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Cash and Equivalents

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value Abstract

Cash and Equivalents

5. CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

Cash and equivalents consisted of (in thousands):

	April 30, 2011			January 29, 2011
Cash and equivalents:
Cash	$	330,072		$	300,624
Cash equivalents		411,751			525,729
Total cash and equivalents	$	741,823		$	826,353

Cash and equivalents include amounts on deposit with financial institutions, United States treasury bills, and other investments, primarily held in money market accounts, with original maturities of less than three months. Any cash that is legally restricted from use is recorded in Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The restricted cash balance was $26.6 million on April 30, 2011 and $26.3 million on January 29, 2011. Restricted cash includes various cash deposits with international banks that are used as collateralization for customary non-debt banking commitments and deposits into trust accounts to conform with standard insurance security requirements.

The entire cash and cash equivalents footnote disclosure, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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