X0303 4 2011-03-10 false 0000791519 STAPLES INC SPLS 0001216135 MEYROWITZ CAROL FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 true false false false Common Stock 2011-03-10 4 A false 8653 0 A 26968 D Common Stock 2011-03-10 4 A false 1583 0 A 28551 D Restricted Stock vesting on the 1st anniversary of the date of grant. 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. Shares are paid on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Kristin A. Campbell, attorney-in-fact 2011-03-14