Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract]

Segment reporting information

Information for the Company's segments, as well as for Corporate and support, including the reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes, is provided in the following table:

(Amounts in millions)	Walmart U.S.		Walmart International		Sam's Club		Corporate and support			Consolidated
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2015
Net sales	$	288,049	$	136,160	$	58,020	$	—		$	482,229
Operating income (loss)	21,336		6,171		1,976		(2,336		)	27,147
Interest expense, net										(2,348		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										$	24,799
Total assets	101,381		80,505		13,995		7,825			$	203,706
Depreciation and amortization	2,665		2,665		473		3,370			9,173
Capital expenditures	6,286		3,936		753		1,199			12,174
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2014
Net sales	$	279,406	$	136,513	$	57,157	$	—		$	473,076
Operating income (loss)	21,787		5,153		1,843		(1,911		)	26,872
Interest expense, net										(2,216		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										$	24,656
Total assets	$	98,745	$	85,370	$	14,053	$	6,583		$	204,751
Depreciation and amortization	2,640		2,658		437		3,135			8,870
Capital expenditures	6,378		4,463		1,071		1,203			13,115
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2013
Net sales	$	274,433	$	134,748	$	56,423	$	—		$	465,604
Operating income (loss)	21,103		6,365		1,859		(1,602		)	27,725
Interest expense, net										(2,063		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										$	25,662
Total assets	$	96,234	$	85,695	$	13,479	$	7,697		$	203,105
Depreciation and amortization	2,644		2,605		410		2,819			8,478
Capital expenditures	5,994		4,640		868		1,396			12,898

Segment revenues and long-lived assets

Total revenues, consisting of net sales and membership and other income, and long-lived assets, consisting primarily of property and equipment, net, aggregated by the Company's U.S. and non-U.S. operations for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:

	Fiscal Years Ended January 31,
(Amounts in millions)	2015		2014		2013
Total revenues
U.S. operations	$	348,227	$	338,681	$	332,788
Non-U.S. operations	137,424		137,613		135,863
Total revenues	$	485,651	$	476,294	$	468,651
Long-lived assets
U.S. operations	$	80,879	$	79,644	$	77,692
Non-U.S. operations	35,776		38,263		38,989
Total long-lived assets	$	116,655	$	117,907	$	116,681