Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities



	January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016
	(millions)
Accounts payable	$	754	$	814
Gift cards and customer rewards	970		920
Deferred real estate gains	340		104
Current portion of post employment and postretirement benefits	208		257
Taxes other than income taxes	166		184
Lease related liabilities	174		165
Accrued wages and vacation	215		153
Current portion of workers’ compensation and general liability reserves	119		127
Severance and relocation	166		123
Allowance for future sales returns	96		112
Accrued interest	74		88
Other	281		286
	$	3,563	$	3,333

Adjustments to the allowance for future sales returns, which amounted to a credit of $16 million, and charges of $19 million and $8 million for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are reflected in cost of sales.

Changes in workers’ compensation and general liability reserves, including the current portion, are as follows:



	2016			2015			2014
	(millions)
Balance, beginning of year	$	508		$	505		$	497
Charged to costs and expenses	145			159			160
Payments, net of recoveries	(150		)	(156		)	(152		)
Balance, end of year	$	503		$	508		$	505

The non-current portion of workers’ compensation and general liability reserves is included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, workers’ compensation and general liability reserves included $112 million of liabilities which are covered by deposits and receivables included in current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.