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2016 Annual Report Visit our online Annual Report at Target.com/annualreport 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 612.304.6073 2016 Annual Report Welcome to our 2016 Annual Report To explore key stories of the past year and find out more about what's in store, visit Target.com/abullseyeview. You can also view our Annual Report online at Target.com/annualreport. Financial Highlights $4.58 $5.25 $3.83 $2,669 $3,321 $2,449 $2,694 $4,969 $5,530 $4.20 Diluted EPS In Millions $4,535 $5,170 $5,740 $69,495 $73,785 $72,618 $71,279 $73,301 Net Earnings In Millions $5.00 EBIT In Millions $3,315 Sales (Note: Reflects amounts attributable to continuing operations.) '12 '13\t'14\t'15\t'16 '12 '13\t'14\t'15\t'16 '12 '13\t'14\t'15\t'16 '12 '13\t'14\t'15\t'16 2016 Growth: -5.8% (a) Five-year CAGR: 0.3% 2016 Growth: -10.1% Five-year CAGR: -1.8% 2016 Growth: -19.6% Five-year CAGR: -2.6% 2016 Growth: -12.7% Five-year CAGR: 0.5% Total Segment Sales: $69,495 Million 22% 22% 20% 19% 17% Household Essentials Food, Beverage & Pet Supplies Apparel & Accessories Home Furnishings & Decor Hardlines (a)\tThe 2016 sales decline is primarily due to the December 2015 sale of our pharmacy and clinic businesses (Pharmacy Transaction) to CVS Pharmacy, Inc. 2015 sales includes $3,815 million related to our former pharmacy and clinic businesses. Financial Summary Target 2016 Annual Report 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 (a) FINANCIAL RESULTS: (in millions) Sales (b) $\t69,495 $ 73,785 $ 72,618 $ 71,279 $\t73,301 Cost of Sales 48,872 51,997 51,278 50,039 50,568 Gross Margin 20,623 Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) 13,356 14,665 14,676 14,465 14,643 Credit card expenses Depreciation and amortization 467 2,298 2,213 2,129 1,996 2,044 Gain on sale (c) Earnings from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT) 21,788 21,340 21,240 22,733 (620) (391) (161) 4,969 5,530 4,535 5,170 5,740 Net interest expense 1,004 607 882 1,049 684 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 3,965 4,923 3,653 4,121 5,056 Provision for income taxes 1,296 1,602 1,204 1,427 1,741 Net earnings from continuing operations 2,669 3,321 2,449 2,694 3,315 Discontinued operations, net of tax 68 42 (4,085) (723) (316) Net earnings / (loss) $\t2,737 $\t3,363 $ (1,636) $ 1,971 $\t4.62 $ 5.29 $ 3.86 $ 4.24 $ 2,999 PER SHARE: Basic earnings / (loss) per share Continuing operations Discontinued operations Net earnings / (loss) per share 0.12 $\t5.05 0.07 (6.44) (1.14) (0.48) $\t4.74 $ 5.35 $\t(2.58) $ 3.10 $\t4.57 $\t4.58 $ 5.25 $ 3.83 $ 4.20 $\t5.00 Diluted earnings / (loss) per share Continuing operations Discontinued operations 0.12 0.07 (6.38) (1.13) (0.48) Net earnings / (loss) per share $\t4.70 $ 5.31 $\t(2.56) $ 3.07 $ 4.52 Cash dividends declared $\t2.36 $ 2.20 $ 1.99 $ 1.65 $\t1.38 FINANCIAL POSITION: (in millions) Total assets $\t37,431 $ Capital expenditures (d) $\t1,547 $ 1,438 40,262 $ 1,786 $ 41,172 $ 44,325 $ 47,878 $ 1,886 $\t2,345 Long-term debt, including current portion (d) $ 12,749 $ 12,760 $ 12,725 $ 12,494 $\t16,260 Net debt (d)(e) $ 11,639 $ 9,752 $ 11,205 $ 12,491 $\t16,185 Shareholders' investment $\t10,953 $ 12,957 $ 13,997 $ 16,231 $\t16,558 SEGMENT FINANCIAL RATIOS: (f) Comparable sales growth (g) (0.5)% 2.1% 1.3% (0.4)% 2.7% Gross margin (% of sales) 29.7% 29.5% 29.4% 29.8% 29.7% SG&A (% of sales) 19.2% 19.6% 20.0% 20.2% 19.1% EBIT margin (% of sales) 7.1% 6.9% 6.5% 6.8% 7.8% 556.2 602.2 640.2 632.9 645.3 OTHER: Common shares outstanding (in millions) Operating cash flow provided by continuing operations (in millions) (h) $\t5,329 $ 5,254 $ 5,157 $ 7,572 $\t5,615 Sales per square foot (d)(i) $\t290 $ 307 $ 302 $ 298 $\t299 Retail square feet (in thousands) (d) 239,502 239,539 239,963 240,054 237,847 Square footage growth (d) % (0.2)% % 0.9% 0.9% Total number of stores (d) 1,802 1,792 1,790 1,793 1,778 Total number of distribution centers (d) 40 40 38 37 37 (a)\tConsisted of 53 weeks. (b)\tThe 2016 sales decline is primarily due to the Pharmacy Transaction. For 2012, includes credit card revenues. (c)\tFor 2015, includes the gain on the Pharmacy Transaction. For 2013 and 2012, includes gains related to the sale of our U.S. credit card receivables portfolio. (d)\tRepresents amounts attributable to continuing operations. (e)\tIncluding current portion and short-term notes payable, net of short-term investments of $1,110 million, $3,008 million, $1,520 million, $3 million, and $75 million in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. Management believes this measure is an indicator of our level of financial leverage because short-term investments are available to pay debt maturity obligations. (f) Effective January 15, 2015, we operate as a single segment which includes all of our continuing operations, excluding net interest expense and the impact of certain other discretely managed items. (g)\tSee definition of comparable sales in Form 10-K, Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (h)\tPrior year balances have been revised to reflect the impact of adopting ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, described further in Form 10-K, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 26. (i) Represents sales per square foot which is calculated using rolling four quarters average square feet. The 2016 decrease is primarily due to the Pharmacy Transaction. Our former pharmacy and clinic businesses contributed approximately $16 to 2015 sales per square foot. In 2012, sales per square foot was calculated excluding the 53rd week in order to provide a more useful comparison to other years. Using total reported sales for 2012 (including the 53rd week) resulted in sales per square foot of $304. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-6049 TARGET CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Address of principal executive offices) 41-0215170 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 55403 (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 612/304-6073 Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12(B) Of The Act: Title of Each Class Common Stock, par value $0.0833 per share Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 126-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of July 30, 2016 was $43,242,921,133, based on the closing price of $75.33 per share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of registrant's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date. Total shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0833, outstanding at March 2, 2017 were 552,675,341. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about May 1, 2017 are incorporated into Part III. