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TARGET CORPORATION
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Fiscal Years 2010, 2009 and 2008
(millions)
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
Balance at Additions
Beginning of Charged to Balance at End
Description Period Cost, Expenses Deductions of Period
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
2010 $1,016 528 (854) $ 690
2009 $1,010 1,185 (1,179) $1,016
2008 $ 570 1,251 (811) $1,010
Sales returns reserves (a):
2010 $ 41 1,146 (1,149) $ 38
2009 $ 29 1,118 (1,106) $ 41
2008 $ 29 1,088 (1,088) $ 29
(a) These amounts represent the gross margin effect of sales returns during the respective years. Expected merchandise returns after year-end
for sales made before year-end were $97 million, $99 million and $100 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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