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Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2017

Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]

Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements

The terms of the ASR agreement, which follow the structure outlined above, were as follows (amounts in millions):

Agreement Date

Settlement Date

Amount

Initial Shares Delivered

Additional Shares Delivered

Total Shares Delivered

Q2 2017

Q2 2017

$

1,650

9.7

1.1

10.8

X

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Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of accelerated share repurchase (ASR) programs. An ASR is a combination of transactions that permits an entity to purchase a targeted number of shares immediately with the final purchase price of those shares determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time. An accelerated share repurchase program is intended to combine the immediate share retirement benefits of a tender offer with the market impact and pricing benefits of a disciplined daily open market stock repurchase program. ASRs can be disclosed as part of stockholders' equity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405686&loc=d3e22802-112653

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