BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.
Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN
401k plan membership statisitcs for BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN
| Measure | Date | Value |
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| 2023 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2023 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-12-31 | $138,644,065 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-12-31 | $27,439,303 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-12-31 | $27,387,333 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-12-31 | $58,772,528 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $579,391,272 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $468,186,510 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-12-31 | $51,970 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-12-31 | $145,993 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-12-31 | $8,268,993 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2023-12-31 | $8,268,993 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $2,584,085 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $2,584,539 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $4,585,291 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $2,683,136 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2023-12-31 | $573,322 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2023-12-31 | $1,725 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-12-31 | $111,204,762 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $579,391,272 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $468,186,510 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2023-12-31 | $300 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $446,671,132 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $362,415,522 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $49,064,951 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $36,534,235 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2023-12-31 | $145,993 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $62,341,753 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $52,101,773 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2023-12-31 | $50,911,197 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2023-12-31 | $18,520,886 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2023-12-31 | $1,451,146 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-12-31 | $58,772,528 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $14,144,060 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $11,867,305 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-12-31 | $27,387,333 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2023-12-31 | $49,945 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-12-31 | 135565207 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-01-01 | $138,644,065 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-01-01 | $27,439,303 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-01-01 | $27,387,333 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-01-01 | $58,772,528 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $579,391,272 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $468,186,510 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-01-01 | $51,970 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-01-01 | $145,993 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-01-01 | $8,268,993 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2023-01-01 | $8,268,993 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-01-01 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $2,584,085 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $2,584,539 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $4,585,291 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $2,683,136 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2023-01-01 | $573,322 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2023-01-01 | $1,725 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-01-01 | $111,204,762 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $579,391,272 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $468,186,510 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2023-01-01 | $300 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $446,671,132 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $362,415,522 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $49,064,951 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $36,534,235 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2023-01-01 | $145,993 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $62,341,753 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $52,101,773 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2023-01-01 | $50,911,197 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2023-01-01 | $18,520,886 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2023-01-01 | $1,451,146 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-01-01 | $58,772,528 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $14,144,060 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $11,867,305 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-01-01 | $27,387,333 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2023-01-01 | $49,945 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-01-01 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-01-01 | 135565207 |
| 2022 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2022 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-12-31 | $-35,769,553 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-12-31 | $26,959,818 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-12-31 | $26,908,593 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-12-31 | $50,804,345 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $468,186,510 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $530,915,881 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $51,225 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-12-31 | $118,661 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-12-31 | $6,236,887 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2022-12-31 | $6,236,887 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $2,584,539 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $2,251,177 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $2,683,136 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $2,828,151 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2022-12-31 | $-522,829 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-12-31 | $-62,729,371 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $468,186,510 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $530,915,881 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $649 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $362,415,522 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $412,851,332 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $36,534,235 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $48,552,095 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2022-12-31 | $118,661 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $52,101,773 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $53,659,077 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2022-12-31 | $-73,546,366 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2022-12-31 | $-19,733,676 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2022-12-31 | $873,425 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-12-31 | $50,804,345 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $11,867,305 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $10,774,049 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-12-31 | $26,908,593 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2022-12-31 | $50,576 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-12-31 | 135565207 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-01-01 | $-35,769,553 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-01-01 | $26,959,818 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-01-01 | $26,908,593 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-01-01 | $50,804,345 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $468,186,510 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $530,915,881 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-01-01 | $51,225 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-01-01 | $118,661 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-01-01 | $6,236,887 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2022-01-01 | $6,236,887 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-01-01 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $2,584,539 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $2,251,177 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $2,683,136 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $2,828,151 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2022-01-01 | $-522,829 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-01-01 | $-62,729,371 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $468,186,510 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $530,915,881 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2022-01-01 | $649 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $362,415,522 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $412,851,332 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $36,534,235 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $48,552,095 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2022-01-01 | $118,661 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $52,101,773 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $53,659,077 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2022-01-01 | $-73,546,366 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2022-01-01 | $-19,733,676 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2022-01-01 | $873,425 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-01-01 | $50,804,345 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $11,867,305 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $10,774,049 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-01-01 | $26,908,593 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2022-01-01 | $50,576 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-01-01 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-01-01 | 135565207 |
