| 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: |
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| Net income | 374,683 |
| | (701 | ) | | 373,982 |
| Other comprehensive income: |
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| 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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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: |
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| Net income | 318,526 |
| | 6,625 |
| | 325,151 |
| Other comprehensive income: |
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| 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. |
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