STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
Plan identification number	002

STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

Profit-sharing ERISA section 404(c) Plan - This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1. Total participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met. Code section 401(k) feature - A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash. Code section 401(m) arrangement - Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contribtions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities. Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll. Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account. Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).

401k Sponsoring company profile

STAPLES, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name:	STAPLES, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Employer identification number (EIN):	042896127
NAIC Classification:	453210
NAIC Description:	Office Supplies and Stationery Stores

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Plan id#	Filing Submission Date	Name of Administrator	Date Administrator Signed	Name of Company Sponsor	Date Sponsor Signed
002	2022-01-01
002	2021-01-01
002	2020-01-01
002	2019-01-01
002	2018-01-01
002	2017-01-01	CARLA LEONARDO
002	2016-01-01	CARLA LEONARDO
002	2015-01-01	CARLA LEONARDO
002	2014-01-01	DAN BAKER
002	2013-01-01	DAN BAKER
002	2012-01-01	DAN BAKER
002	2011-01-01	DAN BAKER		DAN BAKER	2012-10-05
002	2009-01-01	DANIEL BAKER
002	2009-01-01	DANIEL BAKER
002	2009-01-01	DANIEL BAKER
002	2009-01-01	DANIEL BAKER

Plan Statistics for STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2022: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2022-01-01	21,386
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2022-01-01	13,366
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2022-01-01	443
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2022-01-01	6,689
Total of all active and inactive participants	2022-01-01	20,498
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2022-01-01	186
Total participants	2022-01-01	20,684
Number of participants with account balances	2022-01-01	19,350
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2022-01-01	125
2021: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2021-01-01	22,227
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2021-01-01	13,447
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2021-01-01	0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2021-01-01	7,484
Total of all active and inactive participants	2021-01-01	20,931
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2021-01-01	173
Total participants	2021-01-01	21,104
Number of participants with account balances	2021-01-01	19,057
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2021-01-01	76
2020: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2020-01-01	22,197
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2020-01-01	13,877
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2020-01-01	471
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2020-01-01	6,537
Total of all active and inactive participants	2020-01-01	20,885
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2020-01-01	148
Total participants	2020-01-01	21,033
Number of participants with account balances	2020-01-01	17,520
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2020-01-01	77
2019: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2019-01-01	25,838
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2019-01-01	14,947
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2019-01-01	447
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2019-01-01	6,655
Total of all active and inactive participants	2019-01-01	22,049
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2019-01-01	148
Total participants	2019-01-01	22,197
Number of participants with account balances	2019-01-01	17,900
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2019-01-01	91
2018: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2018-01-01	26,333
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2018-01-01	14,797
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2018-01-01	703
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2018-01-01	9,882
Total of all active and inactive participants	2018-01-01	25,382
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2018-01-01	137
Total participants	2018-01-01	25,519
Number of participants with account balances	2018-01-01	21,503
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2018-01-01	116
2017: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2017-01-01	46,595
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2017-01-01	15,362
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2017-01-01	553
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2017-01-01	9,965
Total of all active and inactive participants	2017-01-01	25,880
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2017-01-01	129
Total participants	2017-01-01	26,009
Number of participants with account balances	2017-01-01	21,924
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2017-01-01	168
2016: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2016-01-01	60,227
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2016-01-01	33,757
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2016-01-01	319
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2016-01-01	11,706
Total of all active and inactive participants	2016-01-01	45,782
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2016-01-01	94
Total participants	2016-01-01	45,876
Number of participants with account balances	2016-01-01	31,169
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2016-01-01	300
2015: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2015-01-01	53,484
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2015-01-01	42,560
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2015-01-01	6
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2015-01-01	17,535
Total of all active and inactive participants	2015-01-01	60,101
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2015-01-01	119
Total participants	2015-01-01	60,220
Number of participants with account balances	2015-01-01	38,217
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2015-01-01	20,902
2014: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2014-01-01	55,452
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2014-01-01	41,978
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2014-01-01	88
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2014-01-01	11,327
Total of all active and inactive participants	2014-01-01	53,393
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2014-01-01	91
Total participants	2014-01-01	53,484
Number of participants with account balances	2014-01-01	32,993
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2014-01-01	68
2013: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2013-01-01	44,691
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2013-01-01	34,119
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2013-01-01	6
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2013-01-01	8,019
Total of all active and inactive participants	2013-01-01	42,144
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2013-01-01	81
Total participants	2013-01-01	42,225
Number of participants with account balances	2013-01-01	30,288
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2013-01-01	10,426
2012: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	43,975
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	36,598
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	7
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	6,111
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	42,716
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	78
Total participants	2012-01-01	42,794
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	30,154
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	8,564
2011: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	44,804
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	35,417
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	9
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	5,814
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	41,240
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	84
Total participants	2011-01-01	41,324
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	29,683
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	8,235
2009: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	36,712
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	38,341
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	17
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	5,326
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	43,684
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	91
Total participants	2009-01-01	43,775
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	28,270
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	7,647

Financial Data on STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2022 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2022-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2022-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2022-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2022-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2022-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2022-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2022-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2022-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2022-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2022-12-31	$-184,824,352
