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6 Months Ended |
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| 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 the DOC’s assessment of duties on products 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 pans case, affirming retroactive application. In May 2026, the Company filed a brief and in June 2026 it participated in a hearing to argue that the DOC should reverse its decision regarding retroactive application in its final determination. The DOC has extended the final determination in the aluminum pans case to August 31, 2026. In July 2026, the DOC issued a preliminary determination in the paper plates case, finding that retroactive application is not supported by the evidence in the case record. Petitioners filed a brief arguing that the DOC should reverse its decision not to apply duties retroactively. In response, the Company has filed a rebuttal brief and requested a hearing on this issue. The final determination deadline in the paper plates case is on October 14, 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 for retroactive duties in these cases is currently estimated to be as high as approximately $11 million for aluminum pans and $15 million for paper plates. For products imported after initiation of the cases, we recorded a charge of approximately $13 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2026 for AD and CVD.
In August 2026, the DOC initiated a new case regarding whether aluminum pans from Malaysia and Indonesia were circumventing the 2025 AD and CVD orders. To the extent the DOC makes an affirmative determination that aluminum pans from these countries had Chinese inputs, the Company’s imports may be subject to AD/CVD duties. The DOC has announced a preliminary determination date of January 4, 2027. The Company is currently unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings.
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 and remanded the case to the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) to provide a remedy for importers who had paid the tariffs. On March 4, 2026, the CIT ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to begin refunding all tariffs imposed under IEEPA. On April 20, 2026, CBP launched a process for importers to submit IEEPA refund claims. The Company submitted claims for refunds totaling $379 million in April 2026. In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company began receiving refunds for IEEPA tariffs previously paid, totaling approximately $369 million, plus $14 million of interest. Approximately $369 million is reflected within “Cost of sales,” and the interest is reflected within “Other income, net” in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements. We do not expect the amounts of the remaining refunds of IEEPA tariffs to be material.
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