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Costco Wholesale Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 8/28/22 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Tuesday, 10/4/22, at 9:59pm ET   ·   As of:  10/5/22   ·   For:  8/28/22   ·   Accession #:  909832-22-21   ·   File #:  0-20355

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10/05/22  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-K        8/28/22   83:8.4M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     73K 
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 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     26K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     23K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
13: R1          Cover                                               HTML     87K 
14: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     28K 
15: R3          Consolidated Statements Of Income                   HTML    106K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     49K 
17: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    144K 
18: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     40K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML     89K 
20: R8          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    115K 
21: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    106K 
22: R10         Investments                                         HTML     54K 
23: R11         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     37K 
24: R12         Debt                                                HTML     50K 
25: R13         Leases                                              HTML     84K 
26: R14         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     37K 
27: R15         Stock-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML     46K 
28: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    105K 
29: R17         Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share   HTML     34K 
30: R18         Commitment and Contingencies                        HTML     45K 
31: R19         Segment Reporting                                   HTML     77K 
32: R20         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    164K 
                (Policies)                                                       
33: R21         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     64K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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35: R23         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML     34K 
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37: R25         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     90K 
38: R26         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     30K 
39: R27         Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     42K 
40: R28         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    106K 
41: R29         Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share   HTML     33K 
                Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share                
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43: R31         Accounting Policies - Additional Information        HTML     48K 
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44: R32         Accounting Policies - Basis of Presentation         HTML     29K 
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45: R33         Accounting Policies - Cash and Cash Equivalents     HTML     27K 
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46: R34         Accounting Policies - Merchandise Inventories       HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R35         Accounting Policies - Property and Equipment, Net   HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
48: R36         Accounting Policies - Goodwill and Acquired         HTML     42K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
49: R37         Accounting Policies - Insurance/Self-Insurance      HTML     26K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
50: R38         Accounting Policies - Derivatives (Details)         HTML     26K 
51: R39         Accounting Policies - Foreign Currency (Details)    HTML     25K 
52: R40         Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition           HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R41         Accounting Policies - Retirement Plans (Details)    HTML     27K 
54: R42         Accounting Policies - Stock-Based Compensation      HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R43         Investments - Available for Sale and Held to        HTML     46K 
                Maturity Investments (Details)                                   
56: R44         Investments - Maturities of Available for Sale and  HTML     59K 
                Held to Maturity Securities (Details)                            
57: R45         Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Financial    HTML     46K 
                Assets and Financial Liabilities Measured on                     
                Recurring Basis (Details)                                        
58: R46         Debt, Schedule Of Short-Term Debt (Details)         HTML     27K 
59: R47         Debt, Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details)          HTML     29K 
60: R48         Debt, Carrying Value of Long-Term Debt (Details)    HTML     54K 
61: R49         Debt, Schedule Of Long-Term Debt Maturities         HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R50         Leases, Supplemental Balance Sheet Information      HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R51         Leases, Components of Lease Expense (Details)       HTML     35K 
64: R52         Leases, Supplemental Cash Flow Information          HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R53         Leases, Future Minimum Payments (Details)           HTML     67K 
66: R54         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R55         Stockholders' Equity (Stock Repurchased During      HTML     35K 
                Period) (Details)                                                
68: R56         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Additional         HTML     65K 
                Information (Details)                                            
69: R57         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of RSU     HTML     47K 
                Transactions (Details)                                           
70: R58         Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of         HTML     27K 
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details)                       
71: R59         Income Taxes (Income Before Income Taxes)           HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R60         Income Taxes (Schedule of Foreign And Domestic      HTML     54K 
                Income Taxes) (Details)                                          
73: R61         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Between Statutory And  HTML     60K 
                Effective Rates) (Details)                                       
74: R62         Income Taxes (Components of Deferred Tax Assets     HTML     67K 
                And Liabilities) (Details)                                       
75: R63         Income Taxes (Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits)      HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R64         Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share   HTML     44K 
                - Schedule of Earnings per Share Effect on Net                   
                Income and Weighted Averegae Number of Dilutive                  
                Potential Common Stock (Details)                                 
77: R65         Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Details)  HTML     65K 
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8 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 3/13/24  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/18/24   52:4.2M
 1/19/24  Costco Wholesale Corp.            S-8         1/19/24    4:85K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/20/23  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/26/23   53:3.9M
10/11/23  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-K        9/03/23   82:6.2M
 6/01/23  Costco Wholesale Corp.            S-3ASR      6/01/23    5:499K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/01/23  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        5/07/23   52:4.7M
 3/09/23  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/12/23   53:4.8M
12/29/22  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/20/22   55:4.2M

24 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

 3/10/22  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/13/22   52:4.6M
12/22/21  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/21/21   52:4.2M
11/10/21  Costco Wholesale Corp.            8-K:5,9    11/08/21   11:141K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/10/21  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/14/21   55:4.8M
12/16/20  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/22/20   56:4.3M
 4/17/20  Costco Wholesale Corp.            8-K:8,9     4/16/20   15:571K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 1/29/20  Costco Wholesale Corp.            8-K:5,9     1/24/20   11:372K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/23/19  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/24/19   61:5.3M
10/11/19  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-K        9/01/19   73:8.5M
 3/13/19  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/17/19   57:5.2M
12/20/18  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/25/18   53:4M
12/17/18  Costco Wholesale Corp.            DEF 14A     9/02/18    1:1.4M
 3/15/18  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/18/18   53:4.6M
 5/16/17  Costco Wholesale Corp.            8-K:8,9     5/09/17    7:369K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/16/16  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/20/16   54:4.2M
10/12/16  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-K        8/28/16   78:8.7M
 3/09/16  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q        2/14/16   53:4.8M
12/18/15  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q       11/22/15   56:4.2M
 8/31/15  Costco Wholesale Corp.            10-Q/A      5/10/15    3:1.8M
12/19/14  Costco Wholesale Corp.            DEF 14A     8/31/14    1:1.7M
10/16/13  Costco Wholesale Corp./New        10-K        9/01/13   86:13M                                    Workiva Inc.
10/19/12  Costco Wholesale Corp./New        10-K        9/02/12   87:9.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/25/02  Costco Wholesale Corp./New        8-K:5,7     3/20/02    7:339K                                   Heller Ehrman LLP
12/13/99  Costco Wholesale Corp./New        DEF 14A     1/27/00    1:81K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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