| Period End | Type | Status | Affected | % Workforce | Announced | Expected Completion | Geography | Segment / Function | Charge | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Restructuring charge of $202 million recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2026 (Q1 2026); savings intended to enable reinvestment in long-term growth opportunities. Number of employees affected not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2026-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Charge of $202M ($158M after tax, $0.18 per diluted share) recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2026; savings intended to fund reinvestment in long-term growth. No employee count, announcement date, or completion timing disclosed; no separate restructuring footnote in this filing. | ||||||
| 2026-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2026-03 | 2026-09-30 | Digital assets / stablecoin infrastructure | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement in March 2026 to acquire 100% of BVNK Holdings Limited for $1.5B plus up to $300M contingent consideration; subject to regulatory approval, expected to close before end of Q3 2026. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2026-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring charge recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2026. Savings intended to enable reinvestment for long-term growth opportunities. Employee count not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Restructuring charge of $202 million ($158 million after tax, or $0.18 per diluted share) recorded in Q1 2026 within general and administrative expenses. Savings primarily intended to enable reinvestment to support long-term growth opportunities. No employee count or completion date disclosed. | ||||||
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2026-03-31 | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Restructuring charge of $202M ($158M after tax, $0.18/diluted share) recorded in Q1 2026; savings intended to fund reinvestment in long-term growth. No employee count, geography, or completion date disclosed. | |||||
| 2026-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2026-03-31 | 2026-12-31 | BVNK Holdings Limited — stablecoin infrastructure | USD 1,500 (millions) | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire 100% of BVNK for $1.5B plus up to $300M contingent consideration; expected to close before end of 2026. Headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2026-03-31 | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company recorded a restructuring charge of $202 million ($158 million after tax) in Q1 2026. Savings intended to enable reinvestment for long-term growth opportunities. Employee count not disclosed. | |||||
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 202 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring charge recorded in Q1 2026; employee count not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2025-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2024 | Global | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | 2024 restructuring action intended to streamline organization; charge recorded in 2024. | ||||
| 2025-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2024 | Global | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring charge of $190 million recorded in 2024 to streamline organization. No employee count disclosed for this action in the 2025 filing. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Pre-tax charge of $190 million ($147 million after tax, $0.16 per diluted share) recorded during 2024 to streamline the organization; number of employees affected and completion timeline not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-12 | Threat intelligence / cybersecurity services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | 100% equity interest in RF Ultimate Parent, Inc. (Recorded Future) acquired in December 2024 for cash consideration of $2.7 billion; employee headcount added not disclosed. | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Enterprise-wide | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | 2024 restructuring charge of $190M ($147M after tax) to streamline the organization and fund reinvestment; no employee count, announcement date, or completion timeline disclosed. Excluded from adjusted (non-GAAP) results. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Global | Identity, fraud prevention, real-time decisioning and cybersecurity services | USD 2,700 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired 100% of RF Ultimate Parent, Inc. (Recorded Future) in December 2024 for $2.7B cash; $1.7B of goodwill recorded. Headcount added not disclosed. Total 2024 acquisition consideration was $2.8B, including other unnamed businesses. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Pre-tax charge of $190 million recorded in 2024 to streamline organization and deliver efficiencies. Employee count not disclosed. | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Pre-tax charge of $190 million recorded in 2024 to streamline organization. Employee count not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2024-07-01 | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Restructuring charge of $190 million ($147 million after tax) recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, included in general and administrative expenses. Intended to streamline the organization and deliver efficiencies to enable reinvestment in the business. No employee count or completion date disclosed. | |||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Charge recorded in Q3 2024 ($147M after tax, $0.16/diluted share) to streamline the organization and deliver efficiencies; no employee count, announcement date, or completion timeline disclosed in the filing. | ||||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2024-07-01 | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Charge recorded in Q3 2024 to streamline organization and deliver efficiencies. | |||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2024-09-30 | USD 190 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring action intended to streamline organization and deliver efficiencies. No employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2022-12-31 | other | completed | 2022-03 | Russia | USD 67 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Business operations in Russia suspended in March 2022 following sanctions; no employee headcount impact was quantified. G&A charge of $67M included $35M in Personnel (primarily incremental employee-related costs) and $32M in Other (reserves on uncollectible balances); net Russia-related charge was $30M after a $37M net revenue benefit. | ||||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-01 | Global | Value-added services and solutions (personalization) | USD 325 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Only business combination completed in FY2022; purchase accounting still preliminary. No headcount added through the acquisition is disclosed. Goodwill of $200 million recorded. | ||
