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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2016
Commission file number 1-11609
TOYS “R” US, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_________________________________________________________________ 
Delaware
 
22-3260693
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
One Geoffrey Way Wayne, New Jersey
 
07470
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
(973) 617-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  ¨
(Note: As a voluntary filer not subject to the filing requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has filed all reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months as if the registrant were subject to such filing requirements.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
¨
  
Accelerated filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   Yes  ¨    No  x
As of June 8, 2016, there were 49,353,943 outstanding shares of common stock of Toys “R” Us, Inc., none of which were publicly traded.
 




TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements

TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
January 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
458

 
$
680

 
$
453

Accounts and other receivables
 
249

 
225

 
226

Merchandise inventories
 
2,433

 
2,270

 
2,164

Current deferred tax assets
 

 

 
43

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
144

 
113

 
154

Total current assets
 
3,284

 
3,288

 
3,040

Property and equipment, net
 
3,163

 
3,163

 
3,267

Goodwill
 
64

 
64

 
64

Deferred tax assets
 
104

 
96

 
131

Restricted cash
 
54

 
52

 
54

Other assets
 
255

 
247

 
266

Total Assets
 
$
6,924

 
$
6,910

 
$
6,822

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
1,352

 
$
1,699

 
$
1,277

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
817

 
994

 
844

Income taxes payable
 
33

 
32

 
16

Current portion of long-term debt
 
83

 
73

 
202

Total current liabilities
 
2,285

 
2,798

 
2,339

Long-term debt
 
5,185

 
4,612

 
4,921

Deferred tax liabilities
 
64

 
64

 
117

Deferred rent liabilities
 
347

 
345

 
346

Other non-current liabilities
 
265

 
245

 
258

Temporary equity
 
119

 
111

 
85

Total stockholders’ deficit
 
(1,341
)
 
(1,265
)
 
(1,244
)
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit
 
$
6,924

 
$
6,910

 
$
6,822

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

  
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Net sales
 
$
2,319

 
$
2,325

Cost of sales
 
1,473

 
1,463

Gross margin
 
846

 
862

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
805

 
827

Depreciation and amortization
 
80


87

Other income, net
 
(32
)
 
(22
)
Total operating expenses
 
853

 
892

Operating loss
 
(7
)
 
(30
)
Interest expense
 
(123
)
 
(114
)
Interest income
 
1

 
1

Loss before income taxes
 
(129
)
 
(143
)
Income tax benefit
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Net loss
 
(125
)

(139
)
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
1

 
1

Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 
$
(126
)
 
$
(140
)
See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)

 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Net loss
 
$
(125
)
 
$
(139
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
68

 
(13
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
68

 
(13
)
Comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(57
)
 
(152
)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
1

 
1

Comprehensive loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 
$
(58
)
 
$
(153
)
See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

  
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(125
)
 
$
(139
)
Adjustments to reconcile Net loss to Net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
80

 
87

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and debt discount
 
9

 
11

Deferred income taxes
 
2

 
2

Non-cash portion of asset impairments and other charges
 

 
6

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange
 
(13
)
 
(5
)
Other
 
16

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts and other receivables
 
7

 
16

Merchandise inventories
 
(101
)
 
(98
)
Prepaid expenses and other operating assets
 
(21
)
 
(24
)
Accounts payable, Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
(576
)
 
(466
)
Income taxes payable, net
 
(22
)
 
(20
)
Net cash used in operating activities
 
(744
)

(630
)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(50
)
 
(43
)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets
 
2

 
2

Increase in restricted cash
 

 
(1
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(48
)
 
(42
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt borrowings
 
563

 
478

Long-term debt repayments
 
(9
)
 
(54
)
Short-term debt borrowings, net
 
5

 
6

Capitalized debt issuance costs
 
(1
)
 

Distribution to noncontrolling interest
 
(12
)
 

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
546

 
430

Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents
 
24

 
(3
)
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Net decrease during period
 
(222
)
 
(245
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
680

 
698

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
458

 
$
453

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)

  
 
Toys “R” Us, Inc. Stockholders
  
 
Common Stock (1)
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Total Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
(In millions)
 
Issued
Shares
 
Treasury
Amount
 
Balance, January 31, 2015
 
49

 
$
(5
)
 
$
68

 
$
(914
)
 
$
(244
)
 
$
(1,095
)
Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 

 

 

 
(140
)
 

 
(140
)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 

 

 

 

 
(13
)
 
(13
)
Stock compensation expense
 

 

 
3

 

 

 
3

Adjustment of noncontrolling interest to redemption value
 

 

 

 
1

 

 
1

Balance, May 2, 2015
 
49

 
$
(5
)
 
$
71

 
$
(1,053
)
 
$
(257
)
 
$
(1,244
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 30, 2016
 
49

 
$

 
$
67

 
$
(1,062
)
 
$
(270
)
 
$
(1,265
)
Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 

 

 

 
(126
)
 

 
(126
)
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
 

 

 

 

 
68

 
68

Stock compensation expense
 

 

 
1

 

 

 
1

Adjustment of noncontrolling interest to redemption value
 

 

 

 
(19
)
 

 
(19
)
Balance, April 30, 2016
 
49

 
$

 
$
68

 
$
(1,207
)
 
$
(202
)
 
$
(1,341
)
(1)
For all periods presented, the par value amount of Common Stock issued is less than $1 million. The number of Common Stock shares in treasury is also less than 1 million.
See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TOYS “R” US, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. Basis of presentation
As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means Toys “R” Us, Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2016, January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, have been prepared by us in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim reporting, and in accordance with the requirements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and are subject to year-end adjustments. In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all known adjustments (which consist primarily of normal, recurring accruals, estimates and assumptions that impact the financial statements) necessary to present fairly the financial position at the balance sheet dates and the results of operations for the thirteen weeks then ended. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at January 30, 2016, presented herein, has been derived from our audited balance sheet included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016. The results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” (“ASU 2015-03”).  ASU 2015-03 simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  Under the previous practice, debt issuance costs were recognized as an asset.  In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15 “Interest - Imputed Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements” (“ASU 2015-15”), which clarifies that the guidance in ASU 2015-03 does not apply to line-of-credit arrangements.  The Company has retrospectively adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15, effective January 31, 2016.  We revised the balance sheet presentation of debt issuance costs from Other assets to a deduction from the carrying amount of Long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and revised the presentation of the carrying amounts of individual debt liabilities in Note 2 entitled “Short-term borrowings and long-term debt.” The amounts of debt issuance costs that were reclassified as of April 30, 2016, January 30, 2016, and May 2, 2015 totaled $55 million, $58 million, and $92 million, respectively.
Distribution to Noncontrolling Interest
During the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, Toys (Labuan) Holding Limited (“Asia JV”) made a $40 million distribution, $28 million of which was paid to our subsidiary and $12 million was paid to Asia JV’s minority interest partner.


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2. Short-term borrowings and long-term debt
A summary of the Company’s consolidated Short-term borrowings and Long-term debt as of April 30, 2016January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015 is outlined in the table below:
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
January 30, 2016(1)
 
May 2,
2015(1)
 Short-term borrowings
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Asia JV uncommitted lines of credit
 
$
5

 
$

 
$
6

 Long-term debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spanish real estate credit facility, due fiscal 2015
 

 

 
29

 Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals 2016-2017
 
6

 

 
36

 10.375% senior notes, due fiscal 2017 (2)
 
444

 
444

 
441

 8.500% senior secured notes, due fiscal 2017 (3)
 
717

 
715

 
712

 French real estate credit facility, due fiscal 2018
 
51

 
49

 
50

 Incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal 2018 (4)
 
128

 
129

 
131

 Second incremental secured term loan facility, due fiscal 2018 (4)
 
64

 
64

 
65

 7.375% senior notes, due fiscal 2018 (2)
 
401

 
401

 
401

 $1.85 billion secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal 2019 (4)
 
586

 
80

 
367

 Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal 2019 (5)
 
912

 
911

 
941

 Tranche A-1 loan facility, due fiscal 2019 (4)
 
270

 
269

 
265

 Secured term B-4 loan facility, due fiscal 2020 (4)
 
985

 
987

 
983

 UK real estate credit facility, due fiscal 2020
 
374

 
364

 
384

 European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal 2020
 
54

 

 
33

 Toys-Japan 1.85%-2.18% loans, due fiscals 2016-2021
 
52

 
48

 
59

 8.750% debentures, due fiscal 2021 (6)
 