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item 1 Item 1A Item 1B Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 4A PART II Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 7A Item 8 Item 9 Item 9A Item 9B PART III Item 10 Item 11 Item 12 Item 13 Item 14 PART IV Item 15 Signatures Exhibit Index Business Risk Factors Unresolved Staff Comments Properties Legal Proceedings Mine Safety Disclosures Executive Officers 2 5 10 11 12 12 13 Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Selected Financial Data Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Controls and Procedures Other Information 14 16 16 29 30 60 60 60 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Executive Compensation 60 61 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence Principal Accountant Fees and Services 61 61 61 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 1 62 66 68 PART I Item 1. Business General Target Corporation (Target, the Corporation or the Company) was incorporated in Minnesota in 1902. We offer our customers, referred to as "guests," everyday essentials and fashionable, differentiated merchandise at discounted prices. Our ability to deliver a preferred shopping experience to our guests is supported by our supply chain and technology, our devotion to innovation, our loyalty offerings such as REDcard Rewards and Cartwheel, and our disciplined approach to managing our business and investing in future growth. We operate as a single segment designed to enable guests to purchase products seamlessly in stores or through our digital channels. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profit to communities. We perform account servicing and primary marketing functions for, and earn a substantial portion of the profits generated by, the Target Credit Card and Target MasterCard consumer receivables portfolio, which is underwritten, funded, and owned by TD Bank Group (TD). Refer to Note 9 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (the Financial Statements) for more information on the credit card profit sharing. Prior to January 15, 2015, we operated a Canadian Segment. On January 15, 2015, we announced our exit from the Canadian market, and Target Canada Co. and certain other wholly owned subsidiaries of Target filed for protection (the Filing) in Canada under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto (the Court). Following the Filing, we no longer consolidate our former Canadian retail operation. Canadian financial results prior to the Filing are included in our financial statements and classified within discontinued operations. See Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) and Note 7 of the Financial Statements for more information. Prior to December 16, 2015, we operated 1,672 pharmacies and 79 clinics in our stores. On December 16, 2015, we sold our pharmacy and clinic businesses (Pharmacy Transaction) to CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS). CVS now operates the pharmacy and clinic businesses in our stores under a perpetual operating agreement, subject to termination in limited circumstances. See MD&A and Note 6 of the Financial Statements for more information. Discontinued operations in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refers only to our discontinued Canadian operations. Financial Highlights For information on key financial highlights and segment financial information, see the items referenced in Item 6, Selected Financial Data, MD&A, and Note 30 of the Financial Statements. Seasonality A larger share of annual revenues and earnings traditionally occurs in the fourth quarter because it includes the peak holiday sales period of November and December. Merchandise We sell a wide assortment of general merchandise and food. The majority of our general merchandise stores offer an edited food assortment, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy, and frozen items. Nearly all of our stores larger than 170,000 square feet offer a full line of food items comparable to traditional supermarkets. Our small, flexible format stores, generally smaller than 50,000 square feet, offer curated general merchandise and food assortments. Our digital channels include a wide assortment of general merchandise, including many items found in our stores, along with a complementary assortment such as additional sizes and colors sold only online. 2 A significant portion of our sales is from national brand merchandise. Approximately one-third of 2016 sales related to our owned and exclusive brands, including but not limited to the following: Owned Brands Archer Farms Art Class Ava & Viv Boots & Barkley Cat & Jack Embark Gilligan & O'Malley Knox Rose Market Pantry Merona Pillowfort Room Essentials Simply Balanced Smith & Hawken Sonia Kashuk Spritz Sutton & Dodge Threshold up & up Wine Cube Wondershop Xhilaration Exclusive Brands C9 by Champion DENIZEN from Levi's Fieldcrest Genuine Kids from OshKosh Hand Made Modern Just One You made by carter's Kid Made Modern Liz Lange for Target Mossimo Nate Berkus for Target Oh Joy! for Target We also sell merchandise through periodic exclusive design and creative partnerships and generate revenue from instore amenities such as Target Caf and Target Photo, and leased or licensed departments such as Target Optical, Starbucks, and other food service offerings. The majority of our stores also have a CVS pharmacy from which we will generate ongoing annual, inflation adjusted occupancy-related income (see MD&A and Note 6 of the Financial Statements for more information). Distribution The vast majority of merchandise is distributed to our stores through our network of 40 distribution centers. Common carriers ship general merchandise to and from our distribution centers. Vendors or third party distributors ship certain food items and other merchandise directly to our stores. Merchandise sold through our digital channels is distributed to our guests via common carriers from our distribution centers, from vendors or third party distributors, from our stores or through guest pick-up at our stores. Using our stores as fulfillment points allows improved product availability and delivery times and also reduces shipping costs. Employees At January 28, 2017, we employed approximately 323,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, referred to as "team members." During the 2016 holiday sales period our employment levels peaked at approximately 373,000 team members. We offer a broad range of company-paid benefits to our team members. Eligibility for and the level of benefits vary depending on team members' full-time or part-time status, compensation level, date of hire, and/or length of service. Company-paid benefits include a 401(k) plan, medical and dental plans, disability insurance, paid vacation, tuition reimbursement, various team member assistance programs, life insurance, a pension plan (closed to new participants, with limited exceptions), and merchandise and other discounts. We believe our team member relations are good. Working Capital Our working capital needs are greater in the months leading up to the holiday sales period, which we typically finance with cash flow provided by operations and short-term borrowings. Additional details are provided in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in MD&A. Effective inventory management is key to our ongoing success, and we use various techniques including demand forecasting and planning and various forms of replenishment management. We achieve effective inventory management by staying in-stock in core product offerings, maintaining positive vendor relationships, and carefully planning inventory levels for seasonal and apparel items to minimize markdowns. 