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Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2014
Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses The following table illustrates the primary items classified in each major expense category:
Cost of Sales | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Total cost of products sold including • Freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our vendors to our distribution centers and our retail stores, and among our distribution and retail facilities • Vendor income that is not reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs Inventory shrink Markdowns Outbound shipping and handling expenses associated with sales to our guests Payment term cash discounts Distribution center costs, including compensation and benefits costs Import costs | Compensation and benefit costs including • Stores • Headquarters Occupancy and operating costs of retail and headquarters facilities Advertising, offset by vendor income that is a reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs Pre-opening costs of stores and other facilities U.S. credit cards servicing expenses and profit sharing Litigation and defense costs and related insurance recovery Other administrative costs
Note: The classification of these expenses varies across the retail industry.

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- Definition Describes an entity's accounting policies for recognition of costs in the period which correspond to the sales and revenue categories presented in the statement of operations. Description may include the amount and nature of costs incurred, provisions associated with inventories, purchase discounts, freight and other costs included in cost of sales incurred and recorded in the period. This description also includes the nature of costs of sales incurred and recorded in the statement of operations for the period relating to transactions with related parties. Also describes the nature of and identifies the significant items comprising an entity's selling, general and administrative (or similar) report caption. + References No definition available. + Details
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