| 2022-09-30 | other | completed | 2022-03 | Russia | USD 30 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Company suspended business operations in Russia in March 2022 following sanctions. Nine-month net charge of $30 million ($24 million after tax) comprised of $67 million in general and administrative expenses, primarily incremental employee-related costs and reserves on uncollectible balances with sanctioned customers, offset by $37 million in net benefits to rebates and incentives. No headcount figure disclosed. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-03-05 | Denmark / Europe | Corporate Services business — clearing and instant payment services and e-billing solutions | USD 3,600 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Majority of the Corporate Services business of Nets Denmark A/S acquired March 5, 2021 for EUR 3.0 billion in cash (approximately USD 3.6 billion at acquisition date); employee headcount added not disclosed | |||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-06-09 | Digital identity verification solutions | USD 861 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | 100% equity interest in Ekata, Inc. acquired June 9, 2021 for cash consideration of USD 861 million; employee headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2021-12-31 | Dynamic Yield LTD — personalization | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Definitive agreement in place as of December 31, 2021; closing expected in the second quarter of 2022; no headcount or consideration disclosed | |||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-03-05 | 2021-03-05 | Denmark / Europe | Clearing and instant payment services; e-billing | USD 3,600 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired a majority of the Corporate Services business of Nets Denmark A/S for approximately $3.6 billion; headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-06-09 | 2021-06-09 | United States | Digital identity verification | USD 861 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired 100% of Ekata, Inc. for cash consideration of $861 million; headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | Various | Various | USD 272 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Additional businesses acquired in 2021 for consideration of $272 million, not individually material; headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2021-12-31 | 2022-06-30 | Not disclosed | Personalization / digital experience | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire Dynamic Yield LTD. entered as of December 31, 2021; expected to close in Q2 2022. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2021-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-03-05 | Denmark | Corporate Services (clearing, instant payments, e-billing) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired majority of Nets Denmark A/S Corporate Services business for €3.0 billion; headcount added not disclosed in filing. | ||||
| 2021-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-06-09 | United States | Digital identity verification | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired 100% of Ekata, Inc. for $861 million cash; headcount added not disclosed in filing. | ||||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-03-05 | 2021-03-05 | Denmark | Corporate Services — clearing, instant payment services and e-billing | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired majority of Nets Denmark A/S Corporate Services business for €3.0 billion (~$3.6 billion); no headcount added disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2021-04 | 2021-10 | Digital identity verification | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire Ekata, Inc. for $850 million entered into in April 2021; expected to close within six months, subject to regulatory review; no headcount disclosed. | ||||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-03-05 | Denmark | Corporate Services | USD 4 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Mastercard acquired majority of Nets Denmark A/S Corporate Services business for €3.0 billion (approx $3.6 billion). Headcount not explicitly disclosed. | |||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2021-04-01 | 2021-10-01 | India | Digital Identity Verification | USD 1 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Mastercard entered into definitive agreement to acquire Ekata, Inc. for $850 million. Expected to close within six months. | ||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | United States | Open banking | USD 809 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash consideration of $809 million for 100% equity interest; headcount added not disclosed. Contingent consideration of up to $160 million possible. | ||
| 2020-12-31 | other | completed | 0 | 0% | Global | All | Item_1_Business f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Filer explicitly states zero COVID-19 related layoffs during 2020; no restructuring or RIF activity disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Several businesses acquired during 2019 for total consideration of $1.5 billion (cash and contingent consideration); headcount added not disclosed. | |||||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-08-31 | 2020-06-30 | Denmark | Corporate Services (clearing, instant payments, e-billing) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire majority of Nets Denmark A/S Corporate Services business for EUR 2.85 billion (~$3.19 billion); expected to close in first half of 2020, subject to regulatory approval. Announcement month stated as August 2019; day not disclosed. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2019-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-03-31 | 2019-12-31 | Global | Various | USD 975 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire businesses for aggregate consideration of approximately $975 million, including $25 million contingent consideration. Expected to close in 2019 subject to regulatory approvals. Headcount not disclosed. | ||
| 2017-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2017-04-28 | 2017-04-28 | United Kingdom | Payment systems and ATM switching (Vocalink) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Mastercard acquired a 92.4% controlling interest in Vocalink for cash consideration of £719 million ($929 million); acquired businesses in 2017 totaled $1.5 billion in consideration. No acquired headcount is disclosed. | |||
| 2017-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Other businesses acquired during 2017 | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate 2017 acquisitions totaled $1.5 billion in consideration; Vocalink was the largest. No headcount added through acquisitions is disclosed. | ||||||
| 2017-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2017-04-28 | United Kingdom | Payments / ATM switching (VocaLink) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of 92.4% controlling interest in VocaLink Holdings Limited closed 2017-04-28 for cash consideration of £719 million ($929 million); no employee headcount added or retained was disclosed. A 7.6% redeemable non-controlling interest was retained by sellers. | ||||
| 2017-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2017-04-28 | 2017-04-28 | United Kingdom | Payment systems and ATM switching platform operations | USD 929 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Mastercard acquired a 92.4% controlling interest in Vocalink for cash consideration of £719 million ($929 million as of the acquisition date); headcount added through the acquisition was not disclosed. Remaining 7.6% ownership recorded as redeemable non-controlling interests. | ||
| 2017-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2017-07 | 2017-12-31 | Safety and security / artificial intelligence software | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Agreement to acquire Brighterion, Inc., a software company specializing in artificial intelligence, to expand safety and security capabilities; transaction expected to close in 2017 subject to conditions. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2017-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2017-04-28 | 2017-04-28 | United Kingdom | Payments / ACH and ATM switching | USD 929 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter acquisition of 92.4% controlling interest in VocaLink Holdings Limited for £719 million (~$929 million); potential earn-out up to ~£169 million (~$220 million). No employee headcount disclosed for the acquired business. | ||
