Selected Quarterly Data

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Selected Quarterly Data [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Data

NOTE 17:  SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter		Total
Fiscal year 2011
Net sales		$2,229		$2,716		$2,383		$3,169		$10,497
Same-store sales percentage change1		6.5%		7.3%		7.9%		7.1%		7.2%
Credit card revenues		94		94		95		97		380
Gross profit2		844		993		872		1,196		3,905
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Retail		611		708		670		818		2,807
Credit		55		59		57		58		229
Earnings before income taxes		241		290		209		379		1,119
Net earnings		145		175		127		236		683
Earnings per basic share		$0.66		$0.81		$0.60		$1.13		$3.20
Earnings per diluted share		$0.65		$0.80		$0.59		$1.11		$3.14

Fiscal year 2010
Net sales	$1,990	$2,417	$2,087	$2,816	$9,310
Same-store sales percentage change1	12.0%	8.4%	5.8%	6.7%	8.1%
Credit card revenues	97	98	95	100	390
Gross profit2	747	852	756	1,058	3,413
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Retail	533	613	569	697	2,412
Credit	92	65	61	55	273
Earnings before income taxes	188	240	190	373	991
Net earnings	116	146	119	232	613
Earnings per basic share	$0.53	$0.67	$0.54	$1.06	$2.80
Earnings per diluted share	$0.52	$0.66	$0.53	$1.04	$2.75

¹Same-store sales include sales from stores that have been open at least one full year at the beginning of the year. We also include sales from our Nordstrom online store in same-store sales because of the substantial integration of our Nordstrom full-line stores and online store.

²Gross profit is calculated as net sales less cost of sales and related buying and occupancy costs (for all segments).