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Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income Disclosure [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income | Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income The following table reflects the changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income attributed to Staples, Inc. and its noncontrolling interests for the second quarter and first half of 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
| Attributable to Staples, Inc. |  | Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total
Stockholders' Equity at January 30, 2011 | $ | 6,943,710 |  |  | $ | 7,471 |  |  | $ | 6,951,181 |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 374,683 |  |  | (701 | ) |  | 373,982 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net | 200,546 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 200,752 |
Changes in fair value of derivatives, net (1) | (13,557 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13,557 | )
Comprehensive income | 561,672 |  |  | (495 | ) |  | 561,177 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options exercised and the sale of stock under employee stock purchase plans | 31,559 |  |  | — |  |  | 31,559 |
Stock-based compensation | 81,470 |  |  | — |  |  | 81,470 |
Cash dividends paid | (140,643 | ) |  | — |  |  | (140,643 | )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements | 942 |  |  | — |  |  | 942 |
Purchase of treasury stock, net | (365,203 | ) |  | — |  |  | (365,203 | )
Other | (831 | ) |  | — |  |  | (831 | )
Stockholders' Equity at July 30, 2011 | $ | 7,112,676 |  |  | $ | 6,976 |  |  | $ | 7,119,652 |
| Attributable to Staples, Inc. |  | Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total
Stockholders' equity at January 31, 2010 | $ | 6,771,886 |  |  | $ | 83,054 |  |  | $ | 6,854,940 |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 318,526 |  |  | 6,625 |  |  | 325,151 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net | (207,210 | ) |  | (459 | ) |  | (207,669 | )
Changes in fair value of derivatives, net (1) | (4,807 | ) |  | 432 |  |  | (4,375 | )
Comprehensive income | 106,509 |  |  | 6,598 |  |  | 113,107 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options exercised | 38,443 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,443 |
Stock-based compensation | 69,629 |  |  | — |  |  | 69,629 |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, including accrued and unpaid transaction costs | (271,001 | ) |  | (78,987 | ) |  | (349,988 | )
Cash dividends paid | (130,100 | ) |  | — |  |  | (130,100 | )
Purchase of treasury stock, net | (128,745 | ) |  | — |  |  | (128,745 | )
Other | (5,930 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,930 | )
Stockholders' equity at July 31, 2010 | $ | 6,450,691 |  |  | $ | 10,665 |  |  | $ | 6,461,356 |
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(1) | Changes in the fair value of derivatives are net of a tax expense (benefit) of $0.5 million and $(7.5) million for the second quarter and the first half of 2011, respectively, and net of a tax expense (benefit) of $1.6 million and $(3.3) million for the second quarter and the first half of 2010, respectively.
The following table summarizes the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Staples, Inc. as of July 30, 2011 and January 29, 2011 (in thousands):
| July 30, 2011 |  | January 29, 2011
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | 237,704 |  |  | $ | 37,158 |
Derivative instruments (net of taxes) | (17,764 | ) |  | (4,207 | )
Deferred pension and other post-retirement benefit costs (net of taxes) | (129,884 | ) |  | (129,884 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 90,056 |  |  | $ | (96,933 | )

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