Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill, by Segment

The changes in the carrying values of goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames by segment were as follows for the six months ended August 3, 2013, and the five months ended August 4, 2012 ($ in millions):



	Goodwill						Indefinite-lived Tradenames
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International			Total
Balances at February 2, 2013	$	528	$	—	$	528	$	19	$	112		$	131
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—		—		—		—		(2		)	(2		)
Sale of Best Buy Europe	—		—		—		—		(22		)	(22		)
Impairments	—		—		—		—		(4		)	(4		)
Balances at August 3, 2013	$	528	$	—	$	528	$	19	$	84		$	103



	Goodwill								Indefinite-lived Tradenames
	Domestic		International			Total			Domestic		International		Total
Balances at March 3, 2012	$	516	$	819		$	1,335		$	19	$	111	$	130
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—		(7		)	(7		)	—		—		—
Acquisitions	14		—			14			—		—		—
Balances at August 4, 2012	$	530	$	812		$	1,342		$	19	$	111	$	130

Schedule of gross amount of goodwill and accumulated goodwill impairment losses

The following table provides the gross carrying amount of goodwill and cumulative goodwill impairment losses ($ in millions):



	August 3, 2013					February 2, 2013					August 4, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Cumulative Impairment⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairment			Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairment
Goodwill	$	1,412	$	(884	)	$	2,608	$	(2,080	)	$	2,603	$	(1,261	)


⁽¹⁾	Excludes the gross carrying amount and cumulative impairment related to Best Buy Europe, which was sold during the quarter ended August 3, 2013.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

The following table provides the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of definite-lived intangible assets ($ in millions):



	August 3, 2013					February 2, 2013					August 4, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	83	$	(9	)	$	475	$	(272	)	$	465	$	(244	)


⁽¹⁾	Excludes the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization related to Best Buy Europe, which was sold during the quarter ended August 3, 2013.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

The estimated future amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets is as follows ($ in millions):



Fiscal Year
Remainder of fiscal 2014	$	3
2015	6
2016	6
2017	6
2018	6
Thereafter	47