Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities, Current And Long Term

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities, Current And Long Term [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities, Current And Long Term

Note N.    Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities, Current and Long Term

The major components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Employee compensation and benefits, current	$	403,200	$	375,013
Computer Intrusion		15,863		17,340
Reserve for former operations — short term		13,338		30,598
Rent, utilities and occupancy, including real estate taxes		157,303		164,459
Merchandise credits and gift certificates		189,554		167,675
Insurance		29,558		39,518
Sales tax collections and V.A.T. taxes		119,293		93,234
All other current liabilities		436,596		460,114
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	1,364,705	$	1,347,951

All other current liabilities include accruals for advertising, property additions, dividends, freight, interest, reserve for sales returns, purchased services, and other items, each of which are individually less than 5% of current liabilities.

The major components of other long-term liabilities are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Employee compensation and benefits, long term	$	302,217	$	209,042
Reserve for former operations — long term		32,043		24,097
Accrued rent		163,630		165,284
Landlord allowances		82,465		76,236
Tax reserve, long term		249,566		179,758
Long-term liabilities — other		31,847		54,904
Other long-term liabilities	$	861,768	$	709,321