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Subsequent Events (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
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Subsequent Events

On February 13, 2015, we completed the sale of our Five Star business in China. The expected gain on the sale will be included in the results of discontinued operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

On March 3, 2015, we announced a plan to return capital to shareholders. The plan includes a special, one-time dividend of $0.51 per share, or approximately $180 million, and a 21% increase in our regular quarterly dividend to $0.23 per share. We plan to resume share repurchases under the June 2011 program, with the intent to repurchase $1 billion in shares over the next three years.

In March 2015, we made a decision to consolidate Future Shop and Best Buy stores and websites in Canada under the Best Buy brand. This resulted in permanently closing 66 Future Shop stores and converting 65 Future Shop stores to the Best Buy brand. The costs of implementing these changes primarily consist of lease exit costs, employee severance and asset impairments. We expect to incur total pre-tax restructuring charges and non-restructuring impairments in the range of approximately $200 million to $280 million related to the actions. We expect that the majority of these charges will be recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The total charges includes approximately $140 million to $180 million of cash charges.