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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

Annual Report Pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007

OR

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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: 1-5057

OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 82-0100960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

263 Shuman Boulevard, Naperville, Illinois
60563
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(630) 438-7800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $2.50 par value
New York Stock Exchange
American & Foreign Power Company Inc.
    Debentures, 5% Series due 2030		 New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý 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 ý

         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 ý No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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 the Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ý    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer o    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 ý

         The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was sold as of the close of business on June 30, 2007, was $2,960,672,286. Registrant does not have any nonvoting common equity securities.

         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.


Class
Common Stock, $2.50 par value		   Shares Outstanding
as of February 22, 2008
75,904,885

Document incorporated by reference

         Portions of the registrant's proxy statement relating to its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders to be held on April 23, 2008 ("OfficeMax Incorporated's proxy statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.


Table of Contents

PART I

Item 1.
 
Business
 
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Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
 
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Item 1B.
 
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
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Item 2.
 
Properties
 
9

Item 3.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
10

Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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PART II

Item 5.
 
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
12

Item 6.
 
Selected Financial Data
 
15

Item 7.
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
17

Item 7A.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
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Item 8.
 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
44

Item 9.
 
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
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Item 9A.
 
Controls and Procedures
 
95

Item 9B.
 
Other Information
 
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PART III

Item 10.
 
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
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Item 11.
 
Executive Compensation
 
97

Item 12.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
97

Item 13.
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
98

Item 14.
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
98

PART IV

Item 15.
 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
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    Signatures   100
    Index to Exhibits   102

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 PART I

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS

        As used in this 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms "OfficeMax," the "Company," and "we" include OfficeMax Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors. Our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, which include this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all related amendments, are available free of charge on our website at www.officemax.com and can be found by clicking on "About us," "Investors" and then "SEC filings." Our SEC filings are available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Last year, we filed our annual Chief Executive Officer certification dated May 18, 2007 with the New York Stock Exchange. Attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K you will find certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


General Overview

        OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business and retail office products distribution. We provide 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 36,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, the Internet and retail stores. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OMX, and our corporate headquarters is in Naperville, Illinois.

        OfficeMax Incorporated (formerly Boise Cascade Corporation) was organized as Boise Payette Lumber Company, a Delaware corporation, in 1931 as a successor to an Idaho corporation formed in 1913. In 1957, the Company's name was changed to Boise Cascade Corporation. On December 9, 2003, Boise Cascade Corporation acquired 100% of the voting securities of OfficeMax, Inc. That acquisition more than doubled the size of our office products distribution business and expanded that business into the U.S. retail channel. In connection with the sale of our paper, forest products and timberland assets described below, the Company's name was changed from Boise Cascade Corporation to OfficeMax Incorporated, and the names of our office products segments were changed from Boise Office Solutions, Contract and Boise Office Solutions, Retail to OfficeMax, Contract and OfficeMax, Retail. The Boise Cascade Corporation and Boise Office Solutions names were used in documents furnished to or filed with the SEC prior to the sale of our paper, forest products and timberland assets.

        References made to the OfficeMax, Inc. acquisition and the OfficeMax, Inc. integration in this Form 10-K refer to Boise Cascade Corporation's acquisition of OfficeMax, Inc. in December 2003, and the related integration activities. (For more information about our integration activities, see Note 3, Integration Activities and Facility Closures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K.)

        On October 29, 2004, we sold our paper, forest products and timberland assets to affiliates of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., a new company formed by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (the "Sale"). The Sale did not include our facility near Elma, Washington. (See Note 2, Discontinued Operations, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for more information about the Elma facility.) With the Sale, we completed the Company's transition, begun in the mid-1990s, from a predominately commodity manufacturing-based company to an independent office products distribution company. On October 29, 2004, as part of the Sale, we invested $175 million in the securities of affiliates of Boise

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Cascade, L.L.C. This investment represents continuing involvement as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." Accordingly, we do not show the historical results of the sold paper, forest products and timberland assets as discontinued operations.

        We present information pertaining to each of our segments and the geographic areas in which they operate in Note 16, Segment Information, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K.


Change in Fiscal Year End

        Effective March 11, 2005, the Company amended its bylaws to make its fiscal year-end the last Saturday in December. Prior to this change, all of the Company's businesses except for our U.S. retail operations had a December 31 fiscal year-end. The U.S. retail operations maintained a fiscal year that ended on the last Saturday in December. Due primarily to statutory requirements, the Company's international businesses have maintained their December 31 year-ends. Fiscal year 2005 ended on December 31, 2005 for all reportable segments and businesses, and included 53 weeks for the Retail segment. Fiscal year 2006 ended on December 30, 2006 and included 52 weeks for all reportable segments and businesses. Fiscal year 2007 ended on December 29, 2007 and also included 52 weeks for all reportable segments and businesses.


OfficeMax, Contract

        We distribute a broad line of items for the office, including office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions and office furniture through our OfficeMax, Contract segment. OfficeMax, Contract sells directly to large corporate and government offices, as well as to small and medium-sized offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This segment markets and sells through field salespeople, outbound telesales, catalogs, the Internet and, primarily in foreign markets, through office products stores. Substantially all products sold by this segment are purchased from outside manufacturers or from industry wholesalers, except office papers. We purchase office papers primarily from the paper operations of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., under a 12-year paper supply contract entered into at the time of the Sale. (See Note 17, Commitments and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the paper supply contract.)

        As of January 26, 2008, OfficeMax Contract operated 51 distribution centers and 6 customer service and outbound telesales centers. OfficeMax, Contract also operated 75 office products stores in Canada, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand.

        OfficeMax, Contract sales for 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $4.8 billion, $4.7 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively.


OfficeMax, Retail

        OfficeMax, Retail is a retail distributor of office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions and office furniture. Our retail segment has operations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our retail office supply stores feature OfficeMax ImPress, an in-store module devoted to print-for-pay and related services. Our retail segment also operates office products stores in Mexico through a 51%-owned joint venture. Substantially all products sold by this segment are purchased from outside manufacturers or from industry wholesalers, except office papers. As described above, we purchase office papers primarily

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from the paper operations of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., under a 12-year paper supply contract we entered into at the time of the Sale.

        As of January 26, 2008, our Retail segment operated 981 stores in the U.S. and Mexico, three large distribution centers in the U.S., and two small distribution centers in Mexico. Each store offers approximately 10,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) of name-brand and OfficeMax private-branded merchandise and a variety of business services targeted at serving the small business customer, including OfficeMax ImPress. As of January 26, 2008, our Retail segment operated six OfficeMax ImPress print on demand facilities with enhanced fulfillment capabilities. These 8,000 square foot operations are located within some of our contract distribution centers, and serve the print and document needs of our large contract customers in addition to supporting our retail stores by providing services that cannot be deployed at every retail store.

        OfficeMax, Retail sales for 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $4.3 billion, $4.3 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively.


Competition

        Domestic and international office products markets are highly and increasingly competitive. Customers have many options when purchasing office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions and office furniture. We compete with worldwide contract stationers, office supply superstores, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, computer and electronics superstores, Internet merchandisers, direct-mail distributors, discount retailers, drugstores, supermarkets and thousands of local and regional contract stationers. In addition, an increasing number of manufacturers of computer hardware, software and peripherals, including some of our suppliers, have expanded their own direct marketing efforts. The other large office supply superstores have increased their presence in close proximity to our stores in recent years and are expected to continue to do so in the future. In addition, many of our competitors have expanded their office products assortment, and we expect they will continue to do so. In recent years, two package delivery companies have established retail stores that compete directly with us for copy, printing, packaging and shipping business, and offer a limited assortment of office products and services similar to the ones we offer. We anticipate increasing competition from our two domestic office supply superstore competitors and various other competitors, including the two package delivery companies, for print-for-pay and related services. Print-for-pay and related services have historically been a key point of difference for OfficeMax stores and are expected to become an increasingly more important part of our future strategies. Any or all of our competitors may become even more aggressive in the future, including potential business combinations among competitors, which may afford them greater cost leverage and scale advantages.

        Increased competition in the office products markets, together with increased advertising, has heightened price awareness among end-users. Such heightened price awareness has led to margin pressure on office products and impacted the results of both our Retail and Contract segments. In addition to price, competition is also based on customer service, the quality and breadth of product selection, and convenient locations. Some of our competitors are larger than us and have greater financial resources, which affords them greater purchasing power, increased financial flexibility and more capital resources for expansion and improvement, which may enable them to compete more effectively than we can.

        We believe our excellent customer service and the efficiency and convenience for our customers of our combined contract and retail distribution channels gives our OfficeMax, Contract segment a competitive advantage among business-to-business office products distributors. Our ability to network our distribution centers into an integrated system enables us to serve large

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national accounts that rely on us to deliver consistent products, prices and services to multiple locations as well as medium and small businesses at a competitive cost.

        We believe our OfficeMax, Retail segment competes favorably based on the quality of our customer service, our innovative store formats, the breadth and depth of our merchandise offering and our everyday low prices, along with our specialized service offerings, including OfficeMax ImPress.


Inflationary and Seasonal Influences

        We believe that neither inflation nor deflation has had a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations; however, there can be no assurance that we will not be affected by inflation or deflation in the future.

        The Company's business is seasonal, with OfficeMax, Retail showing a more pronounced seasonal trend than OfficeMax, Contract. Sales in the second quarter and summer months are historically the slowest of the year. Sales are stronger during the first, third and fourth quarters that include the important new-year office supply restocking month of January, the back-to-school period and the holiday selling season, respectively.


Environmental Matters

        Our discussion of environmental matters is presented under the caption "Environmental" in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of this Form 10-K. In addition, certain environmental matters are discussed under "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" of this Form 10-K.


Capital Investment

        Information concerning our capital expenditures is presented under the caption "Investment Activities" and in the table entitled "2007 Capital Investment by Segment" in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of this Form 10-K.


Acquisitions and Divestitures

        We engage in acquisition and divestiture discussions with other companies and make acquisitions and divestitures from time to time. It is our policy to review our operations periodically and to dispose of assets that do not meet our criteria for return on investment, or cease to warrant retention for other reasons.


Geographic Areas

        Our discussion of financial information by geographic area is presented in Note 16, Segment Information, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K.


Identification of Executive Officers

        Information with respect to our executive officers is set forth in "Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant" of this Form 10-K.

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Employees

        On December 29, 2007, we had approximately 36,000 employees, including approximately 10,500 part-time employees.

ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS

Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements

        This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about our expectations, anticipated financial results and future business prospects, are forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "should," "plan," "anticipate" and other similar expressions. You can find examples of these statements throughout this report, including "Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of this Form 10-K. We cannot guarantee that our actual results will be consistent with the forward-looking statements we make in this report. We have listed below some of the inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those we project. We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

        Intense competition in our markets could harm our ability to maintain profitability.    Domestic and international office products markets are highly and increasingly competitive. Customers have many options when purchasing office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions and office furniture. We compete with worldwide contract stationers, office supply superstores, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, computer and electronics superstores, Internet merchandisers, direct-mail distributors, discount retailers, drugstores, supermarkets and thousands of local and regional contract stationers. In addition, an increasing number of manufacturers of computer hardware, software and peripherals, including some of our suppliers, have expanded their own direct marketing efforts. The other large office supply superstores have increased their presence in close proximity to our stores in recent years and are expected to continue to do so in the future. In addition, many of our competitors have expanded their office products assortment, and we expect they will continue to do so. In recent years, two package delivery companies have established retail stores that compete directly with us for copy, printing, packaging and shipping business, and offer a limited assortment of office products and services similar to the ones we offer. We anticipate increasing competition from our two domestic office supply superstore competitors and various other competitors, including the two package delivery companies, for print-for-pay and related services. Print-for-pay and related services have historically been a key point of difference for OfficeMax stores and are expected to become an increasingly more important part of our future strategies. Any or all of our competitors may become even more aggressive in the future. Increased competition in the office products markets, together with increased advertising, has heightened price awareness among end-users. Such heightened price awareness has led to margin pressure on office products and impacted the results of both our Retail and Contract segments. In addition to price, competition is also based on customer service, the quality and breadth of product selection, and convenient locations. Some of our competitors are larger than us and have greater financial resources, which affords them greater purchasing power, increased financial flexibility and more capital resources for expansion and improvement, which may enable them to compete more effectively than we can.

        We may be unable to open and remodel stores successfully.    Our business plans include the opening and remodeling of a significant number of retail stores. For these plans to be successful, we must identify and lease favorable store sites, develop remodeling plans, hire and train associates and adapt management and systems to meet the needs of these operations. These

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tasks are difficult to manage successfully. If we are not able to open and remodel stores as quickly as we have planned, our future financial performance could be materially and adversely affected. Further, we cannot ensure that the new or remodeled stores will achieve the sales or profit levels that we anticipate. This is particularly true as we introduce different store designs, formats and sizes or enter into new market areas. In particular, the "Advantage" prototype store format we intend to utilize for new and remodeled stores was new in 2006 and there can be no assurance as to whether or to what extent that format will be successful.

        Economic conditions directly influence our operating results.    Economic conditions, both domestically and abroad, directly influence our operating results. Current and future economic conditions, including the level of unemployment, energy costs, availability of credit, and the financial condition and growth prospects of our customers may adversely affect our business and the results of our operations.

        Our expanding international operations expose us to the unique risks inherent in foreign operations.    During 2007, we expanded our operations in international markets, and we may also seek to expand further into other international markets. Our foreign operations encounter risks similar to those faced by our U.S. operations, as well as risks inherent in foreign operations, such as local customs and regulatory constraints, foreign trade policies, competitive conditions, foreign currency fluctuations and unstable political and economic conditions.

        Our quarterly operating results are subject to fluctuation.    Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to do so in the future. Factors that may contribute to these quarter-to-quarter fluctuations could include the effects of seasonality, our level of advertising and marketing, new store openings, changes in product mix and competitors' pricing. These quarterly fluctuations could have an adverse effect on both our operating results and the price of our common stock.

        We may be unable to attract and retain qualified associates.    We attempt to attract and retain an appropriate level of personnel in both field operations and corporate functions. As a retailer, we face the challenge of filling many positions at lower wage scales which are appropriate for our industry and in light of competitive factors. As a result, we face many external risks and internal factors in meeting our labor needs, including competition for qualified personnel, overall unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, as well as rising employee benefit costs, including insurance costs and compensation programs. Changes in any of these factors, including especially a shortage of available workforce in the areas in which we operate, could interfere with our ability to adequately provide services to customers and result in increasing our labor costs, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of our operations.

        Our expanded offering of proprietary branded products may not improve our financial performance and may expose us to product liability claims.    Our product offering includes many proprietary branded products. While we have focused on the quality of our proprietary branded products, we rely on third-party manufacturers for these products. Such third party manufacturers may prove to be unreliable, or the quality of our globally sourced products may not meet our expectations. Furthermore, economic and political conditions in areas of the world where we source such products may adversely affect the availability and cost of such products. In addition, our proprietary branded products compete with other manufacturers' branded items that we offer. As we continue to increase the number and types of proprietary branded products that we sell, we may adversely affect our relationships with our vendors, who may decide to reduce their product offerings through OfficeMax and increase their product offerings through our competitors. Finally, if any of our customers are harmed by our proprietary branded products, they may bring product liability and other claims against us. Any of these circumstances could have an adverse effect on our business and financial performance.

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        We are more leveraged than some of our competitors, which could adversely affect our business plans.    A relatively greater portion of our cash flow is used to service debt and other financial obligations including leases. This reduces the funds we have available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, new stores, store remodels and other purposes. Similarly, our relatively greater leverage increases our vulnerability to, and limits our flexibility in planning for, adverse economic and industry conditions and creates other competitive disadvantages compared with other companies with relatively less leverage.

        Fluctuations in our effective tax rate may adversely affect our business and results of operations.    We are a multi-national, multi-channel provider of office products and services. As a result, our effective tax rate is derived from a combination of applicable tax rates in the various countries, states and other jurisdictions in which we operate. Our effective tax rate may be lower or higher than our tax rates have been in the past due to numerous factors, including the sources of our income, any agreements we may have with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions, and the tax filing positions we take in various jurisdictions. We base our estimate of an effective tax rate at any given point in time upon a calculated mix of the tax rates applicable to our company and to estimates of the amount of business likely to be done in any given jurisdiction. The loss of one or more agreements with taxing jurisdictions, a change in the mix of our business from year to year and from country to country, changes in rules related to accounting for income taxes, changes in tax laws in any of the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate or adverse outcomes from tax audits that we may be subject to in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate could result in an unfavorable change in our effective tax rate, which change could have an adverse effect on our business and results of our operations.

        Compromises of our information security may adversely affect our business.    Through our sales and marketing activities, we collect and store certain personal information that our customers provide to purchase products or services, enroll in promotional programs, register on our website, or otherwise communicate and interact with us. We also gather and retain information about our associates in the normal course of business. We may share information about such persons with vendors that assist with certain aspects of our business. Despite instituted safeguards for the protection of such information, we cannot be certain that all of our systems are entirely free from vulnerability to attack. Computer hackers may attempt to penetrate our or our vendors' network security and, if successful, misappropriate confidential customer or business information. In addition, a Company employee, contractor or other third party with whom we do business may attempt to circumvent our security measures in order to obtain such information or inadvertently cause a breach involving such information. Loss of customer or business information could disrupt our operations and expose us to claims from customers, financial institutions, payment card associations and other persons, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        We cannot ensure new systems and technology will be implemented successfully.    Our acquisition of OfficeMax, Inc., in December 2003, required the integration and coordination of our existing contract stationer systems with the retail systems of the acquired company. Integrating and coordinating these systems has been complex and still requires a number of system enhancements and conversions that, if not done properly, could divert the attention of our workforce during development and implementation and constrain for some time our ability to provide the level of service our customers demand. Also, when implemented, the systems and technology enhancements may not provide the benefits anticipated and could add costs and complications to our ongoing operations. A failure to effectively implement changes to these systems or to realize the intended efficiencies could have an adverse effect on our business and results of our operations.