3 Competition We compete with traditional and internet retailers, including off-price general merchandise retailers, apparel retailers, wholesale clubs, category specific retailers, drug stores, supermarkets, and other forms of retail commerce. Our ability to positively differentiate ourselves from other retailers and provide a compelling value proposition largely determines our competitive position within the retail industry. Intellectual Property Our brand image is a critical element of our business strategy. Our principal trademarks, including Target, SuperTarget and our "Bullseye Design," have been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We also seek to obtain and preserve intellectual property protection for our owned brands. Geographic Information Virtually all of our revenues are generated within the United States. The vast majority of our long-lived assets are located within the United States. Available Information Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are available free of charge at investors.target.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Business Conduct Guide, Corporate Social Responsibility Report, and the charters for the committees of our Board of Directors are also available free of charge in print upon request or at investors.target.com. 4 Item 1A. Risk Factors Our business is subject to many risks. Set forth below are the material risks we face. Risks are listed in the categories where they primarily apply, but other categories may also apply. Competitive and Reputational Risks Our continued success is dependent on positive perceptions of Target which, if eroded, could adversely affect our business and our relationships with our guests and team members. We believe that one of the reasons our guests prefer to shop at Target, our team members choose Target as a place of employment and our vendors choose to do business with us is the reputation we have built over many years for serving our four primary constituencies: guests, team members, shareholders, and the communities in which we operate. To be successful in the future, we must continue to preserve Target's reputation. Reputational value is based in large part on perceptions, and broad access to social media makes it easy for anyone to provide public feedback that can influence perceptions of Target. It may be difficult to control negative publicity, regardless of whether it is accurate. While reputations may take decades to build, any negative incidents can quickly erode trust and confidence, particularly if they result in negative mainstream and social media publicity, governmental investigations, or litigation. Negative incidents could lead to tangible adverse effects on our business, including consumer boycotts, lost sales, loss of new store and technology development opportunities, or team member retention and recruiting difficulties. In addition, vendors and others with whom we choose to do business may affect our reputation. For example, CVS operates clinics and pharmacies within our stores, and our guests' perceptions of and experiences with CVS may impact our reputation. If we are unable to positively differentiate ourselves from other retailers, our results of operations could be adversely affected. In the past, we have been able to compete successfully by differentiating our guests' shopping experience through a careful combination of price, merchandise assortment, store environment, convenience, guest service, loyalty programs and marketing efforts. Our ability to create a personalized guest experience through the collection and use of accurate and relevant guest data is important to our ability to differentiate from other retailers. Guest perceptions regarding the cleanliness and safety of our stores, the functionality, reliability, and speed of our digital channels and fulfillment options, our in-stock levels, the effectiveness of our promotions, the attractiveness of our third party offerings, such as the clinics and pharmacies owned and operated by CVS, and other factors also affect our ability to compete. No single competitive factor is dominant, and actions by our competitors on any of these factors or the failure of our strategies could have an adverse effect on our sales, gross margins, and expenses. We sell many products under our owned and exclusive brands. These brands are an important part of our business because they differentiate us from other retailers, generally carry higher margins than equivalent national brand products and represent a significant portion of our overall sales. If we are unable to successfully develop and support our owned and exclusive brands, if one or more of these brands experiences a loss of consumer acceptance or confidence, or if we are unable to successfully protect our intellectual property rights in these brands, our sales and gross margins could be adversely affected. The continuing migration and evolution of retailing to digital channels has increased our challenges in differentiating ourselves from other retailers. In particular, consumers are able to quickly and conveniently comparison shop and determine real-time product availability using digital tools, which can lead to decisions based solely on price, the functionality of the digital tools or a combination of those and other factors. We must compete by offering a consistent and convenient shopping experience for our guests regardless of the ultimate sales channel. We must provide our guests and team members digital tools that have the right features and are reliable and easy to use. Failures to effectively execute in these efforts, actions by our competitors in response to these efforts, or failures of our vendors to manage their own channels, content and technology systems could hurt our ability to differentiate ourselves from other retailers and, as a result, have an adverse effect on sales, gross margins, and expenses. If we are unable to successfully provide a relevant and reliable experience for our guests, regardless of where our guest demand is ultimately fulfilled, our sales, results of operations and reputation could be adversely affected. Our business has evolved from an in-store experience to interaction with guests across multiple channels (in-store, online, mobile and social media, among others). Our guests are using computers, tablets, mobile phones and other 5 devices to shop in our stores and online and provide feedback and public commentary about all aspects of our business. We must anticipate and meet changing guest expectations and counteract new developments and technology investments by our competitors. Our evolving retailing efforts include implementing new technology, software and processes to be able to fulfill guest orders directly from our vendors and from any point within our system of stores and distribution centers. Providing flexible fulfillment options is complex and may not meet guest expectations for accurate order fulfillment, faster and guaranteed delivery times, and low-price or free shipping. If we are unable to attract and retain team members or contract with third parties having the specialized skills needed to support these efforts, implement improvements to our guestfacing technology in a timely manner, collect accurate, relevant, and usable guest data to support our personalization efforts, allow real-time and accurate visibility to product availability when guests are ready to purchase, quickly and efficiently fulfill our guests orders using the fulfillment and payment methods they demand, or provide a convenient and consistent experience for our guests across all sales channels, our ability to compete and our results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, if Target.com and our other guestfacing technology systems do not appeal to our guests, reliably function as designed, integrate