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Stockholders' Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2012
Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income Disclosure [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income | Stockholders’ Equity The following table reflects the changes in stockholders’ equity attributed to Staples, Inc. and its noncontrolling interests for the first quarter of 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
| Attributable to Staples, Inc. |  | Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total
Stockholders' equity at January 28, 2012 | $ | 7,015,151 |  |  | $ | 7,062 |  |  | $ | 7,022,213 |
Net income | 187,059 |  |  | (46 | ) |  | 187,013 |
Other comprehensive income | 21,795 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 21,942 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options exercised | 4,501 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,501 |
Stock-based compensation | 31,088 |  |  | — |  |  | 31,088 |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | (688 | ) |  | — |  |  | (688 | )
Cash dividends paid | (74,749 | ) |  | — |  |  | (74,749 | )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements | 179 |  |  | — |  |  | 179 |
Purchase of treasury stock, net | (95,925 | ) |  | — |  |  | (95,925 | )
Other | (302 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (303 | )
Stockholders' equity at April 28, 2012 | $ | 7,088,109 |  |  | $ | 7,162 |  |  | $ | 7,095,271 |
| Attributable to Staples, Inc. |  | Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total
Stockholders' equity at January 29, 2011 | $ | 6,943,710 |  |  | $ | 7,471 |  |  | $ | 6,951,181 |
Net income | 198,245 |  |  | (563 | ) |  | 197,682 |
Other comprehensive income | 304,255 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 304,371 |
Issuance of common stock for stock options exercised | 4,836 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,836 |
Stock-based compensation | 35,396 |  |  | — |  |  | 35,396 |
Cash dividends paid | (70,936 | ) |  | — |  |  | (70,936 | )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements | 387 |  |  | — |  |  | 387 |
Purchase of treasury stock, net | (148,477 | ) |  | — |  |  | (148,477 | )
Other | (401 | ) |  | — |  |  | (401 | )
Stockholders' equity at April 30, 2011 | $ | 7,267,015 |  |  | $ | 7,024 |  |  | $ | 7,274,039 |
During the first quarter of 2012, the Company issued 773,081 shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options and 33,624 shares upon the vesting of restricted stock units. Also, the Company had 648,210 restricted shares released from restrictions in the first quarter of 2012 upon the satisfaction of vesting conditions.

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