22

 
22

 
22

 Finance obligations associated with capital projects
 
182

 
183

 
189

 Capital lease and other obligations
 
20

 
19

 
15


 
5,268

 
4,685

 
5,123

 Less: current portion
 
83

 
73

 
202

 Total Long-term debt (7)
 
$
5,185

 
$
4,612

 
$
4,921

(1)
In accordance with the retrospective adoption of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15, we have revised the presentation of the carrying amounts of individual debt liabilities as of January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015.  For further details, refer to Note 1 entitled “Basis of Presentation.”  
(2)
Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us, Inc. (the “Parent Company”).
(3)
Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us Property Company II, LLC (“TRU Propco II”).
(4)
Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us-Delaware, Inc. (“Toys-Delaware”).
(5)
Represents obligations of Toys “R” Us Property Company I, LLC and its subsidiaries (“TRU Propco I”).
(6)
Represents obligations of the Parent Company and Toys-Delaware.
(7)
We maintain derivative instruments on certain of our long-term debt, which impact our effective interest rates. Refer to Note 3 entitled “Derivative instruments and hedging activities” for further details.
The Parent Company is a holding company and conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, certain of which have incurred their own indebtedness. Our credit facilities, loan agreements and indentures contain customary covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to:
incur certain additional indebtedness;
transfer money between the Parent Company and our various subsidiaries;
pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions with respect to our or our subsidiaries’ capital stock or make other restricted payments;
issue stock of subsidiaries;

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make certain investments, loans or advances;
transfer and sell certain assets;
create or permit liens on assets;
consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;
enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and
amend certain documents.
The amount of total net assets that were subject to such restrictions was $453 million as of April 30, 2016. Our agreements also contain various and customary events of default with respect to the indebtedness, including, without limitation, the failure to pay interest or principal when the same is due under the agreements, cross default and cross acceleration provisions, the failure of representations and warranties contained in the agreements to be true and certain insolvency events. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the principal amounts outstanding thereunder, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owed thereunder, may be declared immediately due and payable by the lenders.
We are dependent on the borrowings provided by the lenders to support our working capital needs, capital expenditures and to service debt. As of April 30, 2016, we have funds available to finance our operations under our $1.85 billion secured revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”) through March 2019, subject to an earlier springing maturity, our Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines with two tranches maturing June 2016 and a tranche maturing June 2017 and our European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility (“European ABL Facility”) through December 2020. In addition, Asia JV and Toys-Japan have uncommitted lines of credit due on demand.
Asia JV uncommitted lines of credit, due on demand ($5 million at April 30, 2016)
Asia JV has several uncommitted unsecured lines of credit with various financial institutions with total availability of HK$273 million ($35 million at April 30, 2016). As of April 30, 2016, we had $5 million of borrowings, which has been included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and $4 million of bank guarantees issued under these facilities. The remaining availability under these facilities was $26 million. The average interest rate on the drawn borrowings was 1.89% and 1.37% at April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively.
Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines, expire fiscals 2016-2017 ($6 million at April 30, 2016)
Toys-Japan currently has an agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, which includes three unsecured loan commitment lines of credit (“Tranche 1A,” “Tranche 1B” and “Tranche 2”). Tranche 1A is available in amounts of up to ¥9.45 billion ($89 million at April 30, 2016) and expires on June 30, 2017. As of April 30, 2016 we had outstanding borrowings of $4 million under Tranche 1A, with $85 million of remaining availability. Tranche 1B is available in amounts of up to ¥2.0 billion ($19 million at April 30, 2016) and expires on June 30, 2016. As of April 30, 2016, we had no outstanding borrowings under Tranche 1B, with $19 million of remaining availability. Tranche 2 is available in amounts of up to ¥3.5 billion ($33 million at April 30, 2016) and expires on June 30, 2016. As of April 30, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $2 million under Tranche 2, with $31 million of remaining availability.
Additionally, Toys-Japan has two uncommitted lines of credit with ¥1.0 billion and ¥0.5 billion of total availability, respectively. At April 30, 2016, we had no outstanding borrowings under these uncommitted lines of credit with a total of ¥1.5 billion ($14 million at April 30, 2016) of incremental availability.
$1.85 billion secured revolving credit facility, expires fiscal 2019 ($586 million at April 30, 2016)
Under our ABL Facility which expires on March 21, 2019 subject to an earlier springing maturity, we had outstanding borrowings of $586 million, a total of $99 million of outstanding letters of credit and excess availability of $517 million as of April 30, 2016. We are subject to a minimum excess availability covenant of $125 million, with remaining availability of $392 million in excess of the covenant at April 30, 2016. Availability is determined pursuant to a borrowing base, consisting of specified percentages of eligible inventory and credit card receivables and certain real estate less any applicable availability reserves, and generally peaks in the third quarter of our fiscal year.
European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility, expires fiscal 2020 ($54 million at April 30, 2016)
The European ABL Facility, as amended, provides for a five-year £138 million ($202 million at April 30, 2016) asset-based senior secured revolving credit facility which expires on December 18, 2020. As of April 30, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $54 million, with $55 million of remaining availability under the European ABL Facility.

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Subsequent Event
Senior unsecured term loan facility, due fiscal 2019 ($912 million at April 30, 2016)
The senior unsecured term loan facility due fiscal 2019 (the “Propco I Term Loan Facility”) requires TRU Propco I to prepay outstanding term loans with 25% of TRU Propco I’s annual excess cash flow (as defined in the Propco I Term Loan Facility), subject to the rights of the lenders to decline such prepayment. As a result, TRU Propco I made a prepayment of $28 million on May 13, 2016.
Subsequent Event
On June 13, 2016, we entered into an agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with certain holders (the “Supporting Noteholders”) of our 10.375% senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and 7.375% senior notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes,” and collectively with the 2017 Notes, the “Existing Notes”) relating to a refinancing transaction. Pursuant to the Support Agreement, the Supporting Noteholders have agreed to support a refinancing through a private exchange offer by tendering approximately 50.2% of the Existing Notes in the exchange offer.
The Support Agreement contemplates us, along with our subsidiaries, pursuing the following transactions: (i) forming a new indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the “ExchangeCo”), (ii) transferring the equity interests in the entities comprising substantially all of our Europe, Japan and Australia operations, as well as our approximately 70% interest in the Asia JV and Wayne Real Estate Parent Company LLC to ExchangeCo and (iii) commencing the private exchange offer by ExchangeCo for up to $400 million of the outstanding 2017 Notes and for any and all of the outstanding 2018 Notes, in each case that are held by eligible holders (as defined in the Support Agreement).
The notes expected to be issued in the exchange offer (the “New Secured Notes”) will mature in 2021 and bear interest of 12% per annum. The New Secured Notes will be guaranteed by the Parent Company and certain of the obligors under the European ABL Facility. The New Secured Notes will be secured by (i) a first priority stock pledge of the equity interests of an intermediate holding company of ExchangeCo and certain intermediate holding companies for our Europe operations and (ii) a second priority stock pledge of the equity interests currently pledged in favor of the collateral agent under the European ABL Facility.

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
We are exposed to market risk from potential changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We regularly evaluate our exposure and enter into derivative financial instruments to economically manage these risks. We record all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets measured at estimated fair value and we do not offset assets and liabilities with the same counterparty. We recognize the changes in fair value as unrealized gains and losses. The recognition of these gains or losses depends on our intended use of the derivatives and the resulting designation. In certain defined conditions, we may designate a derivative as a hedge for a particular exposure.
Interest Rate Contracts
As of April 30, 2016 and January 30, 2016, we had one interest rate cap designated as a cash flow hedge with a maturity date of February 27, 2018. As of May 2, 2015, we had two interest rate caps and one interest rate swap designated as cash flow hedges. No material ineffectiveness was recorded for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015. We expect to reclassify a net loss of less than $1 million over the next 12 months to Interest expense from Accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Foreign Exchange Contracts
As of April 30, 2016, January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, we had foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge the U.S. Dollar (“USD”) merchandise purchases of our foreign subsidiaries and our short-term, cross-currency intercompany loans with and between our foreign subsidiaries. These derivative contracts are not designated as hedges.
As of April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, derivative liabilities related to agreements that contain credit-risk related contingent features had fair values of $11 million and $3 million, respectively. As of January 30, 2016, there were no foreign exchange derivative liabilities related to agreements that contain credit-risk related contingent features.

