Discontinued Operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2013

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Disposed of by Sale, in Period of Disposition [Line Items]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Disposed of by Sale, in Period of Disposition [Table Text Block]

The composition of assets and liabilities disposed of on June 26, 2013, as a result of the sale of Best Buy Europe was as follows ($ in millions):



	June 26, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	597
Receivables	1,295
Merchandise inventories	554
Other current assets	168
Property and equipment, net	159
Other assets	316
Total assets	3,089

Accounts payable	790
Short-term debt	973
Other current liabilities	1,145
Long-term liabilities	65
Total liabilities	2,973

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The financial results of discontinued operations for the three and six months ended August 3, 2013, and August 4, 2012, were as follows ($ in millions):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	August 3, 2013			August 4, 2012			August 3, 2013			August 4, 2012
Revenue	$	1,252		$	1,209		$	2,682		$	2,453

Restructuring charges⁽¹⁾	47			(1		)	100			5

Loss from discontinued operations before income tax benefit	(51		)	(53		)	(235		)	(72		)
Income tax benefit⁽²⁾	38			17			24			20
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	24			—			52			—
Equity in loss of affiliates	—			(2		)	—			(3		)
Net gain (loss) from discontinued operations, including noncontrolling interests	11			(38		)	(159		)	(55		)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	18			19			10			25
Net gain (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Best Buy Co., Inc. shareholders	$	29		$	(19	)	$	(149	)	$	(30	)


⁽¹⁾	See Note 6, Restructuring Charges, for further discussion of the restructuring charges associated with discontinued operations.

⁽²⁾

Income tax benefit for the three months ended August 3, 2013, includes a $27 million benefit related to a tax allocation between continuing and discontinued operations. The fiscal 2014 effective tax rate for discontinued operations differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to the previously mentioned tax allocation, restructuring charges and the impairment of our investment in Best Buy Europe. The restructuring charges and impairment generally included no related tax benefit. The deferred tax assets related to the restructuring charges generally resulted in an increase in the valuation allowance in an equal amount, of which the investment impairment is not tax deductible.

- 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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