Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2014

Rental expense under operating leases is as follows:


	Fiscal 2014		Fiscal 2013		Fiscal 2012
Minimum rentals	$	424,952		413,751		382,386
Percentage rentals		98,467		101,960		107,127

	$	523,419		515,711		489,513

Future Minimum Annual Rentals, Excluding Percentage Rentals Noncancelable Lease Terms Greater Than One Year

Future minimum annual rentals, excluding percentage rentals, required under B&N Retail leases that had initial, noncancelable lease terms greater than one year, under B&N College and NOOK leases as of May 3, 2014 are:


Fiscal Year	(a)
2015	$	421,268
2016		374,803
2017		328,928
2018		258,375
2019		193,103
After 2019		364,624

	$	1,941,101

(a)

Includes B&N College capital lease obligations of $232, $232, $39, $0, $0 and $0 for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and after 2019, respectively.

Purchase obligations Including Hardware And Software Maintenance Contracts And Inventory Purchase Commitments

Purchase obligations, which includes hardware and software maintenance contracts and inventory purchase commitments, as of May 3, 2014 are as follows:


Less Than 1 Year	$	205,281
1-3 Years		72,975
3-5 Years		273
More Than 5 Years		—

Total	$	278,529