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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)    

ý

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010

OR

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                 to                                  

Commission file number 1-6049



LOGO

TARGET CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  41-0215170
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

55403
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 612/304-6073

Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12(B) Of The Act:

Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0833 per share   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No ý

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

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 ý No o

Indicate by checkmark 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 ý No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Large accelerated filer ý   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No ý

Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on August 1, 2009 was $32,739,208,053, based on the closing price of $43.62 per share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange- Composite Index.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of registrant's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date. Total shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0833, outstanding at March 10, 2010 were 739,316,518.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1.    Portions of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010 are incorporated into Part III.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

        The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2010, is to correct the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 10, 2010 reported on the cover page.

        No other changes have been made to the Form 10-K other than the correction described above. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-K or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-K.


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PART I    
      Item 1   Business   2
      Item 1A   Risk Factors   4
      Item 1B   Unresolved Staff Comments   7
      Item 2   Properties   8
      Item 3   Legal Proceedings   9
      Item 4   Reserved   9
      Item 4A   Executive Officers   9

PART II

 

 
      Item 5   Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   11
      Item 6   Selected Financial Data   12
      Item 7   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   13
      Item 7A   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   24
      Item 8   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   25
      Item 9   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   55
      Item 9A   Controls and Procedures   55
      Item 9B   Other Information   55

PART III

 

 
      Item 10   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   56
      Item 11   Executive Compensation   56
      Item 12   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   56
      Item 13   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   56
      Item 14   Principal Accountant Fees and Services   56

PART IV

 

 
      Item 15   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules   57

Signatures

 

59
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts   60
Exhibit Index   61
Exhibit 12 – Computations of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for each of the Five Years in the Period Ended January 30, 2010   63

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PART I

Item 1.    Business

General

        Target Corporation (the Corporation or Target) was incorporated in Minnesota in 1902. We operate as two reportable segments: Retail and Credit Card.

        Our Retail Segment includes all of our merchandising operations, including our large-format general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States and our fully integrated online business. We offer both everyday essentials and fashionable, differentiated merchandise at discounted prices. Our ability to deliver a shopping experience that is preferred by our customers, referred to as "guests," is supported by our strong supply chain and technology infrastructure, a devotion to innovation that is ingrained in our organization and culture, and our disciplined approach to managing our current business and investing in future growth. As a component of the Retail Segment, our online business strategy is designed to enable guests to purchase products seamlessly either online or by locating them in one of our stores with the aid of online research and location tools. Our online shopping site offers similar merchandise categories to those found in our stores, excluding food items and household essentials.

        Our Credit Card Segment offers credit to qualified guests through our branded proprietary credit cards, the Target Visa and the Target Card (collectively, REDcards). Our Credit Card Segment strengthens the bond with our guests, drives incremental sales and contributes to our results of operations.

Financial Highlights

        Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to years in this report relate to fiscal years, rather than to calendar years. Fiscal year 2009 (2009) ended January 30, 2010, and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2008 (2008) ended January 31, 2009 and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2007 (2007) ended February 2, 2008 and consisted of 52 weeks.

        For information on key financial highlights, see the items referenced in Item 6, Selected Financial Data, and Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Seasonality

        Due to the seasonal nature of our business, a larger share of annual revenues and earnings traditionally occurs in the fourth quarter because it includes the peak sales period from Thanksgiving to the end of December.

Merchandise

        We operate Target general merchandise stores, the majority of which offer a wide assortment of general merchandise and a limited assortment of food items. During 2009 we increased the offering within some of our general merchandise stores to include a deeper food assortment, including perishables and an expanded offering of dry, dairy and frozen items. In addition, we operate SuperTarget stores with a full line of food and general merchandise items. Target.com offers a wide assortment of general merchandise including many items found in our stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colors, sold only online. A significant portion of our sales is from national brand merchandise. In addition, we sell merchandise under private-label brands including, but not limited to, Archer Farms®, Archer Farms® Simply Balanced™, Boots & Barkley®, Choxie®, Circo®, Durabuilt®, Embark®, Gilligan & O'Malley®, itso™, Kaori®, Market Pantry®, Merona®, Play Wonder®, Room Essentials®, Smith & Hawken®, Sutton and Dodge®, Target Home, Vroom®, up & up™, Wine Cube®, and Xhilaration®. We also sell merchandise through unique programs such as ClearRxSM, GO International®, Great SaveSM and Home Design Event. In addition, we sell merchandise under exclusive licensed and designer brands including, but not limited to, C9 by Champion®, Chefmate®, Cherokee®, Converse® One Star®, Eddie Bauer®, Fieldcrest®, Genuine Kids by Osh Kosh®, Kitchen Essentials® by Calphalon®, Liz Lange® for Target®, Michael Graves Design™, Mossimo®, Nick & Nora®, Sean Conway™, Simply Shabby Chic®, Sonia Kashuk®, Thomas O'Brien®. We also generate revenue from in-store

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amenities such as Target CaféSM, Target Clinic®, Target Pharmacy®, and Target PhotoSM, and from leased or licensed departments such as Optical, Pizza Hut, Portrait Studio and Starbucks.

        Effective inventory management is key to our future success. We utilize various techniques including demand forecasting and planning and various forms of replenishment management. We achieve effective inventory management by being in-stock in core product offerings, maintaining positive vendor relationships, and carefully planning inventory levels for seasonal and apparel items to minimize markdowns.

   
Sales by Product Category
  Percentage of Sales  
 
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Household essentials

    23 %   22 %   21 %

Hardlines

    22     22     22  

Apparel and accessories

    20     20     22  

Home furnishings and décor

    19     21     22  

Food and pet supplies

    16     15     13  
   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %
   

        Household essentials includes pharmacy, beauty, personal care, baby care, cleaning and paper products. Hardlines includes electronics (including video game hardware and software), music, movies, books, computer software, sporting goods and toys. Apparel and accessories includes apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, infants, and newborns. It also includes intimate apparel, jewelry, accessories and shoes. Home furnishings and décor includes furniture, lighting, kitchenware, small appliances, home décor, bed and bath, home improvement, automotive and seasonal merchandise such as patio furniture and holiday décor. Food and pet supplies includes dry grocery, dairy, frozen food, beverages, candy, snacks, deli, bakery, meat, produce and pet supplies.

Distribution

        The vast majority of our merchandise is distributed through our network of distribution centers. We operated 38 distribution centers, including 4 food distribution centers, at January 30, 2010. General merchandise is shipped to and from our distribution centers by common carriers. In addition, certain food items are distributed by third parties. Merchandise sold through Target.com is distributed through our own distribution network, through third parties, or shipped directly from vendors.

Employees

        At January 30, 2010, we employed approximately 351,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, referred to as "team members." During our peak sales period from Thanksgiving to the end of December, our employment levels peaked at approximately 390,000 team members. We consider our team member relations to be good. We offer a broad range of company-paid benefits to our team members. Eligibility for, and the level of, these benefits varies, depending on team members' full-time or part-time status, compensation level, date of hire and/or length of service. These company-paid benefits include a pension plan, 401(k) plan, medical and dental plans, a retiree medical plan, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid vacation, tuition reimbursement, various team member assistance programs, life insurance and merchandise discounts.

Working Capital

        Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our working capital needs are greater in the months leading up to our peak sales period from Thanksgiving to the end of December. The increase in working capital during this time is typically financed with cash flow provided by operations and short-term borrowings.

        Additional details are provided in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Competition

        In our Retail Segment, we compete with traditional and off-price general merchandise retailers, apparel retailers, Internet retailers, wholesale clubs, category specific retailers, drug stores, supermarkets and other

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forms of retail commerce. Our ability to positively differentiate ourselves from other retailers largely determines our competitive position within the retail industry.

        In our Credit Card Segment, our primary mission is to deliver financial products and services that drive sales and deepen guest relationships at Target. Our financial products compete with those of other issuers for market share of sales volume. Our ability to differentiate the value of our financial products primarily through our rewards programs, terms, credit line management, and guest service determines our competitive position among credit card issuers.

Intellectual Property

        Our brand image is a critical element of our business strategy. Our principal trademarks, including Target, SuperTarget and our "Bullseye Design," have been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We also seek to obtain intellectual property protection for our private-label brands.

Geographic Information

        Substantially all of our revenues are generated in, and long-lived assets are located in, the United States.

Available Information

        Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are available free of charge at www.Target.com (click on "Investors" and "SEC Filings") as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Business Conduct Guide, Corporate Responsibility Report and the position descriptions for our Board of Directors and Board committees are also available free of charge in print upon request or at www.Target.com (click on "Investors" and "Corporate Governance").

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        Our business is subject to a variety of risks. The most important of these is our ability to remain relevant to our guests with a brand they trust. Meeting our guests' expectations requires us to manage various strategic, operational, compliance, and financial risks. Set forth below are the most significant risks that we face.

If we are unable to positively differentiate ourselves from other retailers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

        The retail business is highly competitive. In the past we have been able to compete successfully by differentiating our shopping experience by creating an attractive value proposition through a careful combination of price, merchandise assortment, convenience, guest service and marketing efforts. Guest perceptions regarding the cleanliness and safety of our stores, our in-stock levels and other factors also affect our ability to compete. No single competitive factor is dominant, and actions by our competitors on any of these factors could have an adverse effect on our sales, gross margin and expenses.

If we fail to anticipate and respond quickly to changing consumer preferences, our sales, gross margin and profitability could suffer.

        A substantial part of our business is dependent on our ability to make trend-right decisions in apparel, home décor, seasonal offerings, food and other merchandise. Failure to accurately predict constantly changing consumer tastes, preferences, spending patterns and other lifestyle decisions may result in lost sales, spoilage and increased inventory markdowns, which would lead to a deterioration in our results of operations.

Our continued success is substantially dependent on positive perceptions of the Target brand.

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constituencies: guests, team members, the communities in which we operate, and shareholders. To be successful in the future, we must continue to preserve, grow and leverage the value of our brand. Brand value is based in large part on perceptions of subjective qualities, and even isolated incidents that erode trust and confidence, particularly if they result in adverse publicity, governmental investigations or litigation, can have an adverse impact on these perceptions and lead to tangible adverse affects on our business, including consumer boycotts, loss of new store development opportunities, or team member recruiting difficulties.

We are highly susceptible to the state of macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence in the United States.

        All of our stores are located within the United States, making our results highly dependent on U.S. consumer confidence and the health of the U.S. economy. In addition, a significant portion of our total sales is derived from stores located in five states: California, Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Illinois, resulting in further dependence on local economic conditions in these states. Deterioration in macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence could negatively affect our business in many ways, including slowing sales growth or reduction in overall sales, and reducing gross margins.

        In addition to the impact of macroeconomic conditions on our retail sales, these same considerations impact the success of our Credit Card Segment, as any deterioration can adversely affect cardholders' ability to pay their balances and we may not be able to anticipate and respond to changes in the risk profile of our cardholders when extending credit, resulting in higher bad debt expense. The recent Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 has significantly restricted our ability to make changes to cardholder terms that are commensurate with changes in the risk profile of our credit card receivables portfolio. Demand for consumer credit is also impacted by macroeconomic conditions and other factors, and our performance can also be adversely affected by consumer decisions to use debit cards or other forms of payment.

If we do not effectively manage our large and growing workforce, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

        With over 350,000 team members, our workforce costs represent our largest operating expense, and our business is dependent on our ability to attract, train and retain a growing number of qualified team members. Many of those team members are in entry-level or part-time positions with historically high turnover rates. Our ability to meet our labor needs while controlling our costs is subject to external factors such as unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, health care and other benefit costs and changing demographics. If we are unable to attract and retain adequate numbers of qualified team members, our operations, guest service levels and support functions could suffer. Those factors, together with increasing wage and benefit costs, could adversely affect our results of operations.

Lack of availability of suitable locations in which to build new stores could slow our growth, and difficulty in executing plans for new stores, expansions and remodels could increase our costs and capital requirements.

        Our future growth is dependent, in part, on our ability to build new stores and expand and remodel existing stores in a manner that achieves appropriate returns on our capital investment. We compete with other retailers and businesses for suitable locations for our stores. In addition, for many sites we are dependent on a third party developer's ability to acquire land, obtain financing and secure the necessary zoning changes and permits for a larger project, of which our store may be one component. Turmoil in the financial markets has made it difficult for third party developers to obtain financing for new projects. Local land use and other regulations applicable to the types of stores we desire to construct may affect our ability to find suitable locations and also influence the cost of constructing, expanding and remodeling our stores. A significant portion of our expected new store development activity is planned to occur within fully developed markets, which is generally a more time-consuming and expensive undertaking than developments in undeveloped suburban and ex-urban markets.

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Interruptions with our vendors and within our supply chain could adversely affect our results.

        We are dependent on our vendors to supply merchandise in a timely and efficient manner. If a vendor fails to deliver on its commitments, whether due to financial difficulties or other reasons, we could experience merchandise out-of-stocks that could lead to lost sales. In addition, a large portion of our merchandise is sourced, directly or indirectly, from outside the United States, with China as our single largest source. Political or financial instability, trade restrictions, increased tariffs, currency exchange rates, the outbreak of pandemics, labor unrest, transport capacity and costs, port security or other events that could slow port activities and affect foreign trade are beyond our control and could disrupt our supply of merchandise and/or adversely affect our results of operations.

Failure to address product safety concerns could adversely affect our sales and results of operations.

        If our merchandise offerings, including food, drug and children's products, do not meet applicable safety standards or our guests' expectations regarding safety, we could experience lost sales, experience increased costs and be exposed to legal and reputational risk. All of our vendors must comply with applicable product safety laws, and we are dependent on them to ensure that the products we buy comply with all safety standards. Events that give rise to actual, potential or perceived product safety concerns, including food or drug contamination, could expose us to government enforcement action or private litigation and result in costly product recalls and other liabilities. In addition, negative guest perceptions regarding the safety of the products we sell could cause our guests to seek alternative sources for their needs, resulting in lost sales. In those circumstances, it may be difficult and costly for us to regain the confidence of our guests.

If we fail to protect the security of personal information about our guests, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions or private litigation and our reputation could suffer.

        The nature of our business involves the receipt and storage of personal information about our guests. If we experience a data security breach, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation. In addition, our guests could lose confidence in our ability to protect their personal information, which could cause them to discontinue usage of our credit card products, decline to use our pharmacy services, or stop shopping at our stores altogether. Such events could lead to lost future sales and adversely affect our results of operations.

Our failure to comply with federal, state or local laws, or changes in these laws could increase our expenses.

        Our business is subject to a wide array of laws and regulations. Significant legislative changes that affect our relationship with our workforce (which is not represented by unions as of the end of 2009) could increase our expenses and adversely affect our operations. Examples of possible legislative changes affecting our relationship with our workforce include changes to an employer's obligation to recognize collective bargaining units, the process by which collective bargaining agreements are negotiated or imposed, minimum wage requirements, and health care mandates. In addition, changes in the regulatory environment regarding topics such as banking and consumer credit, Medicare reimbursements, privacy and information security, product safety or environmental protection, among others, could cause our expenses to increase without an ability to pass through any increased expenses through higher prices. In addition, if we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, particularly wage and hour laws, we could be subject to legal risk, including government enforcement action and class action civil litigation, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Given the geographic concentration of our stores, natural disasters could adversely affect our results of operations.

        Our three largest states, by total sales, are California, Texas and Florida, areas where hurricanes and earthquakes are prevalent. Such events could result in significant physical damage to or closure of one or more of our stores or distribution centers, and cause delays in the distribution of merchandise from our vendors to our distribution centers and stores, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

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Changes in our effective income tax rate could affect our results of operations.

        Our effective income tax rate is influenced by a number of factors. Changes in the tax laws, the interpretation of existing laws, or our failure to sustain our reporting positions on examination could adversely affect our effective tax rate. In addition, our effective income tax rate generally bears an inverse relationship to capital market returns due to the tax-free nature of investment vehicles used to economically hedge our deferred compensation liabilities.

If we are unable to access the capital markets or obtain bank credit, our growth plans, liquidity and results of operations could suffer.

        We are dependent on a stable, liquid and well-functioning financial system to fund our operations and growth plans. In particular, we have historically relied on the public debt markets to raise capital for new store development and other capital expenditures, the commercial paper market and bank credit facilities to fund seasonal needs for working capital, and the asset-backed securities markets to partially fund our accounts receivable portfolio. In addition, we use a variety of derivative products to manage our exposure to market risk, principally interest rate and equity price fluctuations. Disruptions or turmoil in the financial markets could adversely affect our ability to meet our capital requirements, fund our working capital needs or lead to losses on derivative positions resulting from counterparty failures.

A significant disruption in our computer systems could adversely affect our results of operations.

        We rely extensively on our computer systems to manage inventory, process transactions and summarize results. Our systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches and catastrophic events. If our systems are damaged or fail to function properly, we may incur substantial costs to repair or replace them, and may experience loss of critical data and interruptions or delays in our ability to manage inventories or process transactions, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.    Properties

        At January 30, 2010, we had 1,740 stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia:

       
 
  Number of Stores
  Retail Sq. Ft.
(in thousands)

   
  Number of Stores
  Retail Sq. Ft.
(in thousands)

 
       

Alabama

    20     2,867  

Montana

    7     780  

Alaska

    3     504  

Nebraska

    14     2,006  

Arizona

    48     6,363  

Nevada

    19     2,461  

Arkansas

    8     1,028  

New Hampshire

    9     1,148  

California

    244     32,184  

New Jersey

    43     5,671  

Colorado

    42     6,275  

New Mexico

    9     1,024  

Connecticut

    20     2,672  

New York

    64     8,663  

Delaware

    2     268  

North Carolina

    47     6,167  

District of Columbia

    1     179  

North Dakota

    4     554  

Florida

    126     17,644  

Ohio

    63     7,868  

Georgia

    55     7,517  

Oklahoma

    14     2,022  

Hawaii

    3     542  

Oregon

    19     2,317  

Idaho

    6     664  

Pennsylvania

    59     7,713  

Illinois

    86     11,697  

Rhode Island

    4     517  

Indiana

    33     4,377  

South Carolina

    18     2,224  

Iowa

    22     3,015  

South Dakota

    5     580  

Kansas

    19     2,577  

Tennessee

    32     4,087  

Kentucky

    13     1,525  

Texas

    148     20,838  

Louisiana

    15     2,108  

Utah

    11     1,679  

Maine

    5     630  

Vermont

         

Maryland

    36     4,663  

Virginia

    56     7,448  

Massachusetts

    33     4,279  

Washington

    35     4,097  

Michigan

    60     7,141  

West Virginia

    6     755  

Minnesota

    73     10,456  

Wisconsin

    37     4,482  

Mississippi

    6     743  

Wyoming

    2     187  

Missouri

    36     4,735                  
       

             

Total

   
1,740
   
231,941
 
                   

        The following table summarizes the number of owned or leased stores and distribution centers at January 30, 2010:

     
   
  Stores
  Distribution
Centers
(b)
 
     
 

Owned

    1,492     29  
 

Leased

    81     8  
 

Combined (a)

    167     1  
     
 

Total

    1,740     38  
     
(a)
Properties within the "combined" category are primarily owned buildings on leased land.
(b)
The 38 distribution centers have a total of 48,588 thousand square feet.

