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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
OfficeMax Incorporated (“OfficeMax,” the “Company” or “we”) is a leader in both business-to-business
and retail office products distribution. The Company provides office supplies and paper, print and document
services, technology products and solutions and furniture to large, medium and small businesses, government
offices and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 30,000 associates through direct sales,
catalogs, the Internet and a network of retail stores located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and Mexico. The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol OMX. The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Naperville, Illinois, and the OfficeMax
website address is www.officemax.com.
The Company manages its business using three reportable segments: OfficeMax, Contract (“Contract
segment” or “Contract”); OfficeMax, Retail (“Retail segment” or “Retail”); and Corporate and Other. The
Contract segment markets and sells office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions, office furniture
and print and document services directly to large corporate and government offices, as well as to small and
medium-sized offices through field salespeople, outbound telesales, catalogs, the Internet and, primarily in
foreign markets, through office products stores. The Retail segment markets and sells office supplies and paper,
print and document services, technology products and solutions and office furniture to small and medium-sized
businesses and consumers through a network of retail stores. Management reviews the performance of the
Company based on these segments. We present information pertaining to our segments in Note 14, “Segment
Information”.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OfficeMax and all majority owned
subsidiaries, except our 90%-owned subsidiary in Cuba which is accounted for as an investment due to various
asset restrictions. We also consolidate the variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary
beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year-end is the last Saturday in December. Due primarily to statutory requirements,
the Company’s international businesses maintain December 31 year-ends, with our majority-owned joint venture
in Mexico reporting one month in arrears. Fiscal year 2010 ended on December 25, 2010, fiscal year 2009 ended
on December 26, 2009 and fiscal year 2008 ended on December 27, 2008. Each of the past three years has
included 52 weeks for all reportable segments and businesses.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results are likely to differ from those estimates, but management does not believe such differences will materially
affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Significant items subject to such
estimates and assumptions include the recognition of vendor rebates and allowances; the carrying amount of
intangibles and long lived assets; inventories; income tax assets and liabilities; facility closure reserves;
environmental and asbestos liabilities; and assets and obligations related to employee benefits including the
pension plans.
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