Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

The following table summarizes the Company's property and equipment balances and includes the estimated useful lives that are generally used to depreciate the assets on a straight-line basis:

		As of January 31,
(Amounts in millions)	Estimated Useful Lives	2019			2018
Land	N/A	$	24,526		$	25,298
Buildings and improvements	3-40 years	101,006			101,155
Fixtures and equipment	1-30 years	54,488			52,695
Transportation equipment	3-15 years	2,316			2,387
Construction in progress	N/A	3,474			3,619
Property and equipment		$	185,810		$	185,154
Accumulated depreciation		(81,493		)	(77,479		)
Property and equipment, net		$	104,317		$	107,675

Schedule of goodwill

The following table reflects goodwill activity, by reportable segment, for fiscal 2019 and 2018:

(Amounts in millions)	Walmart U.S.		Walmart International			Sam's Club		Total
Balances as of February 1, 2017	$	2,236	$	14,488		$	313	$	17,037
Changes in currency translation and other	—		996			—		996
Acquisitions	209		—			—		209
Balances as of January 31, 2018	2,445		15,484			313		18,242
Changes in currency translation and other	—		(743		)	—		(743		)
Acquisitions (1)	107		13,575			—		13,682
Balances as of January 31, 2019	$	2,552	$	28,316		$	313	$	31,181

⁽¹⁾Goodwill recorded in fiscal 2019 for Walmart International relates to Flipkart.

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company's receivables and deferred gift card revenue from transactions with customers:

(Amounts in millions)	As of January 31, 2019
Assets:
Receivables from transactions with customers, net	$	2,538
Liabilities:
Deferred gift card revenue	$	1,932