across all sales channels, or maintain the privacy of guest data we may experience a loss of guest confidence and lost sales, which could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations. If we fail to anticipate and respond quickly to changing consumer preferences, our sales, gross margins and profitability could suffer. A large part of our business is dependent on our ability to make trendright decisions and effectively manage our inventory in a broad range of merchandise categories, including apparel, accessories, home dcor, electronics, toys, seasonal offerings, food and other merchandise. For example, our apparel and home dcor assortment is continually evolving and in other areas of our product assortment, including food, we are supporting guest wellness goals and offering more items that appeal to local cultural and demographic tastes. Failure to obtain accurate and relevant data on guest preferences, predict changing consumer tastes, preferences, spending patterns and other lifestyle decisions, emphasize the correct categories, implement effective promotions, and personalize our offerings to our guests may result in lost sales, spoilage, and increased inventory markdowns, which would lead to a deterioration in our results of operations by hurting our sales, gross margins, and profitability. Technology Investments and Infrastructure Risks If our capital investments in technology, supply chain, new stores and remodeling existing stores do not achieve appropriate returns, our competitive position, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. Our business is becoming increasingly reliant on technology investments, and the returns on these investments can be less predictable than building new stores and remodeling existing stores. We are currently making, and will continue to make, significant technology investments to provide a consistent and improved guest experience across all sales channels and improve our supply chain and inventory management systems. These technology initiatives might not provide the anticipated benefits or desired return or may provide them on a delayed schedule or at a higher cost. Our business also depends, in part, on our ability to build new stores and remodel existing stores in a manner that achieves appropriate returns on our capital investment. We compete with other retailers and businesses for suitable locations for our stores. Many of our expected new store sites are smaller and non-standard footprints located in fully developed markets, which require changes to our supply chain practices and are generally more time-consuming, expensive and uncertain undertakings than expansion into undeveloped suburban and ex-urban markets. Targeting the wrong technology or store opportunities, failing to make the best investments, being unable to make new concepts scalable or making an investment commitment significantly above or below our needs could result in the loss of our competitive position and adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations. A significant disruption in our computer systems and our inability to adequately maintain and update those systems could adversely affect our operations and our ability to maintain guest confidence. We rely extensively on our computer systems to manage and account for inventory, process guest transactions, manage and maintain the privacy of guest data, communicate with our vendors and other third parties, service REDcard accounts, and summarize and analyze results. We also rely on continued and unimpeded access to the Internet to use our computer systems. Our systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, malicious attacks, security breaches, and catastrophic events. If our systems are damaged or fail to function properly or reliably, we may incur substantial repair or replacement costs, experience data loss or theft and impediments to our ability to manage inventories or process guest transactions, engage in additional 6 promotional activities to retain our guests, and encounter lost guest confidence, which could adversely affect our results of operations. We continually make significant technology investments that are intended to help maintain and update our existing computer systems. Implementing significant system changes increases the risk of computer system disruption. The potential problems and interruptions associated with implementing technology initiatives could disrupt or reduce our operational efficiency, and could negatively impact guest experience and guest confidence. Data Security and Privacy Risks If our efforts to protect the security of information about our guests, team members and vendors are unsuccessful, we may face additional costly government enforcement actions and private litigation, and our sales and reputation could suffer. We regularly receive and store information about our guests, team members, and vendors. We have programs in place to detect, contain and respond to data security incidents. However, because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures. In addition, hardware, software, or applications we develop or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information security. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities, or those of third parties with whom we do business, through fraud, trickery, or other forms of deceiving our team members, contractors, vendors, and temporary staff. Until the data breach we experienced in the fourth quarter of 2013, all incidents we encountered were insignificant. The data breach we experienced in 2013 was significant and went undetected for several weeks. Both we and our vendors had data security incidents subsequent to the 2013 data breach; however, to date these other incidents have not been material to our consolidated financial statements. Based on the prominence and notoriety of the 2013 data breach, even minor additional data security incidents could draw greater scrutiny. If we, our vendors, or other third parties with whom we do business experience additional significant data security breaches or fail to detect and appropriately respond to significant data security breaches, we could be exposed to additional government enforcement actions and private litigation. In addition, our guests could lose confidence in our ability to protect their information, which could cause them to discontinue using our REDcards or loyalty programs, or stop shopping with us altogether. Supply Chain and Third Party Risks Changes in our relationships with our vendors, changes in tax policy or trade relations, interruptions in our supply chain or increased commodity or supply chain costs could adversely affect our results of operations. We are dependent on our vendors to supply merchandise to our distribution centers, stores and guests. As we continue to add capabilities, our fulfillment network becomes increasingly complex and operating it becomes more challenging. If our fulfillment network does not operate properly or if a vendor fails to deliver on its commitments, we could experience merchandise out-of-stocks, delivery delays or increased delivery costs, which could lead to lost sales and decreased guest confidence, and adversely affect our results of operations. A large portion of our merchandise is sourced, directly or indirectly, from outside the United States, with China as our single largest source. The results of the recent United States elections