Defined Contribution Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Prepaid Forward Contracts on Target Common Stock

Prepaid Forward Contracts on Target Common Stock


Prepaid Forward Contracts on Target Common Stock			Contractual Price Paid per Share
(millions, except per share data)	Number of Shares		Contractual Price Paid per Share		Contractual Fair Value		Total Cash Investment

January 28, 2012		1.4	$	44.21	$	69	$	61
February 2, 2013		1.2	$	45.46	$	73	$	54

Defined contribution plan expenses

Plan Expenses


(millions)	2012			2011			2010

401(k) plan
Matching contributions expense	$	218		$	197		$	190
Nonqualified deferred compensation plans
Benefits expense (a)		78			38			63
Related investment loss/(income) (b)		(43	)		(10	)		(31	)

Nonqualified plan net expense	$	35		$	28		$	32

(a): Includes market-performance credits on accumulated participant account balances and annual crediting for additional benefits earned during the year.
(b): Includes investment returns and life-insurance proceeds received from company-owned life insurance policies and other investments used to economically hedge the cost of these plans.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of freestanding forward contracts issued by an entity that are indexed to, and potentially settled in an entity's own stock. The disclosure may include, but not be limited to: (i) the forward rate and the number of shares to which the contract is indexed, (ii) the settlement date or dates of the contract, (iii) the issuer's accounting for the contract, (iv) settlement alternatives (if applicable) including who controls the settlement alternatives and the maximum number of shares that could be required to be issued to net share settle the contract (if applicable), (v) the fact that a potentially infinite number of shares may be required to be issued to settle the contract, if a contract does not have a stated fixed or determinable maximum number of shares, and (vi) the contract's current fair value for each settlement alternative and how changes in the price of the issuer's equity instruments affect those settlement amounts.

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