Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

Note 15.  Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

Cash interest paid for the six month period ended February 29, 2012 was $46 million compared to $42 million in the prior year’s six month period.  Cash paid for income taxes was $672 million and $634 million for the six months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, respectively.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction involving 14 retail locations.  Proceeds from the transaction are held in an escrow account to be used toward future real estate investments.