FUEL DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS |
9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2015 | |
| Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| FUEL DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS |
FUEL DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
In order to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from changes in diesel fuel costs, the Company entered into fuel derivative contracts with third parties. The Company has entered into fuel derivative contracts for 1.7 million gallons of diesel fuel, or approximately 37% of the Dollar Tree segment's domestic truckload fuel needs from November 2015 through January 2016. Under these contracts, the Company pays the third party a fixed price for diesel fuel and receives variable diesel fuel prices at amounts approximating current diesel fuel costs, thereby creating the economic equivalent of a fixed-rate obligation. These derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting and therefore all changes in fair value for these derivatives are included in “Other (income) expense, net” on the accompanying condensed consolidated income statements.
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