Acquisition Proposal	9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Acquisition Proposal
Acquisition Proposal	10.Acquisition Proposal On August 18, 2014, the Company announced it had submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (“Family Dollar”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Family Dollar common stock for $78.50 per share in cash and containing other terms. On August 21, 2014, Family Dollar announced that its Board of Directors had rejected this proposal. On September 2, 2014, the Company announced it had submitted a revised proposal to the Board of Directors of Family Dollar to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Family Dollar common stock for $80.00 per share in cash and a commitment to pay a $500 million reverse break-up fee to Family Dollar in the event that the transaction is not completed for antitrust reasons, along with certain other terms. On September 5, 2014, Family Dollar announced that its Board of Directors had rejected this revised proposal. On September 10, 2014, the Company commenced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Family Dollar at $80.00 per share in cash directly from the stockholders of Family Dollar subject to certain conditions. On September 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of Family Dollar recommended that its stockholders reject the tender offer and not tender their shares pursuant to the tender offer. The Company has extended the expiration date of the tender offer to December 31, 2014. There can be no assurance that an acquisition transaction or the tender offer will be completed on the terms proposed or at all.

10.Acquisition Proposal

On August 18, 2014, the Company announced it had submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (“Family Dollar”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Family Dollar common stock for $78.50 per share in cash and containing other terms. On August 21, 2014, Family Dollar announced that its Board of Directors had rejected this proposal. On September 2, 2014, the Company announced it had submitted a revised proposal to the Board of Directors of Family Dollar to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Family Dollar common stock for $80.00 per share in cash and a commitment to pay a $500 million reverse break-up fee to Family Dollar in the event that the transaction is not completed for antitrust reasons, along with certain other terms. On September 5, 2014, Family Dollar announced that its Board of Directors had rejected this revised proposal. On September 10, 2014, the Company commenced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Family Dollar at $80.00 per share in cash directly from the stockholders of Family Dollar subject to certain conditions. On September 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of Family Dollar recommended that its stockholders reject the tender offer and not tender their shares pursuant to the tender offer. The Company has extended the expiration date of the tender offer to December 31, 2014. There can be no assurance that an acquisition transaction or the tender offer will be completed on the terms proposed or at all.