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Quarterly Summary (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2012
Quarterly Summary Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information |
|  | (In thousands, except per share amounts)
|  | First Quarter |  | Second Quarter(1) |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ | 6,172,938 |  |  | $ | 5,819,612 |  |  | $ | 6,569,927 |  |  | $ | 6,459,715 |
Gross profit |  | 1,636,393 |  |  | 1,540,380 |  |  | 1,832,781 |  |  | 1,732,274 |
Net income attributed to Staples, Inc. |  | 198,245 |  |  | 176,438 |  |  | 326,380 |  |  | 283,593 |
Basic earnings per common share |  | $ | 0.28 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | 0.41 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 0.28 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | 0.41 |
|  | First Quarter(2) |  | Second Quarter(3) |  | Third Quarter(4) |  | Fourth Quarter(5)
Fiscal Year Ended January 29, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ | 6,057,795 |  |  | $ | 5,534,240 |  |  | $ | 6,537,676 |  |  | $ | 6,415,402 |
Gross profit |  | 1,619,055 |  |  | 1,462,708 |  |  | 1,803,748 |  |  | 1,720,644 |
Net income attributed to Staples, Inc. |  | 188,770 |  |  | 129,756 |  |  | 288,680 |  |  | 274,742 |
Basic earnings per common share |  | $ | 0.26 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 0.39 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 0.26 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
(1) | Results of operation for this period include a $20.8 million tax benefit related to a refund due to Corporate Express from the Italian government that was previously deemed uncollectible, which was recorded as a discrete item.
(2) | Results of operation for this period include a $13.1 million charge, net of taxes ($0.02 per diluted share) related to integration and restructuring costs.
(3) | Results of operation for this period include a $13.5 million charge, net of taxes ($0.02 per diluted share) related to integration and restructuring costs.
(4) | Results of operation for this period include a $5.6 million charge, net of taxes ($0.01 per diluted share) related to integration and restructuring costs.
(5) | Results of operation for this period include a $4.6 million charge, net of taxes ($0.01 per diluted share) related to integration and restructuring costs.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952194&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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