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Restructuring
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Restructuring Charges
In fiscal 2018, the Company announced several organizational changes to position the business for more efficient growth going forward. As a result, the Company recorded $1.2 billion in pre-tax restructuring charges in fiscal 2018 as follows:
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2018
(Amounts in millions)
 
Asset Impairment
 
Severance Costs
 
Total
Walmart International
 
193

 
43

 
236

Sam's Club
 
596

 
69

 
665

Corporate and support
 

 
300

 
300

Total
 
$
789

 
$
412

 
$
1,201


The asset impairment charges primarily relate to the real estate of the Sam's Club closures and the wind-down of the Brazil first-party eCommerce business, which were written down to their estimated fair value. Refer to Note 7 for information on the fair value measurement.
The pre-tax restructuring charges of $1.2 billion are classified in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income for fiscal 2018. As of January 31, 2018, substantially all of the severance costs were recorded in accrued liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and were subsequently paid during fiscal 2019.