Related Parties
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During fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009, the Company purchased
approximately $5.7 million, $3.2 million, and
$4.5 million, respectively, of data processing equipment
and software from EMC Corporation. The Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer of EMC Corporation is a member of the
Company’s Board.
During fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009, the Company purchased
approximately $1.8 million, $1.5 million, and
$0.2 million, respectively, of office supplies from
Staples, Inc. The President of Staples North American Delivery,
one of Staples’ three business segments, is a member of the
Company’s Board.
During fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009, the Company purchased
approximately $0.4 million, $0.4 million, and
$0.5 million, respectively, of services from
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Jonathan J. Judge, the
Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer and
former director, is a member of the Board of Directors of
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.
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- Definition
This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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