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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table provides the changes in the composition of total Walmart accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended October 31, 2012:
(Amounts in millions)
 
Currency Translation
and Other
 
Derivative
Instruments
 
Minimum
Pension Liability
 
Total
Balances as of February 1, 2012
 
$
(806
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(597
)
 
$
(1,410
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
980

 
(135
)
 
3

 
848

Balances as of October 31, 2012
 
$
174

 
$
(142
)
 
$
(594
)
 
$
(562
)
Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are recorded net of their related income tax effects. The Company’s unrealized net gains and losses on net investment hedges, included in the currency translation and other category of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), were not significant as of October 31, 2012 and January 31, 2012.