| 2021 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2021 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2021-12-31 | $108,740,874 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2021-12-31 | $57,612,066 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2021-12-31 | $57,557,028 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2021-12-31 | $8,109 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2021-12-31 | $47,739,835 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $530,915,881 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $479,787,073 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $46,929 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2021-12-31 | $130,148 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2021-12-31 | $5,971,746 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2021-12-31 | $5,971,746 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2021-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,251,177 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,699,359 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,828,151 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,199,087 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2021-12-31 | $873,050 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2021-12-31 | $51,128,808 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $530,915,881 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $479,787,073 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $450 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $412,851,332 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $418,549,936 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $48,552,095 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2021-12-31 | $130,148 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $53,659,077 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $45,704,567 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2021-12-31 | $408 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $408 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2021-12-31 | $47,110,745 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2021-12-31 | $6,169,838 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2021-12-31 | $745,512 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2021-12-31 | $47,739,835 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $10,774,049 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $10,633,716 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2021-12-31 | $57,557,028 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2021-12-31 | $46,479 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2021-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2021-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2021-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2020 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2020 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2020-12-31 | $106,904,427 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2020-12-31 | $21,251,819 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2020-12-31 | $21,170,056 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2020-12-31 | $44,635,609 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $479,787,073 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $394,134,465 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $81,763 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2020-12-31 | $136,548 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2020-12-31 | $7,275,529 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2020-12-31 | $7,275,529 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2020-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $2,699,359 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $2,639,300 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $2,199,087 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2020-12-31 | $60,094 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2020-12-31 | $81,588 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2020-12-31 | $85,652,608 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $479,787,073 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $394,134,465 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $175 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $418,549,936 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $346,691,851 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2020-12-31 | $136,548 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $45,704,567 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $35,863,593 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $408 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2020-12-31 | $381 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $381 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2020-12-31 | $53,973,427 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2020-12-31 | $823,220 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2020-12-31 | $44,635,609 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $10,633,716 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $8,939,340 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2020-12-31 | $21,170,056 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2020-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2020-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2020-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2019 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2019 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2019-12-31 | $106,627,567 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2019-12-31 | $19,838,961 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2019-12-31 | $19,762,669 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2019-12-31 | $39,967,429 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $394,134,465 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $307,345,859 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2019-12-31 | $76,292 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2019-12-31 | $135,590 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2019-12-31 | $6,430,344 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2019-12-31 | $6,430,344 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2019-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,639,300 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $2,657,484 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2019-12-31 | $76,292 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2019-12-31 | $86,788,606 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $394,134,465 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $307,345,859 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $346,691,851 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $266,875,870 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2019-12-31 | $135,588 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $35,863,593 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $29,262,213 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $381 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2019-12-31 | $259 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $259 |
| Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit) | 2019-12-31 | $2 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2019-12-31 | $59,368,776 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2019-12-31 | $725,428 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2019-12-31 | $39,967,429 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,939,340 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,550,033 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2019-12-31 | $19,762,669 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2019-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2019-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2019-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2018 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2018 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2018-12-31 | $20,978,174 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2018-12-31 | $11,351,489 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2018-12-31 | $11,278,729 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2018-12-31 | $4,346 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2018-12-31 | $36,496,896 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $307,345,859 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $297,719,174 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $68,414 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2018-12-31 | $122,814 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2018-12-31 | $4,900,735 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $4,900,735 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2018-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $2,657,484 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $2,297,483 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2018-12-31 | $68,414 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2018-12-31 | $9,626,685 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $307,345,859 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $297,719,174 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $266,875,870 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $262,472,148 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2018-12-31 | $122,813 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $29,262,213 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $25,363,112 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $259 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2018-12-31 | $258 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $258 |
| Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit) | 2018-12-31 | $1 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $-21,097,042 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2018-12-31 | $554,771 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2018-12-31 | $36,496,896 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $8,550,033 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $7,586,173 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2018-12-31 | $11,278,729 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2018-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2018-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2018-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2017 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2017 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2017-12-31 | $74,376,726 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2017-12-31 | $15,012,971 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2017-12-31 | $14,998,310 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2017-12-31 | $-25,578 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2017-12-31 | $32,855,308 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $297,719,174 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $238,355,419 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $40,239 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2017-12-31 | $105,895 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2017-12-31 | $11,170,527 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $11,170,527 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2017-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $2,297,483 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $2,182,354 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2017-12-31 | $40,239 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2017-12-31 | $59,363,755 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $297,719,174 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $238,355,419 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $262,472,148 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $209,670,558 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2017-12-31 | $105,895 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $25,363,112 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $19,605,917 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $258 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2017-12-31 | $258 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $258 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $29,861,623 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2017-12-31 | $383,373 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2017-12-31 | $32,855,308 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $7,586,173 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $6,896,332 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2017-12-31 | $14,998,310 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2017-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2017-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2017-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2016 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2016 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2016-12-31 | $44,212,202 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2016-12-31 | $16,496,444 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2016-12-31 | $16,392,835 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2016-12-31 | $31,168,672 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $238,355,419 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $210,639,661 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $103,609 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2016-12-31 | $91,296 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2016-12-31 | $5,959,808 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2016-12-31 | $5,959,808 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2016-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $2,182,354 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $2,125,717 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2016-12-31 | $103,609 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2016-12-31 | $27,715,758 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $238,355,419 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $210,639,661 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $209,670,558 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $183,328,344 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2016-12-31 | $91,296 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $19,605,917 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $18,643,802 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $258 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2016-12-31 | $258 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $258 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2016-12-31 | $6,673,604 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2016-12-31 | $318,822 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2016-12-31 | $31,168,672 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $6,896,332 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $6,541,540 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2016-12-31 | $16,392,835 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2016-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2016-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2016-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2015 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2015 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2015-12-31 | $30,815,394 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2015-12-31 | $13,831,758 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2015-12-31 | $13,741,435 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2015-12-31 | $8,270 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2015-12-31 | $28,391,505 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $210,639,661 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $193,656,025 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $82,053 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2015-12-31 | $87,826 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2015-12-31 | $8,058,617 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2015-12-31 | $8,058,617 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2015-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,125,717 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,030,173 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2015-12-31 | $82,053 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2015-12-31 | $16,983,636 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $210,639,661 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $193,656,025 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $183,328,344 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $169,412,141 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2015-12-31 | $87,826 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $18,643,802 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $15,844,117 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $258 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2015-12-31 | $258 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $258 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2015-12-31 | $-6,020,796 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2015-12-31 | $298,242 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2015-12-31 | $28,391,505 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $6,541,540 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $6,369,336 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2015-12-31 | $13,741,435 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2015-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2015-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2015-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2014 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2014 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2014-12-31 | $38,143,420 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2014-12-31 | $10,072,913 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2014-12-31 | $9,987,886 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2014-12-31 | $26,823,592 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $193,656,025 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $165,585,518 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $85,027 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2014-12-31 | $78,559 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2014-12-31 | $8,327,550 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2014-12-31 | $8,327,550 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2014-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $2,030,173 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $1,694,247 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $1,437 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2014-12-31 | $85,027 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2014-12-31 | $28,070,507 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $193,656,025 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $165,585,518 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $169,412,141 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $157,950,180 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2014-12-31 | $78,559 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $15,844,117 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $258 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2014-12-31 | $13 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $13 