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Pilgrims Pride Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/26/21 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 2/18/22, at 12:50pm ET   ·   For:  12/26/21   ·   Accession #:  802481-22-12   ·   File #:  1-09273

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 2/18/22  Pilgrims Pride Corp.              10-K       12/26/21  131:23M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.19M 
 2: EX-4.9      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     52K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     44K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML     98K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     39K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    164K 
17: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     45K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    130K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    107K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     95K 
21: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     39K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    141K 
23: R10         General                                             HTML    116K 
24: R11         Business Acquisitions                               HTML     81K 
25: R12         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     77K 
26: R13         Leases                                              HTML    143K 
27: R14         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    101K 
28: R15         Trade Accounts and Other Receivables                HTML     47K 
29: R16         Inventories                                         HTML     43K 
30: R17         Investments in Securities                           HTML     45K 
31: R18         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    111K 
32: R19         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     52K 
33: R20         Current Liabilities                                 HTML     60K 
34: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    125K 
35: R22         Debt                                                HTML     86K 
36: R23         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     96K 
37: R24         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    286K 
38: R25         Incentive Compensation                              HTML    184K 
39: R26         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     87K 
40: R27         Related Party Transactions                          HTML    110K 
41: R28         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    152K 
42: R29         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     71K 
43: R30         Market Risks and Concentrations                     HTML     39K 
44: R31         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     72K 
45: R32         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    166K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
46: R33         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML     49K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
47: R34         Business Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML     56K 
48: R35         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     71K 
49: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    104K 
50: R37         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     96K 
51: R38         Trade Accounts and Other Receivables (Tables)       HTML     47K 
52: R39         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     44K 
53: R40         Investments in Securities (Tables)                  HTML     43K 
54: R41         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    112K 
55: R42         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     48K 
56: R43         Current Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     60K 
57: R44         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    125K 
58: R45         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     61K 
59: R46         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     92K 
60: R47         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    280K 
61: R48         Incentive Compensation (Tables)                     HTML    184K 
62: R49         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     80K 
63: R50         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML    108K 
64: R51         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    149K 
65: R52         BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     74K 
                POLICIES - Narrative (Details)                                   
66: R53         BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     44K 
                POLICIES - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted                 
                Cash (Details)                                                   
67: R54         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)         HTML    119K 
68: R55         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Pilgrim?s Food Masters      HTML     81K 
                Preliminary Fair Values for Assets Acquired and                  
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
69: R56         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Pro Forma Information       HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R57         BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Tulip Fair Values of        HTML     79K 
                Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)                
71: R58         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Disaggregated Revenue         HTML     69K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R59         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Change in Revenue Contract    HTML     41K 
                Liability (Details)                                              
73: R60         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     45K 
74: R61         LEASES - Components of Lease Expense (Details)      HTML     48K 
75: R62         LEASES - Weighted Average Lease Term and Discount   HTML     45K 
                Rate (Details)                                                   
76: R63         LEASES - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R64         LEASES - Future Minimum Lease Payments on           HTML     74K 
                Non-cancellable Leases (Details)                                 
78: R65         LEASES - Lease Liabilities (Details)                HTML     53K 
79: R66         DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of      HTML     59K 
                Outstanding Derivative Instruments and Cash                      
                Collateral (Details)                                             
80: R67         DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of      HTML     43K 
                Derivative Gains (Losses) and Location of Income                 
                Expense (Details)                                                
81: R68         DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of      HTML     46K 
                Cash Flow Hedges Included in AOCI (Details)                      
82: R69         DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Income and       HTML     64K 
                Expense Line item in the Condensed Consolidated                  
                Statements of Income (Details)                                   
83: R70         DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative        HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R71         Trade Accounts and Other Receivables (Details)      HTML     51K 
85: R72         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     47K 
86: R73         Investments in Securities (Details)                 HTML     43K 
87: R74         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     50K 
                Goodwill by Segment (Details)                                    
88: R75         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of        HTML     84K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
89: R76         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative          HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R77         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Useful Life of     HTML     45K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
91: R78         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     60K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
92: R79         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative           HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R80         Current Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     83K 
94: R81         INCOME TAXES - Income Before Income Taxes by        HTML     44K 
                Jurisdiction (Details)                                           
95: R82         INCOME TAXES - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML     62K 
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
96: R83         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     89K 
97: R84         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Income Tax               HTML     68K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
98: R85         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     81K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
99: R86         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     44K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
100: R87         DEBT - Schedule of Long-term Debt and Other         HTML     96K  
                Borrowing Arrangements (Details)                                 
101: R88         DEBT - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    179K  
102: R89         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of Changes in       HTML     83K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                   
103: R90         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of                  HTML     80K  
                Reclassification from Accumulated Other                          
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
104: R91         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     46K  
105: R92         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     88K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
106: R93         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML    107K  
                Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Obligations and                 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
107: R94         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     61K  
                Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)                   
                (Details)                                                        
108: R95         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     53K  
                Schedule of Economic Assumptions, and Impact of                  
                Change in Discount Rate on Benefit Obligation                    
                (Details)                                                        
109: R96         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     55K  
                Schedule of Plan Asset Allocations (Details)                     
110: R97         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML    119K  
                Schedule of Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets               
                (Details)                                                        
111: R98         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     54K  
                Schedule of Benefit Payments (Details)                           
112: R99         PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -         HTML     62K  
                Schedule of Unrecognized Benefit Amounts (Details)               
113: R100        INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)        HTML     58K  
114: R101        INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Schedule of Awards         HTML    186K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R102        INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Schedule of Compensation   HTML     51K  
                Cost and Income Tax Benefit (Details)                            
116: R103        INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Schedule of Restricted     HTML     72K  
                Stock Unit Activity (Details)                                    
117: R104        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Assets and    HTML     63K  
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
118: R105        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Carrying      HTML     66K  
                Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Fixed-Rate                  
                Debt Obligation (Details)                                        
119: R106        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details)       HTML     39K  
120: R107        RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Schedule of Related    HTML     90K  
                Party Transactions (Details)                                     
121: R108        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS -Narrative (Details)            HTML     35K  
122: R109        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS - Schedule of Net Sales,        HTML    127K  
                Operating Income, Depreciation and Amortization,                 
                Capital Expenditures, Assets, Customer Location                  
                and Long-lived Assets (Details)                                  
123: R110        REPORTABLE SEGMENTS - Schedule of Sales by Product  HTML     72K  
                Lines and Markets (Details)                                      
124: R111        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     96K  
125: R112        Market Risks and Concentrations (Details)           HTML     57K  
126: R113        Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     53K  
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