        We own our corporate headquarters buildings located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and we lease and own additional office space in the United States. Our international sourcing operations have 27 office locations in 18 countries, all of which are leased. We also lease office space in Bangalore, India, where we operate various support functions. Our properties are in good condition, well maintained and suitable to carry on our business.

        For additional information on our properties, see also Capital Expenditures section in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 13 and 21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

        SEC Rule S-K Item 103 requires that companies disclose environmental legal proceedings involving a governmental authority when such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more.

        We are one of many defendants in a lawsuit filed on February 13, 2008, by the State of California involving environmental matters that may involve potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000. The allegation, initially made by the California Air Resources Board in April 2006, involves a nonfood product (hairspray) that allegedly contained levels of a volatile organic compound in excess of permissible levels. We anticipate that the settlement, to be fully indemnified by the vendor, is likely to exceed $100,000 but will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, we are a defendant in a civil lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General in June 2009 alleging that we did not handle and dispose of certain unsold products as a hazardous waste. The case is in its early stages. We anticipate that this lawsuit may involve potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000, but will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        We are the subject of an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). In March 2009, the EPA issued a Finding of Violation (FOV) related to alleged violations of the CAA, specifically the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) promulgated by the EPA for asbestos. The FOV pertains to the remodeling of 36 Target stores that occurred between January 1, 2003 and October 28, 2007. The EPA FOV process is ongoing and no specific relief has been sought to date by the EPA. We anticipate that any resolution of this matter will be in the form of monetary penalties that are likely to exceed $100,000 but will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 requires SEC registrants to disclose if they have been required to pay certain penalties for failing to disclose to the Internal Revenue Service their participation in listed transactions. We have not been required to pay any of the penalties set forth in Section 6707A(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

        For a description of other legal proceedings, see Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 4.    Reserved

Item 4A.    Executive Officers

        The executive officers of Target as of March 10, 2010 and their positions and ages are as follows:

   
Name
  Title
  Age
 
   
Timothy R. Baer   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary     49  
Michael R. Francis   Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer     47  
John D. Griffith   Executive Vice President, Property Development     48  
Beth M. Jacob   Executive Vice President, Technology Services and Chief Information Officer     48  
Jodeen A. Kozlak   Executive Vice President, Human Resources     46  
Troy H. Risch   Executive Vice President, Stores     42  
Douglas A. Scovanner   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     54  
Terrence J. Scully   President, Target Financial Services     57  
Gregg W. Steinhafel   Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer     55  
Kathryn A. Tesija   Executive Vice President, Merchandising     47  
   

        Each officer is elected by and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. There is neither a family relationship between any of the officers named and any other executive officer or member of the Board of Directors nor any arrangement or understanding pursuant to which any person was selected as an officer. The

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service period of each officer in the positions listed and other business experience for the past five years is listed below.

Timothy R. Baer   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since March 2007. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from June 2004 to March 2007.

Michael R. Francis

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer since August 2008. Executive Vice President, Marketing from January 2003 to August 2008.

John D. Griffith

 

Executive Vice President, Property Development since January 2005.

Beth M. Jacob

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since January 2010. Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from July 2008 to January 2010. Vice President, Guest Operations, Target Financial Services from August 2006 to July 2008. Vice President, Guest Contact Centers, Target Financial Services from September 2003 to August 2006.

Jodeen A. Kozlak

 

Executive Vice President, Human Resources since March 2007. Senior Vice President, Human Resources from February 2006 to March 2007. Vice President, Human Resources and Employee Relations General Counsel from November 2005 to February 2006. From June 2001 to November 2005 Ms. Kozlak held several positions in Employee Relations at Target.

Troy H. Risch

 

Executive Vice President, Stores since September 2006. Group Vice President from September 2005 to September 2006. Group Director from February 2002 to September 2005.

Douglas A. Scovanner

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2000.

Terrence J. Scully

 

President, Target Financial Services since March 2003.

Gregg W. Steinhafel

 

Chief Executive Officer since May 2008. President since August 1999. Director since January 2007. Chairman of the Board since February 2009.

Kathryn A. Tesija

 

Executive Vice President, Merchandising since May 2008. Senior Vice President, Merchandising, from July 2001 to May 2008.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

        Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TGT." We are authorized to issue up to 6,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0833, and up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01. At March 10, 2010, there were 17,562 shareholders of record. Dividends declared per share and the high and low closing common stock price for each fiscal quarter during 2009 and 2008 are disclosed in Note 29 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

        In November 2007, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $10 billion of our common stock. In November 2008 we announced a temporary suspension of our open-market share repurchase program. In January 2010, we resumed open-market purchases of shares under this program. Since the inception of this share repurchase program, we have repurchased 103.6 million common shares for a total cash investment of $5,320 million ($51.36 per share).

        The table below presents information with respect to Target common stock purchases made during the three months ended January 30, 2010, by Target or any "affiliated purchaser" of Target, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act.

   
 
   
   
   
  Approximate
 
 
   
   
  Total Number of
  Dollar Value of
 
 
   
   
  Shares Purchased
  Shares that May
 
 
  Total Number
  Average
  as Part of
  Yet Be Purchased
 
 
  of Shares
  Price Paid
  Publicly Announced
  Under the
 
Period
  Purchased
  per Share
  Program
  Program
 
   

November 1, 2009 through November 28, 2009

      $     95,235,594   $ 5,103,322,945  

November 29, 2009 through January 2, 2010

            95,235,594     5,103,322,945  

January 3, 2010 through January 30, 2010

    8,335,800     50.74     103,571,394     4,680,327,198  
   

    8,335,800   $ 50.74     103,571,394   $ 4,680,327,198  
   

The table above includes shares of common stock reacquired from team members who wish to tender owned shares to satisfy the tax withholding on equity awards as part of our long-term incentive plans or to satisfy the exercise price on stock option exercises. For the three months ended January 30, 2010, 11,960 shares were acquired at an average per share price of $50.17 pursuant to our long-term incentive plans.

The table above includes shares reacquired upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts. For the three months ended January 30, 2010, no shares were reacquired through these contracts. At January 30, 2010, we held asset positions in prepaid forward contracts for 1.5 million shares of our common stock, for a total cash investment of $66 million, or an average per share price of $42.77. Refer to Notes 24 and 26 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details of these contracts.

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Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Return

GRAPHIC

   
 
  Fiscal Years Ended  
 
  January 29,
2005

  January 28,
2006

  February 3,
2007

  February 2,
2008

  January 31,
2009

  January 30,
2010

 
   

Target

  $ 100.00   $ 108.57   $ 124.04   $ 115.10   $ 63.82   $ 106.62  

S&P 500 Index

    100.00     110.38     127.29     125.00     75.79     100.90  

Peer Group

    100.00     103.10     116.21     108.34     79.13     107.73  
   

        The graph above compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock for the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return on the S&P 500 Index and a peer group consisting of the companies comprising the S&P 500 Retailing Index and the S&P 500 Food and Staples Retailing Index (Peer Group) over the same period. The Peer Group index consists of 39 general merchandise, food and drug retailers and is weighted by the market capitalization of each component company. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Target common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer Group on January 29, 2005 and reinvestment of all dividends.

Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

   
 
  As of or for the Year Ended  
 
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2006 (a)
  2005
  2004
 
   

Financial Results: (millions)

                                     

Total revenues

  $ 65,357   $ 64,948   $ 63,367   $ 59,490   $ 52,620   $ 46,839  

Earnings from continuing operations

    2,488     2,214     2,849     2,787     2,408     1,885  

Net Earnings

    2,488     2,214     2,849     2,787     2,408     3,198  

Per Share:

                                     

Basic earnings per share

    3.31     2.87     3.37     3.23     2.73     2.09  

Diluted earnings per share

    3.30     2.86     3.33     3.21     2.71     2.07  

Cash dividends declared per share

    0.67     0.62     0.54     0.46     0.38     0.31  

Financial Position: (millions)

                                     

Total assets

    44,533     44,106     44,560     37,349     34,995     32,293  

Long-term debt, including current portion

    16,814     18,752     16,590     10,037     9,872     9,538  
   
(a)
Consisted of 53 weeks.

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Executive Summary

        Our 2009 financial results in both of our business segments were affected by the challenging economy in which we operated. In light of that environment, performance in our Retail Segment was remarkable, as the segment generated the highest EBIT in the Corporation's history, in a year when comparable-store sales declined 2.5 percent. In the Credit Card Segment, disciplined management led to a 29.4 percent increase in segment profit in a year when Target's average investment in the portfolio declined about 32 percent, representing a near-doubling of segment pretax return on invested capital.

        Cash flow provided by operations was $5,881 million, $4,430 million, and $4,125 million for 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. In 2009, we opened 76 new stores representing 58 stores net of 13 relocations and 5 closings. In 2008, we opened 114 new stores representing 91 stores net of 21 relocations and two closings.

        Management's Discussion and Analysis is based on our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Analysis of Results of Operations

Retail Segment

   
 
   
   
   
  Percent Change  
Retail Segment Results
(millions)
   
   
   
 
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009/2008
  2008/2007
 
   

Sales

  $ 63,435   $ 62,884   $ 61,471     0.9 %   2.3 %

Cost of sales

    44,062     44,157     42,929     (0.2 )   2.9  
   

Gross margin

    19,373     18,727     18,542     3.5     1.0  

SG&A expenses (a)

    12,989     12,838     12,557     1.2     2.2  
   

EBITDA

    6,384     5,889     5,985     8.4     (1.6 )

Depreciation and amortization

    2,008     1,808     1,643     11.0     10.1  
   

EBIT

  $ 4,376   $ 4,081   $ 4,342     7.3 %   (6.0 )%
   

   EBITDA is earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.

   EBIT is earnings before interest expense and income taxes.

(a)
New account and loyalty rewards redeemed by our guests reduce reported sales. Our Retail Segment charges these discounts to our Credit Card Segment, and the reimbursements of $89 million in 2009, $117 million in 2008, and $114 million in 2007, are recorded as a reduction to SG&A expenses within the Retail Segment.

   
Retail Segment Rate Analysis
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Gross margin rate

    30.5 %   29.8 %   30.2 %

SG&A expense rate

    20.5     20.4     20.4  

EBITDA margin rate

    10.1     9.4     9.7  

Depreciation and amortization expense rate

    3.2     2.9     2.7  

EBIT margin rate

    6.9     6.5     7.1  
   

   Retail Segment rate analysis metrics are computed by dividing the applicable amount by sales.

Sales

        Sales include merchandise sales, net of expected returns, from our stores and our online business, as well as gift card breakage. Refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a definition of gift card breakage. Total sales for the Retail Segment for 2009 were $63,435 million, compared with $62,884 million in 2008 and $61,471 million in 2007. All periods were 52-week years. Growth in total sales between 2009 and 2008 as well as between 2008 and 2007 resulted from sales from additional stores opened, offset by lower comparable-store sales. In 2009, deflation affected sales growth by approximately

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4 percentage points, compared with an inflationary impact of approximately 2 percentage points in 2008 and a deflationary impact of 2 percentage points in 2007.

   
 
  Percentage of Sales  
Sales by Product Category

 
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Household essentials

    23 %   22 %   21 %

Hardlines

    22     22     22  

Apparel and accessories

    20     20     22  

Home furnishings and décor

    19     21     22  

Food and pet supplies

    16     15     13  
   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %
   

        Refer to the Merchandise section in Item 1, Business, for a description of our product categories.

        Comparable-store sales is a measure that indicates the performance of our existing stores by measuring the growth in sales for such stores for a period over the comparable, prior-year period of equivalent length. The method of calculating comparable-store sales varies across the retail industry. As a result, our comparable-store sales calculation is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Comparable-store sales are sales from our online business and sales from general merchandise and SuperTarget stores open longer than one year, including:

Comparable-store sales do not include:

   
Comparable-Store Sales
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Comparable-store sales

    (2.5) %   (2.9 )%   3.0 %

Drivers of changes in comparable-store sales:

                   
 

Number of transactions

    (0.2) %   (3.1 )%   0.3 %
 

Average transaction amount

    (2.3) %   0.2 %   2.6 %
   

Units per transaction

    (1.5) %   (2.1 )%   1.1 %
   

Selling price per unit

    (0.8) %   2.3 %   1.5 %
   

  The comparable-store sales increases or decreases above are calculated by comparing sales in fiscal year periods with comparable prior fiscal year periods of equivalent length.

        In fiscal 2009, the change in comparable-store sales was driven by a decline in the average transaction amount, primarily due to a decrease in the number of units per transaction. In 2008, the change in comparable-store sales was driven by a decline in the number of transactions, slightly offset by an increase in average transaction amount, which reflects the effect of a higher selling price per unit sold partially offset by a decrease in number of units per transaction. Transaction-level metrics are influenced by a broad array of macroeconomic, competitive and consumer behavioral factors, as well as sales mix, and comparable-store sales rates are negatively impacted by transfer of sales to new stores.

Gross Margin Rate

        Gross margin rate represents gross margin (sales less cost of sales) as a percentage of sales. See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of expenses included in cost of sales. Markup is the difference between an item's cost and its retail price (expressed as a percentage of its retail price). Factors that affect markup include vendor offerings and negotiations, vendor income, sourcing strategies, market forces like raw material and freight costs, and competitive influences. Markdowns are the reduction in the original or previous price of retail merchandise. Factors that affect markdowns include inventory management, competitive influences and economic conditions.

        In 2009, our gross margin rate was 30.5 percent compared with 29.8 percent in 2008. Our 2009 gross margin rate benefitted from rate improvements within categories, partially offset by the mix impact of faster

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sales growth in lower margin rate categories (generally product categories of household essentials and food). The impact of rate performance within merchandise categories on gross margin rate was an approximate 1.1 percentage point increase for 2009. This increase is the result of improved markups and reduced markdowns. The impact of sales mix on gross margin rate was an approximate 0.4 percentage point reduction.

        In 2008 our gross margin rate was 29.8 percent compared with 30.2 percent in 2007. Our 2008 gross margin rate was adversely affected by sales mix, which resulted in a 0.6 percentage point reduction in the gross margin rate. Sales in merchandise categories that yield lower gross margin rates outpaced sales in our higher margin apparel and home merchandise categories. This mix impact was partially offset by favorable supply chain expense rates, as well as higher gross margin rates within merchandise categories across our assortment, which had a combined impact on gross margin rate of an approximate 0.2 percentage point increase.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense Rate

        Our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense rate represents SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales. See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of expenses included in SG&A expenses. SG&A expenses exclude depreciation and amortization, as well as expenses associated with our credit card operations, which are reflected separately in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        SG&A expense rate was 20.5 percent in 2009 compared with 20.4 percent in both 2008 and 2007. The change in the rate was primarily driven by an approximate 0.4 percentage point impact from an increase in incentive compensation due to better than expected 2009 performance compared with 2008 results. The rate increase was partially offset by an approximate 0.2 percentage point impact from sustained productivity gains in our stores. Within SG&A expenses in 2008 and 2007, there were no expense categories that experienced a significant fluctuation as a percentage of sales, when compared with prior periods.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense Rate

        Our depreciation and amortization expense rate represents depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of sales. In 2009, our depreciation and amortization expense rate was 3.2 percent compared with 2.9 percent in 2008 and 2.7 percent in 2007. The increase in the rate was primarily due to accelerated depreciation on assets that will be replaced as part of our 340-store 2010 remodel program. The comparative increase in 2008 was due to increased capital expenditures, specifically related to investments in new stores.

Store Data

   
Number of Stores

  Target general
merchandise stores

  SuperTarget
stores

  Total
 
   

January 31, 2009

    1,443     239     1,682  

Opened

    63     13     76  

Closed (a)

    (17 )   (1 )   (18 )
   

January 30, 2010

    1,489     251     1,740  
   

Retail Square Feet (b)
(thousands)

                   

January 31, 2009

    180,321     42,267     222,588  

Opened

    9,039     2,404     11,443  

Closed (a)

    (1,911 )   (179 )   (2,090 )
   

January 30, 2010

    187,449     44,492     231,941  
   
(a)
Includes 13 store relocations in the same trade area and 5 stores closed without replacement.
(b)
Reflects total square feet less office, distribution center and vacant space.

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Credit Card Segment

        Credit card revenues are comprised of finance charges, late fees and other revenue, and third party merchant fees, or the amounts received from merchants who accept the Target Visa credit card.

   
 
  2009   2008   2007  
Credit Card Segment Results


 
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate (d)
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate (d)
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate (d)
 
   

Finance charge revenue

  $ 1,450     17.4 % $ 1,451     16.7 % $ 1,308     18.0 %

Late fees and other revenue

    349     4.2     461     5.3     422     5.8  

Third party merchant fees

    123     1.5     152     1.7     166     2.3  
   

Total revenues

    1,922     23.0     2,064     23.7     1,896     26.1  
   

Bad debt expense

    1,185     14.2     1,251     14.4     481     6.6  

Operations and marketing expenses (a)

    425     5.1     474     5.4     469     6.4  

Depreciation and amortization

    14     0.2     17     0.2     16     0.2  
   

Total expenses

    1,624     19.4     1,742     20.0     966     13.3  
   

EBIT

    298     3.5     322     3.7     930     12.8  

Interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

    97           167           133        
   

Segment profit

  $ 201         $ 155         $ 797        
   

Average receivables funded by Target (b)

  $ 2,866         $ 4,192         $ 4,888        

Segment pretax ROIC (c)

    7.0 %         3.7 %         16.3 %      
   
(a)
New account and loyalty rewards redeemed by our guests reduce reported sales. Our Retail Segment charges the cost of these discounts to our Credit Card Segment, and the reimbursements of $89 million in 2009, $117 million in 2008, and $114 million in 2007, are recorded as an increase to Operations and Marketing expenses within the Credit Card Segment.
(b)
Amounts represent the portion of average gross credit card receivables funded by Target. For 2009, 2008, and 2007, these amounts exclude $5,484 million, $4,503 million, and $2,387 million, respectively, of receivables funded by nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables.
(c)
ROIC is return on invested capital, and this rate equals our segment profit divided by average gross credit card receivables funded by Target, expressed as an annualized rate.
(d)
As an annualized percentage of average gross credit card receivables.

