Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2014

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 1, 2014, and November 2, 2013 ($ in millions):



	Goodwill						Indefinite-lived Tradenames
	Domestic		International		Total		Domestic		International			Total
Balances at February 1, 2014	$	425	$	—	$	425	$	19	$	82		$	101
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	—		—		—		—		(2		)	(2		)
Balances at November 1, 2014	$	425	$	—	$	425	$	19	$	80		$	99



	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

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 1, 2014					February 1, 2014					November 2, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Cumulative Impairment⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount⁽¹⁾		Cumulative Impairment⁽¹⁾			Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairment
Goodwill	$	1,308	$	(883	)	$	1,308	$	(883	)	$	1,412	$	(884	)


(1)	Excludes the gross carrying amount and cumulative impairment related to mindSHIFT goodwill, which was sold during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.