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The following table sets forth the net impact of the effective portion of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges on Accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
1

 
$

Change in fair value recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss - Interest Rate Contracts
 

 

Reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive loss - Interest Rate Contracts
 

 

Ending balance
 
$
1

 
$

The following table sets forth the impact of derivatives on Interest expense on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Derivatives not designated for hedge accounting:
 
 
 
 
Loss on the change in fair value - Intercompany Loan Foreign Exchange Contracts(1)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(4
)
Loss on the change in fair value - Merchandise Purchases Program Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
(15
)
 
(1
)
Total Interest expense
 
$
(17
)
 
$
(5
)
(1)
Losses related to our short-term intercompany loan foreign exchange contracts are recorded in Interest expense, in addition to the corresponding foreign exchange gains and losses related to our short-term, cross-currency intercompany loans.
The following table contains the notional amounts and related fair values of our derivatives included within our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2016January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
 
 
April 30,
2016
 
January 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
(In millions)
 
Notional
Amount
 
Fair Value
Assets/
(Liabilities)
 
Notional
Amount
 
Fair Value
Assets/
(Liabilities)
 
Notional
Amount
 
Fair Value
Assets/
(Liabilities)
Interest Rate Contracts designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
31

 
$

Other assets
 
53

 

 
50

 

 
52

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 

 

 

 

 
41

 

Foreign Currency Contracts not designated for hedge accounting:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
80

 
1

 
53

 
1

 
213

 
4

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
313

 
(15
)
 
93

 

 
125

 
(3
)
Total derivative contracts outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
80

 
1

 
53

 
1

 
244

 
4

Other assets
 
53

 

 
50

 

 
52

 

Total derivative assets (1)
 
$
133

 
$
1

 
$
103

 
$
1

 
$
296

 
$
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
313

 
(15
)
 
93

 

 
166

 
(3
)
Total derivative liabilities (1)
 
$
313

 
$
(15
)
 
$
93

 
$

 
$
166

 
$
(3
)
(1)
Refer to Note 4 entitled “Fair value measurements” for the classification of our derivative instruments within the fair value hierarchy.


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4. Fair value measurements
To determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities, we utilize the established fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Derivative Financial Instruments
Currently, we use derivative financial arrangements to manage a variety of risk exposures, including interest rate risk associated with our Long-term debt and foreign currency risk relating to cross-currency intercompany lending and merchandise purchases. The valuation of our foreign currency contracts is determined using market-based foreign exchange rates, which are classified as Level 2 inputs.
The valuation of our interest rate contracts is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities. We evaluate the inputs used to value our derivatives at the end of each reporting period.
For our interest rate contracts, we primarily use Level 2 inputs mentioned above to arrive at fair value. Additionally, for interest rate contracts we incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements taking into account the impact of any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. We measure the credit risk of our derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio. The portfolio-level adjustments are then allocated each period to the individual assets or liabilities within the portfolio.
The credit valuation adjustments are calculated by determining the total expected exposure of the derivatives (which incorporates both the current and potential future exposure) and then applying each counterparty’s credit spread to the applicable exposure. The total expected exposure of a derivative is derived using market-observable inputs, such as yield curves and volatilities. The inputs utilized for our own credit spread are based on implied spreads from our debt, which are considered unobservable inputs. These credit valuation adjustments fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and include estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default. For counterparties with publicly available credit information, the credit spreads over LIBOR used in the calculations represent implied credit default swap spreads obtained from a third party credit data provider. Generally, significant increases (decreases) in our own credit spread in isolation would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement for these derivatives. Based on the mixed input valuation, we classify these derivatives based on the lowest level in the fair value hierarchy that is significant to the overall fair value of the instrument.
Any transfer into or out of a level of the fair value hierarchy is recognized based on the value of the instruments at the end of the reporting period.
The table below presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 30, 2016, January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, aggregated by level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.
(In millions)
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Balance at
April 30, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
1

 

 
1

Total assets
 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
1

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
15

 

 
15

Total liabilities
 
$

 
$
15

 
$

 
$
15


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(In millions)
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Balance at
January 30, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
1

 

 
1

Total assets
 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
1

(In millions)
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Balance at
May 2, 2015
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
4

 

 
4

Total assets
 
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
4

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign exchange contracts
 

 
3

 

 
3

Total liabilities
 
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
3

For the periods ended April 30, 2016, January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, we had no derivative financial instruments within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain of our assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. We evaluate the carrying value of all long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment of long-lived assets is included in Other income, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The fair value measurements related to long-lived assets held and used classified as Level 3 were determined using a discounted cash flow valuation method or a relative, market-based approach based on purchase offers or appraisals we have received from third parties. The inputs we use to calculate discounted cash flows include the projected cash flows for the asset group (generally by store location) and, when significant, a risk-adjusted rate of return we estimate would be used by a market participant in valuing the assets. The projected cash flows are based on the Company’s sales, gross margin and expense forecasts for each asset group, taking into consideration historical cash flows, as well as anticipated costs and/or proceeds from disposal. For our market-based valuations, we use purchase offers we receive from third parties, predominantly for our properties, which are classified as Level 3 because they are not received in an organized market or observable to market participants. Alternatively, when management commits to sell properties and no third party offers exist, we use asset appraisals conducted by external specialists with experience in real estate valuations. These require a significant amount of judgment regarding appropriate comparable properties and their assessment of current market conditions.
There have been no changes in valuation technique or related inputs for long-lived assets for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015. The table below presents our long-lived assets evaluated for impairment and measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015, aggregated by level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall. Because these assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, certain carrying amounts and fair value measurements presented in the table may reflect values at earlier measurement dates and may no longer represent their fair values May 2, 2015. For the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, we did not have any long-lived asset impairments. As of May 2, 2015, we did not have any long-lived assets classified as Level 1 or 2 within the fair value hierarchy, respectively.

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(In millions)
 
Carrying Value
Prior to
Impairment
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Impairment
Losses
Long-lived assets held and used
 
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
2

Balance, May 2, 2015
 
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
2

Other Financial Instruments
The fair values of our Long-term debt including current portion are estimated using quoted market prices for the same or similar issues and other pertinent information available to management as of the end of the respective periods. The fair values of debt instruments classified as Level 1 are based on quoted prices in reasonably active markets and Level 2 instruments are valued using market prices we obtain from external third parties. Debt instruments classified as Level 3 are not publicly traded, and therefore we are unable to obtain quoted market prices, and are generally valued using estimated spreads, a present value calculation or a cash flow analysis, as appropriate. There have been no significant changes in valuation technique or related inputs for Long-term debt for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015. The table below presents the carrying values and fair values of our Long-term debt including current portion as of April 30, 2016January 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, aggregated by level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.
 
 
Long-term Debt
(In millions)
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
April 30, 2016
 
$
5,268

 
$
4,935

 
$
1,435

 
$
2,152

 
$
1,348

January 30, 2016
 
4,685

 
4,107

 
1,309

 
2,037

 
761

May 2, 2015
 
5,123

 
4,936

 
1,417

 
2,337

 
1,182

Other financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings. Due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities, their carrying amounts approximate fair value.

5. Income taxes
The following table summarizes our Income tax benefit and effective tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(129
)
 
$
(143
)
Income tax benefit
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Effective tax rate
 
3.1
%
 
2.8
%
The effective tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015 were based on our forecasted effective tax rates, adjusted for discrete items that occurred within the periods presented. Our forecasted effective tax rate is 4.1% for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 compared to 3.2% for the same period last year.
For the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, our effective tax rate was impacted by a tax expense of $1 million related to adjustments to deferred taxes resulting from a change in statutory tax rate. There were no significant discrete items that impacted our effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015.

