Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the time of purchase. These investments were $3 million and $130 million at February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, respectively. Cash equivalents also include amounts due from third-party financial institutions for credit and debit card transactions. These receivables typically settle in less than five days and were $347 million and $371 million at February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, respectively.