   
 
  2009   2008   2007  
Spread Analysis –
Total Portfolio

 
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate
  Amount
(in millions)

  Rate
 
   

EBIT

  $ 298     3.5 (b) $ 322     3.7 (b) $ 930     12.8 (b)

LIBOR (a)

          0.3 %         2.3 %         5.1 %

Spread to LIBOR (c)

  $ 270     3.2 (b) $ 118     1.4 (b) $ 558     7.7 (b)
   
(a)
Balance-weighted one-month LIBOR.
(b)
As a percentage of average gross credit card receivables.
(c)
Spread to LIBOR is a metric used to analyze the performance of our total credit card portfolio because the majority of our portfolio earned finance charge revenue at rates tied to the Prime Rate, and the interest rate on all nonrecourse debt securitized by credit card receivables is tied to LIBOR.

        Our primary measure of segment profit in our Credit Card Segment is the EBIT generated by our total credit card receivables portfolio less the interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables. We analyze this measure of profit in light of the amount of capital we have invested in our credit card receivables. In addition, we measure the performance of our overall credit card receivables portfolio by calculating the dollar Spread to LIBOR at the portfolio level. This metric approximates overall financial performance of the entire credit card portfolio we manage by measuring the difference between EBIT earned on the portfolio and a hypothetical benchmark rate financing cost applied to the entire portfolio. The interest rate on all nonrecourse debt securitized by credit card receivables is tied to LIBOR. For the first quarter of 2009, the vast majority of our portfolio accrued finance charge revenue at rates tied to the Prime Rate. Effective April 2009, we implemented a terms change to our portfolio that established a minimum annual percentage rate (APR) applied to cardholder account balances. Under these terms, finance charges accrue at a fixed APR if the benchmark Prime Rate is less than 6%; if the Prime Rate is greater than 6%, finance charges accrue at the benchmark Prime Rate, plus a spread. Because the Prime Rate was less than 6% during 2009, the majority of our portfolio accrued finance charges at a fixed APR subsequent to this terms change. As a result of regulatory actions that impact our portfolio, effective January 2010, we implemented a second terms change that converted the minimum APR for the majority of our accounts to a variable rate, and we eliminated penalty

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pricing for all current, or nondelinquent accounts. Penalty pricing is the charging of a higher interest rate for a period of time, generally 12 months, and is triggered when a cardholder repeatedly fails to make timely payments.

        In 2009, Credit Card Segment profit increased to $201 million from $155 million as a result of improved portfolio performance (Spread to LIBOR) and significantly lower funding costs. The reduction in our investment in the portfolio combined with these results produced a strong improvement in segment ROIC. Segment revenues were $1,922 million, a decrease of $143 million, or 6.9 percent, from the prior year. The decrease in revenue was driven by a lower Prime Rate, lower average receivables, higher finance charge and late-fee write-offs and lower late fees due to fewer delinquent accounts offset by the positive impacts of the terms changes implemented in late 2008 and April 2009. Segment expenses were $1,624 million, a decrease of $118 million, or 6.8 percent, from prior year driven by lower bad debt and operations and marketing expenses, on both a dollar and rate basis. Segment interest expense benefited from a significantly lower LIBOR rate compared to the prior year.

        Segment profit and dollar Spread to LIBOR measures in 2008 were significantly impacted on both a rate and dollar basis by bad debt expense. Segment revenues were $2,064 million, an increase of $168 million, or 8.9 percent, from the prior year, driven by a 19.5 percent increase in average receivables. On a rate basis, revenue yield decreased 2.4 percentage points primarily due to a reduction in the Prime Rate index used to determine finance charge rates in the portfolio and lower external sales volume contributing to the decline in third party merchant fees. This negative pressure on revenue yield was offset modestly by the positive impact of terms changes implemented in 2008 that increased our effective yield. Segment expenses were $1,742 million, an increase of $776 million, or 80.3 percent, from the prior year driven by an increase in bad debt expense of $770 million. The increase in bad debt expense resulted from the increase in our incurred net write-off rate from 5.9 percent in 2007 to 9.3 percent in 2008 and the increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts of $440 million for anticipated future write-offs of current receivables. Segment profit decreased from 16.3 percent in 2007 to 3.7 percent in 2008 primarily due to the effect of bad debt expense, the reduction in receivables owned and funded by Target, and the impact of a lower Prime Rate during 2008.

   
Receivables Rollforward Analysis
  Fiscal Year   Percent Change  
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009/2008
  2008/2007
 
   

Beginning gross credit card receivables

  $ 9,094   $ 8,624   $ 6,711     5.4 %   28.5 %

Charges at Target

    3,553     4,207     4,491     (15.5 )   (6.3 )

Charges at third parties

    6,763     8,542     9,398     (20.8 )   (9.1 )

Payments

    (12,065 )   (13,482 )   (13,388 )   (10.5 )   0.7  

Other

    637     1,203     1,412     (47.1 )   (14.8 )
   

Period-end gross credit card receivables

  $ 7,982   $ 9,094   $ 8,624     (12.2 )%   5.4 %
   

Average gross credit card receivables

  $ 8,351   $ 8,695   $ 7,275     (4.0 )%   19.5 %
   

Accounts with three or more payments (60+ days) past due as a percentage of period-end credit card receivables

    6.3 %   6.1 %   4.0 %            
   

Accounts with four or more payments (90+ days) past due as a percentage of period-end gross credit card receivables

    4.7 %   4.3 %   2.7 %            
   

Credit card penetration (a)

    5.6 %   6.7 %   7.3 %            
   
(a)
Represents charges at Target (including sales taxes and gift cards) divided by sales (which excludes sales taxes and gift cards).

   
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  Fiscal Year   Percent Change  
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009/2008
  2008/2007
 
   

Allowance at beginning of period

  $ 1,010   $ 570   $ 517     77.1 %   10.4 %

Bad debt expense

    1,185     1,251     481     (5.3 )   160.1  

Net write-offs (a)

    (1,179 )   (811 )   (428 )   45.2     89.8  
   

Allowance at end of period

  $ 1,016   $ 1,010   $ 570     0.6 %   77.1 %
   

As a percentage of period-end gross credit card receivables

    12.7 %   11.1 %   6.6 %            
   

Net write-offs as a percentage of average gross credit card receivables (annualized)

    14.1 %   9.3 %   5.9 %            
   
(a)
Net write-offs include the principal amount of losses (excluding accrued and unpaid finance charges) less current period principal recoveries.

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        Our 2009 period-end gross credit card receivables were $7,982 million compared with $9,094 million in 2008, a decrease of 12.2 percent. Average gross credit card receivables in 2009 decreased 4.0 percent compared with 2008 levels. This change was driven by tighter risk management and underwriting initiatives that have significantly reduced available credit lines for higher-risk cardholders, fewer new accounts being opened, and a decrease in charge activity resulting from reductions in card usage by our guests, partially offset by the impact of a decline in payment rates.

        Our 2008 period-end gross credit card receivables were $9,094 million compared with $8,624 million in 2007, an increase of 5.4 percent. Average gross credit card receivables in 2008 increased 19.5 percent compared with 2007 levels. This growth was driven by the annualization of the prior year's product change from proprietary Target Cards to higher-limit Target Visa cards and the impact of industry-wide declines in payment rates, offset in part by a reduction in charge activity resulting from reductions in card usage by our guests, and from risk management and underwriting initiatives that significantly reduced credit lines for higher risk cardholders.

Other Performance Factors

Net Interest Expense

        Net interest expense was $801 million at the end of 2009, decreasing 7.5 percent, or $65 million from 2008. This decline was due to a decrease in the annualized average portfolio interest rate from 5.3 percent to 4.8 percent partially offset by a $16 million charge related to the early retirement of long-term debt. In 2008, net interest expense was $866 million compared with $647 million in 2007, an increase of 33.8 percent. This increase was due primarily to higher average debt balances supporting capital investment, share repurchase and the receivables portfolio, partially offset by a lower average portfolio net interest rate.

Provision for Income Taxes

        Our effective income tax rate was 35.7 percent in 2009 and 37.4 percent in 2008. The decrease in the effective rate between periods is primarily due to nontaxable capital market returns on investments used to economically hedge the market risk in deferred compensation plans in 2009 compared with nondeductible losses in 2008. The 2009 effective income tax rate is also lower due to federal and state discrete items.

        Our effective income tax rate for 2008 was 37.4 percent compared with 38.4 percent in 2007. The decrease in 2008 was primarily due to tax reserve reductions resulting from audit settlements and the effective resolution of other issues. The 2008 effective income tax rate was also lower due to a comparatively greater proportion of earnings subject to rate differences between taxing jurisdictions. These rate declines were partially offset by lower capital market returns on investments used to economically hedge the market risk in deferred compensation plans. Gains and losses from these investments are not taxable.

Analysis of Financial Condition

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Our 2009 operations were entirely funded by internally generated funds. Cash flow provided by operations was $5,881 in 2009 compared with $4,430 million in 2008. This strong cash flow allowed us to fund capital expenditures of $1,729 million and pay off $1.3 billion of maturing debt with internally generated funds. In addition we accelerated the payoff of a $550 million 2010 debt maturity, restarted our share repurchase program earlier than expected and experienced a $1.3 billion increase in marketable securities at January 30, 2010.

        Our 2009 period-end gross credit card receivables were $7,982 million compared with $9,094 million in 2008, a decrease of 12.2 percent. Average gross credit card receivables in 2009 decreased 4.0 percent compared with 2008 levels. This change was driven by the factors indicated in the Credit Card Segment above. This trend and the factors influencing it are likely to continue into 2010. Due to the decrease in gross credit card receivables, Target Receivables Corporation (TRC), using cash flows from the receivables, repaid an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) $163 million during 2009 under the terms of our agreement with them as described in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. To the extent the receivables balance continues to decline, TRC expects to continue to pay JPMC a prorata portion of principal collections such that the portion owned by JPMC would not exceed 47 percent.

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        Year-end inventory levels increased $474 million, or 7.1 percent from 2008, primarily due to unusually low inventory levels at the end of 2008 in response to the challenging economic environment. Inventory levels were also higher to support traffic-driving strategic initiatives, such as food and pharmacy, in addition to comparatively higher retail square footage. Accounts payable increased by $174 million, or 2.7 percent over the same period.

        During 2009, we repurchased 9.9 million shares of our common stock for a total cash investment of $479 million ($48.54 per share) under a $10 billion share repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors in November 2007. In 2008, we repurchased 67.2 million shares of our common stock for a total cash investment of $3,395 million ($50.49 per share).

        We paid dividends totaling $496 million in 2009 and $465 million in 2008, an increase of 6.7 percent. We declared dividends totaling $503 million ($0.67 per share) in 2009, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2008. In 2008, we declared dividends totaling $471 million ($0.62 per share), an increase of 3.8 percent over 2007. We have paid dividends every quarter since our first dividend was declared following our 1967 initial public offering, and it is our intent to continue to do so in the future.

        Our financing strategy is to ensure liquidity and access to capital markets, to manage our net exposure to floating interest rate volatility, and to maintain a balanced spectrum of debt maturities. Within these parameters, we seek to minimize our borrowing costs.

        Maintaining strong investment-grade debt ratings is a key part of our financing strategy. Our current debt ratings are as follows:

   
Debt Ratings
   
  Standard and Poor's
   
 
 
  Moody's
  Fitch
 
   

Long-term debt

    A2     A+     A  

Commercial paper

    P-1     A-1     F1  

Securitized receivables (a)

    Aa2     A+     n/a  
   
(a)
These rated securitized receivables exclude the interest in our credit card receivables sold to JPMC.

        At January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, there were no amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program. In past years, we funded our peak sales season working capital needs through our commercial paper program and then used the cash generated from that sales season to repay the commercial paper issued. In 2009 we funded our working capital needs through internally generated funds. Additionally and as described in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, during 2008 we sold to JPMC an interest in our credit card receivables for approximately $3.8 billion. We received proceeds of approximately $3.6 billion, reflecting a 7 percent discount.

        An additional source of liquidity is available to us through a committed $2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility obtained through a group of banks in April 2007, which will expire in April 2012. No balances were outstanding at any time during 2009 or 2008 under this facility.

        Most of our long-term debt obligations contain covenants related to secured debt levels. In addition to a secured debt level covenant, our credit facility also contains a debt leverage covenant. We are, and expect to remain, in compliance with these covenants. Additionally, at January 30, 2010, no notes or debentures contained provisions requiring acceleration of payment upon a debt rating downgrade, except that certain outstanding notes allow the note holders to put the notes to us if within a matter of months of each other we experience both (i) a change in control; and (ii) our long-term debt ratings are either reduced and the resulting rating is non-investment grade, or our long-term debt ratings are placed on watch for possible reduction and those ratings are subsequently reduced and the resulting rating is non-investment grade.

        Our interest coverage ratio represents the ratio of pretax earnings before fixed charges to fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest expense and the interest portion of rent expense. Our interest coverage ratio as calculated by the SEC's applicable rules was 5.1x in 2009, 4.3x in 2008, and 6.4x in 2007.

Capital Expenditures

        Capital expenditures were $1,729 million in 2009 compared with $3,547 million in 2008 and $4,369 million in 2007. This decrease was driven by lower capital expenditures for new stores, remodels and technology-related assets. Our 2009 capital expenditures include $232 million related to stores that will open in 2010 and

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later years. Net property and equipment decreased $475 million in 2009 following an increase of $1,661 million in 2008.

   
Capital Expenditures
  Percentage of Capital Expenditures  
 
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

New stores

    52 %   66 %   71 %

Remodels and expansions

    17     8     7  

Information technology, distribution and other

    31     26     22  
   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %
   

Commitments and Contingencies

        At January 30, 2010, our contractual obligations were as follows:

   
Contractual Obligations
  Payments Due by Period  
(millions)
  Total
  Less than
1 Year

  1-3
Years

  3-5
Years

  After 5
Years

 
   

Long-term debt (a)

                               
 

Unsecured

  $ 11,071   $ 786   $ 1,607   $ 502   $ 8,176  
 

Nonrecourse

    5,553     900     750     3,903      

Interest payments – long-term debt

                               
 

Unsecured

    10,405     693     1,240     1,061     7,411  
 

Nonrecourse (b)

    159     39     74     46      

Capital lease obligations (c)

    472     19     44     45     364  

Operating leases (c)

    4,000     264     324     265     3,147  

Deferred compensation

    394     41     87     96     170  

Real estate obligations

    222     222              

Purchase obligations

    2,016     597     685     627     107  

Tax contingencies (d)

                     
   

Contractual obligations

  $ 34,292   $ 3,561   $ 4,811   $ 6,545   $ 19,375  
   
(a)
Required principal payments only. Excludes fair market value adjustments recorded in long-term debt, as required by derivative and hedging accounting rules. Principal amounts include the 47 percent interest in credit card receivables sold to JPMC at the principal amount. In the event of a decrease in the receivables principal balance, accelerated repayment of this obligation may occur.
(b)
These payments vary with LIBOR and are calculated assuming LIBOR of 0.25 percent plus a spread, for each year outstanding.
(c)
Total contractual lease payments include $2,016 million of operating lease payments related to options to extend the lease term that are reasonably assured of being exercised. These payments also include $196 million and $88 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for stores opening in 2010 or later for capital and operating leases, respectively. Capital lease obligations include interest. Refer to Note 21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a further description of leases.
(d)
Estimated tax contingencies of $579 million, including interest and penalties, are not included in the table above because we are not able to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement.

        Real estate obligations include commitments for the purchase, construction or remodeling of real estate and facilities. Purchase obligations include all legally binding contracts such as firm minimum commitments for inventory purchases, merchandise royalties, equipment purchases, marketing-related contracts, software acquisition/license commitments and service contracts.

        We issue inventory purchase orders in the normal course of business, which represent authorizations to purchase that are cancelable by their terms. We do not consider purchase orders to be firm inventory commitments; therefore, they are excluded from the table above. We also issue trade letters of credit in the ordinary course of business, which are excluded from this table as these obligations are conditional on the purchase order not being cancelled. If we choose to cancel a purchase order, we may be obligated to reimburse the vendor for unrecoverable outlays incurred prior to cancellation.

