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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

7. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

We obtain short-term financing from time to time under our commercial paper program, a form of notes payable. There were no amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program at July 30, 2011, January 29, 2011, or July 31, 2010. During the three and six months ended July 30, 2011 the maximum amount outstanding was $850 million and the average amount outstanding was $329 million and $164 million, respectively. There were no amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program at any time during the three or six months ended July 31, 2010.

In July 2011, we issued $350 million of unsecured fixed rate debt at 1.125% and $650 million of unsecured floating rate debt at three-month LIBOR plus 17 basis points that matures in July 2014. Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes.

In addition, TR LLC has made payments to JPMC to reduce its interest in our credit card receivables as described in Note 5, Credit Card Receivables.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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