Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Composition of restructuring charges for both the Domestic and International segments

Restructuring charges incurred in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 (11-month) were as follows ($ in millions):

	12-Month			12-Month			11-Month
	2015			2014			2013
Continuing operations
Renew Blue	$	11		$	155		$	171
Other restructuring activities	(6		)	(6		)	244
Total	5			149			415
Discontinued operations
Renew Blue	18			10			—
Other restructuring activities	—			100			34
Total (Note 2)	18			110			34
Total	$	23		$	259		$	449

Restructuring Program 2013 Renew Blue [Member] [Domain]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restructuring activity related to termination benefits and facility closure costs

The following table summarizes our restructuring accrual activity during fiscal 2015 and 2014 related to termination benefits and facility closure and other costs associated with this program ($ in millions):

	Termination Benefits			Facility Closure and Other Costs			Total
Balance at February 2, 2013	$	54		$	54		$	108
Charges	133			16			149
Cash payments	(68		)	(23		)	(91		)
Adjustments(1)	(8		)	4			(4		)
Balance at February 1, 2014	111			51			162
Charges	47			16			63
Cash payments	(121		)	(22		)	(143		)
Adjustments(1)	(21		)	(14		)	(35		)
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—			(8		)	(8		)
Balance at January 31, 2015	$	16		$	23		$	39

Composition of restructuring charges for both the Domestic and International segments

The composition of the restructuring charges we incurred for this program in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 (11-month), as well as the cumulative amount incurred through the end of fiscal 2015, was as follows ($ in millions):

	Domestic								International									Total
	12-Month 2015		12-Month 2014		11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount		12-Month 2015			12-Month 2014		11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount		12-Month 2015			12-Month 2014		11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount
Continuing operations
Inventory write-downs	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	1	$	1
Property and equipment impairments	—		7		7		14		1			1		23		25		1			8		30		39
Termination benefits	9		106		46		161		5			24		9		38		14			130		55		199
Investment impairments	—		16		27		43		—			—		—		—		—			16		27		43
Facility closure and other costs	1		—		3		4		(5		)	1		55		51		(4		)	1		58		55
Total continuing operations	10		129		84		223		1			26		87		114		11			155		171		337
Discontinued Operations
Inventory write-downs	—		—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			—		—		—
Property and equipment impairments	—		—		—		—		—			1		—		1		—			1		—		1
Termination benefits	—		—		—		—		12			4		—		16		12			4		—		16
Facility closure and other costs	—		—		—		—		6			5		—		11		6			5		—		11
Total discontinued operations	—		—		—		—		18			10		—		28		18			10		—		28
Total	$	10	$	129	$	84	$	223	$	19		$	36	$	87	$	142	$	29		$	165	$	171	$	365

Other Restructuring [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restructuring activity related to termination benefits and facility closure costs

The following table summarizes our restructuring accrual activity during fiscal 2015 and 2014 related to termination benefits and facility closure and other costs associated with these programs ($ in millions):

	Termination Benefits			Facility Closure and Other Costs			Total
Balance at February 2, 2013	$	4		$	154		$	158
Charges	36			6			42
Cash payments	(4		)	(86		)	(90		)
Adjustments(1)	(36		)	(14		)	(50		)
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—			(2		)	(2		)
Balance at February 1, 2014	—			58			58
Charges	—			3			3
Cash payments	—			(21		)	(21		)
Adjustments(1)	—			(6		)	(6		)
Balance at January 31, 2015	$	—		$	34		$	34

(1) Adjustments to termination benefits in fiscal 2014 were primarily due to the write-off of the remaining liability as a result of the sale of Best Buy Europe. Adjustments to facility closure and other costs represent change in sublease assumptions and reductions in our remaining lease obligations.

Composition of restructuring charges for both the Domestic and International segments

The composition of the restructuring charges we incurred for these programs in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 (11-month), as well as the cumulative amount incurred through the end of fiscal 2015, were as follows ($ in millions):

	Domestic										International								Total
	12-Month 2015			12-Month 2014			11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount		12-Month 2015		12-Month 2014		11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount		12-Month 2015			12-Month 2014			11-Month 2013		Cumulative Amount
Continuing operations
Inventory write-downs	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	28	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	28
Property and equipment impairments	—			—			17		49		—		—		—		112		—			—			17		161
Termination benefits	—			—			77		91		—		—		—		—		—			—			77		91
Facility closure and other costs	(6		)	(6		)	150		147		—		—		—		—		(6		)	(6		)	150		147
Total	(6		)	(6		)	244		315		—		—		—		112		(6		)	(6		)	244		427
Discontinued operations
Inventory write-downs	—			—			—		—		—		7		—		33		—			7			—		33
Property and equipment impairments	—			—			—		15		—		45		12		188		—			45			12		203
Termination benefits	—			—			—		4		—		36		20		91		—			36			20		95
Tradename impairment	—			—			—		13		—		4		—		4		—			4			—		17
Facility closure and other costs	—			—			—		3		—		8		2		97		—			8			2		100
Total	—			—			—		35		—		100		34		413		—			100			34		448
Total	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	244	$	350	$	—	$	100	$	34	$	525	$	(6	)	$	94		$	278	$	875