6. Segments
Our reportable segments are Toys “R” Us – Domestic (“Domestic”), which provides toy and baby product offerings in 49 states in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam, and Toys “R” Us – International (“International”), which operates or licenses “R” Us branded retail stores in 37 foreign countries and jurisdictions with operated stores in Australia, Austria, Brunei, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Our Domestic and International segments also include their respective e-commerce operations. Segment Operating earnings (loss) excludes corporate related charges and income. All intercompany transactions between the segments

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have been eliminated. Income tax information by segment has not been included as taxes are calculated at a company-wide level and are not allocated to each segment. Revenues from external customers are derived primarily from merchandise sales and we do not generate material sales from any single customer.
The following tables show our percentage of Net sales by product category:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
Domestic:
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Baby
 
48.8
%
 
48.6
%
Core Toy
 
13.8
%
 
12.9
%
Entertainment
 
5.7
%
 
7.2
%
Learning
 
17.8
%
 
17.6
%
Seasonal
 
13.6
%
 
13.1
%
Other (1)
 
0.3
%
 
0.6
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
(1)
Consists primarily of non-product related revenues.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
International:
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Baby
 
26.9
%
 
26.6
%
Core Toy
 
20.6
%
 
20.5
%
Entertainment
 
5.3
%
 
6.4
%
Learning
 
29.0
%
 
27.7
%
Seasonal
 
17.3
%
 
17.9
%
Other (1)
 
0.9
%
 
0.9
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
(1)
Consists primarily of non-product related revenues, including licensing revenue from unaffiliated third parties.
From time to time, we may make revisions to our prior period Net sales by product category to conform to the current period allocation. These revisions did not have a significant impact to our prior year disclosure.
A summary of financial information by reportable segment is as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Net sales
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
1,458

 
$
1,490

International
 
861

 
835

Total Net sales
 
$
2,319

 
$
2,325

Operating earnings (loss)
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
67

 
$
61

International
 
10

 
(3
)
Corporate and other
 
(84
)
 
(88
)
Operating loss
 
(7
)
 
(30
)
Interest expense
 
(123
)
 
(114
)
Interest income
 
1

 
1

Loss before income taxes
 
$
(129
)
 
$
(143
)

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(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
January 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Merchandise inventories
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
1,509

 
$
1,559

 
$
1,329

International
 
924

 
711

 
835

Total Merchandise inventories
 
$
2,433

 
$
2,270

 
$
2,164


7. Litigation and legal proceedings
We are, and in the future may be, involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings incident to the ordinary course of business. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and estimable, primarily for the following reasons: (i) many of the relevant legal proceedings are in preliminary stages, and until such proceedings develop further, there is often uncertainty regarding the relevant facts and circumstances at issue and potential liability; and (ii) many of these proceedings involve matters of which the outcomes are inherently difficult to predict. However, based upon our historical experience with similar matters, we do not expect that any such additional losses would be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

8. Related party transactions
Sponsor Advisory Agreement
We are owned by an investment group led by entities advised by or affiliated with Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) and Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) (collectively, the “Sponsors”). The Sponsors provide management and advisory services to us pursuant to an advisory agreement executed at the closing of the merger transaction effective as of July 21, 2005 and amended June 10, 2008, February 1, 2009, August 29, 2014, June 1, 2015 and December 1, 2015 (“Advisory Agreement”). The term of the Advisory Agreement is currently a one-year renewable term unless we or the Sponsors provide notice of termination to the other. Management and advisory fees (the “Advisory Fees”) of $6 million per annum are payable on a quarterly basis. The Advisory Agreement includes customary exculpation and indemnification provisions in favor of the Sponsors and their affiliates. In the event that the Advisory Agreement is terminated by the Sponsors or us, the Sponsors will receive all unpaid Advisory Fees and expenses due under the Advisory Agreement with respect to periods prior to the termination date plus the net present value of the Advisory Fees that would have been payable for the remainder of the then applicable one-year term of the Advisory Agreement.
We recorded Advisory Fees of $2 million and $4 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively. During the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, we also paid the Sponsors for out-of-pocket expenses, which were nominal and less than $1 million, respectively.
Other Relationships and Transactions with the Sponsors
From time to time, we and our subsidiaries, as well as the Sponsors or their affiliates, may acquire debt or debt securities issued by us or our subsidiaries in open market transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. During the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, affiliates of KKR held debt and debt securities issued by the Company and its subsidiaries.  The interest amounts on such debt and debt securities held by related parties were $1 million and $3 million during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively.
Additionally, under lease agreements with affiliates of Vornado, we paid an aggregate amount of $2 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively, with respect to less than 1% of our operated stores, which include Toys “R” Us Express stores. Of the aggregate amount paid, less than $1 million for each of the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, respectively, was allocable to joint-venture parties not otherwise affiliated with Vornado.
Each of the Sponsors, either directly or through affiliates, has ownership interests in a broad range of companies (“Portfolio Companies”) with whom we may from time to time enter into commercial transactions in the ordinary course of business, primarily for the purchase of goods and services. We believe that none of our transactions or arrangements with Portfolio Companies are significant enough to be considered material to the Sponsors or to our business.


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9. Dispositions
During the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, we sold a property and certain assets for proceeds of $2 million, resulting in net gains of less than $1 million. Net gains on sales of property are included in Other income, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

10. Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax is included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is reflected in Total stockholders’ deficit on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as follows:
(In millions)
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments,
net of tax
 
Unrealized gain
on hedged
transactions,
net of tax
 
Unrecognized
actuarial losses,
net of tax
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Balance, January 31, 2015
 
$
(202
)
 
$

 
$
(42
)
 
$
(244
)
Change
 
(13
)
 

 

 
(13
)
Balance, May 2, 2015
 
$
(215
)
 
$

 
$
(42
)
 
$
(257
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments,
net of tax
 
Unrealized gain
on hedged
transactions,
net of tax
 
Unrecognized
actuarial losses,
net of tax
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Balance, January 30, 2016
 
$
(249
)
 
$
1

 
$
(22
)
 
$
(270
)
Change
 
68

 

 

 
68

Balance, April 30, 2016
 
$
(181
)
 
$
1

 
$
(22
)
 
$
(202
)

11. Recent accounting pronouncements
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU 2016-09”). Under ASU 2016-09, companies will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement and the APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, ASU 2016-09 eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized before companies can recognize them. ASU 2016-09 also requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Furthermore, ASU 2016-09 will increase the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes on awards and still qualify for the exception to liability classification for shares used to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation. An employer with a statutory income tax withholding obligation will now be allowed to withhold shares with a fair value up to the amount of taxes owed using the maximum statutory tax rate in the employee’s applicable jurisdiction(s). ASU 2016-09 requires a company to classify the cash paid to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy its statutory income tax withholding obligation as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. Under current GAAP, it was not specified how these cash flows should be classified. In addition, companies will now have to elect whether to account for forfeitures on share-based payments by (1) recognizing forfeitures of awards as they occur or (2) estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjusting the estimate when it is likely to change, as is currently required. The Amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-09 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07 “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting” (“ASU 2016-07”). ASU 2016-07 eliminates the requirement that when an investment subsequently qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. This ASU requires that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and to adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. In addition, ASU 2016-07 requires that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. The amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-07, is not expected to have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-06 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments” (“ASU 2016-06”). ASU 2016-06 clarifies the requirements for assessing whether contingent put or call options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related. Under current GAAP, two divergent approaches developed. Under the first approach, the assessment of whether contingent put or call options are clearly and closely related to the debt host only requires an analysis of the four-step decision sequence of ASC 815-15-25-42. Under the second approach, in addition to the four-step decision sequence of ASC 815-15-2-42, some entities evaluate whether the ability to exercise the put or call options are triggered by the entities interest rates or credit risk. ASU 2016-06 clarifies that an entity is required to assess whether the economic characteristics and risks of embedded put or call options are clearly and closely related to those of their debt hosts only in accordance with the four-step decision sequence of ASC 815-15-2-42. An entity should not assess whether the event that triggers the ability to exercise a put or call option is related to interest rates or credit risk of the entity. ASU 2016-06 does not change the existing criteria for determining when bifurcation of an embedded put or call option in a debt instrument is required. The amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Entities are required to apply the guidance to existing debt instruments using a modified retrospective transition method as of the period of adoption. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-06 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-05 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships” (“ASU 2016-05”). ASU 2015-05 provides guidance clarifying that the novation of a derivative contract (i.e. a change in counterparty) in a hedge accounting relationship does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedge accounting relationship. This ASU amends ASC 815 to clarify that such a change does not, in and of itself, represent a termination of the original derivative instrument or a change in the critical terms of the hedge relationship. ASU 2016-05 allows the hedging relationship to continue uninterrupted if all of the other hedge accounting criteria are met, including the expectation that the hedge will be highly effective when the creditworthiness of the new counterpart to the derivative contract is considered. The amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Entities may adopt the guidance prospectively or use a modified retrospective approach. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-05 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-04 “Liabilities - Extinguishment of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20), Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products” (“ASU 2016-04”). ASU 2015-04 requires entities that sell prepaid stored-value products redeemable for goods, services or cash at third-party merchants to recognize breakage (i.e. the value that is ultimately not redeemed by the consumer) in a way that is consistent with how it will be recognized under the new revenue recognition standard. Under current GAAP, there is diversity in practice in how entities account for breakage that results when a consumer does not redeem the entire product balance. Some entities view liabilities for prepaid stored-value products that can be redeemed only for goods or services from a third-party as nonfinancial because the issuer’s obligation to the consumer will be settled by the transfer of goods or services (albeit by a third-party), not cash. Others view these liabilities as financial, given that the issuer is ultimately obligated to transfer cash to a third-party. This ASU clarifies that an entity’s liability for prepaid stored-value products within its scope meets the definition of a financial liability. The amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. Entities will apply the guidance using either a modified retrospective approach or a full retrospective approach. The adoption of ASU 2016-04 is not expected to have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). The FASB issued ASU 2016-02 to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Under ASU 2016-02, a lessee will recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-to-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from current GAAP. ASU 2016-02 retains a distinction between finance leases (i.e. capital leases under current GAAP) and operating leases. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases will be substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases under current GAAP. The accounting applied by the lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under current GAAP. The amendments of this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. An entity will be required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 amends the guidance for revenue recognition to replace numerous, industry-specific requirements and converges areas under this topic with those of the International Financial Reporting Standards. The ASU implements a five-step process for customer contract revenue recognition that focuses on transfer of control, as opposed to transfer of risk and rewards. The

