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Preferred Stock and Deferred Payables
6 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011
Preferred Stock and Deferred Payables [Abstract]  
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
Preferred Stock and Long-Term Payable
 
 
July 30,

2011
 
January 29,

2011
Series B Preferred Stock
 
$


 
$
40,854,000


Unamortized debt discount on Series B Preferred Stock
 


 
(26,255,000
)
Series B Preferred Stock, carrying value
 
$


 
$
14,599,000


Long-Term Payable
 
$


 
$
4,894,000




In February 2011, the Company made a $2.5 million payment to GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. ("GE Equity"), in connection with obtaining a consent for the execution of a common stock equity offering in December 2010, reducing the outstanding accrued dividends payable on the Series B Preferred Stock and recorded a $1.2 million charge to income related to the early preferred stock debt extinguishment. In April 2011, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding Series B Preferred Stock for $40.9 million, paid accrued Series B Preferred dividends of $6.4 million and recorded a $24.5 million charge related to the early preferred stock debt extinguishment.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company entered into a long-term agreement with one of its larger service providers to defer a material portion of its monthly contractual cash payment obligation for services over the next three fiscal years. All services under this arrangement are being recognized as expense ratably over the term of the agreement. Amounts recognized as expense in excess of amounts paid, plus interest at 5% annually totaled $11,063,000 and is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying July 30, 2011 balance sheet. As of January 29, 2011, the total deferred amount was $16,820,000, of which $11,926,000 was included in accrued liabilities and $4,894,000 was reported as a deferred long-term payable in the accompanying January 29, 2011 balance sheet. In February 2011, the Company made an $11,926,000 required payment under the agreement. Remaining estimated future cash commitments, inclusive of accrued interest, relating to this deferred cash payment agreement is approximately $12.4 million which will be paid in March 2012. In connection with this deferral agreement, the Company granted a security interest in its Eden Prairie, Minnesota headquarters facility and its Boston television station to the service provider.