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

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Activity In The Allowance For Sales Returns, Net

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

Fiscal year	2017			2016			2015
Allowance at beginning of year		$187			$170			$160
Charged to costs and expenses	3,307			3,023			2,720
Deductions1	(3,310		)	(3,006		)	(2,710		)
Allowance at end of year		$184			$187			$170

¹ Deductions consist of actual returns, net of the value of the merchandise returned and any sales commission.

Vendor Allowances

Vendor allowances earned are as follows:

Fiscal year	2017		2016		2015
Cosmetic expenses		$159		$166		$161
Purchase price adjustments	184		179		178
Cooperative advertising	107		114		109
Other	7		6		7
Total vendor allowances		$457		$465		$455

Estimated Useful Life Of Land, Property And Equipment By Asset Category

Depreciation and amortization are 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

Summary Of Goodwill Activity

The following summarizes our goodwill activity for the past three fiscal years:

	Trunk Club			HauteLook		Other1		Total
Balance at January 31, 2015		$261			$121		$53		$435
Additions	—			—		—		—
Balance at January 30, 2016	261			121		53		435
Impairment	(197		)	—		—		(197		)
Balance at January 28, 2017	64			121		53		238
Additions	—			—		—		—
Balance at February 3, 2018		$64			$121		$53		$238

¹ Other includes Nordstrom.com and Jeffrey goodwill.