| 2017-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2017-04-28 | United Kingdom | Payment Systems | USD 929 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Mastercard acquired 92.4% controlling interest in VocaLink Holdings Limited for $929 million in cash. VocaLink operates payment systems and ATM switching platforms. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2016-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2016-07-21 | 2017-06 | United Kingdom | GBP 700 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire a 92.4% controlling interest in VocaLink Holdings Limited for approximately GBP 700 million (~USD 860 million at 2016-12-31), with a potential earn-out up to an additional GBP 169 million (~USD 210 million). Charge value reflects the purchase consideration, not a severance or restructuring charge. No employee headcount disclosed. Completion anticipated by mid-2017, subject to regulatory approval; also referenced in Item 1 and Note 16 (Commitments). | |||
| 2016-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2016-07-21 | 2017-06-30 | United Kingdom | Payments clearing and ATM switching | USD 860 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to acquire a 92.4% controlling interest in VocaLink Holdings Limited for approximately £700 million (approximately $860 million as of December 31, 2016), with potential earn-out of up to an additional £169 million. Anticipated to close by mid-2017, subject to regulatory approval. Headcount added not disclosed; amount shown is purchase consideration, not a workforce charge. | ||
| 2016-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2015-07-01 | 2015-12-31 | United States | Human Resources / Pension Administration | USD 79 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Termination of qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan resulted in $79 million settlement charge in 2015. No specific employee count disclosed for this action in the 2016 10-K. | ||
| 2015-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Enterprise | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Program announced in 2014 ($87M charge, prior year). Accrual fell from $84M to $25M during 2015 on payments and fewer-than-expected severance actions; described as substantially complete. No 2015-specific affected-employee count or 2015 charge disclosed. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Global | Data analytics and other acquired capabilities | USD 609 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Two businesses acquired in 2015 for $609 million in cash, including Applied Predictive Technologies; acquisition-related headcount added not disclosed. Charge field records purchase consideration, not a severance charge. | ||||
| 2015-12-31 | other | completed | United States | Enterprise (U.S. Employee Pension Plan participants) | USD 79 (millions) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan terminated in the third quarter of 2015; obligation settled for $287 million via lump sums or third-party annuity, producing a $79 million settlement charge in G&A. Number of participants affected not disclosed. | ||||
| 2015-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2014 | 2015-12-31 | Global | General | USD 87 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Restructuring charge of $87 million recorded in 2014. Activities substantially complete by end of 2015. Remaining accrual balance of $25 million as of Dec 31, 2015. | ||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015 | 2015-12-31 | Global | Data Analytics and Other | Item 1. Business f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquired two businesses in 2015, including Applied Predictive Technologies, to expand footprint and enhance capabilities. Specific headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2015-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2014 | Global | USD 87 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring charge of $87 million recorded in 2014 to align organization with strategic priorities. Activities substantially complete by end of 2015. | ||||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015 | Global | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Increase in personnel expense due to increase in number of employees resulting from acquisitions. | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2014-12-31 | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance charge of $87 million recorded in Q4 2014 in general and administrative expenses to align organization with strategic priorities; company substantially complete with restructuring activities. Remaining severance accrual of $36 million at 2015-09-30 (down from $84 million at 2014-12-31) due to payments and lower than expected severance actions. | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 79 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Termination of qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan resulted in $79M settlement charge. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2015-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | Global | Various | USD 609 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquired two businesses for $609M cash. Headcount additions not disclosed. | ||||
| 2015-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 79 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Termination of qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan resulted in $79M settlement charge. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2015-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Organization restructuring to align with strategic priorities. $87M charge recorded in Q4 2014; activities substantially complete. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2015-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014 | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance charge of $87 million recorded in Q4 2014 in general and administrative expenses as the Company restructured its organization to align with strategic priorities. Company was substantially complete with restructuring activities as of June 30, 2015. Severance accrual declined from $84 million at December 31, 2014 to $52 million at June 30, 2015, primarily due to payments and foreign currency translation. Number of employees affected not disclosed. | |||||
| 2015-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Company-wide | USD 87 (millions) | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance charge recorded in Q4 2014 to restructure the organization around strategic priorities; filing states restructuring activities were substantially complete as of June 30, 2015. Severance accrual was $52 million at June 30, 2015 (down from $84 million at December 31, 2014). Number of employees affected not disclosed; announcement date approximated to Q4 2014. | |||
| 2015-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Two businesses acquired in the six months ended June 30, 2015 for $609 million in cash, with $466 million recorded as goodwill. Headcount added through these acquisitions is not disclosed. | |||||||
