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Equity Based Employee Benefit Plans Share Activity (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2012
Rate
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 27, 2012
Rate
Oct. 29, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]        
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Beginning of Period     45,995,348  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price - Beginning of Period     $ 19.89  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross     2,990,051  
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price     $ 12.79  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period     (1,961,860)  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price     $ 11.29  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period     (4,008,438)  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price     $ 19.45  
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding End of Period 43,015,101   43,015,101  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price - End of Period $ 19.83   $ 19.83  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 33,307,004   33,307,004  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 20.89   $ 20.89  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number 42,084,403   42,084,403  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 19.90   $ 19.90  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number - Beginning of Period     16,799,262 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value - Beginning of Period     $ 18.13 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period     5,002,035 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 12.99 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period     (5,324,926) [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 19.98 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period     (1,851,713) [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 18.98 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number - End of Period 14,624,658 [1]   14,624,658 [1]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value - End of Period $ 15.59 [1]   $ 15.59 [1]  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Performance Shares Excluded From Outstanding Restricted Shares Number 400,000   400,000  
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense $ 27,276,000 $ 35,602,000 $ 90,406,000 $ 117,072,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized $ 152,900,000   $ 152,900,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent     85.00%  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate 10.00%   10.00%  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans     2,100,000 1,700,000
Performance Shares [Member]
       
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 19.27  
[1] Restricted Shares do not include 0.4 million special performance and retention shares ("Performance Shares") which Staples granted to certain employees in 2010 with a fair market value of $19.27 per share. Performance Shares are awards under which restricted stock is issued only if the Company meets minimum performance targets. The fair value of Performance Shares is based upon the market price of the underlying common stock as of the date of grant.