Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Equity [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings per Share

There were no adjustments required to be made to the weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing basic and diluted earnings per share and there were no securities outstanding at October 29, 2011 or October 30, 2010, which were excluded from the computation of earnings per share other than antidilutive stock options and restricted stock awards.  For the third quarter of 2011 and the third quarter of 2010, 1.8 million and 1.0 million, respectively, of the stock options outstanding were antidilutive and excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.  For the year-to-date 2011 and the year-to-date 2010, 1.5 million and 0.9 million, respectively, of the stock options outstanding were antidilutive and excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.  Antidilutive stock options generally consist of outstanding stock options where the exercise price per share is greater than the weighted-average market price per share for our common shares for each period. Antidilutive stock options and restricted stock awards are excluded from the calculation because they decrease the number of diluted shares outstanding under the treasury stock method. The restricted stock awards that were antidilutive, as determined under the treasury stock method, were immaterial for all periods presented.

Share Repurchase Programs

In December 2009, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of our common shares.  On March 2, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a $250.0 million increase to our repurchase program bringing the total authorization to $400.0 million (collectively, the “2010 Repurchase Program”). On May 25, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to an additional $400.0 million of our common shares (“2011 Repurchase Program”).   

During the third quarter of 2011 and the year-to-date 2011, we acquired approximately 2.5 million and 9.7 million, respectively, of our outstanding common shares for $77.1 million and $313.1 million, respectively, which exhausted the authorization under the 2010 Repurchase Program and also included repurchases under the 2011 Repurchase Program.  

Our remaining repurchase authorization under the 2011 Repurchase Program was approximately $144.7 million at October 29, 2011, and is available to be utilized in the open market and/or in privately negotiated transactions at our discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors. Common shares acquired through the repurchase programs are held in treasury at cost and are available to meet obligations under equity compensation plans and for general corporate purposes.  The 2011 Repurchase Program has no scheduled termination date and will be funded with cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations or, if needed, by drawing on the 2011 Credit Agreement.