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Coupang, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 3/1/23, at 3:48pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1834584-23-23   ·   File #:  1-40115

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

 3/01/23  Coupang, Inc.                     10-K       12/31/22  103:11M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.59M 
 2: EX-10.5     Material Contract                                   HTML    255K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     28K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     27K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML     96K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     33K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    100K 
17: R4          Statement of Comprehensive Income (Statement)       HTML     54K 
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    135K 
19: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     39K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible   HTML    148K 
                Preferred Units and Stockholders'/Members' Equity                
                (Deficit)                                                        
21: R8          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    121K 
22: R9          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     84K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
23: R10         Net Revenues                                        HTML     42K 
24: R11         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     59K 
25: R12         Equity-based Compensation Plans                     HTML     83K 
26: R13         Defined Severance Benefits                          HTML     75K 
27: R14         Other (Expense) Income, net                         HTML     39K 
28: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    110K 
29: R16         Net Loss per Share                                  HTML     50K 
30: R17         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     44K 
31: R18         Property and Equipment, net                         HTML     45K 
32: R19         Leases                                              HTML     50K 
33: R20         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt            HTML     73K 
34: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     55K 
35: R22         Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units and          HTML     39K 
                Stockholders'/Members' Equity (Deficit)                          
36: R23         Convertible Notes and Derivative Instrument         HTML     31K 
37: R24         Schedule I - Condensed Financial information of     HTML     98K 
                Parent (Coupang, Inc.)                                           
38: R25         Schedule I - Basis of Presentation                  HTML     84K 
39: R26         Schedule I - Debt                                   HTML     34K 
40: R27         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    139K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
41: R28         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     43K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
42: R29         Net Revenues (Tables)                               HTML     38K 
43: R30         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML     53K 
44: R31         Equity-based Compensation Plans (Tables)            HTML     87K 
45: R32         Defined Severance Benefits (Tables)                 HTML     81K 
46: R33         Other (Expense) Income, net (Tables)                HTML     39K 
47: R34         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    117K 
48: R35         Net Loss per Share (Tables)                         HTML     52K 
49: R36         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML     43K 
50: R37         Property and Equipment, net (Tables)                HTML     44K 
51: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     49K 
52: R39         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Tables)   HTML     74K 
53: R40         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     48K 
54: R41         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     83K 
                Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)                        
55: R42         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     42K 
                Accounting Policies - Schedule of Cash and Cash                  
                Equivalents (Details)                                            
56: R43         Net Revenues (Details)                              HTML     42K 
57: R44         Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)             HTML     34K 
58: R45         Segment Reporting - Schedule of segment reporting   HTML     66K 
                information by segment (Details)                                 
59: R46         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Narrative         HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R47         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of       HTML     53K 
                Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details)                        
61: R48         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of RSU   HTML     35K 
                Information (Details)                                            
62: R49         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of       HTML     76K 
                Stock Options Activity (Details)                                 
63: R50         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of       HTML     49K 
                Valuation Assumptions for Stock Options (Details)                
64: R51         Equity-based Compensation Plans - Schedule of       HTML     35K 
                Equity Based Compensation Cost (Details)                         
65: R52         Defined Severance Benefits - Schedule of Defined    HTML     53K 
                Benefits Liabilities (Details)                                   
66: R53         Defined Severance Benefits - Narrative (Details)    HTML     30K 
67: R54         Defined Severance Benefits - Schedule of            HTML     49K 
                Components of Net Periodic Costs (Details)                       
68: R55         Defined Severance Benefits - Schedule of Principal  HTML     36K 
                Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Defined                  
                Benefits Liabilities (Details)                                   
69: R56         Defined Severance Benefits - Schedule of Principal  HTML     37K 
                Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Net                  
                Period Cost (Details)                                            
70: R57         Defined Severance Benefits - Schedule of Expected   HTML     38K 
                Maturity Analysis of Undiscounted Defined                        
                Severance Benefits (Details)                                     
71: R58         Other (Expense) Income, net - Schedule of other     HTML     37K 
                (Expense) Income (Details)                                       
72: R59         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income     HTML     57K 
                Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details)                                  
73: R60         Income Taxes - Schedule of Loss Before Income       HTML     44K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
74: R61         Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML     50K 
                Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective                   
                Income Tax Rate (Details)                                        
75: R62         Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Effects of    HTML     74K 
                Temporary Differences that Give Rise to Deferred                 
                Income Tax Assets and Deferred Income Tax                        
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
76: R63         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     43K 
77: R64         Income Taxes - Reconcilation of the Valuation       HTML     36K 
                Allowance (Details)                                              
78: R65         Income Taxes - Summary of Operating Loss            HTML     44K 
                Carryforwards (Details)                                          
79: R66         Net Loss per Share - Calculation (Details)          HTML     68K 
80: R67         Net Loss per Share - Antidilutive Securities        HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Fair Value Measurement - Schedule of Financial      HTML     45K 
                Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value (Details)                   
82: R69         Property and Equipment, net -Schedule of Property,  HTML     61K 
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
83: R70         Property and Equipment, net - Narrative (Details)   HTML     30K 
84: R71         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     37K 
85: R72         Leases - Schedule of Lease Cost and Balance Sheet   HTML     35K 
                Information (Details)                                            
86: R73         Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow         HTML     42K 
                Information (Details)                                            
87: R74         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML     48K 
                Schedule of Short-term Borrowings (Details)                      
88: R75         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML     48K 
                Short-Term Borrowings - Narrative (Details)                      
89: R76         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML     77K 
                Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details)                             
90: R77         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML    104K 
                Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                             
91: R78         Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt -          HTML     48K 
                Schedule of Long-term Debt Maturities (Details)                  
92: R79         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     92K 
                Minimum Contractual Commitments (Details)                        
93: R80         Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units and          HTML     92K 
                Stockholders'/Members' Equity (Deficit) -                        
                Narrative (Details)                                              
94: R81         Convertible Notes and Derivative Instrument -       HTML     37K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
95: R82         Schedule I - Condensed Financial information of     HTML     89K 
                Parent (Coupang, Inc.) - Condensed Statements of                 
                Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Details)                      
96: R83         Schedule I - Condensed Financial information of     HTML    109K 
                Parent (Coupang, Inc.) - Condensed Balance Sheets                
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         Schedule I - Condensed Financial information of     HTML     69K 
                Parent (Coupang, Inc.) - Condensed Statements of                 
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98: R85         Schedule I - Debt (Details)                         HTML     38K 
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 2/28/24  Coupang, Inc.                     S-8         2/28/24    4:215K
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11/10/22  Coupang, Inc.                     10-Q        9/30/22   67:6.9M
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