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        We retained responsibility for certain liabilities of the sold paper, forest products and timberland businesses.    These obligations include liabilities related to environmental, health and safety, tax, litigation and employee benefit matters. Some of these retained liabilities could turn out to be significant, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Our exposure to these liabilities could harm our ability to compete with other office products distributors, who would not typically be subject to similar liabilities.

        Our business may be adversely affected by the actions of and risks associated with our third-party vendors.    We are a reseller of other manufacturer's branded items and are therefore dependent on the availability and pricing of key products including ink, toner, paper and technology products. As a reseller, we cannot control the supply, design, function or cost of many of the products we offer for sale. Disruptions in the availability of these products may adversely affect our sales and result in customer dissatisfaction. Further, we cannot control the cost of manufacturer's products and cost increases must either be passed along to our customers or will result in erosion of our earnings. Failure to identify desirable products and make them available to our customers when desired and at attractive prices could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

        Our investment in Boise Cascade, L.L.C. subjects us to the risks associated with the paper and forest products industry.    When we sold our paper, forest products and timberland assets, we purchased an equity interest in affiliates of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. In addition, we have an ongoing obligation to purchase paper from an affiliate of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. These continuing interests subject us to market risks associated with the paper and forest products industry. These industries are subject to cyclical market pressures. Historical prices for products have been volatile, and industry participants have limited influence over the timing and extent of price changes. The relationship between supply and demand in these industries significantly affects product pricing. Demand for building products is driven mainly by factors such as new construction and remodeling rates, interest rates and weather. The supply of paper and building products fluctuates based on manufacturing capacity, and excess capacity, both domestically and abroad, can result in significant variations in product prices. The level of supply and demand for forest products will affect the price we pay for paper. Our ability to realize the carrying value of our equity interest in affiliates of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. is dependent upon many factors, including the operating performance of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. and other market factors that may not be specific to Boise Cascade, L.L.C., due in part to the fact that there is not a liquid market for our equity interest. Our exposure to these risks could decrease our ability to compete effectively with our competitors, who typically are not subject to such risks.

        We have substantial business operations in states in which the regulatory environment is particularly challenging.    Our operations in California and other similar states expose us to many regulations relating to the conduct of our business, including, without limitation, consumer protection laws, advertising regulations, and employment and wage and hour regulations. This regulatory environment requires the Company to maintain a heightened compliance effort and exposes us to defense costs, possible fines and penalties, and liability to private parties for monetary recoveries and attorneys' fees, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

        None.

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ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES

        The majority of OfficeMax facilities are rented under operating leases. (For more information about our operating leases, see Note 7, Leases, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K.) Our properties are in good operating condition and are suitable and adequate for the operations for which they are used. We constantly evaluate the real estate market to determine the best locations for new stores. We analyze our existing stores to determine which stores will benefit from being remodeled. We examine each store and market on a case by case basis.

        Presented below is a list of our facilities by segment. During 2006, we consolidated our corporate headquarters from Itasca, Illinois, and our retail operations from Shaker Heights, Ohio, to a single headquarters facility located in Naperville, Illinois.


OfficeMax, Contract

        As of January 26, 2008, OfficeMax, Contract operated 51 distribution centers in 26 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The following table sets forth the locations of these facilities.

Arizona   1   Maryland   1   Tennessee   1
California   2   Massachusetts   1   Texas   2
Colorado   1   Michigan   1   Utah   1
Florida   1   Minnesota   1   Virginia   1
Georgia   1   New Jersey   1   Washington   1
Hawaii   1   New York   2   Wisconsin   1
Idaho   1   North Carolina   1   Puerto Rico   1
Illinois   1   Ohio   1   Canada   7
Kansas   1   Oregon   1   Australia   10
Maine   1   Pennsylvania   1   New Zealand   4

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OfficeMax, Retail

        As of January 26, 2008, OfficeMax, Retail operated 981 stores in 48 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. The following table sets forth the locations of these facilities.

Alabama   11   Louisiana   2   Oklahoma   1
Alaska   3   Maine   1   Oregon   13
Arizona   40   Maryland   1   Pennsylvania   28
Arkansas   2   Massachusetts   9   Rhode Island   1
California   79   Michigan   43   South Carolina   6
Colorado   30   Minnesota   42   South Dakota   4
Connecticut   3   Mississippi   5   Tennessee   18
Delaware   1   Missouri   27   Texas   70
Florida   65   Montana   3   Utah   14
Georgia   28   Nebraska   9   Virginia   21
Hawaii   6   Nevada   14   Washington   21
Idaho   7   New Jersey   5   West Virginia   2
Illinois   64   New Mexico   9   Wisconsin   32
Indiana   14   New York   30   Wyoming   2
Iowa   9   North Carolina   28   Puerto Rico   10
Kansas   12   North Dakota   3   U.S. Virgin Islands   2
Kentucky   6   Ohio   53   Mexico(a)   72
(a)
Represents the locations operated by our 51%-owned joint venture in Mexico, Grupo OfficeMax.

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        OfficeMax Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries are named as defendants in a number of lawsuits, claims and proceedings arising out of the operation of the paper and forest products assets prior to the closing of the Sale, for which OfficeMax agreed to retain responsibility. Also, as part of the Sale, we agreed to retain responsibility for all pending or threatened proceedings and future proceedings alleging asbestos-related injuries arising out of the operation of the paper and forest products assets prior to the closing of the Sale. We do not believe any of these retained proceedings are material to our business.

        We have been notified that we are a "potentially responsible party" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") or similar federal and state laws, or have received a claim from a private party, with respect to certain sites where hazardous substances or other contaminants are or may be located. All of these sites relate to operations either no longer owned by the Company or unrelated to its ongoing operations. In most cases, we are one of many potentially responsible parties, and our alleged contribution to these sites is relatively minor. For sites where a range of potential liability can be determined, we have established appropriate reserves. We believe we have minimal or no responsibility with regard to several other sites. We cannot predict with certainty the total response and remedial costs, our share of the total costs, the extent to which contributions will be available from other parties or the amount of time necessary to complete the cleanups. Based on our investigations; our experience with respect to cleanup of hazardous substances; the fact that expenditures will, in many cases, be incurred over extended periods of time; and the number of solvent potentially responsible parties, we do not believe that the known actual and potential response costs will, in the aggregate, materially affect our financial position, our results of operations or our cash flows.

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        Over the past several years and continuing in 2008, we have been named a defendant in a number of cases where the plaintiffs allege asbestos-related injuries from exposure to asbestos products or exposure to asbestos while working at job sites. The claims vary widely and often are not specific about the plaintiffs' contacts with the Company. None of the claimants seeks damages from us individually, and we are generally one of numerous defendants. Many of the cases filed against us have been voluntarily dismissed, although we have settled some cases. The settlements we have paid have been covered mostly by insurance, and we believe any future settlements or judgments in these cases would be similarly covered. To date, no asbestos case against us has gone to trial, and the nature of these cases makes any prediction as to the outcome of pending litigation inherently subjective. At this time, however, we believe our involvement in asbestos litigation is not material to our financial position, our results of operations or our cash flows.

        In June 2005, the Company announced that the SEC issued a formal order of investigation arising from the Company's previously announced internal investigation into its accounting for vendor income. The Company launched its internal investigation in December 2004 when the Company received claims by a vendor to its retail business that certain employees acted inappropriately in requesting promotional payments and in falsifying supporting documentation. The internal investigation was conducted under the direction of the Company's audit committee and was completed in March 2005. The Company cooperated fully with the SEC. In a letter dated October 23, 2007, the Company received notification from the SEC that it had completed its investigation against the Company and was not recommending any enforcement action.

        On April 25, 2005, a putative derivative action, Homstrom v. Harad, et al., was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The Homstrom complaint names as defendants the following current and former officers and directors of OfficeMax Incorporated: George J. Harad, Christopher C. Milliken, Theodore Crumley, Gary J. Peterson, Brian P. Anderson, Warren F. Bryant, Claire S. Farley, Rakesh Gangwal, Edward E. Hagenlocker, Gary G. Michael, A. William Reynolds, Francesca Ruiz De Luzuriaga, Jane E. Shaw, Carolyn M. Ticknor, Ward W. Woods, Brian C. Cornell, David M. Szymanski, Richard R. Goodmanson, Donald N. MacDonald, and Frank A. Schrontz. The complaint also names the following former directors of OfficeMax, Inc. as defendants: Michael Feuer, Lee Fisher, Edwin J. Holman, Jerry Sue Thornton, Burnett W. Donoho, Michael F. Killeen, Ivan J. Winfield, and Jacqueline Woods. OfficeMax Incorporated is named as a nominal defendant. The complaint purports to assert, among other things, various common law derivative claims against the individual defendants including breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The complaint seeks an award in favor of OfficeMax and against the individual defendants of an unspecified amount of damages, disgorgement of benefits and compensation, equitable or injunctive relief, costs, including attorneys' fees, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Pursuant to provisions of the Company's bylaws, fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing derivative action are being advanced on behalf of those present and former officers and directors by the Company.

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        None.

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 PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

        Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"). The Exchange requires each listed company to distribute an annual report to its shareholders. We are making this Form 10-K available to our shareholders in lieu of a separate annual report. The reported high and low sales prices for our common stock, as well as the frequency and amount of dividends paid on such stock, are included in Note 19, Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited), of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K. We expect to continue the practice of paying regular cash dividends in 2008. Information concerning restrictions on the payment of dividends is included in Note 12, Debt, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" and in Liquidity and Capital Resources in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of this Form 10-K. The approximate number of common shareholders, based upon actual record holders on February 22, 2008, was 18,493.

        We maintain a corporate governance page on our website that includes key information about our corporate governance initiatives. That information includes our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics and charters for our Audit, Executive Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees, as well as our Committee of Outside Directors. The corporate governance page can be found at www.officemax.com, by clicking on "About us," "Investors" and then "Corporate Governance." You also may obtain copies of these policies, charters and codes by contacting our Investor Relations Department, 263 Shuman Boulevard, Naperville, Illinois 60563, or by calling (630) 864-6800.

        Information concerning securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is included in "Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters" of this Form 10-K.


Shareholder Rights Plan

        We have had a shareholder rights plan since January 1986. Our current plan, as amended and restated, took effect in December 1998. At that time, the rights under the previous plan expired, and we distributed to our common stockholders one new right for each common share held. The rights become exercisable ten days after a person or group acquires 15% of our outstanding voting securities or ten business days after a person or group commences or announces an intention to commence a tender or exchange offer that could result in the acquisition of 15% of these securities. Each full right, if it becomes exercisable, entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a purchase price of $175 per share, subject to adjustment. Upon payment of the purchase price, the rights may "flip in" and entitle holders to buy common stock or "flip over" and entitle holders to buy common stock in an acquiring entity in such amount that the market value is equal to twice the purchase price. The rights are nonvoting and may be redeemed by the Company for one cent per right at any time prior to the tenth day after an individual or group acquires 15% of our voting stock, unless extended. The rights expire in 2008. On January 18, 2006, the Company announced that the board of directors voted not to seek an extension of the shareholder rights plan when it expires in 2008. Additional details are set forth in the Renewed Rights Agreement which is an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

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Stock Repurchases

        Information concerning our stock repurchases during the three months-ended December 29, 2007 is presented below. All stock was withheld to satisfy our tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock awards.

Period
   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per Share
   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   Maximum Number
of Shares That May Yet
Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
        September 30-October 27   3,731   $ 33.35   —   —
        October 28-November 24   935   $ 26.08   —   —
        November 25-December 29   618   $ 24.61   —   —

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 Performance Graph

        The following graph compares the five-year cumulative total return (assuming dividend reinvestment) for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the Standard & Poor's 500 Specialty Retail Index and OfficeMax.

GRAPH

ANNUAL RETURN PERCENTAGE
Years Ending

Company\Index Name
   Dec 03
   Dec 04
   Dec 05
   Dec 06
   Dec 07
OfficeMax Incorporated   33.33   -2.81   -17.54   98.80   -57.62
S&P 500 Index   28.68   10.88   4.91   15.79   5.49
S&P 500 Specialty Retail Index   45.77   12.28   2.86   6.64   -20.27

INDEXED RETURNS
Years Ending

Company\Index Name
   Base Period
Dec 02
   Dec 03
   Dec 04
   Dec 05
   Dec 06
   Dec 07
OfficeMax Incorporated   $ 100   $ 133.33   $ 129.59   $ 106.85   $ 212.43   $ 90.02
S&P 500 Index     100     128.68     142.69     149.70     173.34     182.86
S&P 500 Specialty Retail Index     100     145.77     163.68     168.37     179.54     143.14

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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following table sets forth our selected financial data for the years indicated and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K.

 
   2007(a)
   2006(b)
   2005(c)
   2004(d)
   2003(e)
  
 
   (millions, except per-share amounts)
 
Assets                                
Current assets   $ 2,205   $ 2,097   $ 1,942   $ 3,241   $ 2,597  
Property and equipment, net     581     580     535     541     2,730  
Timber, timberlands and timber deposits     —     —     —     —     331  
Goodwill     1,217     1,216     1,218     1,165     1,107  
Timber notes receivable     1,635     1,635     1,635     1,635     —  
Other     646     688     942     1,055     611  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 6,284   $ 6,216   $ 6,272   $ 7,637   $ 7,376  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities   $ 1,371   $ 1,529   $ 1,588   $ 1,857   $ 1,986  
Long-term debt, less current portion     349     384     407     585     2,000  
Timber notes securitized     1,470     1,470     1,470     1,470     —  
Other     783     817     1,044     1,091     1,046  
Minority interest     32     30     27     23     20  
Shareholders' equity     2,279     1,986     1,736     2,611     2,324  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 6,284   $ 6,216   $ 6,272   $ 7,637   $ 7,376  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Net sales
 
$
9,082
 
$
8,966
 
$
9,158
 
$
13,270
 
$
8,245
 
   
 
 
 
 
 

Income (loss) from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations   $ 207   $ 99   $ (41 ) $ 234   $ 35  
Discontinued operations     —     (7 )   (33 )   (61 )   (18 )
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of income tax     —     —     —     —     (9 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ 207   $ 92   $ (74 ) $ 173   $ 8  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share:                                
Continuing operations   $ 2.70   $ 1.30   $ (0.58 ) $ 2.55   $ 0.37  
Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )   (0.70 )   (0.30 )
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of income tax     —     —     —     —     (0.15 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic income (loss) per common share(f)   $ 2.70   $ 1.20   $ (0.99 ) $ 1.85   $ (0.08 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

Diluted income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations   $ 2.66   $ 1.29   $ (0.58 ) $ 2.44   $ 0.37  
Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )   (0.67 )   (0.30 )
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of income tax     —     —     —     —     (0.15 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Diluted income (loss) per common share(f)   $ 2.66   $ 1.19   $ (0.99 ) $ 1.77   $ (0.08 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share   $ 0.60   $ 0.60   $ 0.60   $ 0.60   $ 0.60  
   
 
 
 
 
 

See notes on following page.

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(a)
2007 included the following:

•
A net loss of $1.1 million included in minority interest, net of income tax related to the sale of OfficeMax, Contract's operations in Mexico to Grupo OfficeMax, our 51% owned joint venture.

•
$32.5 million of pre-tax income from the Additional Consideration Agreement we entered into in connection with the Sale.

(b)
2006 included the following pre-tax charges:

•
$89.5 million related to the closing of 109 underperforming domestic retail stores.

•
$46.4 million related to the relocation and consolidation of our corporate headquarters.

•
$10.3 million primarily related to a reorganization of our Contract segment.

•
$18.0 million primarily for contract termination and other costs related to the closure of our Elma, Washington manufacturing facility, which is accounted for as a discontinued operation.
(c)
2005 included the following pre-tax charges:

•
$25.0 million related to the relocation and consolidation of our corporate headquarters.

•
$31.9 million primarily for one-time severance payments, professional fees and asset write-downs.

•
$17.9 million related to the write-down of impaired assets, primarily related to retail store closures.

•
$5.4 million related to the restructuring of our international operations.

•
$9.8 million for a legal settlement with the Department of Justice.

•
$14.4 million related to our early retirement of debt.

•
$28.2 million for the write-down of impaired assets at our Elma, Washington manufacturing facility, which is accounted for as a discontinued operation.
(d)
2004 included a $67.8 million pre-tax charge for the write-down of impaired assets at our Elma, Washington, manufacturing facility, which is accounted for as a discontinued operation.
(e)
2003 included a pre-tax charge of $10.1 million for employee-related costs incurred in connection with the 2003 cost-reduction program.
(f)
The computation of diluted income (loss) per common share was antidilutive in the years 2005 and 2003; therefore, the amounts reported for basic and diluted income (loss) per common share are the same.

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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        The following discussion contains statements about our future financial performance. These statements are only predictions. Our actual results may differ materially from these predictions. In evaluating these statements, you should review "Item 1A, Risk Factors" of this Form 10-K, including "Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements."


