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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><b>Organization</b></font><font size="2"> Target Corporation (Target or the Corporation) operates two reportable segments: Retail and Credit Card. Our Retail Segment includes all of our merchandising operations, including our fully integrated online business. Our Credit Card Segment offers credit to qualified guests through our branded proprietary credit cards, the Target Visa and the Target Card. Additionally, we offer a branded proprietary Target Debit Card. Collectively, these REDcards strengthen the bond with our guests, drive incremental sales and contribute to our results of operations. </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><b>Consolidation</b></font><font size="2"> The consolidated financial statements include the balances of the Corporation and its subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany balances and transactions. All material subsidiaries are wholly owned. We consolidate variable interest entities where it has been determined that the Corporation is the primary beneficiary of those entities' operations. The variable interest entity consolidated is a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary through which we sell certain accounts receivable as a method of providing funding for our accounts receivable. </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><b>Use of estimates</b></font><font size="2"> The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><b>Fiscal year</b></font><font size="2"> Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to years in this report relate to fiscal years, rather than to calendar years. Fiscal year 2010 ended January 29, 2011, and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2009 ended January 30, 2010, and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2008 ended January 31, 2009, and consisted of 52 weeks.</font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><b>Reclassifications</b></font><font size="2"> Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Accounting policies applicable to the items discussed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement are described in the respective notes. </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our retail stores generally record revenue at the point of sale. Sales from our online business include shipping revenue and are recorded upon delivery to the guest. Total revenues do not include sales tax as we consider ourselves a pass-through conduit for collecting and remitting sales taxes. Revenues are recognized net of expected returns, which we estimate using historical return patterns as a percentage of sales. </font><font size="2"> Revenue from gift card sales is recognized upon gift card redemption. Estimated breakage revenue is recognized over time in proportion to actual gift card redemptions.</font><font size="2"> Credit card revenues are recognized according to the contractual provisions of each credit card agreement. When accounts are written off, uncollected finance charges and late fees are recorded as a reduction of credit card revenues. </font><font size="2">The discounts associated with our REDcard Rewards program are included as reductions in sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
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merchandise from our vendors to our<br />
distribution centers and our retail stores, and<br />
among our distribution and retail facilities<br />
• Vendor income that is not reimbursement of<br />
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Inventory shrink<br />
Markdowns<br />
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Occupancy and operating costs of retail and<br />
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Vendor income reduces either our inventory costs or SG&A expenses based on the provisions of the arrangement. Promotional and advertising allowances are intended to offset our costs of promoting and selling merchandise in our stores. Under our compliance programs, vendors are charged for merchandise shipments that do not meet our requirements (violations), such as late or incomplete shipments. These allowances are recorded when violations occur. Substantially all consideration received is recorded as a reduction of cost of sales. </font></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"> We establish a receivable for vendor income that is earned but not yet received. Based on provisions of the agreements in place, this receivable is computed by estimating the amount earned when we have completed our performance.</font></p></td></tr></table>
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<td><font size="2">Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated as net earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS includes the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based awards outstanding at period end, consisting of the incremental shares assumed to be issued upon the exercise of stock options and the incremental shares assumed to be issued under performance share and restricted stock unit arrangements. </font></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Fair value is the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liability's fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Fair value measurements are categorized into one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data).</font></p>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"> The fair value measurements related to long-lived assets held for sale and held and used in the following table were determined using available market prices at the measurement date based on recent investments or pending transactions of similar assets, third-party independent appraisals, valuation multiples or public comparables, less cost to sell where appropriate. We classify these measurements as Level 2. The fair value measurement of an intangible asset was determined using unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions regarding how market participants price the intangible assets at the measurement date. We classify these measurements as Level 3. </font><font size="2">The fair value of marketable securities is determined using available market prices at the reporting date. The fair value of debt is generally measured using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our current market interest rates for similar types of financial instruments. </font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