may signal a change in trade policy between the United States and other countries. Because a large portion of our merchandise is sourced, directly or indirectly, from outside the United States, major changes in tax policy or trade relations, such as the disallowance of tax deductions for imported merchandise or the imposition of additional tariffs or duties on imported products, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, effective income tax rate, liquidity and net income. Political or financial instability, currency fluctuations, changes in trade policy, trade restrictions, tariffs or duties, the outbreak of pandemics, labor unrest, transport capacity and costs, port security, weather conditions, natural disasters or other events that could slow or disrupt port activities and affect foreign trade are beyond our control and could materially disrupt our supply of merchandise, increase our costs, and/or adversely affect our results of operations. There have been periodic labor disputes impacting the United States ports that have caused us to make alternative arrangements to continue the flow of inventory, and if these types of disputes recur, worsen, or occur in other countries through which we source products, it may have a material impact on our costs or inventory supply. Changes in the costs of procuring commodities used in our merchandise or the costs related to our supply chain, including vendor costs, labor, fuel, tariffs, duties, currency exchange rates, and supply chain transparency initiatives, could have an 7 adverse effect on gross margins, expenses, and results of operations. Changes in our relationships with our vendors also have the potential to increase our expenses and adversely affect results of operations. A disruption in relationships with third party service providers could adversely affect our operations. We rely on third parties to support our business, including portions of our technology development and support, our digital platforms and fulfillment operations, credit and debit card transaction processing, extensions of credit for our 5% REDcard Rewards loyalty program, the clinics and pharmacies operated by CVS within our stores, the infrastructure supporting our guest contact centers, and aspects of our food offerings. If we are unable to contract with third parties having the specialized skills needed to support those strategies or integrate their products and services with our business, if we fail to properly manage those third parties, if they fail to meet our performance standards and expectations, including with respect to data security, then our reputation, sales, and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, we could face increased costs associated with finding replacement providers or hiring and retaining team members to provide these services in-house. An example of our reliance on third parties is our relationship with CVS. If our guests do not react favorably to CVS's operations or if our relationship with CVS is ineffective, our ability to discontinue the relationship is limited and our results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, if we wish to have clinics and pharmacies in any new stores, those clinics and pharmacies must be owned and operated by CVS, which limits our flexibility in designing and operating new stores and new store concepts. Legal, Regulatory, Global and Other External Risks Our earnings are highly susceptible to the state of macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence in the United States. Virtually all of our sales are in the United States, making our results highly dependent on United States consumer confidence and the health of the United States economy. In addition, a significant portion of our total sales is derived from stores located in five states: California, Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Illinois, resulting in further dependence on local economic conditions in these states. Deterioration in macroeconomic conditions or consumer confidence could negatively affect our business in many ways, including slowing sales growth, reducing overall sales, and reducing gross margins. These same considerations impact the success of our credit card program. Although we no longer own a consumer credit card receivables portfolio, we share in the economic performance of the credit card program with TD, which owns the receivables generated by our proprietary credit cards. Deterioration in macroeconomic conditions could adversely affect the volume of new credit accounts, the amount of credit card program balances and the ability of credit card holders to pay their balances. These conditions could result in us receiving lower profitsharing payments. Uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions, alone or together with natural disasters, could adversely affect our operations. Uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions can affect consumer shopping patterns, particularly in apparel and seasonal items, which could lead to lost sales or greater than expected markdowns and adversely affect our shortterm results of operations. In addition, our three largest states by total sales are California, Texas and Florida, areas where natural disasters are more prevalent. Natural disasters in those states or in other areas where our sales are concentrated could result in significant physical damage to or closure of one or more of our stores, distribution centers or key vendors, and cause delays in the distribution of merchandise from our vendors to our distribution centers, stores, and directly to guests, which could adversely affect our results of operations by increasing our costs and lowering our sales. We rely on a large, global and changing workforce of team members, contractors and temporary staffing. If we do not effectively manage our workforce and the concentration of work in certain global locations, our labor costs and results of operations could be adversely affected. With over 300,000 team members, our workforce costs represent our largest operating expense, and our business and regulatory compliance is dependent on our ability to attract, train, and retain the appropriate mix of qualified team members, contractors, and temporary staffing and effectively organize and manage those resources as our business and strategic priorities change. Many team members are in entry-level or part-time positions with historically high turnover rates. Our ability to meet our changing labor needs while controlling our costs is subject to external factors such as labor laws and regulations, unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, collective bargaining efforts, health 8 care and other benefit costs, changing demographics, and our reputation and relevance within the labor market. If we are unable to attract and retain adequate numbers and an appropriate mix of qualified team members, contractors and temporary staffing, our operations, guest service levels, support functions, and competitiveness could suffer. Those factors, together with increasing wage and benefit costs, could adversely affect our results of operations. We are periodically subject to labor organizing efforts. If we become subject to one or more collective bargaining agreements in the future, it could adversely affect our labor costs and how we operate our business. We maintain a headquarters location in India and sourcing offices in China