        We have not included obligations under our pension and postretirement health care benefit plans in the contractual obligations table above. Our historical practice regarding these plans has been to contribute amounts necessary to satisfy minimum pension funding requirements, plus periodic discretionary amounts determined to be appropriate. Further information on these plans, including our expected contributions for 2010, is included in Note 27 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

        We do not have any arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into the financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or the availability of capital resources.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

        Our analysis of operations and financial condition is based on our consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. In the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, we describe the significant accounting policies used in preparing the consolidated financial statements. Our estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis and are drawn from historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ under different assumptions or conditions. However we do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in future estimates or assumptions. Our senior management has discussed the development and selection of our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. The following items in our consolidated financial statements require significant estimation or judgment:

Inventory and cost of sales    We use the retail inventory method to account for substantially our entire inventory and the related cost of sales. Under this method, inventory is stated at cost using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method as determined by applying a cost-to-retail ratio to each merchandise grouping's ending retail value. Cost includes the purchase price as adjusted for vendor income. Since inventory value is adjusted regularly to reflect market conditions, our inventory methodology reflects the lower of cost or market. We reduce inventory for estimated losses related to shrink and markdowns. Our shrink estimate is based on historical losses verified by ongoing physical inventory counts. Historically our actual physical inventory count results have shown our estimates to be reliable. Markdowns designated for clearance activity are recorded when the salability of the merchandise has diminished. Inventory is at risk of obsolescence if economic conditions change. Relevant economic conditions include changing consumer demand, customer preferences, changing consumer credit markets or increasing competition. We believe these risks are largely mitigated because our inventory typically turns in less than three months. Inventory is further described in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Vendor income receivable    Cost of sales and SG&A expenses are partially offset by various forms of consideration received from our vendors. This "vendor income" is earned for a variety of vendor-sponsored programs, such as volume rebates, markdown allowances, promotions and advertising allowances, as well as for our compliance programs. We establish a receivable for the vendor income that is earned but not yet received. Based on the agreements in place, this receivable is computed by estimating when we have completed our performance and when the amount is earned. The majority of all year-end vendor income receivables are collected within the following fiscal quarter. Vendor income is described further in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Allowance for doubtful accounts    When receivables are recorded, we recognize an allowance for doubtful accounts in an amount equal to anticipated future write-offs. This allowance includes provisions for uncollectible finance charges and other credit-related fees. We estimate future write-offs based on historical experience of delinquencies, risk scores, aging trends and industry risk trends. Substantially all accounts continue to accrue finance charges until they are written off. Accounts are automatically written off when they become 180 days past due. Management believes the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate to cover anticipated losses in our credit card accounts receivable under current conditions; however, unexpected, significant deterioration in any of the factors mentioned above or in general economic conditions could materially change these expectations. Credit card receivables are described in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Analysis of long-lived and intangible assets for impairment    We review assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows, usually at the store level, on an annual basis or whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss on a long-lived and identifiable intangible asset would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the operation and disposition of the asset are less than the asset carrying amount. Goodwill is tested for impairment by comparing its carrying value to a fair value estimated by discounting future cash flows. This test is performed at least annually or whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates the

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carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Impairment on long-lived assets of $49 million in 2009, $2 million in 2008 and $7 million in 2007 were recorded as a result of the tests performed.

        Our estimates of future cash flows require us to make assumptions and to apply judgment, including forecasting future sales and expenses and estimating useful lives of the assets. These estimates can be affected by factors such as future store results, real estate values, and economic conditions that can be difficult to predict.

Insurance/self-insurance    We retain a substantial portion of the risk related to certain general liability, workers' compensation, property loss and team member medical and dental claims. However, we maintain stop-loss coverage to limit the exposure related to certain risks. Liabilities associated with these losses include estimates of both claims filed and losses incurred but not yet reported. We estimate our ultimate cost based on an analysis of historical data and actuarial estimates. General liability and workers' compensation liabilities are recorded at our estimate of their net present value; other liabilities referred to above are not discounted. We believe that the amounts accrued are adequate, although actual losses may differ from the amounts provided. Refer to Item 7A for further disclosure of the market risks associated with these exposures.

Income taxes    We pay income taxes based on the tax statutes, regulations and case law of the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant judgment is required in determining income tax provisions and in evaluating the ultimate resolution of tax matters in dispute with tax authorities. Historically, our assessments of the ultimate resolution of tax issues have been materially accurate. The current open tax issues are not dissimilar in size or substance from historical items. We believe the resolution of these matters will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Income taxes are described further in Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Pension and postretirement health care accounting    We fund and maintain a qualified defined benefit pension plan. We also maintain several smaller nonqualified plans and a postretirement health care plan for certain current and retired team members. The costs for these plans are determined based on actuarial calculations using the assumptions described in the following paragraphs. Eligibility for, and the level of, these benefits varies depending on team members' full-time or part-time status, date of hire and/or length of service.

        Our expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined by the portfolio composition, historical long-term investment performance and current market conditions. Benefits expense recorded during the year is partially dependent upon the long-term rate of return used, and a 0.1 percent decrease in the expected long-term rate of return used to determine net pension and postretirement health care benefits expense would increase annual expense by approximately $2 million.

        The discount rate used to determine benefit obligations is adjusted annually based on the interest rate for long-term high-quality corporate bonds as of the measurement date using yields for maturities that are in line with the duration of our pension liabilities. Historically, this same discount rate has also been used to determine net pension and postretirement health care benefits expense for the following plan year. The discount rates used to determine benefit obligations and benefits expense are included in Note 27 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Benefits expense recorded during the year is partially dependent upon the discount rates used, and a 0.1 percent decrease to the weighted average discount rate used to determine net pension and postretirement health care benefits expense would increase annual expense by approximately $4 million.

        Based on our experience, we use a graduated compensation growth schedule that assumes higher compensation growth for younger, shorter-service pension-eligible team members than it does for older, longer-service pension-eligible team members.

        Pension and postretirement health care benefits are further described in Note 27 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Future Adoptions

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" (SFAS 166), codified in the Transfers and Servicing accounting principles, which amends the derecognition guidance in former FASB Statement No. 140 and eliminates the exemption from consolidation for qualifying special-purpose entities. This guidance will be effective for the

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Corporation beginning in fiscal 2010 and adoption is not anticipated to affect our consolidated net earnings, cash flows or financial position.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)" (SFAS 167), codified in the Consolidation accounting principles, which amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities. The amendments will significantly affect the overall consolidation analysis under former FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). This guidance will be effective for the Corporation beginning in fiscal 2010 and adoption is not anticipated to affect our consolidated net earnings, cash flows or financial position.

Outlook

        In the Retail Segment, we expect to generate increases in comparable-store sales, likely in the range of 2 to 4 percent for the year, including an expected 1 percentage point lift from our remodel program. While our comparable-store sales comparisons are easier in the spring than the fall, the expected incremental sales resulting from remodels will grow as the year progresses. Additionally, we expect total sales to increase by a mid-single digit percentage.

        In 2010 we expect to generally preserve our 2009 EBIT margin rate in our Retail Segment, which if achieved would result in our Retail Segment EBIT increasing in line with total sales growth.

        In our Credit Card Segment, we expect the lower consumer usage of credit and our risk management strategies to continue throughout 2010, resulting in a low double-digit percentage decline in gross credit card receivables by the end of the year. We also expect to maintain segment profit on a dollar basis at generally the level earned in 2009, generating a higher pretax segment ROIC in 2010 than in 2009.

        We expect our 2010 book effective tax rate to approximate our long-term structural rate, likely in the range of 37.0 to 37.5 percent.

        We also expect to continue to execute against our share repurchase authorization.

        We expect our 2010 capital expenditures to be in the range of $2 to $2.5 billion, reflective of projects we will complete in 2010 as well as initial spending for our 2011 and 2012 new store programs. Our expectation is that our 2010 new store program will result in approximately 13 new stores and that our 2011 new store program will be in the range of 20 to 30 stores.

        Due to the early repayment of an August 2010 debt maturity, the only significant remaining 2010 maturity, prior to our seasonal working capital peak (which typically occurs in October or November), is the $900 million public series borrowing collateralized by our credit card receivables due in October.

Forward-Looking Statements

        This report contains forward-looking statements, which are based on our current assumptions and expectations. These statements are typically accompanied by the words "expect," "may," "could," "believe," "would," "might," "anticipates," or words of similar import. The principal forward looking statements in this report include: For our Retail Segment, our outlook for sales, expected merchandise returns, comparable-store sales trends and EBIT margin rates; for our Credit Card Segment, our outlook for year-end gross credit card receivables, portfolio size, future write-offs of current receivables, profit, ROIC, and the allowance for doubtful accounts; on a consolidated basis, the expected effective income tax rate, the continued execution of our share repurchase program, our expected capital expenditures and the number of stores to be opened in 2010 and 2011, the expected compliance with debt covenants, our intentions regarding future dividends, the anticipated impact of new accounting pronouncements, our expected future share-based compensation expense, our expected contributions and benefit payments related to our pension and postretirement health care plans, and the adequacy of our reserves for general liability, workers' compensation, property loss, and team member medical and dental, the expected outcome of claims and litigation, and the resolution of tax uncertainties.

        All such forward-looking statements are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for the forward-looking statements, our actual results could be materially different. The most important factors which could cause our actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements are set forth on our description of risk factors in Item 1A to this Form 10-K, which should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Our exposure to market risk results primarily from interest rate changes on our debt obligations, some of which are at a LIBOR-plus floating rate, and on our credit card receivables, the majority of which are assessed finance charges at a Prime-based floating rate. To manage our net interest margin, we generally maintain levels of floating-rate debt to generate similar changes in net interest expense as finance charge revenues fluctuate. The degree of floating asset and liability matching may vary over time and in different interest rate environments. At January 30, 2010, the amount of floating-rate credit card assets exceeded the amount of net floating-rate debt obligations by approximately $1 billion. As a result, based on our balance sheet position at January 30, 2010, the annualized effect of a 0.1 percentage point decrease in floating interest rates on our floating rate debt obligations, net of our floating rate credit card assets and marketable securities, would be to decrease earnings before income taxes by approximately $1 million. See further description in Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

        We record our general liability and workers' compensation liabilities at net present value; therefore, these liabilities fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Periodically, in certain interest rate environments, we economically hedge a portion of our exposure to these interest rate changes by entering into interest rate forward contracts that partially mitigate the effects of interest rate changes. Based on our balance sheet position at January 30, 2010, the annualized effect of a 0.5 percentage point decrease in interest rates would be to decrease earnings before income taxes by approximately $9 million.

        In addition, we are exposed to market return fluctuations on our qualified defined benefit pension plans. The annualized effect of a one percentage point decrease in the return on pension plan assets would decrease plan assets by $22 million at January 30, 2010. The value of our pension liabilities is inversely related to changes in interest rates. To protect against declines in interest rates we hold high-quality, long-duration bonds and interest rate swaps in our pension plan trust. At year end, we had hedged approximately 50 percent of the interest rate exposure of our funded status.

        As more fully described in Note 14 and Note 26 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, we are exposed to market returns on accumulated team member balances in our nonqualified, unfunded deferred compensation plans. We control the risk of offering the nonqualified plans by making investments in life insurance contracts and prepaid forward contracts on our own common stock that offset a substantial portion of our economic exposure to the returns on these plans. The annualized effect of a one percentage point change in market returns on our nonqualified defined contribution plans (inclusive of the effect of the investment vehicles used to manage our economic exposure) would not be significant.

        We do not have significant direct exposure to foreign currency rates as all of our stores are located in the United States, and the vast majority of imported merchandise is purchased in U.S. dollars.

        Overall, there have been no material changes in our primary risk exposures or management of market risks since the prior year.

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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Management on the Consolidated Financial Statements

         Management is responsible for the consistency, integrity and presentation of the information in the Annual Report. The consolidated financial statements and other information presented in this Annual Report have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include necessary judgments and estimates by management.

         To fulfill our responsibility, we maintain comprehensive systems of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and transactions are executed in accordance with established procedures. The concept of reasonable assurance is based upon recognition that the cost of the controls should not exceed the benefit derived. We believe our systems of internal control provide this reasonable assurance.

         The Board of Directors exercised its oversight role with respect to the Corporation's systems of internal control primarily through its Audit Committee, which is comprised of independent directors. The Committee oversees the Corporation's systems of internal control, accounting practices, financial reporting and audits to assess whether their quality, integrity and objectivity are sufficient to protect shareholders' investments.

         In addition, our consolidated financial statements have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report also appears on this page.

GRAPHIC   GRAPHIC

Gregg W. Steinhafel
Chief Executive Officer and President
March 12, 2010

 

Douglas A. Scovanner
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Target Corporation

         We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Target Corporation and subsidiaries (the Corporation) as of January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and shareholders' investment for each of the three years in the period ended January 30, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

         We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

         In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Target Corporation and subsidiaries at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 30, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

         We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 12, 2010, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

GRAPHIC

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 12, 2010

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Report of Management on Internal Control

         Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2010, based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment, we conclude that the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

         Our internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2010, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered accounting firm who has also audited our consolidated financial statements, as stated in their report which appears on this page.

GRAPHIC   GRAPHIC

Gregg W. Steinhafel
Chief Executive Officer and President
March 12, 2010

 

Douglas A. Scovanner
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Target Corporation

         We have audited Target Corporation and subsidiaries' (the Corporation) internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). The Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

         We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

         A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company, (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company, and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

         Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

         In our opinion, the Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2010, based on the COSO criteria.

         We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statements of financial position of Target Corporation and subsidiaries as of January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders' investment for each of the three years in the period ended January 30, 2010, and our report dated March 12, 2010, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

GRAPHIC

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 12, 2010

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

   
(millions, except per share data)
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Sales

  $ 63,435   $ 62,884   $ 61,471  

Credit card revenues

    1,922     2,064     1,896  
   

Total revenues

    65,357     64,948     63,367  

Cost of sales

    44,062     44,157     42,929  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    13,078     12,954     12,670  

Credit card expenses

    1,521     1,609     837  

Depreciation and amortization

    2,023     1,826     1,659  
   

Earnings before interest expense and income taxes

    4,673     4,402     5,272  

Net interest expense

                   
 

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

    97     167     133  
 

Other interest expense

    707     727     535  
 

Interest income

    (3 )   (28 )   (21 )
   

Net interest expense

    801     866     647  
   

Earnings before income taxes

    3,872     3,536     4,625  

Provision for income taxes

    1,384     1,322     1,776  
   

Net earnings

  $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,849  
   

Basic earnings per share

  $ 3.31   $ 2.87   $ 3.37  
   

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 3.30   $ 2.86   $ 3.33  
   

Weighted average common shares outstanding

                   
 

Basic

    752.0     770.4     845.4  
 

Diluted

    754.8     773.6     850.8  
   

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

   
(millions, except footnotes)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents, including marketable securities of $1,617 and $302

  $ 2,200   $ 864  

Credit card receivables, net of allowance of $1,016 and $1,010

    6,966     8,084  

Inventory

    7,179     6,705  

Other current assets

    2,079     1,835  
   
 

Total current assets

    18,424     17,488  

Property and equipment

             
 

Land

    5,793     5,767  
 

Buildings and improvements

    22,152     20,430  
 

Fixtures and equipment

    4,743     4,270  
 

Computer hardware and software

    2,575     2,586  
 

Construction-in-progress

    502     1,763  
 

Accumulated depreciation

    (10,485 )   (9,060 )
   
 

Property and equipment, net

    25,280     25,756  

Other noncurrent assets

    829     862  
   

Total assets

  $ 44,533   $ 44,106  
   

Liabilities and shareholders' investment

             

Accounts payable

  $ 6,511   $ 6,337  

Accrued and other current liabilities

    3,120     2,913  

Unsecured debt and other borrowings

    796     1,262  

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

    900      
   
 

Total current liabilities

    11,327     10,512  

Unsecured debt and other borrowings

    10,643     12,000  

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

    4,475     5,490  

Deferred income taxes

    835     455  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    1,906     1,937  
   
 

Total noncurrent liabilities

    17,859     19,882  

Shareholders' investment

             
 

Common stock

    62     63  
 

Additional paid-in-capital

    2,919     2,762  
 

Retained earnings

    12,947     11,443  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (581 )   (556 )
   
 

Total shareholders' investment

    15,347     13,712  
   

Total liabilities and shareholders' investment

  $ 44,533   $ 44,106  
   

Common Stock  Authorized 6,000,000,000 shares, $0.0833 par value; 744,644,454 shares issued and outstanding at January 30, 2010; 752,712,464 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2009.

Preferred Stock  Authorized 5,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value; no shares were issued or outstanding at January 30, 2010 or January 31, 2009.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Operating activities

                   

Net earnings

  $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,849  

Reconciliation to cash flow

                   
 

Depreciation and amortization

    2,023     1,826     1,659  
 

Share-based compensation expense

    103     72     73  
 

Deferred income taxes

    364     91     (70 )
 

Bad debt expense

    1,185     1,251     481  
 

Loss / impairment of property and equipment, net

    97     33     28  
 

Other non-cash items affecting earnings

    103     222     52  
 

Changes in operating accounts providing / (requiring) cash:

                   
   

Accounts receivable originated at Target

    (57 )   (458 )   (602 )
   

Inventory

    (474 )   77     (525 )
   

Other current assets

    (280 )   (224 )   (139 )
   

Other noncurrent assets

    (127 )   (76 )   101  
   

Accounts payable

    174     (389 )   111  
   

Accrued and other current liabilities

    257     (230 )   62  
   

Other noncurrent liabilities

    25     (139 )   124  
 

Other

        160     (79 )
   

Cash flow provided by operations

    5,881     4,430     4,125  
   

Investing activities

                   
 

Expenditures for property and equipment

    (1,729 )   (3,547 )   (4,369 )
 

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

    33     39     95  
 

Change in accounts receivable originated at third parties

    (10 )   (823 )   (1,739 )
 

Other investments

    3     (42 )   (182 )
   

Cash flow required for investing activities

    (1,703 )   (4,373 )   (6,195 )
   

Financing activities

                   
 

Additions to short-term notes payable

            1,000  
 

Reductions of short-term notes payable

        (500 )   (500 )
 

Additions to long-term debt

        3,557     7,617  
 

Reductions of long-term debt

    (1,970 )   (1,455 )   (1,326 )
 

Dividends paid

    (496 )   (465 )   (442 )
 

Repurchase of stock

    (423 )   (2,815 )   (2,477 )
 

Premiums on call options

            (331 )
 

Stock option exercises and related tax benefit

    47     43     210  
 

Other

        (8 )   (44 )
   

Cash flow provided by / (required for) financing activities

    (2,842 )   (1,643 )   3,707  
   

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    1,336     (1,586 )   1,637  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    864     2,450     813  
   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $ 2,200   $ 864   $ 2,450  
   

Cash paid for income taxes was $1,040, $1,399, and $1,734 during 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. Cash paid for interest (net of interest capitalized) was $805, $873, and $633 during 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Investment

   
 
   
   
   
   
  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
   
 
(millions, except footnotes)
  Common
Stock
Shares

  Stock
Par
Value

  Additional
Paid-in
Capital

  Retained
Earnings

  Pension and
Other
Benefit
Liability
Adjustments

  Derivative
Instruments,
Foreign
Currency
and Other

  Total
 
   

February 3, 2007

    859.8   $ 72   $ 2,387   $ 13,417   $ (247 ) $ 4   $ 15,633  

Net earnings

                2,849             2,849  

Other comprehensive income

                                           

Pension and other benefit liability adjustments, net of taxes of $38

                    59         59  

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $31

                        (48 )   (48 )
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                                        2,860  

Cumulative effect of adopting new accounting pronouncements

                (31 )   54         23  

Dividends declared

                (454 )           (454 )

Repurchase of stock

    (46.2 )   (4 )       (2,689 )           (2,693 )

Premiums on call options

                (331 )           (331 )

Stock options and awards

    5.1         269                 269  
   

February 2, 2008

    818.7   $ 68   $ 2,656   $ 12,761   $ (134 ) $ (44 ) $ 15,307  

Net earnings

                2,214             2,214  

Other comprehensive income

                                           

Pension and other benefit liability adjustments, net of taxes of $242

                    (376 )       (376 )

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $2

                        (2 )   (2 )
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                                        1,836  

Dividends declared

                (471 )           (471 )

Repurchase of stock

    (67.2 )   (5 )       (3,061 )           (3,066 )

Stock options and awards

    1.2         106                 106  
   

January 31, 2009

    752.7   $ 63   $ 2,762   $ 11,443   $ (510 ) $ (46 ) $ 13,712  

Net earnings

                2,488             2,488  

Other comprehensive income

                                           

Pension and other benefit liability adjustments, net of taxes of $17

                    (27 )       (27 )

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $2

                        4     4  

Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0

                        (2 )   (2 )
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                                        2,463  

Dividends declared

                (503 )           (503 )

Repurchase of stock

    (9.9 )   (1 )       (481 )           (482 )

Stock options and awards

    1.8         157                 157  
   

January 30, 2010

    744.6   $ 62   $ 2,919   $ 12,947   $ (537 ) $ (44 ) $ 15,347  
   

Dividends declared per share were $0.67, $0.62, and $0.54 in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Summary of Accounting Policies

Organization    Target Corporation (Target or the Corporation) operates two reportable segments: Retail and Credit Card. Our Retail Segment includes all of our merchandising operations, including our large-format general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States and our fully integrated online business. Our Credit Card Segment offers credit to qualified guests through our branded proprietary credit cards, the Target Visa and the Target Card (collectively, REDcards). Our Credit Card Segment strengthens the bond with our guests, drives incremental sales and contributes to our results of operations.

