LONG-TERM DEBT |
3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2016 | |
| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| LONG-TERM DEBT |
LONG-TERM DEBT
Acquisition Notes
In 2015, the Company completed the offering of $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes,” and together with the 2020 Notes, the “Acquisition Notes”). The Acquisition Notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Acquisition Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements or a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws. On May 5, 2016 the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, relating to an offer to exchange the Acquisition Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms, as required by the registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the Acquisition Notes. The registration statement is not effective as of June 9, 2016. The Acquisition Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis, subject to certain exceptions, by each of the Company’s subsidiaries which guarantee the obligations under the Company’s new senior secured credit facilities or certain other indebtedness, including Family Dollar and certain of its subsidiaries.
Debt Covenants
As of April 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
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