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2022-12-31	$150,689,173
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2022-12-31	$148,804,978
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2022-12-31	$836,308
Value of total corrective distributions	2022-12-31	$33,217
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2022-12-31	$78,814,801
Value of total assets at end of year	2022-12-31	$1,278,341,558
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$1,613,855,083
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$1,014,670
Total income from rents	2022-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2022-12-31	$2,853,037
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2022-12-31	$10,137,838
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2022-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$10,137,838
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2022-12-31	$1,200
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2022-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2022-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2022-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2022-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2022-12-31	$56,762,447
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$14,480,974
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$15,457,071
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$161,620
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$169,224
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2022-12-31	$5,644,459
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2022-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2022-12-31	$50,709
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2022-12-31	$988,470
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2022-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2022-12-31	$-335,513,525
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$1,278,341,558
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$1,613,855,083
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2022-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2022-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2022-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$25,000
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2022-12-31	$361,467,523
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$481,677,907
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2022-12-31	$776,972
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2022-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2022-12-31	$2,076,065
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2022-12-31	$765,969,450
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$986,019,851
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2022-12-31	$119,852,514
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$113,939,060
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2022-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$-96,711,115
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2022-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2022-12-31	$-179,969,622
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2022-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2022-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2022-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2022-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2022-12-31	$16,407,895
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2022-12-31	$16,409,477
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$16,591,970
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2022-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2022-12-31	$148,804,978
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2022-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2022-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2022-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2022-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2022-12-31	346565596
2021 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2021-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2021-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2021-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2021-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2021-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2021-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2021-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2021-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2021-12-31	$314,350,445
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2021-12-31	$175,762,974
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2021-12-31	$174,184,147
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2021-12-31	$755,840
Value of total corrective distributions	2021-12-31	$6,447
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2021-12-31	$80,726,605
Value of total assets at end of year	2021-12-31	$1,613,855,083
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$1,475,267,612
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$816,540
Total income from rents	2021-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2021-12-31	$3,141,133
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2021-12-31	$25,508,276
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2021-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$25,508,276
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2021-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2021-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2021-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2021-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2021-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2021-12-31	$57,663,039
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$15,457,071
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$16,920,524
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$169,224
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$119,737
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2021-12-31	$6,472,005
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2021-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2021-12-31	$119,613
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2021-12-31	$816,540
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2021-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2021-12-31	$138,587,471
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$1,613,855,083
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$1,475,267,612
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2021-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2021-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2021-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2021-12-31	$481,677,907
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$446,798,481
Interest on participant loans	2021-12-31	$908,936
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2021-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2021-12-31	$2,232,197
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2021-12-31	$986,019,851
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$871,999,495
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2021-12-31	$113,939,060
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$123,375,042
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2021-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$51,528,204
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2021-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2021-12-31	$153,326,614
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2021-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2021-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2021-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2021-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2021-12-31	$16,591,561
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2021-12-31	$16,591,970
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$16,054,333
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2021-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2021-12-31	$174,184,147
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2021-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2021-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2021-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2021-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2021-12-31	346565596
2020 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2020-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2020-12-31	$79,425
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2020-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2020-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2020-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2020-12-31	$269,963,759
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2020-12-31	$173,751,931
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2020-12-31	$172,224,455
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2020-12-31	$752,646
Value of total corrective distributions	2020-12-31	$6,009
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2020-12-31	$78,507,136
Value of total assets at end of year	2020-12-31	$1,475,267,612
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$768,821
Total income from rents	2020-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2020-12-31	$3,832,206
