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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2012
Summary of Total Compensation Expense and Associated Income Tax Benefit Recognized Related to Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements | A summary of the total compensation expense and associated income tax benefit recognized related to stock-based compensation arrangements is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | January 28, |  |  | January 29, |  |  | January 28, |  |  | January 29, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (millions) |
Compensation expense |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 15.1 |  |  | $ | 8.6 |
Income tax benefit |  | $ | (2.9 | ) |  | $ | (1.8 | ) |  | $ | (5.7 | ) |  | $ | (3.3 | )
Weighted-average Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options Granted | The Company’s weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011are presented as follows:
|  | Six Months Ended |
|  | January 28, 2012 |  |  | January 29, 2011 |
Expected term (years) |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.9 |
Expected volatility |  |  | 41.7 | % |  |  | 52.5 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.9 | % |  |  | 1.3 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 0 | % |  |  | 0 | %
Weighted-average grant date fair value |  | $ | 9.44 |  |  | $ | 8.67 |
Summary of Stock Option Activity Under All Plans | A summary of the stock option activity under all plans during the six months ended January 28, 2012 is as follows:
|  | January 28, 2012 |
|  | Number of Shares |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (a) |
|  | (thousands) |  |  |  | (years) |  | (millions) |
Options outstanding- July 31, 2011 |  | 6,914.8 |  | $16.93 |  | 6.4 |  | $106.4 |
Granted |  | 1,512.9 |  | 26.30 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (520.7 | ) | 15.76 |  |  |  |  |
Cancelled/Forfeited |  | (89.6 | ) | 21.93 |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding – January 28, 2012 |  | 7,817.4 |  | $18.76 |  | 6.7 |  | $130.6 |
Options vested and expected to vest at January 28, 2012 (b) |  | 7,516.5 |  | $19.51 |  | 6.6 |  | $126.9 |
Options exercisable at January 28, 2012 |  | 3,802.2 |  | $14.33 |  | 4.7 |  | $80.4 |
(a) The intrinsic value is the amount by which the market price at the end of the period of the underlying share of stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock option.
(b) The number of options expected to vest takes into consideration estimated expected forfeitures.
Summary of Restricted Equity Awards Activity | A summary of Restricted Equity Awards activity during the six months ended January 28, 2012 is as follows:
|  | Service-based Restricted Equity Awards |  |  | Performance-based Restricted Equity Awards |  |  | Market-based Restricted Equity Awards |
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  |  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  |  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |
|  | (thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | (thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | (thousands) |  |  |  |
Nonvested at July 31, 2011 |  |  | 461.2 |  |  | $ | 25.27 |  |  |  | 676.4 |  |  | $ | 24.49 |  |  |  | 218.5 |  |  | $ | 24.68 |
Granted |  |  | 346.9 |  |  |  | 28.05 |  |  |  | 287.3 |  |  |  | 25.49 |  |  |  | 27.4 |  |  |  | 24.67 |
Vested |  |  | (121.7 | ) |  |  | 23.25 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |
Cancelled/Forfeited |  |  | (60.9 | ) |  |  | 25.21 |  |  |  | (141.8 | ) |  |  | 20.48 |  |  |  | (65.5 | ) |  |  | 20.25 |
Nonvested at January 28, 2012 |  |  | 625.5 |  |  | $ | 27.22 |  |  |  | 821.9 |  |  | $ | 25.50 |  |  |  | 180.4 |  |  | $ | 28.29
Total Unrecognized Compensation and Weighted-average Years Expected to be Recognized |
|  | Service-based Restricted Equity Awards |  |  | Performance-based Restricted Equity Awards |  |  | Market-based Restricted Equity Awards |
Total unrecognized compensation at January 28, 2012 (millions) |  | $ | 11.0 |  |  | $ | 16.2 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over (years) |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 1.8

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