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Global Payments Inc – ‘10-KT’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Tuesday, 2/28/17, at 5:08pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  1123360-17-13   ·   File #:  1-16111

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

 2/28/17  Global Payments Inc               10-KT      12/31/16  113:14M

Annual-Transition Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Rule 13a-10 / 15d-10
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-KT       Annual-Transition Report                            HTML   1.26M 
 2: EX-10.11    Material Contract                                   HTML    211K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     51K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     31K 
 5: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     37K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     59K 
16: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     87K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     68K 
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    123K 
19: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     52K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    133K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    128K 
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     34K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
23: R9          Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    124K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
24: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML    185K 
25: R11         Settlement Processing Assets and Obligations        HTML     80K 
26: R12         Property and Equipment                              HTML     67K 
27: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    120K 
28: R14         Other Assets                                        HTML     37K 
29: R15         Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities                HTML    109K 
30: R16         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities            HTML     61K 
31: R17         Income Tax                                          HTML    229K 
32: R18         Shareholders’ Equity                                HTML     51K 
33: R19         Share-Based Awards and Options                      HTML    161K 
34: R20         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     47K 
35: R21         Noncontrolling Interests                            HTML     50K 
36: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     69K 
37: R23         Segment Information                                 HTML    117K 
38: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     56K 
39: R25         Comparative Data for Seven Months Ended December    HTML    118K 
                31, 2015 (Unaudited)                                             
40: R26         Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information        HTML    118K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
41: R27         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    122K 
42: R28         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    156K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
43: R29         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML     47K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
44: R30         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    169K 
45: R31         Settlement Processing Assets and Obligations        HTML    112K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R32         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     66K 
47: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    116K 
48: R34         Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)       HTML     97K 
49: R35         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)   HTML     60K 
50: R36         Income Tax (Tables)                                 HTML    225K 
51: R37         Share-Based Awards and Options (Tables)             HTML    144K 
52: R38         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     45K 
53: R39         Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)                   HTML     48K 
54: R40         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     66K 
55: R41         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    112K 
56: R42         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     47K 
57: R43         Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information        HTML     94K 
                (Unaudited) - (Tables)                                           
58: R44         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     34K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Business, consolidation and                
                presentation (Details)                                           
59: R45         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     47K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Reserve for operating losses               
                (Details)                                                        
60: R46         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     38K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property and Equipment                     
                (Details)                                                        
61: R47         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     33K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Goodwill and Other                         
                intangible assets (Details)                                      
62: R48         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     38K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accrued Buyout Liability                   
                (Details)                                                        
63: R49         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     44K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Earnings per share (Details)               
64: R50         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     36K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Reclassifications (Details)                
65: R51         ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    127K 
66: R52         ACQUISITIONS - Components of Consideration          HTML     56K 
                Transferred (Details)                                            
67: R53         ACQUISITIONS - Fair Value of Equity Interest        HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         ACQUISITIONS - Assets Acquired and Liabilities      HTML    202K 
                Assumed (Details)                                                
69: R55         ACQUISITIONS - Pro Forma Information - Unaudited    HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         Settlement Processing Assets and Obligations        HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R57         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     72K 
72: R58         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     52K 
                Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)                         
73: R59         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill           HTML     52K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
74: R60         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative          HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R61         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     43K 
                Future Intangible Asset Amortization Expense                     
                (Details)                                                        
76: R62         Other Assets (Details)                              HTML     47K 
77: R63         LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Schedule of  HTML     59K 
                Outstanding Debt (Details)                                       
78: R64         LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Schedule of  HTML     48K 
                Maturity Requirements On Outstanding Debt                        
                (Details)                                                        
79: R65         LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Narrative    HTML    113K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R66         LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Schedule of  HTML     43K 
                Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)                       
81: R67         LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Schedule of  HTML     36K 
                effect on other comprehensive income (Loss)                      
                (Details)                                                        
82: R68         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details)  HTML     57K 
83: R69         ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITY - Narrative  HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R70         INCOME TAX - Components of Income Tax Expense       HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R71         INCOME TAX - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     60K 
86: R72         INCOME TAX - Income Before Income Taxes, Domestic   HTML     39K 
                and Foreign (Details)                                            
87: R73         INCOME TAX - Reconciliation (Details)               HTML     55K 
88: R74         INCOME TAX - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities    HTML     81K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R75         INCOME TAX - Net Deferred Tax Asset and Liability   HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R76         INCOME TAX - Change in Valuation Allowance          HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R77         INCOME TAX - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)    HTML     51K 
92: R78         Shareholders’ Equity (Details)                      HTML     65K 
93: R79         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Share Based        HTML     42K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
94: R80         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Restricted,        HTML    104K 
                Performance and Leveraged Units Stock Activity                   
                (Details)                                                        
95: R81         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Employee Stock     HTML     58K 
                Purchase Plan (Details)                                          
96: R82         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Stock Options      HTML     64K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
97: R83         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Stock Option       HTML     79K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
98: R84         SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND OPTIONS - Schedule of        HTML     43K 
                Valuation (Details)                                              
99: R85         SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION - Schedule of    HTML     36K 
                Cash Flow Disclosures (Details)                                  
100: R86         NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Reconciliation of Net    HTML     40K  
                Income Attributable to Non Controlling Interest                  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R87         ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Schedule of  HTML     52K  
                AOCI (Details)                                                   
102: R88         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Segments by       HTML     70K  
                Segment (Details)                                                
103: R89         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)           HTML     48K  
104: R90         SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Assets by Region  HTML     38K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R91         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative           HTML     34K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R92         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Leases (Details)    HTML     74K  
107: R93         Comparative Data for Seven Months Ended December    HTML     88K  
                31, 2015 (Unaudited) (Details)                                   
108: R94         Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information        HTML     57K  
                (UNAUDITED) - Schedule of Summarized Quarterly                   
                Results (Details)                                                
109: R95         Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information        HTML     78K  
                (UNAUDITED) - Narrative (Details)                                
110: R96         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    204K  
111: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    145K  
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113: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001123360-17-000013-xbrl      Zip    368K  


‘EX-101.SCH’   —   XBRL Schema — gpn-20161231


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<xsd:element id="gpn_PaymentsForProceedsFromFinanceReceivables" name="PaymentsForProceedsFromFinanceReceivables" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="gpn_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockForOtherThanShareBasedCompensationPlans" name="PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockForOtherThanShareBasedCompensationPlans" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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<xsd:element id="gpn_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndIntangibleAssetsNetOfCashAcquired" name="PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndIntangibleAssetsNetOfCashAcquired" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="gpn_PeriodAccruedBuyoutLiabilityIncreasesforNewMerchants" name="PeriodAccruedBuyoutLiabilityIncreasesforNewMerchants" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="gpn_ProvisionForOperatingLossesAndDoubtfulAccounts" name="ProvisionForOperatingLossesAndDoubtfulAccounts" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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<xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpn_ReceivablesFromCardNetworksMember" name="ReceivablesFromCardNetworksMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpn_ReceivablesFromClearingBanksMember" name="ReceivablesFromClearingBanksMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element abstract="true" id="gpn_ReleaseofAllowanceonCapitalLossCarryforwardMember" name="ReleaseofAllowanceonCapitalLossCarryforwardMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
<xsd:element id="gpn_ReserveForOperatingLossesPolicyTextBlock" name="ReserveForOperatingLossesPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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</xsd:schema>


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