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2020-12-31	$11,103,022
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2020-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$11,103,022
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2020-12-31	$2,100
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2020-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2020-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2020-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2020-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2020-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2020-12-31	$54,276,832
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$16,920,524
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$18,896,779
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$119,737
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$119,404
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2020-12-31	$8,168,652
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2020-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2020-12-31	$120,316
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2020-12-31	$766,721
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2020-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2020-12-31	$96,211,828
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$1,475,267,612
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2020-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2020-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2020-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2020-12-31	$446,798,481
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$436,684,469
Interest on participant loans	2020-12-31	$1,003,438
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2020-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2020-12-31	$2,828,768
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2020-12-31	$871,999,495
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$796,615,537
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2020-12-31	$123,375,042
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$109,215,982
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2020-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$40,046,428
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2020-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2020-12-31	$136,354,651
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2020-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2020-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2020-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2020-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2020-12-31	$16,061,652
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2020-12-31	$16,054,333
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$17,444,188
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2020-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2020-12-31	$172,224,455
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2020-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2020-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2020-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2020-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2020-12-31	346565596
2019 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2019-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2019-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2019-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2019-12-31	$266,465
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2019-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2019-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2019-12-31	$350,345,204
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2019-12-31	$162,481,273
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2019-12-31	$161,007,780
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2019-12-31	$674,462
Value of total corrective distributions	2019-12-31	$1,133
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2019-12-31	$89,668,465
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2019-12-31	$89,668,465
Value of total assets at end of year	2019-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Value of total assets at end of year	2019-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$797,898
Total income from rents	2019-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2019-12-31	$3,625,845
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2019-12-31	$13,025,189
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2019-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$13,025,189
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2019-12-31	$4,650
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2019-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2019-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2019-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2019-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2019-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$58,247,479
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$58,247,479
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$18,896,779
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$18,896,779
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$18,985,410
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$18,985,410
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$119,404
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$119,404
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$2,407
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$2,407
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$13,951,266
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$13,951,266
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2019-12-31	$263,494
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2019-12-31	$793,248
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Non cash contributions	2019-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2019-12-31	$187,863,931
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,378,976,359
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2019-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2019-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2019-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2019-12-31	$436,684,469
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2019-12-31	$436,684,469
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$379,282,866
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$379,282,866
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2019-12-31	$1,103,210
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2019-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2019-12-31	$2,522,635
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2019-12-31	$796,615,537
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2019-12-31	$796,615,537
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$662,094,970
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$662,094,970
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$109,215,982
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$109,215,982
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$113,061,142
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$113,061,142
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$78,106,040
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2019-12-31	$165,656,171
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2019-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2019-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2019-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2019-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2019-12-31	$17,469,720
Contributions received in cash from employer	2019-12-31	$17,469,720
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2019-12-31	$17,444,188
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2019-12-31	$17,444,188
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$17,419,168
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$17,419,168
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2019-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2019-12-31	$161,007,780
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2019-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2019-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2019-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2019-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2019-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2019-12-31	346565596
2018 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2018-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2018-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2018-12-31	$242,347,906
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2018-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2018-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2018-12-31	$9,526,862
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2018-12-31	$164,260,606
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2018-12-31	$162,325,101
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2018-12-31	$896,939
Value of total corrective distributions	2018-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2018-12-31	$82,824,530
Value of total assets at end of year	2018-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,587,927,613
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$1,038,566
