CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings (loss) including noncontrolling interests	$ (420)us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 1,235us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 523us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to total cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation	794us-gaap_Depreciation	656us-gaap_Depreciation	701us-gaap_Depreciation
Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets	38us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	15us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Restructuring charges	449	23	259
Goodwill impairments	822	0	0
(Gain) Loss on sale of business	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	(1)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	143us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
Stock-based compensation	107us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Deferred income taxes	(19)	(297)	(28)
Other, net	41us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense	8us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense	62us-gaap_OtherNoncashExpense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(551)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(19)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	7us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Merchandise inventories	(912)	(141)	597
Other assets	(65)	29	(70)
Accounts payable	1,735	434	(986)
Other liabilities	(339)	(164)	(273)
Income taxes	(226)	85	54
Total cash provided by operating activities	1,454	1,935	1,094
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment, net of $14, $13 and $29 non-cash capital expenditures	(705)	(561)	(547)
Purchases of investments	(13)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	(2,804)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	(230)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Sales of investments	69	1,580	50
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(31)	0	0
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred	25	39	206
Change in restricted assets	101	29	5
Other, net	16	5	(1)
Total cash used in investing activities	(538)	(1,712)	(517)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repurchase of common stock	(122)	0	0
Issuance of common stock	25us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockPlans	50us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockPlans	171us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockPlans
Dividends paid	(224)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(251)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(233)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Repayments of debt	(1,614)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt	(24)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt	(2,033)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,741us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	2,414us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Other, net	(17)	2	0
Total cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(211)	(223)	319
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(4)	(52)	(44)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	701	(52)	852
Adjustment for Fiscal Year-end Change (Note 1)	(74)	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents After Adjustment	627	(52)	852
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	1,199	2,678	1,826
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	1,826	2,626	2,678
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held-for-sale	0bby_CashandCashEquivalentsHeldforsale	(194)bby_CashandCashEquivalentsHeldforsale
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period, Excluding Held for Sale	1,826	2,432	2,678
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Income taxes paid	478us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	355us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet	332us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Interest paid	$ 106us-gaap_InterestPaidNet	$ 81us-gaap_InterestPaidNet	$ 82us-gaap_InterestPaidNet

Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after adjustment for fiscal year-end change. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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