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Mastercard Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 2/11/22, at 9:52am ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1141391-22-23   ·   File #:  1-32877

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 2/11/22  Mastercard Inc.                   10-K       12/31/21  140:20M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.1.1   Material Contract                                   HTML    519K 
 3: EX-10.2.2   Material Contract                                   HTML     37K 
 4: EX-10.20    Material Contract                                   HTML     40K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     39K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     36K 
11: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     37K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 9: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
10: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     37K 
17: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    107K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     41K 
19: R3          Consolidated Statement of Operations                HTML    111K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    109K 
21: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    177K 
22: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     49K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     89K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    160K 
25: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    102K 
26: R10         Acquisitions Business Combination                   HTML     79K 
27: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     90K 
28: R12         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     52K 
29: R13         Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and         HTML     48K 
                Restricted Cash Equivalents                                      
30: R14         Supplemental Cash Flows                             HTML     50K 
31: R15         Investments                                         HTML    110K 
32: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     93K 
33: R17         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets                   HTML     53K 
34: R18         Property, Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets         HTML     65K 
35: R19         Goodwill                                            HTML     45K 
36: R20         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     67K 
37: R21         Accrued Expenses and Accrued Litigation             HTML     46K 
38: R22         Pension, Postretirement and Savings Plans           HTML    226K 
39: R23         Debt                                                HTML    100K 
40: R24         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     92K 
41: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     77K 
42: R26         Share-Based Payments                                HTML    109K 
43: R27         Commitments                                         HTML     45K 
44: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML    134K 
45: R29         Legal and Regulatory Proceedings                    HTML     64K 
46: R30         Settlement and Other Risk Management                HTML     47K 
47: R31         Derivative and Hedging Instruments                  HTML    101K 
48: R32         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     51K 
49: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    161K 
                (Policy)                                                         
50: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R35         Acquisitions Business Combination (Tables)          HTML     76K 
52: R36         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     71K 
53: R37         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     52K 
54: R38         Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and         HTML     60K 
                Restricted Cash Equivalents (Tables)                             
55: R39         Supplemental Cash Flows (Tables)                    HTML     50K 
56: R40         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    119K 
57: R41         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     89K 
58: R42         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)          HTML     54K 
59: R43         Property, Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets         HTML     71K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R44         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     45K 
61: R45         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     68K 
62: R46         Accrued Expenses and Accrued Litigation (Tables)    HTML     45K 
63: R47         Pension, Postretirement and Savings Plans Pension,  HTML    230K 
                Postretirement and Savings Plans (Tables)                        
64: R48         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     93K 
65: R49         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     95K 
66: R50         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     76K 
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R51         Share-Based Payments (Tables)                       HTML    111K 
68: R52         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     45K 
69: R53         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    134K 
70: R54         Settlement and Other Risk Management (Tables)       HTML     44K 
71: R55         Derivative and Hedging Instruments (Tables)         HTML     97K 
72: R56         Segment Reporting Schedule of Property Plant and    HTML     47K 
                Equipment, Net by Geographic Region (Tables)                     
73: R57         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     67K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
74: R58         Acquisitions Narrative (Details)                    HTML     66K 
75: R59         Acquisitions - Schedule of Recognized Identified    HTML     80K 
                Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                
76: R60         Acquisitions - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible  HTML     66K 
                Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination                  
                (Details)                                                        
77: R61         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenues (Details)      HTML     67K 
78: R62         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     54K 
79: R63         Revenue Narrative - Remaining Performance           HTML     44K 
                Obligation Narrative (Details)                                   
80: R64         Earnings Per Share Schedule of Basic and Diluted    HTML     71K 
                Earnings Per Share (Details)                                     
81: R65         Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and         HTML     54K 
                Restricted Cash Equivalents (Details)                            
82: R66         Supplemental Cash Flows (Non-Cash Investing and     HTML     53K 
                Financing Information) (Details)                                 
83: R67         Investments - Investments (Details)                 HTML     43K 
84: R68         Investments - Available-for-Sale Investment         HTML     56K 
                Securities, Unrealized Gains and Losses (Details)                
85: R69         Investments - Maturity Distribution Based on        HTML     54K 
                Contractual Terms of Investment Securities                       
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         Investments - Equity Investments (Details)          HTML     70K 