Total income from rents	2018-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2018-12-31	$3,213,305
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2018-12-31	$21,932,584
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2018-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$21,932,584
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2018-12-31	$4,050
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2018-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2018-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2018-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2018-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2018-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2018-12-31	$57,924,573
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$18,985,410
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$29,591,248
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$2,407
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$325
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2018-12-31	$8,899,661
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2018-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2018-12-31	$1,935,152
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2018-12-31	$859,516
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2018-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2018-12-31	$-154,733,744
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$1,190,845,963
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$1,587,927,613
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2018-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2018-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2018-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$175,000
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2018-12-31	$379,282,866
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$496,230,825
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2018-12-31	$1,010,961
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2018-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2018-12-31	$2,202,344
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2018-12-31	$662,094,970
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$922,838,493
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2018-12-31	$113,061,142
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$131,392,979
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2018-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$-59,241,672
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2018-12-31	$-41,137,037
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2018-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2018-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2018-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2018-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2018-12-31	$16,000,296
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2018-12-31	$17,419,168
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$7,873,743
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2018-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2018-12-31	$162,325,101
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2018-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2018-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2018-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2018-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2018-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2018-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2018-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2018-12-31	346565596
2017 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2017-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2017-12-31	$500
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2017-12-31	$500
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2017-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2017-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2017-12-31	$345,580,936
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$3,310,071
Total of all expenses incurred	2017-12-31	$151,840,044
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2017-12-31	$149,112,671
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2017-12-31	$801,696
Value of total corrective distributions	2017-12-31	$2,034
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2017-12-31	$111,275,441
Value of total assets at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,587,927,613
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,394,186,721
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$1,923,643
Total income from rents	2017-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2017-12-31	$3,938,531
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2017-12-31	$21,373,931
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2017-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$20,696,872
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2017-12-31	$4,500
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2017-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2017-12-31	$500,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2017-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2017-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2017-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2017-12-31	$77,102,029
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$29,591,248
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$29,994,638
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$325
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$34,115
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2017-12-31	$8,301,781
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2017-12-31	$1,976,336
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2017-12-31	$1,669,143
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2017-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2017-12-31	$193,740,892
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,587,927,613
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,394,186,721
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2017-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2017-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2017-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$250,000
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2017-12-31	$496,230,825
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,174,383,292
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2017-12-31	$1,383,152
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2017-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2017-12-31	$2,555,379
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2017-12-31	$922,838,493
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$131,392,979
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$138,332,577
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2017-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$112,230,462
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2017-12-31	$91,475,664
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2017-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2017-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2017-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$26,999,839
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2017-12-31	$25,871,631
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2017-12-31	$7,873,743
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$24,442,260
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2017-12-31	$677,059
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2017-12-31	$149,112,671
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2017-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2017-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$31,027,848
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$27,717,777
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2017-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2017-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2017-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2017-12-31	346565596
2016 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2016-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2016-12-31	$3,265,917
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2016-12-31	$3,265,917
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2016-12-31	$4,175,659
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2016-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2016-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2016-12-31	$235,771,012
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$-2,586,155
Total of all expenses incurred	2016-12-31	$219,377,445
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2016-12-31	$217,658,780
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2016-12-31	$1,660,292
Value of total corrective distributions	2016-12-31	$24,223
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2016-12-31	$134,166,981
Value of total assets at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,394,186,721
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,373,617,495
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$34,150
Total income from rents	2016-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2016-12-31	$4,006,132
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2016-12-31	$51,510,937
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2016-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$50,808,217
