Acquisitions, Disposals, and Related Items (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Acquisitions, Disposals and Related Items [Abstract]

Acquisitions, Disposals, and Related Items

Note 10. Acquisitions, Disposals and Related Items

The Company is in process of completing the following transactions that impact the operations of Walmart International:

Vips Restaurant Business in Mexico

In September 2013, Walmex, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a definitive agreement with Alsea S.A.B. de C.V. to dispose of Walmex's Vips restaurant business ("Vips") in Mexico for approximately $625 million. Accordingly, the Vips operating results are presented as discontinued operations in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2013 and 2012. Additionally, the Vips assets and liabilities to be disposed of are reported separately in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2013. The Vips sale is subject to approval by Mexican regulatory authorities and is expected to close during the fourth quarter. Upon completion of this transaction, the Company expects to record a net gain, which will be recorded in discontinued operations in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Walmart Chile

In September 2013, certain redeemable noncontrolling interest shareholders exercised put options that would require the Company to purchase a portion of their shares in Walmart Chile at the mutually agreed upon redemption value to be determined after exercise of the put options. Upon initial exercise of the put options, the Company recorded an increase to redeemable noncontrolling interest of $977 million, with a corresponding decrease to capital in excess of par value, to reflect the estimated redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest at $1.4 billion. Subsequent to period end, the Company negotiated with the redeemable noncontrolling interest shareholders to acquire all of their redeemable noncontrolling interest shares. In February 2014, upon closing of the purchase of the shares held by the redeemable noncontrolling interest shareholders, the Company's ownership interest in Walmart Chile will be approximately 99.7 percent. The Company will then initiate a tender offer for the remaining 0.3 percent noncontrolling interest held by the public in Chile at the same value per share as will be paid to the redeemable noncontrolling interest shareholders. The tender offer is expected to close in March 2014.

India Operations

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Bharti Ventures Limited ("Bharti") to acquire Bharti’s ownership stake in Bharti Walmart Private Limited, a joint venture between Bharti and the Company established in 2007, which operates the Company’s wholesale cash & carry business in India, for $100 million. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company will be the sole owner of that business. In addition, the Company also entered into agreements with Bharti to terminate its franchise and supply agreements with Bharti Retail Limited ("Bharti Retail"), which operates Bharti's retail business in India, and to transfer to Bharti the Company's investment in that business. The Company will pay, or forgive indebtedness, aggregating approximately $234 million in connection with such agreements related to the Bharti retail business. Each of these transactions is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close during the fourth quarter. The Company expects to record a net loss in continuing operations in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income related to the transactions with respect to Bharti Retail.