Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is summarized as follows:


	January 31,
	2012			2011
Land	$	5,801		$	2,387
Buildings		118,050			117,982
Furniture and fixtures		306,020			273,621
Leasehold improvements		676,644			606,020
Other operating equipment		103,818			81,856
Construction-in-progress		91,433			29,295

		1,301,766			1,111,161
Accumulated depreciation		(616,787	)		(524,815	)

Total	$	684,979		$	586,346

Depreciation expense for property and equipment for fiscal years ended 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $100,739, $92,403 and $86,146, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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