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amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. Other major provisions include the capitalization and amortization of certain contract costs, ensuring the time value of money is considered in the transaction price, and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances. The amendments of ASU 2014-09 were effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption prohibited. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption.
Subsequent to issuing ASU 2014-09, the FASB issued the following amendments concerning the adoption and clarification of ASU 2014-09. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Deferral of the Effective Date,” which deferred the effective date one year. As a result, the amendments of ASU 2014-09 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. ASU 2016-08 clarifies how an entity should identify the unit of accounting (i.e. the specified good or service) for the principal versus agent evaluation and how it should apply the control principle to certain types of arrangements. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. ASU 2016-12 clarifies that, for a contract to be considered completed at transition, all (or substantially all) of the revenue must have been recognized under legacy GAAP. In addition, ASU 2016-12 clarifies how an entity should evaluate the collectability threshold and when an entity can recognize nonrefundable consideration received as revenue if an arrangement does not meet the standard’s contract criteria. Management is currently assessing the adoption methodology and the impact the adoption of these ASUs will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means Toys “R” Us, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help facilitate an understanding of our historical results of operations during the periods presented and our financial condition. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016 and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto, and contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

Our Business
We generate sales, earnings and cash flows by retailing a variety of toy and baby products worldwide through our omnichannel offerings that leverage the synergies between our brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce. Our reportable segments are Toys “R” Us – Domestic (“Domestic”), which operates in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Guam, and Toys “R” Us – International (“International”), which operates or licenses stores in 37 foreign countries and jurisdictions. As of April 30, 2016, there were 1,627 operated and 250 licensed “R” Us branded retail stores worldwide. Our Domestic and International segments also include their respective e-commerce operations. We have updated the expected launch of our new Domestic e-commerce platform to 2017. In addition, we have recruited and hired a newly created Global Chief Technology Officer and a new Chief Information Officer in order to ensure a successful transition. We do not expect this to have a material impact on our operating results for fiscal 2016.

Financial Performance
As discussed in more detail in this MD&A, the following financial data represents an overview of our financial performance for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Net sales
 
$
2,319

 
$
2,325

Same store sales
 
0.9
%
 
(1.0
)%
Gross margin
 
$
846

 
$
862

Gross margin as a percentage of Net sales
 
36.5
%
 
37.1
 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)
 
$
805

 
$
827

SG&A as a percentage of Net sales
 
34.7
%
 
35.6
 %
Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 
$
(126
)
 
$
(140
)
Non-GAAP Financial Measure:
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
 
$
79

 
$
70

(1)
For an explanation of Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of the Company’s operating performance and a reconciliation to Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc., see “Non-GAAP Financial Measure - Adjusted EBITDA”.
First quarter 2016 financial highlights:
Net sales decreased by $6 million compared to the prior year, predominantly due to Domestic store closures, partially offset by increases in International and Domestic same store sales.
Consolidated same store sales increased by 0.9 percentage points primarily driven by growth in our International segment.
Gross margin, as a percentage of Net sales, (“Gross margin rate”) declined in both our Domestic and International segments.
SG&A decreased by $22 million primarily due to a reduction in occupancy costs.
Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc. improved by $14 million.

Same Store Sales
In computing same store sales, we include stores that have been open for at least 56 weeks from their “soft” opening date. A soft opening is typically two weeks prior to the grand opening. Express stores that have a cumulative lease term of at least two years (“Permanent Express”) and have been open for at least 56 weeks from their soft opening date are also included in the computation of same store sales.

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Our same store sales computation includes the following:
stores that have been remodeled while remaining open;
stores that have been relocated and/or expanded to new buildings within the same trade area, in which the new store opens at about the same time as the old store closes;
stores that have expanded within their current locations; and
sales from our e-commerce businesses.
By measuring the year-over-year sales of merchandise in the stores that have been open for 56 weeks or more and online, we can better gauge how the core store base and e-commerce business is performing since same store sales excludes the impact of store openings and closings, as well as foreign currency translation.
Various factors affect same store sales, including the number of and timing of stores we open, close, convert, relocate or expand, the number of transactions, the average transaction amount, the general retail sales environment, current local and global economic conditions, consumer preferences and buying trends, changes in sales mix among distribution channels, our ability to efficiently source and distribute products, changes in our merchandise mix, competition, the timing of the release of new merchandise and our promotional events, the success of marketing programs and the cannibalization of existing store net sales by new stores. Among other things, weather conditions, terrorism and catastrophic events can affect same store sales because they may discourage travel or require temporary store closures, thereby reducing customer traffic. These factors have caused our same store sales to fluctuate significantly in the past on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and, as a result, we expect that same store sales will continue to fluctuate in the future.
The changes in our same store sales for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015 are as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
 
April 30, 2016
vs. 2015
 
May 2, 2015
vs. 2014
Domestic
 
0.1
%
 
(2.3
)%
International
 
2.5
%
 
1.2
 %
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
0.9
%
 
(1.0
)%

Percentage of Net Sales by Product Category
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
Domestic:
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Baby
 
48.8
%
 
48.6
%
Core Toy
 
13.8
%
 
12.9
%
Entertainment
 
5.7
%
 
7.2
%
Learning
 
17.8
%
 
17.6
%
Seasonal
 
13.6
%
 
13.1
%
Other (1)
 
0.3
%
 
0.6
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
(1)
Consists primarily of non-product related revenues.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
International:
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Baby
 
26.9
%
 
26.6
%
Core Toy
 
20.6
%
 
20.5
%
Entertainment
 
5.3
%
 
6.4
%
Learning
 
29.0
%
 
27.7
%
Seasonal
 
17.3
%
 
17.9
%
Other (1)
 
0.9
%
 
0.9
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
(1)
Consists primarily of non-product related revenues, including licensing revenue from unaffiliated third parties.
From time to time, we may make revisions to our prior period Net sales by product category to conform to the current period

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allocation. These revisions did not have a significant impact to our prior year disclosure.

Store Count by Segment
Store Type
 
Domestic
 
International
 
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
April 30,
2016 (1)
 
May 2,
2015
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Traditional Toy
 
361

 
370

 
533

 
511

 
894

 
881

Side by Side
 
213

 
213

 
203

 
198

 
416

 
411

Baby
 
222

 
226

 
13

 
15

 
235

 
241

Permanent Express
 
75

 
59

 
7

 
5

 
82

 
64

Total Operated
 
871

 
868

 
756

 
729

 
1,627

 
1,597

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excluded from store count:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Licensed (2)
 

 

 
250

 
244

 
250

 
244

Temporary Express
 
19

 
39

 
24

 
13

 
43

 
52

(1)
The net increase in International stores compared to the prior year is primarily due to 31 stores in China and Southeast Asia.
(2)
The net increase in licensed stores from prior year is predominantly due to four stores in Sweden and three stores in the Philippines.

Net Loss Attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
(126
)
 
$
(140
)
 
$
14

Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc. improved by $14 million to $126 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $140 million for the same period last year. The improvement was primarily due to a $22 million reduction in SG&A, partially offset by a $16 million decline in Gross margin.

