Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill, by Segment

The changes in the carrying values of goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames by segment were as follows in the nine months ended November 2, 2013, and the eight months ended November 3, 2012 ($ in millions):



	Goodwill						Indefinite-lived Tradenames
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International			Total
Balances at February 2, 2013	$	528	$	—	$	528	$	19	$	112		$	131
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—		—		—		—		(2		)	(2		)
Sale of Best Buy Europe	—		—		—		—		(22		)	(22		)
Impairments	—		—		—		—		(4		)	(4		)
Balances at November 2, 2013	$	528	$	—	$	528	$	19	$	84		$	103



	Goodwill								Indefinite-lived Tradenames
	Domestic		International			Total			Domestic		International		Total
Balances at March 3, 2012	$	516	$	819		$	1,335		$	19	$	112	$	131
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—		(5		)	(5		)	—		—		—
Acquisitions	14		—			14			—		—		—
Balances at November 3, 2012	$	530	$	814		$	1,344		$	19	$	112	$	131

Schedule of Gross Amount of Goodwill and Accumulated Goodwill Impairment Losses

The following table provides the gross carrying amount of goodwill and cumulative goodwill impairment losses ($ in millions):



	November 2, 2013					February 2, 2013					November 3, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Cumulative Impairment⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairment			Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairment
Goodwill	$	1,412	$	(884	)	$	2,608	$	(2,080	)	$	2,605	$	(1,261	)


⁽¹⁾	Excludes the gross carrying amount and cumulative impairment related to Best Buy Europe, which was sold during the quarter ended August 3, 2013.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

The following table provides the gross carrying values and related accumulated amortization of definite-lived intangible assets ($ in millions):



	November 2, 2013					February 2, 2013					November 3, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	83	$	(11	)	$	475	$	(272	)	$	475	$	(262	)


⁽¹⁾	Excludes the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization related to Best Buy Europe, which was sold during the quarter ended August 3, 2013.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

The estimated future amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets is as follows ($ in millions):



Fiscal Year
Remainder of fiscal 2014	$	2
2015	6
2016	6
2017	6
2018	6
Thereafter	46