions	1684000
CY2013	eqix	Purchase Price Per Share Of Shares Purchased Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan PurchasePricePerShareOfSharesPurchasedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	108.97
CY2013	eqix	Cash Equivalent Maturity Period CashEquivalentMaturityPeriod	90 days
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	220290	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48004000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.25
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	188622000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.27
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.58
CY2012	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	5197000	shares
CY2013	eqix	Short Term Investments Maturity ShortTermInvestmentsMaturity	90 days and one year
CY2013	eqix	Operating Leases Expiration Period OperatingLeasesExpirationPeriod	2043
CY2013	eqix	Release Of Valuation Allowance Against Income ReleaseOfValuationAllowanceAgainstIncome	1362000
CY2013	eqix	Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInValuationAllowance	1362000
CY2013	eqix	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Attributable To Parent Diluted NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToParentDiluted	94685000
CY2013	eqix	Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Of Shares Purchased Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan GrantDateFairValuePerShareOfSharesPurchasedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	41.30
CY2013	eqix	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Losses Not Available For Carryforward IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeLossesNotAvailableForCarryforward	286054
CY2013	eqix	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowances On Net Operating Loss And Tax Credit Expiration DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowancesOnNetOperatingLossAndTaxCreditExpiration	-11000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	60828000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1244000
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1887376000
CY2012	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	29640000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Treasury Stock Reissued StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued	12000
CY2013	eqix	Percentage Of Recurring Revenue PercentageOfRecurringRevenue	0.90	pure
CY2013	eqix	Number Of Network Providers To Provide Internet Access NumberOfNetworkProvidersToProvideInternetAccess	975	Services
CY2013	eqix	Net Income Loss From Continuing Operations Attributable To Parent NetIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToParent	94685000
CY2013	eqix	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	2303000
CY2013	eqix	Percentage Of Accounts Receivables Or Revenues PercentageOfAccountsReceivablesOrRevenues	0.10	pure
CY2013	eqix	Translation Adjustment Noncontrolling Interest TranslationAdjustmentNoncontrollingInterest	-2128000
CY2013	eqix	Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Or Accretion AdjustedEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationOrAccretion	1000898000
CY2013	eqix	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Impact Of Foreign Currency Exchange AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsImpactOfForeignCurrencyExchange	62000
CY2013	eqix	Adjustment To Finite Lived Intangible Assets Due To Result From Change In Underlying Contracts AdjustmentToFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsDueToResultFromChangeInUnderlyingContracts	2070000
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.83
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	51816000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	3812000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.92
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	2945000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	867000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	632026000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.65
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenue From Related Parties RevenueFromRelatedParties	31607000
CY2012	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Incurred AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred	14879000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	13086000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Cash Flow Hedging Instruments UnrealizedGainLossOnCashFlowHedgingInstruments
CY2012	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Foreign Currency Translation AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation	766000
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$EQIX
EQUINIX INC Stock $eqix