Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Quarterly financial data for 2012 and 2011 is as follows (tables in thousands, except per share amounts):

2012	Q1 2012		Q2 2012		Q3 2012		Q4 2012
Revenues	$	5,094,378	$	5,311,393	$	5,278,176	$	6,029,955
Gross profit	3,113,217		3,347,393		3,287,539		3,890,214
Net income attributable to EMC Corporation	586,842		649,514		626,338		869,919
Net income per weighted average share, diluted: common shareholders	$	0.27	$	0.29	$	0.28	$	0.39
2011	Q1 2011		Q2 2011		Q3 2011		Q4 2011
Revenues	$	4,607,618	$	4,845,338	$	4,980,201	$	5,574,431
Gross profit	2,699,051		2,880,287		3,066,265		3,523,339
Net income attributable to EMC Corporation	477,148		546,494		605,649		832,046
Net income per weighted average share, diluted: common shareholders	$	0.21	$	0.24	$	0.27	$	0.38

The second quarter of 2012 includes a benefit related to the release of the residual reserve for expansion of customer remediation programs resulting from a cyber attack on RSA of $18.1 million or $0.01 per diluted share, after tax. In addition, the second quarter of 2012 includes an after-tax charge related to a loss on interest rate swaps of $24.5 million or $0.01 per diluted share as well as an after-tax realized gain related to the gain on our XtremIO strategic investment of $31.6 million or $0.01 per diluted share in connection with our acquisition of XtremIO. The fourth quarter of 2012 includes special tax charges related to our tax-related reorganizations of $11.5 million or $0.01 per diluted share.

The second quarter of 2011 includes an after-tax charge related to the expansion of customer remediation programs resulting from a cyber attack on RSA of $56.2 million or $0.03 per diluted share, as well as an after-tax realized gain on the sale of VMware’s strategic investment in Terremark Worldwide, Inc. of $28.9 million or $0.01 per diluted share, net of the related portion of non-controlling interest in VMware.