| 2015-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Severance charge recorded in Q4 2014. As of June 30, 2015, activities were substantially complete. Remaining accrual of $52 million relates to this program. | |||
| 2015-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | Global | Various | USD 609 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company acquired two businesses for $609 million in cash during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Headcount added not explicitly disclosed. | ||||
| 2015-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring to align organization with strategic priorities. Severance charge of $87M recorded in Q4 2014. Activities substantially complete as of June 30, 2015. Remaining accrual of $52M. | ||
| 2015-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-06-30 | Global | Various | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired two businesses for $609M cash in the six months ended June 30, 2015. Headcount added not explicitly disclosed. | ||||
| 2015-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2015-06-30 | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance charge of $87 million recorded in Q4 2014 in general and administrative expenses as the Company restructured its organization to align with strategic priorities. Remaining severance accrual was $68 million at March 31, 2015 (down from $84 million at December 31, 2014), with the decrease primarily due to payments and foreign currency translation. Company expects to be substantially complete with restructuring activities by Q2 2015. No employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2015-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2015-06-30 | Company-wide organization realignment | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance charge recorded in Q4 2014 for an organizational restructuring to align with strategic priorities; $68 million of the accrual remained at 2015-03-31 (versus $84 million at 2014-12-31), with the decrease driven by payments and FX translation. No employee count disclosed; announcement date not specified beyond Q4 2014. | ||||
| 2015-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | One business acquired during Q1 2015 for $13 million in cash, with excess consideration recorded as goodwill; no headcount added disclosed. | |||||||
| 2015-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2015-04-23 | 2015-06-30 | Data analytics | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire a data analytics business for $600 million, subject to purchase price adjustments and HSR clearance; expected to close in Q2 2015. No headcount disclosed. | ||||
| 2015-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Global | Corporate / General | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Charge recorded in Q4 2014 for organizational restructuring. Accrual of $68 million remained as of March 31, 2015. Expected substantially complete by Q2 2015. | ||
| 2015-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-03-31 | Global | Various | USD 13 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | One business acquired for $13 million in cash during Q1 2015. Headcount not explicitly disclosed. | |||
| 2015-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2015-04-23 | 2015-06-30 | Global | Data Analytics | USD 600 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Agreement to acquire data analytics business for $600 million. Expected to close in Q2 2015. | ||
| 2015-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance charge recorded in Q4 2014 to restructure organization and align with strategic priorities. Expected to be substantially complete by Q2 2015. Accrual balance was $68 million as of March 31, 2015. | ||
| 2015-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-03-31 | 2015-03-31 | Global | Various | USD 13 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired one business for $13 million in cash during Q1 2015. Employee count not disclosed. | ||
| 2014-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2015-06-30 | Company-wide organization aligned to strategic priorities (charge recorded in personnel/G&A costs) | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Severance accrual recorded in Q4 2014; company expects restructuring activities substantially complete by the second quarter of 2015. Number of employees affected not disclosed. | ||||
| 2014-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Global | Not specified | USD 87 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance accrual of $87 million recorded in Q4 2014 to restructure the organization around strategic priorities; Company expects restructuring substantially complete by Q2 2015. Employees affected not disclosed. | ||
| 2014-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Not specified | Not specified | USD 575 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Eight businesses acquired during 2014 for $575 million total consideration; headcount added through acquisitions not disclosed. Charge value shown is total consideration, not a workforce charge. | ||||
| 2014-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2014-Q4 | 2015-06-30 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $87 million. The Company expects to be substantially complete with these restructuring activities by the second quarter of 2015. Employee count not disclosed. | ||
| 2014-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2014-10-01 | 2015-06-30 | Global | General and Administrative | USD 87 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring charge recorded in Q4 2014 to align organization with strategic priorities. Expected to be substantially complete by Q2 2015. Employee count not disclosed. | ||
| 2014-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | USD 389 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company acquired five businesses in the nine months ended Sept 30, 2014 for total consideration of $389 million. Employee count not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2014-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2014-03-31 | USD 224 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company acquired two businesses at an aggregate cost of $224 million. Headcount not disclosed. | |||||
| 2012-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | USD 70 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Three businesses acquired during 2012 for an aggregate cost of $70 million with $48 million of goodwill; headcount added through these acquisitions is not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2011-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-12-09 | 2011-04-15 | Global (primarily outside the United States) | Prepaid card program management (Access Prepaid Worldwide) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired Travelex prepaid card program management operations for GBP 295 million ($481 million); headcount added not disclosed. Acquisition-related expenses of $6 million recognized in 2011. | |||
| 2011-12-31 | other | completed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | USD 23 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate severance expense of $23 million recorded in general and administrative expenses for 2011 under the company's Severance Plan; no employee counts, program description, or action-specific detail disclosed. | ||||
| 2011-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2011-04-15 | 2011-04-15 | Global | Prepaid Card Program Management | USD 481 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquired Access Prepaid Worldwide (formerly Travelex prepaid operations) on April 15, 2011. Purchase price $481 million. Headcount not explicitly disclosed. | ||