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2016-12-31	$7,800
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2016-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2016-12-31	$500,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2016-12-31	Yes
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2016-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2016-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2016-12-31	$75,432,198
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$29,994,638
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$35,808,278
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2016-12-31	$34,115
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2016-12-31	$7,207,712
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2016-12-31	$183,986
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2016-12-31	$26,350
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2016-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2016-12-31	$16,393,567
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,394,186,721
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,373,617,495
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2016-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2016-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2016-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,174,383,292
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,159,912,692
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2016-12-31	$1,392,750
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2016-12-31	$230,472
Interest earned on other investments	2016-12-31	$2,103,560
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$73,101,111
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2016-12-31	$2,155,530
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$2,155,530
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2016-12-31	$279,350
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$138,332,577
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$72,966,378
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$44,680,284
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2016-12-31	$542,930
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2016-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2016-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2016-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$26,999,839
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$29,673,506
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2016-12-31	$51,527,071
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2016-12-31	$24,442,260
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2016-12-31	$702,720
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2016-12-31	$217,658,780
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2016-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2016-12-31	Yes
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2016-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2016-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$4,378,590
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$6,964,745
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2016-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2016-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2016-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2016-12-31	346565596
2015 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2015-12-31	$-32,622,220
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2015-12-31	$-32,622,220
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2015-12-31	$25,308
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2015-12-31	$76,667,154
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$5,058,873
Total of all expenses incurred	2015-12-31	$138,779,805
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2015-12-31	$137,753,795
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2015-12-31	$191,890
Value of total corrective distributions	2015-12-31	$28,829
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2015-12-31	$111,868,023
Value of total assets at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,373,617,495
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$1,435,755,454
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$805,291
Total interest from all sources	2015-12-31	$1,850,296
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2015-12-31	$18,277,421
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2015-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$16,749,071
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2015-12-31	$275,839
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2015-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2015-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2015-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2015-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2015-12-31	$79,108,160
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$35,808,278
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$42,211,627
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2015-12-31	$4,571,407
Other income not declared elsewhere	2015-12-31	$1,662,395
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2015-12-31	$-62,112,651
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,373,617,495
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,435,755,454
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2015-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2015-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2015-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$58,846
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,159,912,692
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$1,189,321,286
Interest on participant loans	2015-12-31	$1,847,864
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2015-12-31	$73,101,111
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$70,737,326
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2015-12-31	$2,155,530
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2015-12-31	$3,413,890
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$3,413,890
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2015-12-31	$2,432
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2015-12-31	$72,966,378
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$70,534,658
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$-31,022,094
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2015-12-31	$1,594,460
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2015-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2015-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$29,673,506
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$59,536,667
Contributions received in cash from employer	2015-12-31	$28,188,456
Income. Dividends from common stock	2015-12-31	$1,528,350
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2015-12-31	$137,753,795
Contract administrator fees	2015-12-31	$470,606
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2015-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2015-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$2,299,813
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$-2,759,060
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2015-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2015-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2015-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2015-12-31	346565596
2014 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2014-12-31	$-5,611,972
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2014-12-31	$-5,611,972
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2014-12-31	$2,275,692
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2014-12-31	$37,443
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2014-12-31	$197,114,214
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$12,266,179
Total of all expenses incurred	2014-12-31	$133,327,749
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2014-12-31	$132,447,857
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2014-12-31	$130,065
Value of total corrective distributions	2014-12-31	$34,851
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2014-12-31	$101,173,035
Value of total assets at end of year	2014-12-31	$1,435,755,454
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$1,369,730,740
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$714,976
Total interest from all sources	2014-12-31	$2,213,308
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2014-12-31	$16,630,527
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2014-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$14,959,068
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2014-12-31	$233,006
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2014-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2014-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2014-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2014-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2014-12-31	$76,206,679
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$42,211,627
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$52,769,320
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2014-12-31	$4,113,964
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2014-12-31	$63,786,465
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$1,435,755,454
