Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Schedule Of Information By Reportable Segments


	Retail		Credit		Corporate/Other		Total
Fiscal year 2011
Net sales		$10,656		–		$(159)		$10,497
Net sales increase		13.1%		N/A		N/A		12.7%
Credit card revenues		–		$380		–		380
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes		1,570		76		(397)		1,249
Interest expense, net		–		(13)		(117)		(130)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		1,570		63		(514)		1,119
Capital expenditures		424		2		85		511
Depreciation and amortization		313		2		56		371
Goodwill		175		–		–		175
Assets¹		3,642		2,135		2,714		8,491



Fiscal year 2010
Net sales	$9,420	–	$(110)	$9,310
Net sales increase	12.6%	N/A	N/A	12.7%
Credit card revenues	–	$390	–	390
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes	1,406	51	(339)	1,118
Interest expense, net	–	(21)	(106)	(127)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	1,406	30	(445)	991
Capital expenditures	361	1	37	399
Depreciation and amortization	295	2	30	327
Goodwill	53	–	–	53
Assets¹	3,234	2,060	2,168	7,462



Fiscal year 2009
Net sales	$8,363	–	$(105)	$8,258
Net sales decrease	(0.1%)	N/A	N/A	(0.2%)
Credit card revenues	–	$370	(1)	369
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes	1,191	(41)	(316)	834
Interest expense, net	–	(41)	(97)	(138)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	1,191	(82)	(413)	696
Capital expenditures	341	7	12	360
Depreciation and amortization	281	2	30	313
Goodwill	53	–	–	53
Assets¹	2,929	2,070	1,580	6,579

¹Assets in Corporate/Other include unallocated assets in corporate headquarters, consisting primarily of cash, land, buildings and equipment and deferred tax assets.

Schedule Of Net Sales By Channel


Fiscal year	2011		2010		2009
Nordstrom		$8,426		$7,700		$6,923
Nordstrom Rack		2,045		1,691		1,411
Other retail¹		185		29		29
Total Retail segment		10,656		9,420		8,363
Corporate/Other		(159)		(110)		(105)
Total net sales		$10,497		$9,310		$8,258

¹Other retail includes our HauteLook online private sale subsidiary, our Jeffrey stores and our treasure&bond store.

Summary Of Net Sales By Merchandise Category


Fiscal year	2011				2010				2009
	Net sales		% of total		Net sales		% of total		Net sales		% of total
Women's apparel		$3,438		33%		$3,184		34%		$2,845		34%
Shoes		2,413		23%		2,094		23%		1,787		22%
Men's apparel		1,612		15%		1,415		15%		1,262		15%
Women's accessories		1,311		12%		1,101		12%		970		12%
Cosmetics		1,106		11%		972		10%		895		11%
Children's apparel		341		3%		303		3%		283		3%
Other		276		3%		241		3%		216		3%
Total net sales		$10,497		100%		$9,310		100%		$8,258		100%

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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