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Financing Activities | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
Financing Activities [Abstract] |
Financing Activities | Financing Activities The following table shows the detail of debt repayments:
| 39 Weeks Ended
| October 31, 2015 |  | November 1, 2014
| (millions)
7.5% Senior debentures due 2015 | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | — |
8.125% Senior debentures due 2035 | 76 |  |  | — |
5.75% Senior notes due 2014 | — |  |  | 453 |
9.5% amortizing debentures due 2021 | 4 |  |  | 4 |
9.75% amortizing debentures due 2021 | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Capital leases and other obligations | 1 |  |  | 3 |
| $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 462 |
On June 1, 2015, the Company repaid $69 million of 7.5% senior debentures at maturity. On August 17, 2015, the Company redeemed at par the principal amount of $76 million of 8.125% senior debentures due 2035, pursuant to the terms of the debentures. Interest expense in 2015 benefited from the recognition of unamortized debt premium associated with this debt. On May 23, 2014, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024. On July 15, 2014, the Company repaid $453 million of 5.75% senior unsecured notes at maturity. The Company is party to a $1,500 million unsecured commercial paper program. The Company may issue and sell commercial paper in an aggregate amount outstanding at any particular time not to exceed its then-current combined borrowing availability under the bank credit agreement with certain financial institutions. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had $791 million of seasonal borrowings outstanding under this commercial paper program at a weighted average interest rate of 0.42% and with a weighted average maturity of less than ten days. During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2015, the Company repurchased approximately 30.6 million shares of its common stock pursuant to existing stock purchase authorizations for a total of approximately $1,837 million. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had $695 million of authorization remaining under its share repurchase program. The Company may continue or, from time to time, suspend repurchases of shares under its share repurchase program, depending on prevailing market conditions, alternate uses of capital and other factors.

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