Consolidation    The consolidated financial statements include the balances of the Corporation and its subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany balances and transactions. All material subsidiaries are wholly owned. We consolidate variable interest entities where it has been determined that the Corporation is the primary beneficiary of those entities' operations. The variable interest entity consolidated is a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary through which we sell certain accounts receivable as a method of providing funding for our accounts receivable.

Use of estimates    The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates.

Fiscal year    Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to years in this report relate to fiscal years, rather than to calendar years. Fiscal year 2009 (2009) ended January 30, 2010 and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2008 (2008) ended January 31, 2009 and consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2007 (2007) ended February 2, 2008 and consisted of 52 weeks.

Reclassifications    Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

        Accounting policies applicable to the items discussed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement are described in the respective notes.

2. Revenues

        Our retail stores generally record revenue at the point of sale. Sales from our online business include shipping revenue and are recorded upon delivery to the guest. Total revenues do not include sales tax as we consider ourselves a pass through conduit for collecting and remitting sales taxes. Generally, guests may return merchandise within 90 days of purchase. Revenues are recognized net of expected returns, which we estimate using historical return patterns as a percentage of sales. Commissions earned on sales generated by leased departments are included within sales and were $18 million in 2009, $19 million in 2008, and $17 million in 2007.

        Revenue from gift card sales is recognized upon gift card redemption. Our gift cards do not have expiration dates. Based on historical redemption rates, a small and relatively stable percentage of gift cards will never be redeemed, referred to as "breakage." Estimated breakage revenue is recognized over time in proportion to actual gift card redemptions and was immaterial in 2009, 2008, and 2007.

        Credit card revenues are recognized according to the contractual provisions of each credit card agreement. When accounts are written off, uncollected finance charges and late fees are recorded as a reduction of credit card revenues. Target retail sales charged to our credit cards totaled $3,277 million, $3,883 million, and $4,139 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. We offer new account discounts and rewards programs on our REDcard products. These discounts are redeemable only on purchases made at Target. The discounts associated with our REDcard products are included as reductions in sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and were $94 million in 2009, $114 million in 2008, and $110 million in 2007.

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3. Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

        The following table illustrates the primary costs classified in each major expense category:

 

Cost of Sales

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Total cost of products sold including

 

Compensation and benefit costs including

 

Freight expenses associated with moving

 

 

Stores

 

merchandise from our vendors to our

 

 

Headquarters

 

distribution centers and our retail stores, and

 

Occupancy and operating costs of retail and

 

among our distribution and retail facilities

     

headquarters facilities

 

Vendor income that is not reimbursement of

 

Advertising, offset by vendor income that is a

 

specific, incremental and identifiable costs

     

reimbursement of specific, incremental and

Inventory shrink

     

identifiable costs

Markdowns

 

Preopening costs of stores and other facilities

Outbound shipping and handling expenses

 

Other administrative costs

 

associated with sales to our guests

       

Terms cash discount

       

Distribution center costs, including compensation

       

 

and benefits costs

       
 

The classification of these expenses varies across the retail industry.

4. Consideration Received from Vendors

        We receive consideration for a variety of vendor-sponsored programs, such as volume rebates, markdown allowances, promotions and advertising allowances and for our compliance programs, referred to as "vendor income." Vendor income reduces either our inventory costs or SG&A expenses based on the provisions of the arrangement. Promotional and advertising allowances are intended to offset our costs of promoting and selling merchandise in our stores. Under our compliance programs, vendors are charged for merchandise shipments that do not meet our requirements (violations), such as late or incomplete shipments. These allowances are recorded when violations occur. Substantially all consideration received is recorded as a reduction of cost of sales.

        We establish a receivable for vendor income that is earned but not yet received. Based on provisions of the agreements in place, this receivable is computed by estimating the amount earned when we have completed our performance. We perform detailed analyses to determine the appropriate level of the receivable in the aggregate. The majority of year-end receivables associated with these activities are collected within the following fiscal quarter.

5. Advertising Costs

        Advertising costs are expensed at first showing or distribution of the advertisement and were $1,167 million in 2009, $1,233 million in 2008, and $1,195 million in 2007. Advertising vendor income that offset advertising expenses was approximately $130 million, $143 million, and $123 million 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. Newspaper circulars and media broadcast made up the majority of our advertising costs in all three years.

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6. Earnings per Share

        Basic earnings per share (EPS) is net earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS includes the incremental shares assumed to be issued upon the exercise of stock options and the incremental shares assumed to be issued under performance share and restricted stock unit arrangements.

   
Earnings Per Share
  Basic EPS   Diluted EPS  
(millions, except per share data)
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Net earnings

  $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,849   $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,849  

Adjustment for prepaid forward contracts

                        (11 )
   

Net earnings for EPS calculation

  $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,849   $ 2,488   $ 2,214   $ 2,838  
   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

    752.0     770.4     845.4     752.0     770.4     845.4  

Incremental stock options, performance share units and restricted stock units

                2.8     3.2     6.0  

Adjustment for prepaid forward contracts

                        (0.6 )
   

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    752.0     770.4     845.4     754.8     773.6     850.8  
   

Earnings per share

  $ 3.31   $ 2.87   $ 3.37   $ 3.30   $ 2.86   $ 3.33  
   

        For the 2009, 2008, and 2007 EPS computations, 16.8 million, 10.5 million, and 6.3 million stock options, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of weighted average shares for diluted EPS because their effects were antidilutive. Refer to Note 26 for a description of the prepaid forward contracts referred to in the table above.

7. Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

        Other comprehensive income/(loss) includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that are excluded from net earnings under GAAP and are recorded directly to shareholders' investment. In 2009, 2008, and 2007, other comprehensive income/(loss) included gains and losses on certain hedge transactions, foreign currency translation adjustments and amortization of pension and postretirement plan amounts, net of related taxes. Significant items affecting other comprehensive income/(loss) are shown in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Investment.

8. Fair Value Measurements

        Fair value is the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liability's fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Fair value measurements are categorized into one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data).

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        The following table presents financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

   
Fair Value Measurements – Recurring Basis

  Fair Value at January 30, 2010   Fair Value at January 31, 2009  
(millions)
  Level 1
  Level 2
  Level 3
  Level 1
  Level 2
  Level 3
 
   

Assets

                                     

Cash and cash equivalents

                                     
 

Marketable securities

  $ 1,617   $   $   $ 302   $   $  

Other current assets

                                     
 

Prepaid forward contracts

    79             68          
 

Equity swaps

                1          

Other noncurrent assets

                                     
 

Interest rate swaps (a)

        131             163      
 

Company-owned life insurance investments (b)

        305             296      
   
 

Total

  $ 1,696   $ 436   $   $ 371   $ 459   $  
   

Liabilities

                                     

Other noncurrent liabilities

                                     
 

Interest rate swaps

  $   $ 23   $   $   $ 30   $  
   
 

Total

  $   $ 23   $   $   $ 30   $  
   
(a)
There were no interest rate swaps designated as accounting hedges at January 30, 2010 or January 31, 2009.
(b)
Company-owned life insurance investments consist of equity index funds and fixed income assets. Amounts are presented net of loans that are secured by some of these policies of $244 million at January 30, 2010 and $197 million at January 31, 2009.

 

Position

  Valuation Technique
 

Marketable securities

  Initially valued at transaction price. Carrying value of cash equivalents (including money market funds) approximates fair value because maturities are less than three months.

Prepaid forward contracts

 

Initially valued at transaction price. Subsequently valued by reference to the market price of Target common stock.

Interest rate swaps/forward and equity swaps

 

Valuation models are calibrated to initial trade price. Subsequent valuations are based on observable inputs to the valuation model (e.g., interest rates and credit spreads). Model inputs are changed only when corroborated by market data. A credit risk adjustment is made on each swap using observable market credit spreads.

Company-owned life insurance investments

 

Includes investments in separate accounts that are valued based on market rates credited by the insurer.

 

        Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The fair value measurements related to long-lived assets held for sale and held and used in the following table were determined using available market prices at the measurement date based on recent investments or pending transactions of similar assets, third-party independent appraisals, valuation multiples or public comparables. We classify these measurements as Level 2. The fair value measurement of an intangible asset was determined using unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions regarding how market participants price the intangible assets at the measurement date. We classify these measurements as Level 3.

   
 
  Other current assets   Property and equipment   Other noncurrent assets  
Fair Value Measurements – Nonrecurring Basis
(millions)
  Long-lived assets
held for sale 
(a)
  Long-lived assets
held and used 
(b)
  Intangible
asset

 
   

For the year ended January 30, 2010:

                   
 

Carrying amount

    74     98     6  
 

Fair value measurement

    57     66      
   
 

Gain/(loss)

    (17 )   (32 )   (6 )
   
(a)
Reported measurement is fair value less cost to sell. Costs to sell were approximately $3 million at January 30, 2010.
(b)
Primarily relates to real estate and buildings intended for sale in the future but not currently meeting the held for sale criteria. Reported measurement is fair value less cost to sell. Costs to sell were approximately $3 million at January 30, 2010.

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        The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The fair value of marketable securities is determined using available market prices at the reporting date. The fair value of debt is generally measured using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our current market interest rates for similar types of financial instruments.

   
Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

  January 30, 2010  
(millions)
  Carrying
Amount

  Fair
Value

 
   

Financial assets

             

Other current assets

             
 

Marketable securities (a)

  $ 27   $ 27  

Other noncurrent assets

             
 

Marketable securities (a)

    5     5  
   
 

Total

  $ 32   $ 32  
   

Financial liabilities

             

Total debt (b)

  $ 16,447   $ 17,487  
   
 

Total

  $ 16,447   $ 17,487  
   
(a)
Amounts include held-to-maturity government and money market investments that are held to satisfy the capital requirements of Target Bank and Target National Bank.
(b)
Represents the sum of nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables and unsecured debt and other borrowings excluding unamortized swap valuation adjustments and capital lease obligations.

        The carrying amounts of credit card receivables, net of allowance, accounts payable, and certain accrued and other current liabilities approximate fair value at January 30, 2010.

9. Cash Equivalents

        Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the time of purchase. Cash equivalents also include amounts due from credit card transactions with settlement terms of less than five days. Receivables resulting from third-party credit card sales within our Retail Segment are included within cash equivalents and were $313 million and $323 million at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively. Payables resulting from the use of the Target Visa at third-party merchants are included within cash equivalents and were $40 million and $53 million at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively.

10. Credit Card Receivables

        Credit card receivables are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance, recognized in an amount equal to the anticipated future write-offs of existing receivables, was $1,016 million at January 30, 2010 and $1,010 million at January 31, 2009. This allowance includes provisions for uncollectible finance charges and other credit-related fees. We estimate future write-offs based on historical experience of delinquencies, risk scores, aging trends, and industry risk trends. Substantially all accounts continue to accrue finance charges until they are written off. Total receivables past due ninety days or more and still accruing finance charges were $371 million at January 30, 2010 and $393 million at January 31, 2009. Accounts are written off when they become 180 days past due.

        Under certain circumstances, we offer cardholder payment plans that modify finance charges and minimum payments, which meet the accounting definition of a troubled debt restructuring (TDRs). These concessions are made on an individual cardholder basis for economic or legal reasons specific to each individual cardholder's circumstances. As a percentage of period-end gross receivables, receivables classified as TDRs were 6.7 percent at January 30, 2010 and 4.9 percent at January 31, 2009. Receivables classified as TDRs are treated consistently with other aged receivables in determining our allowance for doubtful accounts.

        As a method of providing funding for our credit card receivables, we sell on an ongoing basis all of our consumer credit card receivables to Target Receivables Corporation (TRC), a wholly owned, bankruptcy remote subsidiary. TRC then transfers the receivables to the Target Credit Card Master Trust (the Trust), which from time to time will sell debt securities to third parties either directly or through a related trust. These debt

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securities represent undivided interests in the Trust assets. TRC uses the proceeds from the sale of debt securities and its share of collections on the receivables to pay the purchase price of the receivables to the Corporation.

        We consolidate the receivables within the Trust and any debt securities issued by the Trust, or a related trust, in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position based upon the applicable accounting guidance. The receivables transferred to the Trust are not available to general creditors of the Corporation. The payments to the holders of the debt securities issued by the Trust or the related trust are made solely from the assets transferred to the Trust or the related trust and are nonrecourse to the general assets of the Corporation. Upon termination of the securitization program and repayment of all debt securities, any remaining assets could be distributed to the Corporation in a liquidation of TRC.

        In the second quarter of 2008, we sold an interest in our credit card receivables to JPMC. The interest sold represented 47 percent of the receivables portfolio at the time of the transaction. This transaction was accounted for as a secured borrowing, and accordingly, the credit card receivables within the Trust and the note payable issued are reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Notwithstanding this accounting treatment, the accounts receivable assets that collateralize the note payable supply the cash flow to pay principal and interest to the note holder; the receivables are not available to general creditors of the Corporation; and the payments to JPMC are made solely from the Trust and are nonrecourse to the general assets of the Corporation. Interest and principal payments due on the note are satisfied provided the cash flows from the Trust assets are sufficient. If the cash flows are less than the periodic interest, the available amount, if any, is paid with respect to interest. Interest shortfalls will be paid to the extent subsequent cash flows from the assets in the Trust are sufficient. Future principal payments will be made from JPMC's prorata share of cash flows from the Trust assets.

        In the event of a decrease in the receivables principal amount such that JPMC's interest in the entire portfolio would exceed 47 percent for three consecutive months, TRC (using the cash flows from the assets in the Trust) would be required to pay JPMC a prorata amount of principal collections such that the portion owned by JPMC would not exceed 47 percent, unless JPMC provides a waiver. Conversely, at the option of the Corporation, JPMC may be required to fund an increase in the portfolio to maintain their 47 percent interest up to a maximum JPMC principal balance of $4.2 billion. If a three-month average of monthly finance charge excess (JPMC's prorata share of finance charge collections less write-offs and specified expenses) is less than 2 percent of the outstanding principal balance of JPMC's interest, the Corporation must implement mutually agreed upon underwriting strategies. If the three-month average finance charge excess falls below 1 percent of the outstanding principal balance of JPMC's interest, JPMC may compel the Corporation to implement underwriting and collections activities, provided those activities are compatible with the Corporation's systems, as well as consistent with similar credit card receivable portfolios managed by JPMC. If the Corporation fails to implement the activities, JPMC would cause the accelerated repayment of the note payable issued in the transaction. As noted in the preceding paragraph, payments would be made solely from the Trust assets.

11. Inventory

        Substantially all of our inventory and the related cost of sales are accounted for under the retail inventory accounting method (RIM) using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Inventory is stated at the lower of LIFO cost or market. Cost includes purchase price as reduced by vendor income. Inventory is also reduced for estimated losses related to shrink and markdowns. The LIFO provision is calculated based on inventory levels, markup rates and internally measured retail price indices.

        Under RIM, inventory cost and the resulting gross margins are calculated by applying a cost-to-retail ratio to the retail value inventory. RIM is an averaging method that has been widely used in the retail industry due to its practicality. The use of RIM will result in inventory being valued at the lower of cost or market because permanent markdowns are currently taken as a reduction of the retail value of inventory.

        We routinely enter into arrangements with vendors whereby we do not purchase or pay for merchandise until the merchandise is ultimately sold to a guest. Revenues under this program are included in sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, but the merchandise received under the program is not included in inventory in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because of the virtually simultaneous purchase and sale of this inventory. Sales made under these arrangements totaled $1,820 million in 2009, $1,524 million in 2008, and $1,643 million in 2007.

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12. Other Current Assets

   
Other Current Assets
(millions)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Deferred taxes

  $ 724   $ 693  

Other receivables (a)

    526     433  

Vendor income receivable

    390     236  

Other

    439     473  
   

Total

  $ 2,079   $ 1,835  
   
(a)
Includes pharmacy receivables and income taxes receivable.

13. Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives or lease term if shorter. We amortize leasehold improvements purchased after the beginning of the initial lease term over the shorter of the assets' useful lives or a term that includes the original lease term, plus any renewals that are reasonably assured at the date the leasehold improvements are acquired. Depreciation expense for 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $1,999 million, $1,804 million, and $1,644 million, respectively. For income tax purposes, accelerated depreciation methods are generally used. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred and were $632 million in 2009, $609 million in 2008, and $592 million in 2007. Facility preopening costs, including supplies and payroll, are expensed as incurred.

