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Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity |
| 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.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
| 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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