Net Sales
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of Net Sales
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Domestic
 
$
1,458

 
$
1,490

 
$
(32
)
 
(2.1
)%
 
62.9
%
 
64.1
%
International
 
861

 
835

 
26

 
3.1
 %
 
37.1
%
 
35.9
%
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
2,319

 
$
2,325

 
$
(6
)
 
(0.3
)%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Net sales decreased by $6 million or 0.3%, to $2,319 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $2,325 million for the same period last year. Foreign currency translation decreased Net sales by $3 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016.
Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, the decrease in Net sales was due to Domestic store closures, including our Times Square and FAO Schwarz flagship stores, partially offset by increases in International and Domestic same store sales driven by higher average transaction amounts.
Domestic
Net sales for our Domestic segment decreased by $32 million or 2.1%, to $1,458 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016. The decrease in Net sales was due to store closures, partially offset by a same store sales improvement of 0.1%.
The increase in same store sales resulted primarily from increases in our core toy and learning categories. The increase in our core toy category was mainly due to dolls and collectibles. The increase in our learning category was predominantly due to preschool toys. Partially offsetting these increases was a decline in our entertainment category primarily due to “toys to life” video game products and portable electronics.

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International
Net sales for our International segment increased by $26 million or 3.1%, to $861 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016. Excluding a $3 million decrease due to foreign currency translation, International Net sales improved primarily as a result of a 2.5% increase in same store sales.
The increase in same store sales resulted primarily from increases in our learning, baby and core toy categories. The increase in our learning category was mainly due to construction and preschool toys. The increase in our baby category was primarily due to baby gear and apparel. The increase in our core toy category was predominantly due to collectibles. Partially offsetting these increases was a decline in our entertainment category primarily due to “toys to life” products and video game systems and software.

Gross Margin
The following are reflected in “Cost of sales”:
the cost of merchandise acquired from vendors;
freight in;
provision for excess and obsolete inventory;
shipping costs to consumers;
provision for inventory shortages; and
credits and allowances from our merchandise vendors.
We record the costs associated with operating our distribution networks as a part of SG&A, including those costs that primarily relate to transporting merchandise from distribution centers to stores. Therefore, our consolidated Gross margin may not be comparable to the gross margins of other retailers that include similar costs in their cost of sales.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of Net Sales
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
$ Change
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Domestic
 
$
515

 
$
535

 
$
(20
)
 
35.3
%
 
35.9
%
 
(0.6
)%
International
 
331

 
327

 
4

 
38.4
%
 
39.2
%
 
(0.8
)%
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
846

 
$
862

 
$
(16
)
 
36.5
%
 
37.1
%
 
(0.6
)%
Gross margin decreased by $16 million to $846 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $862 million for the same period last year. Foreign currency translation decreased Gross margin by $2 million.
Gross margin rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to the same period last year. The decrease in Gross margin rate was primarily the result of margin rate declines in our Domestic and International segments within certain categories due in part to increased sales of products on promotion.
Domestic
Gross margin decreased by $20 million to $515 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016. Gross margin rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 compared to the same period last year.
The decrease in Gross margin rate resulted from margin rate declines primarily in our core toy and learning categories due in part to increased sales of products on promotion. Partially offsetting the decrease was a margin improvement mainly attributable to sales mix away from lower margin entertainment products.
International
Gross margin increased by $4 million to $331 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016. Foreign currency translation decreased Gross margin by $2 million. Gross margin rate decreased by 0.8 percentage points for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to the same period last year.
The decline in Gross margin rate resulted from margin rate declines primarily in our baby and learning categories due in part to increased sales of products on promotion. Partially offsetting the decrease were margin improvements predominantly in our entertainment category.


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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The following table presents expenses as a percentage of consolidated SG&A:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Payroll and related benefits
 
45.4
%
 
44.3
%
Occupancy costs
 
31.7
%
 
33.6
%
Advertising and promotional expenses
 
7.0
%
 
6.5
%
Transaction fees (1)
 
3.6
%
 
3.0
%
Professional fees
 
3.3
%
 
4.1
%
Other (2)
 
9.0
%
 
8.5
%
Total
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
(1)
Primarily consists of credit card fees.
(2)
Includes costs related to transporting merchandise from distribution centers to stores, website hosting, store related supplies and signage and other corporate-related expenses.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of Net Sales
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
$ Change
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
805

 
$
827

 
$
(22
)
 
34.7
%
 
35.6
%
 
(0.9
)%
SG&A decreased by $22 million to $805 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $827 million for the same period last year. Foreign currency translation decreased SG&A by $1 million. As a percentage of Net sales, SG&A decreased by 0.9 percentage points.
Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, the decrease in SG&A was primarily due to a $22 million decline in occupancy costs, predominantly as a result of the closure of our Times Square and FAO Schwarz flagship stores and lower utility expenses.

Depreciation and Amortization
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
80

 
$
87

 
$
(7
)
Depreciation and amortization decreased by $7 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to the same period last year. The decrease in Depreciation and amortization was primarily due to fully depreciated assets and closed stores.

Other Income, Net
Other income, net includes the following:
foreign exchange gains and losses;
credit card program income;
gift card breakage income;
net gains on sales of properties;
impairment of long-lived assets; and
other operating income and expenses.

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13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
32

 
$
22

 
$
10

Other income, net increased by $10 million to $32 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $22 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to a $7 million increase in unrealized gains on foreign exchange related to the re-measurement of the Tranche A-1 loan facility attributed to Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltd. Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltee (“Toys-Canada”) and a $2 million decrease in impairment of long-lived assets.

Interest Expense
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
123

 
$
114

 
$
9

Interest expense increased by $9 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the change in fair value of derivative contracts.

Interest Income
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Toys “R” Us - Consolidated
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$

Interest income remained consistent for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to the same period last year.

Income Tax Benefit
The following table summarizes our Income tax benefit and effective tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
($ In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(129
)
 
$
(143
)
Income tax benefit
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Effective tax rate
 
3.1
%
 
2.8
%
The effective tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015 were based on our forecasted effective tax rates, adjusted for discrete items that occurred within the periods presented. Our forecasted effective tax rate is 4.1% for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 compared to 3.2% for the same period last year.
For the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, our effective tax rate was impacted by a tax expense of $1 million related to adjustments to deferred taxes resulting from a change in statutory tax rate. There were no significant discrete items that impacted our effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure - Adjusted EBITDA
We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. Investors in the Company regularly request Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental analytical measure to, and in conjunction with, the Company’s financial data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). We understand that investors use Adjusted EBITDA, among other things, to assess our period-to-period operating performance and to gain insight into the manner in which management analyzes operating performance.
In addition, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending and acquisitions, which items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. We use the non-GAAP financial measures for planning and forecasting and measuring results against the forecast and in certain cases we use similar measures for bonus targets for certain

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of our employees. Using several measures to evaluate the business allows us and investors to assess our relative performance against our competitors.
Although we believe that Adjusted EBITDA can make an evaluation of our operating performance more consistent because it removes items that do not reflect our core operations, other companies, even in the same industry, may define Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use Adjusted EBITDA or similarly named non-GAAP measures that other companies may use to compare the performance of those companies to our performance. The Company does not, and investors should not, place undue reliance on EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA as measures of operating performance.
Reconciliation of Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc. to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Net loss attributable to Toys “R” Us, Inc.
 
$
(126
)
 
$
(140
)
 
 
 
 

Add:
 
 
 

Income tax benefit
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Interest expense, net
 
122

 
113

Depreciation and amortization
 
80

 
87

EBITDA
 
72

 
56

 
 
 
 

Adjustments:
 
 
 

Compensation expense (a)
 
7

 
3

Certain transaction costs (b)
 
5

 
1

Litigation (c)
 
4

 

Sponsors’ management and advisory fees (d)
 
2


5

Severance
 
2

 
5

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
1

 
1

Foreign currency re-measurement (e)
 
(13
)
 
(6
)
Property losses, net of insurance recoveries (f)
 
(1
)
 

Impairment of long-lived assets
 

 
2

Store closure costs (g)
 

 
4

Net gains on sales of properties
 

 
(1
)
Adjusted EBITDA (h)
 
