Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of financial results of discontinued operations

The financial results of discontinued operations for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Revenue	$	411		$	525		$	451

Restructuring charges⁽¹⁾	229			75			—

Loss from discontinued operations before income tax benefit	(406		)	(260		)	(134		)
Income tax benefit	89			57			33
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	9			7			—
Income tax benefit on sale	—			8			—
Net loss from discontinued operations including noncontrolling interests	(308		)	(188		)	(101		)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	134			38			19
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to Best Buy Co., Inc.	$	(174	)	$	(150	)	$	(82	)


(1)	See Note 7, Restructuring Charges, for further discussion of the restructuring charges associated with discontinued operations.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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