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$1,369,730,740
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2014-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2014-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2014-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$12,646
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2014-12-31	$1,189,321,286
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$1,115,701,857
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$95,970,493
Interest on participant loans	2014-12-31	$2,212,294
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2014-12-31	$70,737,326
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$22,606,461
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2014-12-31	$3,413,890
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2014-12-31	$2,938,400
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$2,938,400
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2014-12-31	$1,014
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2014-12-31	$70,534,658
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$22,311,711
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$70,443,137
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2014-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2014-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$59,536,667
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$57,432,498
Contributions received in cash from employer	2014-12-31	$20,852,392
Income. Dividends from common stock	2014-12-31	$1,671,459
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2014-12-31	$132,447,857
Contract administrator fees	2014-12-31	$469,324
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2014-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2014-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$5,683,802
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$-6,582,377
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2014-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2014-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2014-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2014-12-31	346565596
2013 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2013-12-31	$16,132,916
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2013-12-31	$16,132,916
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2013-12-31	$27,916
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2013-12-31	$133,991
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2013-12-31	$344,009,316
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$1,290,531
Total of all expenses incurred	2013-12-31	$122,933,225
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2013-12-31	$122,486,698
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2013-12-31	$144,364
Value of total corrective distributions	2013-12-31	$56,033
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2013-12-31	$90,233,500
Value of total assets at end of year	2013-12-31	$1,369,730,740
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$1,148,760,724
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$246,130
Total interest from all sources	2013-12-31	$2,437,658
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2013-12-31	$13,607,312
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2013-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$11,815,240
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2013-12-31	$4,944
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2013-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2013-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2013-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2013-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2013-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2013-12-31	$76,054,170
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$52,769,320
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$50,264,305
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2013-12-31	$4,550,328
Other income not declared elsewhere	2013-12-31	$88,848
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2013-12-31	$221,076,091
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$1,369,730,740
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$1,148,760,724
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2013-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2013-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2013-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$30,233
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2013-12-31	$1,115,701,857
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$905,793,672
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$95,970,493
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$145,004,460
Interest on participant loans	2013-12-31	$2,435,711
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2013-12-31	$22,606,461
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2013-12-31	$2,938,400
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2013-12-31	$2,609,573
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$2,609,573
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2013-12-31	$1,947
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2013-12-31	$22,311,711
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$56,411
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$217,705,806
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2013-12-31	$2,433,993
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2013-12-31	$78,752
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2013-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2013-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$57,432,498
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$45,032,303
Contributions received in cash from employer	2013-12-31	$9,629,002
Income. Dividends from common stock	2013-12-31	$1,792,072
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2013-12-31	$122,486,698
Contract administrator fees	2013-12-31	$210,953
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2013-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2013-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$5,527,107
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$4,236,576
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2013-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2013-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2013-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2013-12-31	346565596
2012 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2012-12-31	$-9,789,893
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2012-12-31	$-9,789,893
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2012-12-31	$59,153
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$218,649,722
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$-33,618
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$86,308,912
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$85,564,629
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2012-12-31	$103,710
Value of total corrective distributions	2012-12-31	$53,114
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$107,011,163
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$1,148,760,724
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$1,016,479,067
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$587,459
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$2,349,950
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$16,619,511
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$14,856,486
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2012-12-31	$491,448
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$74,390,492
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$50,264,305
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$48,901,720
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2012-12-31	$3,876,075
Other income not declared elsewhere	2012-12-31	$2,092
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2012-12-31	$132,340,810
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$1,148,760,724
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$1,016,479,067
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2012-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2012-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2012-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$90,000
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$905,793,672
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$765,848,806
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2012-12-31	$145,004,460
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$141,701,804
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$2,346,952
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2012-12-31	$2,609,573
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2012-12-31	$3,327,769
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$3,327,769
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2012-12-31	$2,998
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2012-12-31	$56,411
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$122,151
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$99,153,360
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2012-12-31	$3,337,157
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2012-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2012-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2012-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$45,032,303
