Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2011

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Financial Statement Preparation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of July 3, 2011, and for the quarter and three quarters ended July 3, 2011 and June 27, 2010, have been prepared by Starbucks Corporation under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In the opinion of management, the financial information for the quarter and three quarters ended July 3, 2011 and June 27, 2010 reflects all adjustments and accruals, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("10-Q") Starbucks Corporation is referred to as "Starbucks," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our".

The financial information as of October 3, 2010 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2010 ("fiscal 2010"), included in Item 8 in the Fiscal 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "10-K"). The information included in this 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the footnotes and management's discussion and analysis of the financial statements in the 10-K.

The results of operations for the quarter and three quarters ended July 3, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire fiscal year ending October 2, 2011 ("fiscal 2011").

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities. We adopted this new guidance effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2011, with no impact on our financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to amend the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. The guidance requires the disclosure of quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used, and a qualitative discussion around the sensitivity of the measurements. The guidance will become effective for us at the beginning of our second quarter of fiscal 2012. The adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance that revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The guidance requires entities to report the components of comprehensive income in either a single, continuous statement or two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance will become effective for us at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2013. The adoption of this new guidance will result in a change in how we present the components of comprehensive income, which is currently presented within our consolidated statements of equity.

Reclassifications

In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, concurrent with the change in our distribution method for packaged coffee and tea in the US, we revised the presentation of revenues. Non-retail licensing revenues were reclassified on the consolidated financial statements to the renamed "CPG, foodservice and other" revenue line, which includes revenues from our direct sale of packaged coffee and tea as well as licensing revenues received under the previous distribution arrangement. The previous "Licensing" revenue line now includes only licensed store revenue and therefore has been renamed "Licensed stores." For the third quarter and the first three quarters of fiscal 2010, $117 million and $326 million, respectively, were reclassified from the previously named Licensing revenue to CPG, foodservice and other revenue. There was no impact to consolidated or segment total net revenues from this change in presentation.