   
Estimated Useful Lives
  Life (in years)
 
   

Buildings and improvements

    8-39  

Fixtures and equipment

    3-15  

Computer hardware and software

    4-7  
   

        Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment annually and also when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairments of $49 million in 2009, $2 million in 2008 and $7 million in 2007 were recorded as a result of the tests performed. Additionally, we wrote off $37 million in 2009, $26 million in 2008 and $4 million in 2007 of capitalized construction in progress costs due to project scope changes.

14. Other Noncurrent Assets

   
Other Noncurrent Assets
(millions)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Cash surrender value of life insurance (a)

  $ 319   $ 305  

Goodwill and intangible assets

    239     231  

Interest rate swaps (b)

    131     163  

Other

    140     163  
   

Total

  $ 829   $ 862  
   
(a)
Company-owned life insurance policies on approximately 4,000 team members who are designated highly compensated under the Internal Revenue Code and have given their consent to be insured.
(b)
See Notes 8 and 20 for additional information relating to our interest rate swaps.

15. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded within other noncurrent assets at cost less accumulated amortization. Goodwill totaled $59 million at January 30, 2010 and $60 million at January 31, 2009. Goodwill is not amortized; instead, it is tested at least annually or whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Discounted cash flow models are used in determining fair value for the purposes of the required annual impairment analysis. An impairment loss on a long-lived and identifiable intangible asset would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the operation and disposition of the asset are less than the asset carrying amount.

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        No material impairments related to goodwill and intangible assets were recorded in 2009, 2008, or 2007 as a result of the tests performed. Intangible assets by major classes were as follows:

   
Intangible Assets
  Leasehold
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Acquisition Costs   Other (a)   Total  
(millions)
  Jan. 30, 2010
  Jan. 31,
2009

  Jan. 30,
2010

  Jan. 31,
2009

  Jan. 30,
2010

  Jan. 31,
2009

 
   

Gross asset

  $ 197   $ 196   $ 150   $ 129   $ 347   $ 325  

Accumulated amortization

    (62 )   (54 )   (105 )   (100 )   (167 )   (154 )
   

Net intangible assets

  $ 135   $ 142   $ 45   $ 29   $ 180   $ 171  
   
(a)
Other intangible assets relate primarily to acquired trademarks and customer lists.

        Amortization is computed on intangible assets with definite useful lives using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives that typically range from 9 to 39 years for leasehold acquisition costs and from 3 to 15 years for other intangible assets. Amortization expense for 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $24 million, $21 million, and $15 million, respectively.

   
Estimated Amortization Expense
(millions)
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
 
   

Amortization expense

    $23     $18     $13     $11     $10  
   

16. Accounts Payable

        We reclassify book overdrafts to accounts payable at period end. Overdrafts reclassified to accounts payable were $539 million at January 30, 2010 and $606 million at January 31, 2009.

17. Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

   
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities
(millions)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Wages and benefits

  $ 959   $ 727  

Taxes payable (a)

    490     430  

Gift card liability (b)

    387     381  

Straight-line rent accrual

    185     167  

Workers' compensation and general liability

    163     176  

Dividends payable

    127     120  

Interest payable

    105     130  

Construction in progress

    72     182  

Other

    632     600  
   

Total

  $ 3,120   $ 2,913  
   
(a)
Taxes payable consist of real estate, team member withholdings and sales tax liabilities.
(b)
Gift card liability represents the amount of gift cards that have been issued but have not been redeemed, net of estimated breakage.

18. Commitments and Contingencies

        Purchase obligations, which include all legally binding contracts, such as firm commitments for inventory purchases, merchandise royalties, equipment purchases, marketing-related contracts, software acquisition/license commitments and service contracts, were approximately $2,016 million and $570 million at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively. We issue inventory purchase orders, which represent authorizations to purchase that are cancelable by their terms. We do not consider purchase orders to be firm inventory commitments. We also issue trade letters of credit in the ordinary course of business, which are not firm commitments as they are conditional on the purchase order not being cancelled. If we choose to cancel a purchase order, we may be obligated to reimburse the vendor for unrecoverable outlays incurred prior to cancellation under certain circumstances.

        Trade letters of credit totaled $1,484 million and $1,359 million at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively, a portion of which are reflected in accounts payable. Standby letters of credit, relating primarily to

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retained risk on our insurance claims, totaled $72 million and $64 million at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively.

        We are exposed to claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business and use various methods to resolve these matters in a manner that we believe serves the best interest of our shareholders and other constituents. We believe the recorded reserves in our consolidated financial statements are adequate in light of the probable and estimable liabilities. We do not believe that any of the currently identified claims or litigation matters will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

19. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

        We obtain short-term financing throughout the year under our commercial paper program, a form of notes payable.

   
Commercial Paper
(millions)
  2009
  2008
 
   

Maximum amount outstanding during the year

  $ 112   $ 1,385  

Average amount outstanding during the year

    1     274  

Amount outstanding at year-end

         

Weighted average interest rate

    0.2 %   2.1 %
   

        An additional source of liquidity is available to us through a committed $2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility obtained through a group of banks in April 2007, which will expire in April 2012. No balances were outstanding at any time during 2009 or 2008 under this credit facility.

        As further explained in Note 10, we maintain an accounts receivable financing program through which we sell credit card receivables to a bankruptcy remote, wholly owned subsidiary, which in turn transfers the receivables to a Trust. The Trust, either directly or through related trusts, sells debt securities to third parties. The following summarizes this activity for fiscal 2008 and 2009.

   
Nonrecourse Debt Collateralized by Credit Card Receivables
(millions)
  Amount
 
   

At February 2, 2008

  $ 2,400  
 

Issued, net of $268 discount

    3,557  
 

Accretion (a)

    33  
 

Repaid

    (500 )
   

At January 31, 2009

    5,490  
 

Issued

     
 

Accretion (a)

    48  
 

Repaid

    (163 )
   

At January 30, 2010

  $ 5,375  
   
(a)
Represents the accretion of the 7 percent discount on the 47 percent interest in credit card receivables sold to JPMC.

        Other than debt backed by our credit card receivables and other immaterial borrowings, all of our outstanding borrowings are senior, unsecured obligations.

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        At January 30, 2010, the carrying value and maturities of our debt portfolio, including swap valuation adjustments for our fair value hedges, was as follows:

   
 
  January 30, 2010  
Debt Maturities
(millions)
 
  Rate (a)
  Balance
 
   
 

Due fiscal 2010-2014

    3.2 % $ 8,271  
 

Due fiscal 2015-2019

    5.7     3,232  
 

Due fiscal 2020-2024

    9.2     213  
 

Due fiscal 2025-2029

    6.7     326  
 

Due fiscal 2030-2034

    6.6     905  
 

Due fiscal 2035-2037

    6.8     3,500  
   

Total notes and debentures

    4.8     16,447  

Unamortized swap valuation adjustments from terminated/de-designated swaps

          197  

Capital lease obligations

          170  

Less:

             
 

Amounts due within one year

          (1,696 )
   

Long-term debt

        $ 15,118  
   
(a)
Reflects the weighted average stated interest rate as of year-end.

        Required principal payments on notes and debentures over the next five years, excluding capital lease obligations, are as follows:

   
Required Principal Payments (a)
(millions)

  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
 
   

Unsecured

  $ 786   $ 106   $ 1,501   $ 501   $ 1  

Nonrecourse

    900         750     3,903      
   

Total required principal payments

  $ 1,686   $ 106   $ 2,251   $ 4,404   $ 1  
   
(a)
The required principal payments presented in this table do not consider the potential accelerated repayment requirements under our agreement with JPMC in the event of a decrease in credit card receivables.

        Most of our long-term debt obligations contain covenants related to secured debt levels. In addition to a secured debt level covenant, our credit facility also contains a debt leverage covenant. We are, and expect to remain, in compliance with these covenants.

20. Derivative Financial Instruments

        Derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Our derivative instruments have been primarily interest rate swaps. We use these derivatives to mitigate our interest rate risk. We have counterparty credit risk resulting from our derivate instruments. This risk lies primarily with two global financial institutions. We monitor this concentration of counterparty credit risk on an ongoing basis.

        Prior to 2009, the majority of our derivative instruments qualified for fair value hedge accounting treatment. The changes in market value of an interest rate swap, as well as the offsetting change in market value of the hedged debt, were recognized within earnings in the current period. We assessed at the inception of the hedge whether the hedging derivatives were highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of hedged items. Ineffectiveness resulted when changes in the market value of the hedged debt were not completely offset by changes in the market value of the interest rate swap. For those derivatives whose terms met the conditions of the "short-cut method", 100 percent hedge effectiveness was assumed. There was no ineffectiveness recognized in 2009, 2008, or 2007 related to our derivative instruments. As detailed below, at January 30, 2010, there were no derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges.

        During the first quarter of 2008, we terminated certain "pay floating" interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $3,125 million for cash proceeds of $160 million, which are classified within other operating cash flows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. These swaps were designated as hedges; therefore, concurrent with their terminations, we were required to stop making market value adjustments to the associated hedged debt. Gains realized upon termination will be amortized into earnings over the remaining life of the associated hedge debt.

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        Additionally, during 2008, we de-designated certain "pay floating" interest rate swaps, and upon de-designation, these swaps no longer qualified for hedge accounting treatment. As a result of the de-designation, the unrealized gains on these swaps determined at the date of de-designation will be amortized into earnings over the remaining lives of the previously hedged items.

        In 2009, 2008, and 2007, total net gains amortized into net interest expense for terminated and de-designated swaps were $60 million, $55 million, and $6 million, respectively. The amount remaining on unamortized hedged debt valuation gains from terminated and de-designated interest rate swaps that will be amortized into earnings over the remaining lives totaled $197 million, $263 million, and $14 million, at the end of 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

        Simultaneous to the de-designations during 2008, we entered into "pay fixed" swaps to economically hedge the risks associated with the de-designated "pay floating" swaps. These swaps are not designated as hedging instruments and along with the de-designated "pay floating" swaps are measured at fair value on a quarterly basis. Changes in fair value measurements are a component of net interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        At January 30, 2010, a characteristic summary of interest rate swaps outstanding was:

 
Outstanding Interest Rate Swap Characteristic Summary
  Pay Floating
  Pay Fixed
 

Weighted average rate:

       
 

Pay

  one-month LIBOR   2.6% fixed
 

Receive

  5.0% fixed   one-month LIBOR

Weighted average maturity

  4.4 years   4.4 years

Notional

  $1,250   $1,250
 

 

   
Derivative Contracts – Types, Balance Sheet Classifications and Fair Values
(millions)
 
 
  Asset   Liability  
 
   
  Fair Value At    
  Fair Value At  
Type
  Classification
  Jan. 30,
2010

  Jan. 31,
2009

  Classification
  Jan. 30,
2010

  Jan. 31,
2009

 
   

Not designated as hedging instruments:

                                 
 

Interest rate swaps

 

Other noncurrent assets

  $ 131   $ 163  

Other noncurrent
liabilities

  $ 23   $ 30  
   
 

Total

      $ 131   $ 163       $ 23   $ 30  
   

        During 2007, we entered into a series of interest rate lock agreements that effectively fixed the interest payments on our anticipated issuance of debt that would be affected by interest-rate fluctuations on the U.S. Treasury benchmark between the beginning date of the interest rate locks and the date of the issuance of the debt. Upon our issuance of fixed-rate debt in fiscal 2007, we terminated these rate lock agreements with a combined notional amount of $2.5 billion for cash payment of $79 million, which is classified within other operating cash flows on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The loss of $48 million, net of taxes of $31 million, has been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and is being recognized as an adjustment to net interest expense over the same period in which the related interest costs on the debt are recognized in earnings. During 2007, the amount reclassified into earnings was not material. During 2008 and 2009, the amount reclassified into earnings as an increase to interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income was $3 million ($5 million pre tax) and $3 million ($5 million pre tax). The amount expected to be reclassified into earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income for 2010 is $3 million ($5 million pre tax).

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        Periodic payments, valuation adjustments and amortization of gains or losses from the termination or de-designation of derivative contracts are summarized below:

   
Derivative Contracts – Effect on Results of Operations
(millions)
 
 
   
  Income/(Expense)  
 
  Classification of Income/(Expense)
 
Type
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Interest rate swaps

  Other interest expense   $ 65   $ 71   $ (15 )

Interest rate forward (a)

  Selling, general and administrative             18  
   

Total

      $ 65   $ 71   $ 3  
   
(a)
These derivatives are used to mitigate interest rate exposure on our discounted workers' compensation and general liability obligations.

21. Leases

        We lease certain retail locations, warehouses, distribution centers, office space, equipment and land. Assets held under capital lease are included in property and equipment. Operating lease rentals are expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease beginning on the date we take possession of the property. At lease inception, we determine the lease term by assuming the exercise of those renewal options that are reasonably assured because of the significant economic penalty that exists for not exercising those options. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The expected lease term is used to determine whether a lease is capital or operating and is used to calculate straight-line rent expense. Additionally, the depreciable life of buildings and leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term.

        Rent expense on buildings is included in SG&A. Some of our lease agreements include rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels. Total rent expense was $174 million in 2009, $169 million in 2008, and $165 million in 2007, including immaterial amounts of percentage rent expense in 2009, 2008 and 2007. Certain leases require us to pay real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance and other operating expenses associated with the leased premises. These expenses are classified in SG&A consistent with similar costs for owned locations. Most long-term leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to more than fifty years. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased property.

   
Future Minimum Lease Payments
(millions)
  Operating Leases (a)
  Capital Leases
 
   

2010

  $ 264   $ 16  

2011

    181     17  

2012

    143     18  

2013

    138     18  

2014

    127     17  

After 2014

    3,147     190  
   

Total future minimum lease payments

  $ 4,000     276  

Less: Interest (b)

          (106 )
   

Present value of future minimum capital lease payments (c)

        $ 170  
   
(a)
Total contractual lease payments include $2,016 million related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably assured of being exercised and also includes $88 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for stores that will open in 2010 or later.
(b)
Calculated using the interest rate at inception for each lease.
(c)
Includes the current portion of $5 million.

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22. Income Taxes

        Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates in effect for the year the temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Tax rate changes affecting deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized in income at the enactment date. We have not recorded deferred taxes when earnings from foreign operations are considered to be indefinitely invested outside the U.S. Such amounts are not significant.

   
Tax Rate Reconciliation
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Federal statutory rate

    35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

    3.8     4.0     4.0  

Other

    (3.1 )   (1.6 )   (0.6 )
   

Effective tax rate

    35.7 %   37.4 %   38.4 %
   

        The decrease in the effective rates between 2009 and 2008 is primarily due to nontaxable capital market returns on investments used to economically hedge the market risk in deferred compensation obligations in 2009 compared with nondeductible losses in 2008. The 2009 effective income tax rate is also lower due to federal and state discrete items. The decrease in 2008 was primarily due to tax reserve reductions resulting from audit settlements and the effective resolution of other issues. The 2008 effective income tax rate was also lower due to a comparatively greater proportion of earnings subject to rate differences between taxing jurisdictions. These rate declines were partially offset by lower capital market returns on investments used to economically hedge the market risk in deferred compensation plans. Gains and losses from these investments are not taxable.

   
Provision for Income Taxes: Expense/(Benefit)
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Current:

                   
 

Federal

  $ 877   $ 1,034   $ 1,568  
 

State/other

    143     197     278  
   

Total current

    1,020     1,231     1,846  
   

Deferred:

                   
 

Federal

    339     88     (67 )
 

State/other

    25     3     (3 )
   

Total deferred

    364     91     (70 )
   

Total provision

  $ 1,384   $ 1,322   $ 1,776  
   

 

   
Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)
(millions)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Gross deferred tax assets:

             
 

Accrued and deferred compensation

  $ 538   $ 420  
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    393     390  
 

Accruals and reserves not currently deductible

    380     349  
 

Self-insured benefits

    260     289  
 

Other

    92     223  
   

Total gross deferred tax assets

    1,663     1,671  
   

Gross deferred tax liabilities:

             
 

Property and equipment

    (1,543 )   (1,234 )
 

Deferred credit card income

    (166 )   (144 )
 

Other

    (64 )   (55 )
   

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

    (1,773 )   (1,433 )
   

Total net deferred tax asset/(liability)

  $ (110 ) $ 238  
   

        We file a U.S. federal income tax return and income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years before 2006 and, with few

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exceptions, are no longer subject to state and local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2003.

   
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit Liabilities
(millions)
  2009
  2008
 
   

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 434   $ 442  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    119     27  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    47     100  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (61 )   (101 )

Settlements

    (87 )   (34 )
   

Balance at end of period

  $ 452   $ 434  
   

        If the Corporation were to prevail on all unrecognized tax benefit liabilities recorded, approximately $210 million of the $452 million reserve would benefit the effective tax rate. In addition, the reversal of accrued penalties and interest would also benefit the effective tax rate. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefit liabilities are recorded within income tax expense. During the year ended January 30, 2010, we reversed accrued penalties and interest of approximately $10 million. During the years ended January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008, we recognized approximately $33 million, and $37 million, respectively, in interest and penalties. We had accrued for the payment of interest and penalties of approximately $127 million at January 30, 2010 and $153 million at January 31, 2009.

        Included in the balance at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009 are $133 million and $116 million, respectively, of liabilities for tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate, but would accelerate the cash payment to the taxing authority to an earlier period. During 2010, we will file a tax accounting method change allowed under applicable tax regulations that will determine the timing of deductions for one of our tax positions. Accordingly, this change will result in a decrease in the unrecognized tax benefit liability of approximately $130 million in the next twelve months. Additionally, it is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit liabilities with respect to other of our unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next twelve months; however, we do not currently expect any change to have a significant effect on our results of operations or our financial position.

        During 2009, we filed income tax returns that included tax accounting method changes allowed under applicable tax regulations. These changes resulted in a substantial increase in tax deductions related to property and equipment, resulting in an increase in noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities of approximately $300 million and a corresponding increase in current income taxes receivable, which is classified as other current assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. These changes did not affect income tax expense for 2009.

