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Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Activity In The Allowance For Sales Returns, Net
Activity in the allowance for sales returns, net, for the past three fiscal years is as follows:
Fiscal year
2016

 
2015

 
2014

Allowance at beginning of year

$170

 

$160

 

$128

Charged to costs and expenses
3,023

 
2,720

 
2,129

Deductions1
(3,006
)
 
(2,710
)
 
(2,097
)
Allowance at end of year

$187

 

$170

 

$160

1 Deductions consist of actual returns, net of the value of the merchandise returned and any sales commission.
Vendor Allowances
Vendor allowances earned are as follows:
Fiscal year
2016

 
2015

 
2014

Cosmetic expenses

$166

 

$161

 

$140

Purchase price adjustments
179

 
178

 
164

Cooperative advertising
114

 
109

 
102

Other
6

 
7

 
7

Total vendor allowances

$465

 

$455

 

$413

Estimated Useful Life Of Land, Property And Equipment By Asset Category
Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life, which is determined by asset category as follows:
Asset
Life (in years)
Buildings and improvements
5 – 40
Store fixtures and equipment
3 – 15
Leasehold improvements
5 – 40
Capitalized software
3 – 7
Summary Of Goodwill Activity
The following summarizes our goodwill activity for the past three fiscal years:
 
Trunk Club

 
HauteLook

 
Other1

 
Total

Balance at February 1, 2014

$—

 

$121

 

$53

 

$174

Additions
261

 

 

 
261

Balance at January 31, 2015
261

 
121

 
53

 
435

Additions

 

 

 

Balance at January 30, 2016
261

 
121

 
53

 
435

Impairment
(197
)
 

 

 
(197
)
Balance at January 28, 2017

$64

 

$121

 

$53

 

$238

1 Other includes Nordstrom.com and Jeffrey goodwill.