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Long-term Debt (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
Long-term Debt
The following table provides the changes in the Company's long-term debt for the nine months ended October 31, 2014:
(Amounts in millions)
 
Long-term debt due within one year
 
Long-term debt
 
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2014
 
$
4,103


$
41,771


$
45,874

          Proceeds from long-term debt
 


5,120


5,120

          Repayments of long-term debt
 
(3,883
)



(3,883
)
          Reclassifications of long-term debt
 
4,324


(4,324
)


          Other
 
330


(847
)

(517
)
Balances as of October 31, 2014
 
$
4,874


$
41,720


$
46,594


Issuances
On April 8, 2014, the Company issued €1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes resulting in cash proceeds that were the equivalent of approximately $2.0 billion, net of discounts and issuance costs. The issuances consisted of €850 million aggregate principal amount of 1.900% Notes due 2022 and €650 million aggregate principal amount of 2.550% Notes due 2026. The proceeds were used to pay down and refinance existing debt and for other general corporate purposes.
On April 22, 2014, the Company issued $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes resulting in cash proceeds of approximately $2.5 billion, net of discounts and issuance costs. The issuances consisted of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.000% Notes due 2017, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.300% Notes due 2024 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.300% Notes due 2044. The proceeds were used to pay down and refinance existing debt and for other general corporate purposes.

On October 22, 2014, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes resulting in cash proceeds of approximately $508 million. The notes form part of the Company’s series of 3.300% Notes due 2024, originally issued on April 22, 2014. The terms of the notes, other than their issue date and public offering price, are identical to the terms of the $1.0 billion principal amount of notes of the series of 3.300% Notes due 2024 issued on April 22, 2014. After the consummation of the sale and issuance of the notes on October 22, 2014, the aggregate principal amount of all of the notes of the series of 3.300% Notes due 2024 outstanding is $1.5 billion. The proceeds of the sale of the notes on October 22, 2014 were used for general corporate purposes.
The Company also received additional proceeds from other, smaller long-term debt issuances by several of its international operations.
Maturities
On February 3, 2014, $500 million of 3.000% Notes matured and were repaid, on April 14, 2014, $1.0 billion of 1.625% Notes matured and were repaid, on May 15, 2014, $1.0 billion of 3.200% Notes matured and were repaid and on August 6, 2014, ¥100 billion of floating rate Notes matured and were repaid.
The Company also repaid other, smaller long-term debt as it matured in several of its international operations.