Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Financial Information By Geographic Segment

	Three months  ended October 31,						Nine months ended October  31,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Net sales to unaffiliated customers:
Americas	$	2,781,263		$	2,697,809		$	8,094,723		$	7,759,140
Europe		3,812,720			3,465,953			11,280,849			9,499,638
Total	$	6,593,983		$	6,163,762		$	19,375,572		$	17,258,778
Operating income:
Americas	$	52,638		$	46,148		$	148,146		$	135,018
Europe		39,718			37,110			103,850			88,593
Stock-based compensation expense		(2,787	)		(2,286	)		(7,969	)		(7,395	)
Total	$	89,569		$	80,972		$	244,027		$	216,216
Depreciation and amortization:
Americas	$	3,798		$	4,098		$	11,567		$	12,293
Europe		10,053			7,499			31,227			21,252
Total	$	13,851		$	11,597		$	42,794		$	33,545
Capital expenditures:
Americas	$	10,085		$	3,359		$	21,340		$	11,461
Europe		3,044			3,379			10,836			9,572
Total	$	13,129		$	6,738		$	32,176		$	21,033
Identifiable assets:
Americas	$	2,129,080		$	2,059,194		$	2,129,080		$	2,059,194
Europe		4,281,553			4,354,818			4,281,553			4,354,818
Total	$	6,410,633		$	6,414,012		$	6,410,633		$	6,414,012
Goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets, net(1)
Americas	$	2,966		$	2,966		$	2,966		$	2,966
Europe		152,553			124,502			152,553			124,502
Total	$	155,519		$	127,468		$	155,519		$	127,468

⁽¹⁾ The increase in the goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets, net, at October 31, 2011, is primarily the result of an acquisition in Europe completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2012.