| 2011-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-10-22 | 2010-10-22 | Europe and Brazil | E-Commerce Processing | USD 534 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquired DataCash Group plc on October 22, 2010. Purchase price $534 million. Headcount not explicitly disclosed. Included in 2011 operating expenses as recent acquisition. | ||
| 2011-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-12-09 | 2011-04-15 | Global (initially travel sector, markets outside the United States) | Prepaid card program management operations | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Access Prepaid Worldwide (formerly Travelex prepaid operations) for $481 million; no employee headcount added disclosed in the filing. $6 million of acquisition-related professional fees recorded in G&A. | |||
| 2011-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2011-04-15 | Global | Prepaid card program management | USD 481 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | MasterCard acquired Access Prepaid Worldwide on April 15, 2011. Purchase price was $481 million. Specific headcount added was not disclosed. | |||
| 2011-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-12-09 | 2011-04-15 | Global (initially travel sector, markets outside the United States) | Prepaid card program management operations (Access Prepaid Worldwide) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired Travelex prepaid card program management operations for $481 million; no employee headcount added disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2011-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-12-09 | 2011-04-15 | Global | Prepaid card program management | USD 481 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | MasterCard acquired Access Prepaid Worldwide on April 15, 2011. The filing discloses the purchase price ($481 million) and contingent consideration (up to $57 million), but does not explicitly state the number of employees added. | ||
| 2011-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-12-09 | 2011-04-15 | Global (initially outside the United States, travel sector focus) | Prepaid card program management operations (Travelex CPM) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Purchase price approx. GBP 295 million (~$481 million) plus up to GBP 35 million (~$57 million) earn-out; headcount added not disclosed. Purchase accounting to be completed in Q2 2011. | |||
| 2010-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2009 | USD 39 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Multi-year resource realignment initiated in 2009; only the current-year portion captured — severance-related charges of $39 million recorded in 2010 (prior-year 2009 charges were $139 million), of which $3 million was incremental Severance Plan expense per Note 14. Number of employees affected and completion date not disclosed. | |||||
| 2010-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2010-12-31 | Global | General and administrative (personnel) | USD 39 (millions) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance-related charges of $39 million recorded in general and administrative expense for 2010; no program name, headcount, or completion timeline disclosed. MD&A reports the same $39 million figure for 2010. | |||
| 2010-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2010-08-19 | 2010-10-22 | United Kingdom / Europe | e-Commerce payment gateway and fraud solutions | USD 534 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Purchase price of GBP 334 million ($534 million); acquired October 22, 2010. Headcount added through the acquisition was not disclosed; charge shown is purchase consideration, not a severance charge. | ||
| 2010-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2010-12-09 | 2011-06-30 | Global (focus outside the United States) | Prepaid card program management (Travelex CPM) | USD 458 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Travelex prepaid program management operations for GBP 290 million (~$458 million) plus up to GBP 35 million (~$55 million) earn-out; expected to close in the first half of 2011. Headcount to be added not disclosed; charge shown is purchase commitment, not a severance charge. | ||
| 2010-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2009-01-01 | 2010-12-31 | Global | General | USD 39 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Personnel expense included $39 million for severance-related charges in 2010. The filing notes lower severance expense in 2010 compared to 2009 due to realignment of resources in 2009. Specific employee count affected is not disclosed. | ||
| 2010-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Worldwide | General and Administrative | USD 39 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance-related charges of $39 million recorded in 2010 due to realignment of resources. | ||||
| 2010-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2010-08-19 | 2010-10-22 | Europe | Payment Services | USD 526 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Agreement entered August 19, 2010 to acquire DataCash Group plc. Closed October 22, 2010. Headcount not disclosed. | ||
| 2009-12-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 139 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | 2009 resource realignment and contingency planning in response to the economic environment; severance-related charges of $139 million recorded in personnel expense, comprising roughly $135.1 million of severance plan expense plus enhanced termination benefits. No affected-employee headcount disclosed; program described in past tense as executed during 2009. | ||||||
| 2009-12-31 | voluntary_separation | completed | USD 3,944 (thousands) | other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Enhanced postretirement medical benefit expense recorded for employees who elected a voluntary transition program; number of participating employees not disclosed. Charge amount reported in thousands of USD. | ||||||
| 2009-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Company-wide | USD 139 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | During 2009 the Company realigned resources and implemented contingency plans in response to the economic environment; personnel expense included $139 million of severance-related charges. Note 13 separately reports total severance expense of $135.1 million in general and administrative expenses for 2009. Number of employees affected, announcement date and completion timeline are not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2009 | Global | USD 139 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company realigned resources and implemented contingency plans in response to global economic environment. Personnel expenses included $139 million for severance-related charges in 2009. Specific employee count not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-12-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 139 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Resource realignment programs resulted in $139 million in severance-related charges. | ||||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Company-wide | USD 31 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance costs of $31 million in Q3 2009 (vs $1 million in Q3 2008) from cost containment initiatives and realignment of resources; no employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Company-wide | USD 101 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance costs of $101 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (vs $14 million in 2008) from cost containment initiatives and resource realignment; no employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | USD 31 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives. Employee count not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | USD 101 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Employee count not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 31 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives. | ||||||
