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Carters Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 4/3/21 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 4/30/21, at 11:58am ET   ·   For:  4/3/21   ·   Accession #:  1060822-21-10   ·   File #:  1-31829

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

 4/30/21  Carters Inc.                      10-Q        4/03/21   69:6.2M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    671K 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 4: EX-32.0     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     20K 
11: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     74K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    107K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     39K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     80K 
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     34K 
                Income (Loss)                                                    
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     70K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    100K 
18: R8          The Company                                         HTML     21K 
19: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     27K 
20: R10         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     81K 
21: R11         Leases                                              HTML     42K 
22: R12         Acumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                 HTML     29K 
23: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    105K 
24: R14         Common Stock                                        HTML     29K 
25: R15         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     38K 
26: R16         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     29K 
27: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     23K 
28: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     24K 
29: R19         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     45K 
30: R20         Other Current Liabilities                           HTML     35K 
31: R21         Commitment and Contingencies                        HTML     21K 
32: R22         Segment Information                                 HTML     77K 
33: R23         Organizational Restructuring and Office             HTML     29K 
                Consolidation                                                    
34: R24         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     22K 
35: R25         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     79K 
36: R26         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     45K 
37: R27         Acumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)        HTML     28K 
38: R28         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    101K 
39: R29         Common Stock (Tables)                               HTML     30K 
40: R30         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     37K 
41: R31         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     28K 
42: R32         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     44K 
43: R33         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     75K 
44: R34         Organizational Restructuring and Office             HTML     29K 
                Consolidation (Tables)                                           
45: R35         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     33K 
46: R36         Revenue Recognition (Details)                       HTML     67K 
47: R37         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Accounts          HTML     32K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
48: R38         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     29K 
49: R39         LEASES - Schedule of Lease Expense (Details)        HTML     24K 
50: R40         LEASES - Supplemental balance sheet information     HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
51: R41         LEASES - Maturities of lease liabilities (Details)  HTML     39K 
52: R42         Acumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)       HTML     31K 
53: R43         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)            HTML    110K 
54: R44         COMMON STOCK - Schedule (Details)                   HTML     27K 
55: R45         COMMON STOCK - Dividends (Details)                  HTML     25K 
56: R46         LONG-TERM DEBT - Schedule (Details)                 HTML     44K 
57: R47         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     46K 
58: R48         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     37K 
59: R49         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     26K 
60: R50         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Investments (Details)     HTML     25K 
61: R51         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Borrowings (Details)      HTML     31K 
62: R52         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     72K 
63: R53         Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     41K 
64: R54         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     87K 
65: R55         Organizational Restructuring and Office             HTML     45K 
                Consolidation (Details)                                          
67: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    120K 
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66: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     75K 
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68: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              305±   423K 
69: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001060822-21-000010-xbrl      Zip    216K

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<link:definition> 2431414 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2433415 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2134111 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2335308 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2436416 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Investments (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2437417 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Borrowings (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2138112 - Disclosure - EARNINGS PER SHARE </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2339309 - Disclosure - EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2440418 - Disclosure - EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2141113 - Disclosure - OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2442419 - Disclosure - OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2143114 - Disclosure - COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2144115 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2345310 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2446420 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2147116 - Disclosure - ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND OFFICE CONSOLIDATION </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2348311 - Disclosure - ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND OFFICE CONSOLIDATION (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 2449421 - Disclosure - ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND OFFICE CONSOLIDATION (Details) </link:definition>
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