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CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (Notes)

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CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

On August 15, 2014, the Company entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to its five-year $750.0 million Credit Agreement (the "Existing Credit Agreement") with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. The Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to facilitate the issuance and/or borrowings of certain third-party debt financing that may be used by the Company to finance its proposed acquisition of Family Dollar. The Amendment also facilitates escrow arrangements related to the acquisition.