| 2009-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 101 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives for the nine months ended. | ||||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Company-wide | USD 51 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance costs of $51 million in Q2 2009 (vs. $12 million in Q2 2008) incurred from cost containment initiatives and realignment of resources; no employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Company-wide | USD 70 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance costs of $70 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009 (vs. $13 million in the comparable 2008 period) from cost containment initiatives and resource realignment; no employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Company-wide | USD 70 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cost containment initiatives involving realignment of resources; personnel expense included $51M severance in Q2 2009 and $70M YTD 2009 (vs. $12M and $13M in comparable 2008 periods). No employee count, announcement date, or completion date disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | USD 51 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives. No specific employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | USD 70 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Cumulative severance costs for the six months ended June 30, 2009, related to cost containment initiatives. No specific employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and administrative | USD 51 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives for the three months ended June 30, 2009. | |||||
| 2009-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and administrative | USD 70 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs incurred related to realigning resources and cost containment initiatives for the six months ended June 30, 2009. | |||||
| 2009-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | MD&A notes increased severance costs due to cost containment initiatives, but does not disclose employee counts or specific program details. | |||||||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Company-wide | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A cites higher severance costs in the nine months ended 2008-09-30 tied to cost reductions and personnel realignment; no employee count, charge amount, or announcement date disclosed. | ||||||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2008-09-30 | Global | General and Administrative | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Company incurred greater severance costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 due to cost reductions and realignment of personnel. Specific headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Incurred greater severance costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 due to cost reductions and realignment of certain personnel. Specific headcount affected is not disclosed. | |||||||
| 2008-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Filing notes 'greater severance costs' incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 due to cost reductions and realignment of personnel. No specific headcount or dollar amount for severance is provided in this filing. | |||||
| 2008-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Filing notes 'greater severance costs' incurred due to 'cost reductions and the realignment of certain personnel' to execute strategic objectives. No specific headcount or total charge amount is disclosed for this activity. | |||||||
| 2006-12-31 | other | completed | 120 | United States | Salaried employees covered by the formal severance plan | USD 8 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance plan accrual assumed 120 severed participants for 2006 (versus 100 for 2005); severance expense of $8.4 million was recorded in 2006. Approximately 3,100 U.S. salaried employees are covered by the plan. Filer does not label the separations as a formal RIF or restructuring program. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | 2005 | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Multi-year Integration exit-cost program, workforce-reduction component tied to the June 2002 Europay (MasterCard Europe) integration. Workforce-reduction severance liability: $2,515K initial accrual at Integration; $1,042K at YE2003; $598K remaining at Dec 31, 2004 after a $363K estimate reduction in 2004 for employee redeployments, $21K utilization and $(60)K currency translation. Affected-employee count not disclosed. Exit-cost activities expected to be completed in 2005; figures are cumulative-to-date from the liability roll-forward. | |||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02 | MasterCard Advisors (consulting/advisory) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired a research and advisory firm focused on the global financial services industry; headcount added not disclosed. Combined with the May 2004 acquisition, total consideration was $29.9M net of cash acquired; the 2004 personnel expense increase was attributed in part to these two acquisitions. | |||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-05 | MasterCard Advisors (consulting/advisory) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired a consulting firm specializing in optimization of customer relationships; headcount added not disclosed. One of the two 2004 acquisitions was impaired in 2004 (goodwill $5,454K and other intangibles $1,106K) due to lower-than-anticipated revenues and loss of key customers; the filer did not identify which acquisition. | |||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02 | Global | MasterCard Advisors (research and advisory) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired February 2004; headcount added not disclosed. Combined 2004 acquisitions net of cash acquired totaled $29,861 thousand (consolidated investing activities). | ||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-05 | Global | Consulting (customer relationship optimization) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired May 2004; headcount added not disclosed. This acquisition later showed impairment indicators (goodwill $5,454K and intangibles $1,106K impairment recorded in 2004). | ||||
| 2004-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | 2005-12-31 | Europe / Global | Integration of Europay International (EPI) — workforce reduction component | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Multi-year program originating from the June 2002 EPI Integration; only FY2004 activity shown (workforce reduction exit-cost utilization of $21 thousand and estimate reduction of $363 thousand, amounts in thousands). Employee counts never disclosed; $598 thousand liability remained at 2004-12-31 and activities were expected to complete in 2005. Cumulative program, not a FY2004-initiated action. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02-01 | Global | Research and Advisory | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired research and advisory firm in Feb 2004; $31M of expense increase related to two consulting firm acquisitions. | ||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-05-01 | Global | Consulting | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired consulting firm specializing in customer relationship optimization in May 2004. | ||||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02-01 | Research and advisory | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired a research and advisory firm focused on the global financial services industry in February 2004. Headcount not disclosed. | |||||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-05-01 | Consulting | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired a consulting firm specializing in customer relationship optimization in May 2004. Headcount not disclosed. | |||||