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<td>Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the time of purchase. Cash equivalents also include amounts due from third-party financial institutions for credit and debit card transactions.</td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"> Credit card receivables are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and are our only significant class of receivables. Substantially all accounts continue to accrue finance charges until they are written off. All past due accounts were incurring finance charges at January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010. Accounts are written off when they become 180 days past due. </font><font size="2">The allowance for doubtful accounts is recognized in an amount equal to the anticipated future write-offs of existing receivables and includes provisions for uncollectible finance charges and other credit-related fees. We estimate future write-offs on the entire credit card portfolio collectively based on historical experience of delinquencies, risk scores, aging trends and industry risk trends. T</font><font size="2">he Corporation monitors both the credit quality and the delinquency status of the credit card receivables portfolio. We consider accounts 30 or more days past due as delinquent, and we update delinquency status daily. We also monitor risk in the portfolio by assigning internally generated scores to each account and by periodically obtaining a statistically representative sample of current FICO scores, a nationally recognized credit scoring model. We update these FICO scores monthly, most recently in January 2011. </font><font size="2">Under certain circumstances, we offer cardholder payment plans that modify finance charges and minimum payments, which meet the accounting definition of a troubled debt restructuring (TDR). These concessions are made on an individual cardholder basis for economic or legal reasons specific to each individual cardholder's circumstances.</font><font size="2"> As a percentage of period-end gross receivables, receivables classified as TDRs were 5.9 percent at January 29, 2011 and 6.7 percent at January 30, 2010. Receivables classified as TDRs are treated consistently with other aged receivables in determining our allowance for doubtful accounts. We consolidate the receivables within the Trust and any debt securities issued by the Trust, or a related trust, in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position based upon the applicable accounting guidance. </font><font size="2"> All interests in our Credit Card Receivables issued by the Trust are accounted for as secured borrowings.</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
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<td><font size="2">Substantially our entire inventory and the related cost of sales are accounted for under the retail inventory accounting method (RIM) using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Inventory is stated at the lower of LIFO cost or market. Cost includes purchase price as reduced by vendor income. Inventory is also reduced for estimated losses related to shrink and markdowns. The LIFO provision is calculated based on inventory levels, markup rates and internally measured retail price indices. </font></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives or lease terms if shorter. We amortize leasehold improvements purchased after the beginning of the initial lease term over the shorter of the assets' useful lives or a term that includes the original lease term, plus any renewals that are reasonably assured at the date the leasehold improvements are acquired. </font><font size="2">Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. </font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful livesfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescribes an entity's accounting policy for property, plant and equipment which may include the basis of such assets, depreciation methods used and estimated useful lives, the entity's capitalization policy, including its accounting treatment for costs incurred for repairs and maintenance activities, whether such asset balances include capitalized interest and the method by which such is calculated, how disposals of such assets are accounted for and how impairment of such assets is assessed and recognized.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded within other noncurrent assets. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized; instead, they are tested for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their expected economic useful life and are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Discounted cash flow models are used in determining fair value for the purposes of the required goodwill and intangible assets impairment tests. </font><font size="2">Amortization is computed on definite-lived intangible assets using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives.</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
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<td>We reclassify book overdrafts to accounts payable at period end. </td></tr></table>
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<td><font size="2">We do not consider purchase orders to be firm inventory commitments. If we choose to cancel a purchase order, we may be obligated to reimburse the vendor for unrecoverable outlays incurred prior to cancellation. We also issue trade letters of credit in the ordinary course of business, which are not obligations given they are conditioned on terms of the letter of credit being met. </font></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. </font><font size="2">Changes in fair value measurements are a component of net interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. </font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
Derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Changes in fair value measurements are afalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescribes an entity's accounting policies for its derivative instruments and hedging activities. Disclosure may include: (1) Each method used to account for derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments ("derivatives"); (2) the types of derivatives accounted for under each method; (3) the criteria required to be met for each accounting method used, including a discussion of the criteria required to be met for hedge or deferral accounting and accrual or settlement accounting (for example: whether and how risk reduction, correlation, designation, and effectiveness tests are applied); (4) the accounting method used if the criteria specified for hedge accounting are not met; (5) the method used to account for termination of derivatives designated as hedges or derivatives used to affect directly or indirectly the terms, fair values, or cash flows of a designated item; (6) the method used to account for derivatives when the designated item matures, is sold, is extinguished, or is terminated. In addition, the method used to account for derivatives designated to an anticipated transaction, when the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur; and (7) where and when derivatives, and their related gains (losses) are reported in the statement of financial position, cash flows, and results of operations and (8) an accounting policy decision to offset fair value amounts with counterparties. An entity should also consider describing its embedded derivatives, and the method(s) used to determine the fair values of derivatives and any significant assumptions used in such valuations.