Executive Summary

        Sales for 2007 were $9.1 billion, compared to $9.0 billion for 2006 and $9.2 billion for 2005. Net income for 2007 was $207.4 million, or $2.66 per diluted share, compared to $91.7 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, for 2006 and a net loss of $73.8 million, or $(0.99) per diluted share, for 2005.

        Results for the years of 2007, 2006 and 2005 include various items related to the Company's previously announced restructuring activities and our transition from a predominately commodity manufacturing-based company to an independent office products distribution company which are not expected to be ongoing. Charges and obligations related to many of these items have been included in our integration activities and facility closures reserve. For more information about these reserves, see the discussion of "Integration Activities and Facility Closures" below. Some of the more significant effects of these actions on our results include:

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        We evaluate our results of operations both before and after certain gains and losses that management believes are not indicative of our core operating activities, such as the items described above. We believe our presentation of financial measures before, or excluding, these items, which are non-GAAP measures, enhances our investors' overall understanding of the impact of the Company's restructuring activities and our recurring operational performance and provides useful information to both investors and management to evaluate the ongoing operations and prospects of the Company by providing better comparisons and information regarding significant trends and variability in our earnings. Whenever we use non-GAAP financial measures, we designate those measures as "adjusted" and provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of those non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

        Although we believe the non-GAAP financial measures enhance an investors' understanding of our performance, our management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be consistent with the presentation of similar companies in our industry. However, we present such non-GAAP financial measures in reporting our financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate our operating results in a manner that focuses on what we believe to be our ongoing business operations. In addition, use of the non-GAAP measures that exclude certain gains and losses is not intended to suggest that our future financial results will not be impacted by additional unusual items.

        The following table summarizes the impact of the gains and losses described above on our results of operations for 2007, 2006 and 2005, and provides a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the corresponding GAAP measure. Both GAAP and non-GAAP measures are used throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis.

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   Year Ended (millions, except per-share amounts)
  
 
   December 29, 2007
   December 30, 2006
   December 31, 2005
  
 
   As
Reported
   Special
Items
   As
Adjusted
   As
Reported
   Special
Items
   As
Adjusted
   As
Reported
   Special
Items
   As
Adjusted
  
Segment Sales                                                        
OfficeMax, Contract   $ 4,816.1         $ 4,816.1   $ 4,714.5         $ 4,714.5   $ 4,628.6         $ 4,628.6  
OfficeMax, Retail     4,265.9           4,265.9     4,251.2           4,251.2     4,529.1           4,529.1  
   
       
 
       
 
       
 
      9,082.0           9,082.0     8,965.7           8,965.7     9,157.7           9,157.7  
   
       
 
       
 
       
 
Segment Income (loss)                                                        
Office, Contract   $ 207.9   $ —   $ 207.9   $ 197.7   $ 10.3 (a) $ 208.0   $ 100.3   $ 15.2 (a),(i) $ 115.5  
OfficeMax, Retail     173.7     —     173.7     86.3     89.5 (b)   175.8     27.9     17.9 (h)   45.8  
Corporate and Other     (37.4 )   —     (37.4 )   (118.0 )   46.4 (c)   (71.6 )   (118.5 )   56.9 (c),(j)   (61.6 )
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     344.2     —     344.2     166.0     146.2     312.2     9.7     90.0     99.7  
Operating Income margin                                                        
OfficeMax, Contract     4.3 %   —     4.3 %   4.2 %   0.2 %   4.4 %   2.2 %   0.3 %   2.5 %
OfficeMax, Retail     4.1 %   —     4.1 %   2.0 %   2.1 %   4.1 %   0.6 %   0.4 %   1.0 %
Consolidated     3.8 %   —     3.8 %   1.9 %   1.6 %   3.5 %   0.1 %   1.0 %   1.1 %

Debt retirement expenses
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
(14.4
)
 
14.4
(k)
 
—
 
Interest expense     (121.3 )   —     (121.3 )   (123.1 )   —     (123.1 )   (128.5 )   —     (128.5 )
Interest income and other     114.6     (32.4) (d)   82.2     129.1     (48.0) (d)   81.1     95.6     1.6     97.2  
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest     337.5     (32.4 )   305.1     172.0     98.2     270.2     (37.6 )   106.0     68.4  
Income taxes     (125.2 )   12.0 (g)   (113.2 )   (68.8 )   (38.2) (g)   (107.0 )   (1.2 )   (41.2) (g)   (42.4 )
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest     212.3     (20.4 )   191.9     103.2     60.0     163.2     (38.8 )   64.8     26.0  
Minority interest, net of income tax     (4.9 )   1.1 (e)   (3.8 )   (4.1 )   —     (4.1 )   (2.4 )   —     (2.4 )
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations     207.4     (19.3 )   188.1     99.1     60.0     159.1     (41.2 )   64.8     23.6  
   
 
 
 
Discontinued operations                                                        
  Operating loss     —     —     —     (18.0 )   18.0 (f)   —     (24.4 )   24.4 (f)   —  
  Write-down of assets     —     —     —     —     —     —     (28.2 )   28.2 (f)   —  
  Income tax benefit     —     —     —     10.6     (10.6) (g)   —     20.1     (20.1) (g)   —  
   
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations     —     —     —     (7.4 )   7.4     —     (32.5 )   32.5     —  
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ 207.4   $ (19.3 ) $ 188.1   $ 91.7   $ 67.4   $ 159.1   $ (73.7 ) $ 97.3   $ 23.6  
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share                                                        
  Continuing operations   $ 2.66   $ (0.25 ) $ 2.41   $ 1.29   $ 0.81   $ 2.10   $ (0.58 ) $ 0.82   $ 0.24  
  Discontinued operations     —     —     —     (0.10 )   0.10     —     (0.41 )   0.41     —  
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share   $ 2.66   $ (0.25 ) $ 2.41   $ 1.19   $ 0.91   $ 2.10   $ (0.99 ) $ 1.23   $ 0.24  
   
 
 
 

Totals may not foot due to rounding.

(a)
Charges associated with the reorganization of our Contract segment included in Contract segment operating expenses.
(b)
Charges associated with the closing of 109 retail stores included in Retail segment operating expenses.
(c)
Charges associated with the consolidation of our corporate headquarters included in Corporate and Other segment operating expenses.
(d)
Income related to the Additional Consideration agreement included in interest income and other.
(e)
Loss from a sale of OfficeMax, Contract's operations in Mexico included in minority interest, net of income tax.
(f)
Loss from Discontinued operations related to a manufacturing facility near Elma, Washington.
(g)
Income tax effect of special items.
(h)
Charges associated with impaired assets in underperforming retail stores included in Retail segment operating expenses.
(i)
Charges associated with a legal settlement with the Department of Justice included in Contract segment operating expenses.
(j)
Charges associated with one-time severance payments, professional fees and asset write-downs.
(k)
Loss from early retirement of debt.

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Results of Operations, Consolidated

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
Sales   $ 9,082.0   $ 8,965.7   $ 9,157.7  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest   $ 337.5   $ 171.9   $ (37.6 )
Net income (loss)   $ 207.4   $ 91.7   $ (73.8 )

Diluted income (loss) per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Continuing operations   $ 2.66   $ 1.29   $ (0.58 )
  Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share   $ 2.66   $ 1.19   $ (0.99 )
   
 
 
 

 
 
 
(percentage of sales)
 
Gross profit margin     25.4 %   25.8 %   24.0 %
Operating and selling expenses     18.0 %   18.3 %   19.3 %
General and administrative expenses     3.7 %   4.0 %   4.0 %
Other operating, net     (0.1 )%   1.6 %   0.6 %
Operating profit margin     3.8 %   1.9 %   0.1 %


Operating Results

2007 Compared with 2006

        Sales for 2007 increased 1.3% to $9,082.0 million from $8,965.7 million for 2006. The year-over-year sales increase was primarily due to growth in our international businesses. Comparable-store sales increased 0.5% year-over-year primarily as a result of higher sales in our Contract segment. For more information about our segment results, see the discussion of segment results below. The year-over-year sales increases were largely influenced by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, a weaker domestic economic environment in the second half of 2007 and our more disciplined focus on profitable sales growth.

        Gross profit margin decreased by 0.4% of sales to 25.4% of sales in 2007 compared to 25.8% of sales in 2006. The gross profit margin decrease was driven by pricing pressure and the impact of new and renewing accounts in our Contract segment.

        Operating and selling expenses decreased by 0.3% of sales to 18.0% of sales in 2007 from 18.3% of sales a year earlier. The improvement in operating and selling expenses as a percent of sales was the result of targeted cost reduction programs, including lower promotion and marketing costs and delivery expenses in the Contract segment, and reduced store labor and marketing costs in the Retail segment, as well as reduced incentive compensation expense.

        General and administrative expenses were 3.7% of sales for 2007 compared to 4.0% of sales for 2006. The year-over-year decrease in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales was due primarily to a decrease in incentive compensation expense.

        Other operating, net includes dividends earned on our investment in affiliates of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., which were $6.1 million for 2007 and $5.9 million for 2006, respectively. See Note 5, Other Operating, Net, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the components of Other operating, net.

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        In 2006, Other operating, net also included $89.5 million related to the 109 domestic store closures, $46.4 million primarily related to the headquarters consolidation and $10.3 million primarily related to the Contract segment reorganization.

        Interest expense was $121.3 million in 2007 compared to $123.1 million in 2006. The year-over-year decrease in interest expense was a result of lower average borrowings. Interest expense includes interest related to the timber securitization notes of approximately $80.5 million for 2007 and 2006. The interest expense associated with the timber securitization notes is offset by interest income earned on the timber notes receivable of approximately $82.5 million for both 2007 and 2006. The interest income on the timber notes receivable is included in interest income and is not netted against the related interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        Excluding the interest income earned on the timber notes receivable, interest income was $5.4 million and $7.2 million for the years ended December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.

        Other income (expense), net was $26.7 million of income in 2007 compared to $39.3 million of income in 2006. In 2007 and 2006, we recognized income of $32.5 million and $48.0 million, respectively, in Other income (expense), net related to the Additional Consideration Agreement that was entered into in connection with the Sale. See Note 13, Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the Additional Consideration Agreement.

        Our effective tax rate attributable to continuing operations was 37.1% in 2007 and 40.0% in 2006. Income taxes for both periods were affected by the impact of state income taxes, non-deductible expenses and the mix of domestic and foreign sources of income. The effective rate for 2007 was also impacted by the closure of certain prior year audits, which reduced the effective rate. In 2006, we increased our valuation allowance for certain state net operating loss carryforwards by $6.5 million.

        As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported income from continuing operations of $207.4 million, or $2.66 per diluted share, for 2007, compared to $99.1 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, for 2006. We reported net income for 2007 of $207.4 million, or $2.66 diluted share compared with net income of $91.7 million, or $1.19 per diluted share in 2006. Excluding the charge related to the sale of OfficeMax, Contract's operations in Mexico and the effect of the Additional Consideration Agreement, adjusted income from continuing operations was $188.1 million, or $2.41 per diluted share, for 2007. Excluding the effect of the Additional Consideration Agreement adjustment, the charges for store closures, contract segment reorganization and our headquarters consolidation, adjusted income from continuing operations was $159.1million, or $2.10 per diluted share, for 2006.

2006 Compared with 2005

        Sales for 2006 decreased 2.1% to $8,965.7 million from $9,157.7 million for 2005. The year-over-year sales decrease was primarily due to the impact of 109 strategic store closings in the first quarter of 2006 and the 53rd week included in the 2005 Retail segment results. Comparable-store sales increased 1.0% year-over-year primarily as a result of higher sales in our Contract segment. For more information about our segment results, see the discussion of segment results below.

        Gross profit margin improved by 1.8% of sales to 25.8% of sales in 2006 compared to 24.0% of sales in the previous year. The gross profit margin increase was driven by gross margin improvement initiatives in both the Contract and Retail segments.

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        Operating and selling expenses decreased by 1.0% of sales to 18.3% of sales in 2006 from 19.3% of sales a year earlier. The improvement in operating and selling expenses as a percent of sales was the result of targeted cost reduction programs, including lower promotion and marketing costs, payroll and integration expenses in the Contract segment, and reduced store labor and marketing costs in the Retail segment.

        General and administrative expenses were 4.0% of sales for 2006 and 2005. General and administrative expenses in 2005 included $24.2 million of expenses for one-time severance payments and other expenses, primarily professional service fees, which are not expected to be ongoing. Excluding the severance and other expenses, adjusted general and administrative expenses were 3.6% of sales for 2005. The year-over-year increase in general and administrative expenses, excluding the severance and other expenses, was due to increased payroll costs, primarily increased incentive compensation expense.

        In 2006, we reported $140.3 million of expense in Other operating, net which included $89.5 million related to the 109 domestic store closures, $46.4 million primarily related to the headquarters consolidation and $10.3 million primarily related to the Contract segment reorganization. In 2005, we reported $54.0 million of expense in Other operating, net. Other operating, net for 2005 included a $9.8 million charge for a legal settlement with the Department of Justice and $25.0 million related to the corporate headquarters consolidation. 2005 also included $23.2 million of expenses for the write-down of impaired assets at underperforming retail stores and the restructuring of our Canadian operations. Other operating, net also includes dividends earned on our investment in affiliates of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., which were $5.9 million for 2006 and $5.5 million for 2005, respectively. See Note 5, Other Operating, Net, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the components of Other operating, net.

        During 2005, we incurred costs related to the early retirement of debt of approximately $14.4 million primarily as a result of purchasing and cancelling $87.3 million of 7% senior notes originally due in 2013.

        Interest expense was $123.1 million in 2006 compared to $128.5 million in 2005. The year-over-year decrease in interest expense was a result of lower average borrowings. Interest expense included interest related to the timber securitization notes of approximately $80.5 million for 2006 and 2005. The interest expense associated with the timber securitization notes is offset by interest income earned on the timber notes receivable of approximately $82.5 million for both 2006 and 2005. The interest income on the timber notes receivable is included in interest income and is not netted against the related interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        Excluding the interest income earned on the timber notes receivable, interest income was $7.2 million and $14.8 million for the years ended December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The additional interest income in 2005 included interest earned on the cash and short-term investments we held following the Sale. Approximately $800 million of the Sale proceeds were used to repurchase 23.5 million shares of our common stock during the second quarter of 2005.

        Other income (expense), net was $39.3 million of income in 2006 compared to $1.7 million of expense in 2005. In 2006, we reduced the liability related to the Additional Consideration Agreement that was entered into in connection with the Sale. The reduction in the liability reflected the effect of changes in our expectations regarding paper prices over the remaining term of the agreement, and resulted in the recognition of $48.0 million of other non-operating income in 2006. See Note 13, Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of the Form 10-K for additional information related to the Additional Consideration Agreement.

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        Our effective tax rate attributable to continuing operations for 2006 was 40.0%. In 2005, we reported $1.2 million of income tax expense on a pre-tax loss of $37.6 million. Income taxes for both periods were affected by the impact of state income taxes, non-deductible expenses and the mix of domestic and foreign sources of income. Income tax expense in 2005 was also impacted by a $21.5 million increase in the valuation allowance for certain state net operating losses.

        As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported income from continuing operations of $99.1 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, for 2006, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $41.2 million, or $(0.58) per diluted share, for 2005. Including the loss from discontinued operations, the net income for 2006 was $91.7 million, or $1.19 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $73.8 million, or ($0.99) per diluted share in 2005. Excluding the effect of the Additional Consideration Agreement adjustment, the charges for store closures, contract segment reorganization and our headquarters consolidation, adjusted income from continuing operations was $159.1 million, or $2.10 per diluted share, for 2006. Excluding the charges for the write-down of impaired assets of certain retail stores, our legal settlement with the Department of Justice, severance and professional fees, international restructuring and our headquarters consolidation, we recognized adjusted income from continuing operations of $23.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for 2005.


Segment Discussion

        We report our results using three reportable segments: OfficeMax, Contract; OfficeMax, Retail; and Corporate and Other.

        OfficeMax, Contract distributes a broad line of items for the office, including office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions and office furniture. OfficeMax, Contract sells directly to large corporate and government offices, as well as to small and medium-sized offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This segment markets and sells through field salespeople, outbound telesales, catalogs, the Internet and in some markets, including Canada, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, through office products stores.

        OfficeMax, Retail is a retail distributor of office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions and office furniture. Our retail segment has operations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our retail segment's office supply stores feature OfficeMax ImPress, an in-store module devoted to print-for-pay and related services. Our retail segment also operates office products stores in Mexico through a 51%-owned joint venture.

        Corporate and Other includes support staff services and the related assets and liabilities as well as certain other expenses not fully allocated to the segments.

        Management evaluates the segments based on operating profit before interest expense, income taxes and minority interest, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting changes. The income and expense related to certain assets and liabilities that are reported in the Corporate and Other segment have been allocated to the Contract and Retail segments. However, certain expenses that management considers unusual or non-recurring are not allocated to the Contract and Retail segments.