where there has generally been greater political, financial, environmental and health instability than the United States. An extended disruption of our operations in India or offices in China could adversely affect certain operations supporting stability and maintenance of our digital channels, information technology development, and sourcing operations. Failure to address product safety and sourcing concerns could adversely affect our sales and results of operations. If our merchandise offerings do not meet applicable safety standards or Target's or our guests' expectations regarding safety, supply chain transparency and integrity of sources of supply, we could experience lost sales and increased costs and be exposed to legal and reputational risk. All of our vendors must comply with applicable product safety laws, and we are dependent on them to ensure that the products we buy comply with all safety standards. Events that give rise to actual, potential or perceived product safety concerns, including food or drug contamination, could expose us to government enforcement action or private litigation and result in costly product recalls and other liabilities. All of our vendors must also comply with our Standards of Vendor Engagement, which cover a variety of expectations across multiple areas of social compliance, including supply chain transparency and sources of supply. We have a social compliance audit process, but we are also dependent on our vendors to ensure that the products we buy comply with our standards. Negative guest perceptions regarding the safety of the products we sell and events that give rise to actual, potential or perceived social compliance concerns could hurt our reputation and result in lost sales. For example, we recently terminated a relationship with a vendor that supplied us with cotton sheets that were represented to be 100 percent Egyptian cotton after we discovered that the vendor substituted non-Egyptian cotton. If that event or if similar events in the future cause our guests to seek alternative sources for their needs, we could lose sales and it may be difficult and costly for us to regain the confidence of our guests. Our failure to comply with federal, state, local, and international laws, or changes in these laws could increase our costs, reduce our margins, and lower our sales. Our business is subject to a wide array of laws and regulations in the United States and other countries in which we operate. Significant workforce-related legislative changes could increase our expenses and adversely affect our operations. Examples of possible workforce-related legislative changes include changes to an employer's obligation to recognize collective bargaining units, the process by which collective bargaining agreements are negotiated or imposed, minimum wage requirements, advance scheduling notice requirements, and health care mandates. In addition, changes in the regulatory environment affecting privacy and information security, product safety, payment methods and related fees, responsible sourcing, supply chain transparency, or environmental protection, among others, could cause our expenses to increase without an ability to pass through any increased expenses through higher prices. In addition, if we fail to comply with other applicable laws and regulations, including wage and hour laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local anti-bribery laws, we could be subject to legal risk, including government enforcement action and class action civil litigation, which could adversely affect our results of operations by increasing our costs, reducing our margins, and lowering our sales. Financial Risks Changes in our effective income tax rate could adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity, and net income. A number of factors influence our effective income tax rate, including changes in tax law, tax treaties, interpretation of existing laws, and our ability to sustain our reporting positions on examination. Changes in any of those factors could change our effective tax rate, which could adversely affect our net income. In addition, our operations outside of the United States may cause greater volatility in our effective tax rate. 9 If we are unable to access the capital markets or obtain bank credit, our financial position, liquidity, and results of operations could suffer. We are dependent on a stable, liquid, and well-functioning financial system to fund our operations and capital investments. In particular, we have historically relied on the public debt markets to fund portions of our capital investments and the commercial paper market and bank credit facilities to fund seasonal needs for working capital. Our continued access to these markets depends on multiple factors including the condition of debt capital markets, our operating performance, and maintaining strong credit ratings. If rating agencies lower our credit ratings, it could adversely impact our ability to access the debt markets, our cost of funds, and other terms for new debt issuances. Each of the credit rating agencies reviews its rating periodically, and there is no guarantee our current credit rating will remain the same. In addition, we use a variety of derivative products to manage our exposure to market risk, principally interest rate and equity price fluctuations. Disruptions or turmoil in the financial markets could reduce our ability to meet our capital requirements or fund our working capital needs, and lead to losses on derivative positions resulting from counterparty failures, which could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Not applicable. 10 Item 2. Properties Stores at January 28, 2017 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Stores 22 3 46 9 273 41 20 3 1 122 51 6 6 92 31 20 18 13 16 5 39 40 55 75 6 35 Retail Sq. Ft. (in thousands) 3,150 504 6,136 1,165 35,575 6,215 2,672 440 179 17,135 6,916 971 664 12,361 4,174 2,835 2,473 1,551 2,246 630 4,952 5,188 6,603 10,634 743 4,609 Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total Stores 7 14 17 9 46 10 75 49 4 61 15 19 69 4 19 5 31 147 13 58 37 6 37 2 Retail Sq. Ft. (in thousands) 780 2,006 2,230 1,148 5,929 1,185 9,961 6,496 554 7,659 2,168 2,280 8,741 517 2,359 580 3,990 20,726 1,953 7,689 4,328 755 4,560 187 1,802 239,502 Stores and Distribution Centers at January 28, 2017 Stores 1,535 107 160 1,802 Owned Leased Owned buildings on leased land Total (a) Distribution Centers (a) 33 7 40 The 40 distribution centers have a total of 51,831 thousand square feet. We own our corporate headquarters buildings located in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota, and we lease and own additional office space elsewhere in the United States. We also lease office space in 12 countries for various support functions. Our properties are in good condition, well maintained, and suitable to carry on our business. For additional information on our properties, see the Capital Expenditures section in MD&A and Notes 14 and 22 of the Financial Statements. 