2.0.0.10 false Capital Stock 212 - Disclosure - Capital Stock true false false false 1 usd $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Capital Stock 0 jcp_CapitalStockAbstract jcp false na duration string Capital Stock Abstract false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false Capital Stock Abstract false 3 Capital Stock 1 us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div><div><div> <p style="margin: 13.5pt 0in 0pt;"><b>12)</b> <b><u>Capital Stock</u></b></p> <p style="margin: 9pt 0in 0pt;"><b><i>Common Stock</i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 10pt;">As of January 30, 2010, we had 33,530 stockholders of record. On a combined basis, our 401(k) savings plan, including our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), held approximately 17 million shares, or approximately 7.3% of outstanding JCPenney common stock, at January 30, 2010. <font class="_mt"> Also at January 30, 2010, our primary pension plan held 7.9 million shares, or approximately 3.4% of outstanding JCPenney common stock.</font></font></p> <p style="margin: 13.5pt 0in 0pt;"><b><i>Preferred Stock</i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 10pt;">We have authorized 25 million shares of preferred stock; no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of January 30, 2010 or January 31, 2009.</font></p> </div></div></div> </div> 12) Capital Stock Common Stock As of January 30, 2010, we had 33,530 stockholders of record. On a combined basis, our 401(k) savings plan, including our false false false Disclosures related to accounts comprising shareholders' equity, including other comprehensive income. Includes: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables; effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure. 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