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OfficeMax, Contract

($ in millions)

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
Sales   $ 4,816.1   $ 4,714.5   $ 4,628.6  
Segment income   $ 207.9   $ 197.7   $ 100.3  

Sales by Product Line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office supplies and paper   $ 2,696.3   $ 2,568.9   $ 2,598.1  
Technology products     1,535.1     1,551.9     1,469.2  
Office furniture     584.7     593.7     561.3  

Sales by Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States   $ 3,518.9   $ 3,559.8   $ 3,519.7  
International     1,297.2     1,154.7     1,108.9  
Sales growth     2 %   2 %   6 %
Same-location sales growth     2 %   2 %   5 %

 
 
 
(percentage of sales)
 
Gross profit margin     21.8 %   22.5 %   21.9 %
Operating expenses, including allocated general and administrative expenses     17.5 %   18.3 %   19.7 %
Operating profit margin     4.3 %   4.2 %   2.2 %

2007 Compared With 2006

        Contract segment sales for 2007 increased 2.2% to $4,816.1 million, from $4,714.5 million for 2006, reflecting a U.S. sales decline of 1.2% offset by international sales growth of 12.3% in U.S. dollars, or 2.8% in local currencies. The U.S. sales decline reflects a weaker economic environment in the second half of 2007, as well as our initiative to terminate existing unprofitable contracts and be more disciplined in new account acquisitions.

        Contract segment gross profit margin decreased 0.7% of sales to 21.8% of sales for 2007 compared to 22.5% of sales in the previous year. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to the continued impact of new and renewing accounts with lower gross margin rates and the impact of paper price increases throughout the year.

        Operating expenses for the Contract segment decreased 0.8% of sales to 17.5% of sales for 2007 from 18.3% of sales a year earlier. Fiscal year 2006 included $10.3 million of costs related to the Contract segment reorganization. Excluding the impact of these charges, adjusted operating expenses were 18.2% of sales for 2006. The year-over-year improvement in operating expenses as a percentage of sales on an adjusted basis is the result of targeted cost controls, including the reorganization of the Contract segment that we began in the fourth quarter of 2006, lower incentive compensation expense and lower promotion and marketing costs.

        Contract segment income increased $10.2 million to $207.9 million, or 4.3% of sales for 2007, compared to income of $197.7 million, or 4.2% of sales, for 2006. Excluding the $10.3 million of costs related to the Contract segment reorganization, Contract segment income was $208.0 million, or 4.4% of sales, for 2006.

2006 Compared With 2005

        Contract segment sales for 2006 increased 1.9% to $4,714.5 million, from $4,628.6 million in 2005. Year-over-year same-location sales increased 2%.

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        Contract segment gross profit margin improved by 0.6% of sales to 22.5% of sales for 2006 compared to 21.9% of sales in the previous year. The year-over-year increase resulted from a continued focus on the middle-market and other higher margin sales opportunities.

        Operating expenses for the Contract segment decreased by 1.4% of sales to 18.3% of sales for 2006 from 19.7% of sales a year earlier. Fiscal year 2006 includes $10.3 million of costs related to the Contract segment reorganization. Fiscal year 2005 includes a $9.8 million pre-tax charge for a legal settlement with the Department of Justice and a $5.4 million pre-tax charge related to the restructuring of our international operations. Excluding the impact of these charges, operating expenses were 18.2% and 19.4% of sales for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The year-over-year improvement in operating expenses as a percentage of sales is due to lower promotion and marketing costs as well as reduced payroll and integration expenses.

        Contract segment income increased $97.4 million to $197.7 million, or 4.2% of sales, for 2006, compared to income of $100.3 million, or 2.2% of sales, for 2005. Excluding the $10.3 million of costs related to the Contract segment reorganization, adjusted Contract segment income was $208.0 million, or 4.4% of sales, for 2006. Excluding the $9.8 million legal settlement with the Department of Justice and the $5.4 million of international restructuring charges, adjusted Contract segment income was $115.5 million, or 2.5% of sales, for 2005.


OfficeMax, Retail

($ in millions)

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
Sales   $ 4,265.9   $ 4,251.2   $ 4,529.1  
Segment income   $ 173.7   $ 86.3   $ 27.9  

Sales by Product Line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office supplies and paper   $ 1,640.4   $ 1,627.5   $ 1,639.6  
Technology products     2,241.8     2,212.5     2,363.5  
Office furniture     383.7     411.2     526.0  

Sales by Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States(a)   $ 4,030.0   $ 4,057.4   $ 4,358.9  
International     235.9     193.8     170.2  
Sales growth     0.3 %   (6.1 )%   1.1 %
Same-location sales growth     (1.2 )%   0.1 %   (1.0 )%

 
 
 
(percentage of sales)
 
Gross profit margin     29.5 %   29.3 %   26.2 %
Operating expenses, including allocated general and administrative expenses     25.4 %   27.3 %   25.6 %
Operating profit margin     4.1 %   2.0 %   0.6 %
(a)
Includes our operations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

2007 Compared With 2006

        Retail segment sales for 2007 increased by 0.3% to $4,265.9 million from $4,251.2 million for 2006. Retail segment same-location sales decreased 1.2% year-over-year during 2007.

        Adjusted for the Company's initiative to eliminate mail-in rebates, and to provide instant rebates in lieu of national, vendor-sponsored mail-in rebates, same-store sales decreased 0.5% during 2007. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Retail segment same-store sales decreased 7.3% year-over-year

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due to weakness in consumer and small business spending and the Company's reduced promotional activity during the holiday season. The fourth quarter same-store sales decrease offset same store sales increases realized during the first three quarters of 2007. During 2007, we opened 59 new retail stores in the U.S., ending the period with 908 retail stores in the U.S. Our majority owned joint-venture in Mexico opened 15 stores during 2007, ending the year with 68 stores.

        Retail segment gross profit margin improved 0.2% of sales to 29.5% of sales for 2007, compared to 29.3% of sales in the previous year. The gross margin improvement was primarily due to the segment's improved promotional and advertising strategies, primarily during the holiday season, partially offset by occupancy costs for new stores.

        Operating expenses for the Retail segment decreased 1.9% of sales to 25.4% of sales for 2007 from 27.3% of sales a year earlier. During 2006, the Retail segment incurred pre-tax charges of $89.5 million related to the closure of 109 underperforming retail stores. Excluding the impact of these charges, adjusted Retail segment operating expenses were 25.2% of sales for 2006. The year-over-year increase on an as adjusted basis was primarily due to expense deleveraging from new store openings and the same-store sales decrease, partially offset by reduced incentive compensation expense.

        Retail segment operating income was $173.7 million, or 4.1% of sales, for 2007 and $86.3 million, or 2.0% of sales, for 2006. Excluding the impact of the store closing related charges, adjusted Retail segment operating income was $175.8 million, or 4.1% of sales for 2006.

2006 Compared With 2005

        Retail segment sales for 2006 decreased 6.1% to $4,251.2 million for 2006 compared to $4,529.1 million for 2005. Retail segment sales were lower due to the impact of the 109 strategic store closings during the first quarter of 2006 and the 53rd week included in 2005 results. Retail segment same-location sales increased 0.1% year-over-year during 2006. During 2006, we opened 44 new retail stores in the U.S., ending the period with 859 retail stores in the U.S. Our majority owned joint-venture in Mexico opened 12 stores during 2006, ending the year with 55 stores.

        Retail segment gross profit margin improved by 3.1% of sales to 29.3% of sales for 2006, from 26.2% of sales in the previous year. The gross margin improvement was primarily due to the segment's improved promotional and advertising strategies and reduced inventory shrinkage and inventory clearance, year-over-year.

        Retail segment operating expenses increased by 1.7% of sales to 27.3% of sales for 2006 compared to 25.6% of sales a year earlier. During 2006, the Retail segment incurred pre-tax charges of $89.5 million related to the closure of 109 underperforming retail stores. In 2005, the Retail segment incurred asset impairment charges of $17.9 million primarily related to the store closures. Excluding the impact of these charges, adjusted Retail segment operating expenses were 25.2% of sales for both 2006 and 2005. Operating expenses for 2006 benefited from targeted cost reductions, including reduced store labor and marketing costs. These improvements were offset by an increase in allocated general and administrative expenses during 2006.

        Retail segment income increased by $58.4 million to $86.3 million, or 2.0% of sales, compared to income of $27.9 million, or 0.6% of sales, for 2005. Excluding the impact of the store closing related charges for both years, adjusted Retail segment operating income for 2006 was $175.8 million, or 4.1% of sales, compared to $45.8 million, or 1.0% of sales for 2005.


Corporate and Other

        Corporate and Other expenses were $37.4 million for 2007 compared to $118.0 million for 2006. During 2006, we recorded expenses largely related to the headquarters consolidation in the

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Corporate and Other segment totaling $46.4 million. Excluding the expenses related to headquarters consolidation, adjusted Corporate and Other expenses were $71.6 million in 2006. The year-over-year decrease in our Corporate and Other expenses was primarily due to reduced incentive compensation expense and lower legacy costs. Corporate and Other expenses were $118.5 million during 2005, and included $56.9 million of expenses related to the headquarters consolidation, one-time severance payments and other expenses, primarily professional service fees, which are not expected to be ongoing. Excluding the headquarters consolidation, one-time severance payments and other expenses, primarily professional service fees, Corporate and Other expenses were $61.6 million in 2005.


Discontinued Operations

        In December 2004, our board of directors authorized management to pursue the divestiture of a facility near Elma, Washington that manufactured integrated wood-polymer building materials. The board of directors and management concluded that the operations of the facility were no longer consistent with the Company's strategic direction. As a result of that decision, the Company recorded the facility's assets as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and reported the results of its operations as discontinued operations.

        During 2005, the Company experienced unexpected difficulties in achieving anticipated levels of production at the facility. These issues delayed the process of identifying and qualifying a buyer for the business. While management made substantial progress in addressing the manufacturing issues that caused production to fall below plan, during the fourth quarter of 2005, we concluded that we would be unable to attract a buyer in the near term and elected to cease operations at the facility during the first quarter of 2006. As of December 29, 2007, the Company has not identified a buyer for the facility.

        We recorded pre-tax charges, including $28.2 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived assets of the Elma, Washington facility to their estimated fair value. During the first quarter of 2006, we ceased operations at the facility and recorded pre-tax expenses of $18.0 million for contract termination and other closure costs. These charges and expenses were reflected within discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        See Note 2, Discontinued Operations, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K for additional information related to the discontinued operation.


Integration Activities and Facility Closures

        Increased scale as a result of the OfficeMax, Inc. acquisition has allowed management to evaluate the Company's combined office products business and to identify opportunities for consolidating operations. Costs associated with the planned closure and consolidation of acquired OfficeMax, Inc. facilities were accounted for under Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 95-3, "Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination," and recognized as liabilities in connection with the acquisition and charged to goodwill. Costs incurred in connection with all other business integration activities have been recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        In September 2005, the board of directors approved a plan to relocate and consolidate our retail headquarters in Shaker Heights, Ohio and existing corporate headquarters in Itasca, Illinois into a new facility in Naperville, Illinois. We began the consolidation and relocation process in the latter half of 2005. As of December 30, 2006, we had expensed approximately $70.9 million of costs

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related to the headquarters consolidation in our Corporate and Other segment, including $45.9 million recognized during 2006 and $25.0 million recognized during the second half of 2005. The consolidation and relocation process was completed during the second half of 2006.

        Also in 2005, we recorded charges to income of $23.2 million for the write-down of impaired assets related to underperforming retail stores and the restructuring of our Canadian operations.

        During 2006, we announced the reorganization of our Contract segment and recorded a pre-tax charge of $7.3 million for employee severance related to the reorganization. The Contract segment also recorded an additional $3.0 million of costs during 2006, primarily related to a facility closure and employee severance.

        During 2006, we closed 109 underperforming, domestic retail stores and recorded a pre-tax charge of $89.5 million, comprised of $11.3 million for employee severance, asset write-off and impairment and other closure costs and $78.2 million of estimated future lease obligations.

        We conduct regular reviews of our real estate portfolio to identify underperforming facilities, and close those facilities that are no longer strategically or economically viable. We record a liability for the cost associated with a facility closure at its fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred, which is either the date the lease termination is communicated to the lessor or the location's cease-use date. Upon closure, unrecoverable costs are included in facility closure reserves on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and include provisions for the present value of future lease obligations, less contractual or estimated sublease income. Accretion expense is recognized over the life of the payments.

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        Integration and facility closure reserve account activity during 2007, 2006 and 2005, including activity related to the reorganization of our Contract segment, retail store closures and headquarters consolidation, was as follows:

 
   Lease\
Contract
Terminations
   Severance\
Retention
   Asset
Write-off &
Impairment
   Other
   Total
  
 
   (thousands)
 

Balance at December 31, 2004
 
$
116,390
 
$
6,642
 
$
—
 
$
409
 
$
123,441
 
Charges to income     547     21,214     23,062     3,565     48,388  
Change in goodwill     —     —     —     —     —  
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     —     —     —     —  
Cash payments     (28,872 )   (6,354 )   —     (3,235 )   (38,461 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     (23,062 )   —     (23,062 )
Accretion     3,390     —     —     —     3,390  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2005   $ 91,455   $ 21,502   $ —   $ 739   $ 113,696  

Charges to income
 
 
89,934
 
 
19,407
 
 
9,543
 
 
27,332
 
 
146,216
 
Change in goodwill     (11,000 )   —     —     —     (11,000 )
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     (1,080 )   —     —     (1,080 )
Cash payments     (68,596 )   (28,991 )   —     (18,951 )   (116,538 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     (9,543 )   (5,978 )   (15,521 )
Accretion     6,031     —     —     —     6,031  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 30, 2006   $ 107,824   $ 10,838   $ —   $ 3,142   $ 121,804  

Charges to income
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
Change in goodwill     —     —     —     —     —  
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     —     —     —     —  
Cash payments     (38,196 )   (8,424 )   —     (1,725 )   (48,345 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     —     —     —  
Accretion     3,603     —     —     —     3,603  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 29, 2007   $ 73,231   $ 2,414   $ —   $ 1,417   $ 77,062  
   
 
 
 
 
 

        At December 29, 2007, approximately $22.2 million of the integration and facility closure reserve liability was included in accrued liabilities, other, and $54.9 million was included in other long-term liabilities. At December 29, 2007, the integration activities and facility closures reserve included approximately $73 million for estimated future lease obligations, which represents the estimated fair value of the lease obligations and is net of anticipated sublease income of approximately $77 million.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

        As of December 29, 2007, we had $152.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and $398.4 million of short-term and long-term debt, excluding the $1.5 billion of timber securitization notes. We also had $22.4 million of restricted investments on deposit which are pledged to secure a portion of the outstanding debt. During 2007, our net debt (total debt excluding the timber securitization notes less cash and restricted investments) increased by approximately $117.9 million. The increase in net debt is due in part to our termination of our accounts receivable

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securitization program in 2007. During 2006, we reduced our net debt by approximately $295 million. Since the end of 2003, we have paid down approximately $1.9 billion of debt, primarily with proceeds from the Sale, and expensed $151.5 million of costs related to the early retirement of debt. We have also returned nearly $885 million of cash to equity holders, including the repurchase of 23.5 million shares of our common stock for $775.5 million, plus transaction costs in 2005. Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.61:1 at December 29, 2007, compared with 1.37:1 at December 30, 2006. The increase in our ratio of current assets to current liabilities at December 29, 2007 resulted primarily from a decrease in accounts payable and an increase in accounts receivable as a result of the termination of our securitization program on July 12, 2007, with the simultaneous restructuring of our revolving credit facility.

        Our primary ongoing cash requirements relate to working capital, expenditures for property and equipment, lease obligations and debt service. We expect to fund these requirements through a combination of cash flow from operations and seasonal borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The sections that follow discuss in more detail our operating, investing, and financing activities, as well as our financing arrangements.

Operating Activities

        Our operating activities generated cash of $70.6 million and $375.6 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and used cash of $56.9 million in 2005. In 2007, items included in net income provided $378.0 million of cash, and changes in working capital items used $307.4 million. Cash used by working capital changes includes the effect of terminating our accounts receivable securitization program and the resulting increase in accounts receivable, and a reduction in accounts payable-to-inventory leverage due to decreased inventory turnover and reduced terms for a few key vendors. These changes were partially offset by the monetization of certain Company-owned life insurance assets. In 2006, items included in net income (loss) provided $270.1 million of cash, and favorable changes in working capital items provided $105.5 million. Included in net working capital changes during 2005 were net income tax payments of $134.1 million primarily related to gains recognized in 2004. Other working capital changes in 2005 included a reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities partially offset by improved accounts receivable and inventory levels.

        On July 12, 2007, we entered into a new loan agreement (See Note 12, Debt of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K). The new loan agreement amended our existing revolving credit facility and replaced our accounts receivable securitization program. The transferred accounts receivable under the accounts receivable securitization program at that date were refinanced with borrowings under the new loan agreement and excess cash which reduced cash provided by operations. We no longer sell any of our accounts receivable. At December 30, 2006 $180.0 million of sold accounts receivable were excluded from Receivables in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Cash flow from operations in 2006 and 2005 benefited from increases in the amount of receivables sold under this program by $17 million and $43 million, respectively.

        We sponsor noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain terminated employees, vested employees, retirees, and some active OfficeMax, Contract employees. Pension expense was $10.0 million, $13.7 million and $21.7 million for the years ended December 29, 2007, December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, we made contributions to our pension plans totaling $19.1 million, $9.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Since our active employees who are covered by the plans, as well as all of the inactive participants, are no longer accruing additional benefits, we do not expect our future contributions to these plans to be significant. The minimum required contribution in 2008 is approximately $9.4 million. However, we may elect to make additional voluntary contributions. See "Critical Accounting Estimates" in this

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information.

Investment Activities

        Our investing activities used cash of $138.9 million in 2007, $163.9 million in 2006 and $97.3 million in 2005.

