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Acquisition Reserves | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2011
Acquisition Reserves Disclosure [Abstract] |
Acquisition Reserves | Acquisition Reserves In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Corporate Express, acquisition reserves of $181.0 million were originally established. The activity related to this reserve (in thousands) for fiscal 2011 is as follows:
| Balance as of January 29, 2011 |  | Utilization |  | Foreign Exchange Fluctuations |  | Balance as of July 30, 2011
Transaction costs | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | (119 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 424 |
Severance | 11,793 |  |  | (2,904 | ) |  | 350 |  |  | 9,239 |
Facility closures | 20,287 |  |  | (1,908 | ) |  | 36 |  |  | 18,415 |
Other | 9,344 |  |  | (313 | ) |  | 386 |  |  | 9,417 |
Total | $ | 41,967 |  |  | $ | (5,244 | ) |  | $ | 772 |  |  | $ | 37,495 |
The Company believes that the reserves above should be entirely utilized by the end of fiscal year 2011, with the exception of certain payments related to facility closures that may be made over the remaining lease terms.

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