87: R71         Investments - Equity Securities without Readily     HTML     41K 
                Determinable Fair Value (Details)                                
88: R72         Investments - Carrying Value of Measurement         HTML     43K 
                Alternative Investments (Details)                                
89: R73         Investments - Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included    HTML     40K 
                in the Carrying Value of Measurement Alternative                 
                Investments (Details)                                            
90: R74         Fair Value Measurements - Distribution of           HTML     91K 
                Financial Instruments, Measured at Fair Value on a               
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
91: R75         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative Fair Value      HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R76         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Schedule of       HTML     45K 
                Prepaid Expenses (Details)                                       
93: R77         Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Schedule of       HTML     46K 
                Other Assets (Details)                                           
94: R78         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     55K 
95: R79         Property, Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets -       HTML     45K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
96: R80         Property, Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets -       HTML     49K 
                Operating Right-of-Use Assets and Operating Lease                
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
97: R81         Property, Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets -       HTML     55K 
                Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
98: R82         Change in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)     HTML     43K 
99: R83         Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Intangible     HTML     62K 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
100: R84         Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     39K  
101: R85         Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Estimated      HTML     49K  
                Future Amortization Expense) (Details)                           
102: R86         Accrued Expenses and Accrued Litigation (Details)   HTML     47K  
103: R87         Accrued Expenses and Accrued Litigation             HTML     40K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
104: R88         Pension, Postretirement and Savings Plans           HTML    255K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
105: R89         Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details)         HTML    110K  
106: R90         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML     77K  
107: R91         Debt - Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt     HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
108: R92         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     43K  
109: R93         Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Classes of        HTML     65K  
                Capital Stock) (Details)                                         
110: R94         Stockholders' Equity - Dividends Declared           HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R95         Stockholders' Equity - Statement of Changes in      HTML     52K  
                Common Shares Outstanding (Details)                              
112: R96         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Share Repurchase  HTML     49K  
                Authorization (Details)                                          
113: R97         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R98         Share-Based Payments - Narrative (Details)          HTML     66K  
115: R99         Share-Based Payments (Schedule of Weighted-Average  HTML     49K  
                Assumptions Used in the Valuation of Awards)                     
                (Details)                                                        
116: R100        Share-Based Payments (Summary of Stock Option       HTML     83K  
                Activity) (Details)                                              
117: R101        Share-Based Payments (Summary of Restricted Stock   HTML     86K  
                Unit and Performance Stock Activity) (Details)                   
118: R102        Share-Based Payments Schedule of Additional         HTML     56K  
                Share-Based Payment Information (Details)                        
119: R103        Commitments Narrative (Details)                     HTML     38K  
120: R104        Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Under       HTML     49K  
                Non-Cancelable Agreements (Details)                              
121: R105        Income Taxes Narrative (Details)                    HTML     52K  
122: R106        Income Taxes Schedule of Domestic and Foreign       HTML     45K  
                Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Details)                    
123: R107        Income Taxes Components of Income Tax Provision     HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R108        Income Taxes Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate  HTML     77K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
125: R109        Income Taxes Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and    HTML     78K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
126: R110        Income Taxes Reconciliation of Beginning and        HTML     50K  
                Ending Tax Benefits (Details)                                    
127: R111        Legal and Regulatory Proceedings (Details)          HTML    127K  
128: R112        Settlement and Other Risk Management Narrative      HTML     40K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        Settlement and Other Risk Management Estimated      HTML     43K  
                Settlement Exposure and Portion of                               
                Uncollateralized Settlement Exposure for                         
                MasterCard-Branded Transactions (Details)                        
130: R114        Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Narrative      HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R115        Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Fair Value of  HTML     71K  
                Company's Derivative Financial Instruments                       
                (Details)                                                        
132: R116        Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Gain (Loss)    HTML     54K  
                Related to the Company's Derivative Financial                    
                Instruments Designated as Hedging Instruments                    
                (Details)                                                        
133: R117        Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Gain (Loss)    HTML     42K  
                Recognized in Income for the Contracts to Purchase               
                and Sell Foreign Currency Summary (Details)                      
134: R118        Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     38K  
135: R119        Segment Reporting - Schedule of Property, Plant     HTML     44K  
                and Equipment, Net by Geographical Location                      
                (Details)                                                        
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