        Our principal investing activities are related to capital expenditures and acquisitions. Investing activities during 2007 included capital expenditures of $142.1 million. Our capital spending in 2007 primarily related to leasehold improvements, new and remodeled stores, quality and efficiency projects, replacement projects and integration projects, including our previously announced infrastructure improvement initiatives in supply chain and information systems. Details of 2007 capital investment by segment are included in the table below:

 
   2007 Capital Investment
by Segment
 
   Acquisitions
   Property and Equipment
   Total
 
   (millions)
OfficeMax, Contract   $ 1.3   $ 42.5   $ 43.8
OfficeMax, Retail     —     98.3     98.3
   
 
 
      1.3     140.8     142.1
Corporate and Other     —     —     —
   
 
 
    $ 1.3   $ 140.8   $ 142.1
   
 
 

        Investment activities during 2006 included $174.8 million of expenditures for property and equipment and $1.5 million for the acquisitions of businesses by our Contract segment.

        Investment activities during 2005 included $152.5 million of expenditures for property and equipment and $34.8 million for the acquisitions of businesses by our Contract segment. These expenditures were partially offset by $93.3 million of proceeds from the sale of restricted investments.

        We expect our capital investments in 2008 to total between $200 million and $220 million, excluding acquisitions. Our capital spending in 2008 will be for leasehold improvements, new stores, remodeling projects, quality and efficiency projects, replacement projects and integration projects. In 2008, we expect to open up to 40 new stores, mostly in existing markets, and to remodel approximately 60 stores. All new stores will feature the Advantage store prototype. Remodeled stores will feature key elements of the Advantage store prototype.

Financing Activities

        Our financing activities used cash of $62.6 million in 2007, $1.9 million in 2006 and $1,015.3 million in 2005. Common and preferred dividend payments totaled $49.1 million in 2007, $47.6 million in 2006, and $54.2 million in 2005. In all three years, our quarterly cash dividend was 15 cents per common share. During 2007, we received $5.9 million in cash proceeds from stock option exercises and used $11.6 million of cash to reduce debt. In 2006, we received $130.0 million in cash proceeds from stock option exercises. In 2005, we used $780.4 million of cash for the repurchase of 23.5 million shares of our common stock and used $198.7 million of cash to reduce short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Our debt-to-equity ratio, excluding the securitized timber notes, was .17:1 and .21:1 at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.

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Financing Arrangements

        We lease our store space and certain other property and equipment under operating leases. These operating leases are not included in debt; however, they represent a significant commitment. Obligations under operating leases are shown in the "Contractual Obligations" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

        Our debt structure consists of credit agreements, note agreements, and other borrowings as described below. For more information, see "Contractual Obligations" and "Disclosures of Financial Market Risks" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Credit Agreements

        On July 12, 2007, we entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with a group of banks. The Loan Agreement amended the Company's existing revolving credit facility and replaced our accounts receivable securitization program. The new Loan Agreement permits the Company to borrow up to a maximum of $700 million subject to a borrowing base calculation that limits availability to a percentage of eligible accounts receivable plus a percentage of the value of eligible inventory less certain reserves. The revolving credit facility may be increased (up to a maximum of $800 million) at the Company's request or reduced from time to time, in each case according to terms detailed in the Loan Agreement. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facilities as of December 29, 2007 or December 30, 2006. The maximum amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility was $103.0 million and $122.0 million during 2007 and 2006, respectively. The average amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility was $6.8 million during 2007 and $20.6 million during 2006. Letters of credit, which may be issued under the revolving credit facility up to a maximum of $250 million, reduce available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility. Letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility totaled $85.5 million as of December 29, 2007 and $75.5 million as of December 30, 2006. As of December 29, 2007, the maximum aggregate borrowing amount available under the revolver was $700.0 million and excess availability under the revolving credit facility totaled $614.5 million. At December 29, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement allows the payment of dividends subject to availability restrictions and so long as no default has occured. The Loan Agreement expires on July 12, 2012.

        Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at rates based on either the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). Margins are applied to the applicable borrowing rates and letter of credit fees under the revolving credit facility depending on the level of average excess availability. Fees on letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility were charged at a weighted average rate of 0.875% during the year ended December 29, 2007. The Company is also charged an unused line fee of 0.25% on the amount by which the maximum available credit exceeds the average daily outstanding borrowings and letters of credit.

        As of December 29, 2007, Grupo OfficeMax, our 51%-owned joint venture in Mexico, had short term borrowings of $14.2 million. The short-term borrowings consist of three loans with balances of $4.6 million, $4.6 million and $5.0 million respectively. Two of these loans are promissory notes to be repaid in the first quarter of 2008. The third loan is a simple revolving loan. The financing for Grupo OfficeMax is unsecured with no recourse against the Company.

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Timber Notes

        In October 2004, we sold our timberlands as part of the Sale and received credit-enhanced timber installment notes receivable in the amount of $1,635 million. In December 2004, we completed a securitization transaction in which our interests in the timber installment notes receivable and related guarantees were transferred to wholly-owned bankruptcy remote subsidiaries that were designated to be qualifying special purpose entities (the "OMXQ's"). The OMXQ's pledged the timber installment notes receivable and related guarantees and issued securitization notes in the amount of $1,470 million. Recourse on the securitization notes is limited to the pledged timber installment notes receivable. The securitization notes are 15-year non-amortizing, and were issued in two equal $735 million tranches paying interest of 5.42% and 5.54%, respectively.

        As a result of these transactions, we received $1,470 million in cash from the OMXQ's, and over 15 years will earn approximately $82.5 million per year in interest income on the timber installment notes receivable and incur annual interest expense of approximately $80.5 million on the securitization notes. The pledged timber installment notes receivable and nonrecourse securitization notes will mature in 2020 and 2019, respectively. The securitization notes have an initial term that is approximately three months shorter than the installment notes. The Company expects to refinance its ownership of the installment notes in 2019 with a short-term secured borrowing to bridge the period from initial maturity of the securitization notes to the maturity of the installment notes.

        The original entities issuing the credit enhanced timber installment notes are variable-interest entities (the "VIE's") under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation 46R, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities". The OMXQ's are considered to be the primary beneficiary, and therefore, the VIE's are required to be consolidated with the OMXQ's, which are also the issuers of the securitization notes. As a result, the accounts of the OMXQ's have been consolidated into those of their ultimate parent, OfficeMax. The effect of our consolidation of the OMXQ's is that the securitization transaction is treated as a financing, and both the timber notes receivable and the securitization notes payable are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note Agreements

        In October 2003, we issued 6.50% senior notes due in 2010 and 7.00% senior notes due in 2013. At the time of issuance, the senior note indentures contained a number of restrictive covenants, substantially all of which have since been eliminated through the execution of supplemental indentures as described below. On November 5, 2004, we repurchased substantially all of the outstanding 6.50% senior notes and received the requisite consents to adopt amendments to the indenture pursuant to a tender offer for these securities. As a result, the Company and the trustee executed a supplemental indenture that eliminated substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and related provisions, and replaced them with the covenants contained in the Company's other public debt. Those covenants include a limitation on mergers and similar transactions, a restriction on secured transactions involving Principal Properties, as defined, and a restriction on sale and leaseback transactions involving Principal Properties.

        In December 2004, both Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Rating Services upgraded the credit rating on our 7.00% senior notes to investment grade as a result of actions we took to collateralize the notes by granting the note holders a security interest in certain investments maturing in 2008 (the "Pledged Instruments"). These pledged instruments are reflected as restricted investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result of these ratings upgrades, the original 7.00% senior note covenants have been replaced with the covenants found in the Company's other public debt. The remaining pledged instruments continue to be subject to the security interest, and are reflected as restricted investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Upon the maturity of the Pledged Instruments in 2008, the Company intends to reinvest the proceeds for a five year term.

Other

        We had leased certain equipment at our integrated wood-polymer building materials facility near Elma, Washington under a capital lease. The lease agreement had a base term of seven years and an interest rate of 4.67%. During the first quarter of 2006, we paid $29.1 million to terminate the lease agreement.

Cash Paid for Interest

        Cash payments for interest, net of interest capitalized and including interest payments related to the timber securitization notes, were $116.6 million in 2007, $124.1 million in 2006 and $122.6 million in 2005.


Contractual Obligations

        In the table below, we set forth our contractual obligations as of December 29, 2007. Some of the figures we include in this table are based on management's estimates and assumptions about these obligations, including their duration, the possibility of renewal, anticipated actions by third parties and other factors. Because these estimates and assumptions are necessarily subjective, the amounts we will actually pay in future periods may vary from those reflected in the table.

 
   Payments Due by Period
 
   2008
   2009-2010
   2011-2012
   Thereafter
   Total
 
   (millions)
Debt(a)(c)   $ 34.8   $ 66.8   $ 35.6   $ 247.0   $ 384.2
Timber notes securitized     —     —     —     1,470.0     1,470.0
Operating leases(b)(e)     371.8     639.8     468.2     583.3     2,063.1
Purchase obligations     32.4     5.6     0.4     0.6     39.0
Other long-term liabilities(d)     —     —     —     —     —
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 439.0   $ 712.2   $ 504.2   $ 2,300.9   $ 3,956.3
   
 
 
 
 
(a)
Included in debt are amounts owed on our note agreements, revenue bonds and credit agreements. These borrowings are further described in Note 12, Debt, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K. The table assumes our debt is held to maturity.

(b)
We enter into operating leases in the normal course of business. We lease our retail store space as well as certain other property and equipment under operating leases. Some of our retail store leases require percentage rentals on sales above specified minimums and contain escalation clauses. These minimum lease payments do not include contingent rental expense. Some lease agreements provide us with the option to renew the lease or purchase the leased property. Our future operating lease obligations would change if we exercised these renewal options and if we entered into additional operating lease agreements. For more information, see Note 7, Leases, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K.

(c)
The current portion of these liabilities is also included.

(d)
Our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 29, 2007 includes $200.3 million of liabilities associated with our retirement and benefit plans and $403.0 million of other long-term liabilities. Certain of these amounts have been excluded from the above table as either the amounts are fully or partially funded, or the timing and/or the amount of any cash payment is uncertain.

(e)
Lease obligations for closed facilities are included in operating leases and a liability equal to the fair value of these obligations is included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. For more information, see Note 3, Integration Activities and Facility Closures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements & Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K.

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        In accordance with an amended and restated joint venture agreement, the minority owner of our subsidiary in Mexico, Grupo OfficeMax, can elect to put its remaining 49% interest in the subsidiary to OfficeMax if earnings targets are achieved. At December 29, 2007, Grupo OfficeMax had met these earnings targets, which are calculated quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis. Accordingly, the targets can be achieved in one quarter but not in the next. If the earnings targets are achieved and the minority owner elects to put its ownership interest, the purchase price would be equal to fair value, calculated based on both the subsidiary's earnings for the last four quarters before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization, and the current market multiples of similar companies. The fair value purchase price is currently estimated at $65 million to $70 million. This contingent obligation is not included in the table above.

        In addition to the contractual obligations quantified in the table above, we have other obligations for goods and services entered into in the normal course of business. These contracts, however, are either not enforceable or legally binding or are subject to change based on our business decisions.

Off-Balance-Sheet Activities and Guarantees

        Prior to July 2007, we sold, on a revolving basis, an undivided interest in a defined pool of receivables while retaining a subordinated interest in a portion of the receivables. The receivables were sold without legal recourse to third party conduits through a wholly owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that was consolidated for financial reporting purposes. We continued servicing the sold receivables and charged the third party conduits a monthly servicing fee at market rates. The program qualified for sale treatment under FASB Statement No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities." At December 30, 2006 $180.0 million of sold accounts receivable were excluded from receivables in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our subordinated retained interest in the transferred receivables was $111.2 million December 30, 2006 and is included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        On July 12, 2007, we entered into a new loan agreement (See Note 12, Debt, of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Form 10-K). The new loan agreement amended our existing revolving credit facility and replaced our accounts receivable securitization program. The transferred accounts receivable under the accounts receivable securitization program at that date were refinanced with borrowings under the new loan agreement and excess cash. We no longer sell any of our accounts receivable.

Guarantees

        Note 17, Commitments and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K describes the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make.

Inflationary and Seasonal Influences

        We believe that neither inflation nor deflation has had a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations; however, there can be no assurance that we will not be affected by inflation or deflation in the future.

        Our business is seasonal, with OfficeMax, Retail showing a more pronounced seasonal trend than OfficeMax, Contract. Sales in the second quarter and summer months are historically the slowest of the year. Sales are stronger during the first, third and fourth quarters that include the

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important new-year office supply restocking month of January, the back-to-school period and the holiday selling season, respectively.

Disclosures of Financial Market Risks

        Our debt is predominantly fixed-rate. At December 29, 2007, the estimated current market value of our debt, based on quoted market prices when available or then-current interest rates for similar obligations with like maturities, including the timber notes, was approximately $109.9 million greater than the amount of debt reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our timber notes receivable also bear interest at a fixed rate. At December 29, 2007, the estimated fair value of these instruments exceeded their carrying amount by $128.5 million. The estimated fair values of our other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivables and short-term borrowings are the same as their carrying values. In the opinion of management, we do not have any significant concentration of credit risks. Concentration of credit risks with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the wide variety of vendors, customers and channels to and through which our products are sourced and sold, as well as their dispersion across many geographic areas.

        Changes in interest and currency rates expose us to financial market risk. In the past we have used derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps, rate hedge agreements, forward purchase contracts and forward exchange contracts, to hedge underlying debt obligations or anticipated transactions. We do not use them for trading purposes.

        Except as described in the sub-heading "Additional Consideration Agreement" in Note 13, Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K, at December 29, 2007, we were not a party to any significant derivative financial instruments.

Additional Consideration Agreement

        Pursuant to an Additional Consideration Agreement between OfficeMax and Boise Cascade, L.L.C. entered into in connection with the Sale, we may have been required to make substantial cash payments to, or entitled to receive substantial cash payments from, Boise Cascade, L.L.C. As described below, the Additional Consideration Agreement terminated in the first quarter of 2008. Under the Additional Consideration Agreement, the Sale proceeds were adjusted upward or downward based on paper prices following the Sale, subject to annual and aggregate caps. Specifically, we agreed to pay Boise Cascade, L.L.C. $710,000 for each dollar by which the average market price per ton of a specified benchmark grade of cut-size office paper during any 12-month period ending on September 30 was less than $800. Boise Cascade, L.L.C. agreed to pay us $710,000 for each dollar by which the average market price per ton exceeded $920. Under the terms of the agreement, neither party was obligated to make a payment in excess of $45 million in any one year. Payments by either party were also subject to an aggregate cap of $125 million that declined to $115 million in the fifth year and $105 million in the sixth year.

        In connection with recording the Sale in 2004, we recognized a $42 million projected future obligation related to the Additional Consideration Agreement based on internal estimates and published industry paper price projections. We recognized accretion expense totaling approximately $6.0 million in our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) in 2006 and 2005.

        The Company recorded changes in the fair value of the Additional Consideration Agreement in net income (loss) in the period they occured; however, any potential payments from Boise Cascade, L.L.C. to us were not recorded in net income (loss) until all contingencies had been satisfied, which was generally at the end of a 12-month measurement period ending on September 30. Due to increases in actual and projected paper prices, the change in fair value of

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this obligation resulted in the recognition of non-operating income in our Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) of $48.0 million in 2006 and $32.5 million in 2007. Based upon actual and projected paper prices at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, we did not recognize an asset or liability in our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the Additional Consideration Agreement.

        In February 2008, Boise Cascade, L.L.C. sold a majority interest in its paper and packaging and newsprint businesses to Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp. As a result of this transaction, the Additional Consideration Agreement terminated and no further payments will be required of either party.

        The table below provides information about our financial instruments outstanding at December 29, 2007 that are sensitive to changes in interest rates or paper prices. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For obligations with variable interest rates, the table sets forth payout amounts based on current rates and does not attempt to project future rates. No amounts receivable or payable under the terms of the Additional Consideration Agreement are reflected in the table due to the termination of that agreement in the first quarter of 2008. Other instruments subject to market risk, such as obligations for pension plans and other postretirement benefits, are not reflected in the table.

Financial Instruments

 
    
    
    
    
    
    
   Year Ended
  
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
   2007
   2006
  
 
   2008
   2009
   2010
   2011
   2012
   There-
after
   Total
   Fair
Value
   Total
   Fair
Value
  
Debt                                                              
Short-term borrowings   $ 14.2   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ 14.2   $ 14.2   $ —   $ —  
  Average interest rates     9.0 %   — %   — %   — %   — %   — %   9.0 %   — %   — %   — %
Long-term debt                                                              
  Fixed-rate debt payments   $ 34.8   $ 50.9   $ 15.9   $ 0.5   $ 35.1   $ 247.0   $ 384.2   $ 382.4   $ 410.6   $ 412.0  
    Average interest rates     7.5 %   8.9 %   5.6 %   5.8 %   7.9 %   5.9 %   6.9 %   — %   7.0 %   — %
  Timber notes securitized   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ 1,470.0   $ 1,470.0   $ 1,581.7   $ 1,470.0   $ 1,440.7  
    Average interest rates     —     —     —     —     —     5.5 %   5.5 %   — %   5.5 %   — %
Additional Consideration Agreement   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —  

Environmental

        As an owner and operator of real estate, we may be liable under environmental laws for the cleanup of past and present spills and releases of hazardous or toxic substances on or from our properties and operations. We can be found liable under these laws if we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of such substances. In some cases, this liability may exceed the value of the property itself.

