X0303 4 2010-12-09 false 0000791519 STAPLES INC SPLS 0001216135 MEYROWITZ CAROL FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 true false false false Common Stock 2010-12-09 4 A false 361 0 A 18315 D Restricted Stock Unit award where shares vest pro rata on the date of each regularly scheduled Board meeting occurring in the fiscal year of grant (i.e., quarterly) for which the reporting person served as a Board Committee Chair. These shares will be paid on March 11, 2011. Kristin A. Campbell, attorney-in-fact 2010-12-10