| 2004-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 6,172 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Liability for exit costs relating to the integration of the Company and EPI (now MasterCard Europe). Balance as of Sept 30, 2004 was $6.2 million. Includes brand/logo elimination, redundant computer systems/technology elimination, and workforce reduction. Specific employee counts for the reduction are not disclosed in this footnote. | ||||||
| 2004-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02-01 | Research and advisory (financial services) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of a research and advisory firm focused on global financial services; no headcount disclosed. Goodwill increased $20.2M from acquisitions in H1 2004. | |||||
| 2004-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-05-01 | Consulting (customer relationship optimization) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of a consulting firm specializing in customer relationship optimization; no headcount disclosed. | |||||
| 2004-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2003-06-04 | United States | Corporate / Legal | USD 3,896 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Additional charge of $3.9 million recorded in Q2 2004 for U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement estimates. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2004-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2003-06-04 | Global | Corporate / Legal | USD 3,896 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | YTD charge of $3.9 million for U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement estimates. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2004-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Europay Integration | USD 12,647 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Utilization of exit costs for brand/logo elimination, computer systems/technology elimination, and workforce reduction related to EPI integration. | ||||
| 2004-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02-19 | Research and advisory (financial services industry) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of a financial-services research and advisory firm; goodwill of $11,673 thousand added net of tax. No employee count disclosed; filer states the acquisition had no material impact on Q1 2004 operating results. | |||||
| 2004-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | General and Administrative | USD 4,799 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Utilization of exit costs for integration of EPI (MasterCard Europe). Includes redundant brand/logo elimination, computer systems/technology elimination, and workforce reduction. No specific headcount disclosed. | ||||
| 2004-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | United States | General and Administrative | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Continuation of program begun in 2003 to achieve greater efficiencies and reduce costs, including reducing headcount. Salaries and bonuses increased due to additional severance expense. | |||||
| 2004-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 14 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Salaries and bonuses increased $14 million due to merit increases, additional severance expense, and conversion of contractors. Severance expense increased as continuation of 2003 program to achieve efficiencies and reduce headcount. | ||||||
| 2004-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02-19 | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired a leading research and advisory firm focused on global financial services industry on February 19, 2004. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2003 | USD 20 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Cost-efficiency program undertaken in 2003 to achieve greater efficiencies and reduce costs, including employee reductions; severance expense rose $20 million primarily as a result of this program. Headcount affected not disclosed; filer states these strategic-alignment efforts will continue. | |||||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | MasterCard Europe (Europay Integration) — workforce reduction exit costs | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Multi-year Integration program initiated June 28, 2002. 2003 activity was residual: $1.278 million of workforce-reduction liability utilized, $0.069 million change in estimate, $0.269 million currency translation, leaving $1.042 million accrued at year-end 2003. Headcount affected not disclosed; filer states no further changes to the exit cost liability are anticipated. | ||||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Company-wide | USD 20 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance expense rose $20M in 2003 from a program to improve efficiency and reduce costs, including employee reductions; headcount affected not disclosed. | ||||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2003 | Global | Corporate / Operations | USD 20 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Severance expense increased $20 million primarily as a result of a program undertaken in 2003 to achieve greater efficiencies and reduce costs, including employee reductions. | |||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2002-06-28 | Global | Integration of MasterCard Europe | USD 21,304 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Balance of exit costs as of Dec 31, 2003 includes workforce reduction, redundant systems, and brand/logo elimination. Specific employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2003-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | EPI Integration | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Accrued exit costs include a 'Workforce Reduction' component of $2,251 thousand at 2003-09-30 (vs. $2,120 thousand at 2002-12-31); no employee count or period charge disclosed. Total Integration exit-cost accrual was $25,711 thousand. | ||||
| 2003-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Global | Integration of Europay International S.A. (EPI) | USD 25,711 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Accrued exit costs for EPI integration including brand/logo elimination, systems/technology elimination, and workforce reduction. Balance as of Sept 30, 2003 was $25.7 million. No specific headcount affected disclosed. | |||
| 2003-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Workforce Reduction | USD 2,251 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Balance of accrued exit costs for workforce reduction related to EPI integration as of Sept 30, 2003. No specific headcount affected disclosed in this filing. | |||||