        Environmental liabilities that relate to the operation of the paper and forest products assets prior to the closing of the Sale continue to be our liabilities. We have been notified that we are a "potentially responsible party" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or similar federal and state laws, or have received a claim from a private party, with respect to certain sites where hazardous substances or other contaminants are or may be located. All of these sites relate to operations either no longer owned by the Company or unrelated to its ongoing operations. In most cases, we are one of many potentially responsible parties, and our alleged contribution to these sites is relatively minor. For sites where a range of potential liability can be determined, we have established appropriate reserves. We cannot predict with certainty the total response and remedial costs, our share of the total costs, the extent to

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which contributions will be available from other parties, or the amount of time necessary to complete the cleanups. Based on our investigations; our experience with respect to cleanup of hazardous substances; the fact that expenditures will, in many cases, be incurred over extended periods of time; and the number of solvent potentially responsible parties, we do not believe that the known actual and potential response costs will, in the aggregate, materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Critical Accounting Estimates

        The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting estimates as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results. These estimates require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate matters that are inherently uncertain. We reviewed the development, selection and disclosure of the following critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our board of directors. The accounting estimates that we currently consider critical are as follows:

Vendor Rebates and Allowances

        We participate in various cooperative advertising and other marketing programs with our vendors. We also participate in volume purchase rebate programs, some of which provide for tiered rebates based on defined levels of purchase volume. These arrangements enable us to receive reimbursement for costs incurred to promote the sale of vendor products, or to earn rebates that reduce the cost of merchandise purchased. Vendor rebates and allowances are accrued as earned. Rebates and allowances received as a result of attaining defined purchase levels are accrued over the incentive period based on the terms of the vendor arrangement and estimates of qualifying purchases during the rebate program period. These estimates are reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjusted for changes in anticipated product sales and expected purchase levels. Volume-based rebates and allowances earned are initially recorded as a reduction in the cost of merchandise inventories and are included in operations (as a reduction of cost of goods sold) in the period the related product is sold. Amounts received under other promotional programs are generally event- based and are recognized at the time of the event as a reduction of cost of goods sold or inventory, as appropriate, based on the nature of the promotion and the terms of the vendor agreement. Advertising and other allowances that represent reimbursements of specific, incremental and identifiable costs incurred to promote vendors' products are recorded as a reduction of operating and selling expenses in the period the expense is incurred.

        Amounts owed to us under these arrangements are subject to credit risk. In addition, the terms of the contracts covering these programs can be complex and subject to interpretations, which can potentially result in disputes. We provide an allowance for uncollectible accounts and to cover disputes in the event that our interpretation of the contract terms differ from our vendors' and our vendors seek to recover some of the consideration from us. These allowances are based on the current financial condition of our vendors, specific information regarding disputes and historical experience. If we used different assumptions to estimate the amount of vendor receivables that will not be collected due to either credit default or a dispute regarding the amounts owed, our calculated allowance would be different and the difference could be material. In addition, if actual losses are different than those estimated, adjustments to the recorded allowance may be required.

Merchandise Inventories

        Inventories consist of office products merchandise and are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or net realizable value. We estimate the realizable value of inventory using assumptions about future demand, market conditions and product obsolescence. If the estimated realizable value is less than cost, the inventory value is reduced to its estimated realizable value. If

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expectations regarding future demand and market conditions are inaccurate or unexpected changes in technology or other factors affect demand, we could be exposed to additional losses.

        Throughout the year, we perform physical inventory counts at all of our locations. For periods subsequent to each location's last physical inventory count, an allowance for estimated shrinkage is provided based on historical shrink results and current business trends. If actual losses as a result of inventory shrinkage are different than management's estimates, adjustments to the allowance for inventory shrinkage may be required.

Pensions

        The Company sponsors noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain terminated employees, vested employees, retirees, and some active OfficeMax, Contract employees. Since our active employees and all inactive participants who are covered by the plans are no longer accruing additional benefits, we do not expect our future contributions to these plans to be significant.

        We account for pension expense in accordance with SFAS No. 87, "Employer's Accounting for Pensions." This statement requires us to calculate our pension expense and liabilities using actuarial assumptions, including a discount rate assumption and a long-term asset return assumption. We base our discount rate assumption on the rates of return on high-quality bonds currently available and expected to be available during the period to maturity of the pension benefits. We base our long-term asset return assumption on the average rate of earnings expected on invested funds. We believe that the accounting estimate related to pensions is a critical accounting estimate because it is highly susceptible to change from period to period, based on the performance of plan assets, actuarial valuations and changes in interest rates, and the effect on our financial position and results of operations could be material.

        For 2008, our discount rate assumption used in the measurement of our net periodic benefit cost was 6.3%, and our expected return on plan assets was 8.0%. Using these assumptions, our 2008 pension expense will be approximately $1.9 million. If we were to decrease our estimated discount rate assumption used in the measurement of our net periodic benefit cost to 6.05% and our expected return on plan assets to 7.75%, our 2008 pension expense would be approximately $6.4 million. If we were to increase our discount rate assumption used in the measurement of our net periodic benefit cost to 6.55% and our expected return on plan assets to 8.25%, we would recognize a pension benefit of approximately $2.5 million.

        We account for our pension plans in accordance with SFAS No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)." This statement requires the recognition of the funded status of a defined benefit plan in the statement of financial position, and that changes in the funded status be recognized through other comprehensive income (OCI), net of tax, in the year in which the changes occur. Actuarially-determined liabilities related to pension and postretirement benefits are also recorded based on estimates and assumptions. Key factors used in developing estimates of these liabilities include assumptions related to discount rates, rates of return on investments, future compensation costs, healthcare cost trends, benefit payment patterns and other factors. At December 29, 2007, the funded status of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans was a liability of $131.9 million. Changes in assumptions related to the measurement of funded status could have a material impact on the amount reported.

Income Taxes

        Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the

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financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

        The Company is subject to tax audits in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world. Tax audits by their very nature are often complex and can require several years to complete. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to challenges from the IRS and other tax authorities regarding amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions, or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. Prior to fiscal 2007, we recognized income tax accruals with respect to uncertain tax positions based upon SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." In fiscal 2007, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes." Under FIN 48, the benefits of tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position are recognized in the consolidated financial statements; positions that do not meet this threshold are not recognized. For tax positions that are at least more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, the largest amount of the benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained is recognized in the consolidated financial statements. (See Note 6, Income Taxes, for a discussion of the adoption impact of FIN 48.)

        Accruals for income tax exposures, including penalties and interest, expected to be settled within the next year are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities with the remainder included in other long-term obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Interest and penalties related to income tax exposures are recognized as incurred and included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        The determination of the Company's provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. Significant judgment is also required in assessing the timing and amounts of deductible and taxable items.

Facility Closure Reserves

        The Company conducts regular reviews of its real estate portfolio to identify underperforming facilities, and closes those facilities that are no longer strategically or economically viable. A liability for the cost associated with such a closure is recorded at its fair value in the period in which it is incurred. These costs are included in facility closure reserves in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and include provisions for the present value of future lease obligations, less estimated sublease income. At December 29, 2007, the facility closure reserve included approximately $73 million of estimated future lease obligations, which is net of anticipated sublease income of approximately $77 million. For each closed location, we estimate future sublease income based on current real estate trends by market and location-specific factors, including the age and quality of the location, as well as our historical experience with similar locations. If we had used different assumptions to estimate future sublease income our reserves would be different and the difference could be material. In addition, if actual sublease income is different than our estimates, adjustments to the recorded reserves may be required.

Environmental Remediation

        We are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations. We account for environmental remediation liabilities in accordance with the Statement of Position (SOP) 96-1, "Environmental Remediation Liabilities." We record liabilities on an undiscounted basis when assessments and/or remedial efforts are probable and the cost can be reasonably estimated. We

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estimate our environmental liabilities based on various assumptions and judgments, as we cannot predict with certainty the total response and remedial costs, our share of total costs, the extent to which contributions will be available from other parties or the amount of time necessary to complete any remediation. In making these judgments and assumptions, we consider, among other things, the activity to date at particular sites, information obtained through consultation with applicable regulatory authorities and third-party consultants and contractors and our historical experience at other sites that are judged to be comparable. Due to the number of uncertainties and variables associated with these assumptions and judgments and the effects of changes in governmental regulation and environmental technologies, the precision of the resulting estimates of the related liabilities is subject to uncertainty. We regularly monitor our estimated exposure to our environmental liabilities. As additional information becomes known, our estimates may change.

        Environmental liabilities that relate to the operation of the paper and forest products assets prior to the closing of the Sale continue to be liabilities of OfficeMax, in addition to the liabilities related to certain sites referenced in Note 18, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Form 10-K.

Goodwill Impairment

        SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," requires us to assess goodwill for impairment at least annually in the absence of an indicator of possible impairment and immediately upon an indicator of possible impairment. In assessing impairment, the statement requires us to make estimates of the fair values of our reporting units. If we determine the fair values are less than the carrying amount of goodwill recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet, we must recognize an impairment in our financial statements. At December 29, 2007, we had $1.2 billion of goodwill recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Of the $1.2 billion, $556.9 million and $659.9 million were recorded in our OfficeMax, Contract and OfficeMax, Retail segments, respectively. At December 30, 2006, we had $1.2 billion of goodwill recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Of the $1.2 billion, $528.1 million and $687.9 million were recorded in our OfficeMax, Contract and OfficeMax, Retail segments, respectively. We completed our annual assessment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142 in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, and concluded there was no impairment.

        In testing for potential impairment, we measured the estimated fair value of our reporting units based upon discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate reflecting our estimated average cost of funds. In estimating future cash flows, we used our internal budgets and operating plans, which include assumptions about retail store openings and closures, the consolidation of our distribution networks and improvements in our supply chain. Differences in assumptions used in projecting future operating cash flows and in selecting an appropriate discount rate could have a significant impact on the determination of fair value and impairment amounts. Due to the numerous variables associated with our judgments and assumptions relating to the valuation of the reporting units and the effects of changes in circumstances on these valuations, both the precision and reliability of the resulting estimates are subject to uncertainty. As additional information becomes known, we may change our estimates.

Recently Issued or Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

        Following are summaries of recently issued accounting pronouncements that have either been recently adopted or that may become applicable to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in the future.

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        During 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)." This Standard requires that employers recognize, on a prospective basis, the funded status of their defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans in the statement of financial position, and that changes in the funded status be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax. SFAS No. 158 also requires the funded status of a plan to be measured as of the date of the year-end statement of financial position, and requires additional note disclosures. The Company adopted the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 158 and initially applied them to the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 30, 2006. The initial recognition of the funded status of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans resulted in an increase in Shareholders' Equity of $11.9 million, which was net of income taxes of $7.6 million. We currently measure the funded status of our defined benefit plans as of the date of our fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and therefore, the adoption of the measurement provisions of SFAS No. 158 had no impact on our financial statements.

        In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109." This Interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." The Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Interpretation was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2007. (See Note 6, Income Taxes, for a discussion of the adoption impact of FIN 48.)

        In 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-03, "How Sales Tax Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should be Presented in the Income Statement (That is, Gross versus Net Presentation)". This EITF Issue clarifies that the presentation of taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a gross (included in revenues and costs) or net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed pursuant to Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 22, "Disclosure of Accounting Policies." The EITF Issue was effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2007. We collect such taxes from our customers and account for them on a net (excluded from revenues) basis. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 06-03 did not impact our consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). This Standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for financial assets and liabilities, as well as for any other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in financial statements. In November 2007, the FASB provided a one year deferral for the implementation of FAS 157 for other nonfinancial assets and liabilities. We do not anticipate that adoption of FAS 157 will have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of SFAS 115," ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 allows entities to choose, at specific election dates, to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not otherwise required to be measured at fair value. If a company elects the fair value option for an eligible item, changes in that item's fair value in subsequent reporting periods must be

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recognized in current earnings. SFAS 159 is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 159.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, "Business Combinations." This statement amends SFAS No. 141 and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. This statement also requires that transaction costs in a business combination be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS No. 141R will impact the accounting for business combinations completed beginning January 1, 2009.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements." SFAS 160 requires noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) to be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability or other item outside of permanent equity. SFAS 160 applies to the accounting for noncontrolling interests and transactions with noncontrolling interest holders in consolidated financial statements and is effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier application is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including those that arose before the effective date, except that comparative prior period information must be recast to classify noncontrolling interests in equity and provide other disclosures required by SFAS No. 160. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 160.

ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

        Information concerning quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is included under the caption "Disclosures of Financial Market Risks" in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


OfficeMax Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

 
   Fiscal Year Ended
  
 
   December 29,
2007
   December 30,
2006
   December 31,
2005
  
 
   (thousands, except per-share amounts)
 
Sales   $ 9,081,962   $ 8,965,707   $ 9,157,660  
Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs     6,771,657     6,656,497     6,960,390  
   
 
 
 
  Gross profit     2,310,305     2,309,210     2,197,270  

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating and selling     1,633,606     1,641,147     1,765,268  
  General and administrative     338,593     361,818     368,265  
  Other operating, net     (6,065 )   140,343     54,045  
   
 
 
 
    Operating income     344,171     165,902     9,692  
Debt retirement expense     —     —     (14,391 )
Interest expense     (121,271 )   (123,082 )   (128,504 )
Interest income     87,940     89,723     97,272  
Other income (expense), net     26,687     39,335     (1,685 )
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest     337,527     171,878     (37,616 )
Income tax expense     (125,282 )   (68,741 )   (1,226 )
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest     212,245     103,137     (38,842 )
Minority interest, net of income tax     (4,872 )   (4,083 )   (2,370 )
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) from continuing operations     207,373     99,054     (41,212 )

Discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating loss     —     (17,972 )   (24,416 )
  Write-down of assets     —     —     (28,243 )
  Income tax benefit     —     10,639     20,109  
   
 
 
 
  Loss from discontinued operations     —     (7,333 )   (32,550 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)     207,373     91,721     (73,762 )
Preferred dividends     (3,961 )   (4,037 )   (4,378 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders   $ 203,412   $ 87,684   $ (78,140 )
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share                    
  Continuing operations   $ 2.70   $ 1.30   $ (0.58 )
  Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share   $ 2.70   $ 1.20   $ (0.99 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share                    
  Continuing operations   $ 2.66   $ 1.29   $ (0.58 )
  Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share   $ 2.66   $ 1.19   $ (0.99 )
   
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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OfficeMax Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
   December 29,
2007
   December 30,
2006
  
 
   (thousands, except share and
per-share amounts)
 
ASSETS              
Current assets:              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 152,637   $ 282,070  
Receivables, net     714,951     556,733  
Related party receivables     5,927     5,795  
Inventories     1,088,312     1,071,486  
Deferred income taxes     185,070     129,496  
Other current assets     57,804     51,264  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     2,204,701     2,096,844  

Property and equipment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Land and land improvements     38,230     36,195  
  Buildings and improvements     394,031     359,481  
  Machinery and equipment     847,348     794,010  
   
 
 
    Total property and equipment     1,279,609     1,189,686  
Accumulated depreciation     (698,954 )   (610,061 )
   
 
 
    Net property and equipment     580,655     579,625  
Goodwill     1,216,804     1,216,032  
Intangible assets, net     199,720     201,304  
Investments in affiliates     175,000     175,000  
Timber notes receivable     1,635,000     1,635,000  
Restricted investments     22,377     22,292  
Deferred charges     58,949     40,439  
Other non-current assets     190,562     249,512  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 6,283,768   $ 6,216,048  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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OfficeMax Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
   December 29,
2007
   December 30,
2006
  
 
   (thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY              
Current liabilities:              
Short-term borrowings   $ 14,197   $ —  
Current portion of long-term debt     34,827     25,634  
Accounts payable:              
  Trade     831,101     965,218  
  Related parties     30,184     32,482  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:              
  Compensation and benefits     125,983     172,632  
  Other     318,997     317,434  
Liabilities related to assets held for sale     15,420     15,503  
   
 
 
    Total current liabilities     1,370,709     1,528,903  
   
 
 
Long-term debt:              
Long-term debt, less current portion     349,421     384,246  
Timber notes securitized     1,470,000     1,470,000  
   
 
 
    Total long-term debt     1,819,421     1,854,246  
   
 
 
Other long-term obligations:              
Compensation and benefits     200,283     287,122  
Deferred gain on sale of assets     179,757     179,757  
Other long-term obligations     402,984     350,491  
   
 
 
    Total other long-term obligations     783,024     817,370  
   
 
 

Minority interest (Note 17)
 
 
32,042
 
 
29,885
 

Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock—no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; Series D ESOP: $.01 stated value; 1,110,867 and 1,216,335 shares outstanding     49,989     54,735  
Common stock—$2.50 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 75,397,094 and 74,903,220 shares outstanding     188,481     187,226  
Additional paid-in capital     922,414     893,848  
Retained earnings     1,095,950     941,830  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     21,738     (91,995 )
   
 
 
    Total shareholders' equity     2,278,572     1,985,644  
   
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 6,283,768   $ 6,216,048  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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OfficeMax Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 
   Fiscal Year Ended
  
 
   December 29,
2007
   December 30,
2006
   December 31,
2005
  
 
   (thousands)
 
