Staples, Inc. $($SPLS$)$ is a leading office products distributor, with retail stores in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, a South America. The following financial statement data were adapted from recent financial statements of Staples:

$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Year $2],[($in millions$)]],\backslash$table$[[$Year $1],[($in millions$)]]],[$Total assets,$$8,271,$$$10,172$