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2014-12-31 | $2,900,122 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2014-12-31 | $13,597 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2014-12-31 | $26,823,592 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $6,369,336 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $5,939,641 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2014-12-31 | $9,987,886 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2014-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2014-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2014-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2013 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2013 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2013-12-31 | $49,516,208 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2013-12-31 | $9,116,964 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2013-12-31 | $9,028,872 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2013-12-31 | $9,125 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2013-12-31 | $23,127,036 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $165,585,518 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $125,186,274 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $78,967 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2013-12-31 | $63,674 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2013-12-31 | $4,931,998 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2013-12-31 | $4,931,998 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2013-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $1,694,247 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $1,309,428 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $1,437 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $1,192 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2013-12-31 | $78,967 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2013-12-31 | $40,399,244 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $165,585,518 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $125,186,274 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $157,950,180 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $119,306,822 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2013-12-31 | $63,674 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $13 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2013-12-31 | $2 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $2 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2013-12-31 | $21,393,500 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2013-12-31 | $23,127,036 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $5,939,641 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $4,568,830 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2013-12-31 | $9,028,872 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2013-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2013-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2013-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2012 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2012 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2012-12-31 | $31,395,912 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2012-12-31 | $6,337,206 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2012-12-31 | $6,229,504 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2012-12-31 | $15,696 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2012-12-31 | $18,661,526 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $125,186,274 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $100,127,568 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $92,006 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2012-12-31 | $61,487 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2012-12-31 | $3,322,355 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2012-12-31 | $3,322,355 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2012-12-31 | $5,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $1,309,428 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $1,431,837 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $1,192 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $952 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2012-12-31 | $92,006 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2012-12-31 | $25,058,706 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $125,186,274 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $100,127,568 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $119,306,822 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $94,664,341 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2012-12-31 | $61,487 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $2 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2012-12-31 | $9,350,544 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2012-12-31 | $18,661,526 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $4,568,830 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $4,030,438 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2012-12-31 | $6,229,504 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2012-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2012-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2012-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2011 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2011 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2011-12-31 | $16,902,310 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2011-12-31 | $4,526,925 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2011-12-31 | $4,427,999 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2011-12-31 | $6,623 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2011-12-31 | $16,700,533 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $100,127,568 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $87,752,183 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $92,303 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2011-12-31 | $58,887 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2011-12-31 | $1,825,750 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2011-12-31 | $1,825,750 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2011-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $1,431,837 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $1,094,321 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $952 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $39 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2011-12-31 | $92,303 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2011-12-31 | $12,375,385 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $100,127,568 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $87,752,183 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $94,664,341 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $83,102,967 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2011-12-31 | $58,887 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2011-12-31 | $-1,682,860 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2011-12-31 | $16,700,533 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $4,030,438 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $3,554,856 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2011-12-31 | $4,427,999 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2011-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2011-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2011-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2010 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2010 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $27,646 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2010-12-31 | $22,623,617 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2010-12-31 | $4,101,907 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2010-12-31 | $4,019,260 |
| Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans | 2010-12-31 | $12,039 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2010-12-31 | $14,683,709 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $87,752,183 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $69,258,119 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2010-12-31 | $70,608 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2010-12-31 | $46,842 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2010-12-31 | $1,461,292 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2010-12-31 | $1,461,292 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2010-12-31 | $1,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $1,094,321 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $833,362 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $39 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $27,646 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2010-12-31 | $70,608 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $65,248,000 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2010-12-31 | $18,521,710 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $87,752,183 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $69,230,473 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $83,102,967 |
| Interest on participant loans | 2010-12-31 | $46,842 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2010-12-31 | $6,431,774 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2010-12-31 | $14,683,709 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $3,554,856 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $3,176,757 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2010-12-31 | $4,019,260 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2010-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2010-12-31 | KPMG, LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2010-12-31 | 135565207 |
| 2009 : BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN 2009 401k financial data |
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| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2009-12-31 | $0 |