23. Other Noncurrent Liabilities

   
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
(millions)
  January 30,
2010

  January 31,
2009

 
   

Income tax liability

  $ 579   $ 506  

Workers' compensation and general liability

    490     506  

Deferred compensation

    369     309  

Pension and postretirement health care benefits

    178     318  

Other

    290     298  
   

Total

  $ 1,906   $ 1,937  
   

        We retain a substantial portion of the risk related to certain general liability and workers' compensation claims. Liabilities associated with these losses include estimates of both claims filed and losses incurred but not yet reported. We estimate our ultimate cost based on analysis of historical data and actuarial estimates. General liability and workers' compensation liabilities are recorded at our estimate of their net present value.

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24. Share Repurchase

        In November 2007, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program totaling $10 billion that replaced a prior program. In November 2008, we announced that, in light of our business outlook, we were temporarily suspending our open-market share repurchase program. In January 2010, we resumed open-market purchases of shares under this program.

        Share repurchases for the last three years, repurchased primarily through open market transactions, were as follows:

   
Share Repurchases
(millions, except per share data)
  Total Number of
Shares Purchased

  Average Price
Paid per Share

  Total Investment
 
   

2007 – Under a prior program

    19.7   $ 60.72   $ 1,197  

2007 – Under the 2007 program

    26.5     54.64     1,445  

2008

    67.2     50.49     3,395  

2009

    9.9     48.54     479  
   

Total

    123.3   $ 52.85   $ 6,516  
   

        Of the shares reacquired and included above, a portion was delivered upon settlement of prepaid forward contracts. The prepaid forward contracts settled in 2009 had a total cash investment of $56 million and an aggregate market value of $60 million at their respective settlement dates. The prepaid forward contracts settled in 2008 had a total cash investment of $249 million and an aggregate market value of $251 million at their respective settlement dates. The prepaid forward contracts settled in 2007 had a total cash investment of $165 million and an aggregate market value of $215 million at their respective settlement dates. These contracts are among the investment vehicles used to reduce our economic exposure related to our nonqualified deferred compensation plans. The details of our positions in prepaid forward contracts have been provided in Note 26.

        Our share repurchases during 2008 included 30 million shares that were acquired through the exercise of call options.

   
Call Option Repurchase Details
 
 
   
   
  (amounts per share)    
 
 
  Number of
Options Exercised

   
  Total Cost
(millions)

 
Series
  Exercise Date
  Premium (a)
  Strike Price
  Total
 
   

Series I

    10,000,000     April 2008   $ 11.04   $ 40.32   $ 51.36   $ 514  

Series II

    10,000,000     May 2008     10.87     39.31     50.18     502  

Series III

    10,000,000     June 2008     11.20     39.40     50.60     506  
   

Total

    30,000,000         $ 11.04   $ 39.68   $ 50.71   $ 1,522  
   
(a)
Paid in January 2008.

25. Share-Based Compensation

        We maintain a long-term incentive plan for key team members and nonemployee members of our Board of Directors. Our long-term incentive plan allows us to grant equity-based compensation awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance share unit awards, restricted stock unit awards, restricted stock awards or a combination of awards.

        A majority of granted awards are nonqualified stock options that vest annually in equal amounts over a four-year period and expire no later than 10 years after the grant date. Options granted to the nonemployee members of our Board of Directors become exercisable after one year and have a 10-year term.

        We have issued performance share unit awards annually since January 2003. These awards represent shares potentially issuable in the future; historically, awards have been issued based upon the attainment of compound annual growth rates in revenue and EPS over a three year performance period. Beginning with the March 2009 grant, issuance is based upon the attainment of compound annual EPS growth rate and domestic market share change relative to a retail peer group over a three-year performance period.

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reserved for future grants under the share-based compensation plans was 21,450,009 at January 30, 2010 and 25,755,800 at January 31, 2009.

   
Share-Based Compensation Award Activity
   
   
   
 
 
  Stock Options (a)    
   
 
 
  Total Outstanding   Exercisable    
   
 
(number of options and
units in thousands)

  No. of
Options

  Exercise
Price 
(b)
  Intrinsic
Value 
(c)
  No. of
Options

  Exercise
Price 
(b)
  Intrinsic
Value 
(c)
  Performance
Share Units 
(d)
  Restricted
Stock Units

 
   

February 3, 2007

    27,910   $ 41.95   $ 558     17,659   $ 35.32   $ 470     1,895     221  

Granted

    5,725     49.54                             650     21  

Expired/forfeited

    (434 )   52.67                                  

Exercised/issued

    (5,061 )   28.00                             (370 )   (4 )
   

February 2, 2008

    28,140   $ 45.84   $ 298     16,226   $ 41.07   $ 245     2,175     238  

Granted

    9,914     34.64                             764     315  

Expired/forfeited

    (756 )   51.28                             (176 )   (2 )

Exercised/issued

    (937 )   33.36                             (740 )   (2 )
   

January 31, 2009

    36,361   $ 43.00   $ 4     19,292   $ 43.80   $ 4     2,023     549  

Granted

    5,127     49.08                             826     224  

Expired/forfeited

    (1,507 )   46.14                             (662 )    

Exercised/issued

    (1,767 )   35.34                             (14 )   (203 )
   

January 30, 2010

    38,214   $ 44.05   $ 331     22,446   $ 44.59   $ 189     2,173   (e)   570  
   
(a)
Includes Stock Appreciation Rights granted to certain non-U.S. team members.
(b)
Weighted average per share.
(c)
Represents stock price appreciation subsequent to the grant date, in millions.
(d)
Assumes attainment of maximum payout rates as set forth in the performance criteria.
(e)
Because the performance criteria were not met, approximately 644 thousand of these performance share units outstanding at January 30, 2010 were not earned and will be forfeited in the first quarter of 2010.

        We used a Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate the fair value of the options at grant date based on the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility represents an average of market estimates for implied volatility of 5.5-year options on Target common stock. The expected life is estimated based on an analysis of options already exercised and any foreseeable trends or changes in recipients' behavior. The risk-free interest rate is an interpolation of the relevant U.S. Treasury security maturities as of each applicable grant date. The assumptions disclosed below represent a weighted average of the assumptions used for all of our stock option grants throughout the years.

   
Valuation of Share-Based Compensation
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Stock options weighted average valuation assumptions:

                   
 

Dividend yield

    1.4 %   1.9 %   1.1 %
 

Volatility

    31 %   47 %   39 %
 

Risk-free interest rate

    2.7 %   1.5 %   3.2 %
 

Expected life in years

    5.5     5.5     5.5  

Stock options grant date weighted average fair value

  $ 14.18   $ 12.87   $ 18.08  

Performance share units grant date weighted average fair value

  $ 27.18   $ 51.68   $ 59.45  

Restricted stock units grant date weighted average fair value

  $ 48.94   $ 34.78   $ 57.70  
   

        Total share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was $103 million, $72 million, and $73 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The related income tax benefit was $40 million, $28 million, and $28 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

   
Stock Options Exercises
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Compensation expense realized

  $ 21   $ 14   $ 187  

Related income tax benefit

    8     5     73  
   

Net cash proceeds

    62     31     142  
   

        At January 30, 2010, there was $147 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

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The weighted average remaining life of currently exercisable options is 4.9 years, and the weighted average remaining life of all outstanding options is 8.8 years. The total fair value of options vested was $85 million, $69 million, and $55 million, in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

        Compensation expense associated with outstanding performance share units is recorded over the life of the awards. The expense recorded each period is dependent upon our estimate of the number of shares that will ultimately be issued. Future compensation expense for currently outstanding awards could reach a maximum of $51 million assuming payout of all outstanding awards. There were no share based liabilities paid during 2009. The total share based liabilities paid were $15 million in 2008 and $18 million in 2007.

        Total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock unit awards was $16 million as of January 30, 2010.

26. Defined Contribution Plans

        Team members who meet certain eligibility requirements can participate in a defined contribution 401(k) plan by investing up to 80 percent of their compensation, as limited by statute or regulation. Generally, we match 100 percent of each team member's contribution up to 5 percent of total compensation. Company match contributions are made to the fund designated by the participant.

        In addition, we maintain nonqualified, unfunded deferred compensation plans for approximately 3,500 current and retired team members. These team members choose from a menu of crediting rate alternatives that are the same as the investment choices in our 401(k) plan, including Target common stock. We credit an additional 2 percent per year to the accounts of all active participants, excluding executive officer participants, in part to recognize the risks inherent to their participation in a plan of this nature. We also maintain a nonqualified, unfunded deferred compensation plan that was frozen during 1996, covering 11 active and 50 retired participants. In this plan deferred compensation earns returns tied to market levels of interest rates, plus an additional 6 percent return, with a minimum of 12 percent and a maximum of 20 percent, as determined by the plan's terms.

        The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 added Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code, changing the federal income tax treatment of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Failure to comply with the new requirements would result in early taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, as well as a 20 percent penalty tax and additional interest payable to the IRS. In response to these new requirements, we allowed participants to elect to accelerate the distribution dates for their account balances. Participant elections resulted in payments of $29 million in 2009 and $86 million in 2008.

        We control some of our risk of offering the nonqualified plans through investing in vehicles, including company-owned life insurance and prepaid forward contracts in our own common stock that offset a substantial portion of our economic exposure to the returns of these plans. These investment vehicles are general corporate assets and are marked to market with the related gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period they occur. The total change in fair value for contracts indexed to our own common stock recorded in earnings was pretax income/(loss) of $36 million in 2009, $(19) million in 2008, and $6 million in 2007. During 2009 and 2008, we invested approximately $34 million and $215 million, respectively, in such investment instruments, and these investments are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows within other investing activities. Adjusting our position in these investment vehicles may involve repurchasing shares of Target common stock when settling the forward contracts. In 2009, 2008, and 2007, these repurchases totaled 1.5 million, 4.7 million, and 3.4 million shares, respectively, and are included in the total share repurchases described in Note 24.

   
Prepaid Forward Contracts on Target Common Stock
  Contractual
Price Paid
per Share

   
   
 
(millions, except per share data)
  Number of
Shares

  Fair
Value

  Total Cash
Investment

 
   

January 31, 2009

    2.2   $ 39.98   $ 68   $ 88  

January 30, 2010

    1.5   $ 42.77   $ 79   $ 66  
   

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        The settlement dates of these instruments are regularly renegotiated with the counterparty.

   
Defined Contribution Plan Expenses
(millions)
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

401(k) Defined Contribution Plan

                   

Matching contributions expense

  $ 178   $ 178   $ 172  

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

                   

Benefits expense/(income)

  $ 83   $ (80 ) $ 46  

Related investment loss/(income) (a)

    (77 )   83     (26 )
   

Nonqualified plan net expense

  $ 6   $ 3   $ 20  
   
(a)
Investment loss/(income) includes changes in unrealized gains and losses on prepaid forward contracts and unrealized and realized gains and losses on company-owned life insurance policies.

27. Pension and Postretirement Health Care Plans

        We have qualified defined benefit pension plans covering all U.S. team members who meet age and service requirements, including in certain circumstances, date of hire. We also have unfunded nonqualified pension plans for team members with qualified plan compensation restrictions. Eligibility for, and the level of, these benefits varies depending on team members' date of hire, length of service and/or team member compensation. Upon retirement, team members also become eligible for certain health care benefits if they meet minimum age and service requirements and agree to contribute a portion of the cost. Effective January 1, 2009, our qualified defined benefit pension plan was closed to new participants, with limited exceptions.

        We recognize that our obligations to plan participants can only be met over time through a combination of company contributions to these plans and earnings on plan assets. In light of this concept and as a result of declines in the market value of plan assets in 2008 (which were only partially offset by increases in 2009), we elected to contribute $252 million to our qualified plans during 2009. This restored the qualified plans to a fully-funded status at year-end on an ABO (Accumulated Benefit Obligation) basis.

        During 2009 we amended our postretirement health care plan, resulting in a $46 million reduction to our recorded liability, with a corresponding increase to shareholders' equity of $28 million, net of taxes of $18 million. The financial benefits of this amendment will be recognized though a reduction of benefit plan expense over the next 6 years.

        The following tables provide a summary of the changes in the benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, and funded status and amounts recognized in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position for our postretirement benefit plans:

   
 
  Pension Benefits    
   
 
 
  Postretirement Health Care Benefits  
Change in Projected
Benefit Obligation

(millions)
  Qualified Plans   Nonqualified Plans  
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Benefit obligation at beginning of measurement period

    $1,948     $1,811     $36     $33     $117     $108  

Service cost

    99     93     1     1     7     5  

Interest cost

    123     114     2     2     6     7  

Actuarial (gain)/loss

    155     21     (3 )   4     33     10  

Participant contributions

    1                 6     6  

Benefits paid

    (99 )   (94 )   (3 )   (4 )   (18 )   (19 )

Plan amendments

        3             (64 )    
   

Benefit obligation at end of measurement period

    $2,227     $1,948     $33     $36     $87     $117  
   

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  Pension Benefits    
   
 
 
  Postretirement Health Care Benefits  
Change in Plan Assets


(millions)
  Qualified Plans   Nonqualified Plans  
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of measurement period

  $ 1,771   $ 2,192   $   $   $   $  

Actual return on plan assets

    232     (430 )                

Employer contributions

    252     103     3     4     12     13  

Participant contributions

    1                 6     6  

Benefits paid

    (99 )   (94 )   (3 )   (4 )   (18 )   (19 )
   

Fair value of plan assets at end of measurement period

    2,157     1,771                  

Benefit obligation at end of measurement period

    2,227     1,948     33     36     87     117  
   

Funded status

  $ (70 ) $ (177 ) $ (33 ) $ (36 ) $ (87 ) $ (117 )
   

        Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position consist of the following:

   
 
   
   
  Nonqualified Plans (a)  
 
  Qualified Plans  
Recognition of Funded/(Underfunded) Status
(millions)
 
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Other noncurrent assets

  $ 2   $ 1   $   $  

Accrued and other current liabilities

    (1 )   (1 )   (13 )   (13 )

Other noncurrent liabilities

    (71 )   (177 )   (107 )   (140 )
   

Net amounts recognized

  $ (70 ) $ (177 ) $ (120 ) $ (153 )
   
(a)
Includes postretirement health care benefits.

        The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, which have not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit expense:

   
 
   
   
  Postretirement
Health Care Plans
 
Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income


(millions)
  Pension Plans  
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Net actuarial loss

  $ 900   $ 828   $ 50   $ 19  

Prior service credits

    (5 )   (7 )   (62 )    
   

Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income

  $ 895   $ 821   $ (12 ) $ 19  
   

        The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, related to our pension and postretirement health care plans:

   
 
   
   
  Postretirement
Health Care Benefits
 
 
  Pension Benefits  
Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income


(millions)
 
  Pretax
  Net of tax
  Pretax
  Net of tax
 
   

February 2, 2008

  $ 212   $ 129   $ 9   $ 5  

Net actuarial loss

    618     376     10     6  

Amortization of net actuarial losses

    (16 )   (10 )        

Amortization of prior service costs and transition

    7     4          
   

January 31, 2009

  $ 821   $ 499   $ 19   $ 11  

Net actuarial loss

    96     58     33     20  

Amortization of net actuarial losses

    (24 )   (14 )   (2 )   (1 )

Amortization of prior service costs and transition

    2     1     2     1  

Plan amendments

            (64 )   (38 )
   

January 30, 2010

  $ 895   $ 544   $ (12 ) $ (7 )
   

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        The following table summarizes the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit expense in 2010:

   
Expected Amortization of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(millions)
  Pretax
  Net of tax
 
   

Net actuarial loss

  $ 49   $ 30  

Prior service credits

    (13 )   (8 )
   

Total amortization expense

  $ 36   $ 22  
   

        The following table summarizes our net pension and postretirement health care benefits expense for the years 2009, 2008, and 2007:

   
 
   
   
   
  Postretirement Health Care Benefits  
Net Pension and Postretirement
Health Care Benefits Expense
(millions)
  Pension Benefits  
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Service cost benefits earned during the period

  $ 100   $ 94   $ 97   $ 7   $ 5   $ 4  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

    125     116     105     6     7     7  

Expected return on assets

    (177 )   (162 )   (152 )            

Amortization of losses

    24     16     38     2         1  

Amortization of prior service cost

    (2 )   (4 )   (4 )   (2 )        
   

Total

  $ 70   $ 60   $ 84   $ 13   $ 12   $ 12  
   

        Prior service cost amortization is determined using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of team members expected to receive benefits under the plan.

   
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Information
(millions)
  2009
  2008
 
   

Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) for all plans (a)

  $ 2,118   $ 1,812  

Projected benefit obligation for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets (b)

    48     1,979  

Total ABO for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets

    42     1,808  

Fair value of plan assets for pension plans with an ABO in excess of plan assets

        1,765  
   
(a)
The present value of benefits earned to date assuming no future salary growth.
(b)
The present value of benefits earned to date by plan participants, including the effect of assumed future salary increases.

Assumptions

        Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of the measurement date were as follows:

   
Weighted Average Assumptions
  Pension Benefits   Postretirement
Health Care Benefits
 
 
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Discount rate

    5.85%     6.50%     4.85%     6.50%  

Average assumed rate of compensation increase

    4.00%     4.25%     n/a     n/a  
   

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        Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit expense for each fiscal year were as follows:

   
Weighted Average Assumptions
  Pension Benefits   Postretirement
Health Care Benefits
 
 
  2009
  2008
  2007
  2009
  2008
  2007
 
   

Discount rate

    6.50%     6.45%     5.95%     6.50%  (a)   6.45%     5.95%  

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

    8.00%     8.00%     8.00%     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Average assumed rate of compensation increase

    4.25%     4.25%     4.25%     n/a     n/a     n/a  
   
(a)
Due to the remeasurement from the plan amendment in the third quarter of 2009, the discount rate was decreased from 6.50 percent to 4.85 percent.

        The discount rate used to measure net periodic benefit expense each year is the rate as of the beginning of the year (i.e., the prior measurement date). With an essentially stable asset allocation over the following time periods, our annualized rate of return on qualified plans' assets has averaged 4.6 percent, 4.5 percent and 8.9 percent for the 5-year, 10-year and 15-year periods, respectively, ended January 30, 2010.

        The expected Market-Related Value of Assets ("MRV") is determined each year by adjusting the previous year's value by expected return, benefit payments, and cash contributions. The expected MRV is adjusted for asset gains and losses in equal 20 percent adjustments over a 5-year period.

