Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Jan. 28, 2012

Debt

Schedule of outstanding debt

	October 27, 2012		January 28, 2012		October 29, 2011		Interest Rate
	(in millions)
Senior secured term loan	$	1,787	$	1,996	$	1,996	Variable
Senior notes	1,008		795		795		7.750%
Senior subordinated notes	393		393		393		11.375%
Subordinated discount notes	180		306		327		13.000%
Asset-based revolving credit facility	—		—		—		Variable
Total debt	3,368		3,490		3,511
Less current portion	180		127		135
Long-term debt	$	3,188	$	3,363	$	3,376

	Interest Rate	Fiscal 2011		Fiscal 2010
		(In millions)
Senior secured term loan	Variable	$	1,996	$	2,046
Senior notes	7.750%	795		794
Senior subordinated notes	11.375%	393		400
Subordinated discount notes	13.000%	306		427
Asset-based revolving credit facility	Variable	—		—
Other	5.970%	—		1
Total debt		3,490		3,668
Less current portion		127		1
Long-term debt		$	3,363	$	3,667

Schedule of expected amortization expense pertaining to the deferred financing costs

	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	16	$	16	$	10	$	9	$	6	$	2

Schedule of aggregate amounts of scheduled maturities of debt

Fiscal Year (In millions)	Amount
2012	127
2013	501
2014	1
2015	1
2016	2,065
Thereafter	800
Total debt payments	3,495
Less unrealized discount accretion	5
Total debt balance as of January 28, 2012	$	3,490

Senior notes due 2018

Debt

Schedule of percentages of principal amount at which notes may be redeemed, by applicable redemption dates

Year	Percentage
2014	103.875	%
2015	101.938	%
2016 and thereafter	100.000	%

Senior subordinated notes

Debt

Schedule of percentages of principal amount at which notes may be redeemed, by applicable redemption dates

Year	Percentage
2011	105.688	%
2012	103.792	%
2013	101.896	%
2014 and thereafter	100.000	%

Subordinated discount notes

Debt

Schedule of percentages of principal amount at which notes may be redeemed, by applicable redemption dates

Year	Percentage
2011	106.500	%
2012	104.333	%
2013	102.167	%
2014 and thereafter	100.000	%