$
79

 
$
70

(a)
Represents the incremental compensation expense related to certain one-time awards and modifications, net of forfeitures of certain officers’ awards.
(b)
Represents expenses associated with the transition of our U.S. e-commerce operations and other transaction costs.
(c)
Represents certain litigation expenses and settlements recorded for legal matters.
(d)
Represents the fees expensed to our Sponsors in accordance with the advisory agreement. In June 2015, the advisory agreement was amended in order to reduce the advisory fees payable in fiscal 2015 and thereafter from $17 million to $6 million annually. Refer to Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Related party transactions” for further details.
(e)
Represents the unrealized gain on foreign exchange related to the re-measurement of the portion of the Tranche A-1 loan facility attributed to Toys-Canada.
(f)
Represents property losses and insurance claims recognized.
(g)
Represents store closure costs, net of lease surrender income.
(h)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (earnings (loss) before net interest income (expense), income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization), as further adjusted to exclude the effects of certain income and expense items that management believes make it more difficult to assess the Company’s actual operating performance including certain items which are generally non-recurring. We have excluded the impact of such items from internal

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performance assessments. We believe that excluding items such as Sponsors management and advisory fees, asset impairment charges, severance, impact of litigation, store closure costs, noncontrolling interest, net gains on sales of properties and other charges, helps investors compare our operating performance with our results in prior periods. We believe it is appropriate to exclude these items as they are not related to ongoing operating performance and, therefore, limit comparability between periods and between us and similar companies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of April 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all of the covenants related to our outstanding debt. Under the $1.85 billion secured revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”), we had outstanding borrowings of $586 million, a total of $99 million of outstanding letters of credit and excess availability of $517 million as of April 30, 2016. We are subject to a minimum excess availability covenant of $125 million, with remaining availability of $392 million in excess of the covenant at April 30, 2016. Availability is determined pursuant to a borrowing base, primarily consisting of specified percentages of eligible inventory among other assets, and generally peaks in the third quarter of our fiscal year. As of April 30, 2016, Toys“R”Us-Delaware, Inc. and its subsidiaries had total liquidity of $571 million, which included cash and cash equivalents of $179 million.
Toys “R” Us - Japan, Ltd. (“Toys-Japan”) has an agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, which includes three unsecured loan commitment lines of credit (“Tranche 1A”, “Tranche 1B” and “Tranche 2”). Tranche 1A is available in amounts of up to ¥9.45 billion ($89 million at April 30, 2016). As of April 30, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $4 million under Tranche 1A, with $85 million of remaining availability. Tranche 1B is available in amounts of up to ¥2.0 billion ($19 million at April 30, 2016). As of April 30, 2016 we had no outstanding borrowings under Tranche 1B, with $19 million of remaining availability. Tranche 2 is available in amounts of up to ¥3.5 billion ($33 million at April 30, 2016). As of April 30, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $2 million under Tranche 2, with $31 million of remaining availability. As of April 30, 2016, Toys-Japan had total liquidity of $152 million under committed facilities, which included cash and cash equivalents of $17 million.
Additionally, Toys-Japan has two uncommitted lines of credit with ¥1.0 billion and ¥0.5 billion of total availability, respectively. At April 30, 2016, we had no outstanding borrowings under these uncommitted lines of credit with a total of ¥1.5 billion ($14 million at April 30, 2016) of incremental availability.
Our European and Australian asset-based revolving credit facility as amended (the “European ABL Facility”) provides for a five-year £138 million ($202 million at April 30, 2016) asset-based senior secured revolving credit facility. As of April 30, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $54 million, with $55 million of remaining availability under the European ABL Facility. As of April 30, 2016, Europe and Australia had total liquidity of $139 million, which included cash and cash equivalents of $84 million.
Toys (Labuan) Holding Limited (“Asia JV”) has several uncommitted unsecured lines of credit with various financial institutions with total availability of HK$273 million ($35 million at April 30, 2016). As of April 30, 2016, we had $5 million of borrowings and $4 million of bank guarantees issued under these facilities. The remaining availability under these facilities was $26 million.
We are dependent on the borrowings provided by our lenders to support our working capital needs, capital expenditures and to service debt. As of April 30, 2016, we have funds available to finance our operations under our ABL Facility through March 2019, subject to an earlier springing maturity, our Toys-Japan unsecured credit lines with two tranches maturing June 2016 and a tranche maturing June 2017 and our European ABL Facility through December 2020. In addition, Asia JV and Toys-Japan have uncommitted lines of credit, which are due on demand. If our cash flow and capital resources do not provide the necessary liquidity, it could have a significant negative effect on our results of operations.
In general, our primary uses of cash are providing for working capital purposes (which principally represents the purchase of inventory), servicing debt, remodeling existing stores, financing construction of new stores and paying expenses, such as payroll costs and rental expense, to operate our stores. Our working capital needs follow a seasonal pattern, peaking in the third quarter of the year when inventory is purchased for the fourth quarter holiday selling season. Our largest source of operating cash flows is cash collections from our customers. We have been able to meet our cash needs principally by using cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and credit lines.
Although we believe that cash generated from operations, along with our existing cash, revolving credit facilities and credit lines will be sufficient to fund our expected cash flow requirements and planned capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months, financial market disruption could have a negative impact on our ability to refinance our maturing debt and available resources in the future.

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Capital Expenditures
A component of our long-term strategy is our capital expenditure program. Our capital expenditures are primarily for enhancing our e-commerce and other information technology and logistics systems, as well as improving existing stores and construction of new stores. Capital expenditures are funded primarily through cash provided by operating activities, as well as available cash.
The following table presents our capital expenditures for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015:
  
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
Information technology
 
$
16

 
$
11

Store improvements (1)
 
15

 
10

Distribution centers
 
7

 
7

New stores
 
6

 
4

Other store-related projects (2)
 
6

 
11

Total capital expenditures
 
$
50

 
$
43

(1)
Includes expenditures related to the “Clean and Bright” initiative.
(2)
Includes remodels and other store updates.

Cash Flows
  
 
13 Weeks Ended
(In millions)
 
April 30,
2016
 
May 2,
2015
 
Change
Net cash used in operating activities
 
$
(744
)
 
$
(630
)
 
$
(114
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(48
)
 
(42
)
 
(6
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
546

 
430

 
116

Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents
 
24

 
(3
)
 
27

Net decrease during period in Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
(222
)
 
$
(245
)
 
$
23

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $114 million to $744 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $630 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015. The increase was primarily due to higher Domestic vendor payments in fiscal 2016 for merchandise purchased in fiscal 2015 to maintain a stronger in-stock position.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $6 million to $48 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $42 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015, primarily due to a $7 million increase in capital expenditures.
Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $116 million to $546 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, compared to $430 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015. The increase was primarily due to a $130 million increase in net long-term debt borrowings under our revolving credit facilities to finance our increase in inventories described above, partially offset by a $12 million distribution to the Asia JV’s minority interest partner.

Debt
As of April 30, 2016, we had total indebtedness of $5.3 billion, of which $3.2 billion was secured indebtedness. During the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016, there were no significant events that occurred with respect to our debt structure. Refer to Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Short-term borrowings and long-term debt” for further details regarding our debt.
Our ability to refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, is directly affected by global economic and financial market conditions and other economic factors that may be outside our control. Such refinancings may include the issuance or

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guarantee of debt by certain of our subsidiaries, and may be accompanied by transactions or asset transfers among certain of our subsidiaries. Any debt issued in such transactions may be issued or guaranteed by entities that are not obligors on the debt being refinanced, and may have liens on assets that are not pledged to secure the debt being refinanced.
In addition, our ability to incur secured indebtedness (which may enable us to achieve better pricing than the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness) depends in part on the covenants in our credit facilities and indentures and the value of our assets, which depends, in turn, on the strength of our cash flows, results of operations, economic and market conditions and other factors.
We and our subsidiaries, as well as the Sponsors or their affiliates, may from time to time prepay, repurchase, refinance or otherwise acquire debt or debt securities issued by us or our subsidiaries in open market transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Any such transactions, and the amounts involved, will depend on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material. Refer to Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Related party transactions” and Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016.
Refinancings
On June 13, 2016, we entered into an agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with certain holders (the “Supporting Noteholders”) of our 10.375% senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and 7.375% senior notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes,” and collectively with the 2017 Notes, the “Existing Notes”) relating to a refinancing transaction. Pursuant to the Support Agreement, the Supporting Noteholders have agreed to support a refinancing through a private exchange offer by tendering approximately 50.2% of the Existing Notes in the exchange offer. The Support Agreement contemplates, among other things, us commencing the private exchange offer through a new indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the “ExchangeCo”) for up to $400 million of the outstanding 2017 Notes and for any and all of the outstanding 2018 Notes, in each case that are held by eligible holders (as defined in the Support Agreement). The notes expected to be issued in the exchange offer will mature in 2021 and bear interest of 12% per annum. Refer to Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Short-term borrowings and long-term debt” for further details on the Support Agreement.
In addition, we believe that we have the ability to address the upcoming maturity of the $725 million of 8.500% senior secured notes due fiscal 2017 by refinancing the notes, a portion of which may be repaid using cash on hand; however market conditions could reduce or restrict our ability to refinance these notes on favorable terms. We are currently working with advisors to assist us in connection with the potential debt refinancing.

Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations consist mainly of payments related to Long-term debt and related interest, operating leases related to real estate used in the operation of our business and product purchase obligations. Refer to the “Contractual Obligations” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016 for details on our contractual obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies
Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and during the applicable periods. We base these estimates on historical experience and on other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and could have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016 for a discussion of critical accounting policies.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-16 “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments” (“ASU 2015-16”). ASU 2015-16 eliminates the requirement that an acquirer in a business combination account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Under the previous guidance, an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts during the measurement period retrospectively (i.e. as if the accounting for the business combination had been completed at the acquisition date). That is, the acquirer must revise comparative information on the income statement and balance sheet for any prior periods affected. Under ASU 2015-16, acquirers must recognize measurement-period adjustments

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in the period in which they determine the amounts, including the effect on earnings of any amounts they would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in ASU 2015-16 require an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earning by line item that would have been in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 did not change the criteria for determining whether an adjustment qualifies as a measurement-period adjustment and does not change the length of the measurement period. The Company has adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-16, effective January 31, 2016. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement” (“ASU 2015-05”). Existing GAAP does not include explicit guidance about a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments in this ASU provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software licenses element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. As a result of the amendments, all software licenses within the scope of Subtopic 350-40 will be accounted for consistent with other licenses of intangible assets. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments either (1) prospectively to all arrangements entered into or materially modified after the effective date; or (2) retrospectively. The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-05 as of January 31, 2016 on a prospective basis. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued No. ASU 2015-04, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer’s Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets” (“ASU 2015-04”). For entities with a fiscal year-end that does not coincide with a month-end, ASU 2015-04 provides a practical expedient that permits the entity to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations using the month-end that is closest to the entity’s fiscal year-end and apply that practical expedient consistently from year-to-year. Under the previous practice, entities with fiscal year-ends that did not coincide with a month-end, had to adjust the fair value of the plan assets reported by the third-party service provider to reflect the fair value of plan assets as of their fiscal year. The practical expedient should be applied consistently to all plans if an entity has more than one plan. An entity is required to disclose the accounting policy election and the date used to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations in accordance with the amendments in this ASU. Additional disclosures are required if a contribution or significant event caused by the entity occurs between the month-end date used to measure the defined benefit plan assets and obligations and an entity’s fiscal year-end. Entities should apply the amendments in this update prospectively. The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-04, effective January 31, 2016. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” (“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. Under the previous practice, debt issuance costs were recognized as a deferred charge (that is, an asset). This ASU will create consistencies with the guidance in International Financial Reporting Standards as well as the guidance in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, “Elements of Financial Statements”, which states that debt issuance costs are similar to debt discounts and in effect reduce the proceeds of borrowing, thereby increasing the effective interest rate. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this ASU. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15 “Interest - Imputed Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements” (“ASU 2015-15”), which clarifies that the guidance in ASU 2015-03 does not apply to line-of-credit arrangements. According to ASU 2015-15, line-of-credit arrangements will continue to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt costs ratably over the term of the arrangement. Upon transition, an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle. The Company has adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15, effective January 31, 2016. Other than the revised balance sheet presentation of debt issuance costs from an asset to a deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability and related disclosures, the adoption of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”). ASU 2015-02 is intended to improve targeted areas of consolidation guidance for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. This ASU simplifies consolidation accounting by reducing the number of consolidation models and improves current GAAP by (1) placing more emphasis on risk of loss when determining a controlling financial interest; (2) reducing the frequency of the application of related-party guidance when determining a controlling financial interest in a VIE; and (3) changing consolidation conclusions

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for public and private companies in several industries that typically make use of limited partnerships or VIEs. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-02, effective January 31, 2016. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, “Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items” (“ASU 2015-01”). ASU 2015-01 eliminates from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Under the previous practice, an entity was required to separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. The FASB issued this ASU as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This ASU will also align more closely U.S. GAAP income statement presentation guidance with IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements,” which prohibits the presentation and disclosure of extraordinary items. The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2015-01, effective January 31, 2016. The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period” (“ASU 2014-12”).  ASU 2014-12 provides specific guidance on this Topic, requiring that performance targets that affect vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition.  A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in ASC Topic 718 as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards.  This varies from the previous practice, as such provisions were also accounted for as non-vesting restrictions which affect the determination of grant-date fair value and required expense recognition over the requisite service period regardless of whether the performance condition is met.  The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2014-12 as of January 31, 2016 on a prospective basis.  The adoption did not have an impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the other reports and documents that we have filed or may in the future file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other publicly released materials and statements, both oral and written, that we have made or may make in the future, may contain “forward looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such disclosures are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These forward looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. All statements herein or therein that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs or expectations, are forward-looking statements. We generally identify these statements by words or phrases, such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “foresee,” “forecast,” “will,” “may,” “outlook” or the negative version of these words or other similar words or phrases. These statements discuss, among other things, our strategy, our “Strategic Pillars,” store openings, integration and remodeling, the development, implementation and integration of our e-commerce business, the continued benefit of the “Fit for Growth” process improvements, future financial or operational performance, projected sales for certain periods, same store sales from one period to another, cost savings, results of store closings and restructurings, outcome or impact of pending or threatened litigation, domestic or international developments, amount and allocation of future capital expenditures, growth initiatives, inventory levels, cost of goods, selection and type of merchandise, marketing positions, implementation of safety standards, access to trade credit, future financings, refinancings including exchange offers, debt repayments, estimates regarding future effective tax rates, and other goals and targets and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any such statements.
These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, among others, the seasonality of our business, competition in the retail industry, changes in our product distribution mix and distribution channels, general economic factors in the United States and other countries in which we conduct our business, consumer spending patterns, birth rates, our ability to implement our strategy including implementing initiatives for season, our ability to recognize cost savings, implementation and operation of our new e-commerce platform, marketing strategies, the availability of adequate financing, ability to repatriate cash from our foreign operations, ability to distribute cash from our operating subsidiaries to their parent entities, access to trade credit, changes in consumer preferences, changes in employment legislation, our dependence on key vendors for our merchandise, political and other developments associated with our international operations, costs of goods that we sell, labor costs, transportation costs, domestic and international events affecting the delivery of toys and other products to our stores, product safety issues including product recalls, the existence of adverse litigation, changes in laws that impact our business, our substantial level of indebtedness and related debt-service obligations, restrictions imposed by covenants in our debt agreements and other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth under Item 1A entitled “RISK FACTORS” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2016, and in our other reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, we typically earn a disproportionate part of our annual operating earnings in the fourth quarter as a result of seasonal buying patterns and these buying patterns are difficult to forecast with certainty. These factors should not be construed as

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exhaustive, and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report. We believe that all forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions when made; however, we caution that it is impossible to predict actual results or outcomes or the effects of risks, uncertainties or other factors on anticipated results or outcomes and that, accordingly, one should not place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements in light of subsequent events or developments unless required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from anticipated results or outcomes discussed in any forward-looking statement.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There has been no significant change in our exposure to market risk during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Item 7A entitled “QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
We have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our first quarter of fiscal 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
We are, and in the future may be, involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings incident to the ordinary course of business. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and estimable, primarily for the following reasons: (i) many of the relevant legal proceedings are in preliminary stages, and until such proceedings develop further, there is often uncertainty regarding the relevant facts and circumstances at issue and potential liability; and (ii) many of these proceedings involve matters of which the outcomes are inherently difficult to predict. However, based upon our historical experience with similar matters, we do not expect that any such additional losses would be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors
As of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the information related to Item 1A entitled “RISK FACTORS” disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.

Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
None.

Item 5.
Other Information
None.

Item 6.
Exhibits
See the Index to Exhibits immediately following the signature page hereto, which Index to Exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
TOYS “R” US, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: June 14, 2016
 
/s/  Michael J. Short
 
 
Michael J. Short
 
 
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 10, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on June 10, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
 
3.2
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 3, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on June 12, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
 
3.3
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 22, 2016.
 
 
 
3.4
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, dated June 10, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on June 10, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a - 14(a) and Rule 15d - 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a - 14(a) and Rule 15d - 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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