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$56,576,817
Contributions received in cash from employer	2012-12-31	$28,744,596
Income. Dividends from common stock	2012-12-31	$1,763,025
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$85,564,629
Contract administrator fees	2012-12-31	$6,011
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2012-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2012-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$2,488,613
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$2,522,231
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2012-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2012-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2012-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	346565596
2011 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2011-12-31	$-35,456,038
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2011-12-31	$-35,456,038
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2011-12-31	$4,641,091
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-12-31	$55,036,242
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$-977,340
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-12-31	$83,411,319
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-12-31	$83,182,325
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2011-12-31	$21,096
Value of total corrective distributions	2011-12-31	$74,801
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-12-31	$104,308,702
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-12-31	$1,016,479,067
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$1,040,213,053
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$133,097
Total interest from all sources	2011-12-31	$2,307,802
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-12-31	$12,797,872
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$11,153,374
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2011-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2011-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2011-12-31	$72,582,986
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$48,901,720
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$44,856,422
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2011-12-31	$3,904,814
Other income not declared elsewhere	2011-12-31	$5,868
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2011-12-31	$56,842
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2011-12-31	$-28,375,077
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$1,016,479,067
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$1,040,213,053
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$7,294
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-12-31	$765,848,806
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$768,945,659
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2011-12-31	$141,701,804
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$126,318,626
Interest on participant loans	2011-12-31	$2,308,144
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2011-12-31	$3,327,769
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2011-12-31	$5,068,982
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$5,068,982
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2011-12-31	$-342
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2011-12-31	$122,151
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$252,780
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$-31,321,175
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2011-12-31	$3,370,551
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$56,576,817
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$94,770,584
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-12-31	$27,820,902
Income. Dividends from common stock	2011-12-31	$1,644,498
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-12-31	$83,182,325
Contract administrator fees	2011-12-31	$68,961
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$3,308,243
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$4,285,583
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2011-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-12-31	346565596
2010 : STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2010-12-31	$-7,483,430
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2010-12-31	$-7,483,430
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2010-12-31	$290
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$193,697,762
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$-562,204
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$77,496,022
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$77,139,848
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2010-12-31	$5,168
Value of total corrective distributions	2010-12-31	$21,775
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$95,820,967
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$1,040,213,053
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$924,011,603
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$329,231
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$2,358,672
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$11,325,888
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$9,793,030
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2010-12-31	$3,500
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2010-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$68,043,780
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$44,856,422
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$40,298,811
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$2,965,176
Other income not declared elsewhere	2010-12-31	$9,950
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2010-12-31	$150,220
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$116,201,740
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$1,040,213,053
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$924,011,603
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2010-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2010-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2010-12-31	No
Investment advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$7,022
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$768,945,659
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$643,760,238
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2010-12-31	$126,318,626
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$123,942,402
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$2,358,128
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$3,091,869
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2010-12-31	$5,068,982
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2010-12-31	$4,753,553
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$4,753,553
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2010-12-31	$544
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2010-12-31	$252,780
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$657,324
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$89,009,538
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2010-12-31	$3,212,531
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$5,850
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2010-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2010-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2010-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$94,770,584
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$107,507,406
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$24,812,011
Income. Dividends from common stock	2010-12-31	$1,532,858
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$77,139,848
Contract administrator fees	2010-12-31	$168,489
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2010-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2010-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$5,421,828
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$5,984,032
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2010-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2010-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2010-12-31	ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	346565596

Form 5500 Responses for STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

2022: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 form 5500 responses
2022-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2022-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2022-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2022-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2022-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2022-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2022-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2022-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2022-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2021: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 form 5500 responses
2021-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2021-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2021-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2021-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2021-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2021-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2021-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2021-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2021-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2020: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 form 5500 responses