Cash provided by (used for) operations:                    
Net income (loss)   $ 207,373   $ 91,721   $ (73,762 )
Items in net income (loss) not using (providing) cash:                    
  Earnings from affiliates     (6,065 )   (5,873 )   (5,460 )
  Depreciation and amortization     131,573     127,812     151,145  
  Minority interest, net of income tax     4,872     4,083     2,370  
  Pension and other postretirement benefits expense     8,159     13,239     25,877  
  Discontinued operations     (83 )   5,973     8,862  
  (Gain) loss on sales of assets     465     (1,004 )   (410 )
  Non-cash asset write-downs     4,776     9,543     23,062  
  Other, principally stock compensation     26,938     24,602     38,384  
Changes other than from acquisition of business:                    
  Receivables     (139,120 )   29,126     47,517  
  Inventories     (3,585 )   43,001     32,809  
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (228,269 )   8,662     (142,582 )
  Current and deferred income taxes     (11,521 )   58,683     (136,629 )
  Other     75,091     (33,929 )   (28,088 )
   
 
 
 
  Cash provided by (used for) operations     70,604     375,639     (56,905 )
   
 
 
 
Cash provided by (used for) investment:                    
Expenditures for property and equipment     (140,843 )   (174,769 )   (152,450 )
Acquisition of businesses and facilities, net of cash acquired     (1,325 )   (1,500 )   (34,803 )
Proceeds from sale of (purchase of) restricted investments     —     —     93,259  
Proceeds from sales of assets     3,234     12,333     —  
Other     —     —     (3,343 )
   
 
 
 
  Cash provided by (used for) investment     (138,934 )   (163,936 )   (97,337 )
   
 
 
 
Cash provided by (used for) financing:                    
Cash dividends paid:                    
  Common stock     (45,142 )   (43,509 )   (49,817 )
  Preferred stock     (3,961 )   (4,037 )   (4,379 )
   
 
 
 
      (49,103 )   (47,546 )   (54,196 )
Short-term borrowings (repayments), net     14,197     (18,666 )   8,266  
Payments of long-term debt     (25,751 )   (65,610 )   (206,933 )
Purchase of Series D preferred stock     (4,621 )   —     (7,229 )
Purchase of common shares     —     (33 )   (780,417 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     2,653     129,966     24,747  
Other     —     —     453  
   
 
 
 
  Cash used for financing     (62,625 )   (1,889 )   (1,015,309 )
   
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents     1,522     58     (793 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (129,433 )   209,872     (1,170,344 )
Balance at beginning of the year     282,070     72,198     1,242,542  
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of the year   $ 152,637   $ 282,070   $ 72,198  
   
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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OfficeMax Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

 
    
   For the Fiscal Years ended December 29, 2007, December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
  
Common
Shares
Outstanding
    
   Preferred
Stock
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   Retained
Earnings
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   Total
Share-
holders'
Equity
  
 
    
   (thousands, except share amounts)
 
                                           
93,575,557   Balance at December 31, 2004   $ 61,964   $ 232,269   $ 1,441,265   $ 1,019,679   $ (144,699 ) $ 2,610,478  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Comprehensive income                                      
    Net loss     —     —     —     (73,762 )   —     (73,762 )
    Other comprehensive income                                      
    Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment     —     —     —     —     (6,037 )   (6,037 )
    Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax     —     —     —     —     8,615     8,615  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Other comprehensive income     —     —     —     —     2,578     2,578  
       
 
 
 
 
       
    Comprehensive income                                 $ (71,184 )
                                     
 
    Cash dividends declared                                      
    Common stock     —     —     —     (47,082 )   —     (47,082 )
    Preferred stock     —     —     —     (4,379 )   —     (4,379 )
    Restricted stock     —     —     9,184     —     —     9,184  
(199,134 ) Restricted stock vested     —     1,134     (1,134 )   —     —     —  
883,817   Stock options exercised     —     2,210     24,250     —     —     26,460  
(23,527,764 ) Treasury stock cancellations     —     (58,819 )   (722,362 )   —     —     (781,181 )
72,136   Other     (7,229 )   183     (3,398 )   3,827     —     (6,617 )
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
70,804,612   Balance at December 31, 2005   $ 54,735   $ 176,977   $ 747,805   $ 898,283   $ (142,121 ) $ 1,735,679  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Comprehensive income                                      
    Net income     —     —     —     91,721     —     91,721  
    Other comprehensive income                                      
    Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment     —     —     —     —     11,581     11,581  
    Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax     —     —     —     —     26,634     26,634  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Other comprehensive income     —     —     —     —     38,215     38,215  
       
 
 
 
 
       
    Comprehensive income (loss)                                 $ 129,936  
                                     
 
    Adjustment from initial adoption of SFAS No. 158, net of tax     —     —     —     —     11,911     11,911  
    Cash dividends declared                                      
    Common stock     —     —     —     (44,136 )   —     (44,136 )
    Preferred stock     —     —     —     (4,037 )   —     (4,037 )
    Restricted stock     —     —     24,116     —     —     24,116  
46,940   Restricted stock vested     —     117     (117 )   —     —     —  
3,993,857   Stock options exercised     —     9,985     119,982     —     —     129,967  
(907 ) Treasury stock cancellations     —     (2 )   (31 )   —     —     (33 )
58,718   Other     —     149     2,093     (1 )   —     2,241  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
74,903,220   Balance at December 30, 2006   $ 54,735   $ 187,226   $ 893,848   $ 941,830   $ (91,995 ) $ 1,985,644  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Comprehensive income (loss)                                      
    Net income     —     —     —     207,373     —     207,373  
    Other comprehensive income                                      
    Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment     —     —     —     —     59,977     59,977  
    Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax     —     —     —     —     53,756     53,756  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Other comprehensive income     —     —     —     —     113,733     113,733  
       
 
 
 
 
       
    Comprehensive income                                 $ 321,106  
                                     
 
    Adjustment from initial adoption of FIN 48     —     —     —     (3,959 )   —     (3,959 )
    Cash dividends declared                                      
    Common stock     —     —     —     (45,333 )   —     (45,333 )
    Preferred stock     —     —     —     (3,961 )   —     (3,961 )
    Restricted stock     —     —     26,437     —     —     26,437  
301,443   Restricted stock vested     —     767     (767 )   —     —     —  
187,843   Stock options exercised     —     470     5,447     —     —     5,917  
    Treasury stock cancellations     —     —     —     —     —     —  
4,588   Other     (4,746 )   18     (2,551 )   —           (7,279 )
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
75,397,094   Balance at December 29, 2007   $ 49,989   $ 188,481   $ 922,414   $ 1,095,950   $ 21,738   $ 2,278,572  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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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 serviced by approximately 36,000 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; OfficeMax, Retail; and Corporate and Other. OfficeMax, Contract markets and sells office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions and office furniture 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. OfficeMax, Retail 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.

Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OfficeMax and all majority owned subsidiaries as well as those of variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Change in Fiscal Year

        Effective March 11, 2005, the Company amended its bylaws to make its fiscal year-end the last Saturday in December. Prior to this change, all of the Company's businesses except for its U.S. retail operations had a December 31 fiscal year-end. The U.S. retail operations maintained a fiscal year that ended on the last Saturday in December. Due primarily to statutory requirements, the Company's international businesses have maintained their December 31 year-ends. Fiscal year 2005 ended on December 31, 2005 for all reportable segments and businesses, and included 53 weeks for the Retail segment. Fiscal year 2006 ended on December 30, 2006 and included 52 weeks for all reportable segments and businesses. Fiscal year 2007 ended on December 29, 2007 and also 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 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 goodwill; valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax

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assets; facility closure reserves and environmental liabilities; and assets and obligations related to employee benefits.

Foreign Currency Translation

        Local currencies are considered the functional currencies for the Company's operations outside the United States. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date with the related translation adjustments reported in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Revenues and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at average monthly exchange rates prevailing during the year. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses related to assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) in the period they occur.

Revenue Recognition

        Revenue from the sale of products is recognized at the time both title and the risk of ownership are transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon delivery to the customer or third-party delivery service for contract, catalog and Internet sales, and at the point of sale for retail transactions. Service revenue is recognized as the services are rendered. Revenue is reported less an appropriate provision for returns and net of coupons, rebates and other sales incentives.

        Revenue from transactions in which the Company acts as an agent or broker is reported on a commission basis. Revenue from the sale of extended warranty contracts is reported on a commission basis at the time of sale, except in a limited number of states where state law specifies the Company as the legal obligor. In such states, the revenue from the sale of extended warranty contracts is recorded at the gross amount and recognized ratably over the contract period. The performance obligations and risk of loss associated with extended warranty contracts sold by the Company are assumed by an unrelated third party. Costs associated with these contracts are recognized in the same period as the related revenue.

        Fees for shipping and handling charged to customers in connection with sale transactions are included in sales. Costs related to shipping and handling are included in cost of goods sold and occupancy costs. Taxes collected from customers are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from sales.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash equivalents includes short-term debt instruments that have an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. The Company's banking arrangements allow the Company to fund outstanding checks when presented to the financial institution for payment. This cash management practice frequently results in a net cash overdraft position for accounting purposes, which occurs when total issued checks exceed available cash balances at a single financial institution. The Company records its outstanding checks in accounts payable—trade in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the net change in overdrafts in the accounts payable—trade line item within the cash flows from operating activities section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Accounts Receivable

        Accounts receivable relate primarily to amounts owed by customers for trade sales of products and services and amounts due from vendors under volume purchase rebate, cooperative advertising and various other marketing programs. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded to provide for estimated losses resulting from uncollectible accounts, and is the Company's best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company's existing accounts receivable.

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Management believes that the Company's exposure to credit risk associated with accounts receivable is limited due to the size and diversity of its customer and vendor base, which extends across many different industries and geographic regions.

        The Company has an agreement with a third-party service provider that manages the Company's private label credit card program and directly extends credit to customers.

        Prior to July 2007, the Company sold fractional ownership interests in a defined pool of accounts receivable and retained a subordinated interest and servicing rights to those receivables. The sale of the receivables under this program was accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." Sold accounts receivable were excluded from receivables in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. The portion of the fractional ownership in the transferred receivables that the Company retained is included in Receivables in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 8, Sales of Accounts Receivable, for additional information related to this terminated program.

        At December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, the Company had allowances for doubtful accounts of $14.5 million and $15.1 million, respectively.

Vendor Rebates and Allowances

        The Company participates in various cooperative advertising and other marketing programs with its vendors. The Company also participates in volume purchase rebate programs, some of which provide for tiered rebates based on defined levels of purchase volume. These arrangements enable the Company to receive reimbursement for costs incurred to promote the sale of vendor products, or to earn rebates that reduce the cost of merchandise purchased. Vendor rebates and allowances are accrued as earned. Rebates and allowances received as a result of attaining defined purchase levels are accrued over the incentive period based on the terms of the vendor arrangement and estimates of qualifying purchases during the rebate program period. These estimates are reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjusted for changes in anticipated product sales and expected purchase levels. Volume-based rebates and allowances earned are initially recorded as a reduction in the cost of merchandise inventories and are included in operations (as a reduction in cost of goods sold) in the period the related product is sold. Amounts received under other promotional programs are generally event-based and are recognized at the time of the event as a reduction of cost of goods sold or inventory, as appropriate, based on the nature of the promotion and the terms of the vendor agreement. Advertising and other allowances that represent reimbursements of specific, incremental and identifiable costs incurred to promote vendors' products are recorded as a reduction of operating and selling expenses in the period the expense is incurred.

Merchandise Inventories

        Inventories consist of office products merchandise and are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or net realizable value. The Company estimates the realizable value of inventory using assumptions about future demand, market conditions and product obsolescence. If the estimated realizable value is less than cost, the inventory value is reduced to its estimated realizable value.

        Throughout the year, the Company performs physical inventory counts at all locations. For periods subsequent to each location's last physical inventory count, an allowance for estimated shrinkage is provided based on historical shrink results and current business trends.

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Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are recorded at cost. The Company calculates depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the terms of the related leases. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are generally as follows: building and improvements, 5 to 40 years; furniture and equipment, 1.5 to 5 years; and machinery, equipment and delivery trucks, 5 to 10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the term of the lease, including any option periods that management believes are probable of exercise, or the estimated lives of the improvements, which generally range from 5 to 15 years.

Long-Lived Asset Impairment

        In accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, capitalized software costs and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        The Company accounts for goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price and related direct costs over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired, using a fair-value-based approach. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset's fair value. This determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists of two steps. First, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation in accordance with SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations." The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. The Company completed its annual assessment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142 in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, and concluded there was no impairment.

        Intangible assets represent the values assigned to trade names, customer lists and relationships, noncompete agreements and exclusive distribution rights of businesses acquired. Trade name assets have an indefinite life and are not amortized. All other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives, which range from three to 20 years. (See Note 10, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for additional information related to goodwill and intangible assets.)

Investments in Affiliates

        Investments in affiliated companies are accounted for under the cost method if the Company does not exercise significant influence over the affiliated company. At December 29, 2007 and

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December 30, 2006, the Company held an investment in Boise Cascade, L.L.C., which is accounted for under the cost method. Investments that enable the Company to exercise significant influence over an affiliated company, but do not represent a controlling interest, are accounted for under the equity method; such investments are carried at cost and are adjusted to reflect the Company's proportionate share of income or loss, less dividends received. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of investments in affiliates. The Company would recognize a loss on these investments if there is a loss in value of an investment which is other than a temporary decline. (See Note 9, Investments in Affiliates, for additional information related to the Company's investments in affiliates.)

Capitalized Software Costs

        The Company capitalizes certain costs related to the acquisition and development of internal use software that is expected to benefit future periods in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Statement of Position ("SOP") 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use." These costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the expected life of the software, which is typically three to five years. Deferred charges in the Consolidated Balance Sheets include unamortized capitalized software costs of $45.6 million and $25.7 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. Amortization of capitalized software costs totaled $15.2 million, $17.7 million and $25.6 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

        Software development costs that do not meet the criteria for capitalization are expensed as incurred.

Pension and Post Retirement Benefits

        The Company sponsors noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain terminated employees, vested employees, retirees, and some active OfficeMax, Contract employees. The Company also sponsors various retiree medical benefit plans. The type of retiree medical benefits and the extent of coverage vary based on employee classification, date of retirement, location, and other factors. The Company explicitly reserves the right to amend or terminate its retiree medical plans at any time, subject only to constraints, if any, imposed by the terms of collective bargaining agreements. Amendment or termination may significantly affect the amount of expense incurred.

        As of December 30, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)." SFAS 158 requires employers to fully recognize the funded status of single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare and other postretirement plans in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes in the funded status recognized through other comprehensive income, net of tax, in the year in which the changes occur. Actuarially-determined liabilities related to pension and postretirement benefits are recorded based on estimates and assumptions. Key factors used in developing estimates of these liabilities include assumptions related to discount rates, rates of return on investments, future compensation costs, healthcare cost trends, benefit payment patterns and other factors.

        The Company measures changes in the funded status of its plans using actuarial models in accordance with SFAS 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pension Plans," and SFAS 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions." These models use an attribution approach that generally spreads recognition of the effects of individual events over the estimated service lives of the employees in the plan. The attribution approach assumes that employees render service over their service lives on a relatively smooth basis and as such, presumes that the income statement effects of pension or postretirement benefit plans should follow the same pattern. Net

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pension and postretirement benefit income or expense is also determined using assumptions which include expected long-term rates of return on plan assets and discount rates. The Company bases the discount rate assumption on the rates of return on high-quality bonds currently available and expected to be available during the period to maturity of the pension benefits. The long-term asset return assumption is based on the average rate of earnings expected on invested funds, and considers several factors including actual historical rates, expected rates and external data.

        The Company's policy is to fund its pension plans based upon actuarial recommendations and in accordance with applicable laws and income tax regulations. Pension benefits are primarily paid through trusts funded by the Company. All of the Company's postretirement medical plans are unfunded. The Company pays postretirement benefits directly to the participants.

Facility Closure Reserves

        The Company conducts regular reviews of its real estate portfolio to identify underperforming facilities, and closes those facilities that are no longer strategically or economically viable. The Company accounts for facility closure costs that are not related to a purchase business combination in accordance with SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." In accordance with SFAS No. 146, the Company records a liability for the cost associated with a facility closure at its fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred, which is either the date the lease termination is communicated to the lessor or the location's cease-use date. Upon closure, unrecoverable costs are included in facility closure reserves on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and include provisions for the present value of future lease obligations, less contractual or estimated sublease income. Accretion expense is recognized over the life of the payments.

        The closure of certain facilities acquired in the OfficeMax, Inc. acquisition was accounted for in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 95-3, "Recognition of Liabilities in Connection With a Purchase Business Combination." The estimated costs to be incurred in closing these facilities were accrued in connection with the acquisition, and did not result in a charge to income in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

Environmental Matters

        The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," in accounting for landfill closure costs related to the sold paper, forest products and timberland assets. This statement requires legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets to be recognized at their fair value at the time the obligations are incurred. Upon initial recognition of a liability, that cost is capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated useful life of the asset. The asset retirement obligation for estimated closure and closed-site monitoring costs recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet was $4.2 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006. These obligations are related to assets held for sale.

        Environmental liabilities that relate to the operation of the sold paper, forest products and timberland assets prior to the closing of the Sale transaction were retained by the Company. These environmental obligations are not within the scope of SFAS No. 143, and the Company accrues for losses associated with these types of environmental remediation obligations when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable according to the guidance in SOP 96-1, "Environmental Remediation Liabilities." The liabilities for environmental obligations are not discounted to their present value. (See Note 18, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, for additional information.)