        Our expected annualized long-term rate of return assumptions as of January 30, 2010 were 8.5 percent for domestic and international equity securities, 5.5 percent for long-duration debt securities, 8.5 percent for balanced funds, and 10.0 percent for other investments. Balanced funds primarily invest in equities, nominal and inflation-linked fixed income securities, commodities, and public real estate. They seek to generate capital market returns while reducing market risk by investing globally in highly diversified portfolios of public securities. These estimates are a judgmental matter in which we consider the composition of our asset portfolio, our historical long-term investment performance and current market conditions. We review the expected long-term rate of return on an annual basis, and revise it accordingly. Additionally, we monitor the mix of investments in our portfolio to ensure alignment with our long-term strategy to manage pension cost and reduce volatility in our assets.

        An increase in the cost of covered health care benefits of 7.5 percent for non-Medicare eligible individuals and 8.5 percent for Medicare eligible individuals was assumed for 2009. In 2010, the rate is assumed to be 7.5 percent for non-Medicare eligible individuals and 7.5 percent for Medicare eligible individuals. Both rates will be reduced to 5.0 percent in 2019 and thereafter.

        A one percent change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects at January 30, 2010:

   
Health Care Cost Trend Rates – 1% Change
(millions)
  1% Increase
  1% Decrease
 
   

Effect on total of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit expense

  $ 1   $ (1 )

Effect on the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation

  $ 5   $ (5 )
   

Plan Assets

        The plan's asset allocation policy is designed to reduce the long-term cost of funding our pension obligations. The plan invests with both passive and active investment managers depending on the investment's asset class. The plan also seeks to reduce the risk associated with adverse movements in interest rates by employing an interest rate hedging program, which may include the use of interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and other instruments.

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        Our pension plan weighted average asset allocations at the measurement date by asset category were as follows:

   
 
  Current
targeted
allocation

  Actual allocation  
Asset Category
  2009
  2008
 
   

Domestic equity securities (a)

    20 %   19 %   25 %

International equity securities

    11     10     13  

Debt securities

    25     28     27  

Balanced funds

    30     19     5  

Other (b)

    14     24     30  
   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %
   
(a)
Equity securities include our common stock in amounts substantially less than 1 percent of total plan assets as of January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009.
(b)
Other assets include private equity, mezzanine and distressed debt, timber-related assets, and a 4 percent allocation to real estate.

        The fair values of our pension plan assets as of the measurement date, by asset category are as follows:

   
Fair Value at January 30, 2010
(millions)
  Total
  Level 1
  Level 2
  Level 3
 
   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 206   $ 206   $   $  

Equity securities (a)

    490     26     464      

Fixed income (b)

    588         588      

Balanced funds

    404         404      

Other (c)

    469         14     455  
   

Total

  $ 2,157   $ 232   $ 1,470   $ 455  
   
(a)
This category includes investments in US small, mid, and large cap companies as well as common collective funds that represent passively managed index funds with holdings in domestic and international equities.
(b)
This category primarily consists of investments in government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and passively managed index funds with holdings in long-term government and corporate bonds.
(c)
This category invests primarily in private equity funds (including venture capital, mezzanine and high yield debt, natural resources, and timberland), multi-strategy hedge funds (including domestic and international equity securities, convertible bonds and other alternative investments), and real estate.

   
Level 3 Reconciliation
  Actual return on plan assets (a)    
   
   
 
(millions)
  Balance at
February 1,
2009

  Relating to
assets still
held at the
reporting date

  Relating to
assets sold
during the
period

  Purchases,
sales and
settlements

  Transfers in
and/or out
of Level 3

  Balance at
January 30,
2010

 
   

Other

  $ 448   $ (1 ) $ 1   $ 7   $   $ 455  
   
(a)
Represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) from changes in values of those financial instruments only for the period in which the instruments were classified as Level 3.

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Position
  Valuation Technique
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  Initially valued at transaction price. Carrying value of cash equivalents (including money market funds) approximates fair value because maturities are generally less than three months.

Equity securities

 

Valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded.

Common collective funds/balanced funds/certain multi-strategy hedge funds

 

Valued using the net asset value ("NAV") provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is a quoted transactional price for participants in the fund, which do not represent an active market.

Fixed income securities

 

Valued using matrix pricing models and quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics.

Private equity/real estate/certain multi-strategy hedge funds

 

Valued by deriving Target's proportionate share of equity investment from audited financial statements. Private equity and real estate investments require significant judgment on the part of the fund manager due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such investments. Certain multi-strategy hedge funds represent funds of funds that include liquidity restrictions and for which timely valuation information is not available.

 

Contributions

        In 2009, we made discretionary contributions of $252 million to our qualified defined benefit pension plans. We are not required to make any contributions in 2010, although we may choose to make discretionary contributions of up to $100 million. We expect to make contributions in the range of $10 million to $15 million to our postretirement health care benefit plan in 2010.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

        Benefit payments by the plans, which reflect expected future service as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:

   
Estimated Future Benefit Payments

(millions)
  Pension
Benefits

  Postretirement
Health Care
Benefits

 
   

2010

  $ 122   $ 10  

2011

    131     9  

2012

    138     7  

2013

    145     8  

2014

    155     8  

2015-2019

    895     60  
   

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28. Segment Reporting

        Our measure of profit for each segment is a measure that management considers analytically useful in measuring the return we are achieving on our investment.

   
 
  2009   2008   2007  
Business Segment Results
   
  Credit
Card

   
   
  Credit
Card

   
   
  Credit
Card

   
 
(millions)
  Retail
  Total
  Retail
  Total
  Retail
  Total
 
   

Sales/Credit card revenues

  $ 63,435   $ 1,922   $ 65,357   $ 62,884   $ 2,064   $ 64,948   $ 61,471   $ 1,896   $ 63,367  

Cost of sales

    44,062         44,062     44,157         44,157     42,929         42,929  

Bad debt expense (a)

        1,185     1,185         1,251     1,251         481     481  

Selling, general and administrative/ Operations and marketing expenses (a) (b)

    12,989     425     13,414     12,838     474     13,312     12,557     469     13,026  

Depreciation and amortization

    2,008     14     2,023     1,808     17     1,826     1,643     16     1,659  
   

Earnings before interest expense and income taxes

    4,376     298     4,673     4,081     322     4,402     4,342     930     5,272  

Interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

        97     97         167     167         133     133  
   

Segment profit

  $ 4,376   $ 201   $ 4,576   $ 4,081   $ 155   $ 4,236   $ 4,342   $ 797   $ 5,139  

Unallocated (income)/expense:

                                                       
 

Other interest expense

                707                 727                 535  
 

Interest income

                (3 )               (28 )               (21 )
   

Earnings before income taxes

              $ 3,872               $ 3,536               $ 4,625  
   
(a)
The combination of bad debt expense and operations and marketing expenses within the Credit Card Segment represent credit card expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(b)
New account and loyalty rewards redeemed by our guests reduce reported sales. Our Retail Segment charges the cost of these discounts to our Credit Card Segment, and the reimbursements of $89 million in 2009, $117 million in 2008, and $114 million in 2007 are recorded as a reduction to SG&A expenses within the Retail Segment and an increase to operations and marketing expenses within the Credit Card Segment.

   
Total Assets by Business Segment
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  2009   2008  
(millions)
  Retail
  Credit
Card

  Total
  Retail
  Credit
Card

  Total
 
   

Total assets

  $ 37,200   $ 7,333   $ 44,533   $ 35,651   $ 8,455   $ 44,106  
   

        Substantially all of our revenues are generated in, and long-lived assets are located in, the United States.

29. Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

        Due to the seasonal nature of our business, fourth quarter operating results typically represent a substantially larger share of total year revenues and earnings because they include our peak sales period from Thanksgiving through the end of December. We follow the same accounting policies for preparing quarterly and annual financial data. The table below summarizes quarterly results for 2009 and 2008:

   
Quarterly Results

(millions, except per share data)
  First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Total Year  
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
  2009
  2008
 
   

Total revenues

  $ 14,833   $ 14,802   $ 15,067   $ 15,472   $ 15,276   $ 15,114   $ 20,181   $ 19,560   $ 65,357   $ 64,948  

Earnings before income taxes

    824     957     957     1,003     683     633     1,409     943     3,872     3,536  

Net earnings

    522     602     594     634     436     369     936     609     2,488     2,214  

Basic earnings per share

    0.69     0.75     0.79     0.82     0.58     0.49     1.25     0.81     3.31     2.87  

Diluted earnings per share

    0.69     0.74     0.79     0.82     0.58     0.49     1.24     0.81     3.30     2.86  

Dividends declared per share

    0.16     0.14     0.17     0.16     0.17     0.16     0.17     0.16     0.67     0.62  

Closing common stock price

                                                             
 

High

    41.26     54.89     43.79     55.10     51.35     57.89     52.02     41.35     52.02     57.89  
 

Low

    25.37     48.50     36.75     43.68     41.38     32.69     45.30     26.96     25.37     26.96  
   

Note:  Per share amounts are computed independently for each of the quarters presented. The sum of the quarters may not equal the total year amount due to the impact of changes in average quarterly shares outstanding and all other quarterly amounts may not equal the total year due to rounding.

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

        Not applicable

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

        As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we conducted an evaluation, under supervision and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or person performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

        There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

        For the Report of Management on Internal Control and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, see Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 9B.    Other Information

        Not applicable

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PART III

        Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from Target's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010. Except for those portions specifically incorporated in this Form 10-K by reference to Target's Proxy Statement, no other portions of the Proxy Statement are deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10-K.

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

        Election of Directors, Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, Additional Information—Business Ethics and Conduct and General Information About the Board of Directors—Board Meetings and Committees, of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010, are incorporated herein by reference. See also Item 4A, Executive Officers of Part I hereof.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

        Executive and Director Compensation, of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   
Equity Compensation Plan Information
   
  Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
as of January 30, 2010
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))

 
 
  Number of Securities
to be Issued
Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights as
of January 30, 2010

  Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights as
of January 30, 2010

 
   
Plan Category
  (a)
  (b)
  (c)
 
   

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

    40,313,999  (1) $ 44.05     22,093,550  

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

             
   

Total

    40,313,999   $ 44.05     22,093,550  
   
(1)
This amount includes 2,100,139 performance shares and RSU shares potentially issuable under our Long-Term Incentive Plan. The actual number of performance shares to be issued, or credits to be made to deferred compensation accounts, if any, depends on our financial performance over a period of time. Performance shares do not have an exercise price and thus they have been excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation in column (b).

        Beneficial Ownership of Certain Shareholders and Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans, of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

        Certain Relationships and General Information About the Board of Directors—Director Independence, of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010, are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services

        Audit and Non-audit Fees, of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 29, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

        The following information required under this item is filed as part of this report:

a)
Financial Statements

        Financial Statement Schedules

        For the Years Ended January 30, 2010, January 31, 2009, and February 2, 2008:

                II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

        Other schedules have not been included either because they are not applicable or because the information is included elsewhere in this Report.

b)
Exhibits

(3)A       Restated Articles of Incorporation (as amended May 24, 2007) (1)
B       By-Laws (as amended through September 10, 2009) (2)
(4)A       Indenture, dated as of August 4, 2000 between Target Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (3)
B       First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2007 to Indenture dated as of August 4, 2000 between Target Corporation and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company N.A.) (4)
C       Registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission on request copies of other instruments with respect to long-term debt.
(10)A   *   Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan (5)
B   *   Amended and Restated Director Stock Option Plan of 1995 (6)
C   *   Amended and Restated Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan of 1981 (7)
D   *   Target Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated on May 28, 2009) (8)
E   *   Target Corporation SPP I (2010 Plan Statement)
F   *   Target Corporation SPP II (2010 Plan Statement)
G   *   Target Corporation SPP III (2010 Plan Statement)
H   *   Target Corporation Officer Deferred Compensation Plan
I   *   Target Corporation Officer EDCP (2010 Plan Statement)
J   *   Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan Directors (9)
K   *   Target Corporation DDCP (2009 Plan Statement) (10)
L   *   Target Corporation Officer Income Continuance Policy Statement (as amended and restated January 13, 2010)
M   *   Executive Excess Long Term Disability Plan (11)
N   *   Director Retirement Program (12)
O   *   Target Corporation Deferred Compensation Trust Agreement (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009) (13)
P       Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 2007 among Target Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and the Banks listed therein (14)

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Q     Note Purchase Agreement dated May 5, 2008 among Target Corporation, Target Receivables Corporation, BOTAC, Inc. and Chase Bank USA, National Association (15)
R       Indenture dated as of May 19, 2008 between Target Credit Card Owner Trust 2008-1 and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (16)
S       Series 2008-1 Supplement dated as of May 19, 2008 to Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (17)
T       Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 28, 2000 among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank (formerly known as Retailers National Bank), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association) (18)
U       Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 22, 2001 to Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank (formerly known as Retailers National Bank) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association) (19)
(12)       Statements of Computations of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(21)       List of Subsidiaries
(23)       Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(24)       Powers of Attorney
(31)A       Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(31)B       Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(32)A       Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(32)B       Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS       XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE       XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

        Copies of exhibits will be furnished upon written request and payment of Registrant's reasonable expenses in furnishing the exhibits.


*
Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)A to Target's Form 8-K Report filed May 25, 2007.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)B to Target's Form 8-K Report filed September 10, 2009.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Target's Form 8-K Report filed August 10, 2000.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K Report filed May 1, 2007.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed April 9, 2007.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)C to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended February 3, 2007.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)E to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended February 3, 2007.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)D to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 1, 2009.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)I to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended February 3, 2007.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)K to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended January 31, 2009.
(11)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)O to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended February 3, 2001.
(12)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)O to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended January 29, 2005.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)O to Target's Form 10-K Report for the year ended January 31, 2009.
(14)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)A to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended May 5, 2007.
(15)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)A to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 2, 2008.
(16)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)B to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 2, 2008.
(17)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)C to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 2, 2008.
(18)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)D to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 2, 2008.
(19)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10)E to Target's Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended August 2, 2008.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Target has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    TARGET CORPORATION

 

 

By:

 

GRAPHIC
Dated: March 18, 2010      
Douglas A. Scovanner
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Target and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

        GRAPHIC
Dated: March 18, 2010      
Gregg W. Steinhafel
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and President

 

 

 

 

GRAPHIC
Dated: March 18, 2010      
Douglas A. Scovanner
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer

 

ROXANNE S. AUSTIN   DERICA W. RICE    
CALVIN DARDEN   STEPHEN W. SANGER    
MARY N. DILLON   JOHN G. STUMPF    
JAMES A. JOHNSON   SOLOMON D. TRUJILLO    
RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH        
MARY E. MINNICK       Directors
ANNE M. MULCAHY        

        Douglas A. Scovanner, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the Directors named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such Directors, all in the capacities and on the date stated.

    By:   GRAPHIC
Dated: March 18, 2010      
Douglas A. Scovanner
Attorney-in-fact

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TARGET CORPORATION
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Fiscal Years 2009, 2008, and 2007

(millions)
   
   
   
   
 
   
Column A
  Column B
  Column C
  Column D
  Column E
 
   
Description
  Balance at
Beginning of
Period

  Additions
Charged to
Cost, Expenses

  Deductions
  Balance at End
of Period

 
   

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

                         
 

2009

  $ 1,010     1,185     (1,179 ) $ 1,016  
 

2008

  $ 570     1,251     (811 ) $ 1,010  
 

2007

  $ 517     481     (428 ) $ 570  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales returns reserves (a):

                         
 

2009

  $ 29     1,118     (1,106 ) $ 41  
 

2008

  $ 29     1,088     (1,088 ) $ 29  
 

2007

  $ 31     1,103     (1,105 ) $ 29  
   
(a)
These amounts represent the gross margin effect of sales returns during the respective years. Expected merchandise returns after year end for sales made before year end were $99 million, $100 million and $93 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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Exhibit Index

 
Exhibit
  Description
  Manner of Filing
 
  (3)A   Restated Articles of Incorporation (as amended May 24, 2007)   Incorporated by Reference
  (3)B   By-Laws (as amended through September 10, 2009)   Incorporated by Reference
  (4)A   Indenture, dated as of August 4, 2000 between Target Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A.   Incorporated by Reference
  (4)B   First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2007 to Indenture dated as of August 4, 2000 between Target Corporation and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company N.A.)   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)A   Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)B   Amended and Restated Director Stock Option Plan of 1995   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)C   Amended and Restated Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan of 1981   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)D   Target Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated on May 28, 2009)   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)E   Target Corporation SPP I (2010 Plan Statement)   Filed Electronically
  (10)F   Target Corporation SPP II (2010 Plan Statement)   Filed Electronically
  (10)G   Target Corporation SPP III (2010 Plan Statement)   Filed Electronically
  (10)H   Target Corporation Officer Deferred Compensation Plan   Filed Electronically
  (10)I   Target Corporation Officer EDCP (2010 Plan Statement)   Filed Electronically
  (10)J   Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan Directors   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)K   Target Corporation DDCP (2009 Plan Statement)   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)L   Target Corporation Officer Income Continuance Policy Statement (as amended and restated January 13, 2010)   Filed Electronically
  (10)M   Executive Excess Long Term Disability Plan   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)N   Director Retirement Program   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)O   Target Corporation Deferred Compensation Trust Agreement (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009)   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)P   Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 9, 2005 among Target Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and the Banks listed therein   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)Q   Note Purchase Agreement dated May 5, 2008 among Target Corporation, Target Receivables Corporation, BOTAC, Inc. and Chase Bank USA, National Association   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)R   Indenture dated as of May 19, 2008 between Target Credit Card Owner Trust 2008-1 and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)S   Series 2008-1 Supplement dated as of May 19, 2008 to Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)T   Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 28, 2000 among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank (formerly known as Retailers National Bank), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association)   Incorporated by Reference
  (10)U   Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 22, 2001 to Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Target Receivables Corporation, Target National Bank (formerly known as Retailers National Bank) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association)   Incorporated by Reference
  (12)   Statements of Computations of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges   Filed Electronically
  (21)   List of Subsidiaries   Filed Electronically
  (23)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Filed Electronically
  (24)   Powers of Attorney   Filed Electronically
  (31)A   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Filed Electronically
  (31)B   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Filed Electronically

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Exhibit
  Description
  Manner of Filing
 
  (32)A   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Filed Electronically
  (32)B   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Filed Electronically
  101.INS   XBRL Instance Document   Filed Electronically
  101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema   Filed Electronically
  101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase   Filed Electronically
  101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase   Filed Electronically
  101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase   Filed Electronically
  101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase   Filed Electronically

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