Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Activity in the allowance for sales returns, net, for the past three fiscal years is as follows:



Fiscal year	2014			2013			2012
Allowance at beginning of year		$128			$116			$103
Additions	2,129			1,880			1,724
Returns, net¹	(2,097		)	(1,868		)	(1,711		)
Allowance at end of year		$160			$128			$116

¹Returns, net consist of actual returns offset by the value of the merchandise returned and any related sales commission.

Vendor allowances earned are as follows:



Fiscal year	2014		2013		2012
Cosmetic selling expenses		$140		$137		$137
Purchase price adjustments	164		143		125
Cooperative advertising and promotion	102		103		92
Other	7		6		3
Total vendor allowances		$413		$389		$357

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life, which is determined by asset category as follows:



Asset	Life (in years)
Buildings and improvements	5 – 40
Store fixtures and equipment	3 – 15
Leasehold improvements	5 – 40
Capitalized software	3 – 7