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Assets held under capital leases are included in property and equipment. Operating lease rentals are expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease beginning on the date we take possession of the property. At lease inception, we determine the lease term by assuming the exercise of those renewal options that are reasonably assured. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The expected lease term is used to determine whether a lease is capital or operating and is used to calculate straight-line rent expense. Additionally, the depreciable life of leased buildings and leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term. </font></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"> Rent expense is included in SG&A expenses.</font></p></td></tr></table>
Assets held under capital leases are included in property and equipment. Operating lease rentals are expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of thefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescribes an entity's accounting policy for leasing arrangements (both lessor and lessee). This description may address (1) lease classification (that is, operating versus capital), (2) how the term of a lease is determined (for example, the circumstances in which a renewal option is considered part of the lease term), (3) how rental revenue or expense is recognized for a lease that contains rent escalations, (4) an entity's accounting treatment for deferred rent, including that which arises from lease incentives, rent abatements, rent holidays, or tenant allowances (5) an entity's accounting treatment for contingent rental payments and (6) an entity's policy for reviewing, at least annually, the residual values of sales-type and direct-finance leases. The description also may indicate how the entity accounts for its capital leases, leveraged leases or sale-leaseback transactions.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates in effect for the year the temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Tax rate changes affecting deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized in income at the enactment date. We have not recorded deferred taxes when earnings from foreign operations are considered to be indefinitely invested outside the U.S. </font><font size="2">Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefit liabilities are recorded within income tax expense. </font><font size="2">The liability for uncertain tax positions included tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility was highly certain, but for which there was uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between financial statement carryingfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescribes an entity's accounting policy for income taxes, which may include its accounting policies for recognizing and measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances, recognizing investment tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, and other carryforwards, methodologies for determining its effective income tax rate and the characterization of interest and penalties in the financial statements.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">We maintain a long-term incentive plan (the Plan) for key team members and non-employee members of our Board of Directors. Our long-term incentive plan allows us to grant equity-based compensation awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance share units, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards or a combination of awards (collectively, share-based awards). </font><font size="2">We use a Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate the fair value of the options at grant date based on the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility represents an average of market estimates for implied volatility of Target common stock. The expected life is estimated based on an analysis of options already exercised and any foreseeable trends or changes in recipients' behavior. The risk-free interest rate is an interpolation of the relevant U.S. Treasury security maturities as of each applicable grant date. </font><font size="2">Compensation expense associated with stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the vesting period or the minimum required service period. </font><font size="2">The fair value of performance share units is calculated based on the stock price at the time of grant. </font><font size="2">Compensation expense associated with unvested performance share units is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the vesting period or the minimum required service period. The expense recognized each period is dependent upon our estimate of the number of shares that will ultimately be issued. </font><font size="2">The fair value for restricted stock units and restricted stock awards is calculated based on the stock price at the time of grant. </font><font size="2">Compensation expense associated with unvested restricted stock is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the vesting period or the minimum required service period. The expense recognized each period is dependent upon our estimate of the number of shares that will ultimately be issued.</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our measure of profit for each segment is a measure that management considers analytically useful in measuring the return we are achieving on our investment. </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9pt"><i>5% REDcard Rewards loyalty program reimbursed amounts were recorded as reductions to SG&A expenses within the Retail Segment and increases to operations and marketing expenses within the Credit Card Segment.</i></font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
Our measure of profit for each segment is a measure that management considers analytically useful in measuring the return we are achieving on our investment.falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of accounting policy for segment reporting.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse127Summary of Accounting Policies (Policies)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue
