Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

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 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, 2018
Net sales	$	318,477	$	118,068	$	59,216	$	—		$	495,761
Operating income (loss)	17,869		5,352		982		(3,766		)	20,437
Interest, net										(2,178		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										(3,136		)
Income before income taxes										$	15,123
Total assets	$	104,347	$	81,549	$	13,418	$	5,208		$	204,522
Depreciation and amortization	3,655		2,601		466		3,807			10,529
Capital expenditures	5,680		2,607		626		1,138			10,051
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2017
Net sales	$	307,833	$	116,119	$	57,365	$	—		$	481,317
Operating income (loss)	17,745		5,758		1,671		(2,410		)	22,764
Interest, net										(2,267		)
Income before income taxes										$	20,497
Total assets	$	104,262	$	74,508	$	14,125	$	5,930		$	198,825
Depreciation and amortization	3,298		2,629		487		3,666			10,080
Capital expenditures	6,090		2,697		639		1,193			10,619
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2016
Net sales	$	298,378	$	123,408	$	56,828	$	—		$	478,614
Operating income (loss)	19,087		5,346		1,820		(2,148		)	24,105
Interest, net										(2,467		)
Income before income taxes										$	21,638
Total assets	$	103,109	$	73,720	$	13,998	$	8,754		$	199,581
Depreciation and amortization	2,800		2,549		472		3,633			9,454
Capital expenditures	6,728		2,930		695		1,124			11,477

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 2018, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:

	Fiscal Years Ended January 31,
(Amounts in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Revenues
U.S. operations	$	380,580	$	367,784	$	357,559
Non-U.S. operations	119,763		118,089		124,571
Total revenues	$	500,343	$	485,873	$	482,130
Long-lived assets
U.S. operations	$	81,478	$	82,746	$	82,475
Non-U.S. operations	33,340		31,432		34,041
Total long-lived assets	$	114,818	$	114,178	$	116,516