Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	2014					2013					2012
	Net Income				Shares	Net Income				Shares	Net Income				Shares
	(millions, except per share data)
Net income and average number of shares outstanding	$	1,526			354.3	$	1,486			377.3	$	1,335			404.4
Shares to be issued under deferred compensation and other plans					0.9					1.0					1.1
	$	1,526			355.2	$	1,486			378.3	$	1,335			405.5
Basic earnings per share			$	4.30				$	3.93				$	3.29
Effect of dilutive securities –
Stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units					6.5					6.5					6.7
	$	1,526			361.7	$	1,486			384.8	$	1,335			412.2
Diluted earnings per share			$	4.22				$	3.86				$	3.24

In addition to the stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units reflected in the foregoing table, stock options to purchase 3.2 million of shares of common stock and restricted stock units relating to 0.6 million shares of common stock were outstanding at January 31, 2015, restricted stock units relating to 0.7 million shares of common stock were outstanding at February 1, 2014, and stock options to purchase 7.5 million of shares of common stock and restricted stock units relating to 1.4 million shares of common stock were outstanding at February 2, 2013, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, because their inclusion would have been antidilutive or they were subject to performance conditions that had not been met.