Equity and Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 08, 2011

May 09, 2010

Equity and Comprehensive Income

Stock Repurchased During the Period

	Shares Repurchased (000's)		Average Price per Share		Total Cost
Third quarter of 2011		1,393	$	73.25	$	102
First thirty-six weeks of 2011		5,144		67.40		347
Third quarter of 2010		1,925	$	59.56	$	114
First thirty-six weeks of 2010		2,175		59.48		129

Components of Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Attributable to Costco			Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Equity at August 29, 2010	$	10,829		$	101	$	10,930
Initial consolidation of noncontrolling interest in Costco Mexico		0			357		357
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		362			62		424
Net income		984			58		1,042
Total comprehensive income		1,346			120		1,466
Stock options exercised and vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), including tax effects		265			0		265
Conversion of convertible notes		2			0		2
Repurchases of common stock		(347	)		0		(347	)
Stock-based compensation		152			0		152
Cash dividends		(284	)		0		(284	)
Equity at May 8, 2011	$	11,963		$	578	$	12,541

	Attributable to Costco			Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Equity at August 30, 2009	$	10,024		$	80	$	10,104
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		40			3		43
Unrealized gain on short term investments, net of tax		1			0		1
Net income		871			15		886
Total comprehensive income		912			18		930
Stock options exercised and vesting of RSUs, including tax effects		176			0		176
Conversion of convertible notes		1			0		1
Repurchases of common stock		(129	)		0		(129	)
Stock-based compensation		139			0		139
Cash dividends		(249	)		0		(249	)
Equity at May 9, 2010	$	10,874		$	98	$	10,972

Components of Total Comprehensive Income

	12 Weeks Ended
	May 8, 2011		May 9, 2010
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	341	$	311
Unrealized gain on short-term investments, net of tax		3		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		161		7
Comprehensive income		505		318
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		37		6
Comprehensive income attributable to Costco	$	468	$	312