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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 02, 2012
Receivables, Net

Receivables consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:

 

     2012     2011  

Vendor receivables

   $ 545      $ 520   

Reinsurance receivables

     226        201   

Third-party pharmacy receivables

     104        86   

Receivables from governmental entities

     87        98   

Other receivables

     66        63   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (2     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables, Net

   $ 1,026      $ 965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:

 

     2012      2011  

United States (primarily LIFO)

   $ 4,967       $ 4,548   

Foreign (FIFO)

     2,129         2,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Merchandise Inventories

   $ 7,096       $ 6,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other assets

Other assets consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:

 

     2012      2011  

Prepaid rents, lease costs, and long-term deposits

   $ 230       $ 211   

Receivables from governmental entities

     225         216   

Cash surrender value of life insurance

     76         71   

Goodwill, net

     66         74   

Other

     56         51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Assets

   $ 653       $ 623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:

2012 2011

Insurance-related liabilities

$ 308 $ 276

Deferred sales

159 141

Cash card liability

133 116

Other current liabilities

104 112

Tax-related liabilities

88 122

Sales return reserve

86 74

Vendor consideration liabilities

57 46

Interest payable

30 51

Other Current Liabilities

$ 965 $ 938

Interest Income And Other, Net

Interest income and other, net includes:

 

     2012      2011      2010  

Interest income, net

   $ 49       $ 41       $ 23   

Foreign-currency transactions gains (losses), net

     40         9         14   

Earnings from affiliates and other, net

     14         10         51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Income and Other, Net

   $ 103       $ 60       $ 88