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Acquisition Reserves | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Acquisition Reserves Disclosure [Abstract] |
Acquisition Reserves | Acquisition Reserves In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Corporate Express N.V. ("Corporate Express"), acquisition reserves of $181.0 million were originally established. The activity related to this reserve for fiscal 2011 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):
| Balance as of January 29, 2011 |  | Utilization |  | Foreign Exchange Fluctuations |  | Balance as of July 30, 2011
Transaction costs | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | (119 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 424 |
Severance | 11,793 |  |  | (2,904 | ) |  | 350 |  |  | 9,239 |
Facility closures | 20,287 |  |  | (1,908 | ) |  | 36 |  |  | 18,415 |
Other | 9,344 |  |  | (313 | ) |  | 386 |  |  | 9,417 |
Total | $ | 41,967 |  |  | $ | (5,244 | ) |  | $ | 772 |  |  | $ | 37,495 |
| Balance as of January 28, 2012 |  | Utilization |  | Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Fluctuations |  | Balance as of July 28, 2012
Severance | $ | 1,691 |  |  | $ | (95 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (99 | ) |  | $ | 1,497 |
Facility closures | 15,761 |  |  | (10,404 | ) |  | (5,000 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | 347 |
Other | 6,340 |  |  | (38 | ) |  | — |  |  | (245 | ) |  | 6,057 |
Total | $ | 23,792 |  |  | $ | (10,537 | ) |  | $ | (5,000 | ) |  | $ | (354 | ) |  | $ | 7,901 |

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