2020-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2020-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2020-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2020-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2020-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2020-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2020-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2020-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2020-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2019: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 form 5500 responses
2019-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2019-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2019-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2019-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2019-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2019-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2018: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 form 5500 responses
2018-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2018-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2018-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2018-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2018-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2017: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 form 5500 responses
2017-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2017-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2017-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2017-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2017-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2016: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 form 5500 responses
2016-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2016-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2016-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2016-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2016-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2015: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 form 5500 responses
2015-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2015-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2015-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2015-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2015-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2014: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 form 5500 responses
2014-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2014-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2014-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2014-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2014-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2013: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 form 5500 responses
2013-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2013-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2013-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2013-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2013-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2012: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2011-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

Insurance Providers Used on plan

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 2549 Insurance policy start date 2022-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2022-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 2709 Insurance policy start date 2021-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2021-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 2923 Insurance policy start date 2020-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2020-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 3106 Insurance policy start date 2019-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2019-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 3469 Insurance policy start date 2018-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2018-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 68322 )
Policy contract number	150552-01
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 150552-01 Number of Individuals Covered 3789 Insurance policy start date 2017-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2017-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? 0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	GA28192
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number GA28192 Number of Individuals Covered 38217 Insurance policy start date 2015-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2015-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? Yes Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	GA28192
Policy instance	2
Insurance contract or identification number GA28192 Number of Individuals Covered 32993 Insurance policy start date 2014-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2014-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? Yes Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	30426
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 30426 Number of Individuals Covered 0 Insurance policy start date 2014-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2014-08-15 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	GA28192
Policy instance	3
Insurance contract or identification number GA28192 Number of Individuals Covered 30288 Insurance policy start date 2013-09-16 Insurance policy end date 2013-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? Yes Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 61271 )
Policy contract number	5-18589
Policy instance	2
Insurance contract or identification number 5-18589 Number of Individuals Covered 0 Insurance policy start date 2013-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2013-01-08 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	30426
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number 30426 Number of Individuals Covered 30288 Insurance policy start date 2013-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2013-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 88072 )
Policy contract number	GA-024774
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number GA-024774 Number of Individuals Covered 0 Insurance policy start date 2012-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2012-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 61271 )
Policy contract number	5-18589
Policy instance	3
Insurance contract or identification number 5-18589 Number of Individuals Covered 30154 Insurance policy start date 2012-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2012-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	30426
Policy instance	2
Insurance contract or identification number 30426 Number of Individuals Covered 30154 Insurance policy start date 2012-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2012-12-31 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 88072 )
Policy contract number	GA-024774
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number GA-024774 Number of Individuals Covered 29683 Insurance policy start date 2011-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2011-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	30426
Policy instance	2
Insurance contract or identification number 30426 Number of Individuals Covered 29683 Insurance policy start date 2011-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2011-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 61271 )
Policy contract number	5-18589
Policy instance	3
Insurance contract or identification number 5-18589 Number of Individuals Covered 29683 Insurance policy start date 2011-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2011-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 61271 )
Policy contract number	5-18589
Policy instance	3
Insurance contract or identification number 5-18589 Number of Individuals Covered 29067 Insurance policy start date 2010-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2010-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? Yes Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 88072 )
Policy contract number	GA-024774
Policy instance	1
Insurance contract or identification number GA-024774 Number of Individuals Covered 29067 Insurance policy start date 2010-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2010-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 66915 )
Policy contract number	30426
Policy instance	2
Insurance contract or identification number 30426 Number of Individuals Covered 29067 Insurance policy start date 2010-01-01 Insurance policy end date 2010-12-31 Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker USD $0 Total amount of fees paid to insurance company USD $0 Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity? No Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual? No Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan No Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration 0 Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment? No Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment? No Health Insurance Welfare Benefit No Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit No Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit No Life Insurance Welfare Benefit No Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit No Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash? No Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit? No Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500? No