| 2003-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2003-04-30 | United States | Integration of Europay International S.A. | USD 721,000 (thousands) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Settlement of U.S. merchant lawsuit recorded pre-tax charge of $721,000 thousand. Includes monetary settlement, compliance costs, and opt-out merchant costs. No specific employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2003-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Integration of Europay International S.A. | USD 6,199 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Increase in estimate of exit costs due to identification of additional redundant system and incremental costs. Corresponding increase made to goodwill. | ||||
| 2003-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Global | Integration of Europay International S.A. (EPI) | USD 27,808 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Accrued exit costs for EPI integration including workforce reduction, system elimination, and brand/logo elimination. Workforce reduction component balance is $2,245 thousand. | |||
| 2003-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Integration of Europay International (EPI) into MasterCard | USD 2,270 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Exit-cost liability for redundant workforce reduction portion of the EPI integration, balance as of 2003-03-31 (not a period charge); no employee count disclosed. Program also includes brand/logo elimination and computer systems/technology elimination components. | |||
| 2003-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2003-04-30 | United States | USD 721,000 (thousands) | subsequent_events f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | MOU signed April 30, 2003 regarding class action settlement; charge recorded for Q1 2003. No specific employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2003-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Global | Workforce Reduction, Technology, Brand/Logo Elimination | USD 22,557 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Liability for exit costs relating to the Integration of EPI. Includes workforce reduction, technology systems, and brand/logo elimination. No specific employee count disclosed in this filing. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 | Europe (Europay International S.A., Belgium; renamed MasterCard Europe) | Payment Services / MasterCard Europe | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Pursuant to the February 13, 2002 Integration Agreement, MasterCard acquired 100% of Europay International S.A. shares not previously owned on June 28, 2002; purchase price $267,856 thousand (17.61 million unconditional shares) plus estimated acquisition costs of $10,486 thousand. The number of employees added through the acquisition is not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Workforce-reduction component of Integration exit costs (MasterCard Europe) | USD 2,120 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Workforce-reduction severance component of Integration exit costs recorded upon the June 28, 2002 acquisition of EPI. Initial charge $2,515 thousand; reduced by $542 thousand after certain employees were redeployed (plus $147 thousand currency translation), leaving a $2,120 thousand liability at December 31, 2002 with no utilization during the year. No affected employee headcount disclosed. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Payment Services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Europay International S.A. (renamed MasterCard Europe) closed 2002-06-28; headcount added through the transaction not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Integration exit activities — workforce reduction | USD 2,515 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Initial workforce reduction liability of $2,515 thousand recognized at Integration; balance $2,120 thousand at 2002-12-31 after a $542 thousand decrease from employee redeployment. Employees affected not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Redundant computer systems and technology elimination | USD 7,794 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Initial exit cost of $7,794 thousand; balance $8,111 thousand at 2002-12-31 after a $2,583 thousand increase for external consulting services. Workforce impact not separately quantified. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Europay brand and logo elimination | USD 11,225 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Initial exit cost of $11,225 thousand; balance $11,881 thousand at 2002-12-31. No workforce reduction quantified for this component. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Integration of Europay International S.A. | USD 22,112 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Exit costs relating to the Integration totaled $22,112 thousand as of Dec 31, 2002, including redundant computer systems/technology elimination and workforce reduction. Specific headcount affected not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2002-06-28 | Global | Integration of Europay International S.A. | USD 22,112 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Total exit costs of $22.1 million related to workforce reduction, computer systems/technology elimination, and brand/logo elimination. Specific headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Global | Integration of Europay International SA (EPI) | USD 19,163 (thousands) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Liability for exit costs related to EPI integration (brand elimination, technology, workforce reduction) was $19.2 million at period end. No specific employee count provided. | |||
| 2002-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Redundant Workforce | USD 11,142 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Liability for redundant workforce reduction related to EPI acquisition. | |||
| 2002-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Computer Systems/Technology Elimination | USD 5,755 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Liability for technology elimination related to EPI acquisition. | |||
| 2002-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Brand/Logo Elimination | USD 2,266 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Liability for brand/logo elimination related to EPI acquisition. | |||
| 2002-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 | Europe (Belgium) | Payment Services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MasterCard Incorporated acquired 100% of Europay International SA shares not previously owned; EPI employees' headcount added not disclosed. EPI renamed MasterCard Europe SA on 2002-07-16. | |||
| 2002-06-30 | restructuring | announced | 2002-06-28 | Europe | EPI integration | USD 2,515 (thousands) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Preliminary estimated exit cost for workforce reduction of EPI employees as part of acquisition integration; employee count not disclosed. Additional exit costs include brand elimination ($11,225K), redundant systems ($7,794K), and other acquisition liabilities ($7,150K). | |||
| 2002-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | Corporate / Operations | USD 3 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Workforce reduction costs associated with the acquisition of Europay International SA (EPI). Total exit costs estimated at $28.68 million, including $11.225 million for brand elimination, $7.794 million for technology systems, and $2.515 million for workforce reduction. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2002-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2002-06-28 | Europe | General | USD 3 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Estimated costs of workforce reduction of EPI employees totaling $2,515 thousand included in acquisition liabilities. |