X0304 4 2012-03-08 false 0000791519 STAPLES INC SPLS 0001323992 Vishwanath Vijay FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 true false false false Common Stock 2012-03-08 4 A false 11372 0 A 41007 D Common Stock 2012-03-08 4 A false 2080 0 A 43087 D Restricted Stock vesting one year from 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. Cynthia Pevehouse, attorney-in-fact 2012-03-12