KLA Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Debt - Credit Facility (Details)

v3.6.0.2

Debt - Credit Facility (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facility (Details)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) quarter	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Repayment of debt			$ 80,000,000	$ 60,000,000
Principal prepayments on term loans, net of quarterly payments		$ 178,800,000	$ 178,800,000
Term loans and revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument
Covenant compliance, number of consecutive quarters \| quarter			4
Covenant compliance, minimum interest expense coverage ratio			3.50
Credit facility, amount outstanding		0	$ 0
Term loans and revolving credit facility \| December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017
Debt Instrument
Maximum leverage ratio			3.50
Term loans and revolving credit facility \| Thereafter
Debt Instrument
Maximum leverage ratio			3.00
Term loans and revolving credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (in bps)			1.25%
Term loans and revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (in bps)			1.00%
Term loans and revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (in bps)			1.75%
Term loans
Debt Instrument
Face amount	$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)	5 years
Repayment of debt		$ 40,000,000
Term loans \| March 31, 2017 through December 31, 2017
Debt Instrument
Quarterly payment, principal			$ 14,063,000
Term loans \| March 31, 2018 through September 30, 2019
Debt Instrument
Quarterly payment, principal			18,750,000
Term loans \| December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument
Quarterly payment, principal			$ 487,500,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Commitment fee percentage (in bps)			0.15%
Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage (in bps)			0.10%
Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage (in bps)			0.25%

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Leverage Ratio

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