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Fastenal Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Thursday, 2/6/20, at 12:52pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  815556-20-11   ·   File #:  0-16125

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 2/06/20  Fastenal Co                       10-K       12/31/19   79:12M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-4.4      Description of Capital Stock                        HTML     38K 
 3: EX-10.1     Bonus Program for Executive Officers                HTML     41K 
 4: EX-13       Portions of 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders Not  HTML     64K 
                Included in This Form 10-K                                       
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries of Fastenal Company                    HTML     36K 
 6: EX-23       Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     24K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 7: EX-31       Certifications Under Section 302 of the             HTML     40K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
 8: EX-32       Certifications Under Section 906 of the             HTML     26K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
70: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     84K 
31: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    103K 
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     49K 
46: R4          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML     72K 
71: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
32: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     26K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     62K 
47: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    114K 
69: R9          Business Overview and Summary of Significant        HTML     48K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
26: R10         Revenue                                             HTML     84K 
34: R11         Long-Lived Assets                                   HTML     59K 
79: R12         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     37K 
55: R13         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    166K 
25: R14         Retirement Savings Plan                             HTML     27K 
33: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    127K 
78: R16         Operating Leases                                    HTML     67K 
54: R17         Debt Commitments                                    HTML     46K 
23: R18         Legal Contingencies                                 HTML     26K 
35: R19         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     25K 
63: R20         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     78K 
58: R21         Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     59K 
15: R22         Business Overview and Summary of Significant        HTML     99K 
                Accounting Policies (Policy)                                     
41: R23         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     82K 
62: R24         Long-Lived Assets (Tables)                          HTML     61K 
57: R25         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     37K 
14: R26         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    167K 
40: R27         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    133K 
65: R28         Operating Leases (Tables)                           HTML     69K 
56: R29         Debt Commitments (Tables)                           HTML     44K 
51: R30         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     77K 
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76: R31         Business Overview and Summary of Significant        HTML     49K 
                Accounting Policies - Additional Information                     
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36: R32         Revenue - Revenues by Geographic Areas (Details)    HTML     41K 
27: R33         Revenue - Percentages of Sales by End Market        HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R34         Revenue - Percentages of Sales by Product Line      HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R35         Long-Lived Assets - Property And Equipment          HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
37: R36         Long-Lived Assets - Geographic Areas (Details)      HTML     35K 
28: R37         Accrued Expenses (Details)                          HTML     45K 
53: R38         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R39         Stockholders' Equity (Stock Options Granted)        HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R40         Stockholders' Equity (Fair Value Assumptions For    HTML     67K 
                Options Granted) (Details)                                       
67: R41         Stockholder's Equity (Summary Of Stock Option Plan  HTML     67K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
42: R42         Stockholders' Equity (Shares Outstanding)           HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
16: R43         Stockholders' Equity (Reconciliation Of             HTML     32K 
                Denominators Used In Computation Of Basic And                    
                Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details)                            
60: R44         Stockholders' Equity (Summary Of Anti-Dilutive      HTML     28K 
                Options Excluded) (Details)                                      
68: R45         Retirement Savings Plan (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     26K 
43: R46         Income Taxes (Earnings Before Income Taxes)         HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
17: R47         Income Taxes (Components Of Income Tax Expense      HTML     65K 
                (Benefit)) (Details)                                             
61: R48         Income Taxes (Difference In Income Tax Expense And  HTML     49K 
                Expected Expense) (Details)                                      
66: R49         Income Taxes (Summary Of Temporary Differences      HTML     68K 
                That Give Rise To Deferred Income Tax Assets And                 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
73: R50         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of The Beginning And   HTML     39K 
                Ending Amount Of Total Gross Unrecognized Tax                    
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
50: R51         Income Taxes (Additional Information) (Details)     HTML     36K 
20: R52         Operating Leases - Additional Information           HTML     25K 
                (Details)                                                        
30: R53         Operating leases - Cost Components of Operating     HTML     39K 
                Leases (Details)                                                 
72: R54         Operating Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities  HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R55         Operating Leases - Weighted Average Lease term and  HTML     32K 
                Discount Rates (Details)                                         
19: R56         Operating Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow           HTML     28K 
                Information (Details)                                            
29: R57         Debt Commitments - Debt Obligations and Letters of  HTML     49K 
                Credit Outstanding (Details)                                     
74: R58         Debt Commitments - Unsecured Revolving Credit       HTML     42K 
                Facility (Details)                                               
48: R59         Debt Commitments - Senior Unsecured Promissory      HTML     39K 
                Notes Payable (Details)                                          
18: R60         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     51K 
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44: R61         Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     38K 
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