Contingencies |
3 Months Ended |
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May 02, 2026 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Contingencies | Contingencies As previously reported, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, a tornado destroyed our Dollar Tree distribution center in Marietta, Oklahoma. In connection with this, in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we received additional insurance proceeds of $5.2 million related to damaged inventory which was recorded as a gain. In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, as previously reported, we received insurance proceeds of $70.0 million, including $50.0 million related to damaged property and equipment and $20.0 million related to damaged inventory. We recorded a gain of approximately $62.0 million for the excess of the insurance proceeds received over the losses incurred for the damaged property and equipment and damaged inventory.
The gains recorded in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 are reflected within “” in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements.
Legal Proceedings
We are defendants in ordinary, routine litigation or proceedings incidental to our business, including employment-related matters; infringement of intellectual property rights; personal injury/wrongful death claims; real estate matters; environmental and safety issues; and product safety and product liability matters (including cases arising from talc and acetaminophen products sold by the Company). Legal proceedings may also include class, collective, representative and large cases and arbitrations. We will vigorously defend ourselves in these matters. We do not believe that any of these matters will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on our business, financial condition, or liquidity. We cannot give assurance, however, that one or more of these matters will not have a material effect on our results of operations for the quarter or year in which any reserves are established (if ever) or they are resolved.
We assess our legal proceedings monthly and reserves are established if a loss is probable and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. Many, if not substantially all, of our legal proceedings are subject to significant uncertainties and, therefore, determining the likelihood of a loss and the measurement of any loss can be complex and subject to judgment. With respect to the matters noted below where we have determined that a loss is reasonably possible but not probable, we are unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of the possible loss at this time due to the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of and uncertainties regarding legal proceedings. Our assessments are based on estimates and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management, but that may prove to be incomplete or inaccurate, and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that might cause us to change those estimates and assumptions. Management’s assessment of legal proceedings could change because of future determinations or the discovery of facts which are not presently known. Accordingly, the ultimate costs of resolving these proceedings may be substantially higher or lower than currently estimated.
In connection with the sale of Family Dollar, Dollar Tree agreed to defend and indemnify Family Dollar against certain specified litigated matters, including certain product liability cases arising from customers' alleged use, before the sale, of talc and acetaminophen products purchased at Family Dollar.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) issued separate orders for antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duties (“CVD”) on imports of paper plates and aluminum pans coming from China. In August 2025, the DOC initiated a circumvention case regarding whether paper plates sourced from Cambodia and Malaysia were circumventing the AD and CVD orders by using parent rolls of paper from China. Similarly, in July 2025, the DOC initiated a circumvention case regarding whether aluminum pans produced in Thailand and Vietnam were circumventing the AD and CVD orders by using parent rolls of aluminum from China. In addition to DOC’s assessment of duties on product imported after case initiation, petitioners in both cases have requested the DOC to apply duties retroactively to imports that occurred prior to the initiation of the circumvention cases. The Company imported both products from impacted countries during the requested retroactive period and after initiation of the cases.
In April 2026, the DOC issued a preliminary determination in the aluminum pan case, affirming retroactive application, with a final determination scheduled for July 2026. Subsequent to May 2, 2026, the Company filed a brief and requested a hearing with the DOC prior to the final determination. The preliminary and final determinations in the paper plate case are expected later in 2026.
Although the DOC has significant discretion in deciding these cases, based on past precedent of DOC rulings, the Company does not believe it is probable that we will incur losses with respect to retroactive duties. Total exposure in these cases is currently estimated to be as high as approximately $56 million for aluminum pans and $53 million for paper plates, as of May 26, 2026.
Tariff Refunds
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain of the tariffs imposed in fiscal 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were unlawful. The ruling did not address potential refunds; however, on March 4, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to begin refunding all tariffs imposed under IEEPA. On April 20, 2026, the CBP launched a process for submitting IEEPA refund claims. The Company submitted refund claims in April 2026 and will record these refunds as and when the amounts are collected. Subsequent to May 2, 2026, the Company began receiving refunds for IEEPA tariffs previously paid, totaling approximately $110 million through May 26, 2026, including $6 million of interest.
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