Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements and Concentrations of Credit Risk

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Fair Value Measurements and Concentrations of Credit Risk
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements and Concentrations of Credit Risk
Fair Value Measurements and Concentrations of Credit Risk
The following table shows the Company’s financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the hierarchy as defined by applicable accounting standards:
 
 
February 2, 2013
 
January 28, 2012
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(millions)
Marketable equity and debt securities
$
68

 
$
—

 
$
68

 
$
—

 
$
81

 
$
—

 
$
81

 
$
—


Other financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, short-term debt, merchandise accounts payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and long-term debt. With the exception of long-term debt, the carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair values of long-term debt, excluding capitalized leases, are generally estimated based on quoted market prices for identical or similar instruments, and are classified as Level 2 measurements within the hierarchy as defined by applicable accounting standards.
The following table shows the estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt:
 
 
February 2, 2013
 
January 28, 2012
 
Notional
Amount
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Notional
Amount
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
(millions)
Long-term debt
$
6,583

 
$
6,774

 
$
7,351

 
$
6,404

 
$
6,620

 
$
7,343


The following table shows certain of the Company’s non-financial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during 2012 and 2011:
 
 
February 2, 2013
 
January 28, 2012
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(millions)
Long-lived assets held and used
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
5

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
5

During 2012, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying value of $5 million were written down to their fair value of $1 million, resulting in an asset impairment charge of $4 million. During 2011, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying value of $27 million were written down to their fair value of $5 million, resulting in an asset impairment charge of $22 million. The fair values of these locations were calculated based on the projected cash flows and an estimated risk-adjusted rate of return that would be used by market participants in valuing these assets or prices of similar assets.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments. The Company places its temporary cash investments in what it believes to be high credit quality financial instruments.