Discontinued Operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of financial results of discontinued operations

The financial results of discontinued operations for the three and six months ended August 4, 2012 and July 30, 2011, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	August 4, 2012			July 30, 2011			August 4, 2012			July 30, 2011
				(recast)						(recast)
Revenue	$	—		$	89		$	8		$	217
Restructuring charges(1)	(1		)	1			5			29
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax benefit	3			(53		)	(12		)	(127		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(3		)	12			3			32
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			4			—			4
Net loss from discontinued operations, including noncontrolling interests	—			(37		)	(9		)	(91		)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			15			6			26
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to Best Buy Co., Inc.	$	—		$	(22	)	$	(3	)	$	(65	)

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