11 Item 3. Legal Proceedings The following proceedings are being reported pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K: Federal Securities Law Class Actions On May 17, 2016 and May 24, 2016, Target Corporation and certain present and former officers were named as defendants in two purported federal securities law class actions filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The actions subsequently were consolidated under the caption In re: Target Corporation Securities Litigation, Case No. 0:16-cv-01315-JNE-BRT. The plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (Consolidated Complaint) on November 14, 2016, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 relating to certain prior disclosures of Target about its expansion of retail operations into Canada (Canada Disclosure).Target, its former chief executive officer, its present chief operating officer, and the former president of Target Canada are named as defendants in the Consolidated Complaint. The plaintiff seeks to represent a class consisting of all purchasers of Target common stock between March 20, 2013 and August 4, 2014. The plaintiff seeks damages and other relief, including attorneys' fees, based on allegations that the defendants misled investors about the performance and prospects of Target Canada and that such conduct affected the value of Target common stock. On February 10, 2017, Target and the other defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint. That motion has not yet been heard or decided. Target intends to vigorously defend this consolidated action. ERISA Class Actions On July 12, 2016 and July 15, 2016, Target Corporation, the Plan Investment Committee and Target's current chief operating officer were named as defendants in two purported Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class actions filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The actions subsequently were consolidated under the caption In re: Target Corporation ERISA Litigation, Case No. 0:16cv-02400-JNE-BRT. The plaintiffs filed an Amended Class Action Complaint (Amended Complaint) on December 14, 2016, alleging violations of Sections 404 and 405 of ERISA relating to the Canada Disclosure. Target, the Plan Investment Committee, and seven present or former officers are named as defendants in the Amended Complaint. The plaintiffs seek to represent a class consisting of all persons who were participants in or beneficiaries of the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan or the Target Corporation Ventures 401(k) Plan (collectively, the Plans) at any time between February 27, 2013 and May 19, 2014 and whose Plan accounts included investments in Target stock. The plaintiffs seek damages, an injunction and other unspecified equitable relief, and attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs, based on allegations that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by failing to take action to prevent Plan participants from continuing to purchase Target stock during the class period at prices that allegedly were artificially inflated. On February 24, 2017, Target and the other defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint. That motion has not yet been heard or decided. Target intends to vigorously defend this consolidated action. The following governmental enforcement proceedings relating to environmental matters are reported pursuant to instruction 5(C) of Item 103 of Regulation S-K because they involve potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000: On February 27, 2015, the California Attorney General sent us a letter alleging, based on a series of compliance checks, that we have not achieved compliance with California's environmental laws and the provisions of the injunction that was part of a settlement reached in 2011. Representatives of Target have had a series of meetings with representatives of the Attorney General's Office and certain California District Attorneys' Offices to discuss the allegations and attempt to resolve the matter. No formal legal action has been commenced, nor has any specific relief been sought, to date. For a description of other legal proceedings, see Note 19 of the Financial Statements. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not applicable. 12 Item 4A. Executive Officers Executive officers are elected by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships between any of the officers named and any other executive officer or member of the Board of Directors, or any arrangement or understanding pursuant to which any person was selected as an officer. Name Title and Business Experience Casey L. Carl Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer since December 2014. President, Omnichannel and Senior Vice President, Enterprise Strategy from July 2014 to December 2014. President, Multichannel, from November 2011 to July 2014. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since August 2014. Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., a multinational food and beverage corporation, from March 2012 to July 2014. Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer since January 2017. Senior Vice President, Brand and Category Marketing from April 2013 to January 2017. Vice President, Brand Marketing at MillerCoors, a multinational brewing company, from April 2011 to April 2013. Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since August 2016. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Xerox Corporation from July 2014 to July 2016, and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from March 2007 to August 2014. Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since February 2016. Senior Vice President, Human Resources from January 2015 to February 2016. Senior Vice President, Stores and Distribution Human Resources from February 2014 to January 2015. From March 2011 to January 2014, Ms. Lundquist held several leadership positions with Target Canada. Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer since September 2016. Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer from June 2015 to September 2016. Chief Information Officer of Tesco PLC, a multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, from March 2011 to May 2015. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2015. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2012 to August 2015. Executive Vice President and Chief Stores Officer since January 2016. Senior Vice President, Stores and Supply Chain Human Resources from February 2015 to January 2016. Senior Vice President, Target Canada Stores and Distribution from March 2014 to January 2015. Senior Vice President, Store Operations from August 2009 to March 2014. Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer since December 2014. Chief Compliance Officer of General Motors Company, a vehicle manufacturer, from March 2013 to November 2014. Executive Director, Global Ethics & Compliance of General Motors Company from January 2010 to February 2013. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2015. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Express Scripts Holding Company, a pharmacy benefit manager, from February 2014 to December 2014. Executive Vice President of Strategy and Chief Financial Officer for Walmart International, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a discount retailer, from March 2010 to January 2014. Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since June 2016. President of Nordstrom Product Group, of Nordstrom Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, from June 2009 to June 2016. Executive Vice President and Chief External Engagement Officer since January 2017. Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer from December 2014 to January 2017. President, Community Relations and Target Foundation from July 2008 to December 2014. Brian C. Cornell Rick H. Gomez Don H. Liu Stephanie A. Lundquist Michael E. McNamara John J. Mulligan Janna A. Potts Jacqueline Hourigan Rice Cathy R. Smith Mark J. Tritton Laysha L. Ward Age 13 41 58 47 55 41 52 51 49 45 53 53 49 PART II Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TGT." We are authorized to issue up to 6,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0833, and up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01. At March 2, 2017, there were 15,067 shareholders of record. Dividends declared per share and the high and low closing common stock price for each fiscal quarter during 2016 and 2015 are disclosed in Note 31 of the Financial Statements. On January 11, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $5 billion of our common stock and on June 9, 2015 expanded the program by an additional $5 billion for a total authorization of $10 billion. On September 20, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program. We began repurchasing shares under this new authorization during the fourth quarter of 2016 upon completion of the previous $10 billion program. There is no stated expiration for the share repurchase programs. Under these programs, we repurchased 50.9 million shares of common stock in fiscal 2016, at an average price of $72.35, for a total investment of $3.7 billion. The table below presents information with respect to Target common stock purchases made during the three months ended January 28, 2017, by Target or any "affiliated purchaser" of Target, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act. Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased Period Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Programs October 30, 2016 through November 26, 2016 Open market and privately negotiated purchases September 2016 ASR (a) 802,412 $ $ 67.23 802,412 1,286,423 67.67 1,286,423 5,246,730,198 5,210,467,654 5,246,730,198 4,618,451 76.77 4,618,451 4,892,156,933 66.27 2,362,745 71.90 9,070,031 November 27, 2016 through December 31, 2016 Open market and privately negotiated purchases December 2016 ASR January 1, 2017 through January 28, 2017 Open market and privately negotiated purchases Total (a) 2,362,745 9,070,031 $ 4,735,572,452 $ 4,735,572,452 Represents the incremental shares received upon final settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) initiated in third quarter 2016. 14 Target S&P 500 Index Peer Group Fiscal Years Ended January 28, February 2, February 1, January 31, January 30, January 28, 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $ 100.00 $ 124.97 $ 118.53 $ 158.98 $ 160.89 $ 146.06 100.00 117.61 141.49 161.61 160.54 194.04 100.00 127.43 154.12 191.03 208.03 231.50 The graph above compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock for the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return on the S&P 500 Index and a peer group consisting of 18 online, general merchandise, department store, food, and specialty retailers, which are large and meaningful competitors (Amazon.com, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, CVS Health Corporation, Dollar General Corporation, The Gap, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., Kohl's Corporation, The Kroger Co., Lowe's Companies, Inc., Macy's, Inc., Publix Super Markets, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, Sears Holdings Corporation, Staples, Inc., The TJX Companies, Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) (Peer Group). The peer group is consistent with the retail peer group used for our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed on or about May 1, 2017. The peer group is weighted by the market capitalization of each component company. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Target common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer Group on January 28, 2012, and reinvestment of all dividends. 15 Item 6. Selected Financial Data As of or for the Fiscal Year Ended (millions, except per share data) Sales (b) $ Net Earnings / (Loss) Continuing operations Discontinued operations Net earnings / (loss) Basic Earnings / (Loss) Per Share Continuing operations Discontinued operations Basic earnings / (loss) per share Diluted Earnings / (Loss) Per Share Continuing operations Discontinued operations Diluted earnings / (loss) per share Cash dividends declared per share Total assets Long-term debt, including current portion 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 (a) 69,495 $ 73,785 $ 72,618 $ 71,279 $ 73,301 2,669 68 2,737 3,321 42 3,363 2,449 (4,085) (1,636) 2,694 (723) 1,971 3,315 (316) 2,999 4.62 0.12 4.74 5.29 0.07 5.35 3.86 (6.44) (2.58) 4.24 (1.14) 3.10 5.05 (0.48) 4.57 4.58 0.12 4.70 2.36 5.25 0.07 5.31 2.20 3.83 (6.38) (2.56) 1.99 4.20 (1.13) 3.07 1.65 5.00 (0.48) 4.52 1.38 37,431 12,749 40,262 12,760 41,172 12,725 44,325 12,494 47,878 16,260 Note: This information should be read in conjunction with MD&A and the Financial Statements. (a) Consisted of 53 weeks. (b) For 2012, includes credit card revenues. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Executive Summary Fiscal 2016 included the following notable items: GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations were $4.58. Adjusted earnings per share were $5.01. Comparable sales decreased 0.5 percent, reflecting a 0.8 percent decrease in traffic. Comparable digital channel sales growth of 27 percent contributed 1.0 percentage points of comparable sales growth. We returned $5.0 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchase. Sales were $69,495 million for 2016, a decrease of $4,290 million or 5.8 percent from the prior year, primarily due to the Pharmacy Transaction. Earnings from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes in 2016 decreased by $561 million or 10.1 percent from 2015 to $4,969 million, primarily due to the 2015 gain on the Pharmacy Transaction. Operating cash flow provided by continuing operations was $5,329 million, $5,254 million, and $5,157 million for 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. In 2015, proceeds from the Pharmacy Transaction are included in investing cash flows provided by continuing operations. Refer to Note 6 of the Financial Statements for additional information about the transaction. 16 Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations GAAP diluted earnings per share Adjustments Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ $ 2016 2015 2014 4.58 $ 0.42 5.01 $ 5.25 $ (0.56) 4.69 $ 3.83 0.39 4.22 Percent Change 2016/2015 2015/2014 (12.7)% 37.2% 6.7 % 11.3% Note: Amounts may not foot due to rounding. Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (Adjusted EPS), a non-GAAP metric, excludes the impact of certain items not related to our routine retail operations. Management believes that Adjusted EPS is meaningful to provide period-to-period comparisons of our operating results. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures is provided on page 21. We report after-tax return on invested capital (ROIC) from continuing operations because we believe ROIC provides a meaningful measure of our capital-allocation effectiveness over time. For the trailing twelve months ended January 28, 2017, ROIC was 15.0 percent, compared with 16.0 percent for the trailing twelve months ended January 30, 2016. Excluding the net gain on the Pharmacy Transaction, ROIC was 13.9 percent for the trailing tw