Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The aggregate financial results of all discontinued operations for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows ($ in millions):

	2017			2016			2015
Revenue	$	—		$	217		$	1,564
Restructuring charges(1)	—			1			18
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense	28			(8		)	(12		)
Income tax expense	(7		)	(1		)	—
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			99			1
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations including noncontrolling interests	21			90			(11		)
Net earnings from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(2		)
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Best Buy Co., Inc. shareholders	$	21		$	90		$	(13	)

(1) See Note 4, Restructuring Charges, for further discussion of the restructuring charges associated with discontinued operations.