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Self-insurance

        The Company is self-insured for certain losses related to workers' compensation and medical claims as well as general and auto liability. The expected ultimate cost for claims incurred is recognized as a liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The expected ultimate cost of claims incurred is estimated based principally on analysis of historical claims data and actuarial estimates of claims incurred but not reported. Losses are accrued and charged to operations when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

Income Taxes

        Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

        The Company is subject to tax audits in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world. Tax audits by their very nature are often complex and can require several years to complete. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to challenges from the IRS and other tax authorities regarding amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions, or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. Prior to fiscal 2007, the Company recognized income tax accruals with respect to uncertain tax positions based upon SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." In fiscal 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes." Under FIN 48, the benefits of tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position are recognized in the consolidated financial statements; positions that do not meet this threshold are not recognized. For tax positions that are at least more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, the largest amount of the benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained is recognized in the consolidated financial statements. (See Note 6, Income Taxes, for a discussion of the adoption impact of FIN 48.)

        Accruals for income tax exposures, including penalties and interest, expected to be settled within the next year are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities with the remainder included in other long-term obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Interest and penalties related to income tax exposures are recognized as incurred and included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

Advertising and Catalog Costs

        Advertising costs are either expensed the first time the advertising takes place or, in the case of direct-response advertising, capitalized and charged to expense in the periods in which the related sales occur. Advertising expense was $242.6 million in 2007, $240.4 million in 2006 and $276.2 million in 2005, and is recorded in operating and selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). Capitalized catalog costs, which are included in other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $7.6 million at December 29, 2007, and $9.3 million at December 30, 2006.

Pre-Opening Expenses

        The Company incurs certain non-capital expenses prior to the opening of a store. These pre-opening expenses consist primarily of straight-line rent from the date of possession, store payroll, and supplies and are expensed as incurred and reflected in operating and selling

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expenses. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded approximately $10.2 million, $5.6 million and $4.5 million in pre-opening costs, respectively.

Leasing Arrangements

        The Company conducts a substantial portion of its business in leased properties. Some of the Company's leases contain escalation clauses and renewal options. In accordance with SFAS No. 13, "Accounting for Leases," as amended by SFAS No. 29, "Determining Contingent Rentals," and FASB Technical Bulletin 85-3, "Accounting for Operating Leases with Scheduled Rent Increases," the Company recognizes rental expense for leases that contain predetermined fixed escalation clauses on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the lease. The difference between the amounts charged to expense and the contractual minimum lease payment is recorded in other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, other long-term liabilities included approximately $73.7 million and $51.3 million, respectively, related to these future escalation clauses.

        The expected term of a lease is calculated from the date the Company first takes possession of the facility, including any periods of free rent and any option or renewal periods management believes are probable of exercise. This expected term is used in the determination of whether a lease is capital or operating and in the calculation of straight-line rent expense. Rent abatements and escalations are considered in the calculation of minimum lease payments in the Company's capital lease tests and in determining straight-line rent expense for operating leases. Straight-line rent expense is also adjusted to reflect any allowances or reimbursements provided by the lessor.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

        The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities," as amended, which requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recorded in current earnings or deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), depending on whether a derivative is designated as, and is effective as, a hedge and on the type of hedging transaction. Changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying hedged transactions are recognized in earnings, at which time any deferred hedging gains or losses are also recorded in earnings. If a derivative instrument is designated as a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the instrument are reported in current earnings and offset the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments. The ineffective portion of an instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Instruments that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting or contracts for which the Company has not elected hedge accounting, are marked to fair value with unrealized, gains or losses reported in earnings.

Recently Issued or Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

        Following are summaries of recently issued accounting pronouncements that have either been recently adopted or that may become applicable to the preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements in the future.

        During 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)." This Standard requires that employers recognize, on a prospective basis, the funded status of their defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans in the statement of financial position, and that changes in the funded status be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax. SFAS No. 158 also requires the funded status of a plan to be

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measured as of the date of the year-end statement of financial position, and requires additional note disclosures. The Company adopted the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 158 and initially applied them to the funded status of its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 30, 2006. The initial recognition of the funded status of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans resulted in an increase in Shareholders' Equity of $11.9 million, which was net of income taxes of $7.6 million. We currently measure the funded status of our defined benefit plans as of the date of our fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and therefore, the adoption of the measurement provisions of SFAS No. 158 had no impact on our financial statements.

        In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109." This Interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." The Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Interpretation was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2007. (See Note 6, Income Taxes, for a discussion of the adoption impact of FIN 48.)

        In 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-03, "How Sales Tax Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should be Presented in the Income Statement (That is, Gross versus Net Presentation)". This EITF Issue clarifies that the presentation of taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a gross (included in revenues and costs) or net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed pursuant to Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 22, "Disclosure of Accounting Policies." The EITF Issue was effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2007. We collect such taxes from customers and account for them on a net (excluded from revenues) basis. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 06-03 did not impact the consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). This Standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for financial assets and liabilities, as well as for any other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in financial statements. In November 2007, the FASB provided a one year deferral for the implementation of FAS 157 for other nonfinancial assets and liabilities. The adoption of FAS 157 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of SFAS 115," ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 allows entities to choose, at specific election dates, to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not otherwise required to be measured at fair value. If a company elects the fair value option for an eligible item, changes in that item's fair value in subsequent reporting periods must be recognized in current earnings. SFAS 159 is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 159.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, "Business Combinations." This statement amends SFAS No. 141 and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. This statement also requires that transaction costs in a business combination be expensed as incurred. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of

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the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS No. 141R will impact the accounting for business combinations completed beginning January 1, 2009.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements." SFAS 160 requires noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) to be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability or other item outside of permanent equity. SFAS 160 applies to the accounting for noncontrolling interests and transactions with noncontrolling interest holders in consolidated financial statements and is effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier application is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including those that arose before the effective date, except that comparative prior period information must be recast to classify noncontrolling interests in equity and provide other disclosures required by SFAS No. 160. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 160.

Prior Period Revisions

        Certain amounts included in the prior years' financial statements have been revised to conform with the current year's presentation. In the current year, the Company separately presented the effect of exchange rate changes on cash in the consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In prior periods, these amounts were included in other operating activities. The effect of this revision on the amounts reported for 2006 and 2005 was not material.

2.    Discontinued Operations

        In December 2004, the Company's board of directors authorized management to pursue the divestiture of a facility near Elma, Washington that manufactured integrated wood-polymer building materials. The board of directors and management concluded that the operations of the facility were no longer consistent with the Company's strategic direction. As a result of that decision, the Company recorded the facility's assets as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and reported the results of its operations as discontinued operations.

        During 2005, the Company experienced unexpected difficulties in achieving anticipated levels of production at the facility. These issues delayed the process of identifying and qualifying a buyer for the business. While management made substantial progress in addressing the manufacturing issues that caused production to fall below plan, during the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company concluded that it was unable to attract a buyer in the near term and elected to cease operations at the facility during the first quarter of 2006. As of December 29, 2007, the Company has not identified a buyer for the facility.

        In accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," the Company recorded pre-tax charges, including $28.2 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived assets of the Elma, Washington facility to their estimated fair value. During the first quarter of 2006, the Company ceased operations at the facility and recorded pre-tax expenses of $18.0 million for contract termination and other closure costs. These charges and expenses were reflected within discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

        The liabilities of the wood-polymer building materials facility near Elma, Washington, are included in current liabilities ($15.4 million at December 29, 2007 and $15.5 million at December 30, 2006, respectively) in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no assets related to this facility included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 29, 2007 or December 30, 2006.

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3.    Integration Activities and Facility Closures

        During 2003, the Company acquired OfficeMax, Inc. for $1.3 billion (the "Acquisition"). Increased scale as a result of the Acquisition allowed management to evaluate the Company's combined office products business and to identify opportunities for consolidating operations. Costs associated with the planned closure and consolidation of acquired OfficeMax, Inc. facilities were accounted for under EITF Issue No. 95-3, "Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination," and recognized as liabilities in connection with the acquisition and charged to goodwill. Costs incurred in connection with all other business integration activities have been recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss).

        In September 2005, the board of directors approved a plan to relocate and consolidate the Company's retail headquarters in Shaker Heights, Ohio and its existing corporate headquarters in Itasca, Illinois into a new facility in Naperville, Illinois. The Company began the consolidation and relocation process in the latter half of 2005. The Company has incurred and expensed approximately $70.9 million of costs related to the headquarters consolidation, including $45.9 million recognized during 2006 and $25.0 million recognized during the second half of 2005, all of which were reflected in the Corporate and Other segment. The consolidation and relocation process was completed during the second half of 2006.

        Also in 2005, the Company recorded charges to income of $23.2 million for the write-down of impaired assets related to underperforming retail stores and the restructuring of its Canadian operations.

        During 2006, the Company announced a reorganization of the Contract segment, and recorded a pre-tax charge of $7.3 million for employee severance related to the reorganization. The Contract segment also recorded an additional $3.0 million of costs during 2006 primarily related to a facility closure and employee severance.

        During 2006, the Company closed 109 underperforming domestic retail stores and recorded a pre-tax charge of $89.5 million, comprised of $11.3 million for employee severance, asset write-off and impairment and other closure costs and $78.2 million of estimated future lease obligations.

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        The Company conducts regular reviews of its real estate portfolio to identify underperforming facilities, and closes those facilities that are no longer strategically or economically viable. The Company records a liability for the cost associated with a facility closure at its fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred, which is either the date the lease termination is communicated to the lessor or the location's cease-use date. Upon closure, unrecoverable costs are included in facility closure reserves on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and include provisions for the present value of future lease obligations, less contractual or estimated sublease income. Accretion expense is recognized over the life of the payments. Integration and facility closure reserve account activity during 2007, 2006 and 2005, including activity related to the reorganization of the Contract segment, retail store closures and headquarters consolidation, was as follows:

 
   Lease\
Contract
Terminations
   Severance\
Retention
   Asset
Write-off &
Impairment
   Other
   Total
  
 
   (thousands)
 
Balance at December 31, 2004   $ 116,390   $ 6,642   $ —   $ 409   $ 123,441  

Charges to income
 
 
547
 
 
21,214
 
 
23,062
 
 
3,565
 
 
48,388
 
Change in goodwill     —     —     —     —     —  
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     —     —     —     —  
Cash payments     (28,872 )   (6,354 )   —     (3,235 )   (38,461 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     (23,062 )   —     (23,062 )
Accretion     3,390     —     —     —     3,390  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2005   $ 91,455   $ 21,502   $ —   $ 739   $ 113,696  

Charges to income
 
 
89,934
 
 
19,407
 
 
9,543
 
 
27,332
 
 
146,216
 
Change in goodwill     (11,000 )   —     —     —     (11,000 )
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     (1,080 )   —     —     (1,080 )
Cash payments     (68,596 )   (28,991 )   —     (18,951 )   (116,538 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     (9,543 )   (5,978 )   (15,521 )
Accretion     6,031     —     —     —     6,031  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 30, 2006   $ 107,824   $ 10,838   $ —   $ 3,142   $ 121,804  

Charges to income
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
Change in goodwill     —     —     —     —     —  
Changes to estimated costs included in income     —     —     —     —     —  
Cash payments     (38,196 )   (8,424 )   —     (1,725 )   (48,345 )
Non-cash charges     —     —     —     —     —  
Accretion     3,603     —     —     —     3,603  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 29, 2007   $ 73,231   $ 2,414   $ —   $ 1,417   $ 77,062  
   
 
 
 
 
 

        At December 29, 2007, approximately $22.2 million of the reserve liability was included in accrued liabilities, other, and $54.9 million was included in other long-term liabilities. At December 30, 2006, approximately $44.7 million of the reserve liability was included in accrued liabilities, other, and $77.1 million was included in other long-term liabilities. At December 29, 2007, the integration activities and facility closures reserve included approximately $73 million for estimated future lease obligations, which represents the estimated fair value of the lease obligations and is net of anticipated sublease income of approximately $77 million.

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4.    Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

        Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated using net earnings available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted net income (loss) per share is similar to basic net income (loss) per share except that the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of all potentially dilutive shares, such as common stock to be issued upon exercise of options and non-vested restricted shares, and, if dilutive, the conversion of outstanding preferred stock. Net income (loss) per common share was determined by dividing net income (loss), as adjusted, by weighted average shares outstanding as follows:

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
 
   (thousands, except per-share amounts)
 
Basic income (loss) per common share:                    
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 207,373   $ 99,054   $ (41,212 )
Preferred dividends     (3,961 )   (4,037 )   (4,378 )
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) from continuing operations     203,412     95,017     (45,590 )
Loss from discontinued operations     —     (7,333 )   (32,550 )
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss)   $ 203,412   $ 87,684   $ (78,140 )
   
 
 
 
Average shares—basic     75,274     73,142     78,745  
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share:                    
  Continuing operations   $ 2.70   $ 1.30   $ (0.58 )
  Discontinued operations     —     (0.10 )   (0.41 )
   
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per common share   $ 2.70   $ 1.20   $ (0.99 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share:                    
Basic income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 203,412   $ 95,017   $ (45,590 )
Preferred dividends eliminated(a)     —     —     —  
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) from continuing operations     203,412     95,017     (45,590 )
Loss from discontinued operations     —     (7,333 )   (32,550 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss)   $ 203,412   $ 87,684   $ (78,140 )
   
 
 
 
Average shares—basic     75,274     73,142     78,745  
Restricted stock, stock options and other     1,100     571     —  
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock     —     —     —  
   
 
 
 
Average shares—diluted(a)(b)(c)     76,374     73,713     78,745  
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share:                    
  Continuing operations   $ 2.66   $ 1.29   $ (0.58 )
  Discontinued operations     —     (.10 )   (0.41 )
   
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per common share   $ 2.66   $ 1.19   $ (0.99 )
   
 
 
 
(a)
The assumed conversion of outstanding preferred stock was anti-dilutive in all periods presented, and therefore no adjustment was required to determine diluted income (loss) from continuing operations or average shares-diluted.

(b)
Options to purchase 0.4 million shares of common stock were outstanding during 2007, but were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per common share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive as the option price is higher than the average market price during the year.

(c)
Options to purchase 3.8 million shares of common stock were outstanding during 2005, but were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per common share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive due to the net loss recognized in the period.

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5.    Other Operating, Net

        The components of other operating, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) are as follows:

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
 
   (thousands)
 
Integration activities and facility closure costs (Note 3)   $ —   $ 146,216   $ 48,178  
Legal settlement(a)     —     —     9,800  
Other, net     —     —     1,527  
Earnings from affiliates     (6,065 )   (5,873 )   (5,460 )
   
 
 
 
    $ (6,065 ) $ 140,343   $ 54,045  
   
 
 
 
(a)
Legal settlement with the Department of Justice.

6.    Income Taxes

        The income tax (provision) benefit attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) includes the following components:

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
 
   (thousands)
 
Current income tax (provision) benefit                    
  Federal   $ (25,710 ) $ (10,014 ) $ 28,908  
  State     (11,380 )   (4,079 )   (14,629 )
  Foreign     (24,582 )   (17,816 )   (20,512 )
   
 
 
 
      (61,672 )   (31,909 )   (6,233 )
Deferred income tax (provision) benefit                    
  Federal     (61,882 )   (31,521 )   22,646  
  State     (4,785 )   (6,428 )   (23,331 )
  Foreign     3,057     1,117     5,692  
   
 
 
 
      (63,610 )   (36,832 )   5,007  
   
 
 
 
    $ (125,282 ) $ (68,741 ) $ (1,226 )
   
 
 
 

        Income tax benefit attributable to loss from discontinued operations was $10.6 million and $20.1 million for 2006 and 2005, respectively. There was no impact due to discontinued operations during 2007.

        During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company made cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds received, of $89.5 million, $0.6 million and $134.1 million, respectively.

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        The income tax provision attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations for the years ended December 29, 2007, December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 differed from the amounts computed by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35% to pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations as a result of the following:

 
   2007
   2006
   2005
  
 
   (thousands)
  
Tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate   $ (118,184 ) $ (60,157 ) $ 13,166  
State taxes, net of federal effect     (11,030 )   (5,907 )   (5,532 )
Foreign tax provision differential     106     (5,262 )   (2,883 )
Basis difference in investments disposed of     —     —     14,867  
Nondeductible compensation     —     (473 )   (4,268 )
NOL valuation allowance     434     (6,498 )   (21,533 )
Change in contingency liability     755     1,925     (4,607 )
Tax settlement, net of other charges     1,582     5,240     12,462  
ESOP dividend deduction     1,317     1,413     1,489  
Other, net     (262 )   978     (4,387 )
   
 
 
 
    $ (125,282 ) $ (68,741 ) $ (1,226 )
   
 
 
 

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        The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at year-end are presented below.

 
   2007
   2006
  
 
   (thousands)
  
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities) attributable to              
Accrued expenses   $ 38,096   $ 40,231  
Net operating loss carryforwards     7,213     43,489  
Allowances for receivables and rebates     29,605     17,998  
Compensation and benefits     23,397     11,657  
Inventory     3,780     (6,047 )
Property and equipment     16,754     —  
Alternative minimum tax and other credit carryforwards     53,919     —  
Other temporary differences     357     17,124  
Contingency reserves     11,949     5,044  
   
 
 
Total current net deferred tax assets