Basis of Presentation

Unless the context otherwise requires, the use of the terms “Best Buy,” “we,” “us” and “our” in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements refers to Best Buy Co., Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation as prescribed by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All adjustments were comprised of normal recurring adjustments, except as noted in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Historically, we have generated a higher proportion of our revenue and earnings in the fiscal fourth quarter, which includes the majority of the holiday shopping season in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year. The interim financial statements and the related notes in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016. The first three months of fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 included 13 weeks.

In order to align our fiscal reporting periods and comply with statutory filing requirements, we consolidate the financial results of our Mexico operations on a one-month lag. Our policy is to accelerate recording the effect of events occurring in the lag period that significantly affect our consolidated financial statements. No such events were identified for this period.

In preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, we evaluated the period from May 1, 2016, through the date the financial statements were issued, for material subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure. Other than as described in Note 2, Discontinued Operations, no such events were identified for this period.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-05, Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. The new guidance provides explicit guidance to help companies evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The new guidance clarifies that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the license consistent with its accounting for other software licenses. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. We adopted the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, and the adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as a new topic, Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606. The new guidance provides a comprehensive framework for the analysis of revenue transactions and will apply to all of our revenue streams. Based on the current effective dates, the new guidance would first apply in the first quarter of our fiscal 2019. While we are still in the process of evaluating the effect of adoption on our financial statements, we do not currently expect a material impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The new guidance was issued to increase transparency and comparability among companies by requiring most leases be included on the balance sheet and by expanding disclosure requirements. Based on the current effective dates, the new guidance would first apply in the first quarter of our fiscal 2020. We are still in the process of evaluating the effect of adoption on our financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The new guidance was issued to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions and includes several changes, including the requirement to recognize the income tax effects of awards that vest or settle as income tax expense and clarification of the presentation of certain components of share-based awards in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance will first apply in the first quarter of our fiscal 2018. We are still in the process of evaluating the effect of adoption on our financial statements.

Changes in Accounting Principles

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we adopted the following ASUs:

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The FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, in April 2015 and ASU 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements, in August 2015. The new guidance aligned the treatment of debt issuance costs, with the exception of debt issuance costs related to lines of credit, with the treatment of debt discounts, so that the debt issuance costs are presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15. The adoption did not have a material impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The new guidance is part of the simplification initiative and requires all deferred income tax liabilities and assets to be classified as non-current. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-17. The adoption did not have a material impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

The following table reconciles the balance sheet line items impacted by the adoption of these two standards at May 2, 2015:



Balance Sheet	May 2, 2015 Reported		ASU 2015-03 & 2015-15 Adjustments			ASU 2015-17 Adjustments			May 2, 2015 Adjusted
Other current assets	$	732	$	(2	)	$	(265	)	$	465
Other assets	603		(5		)	265			863
Total assets	$	13,719	$	(7	)	$	—		$	13,712

Long-term debt	$	1,224	$	(7	)	$	—		$	1,217
Total liabilities & equity	$	13,719	$	(7	)	$	—		$	13,712