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Additional Financial Information | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Additional Financial Information | 21. Additional Financial Information
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | July 30, 2011 |  |  | July 31, 2010 |
Cash Interest and Taxes: |  | (millions) |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |
Cash paid for income taxes |  | $ | 109.4 |  |  | $ | 94.2 |  |  | $ | 72.9 |
Non-cash Transactions Significant non-cash investing activities included the capitalization of fixed assets and recognition of related obligations in the net amount of $13.4 million for Fiscal 2012, $3.6 million for Fiscal 2011 and $6.5 million for Fiscal 2010. In addition, significant non-cash investing activities during Fiscal 2012 included the allocation of the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the Charming Shoppes Acquisition (See Note 5 for further discussion). Further, significant non-cash financing activities during 2012 included a two-for-one common stock split (See Note 2 for further discussion). Significant non-cash investing and financing activities for Fiscal 2011 also included the Ascena Reorganization (see Note 5 for further discussion). Significant non-cash investing activities during Fiscal 2010 included the issuance of common stock of $251.2 million and the non-cash allocation of the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the Tween Brands Merger (see Note 6 for further discussion). Significant non-cash financing activities during Fiscal 2010 included the issuance of common stock of $156.4 million in connection with the redemption of the Company’s Convertible Notes (see Note 15 for further discussion). There were no other significant non-cash investing or financing activities for Fiscal 2012, Fiscal 2011 or Fiscal 2010.

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