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Schwab Charles Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 11/8/21, at 4:44pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/21   ·   Accession #:  316709-21-81   ·   File #:  1-09700

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/08/21  Schwab Charles Corp.              10-Q        9/30/21  102:19M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.25M 
 2: EX-10.425   Material Contract                                   HTML     59K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
13: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     90K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    138K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     68K 
                Income                                                           
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    114K 
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     48K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     93K 
                Equity                                                           
19: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     30K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
20: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    157K 
21: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R10         Introduction and Basis of Presentation              HTML     35K 
23: R11         New Accounting Standards                            HTML     39K 
24: R12         Business Acquisitions                               HTML     42K 
25: R13         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     66K 
26: R14         Investment Securities                               HTML    188K 
27: R15         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML    388K 
28: R16         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     49K 
29: R17         Bank Deposits                                       HTML     40K 
30: R18         Borrowings                                          HTML     97K 
31: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     52K 
32: R20         Exit and Other Related Liabilities                  HTML    131K 
33: R21         Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet  HTML    107K 
                Credit Risk                                                      
34: R22         Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities               HTML    216K 
35: R23         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    124K 
36: R24         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     86K 
37: R25         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     88K 
38: R26         Regulatory Requirements                             HTML    128K 
39: R27         Segment Information                                 HTML     93K 
40: R28         New Accounting Standards (Policy)                   HTML     31K 
41: R29         Business Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML     38K 
42: R30         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     61K 
43: R31         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    248K 
44: R32         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML    389K 
                (Tables)                                                         
45: R33         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML     50K 
46: R34         Bank Deposits (Tables)                              HTML     39K 
47: R35         Borrowings (Tables)                                 HTML     90K 
48: R36         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     35K 
49: R37         Exit and Other Related Liabilities (Tables)         HTML    128K 
50: R38         Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet  HTML    105K 
                Credit Risk (Tables)                                             
51: R39         Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)      HTML    214K 
52: R40         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    124K 
53: R41         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     88K 
54: R42         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     87K 
55: R43         Regulatory Requirements (Tables)                    HTML    127K 
56: R44         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     89K 
57: R45         Business Acquisitions (TD Ameritrade Narrative)     HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R46         Business Acquisitions (Pro Forma Information)       HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R47         Business Acquisitions (USAA-IMCO Narrative)         HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R48         Revenue Recognition (Disaggregated Revenue)         HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R49         Revenue Recognition (Capitalized Contract Costs     HTML     30K 
                and Contract Balances) (Details)                                 
62: R50         Investment Securities (Amortized Cost, Gross        HTML     76K 
                Unrealized Gains and Losses, and Fair Value of                   
                Securities Available for Sale) (Details)                         
63: R51         Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     49K 
64: R52         Investment Securities (Available For Sale with      HTML     69K 
                Unrealized Losses, Aggregated by Category and                    
                Period of Continuous Unrealized Loss) (Details)                  
65: R53         Investment Securities (Maturities of Securities     HTML     92K 
                Available for Sale) (Details)                                    
66: R54         Investment Securities (Proceeds and Gross Realized  HTML     35K 
                Gains And Losses from Sales of Securities                        
                Available for Sale) (Details)                                    
67: R55         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML    128K 
                (Composition of Bank Loans and Delinquency                       
                Analysis by Loan Segment) (Details)                              
68: R56         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML     63K 
                (Changes in Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details)               
69: R57         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML     44K 
                (Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt                          
                Restructuring) (Details)                                         
70: R58         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML    192K 
                (Credit Quality Indicators of Bank Loan Portfolio)               
                (Details)                                                        
71: R59         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML     60K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
72: R60         Bank Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses  HTML     43K 
                (Convert to Amortizing Loans) (Details)                          
73: R61         Variable Interest Entities (Aggregate Assets,       HTML     55K 
                Liabilities and Maximum Exposure to Loss)                        
                (Details)                                                        
74: R62         Bank Deposits (Details)                             HTML     39K 
75: R63         Borrowings (Long-term Debt Including Unamortized    HTML    144K 
                Debt Discounts and Premiums) (Details)                           
76: R64         Borrowings (Annual Maturities on Long-term Debt     HTML     53K 
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
77: R65         Borrowings (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     58K 
78: R66         Commitments and Contingencies (Commitments to       HTML     41K 
                Extend/Purchase) (Details)                                       
79: R67         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R68         Exit and Other Related Liabilities (Narrative)      HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R69         Exit and Other Related Liabilities (Summary of the  HTML     45K 
                Activity in Exit Liabilities) (Details)                          
82: R70         Exit and Other Related Liabilities (Summary of the  HTML    103K 
                Cumulative Acquisition-Related Exit Costs)                       
                (Details)                                                        
83: R71         Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet  HTML     31K 
                Credit Risk (Narrative) (Details)                                
84: R72         Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet  HTML    126K 
                Credit Risk (Offsetting Assets and Liabilities)                  
                (Details)                                                        
85: R73         Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet  HTML     44K 
                Credit Risk (Summary of the Fair Value of Client                 
                Securities Available to Utilize as Collateral and                
                Amounts Pledged) (Details)                                       
86: R74         Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Fair Value   HTML    151K 
                Hierarchy for Assets and Liabilities Measured at                 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                       
87: R75         Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Fair Value   HTML    101K 
                of Other Financial Instruments) (Details)                        
88: R76         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     66K 
89: R77         Stockholders' Equity (Preferred Stock Issued and    HTML    101K 
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
90: R78         Stockholders' Equity (Dividends Declared)           HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R79         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Components  HTML     69K 
                of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                  
92: R80         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     48K 
                (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Balances)                
                (Details)                                                        
93: R81         Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     95K 
94: R82         Regulatory Requirements (Regulatory Capital and     HTML    106K 
                Ratios) (Details)                                                
95: R83         Regulatory Requirements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     41K 
96: R84         Regulatory Requirements (Net Capital and Net        HTML     42K 
                Capital Requirements for CS&Co) (Details)                        
97: R85         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     29K 
98: R86         Segment Information (Financial Information for      HTML     78K 
                Reportable Segments) (Details)                                   
100: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    196K  
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99: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    148K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- schw-20210930_lab                     XML   2.39M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- schw-20210930_pre              XML   1.45M 
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