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Segment Reporting (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Aug. 01, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting
     
Staples has three reportable segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial and International Operations. North American Stores and Online sells products and services to customers in the United States and Canada. North American Commercial consists of the U.S. and Canadian businesses that sell and deliver products and services directly to businesses and includes Staples Advantage and Quill.com. The International Operations segment consists of businesses that sell and deliver products and services directly to consumers and businesses in 23 countries in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia.

Staples' North American Stores & Online and North American Commercial segments are managed separately because the way they sell and market products is different and the classes of customers they service are different. International Operations is considered a separate reportable segment because of the significant differences in the operating environment from the North American operations.

Staples evaluates performance and allocates resources based on profit or loss from operations before goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges, restructuring charges, accelerated depreciation and amortization and inventory write-downs associated with exit or disposal activities, merger-related costs, stock-based compensation, interest and other expense, and non-recurring items ("business unit income"). Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at Staples' cost; therefore, there is no intercompany profit or loss recognized on these transactions.

The following is a summary of sales and business unit income by reportable segment and a reconciliation of business unit income to income before income taxes for the second quarter and first half of 2015 and 2014 (in millions):
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
26 Weeks Ended
 
August 1, 2015
 
August 2, 2014
 
August 1, 2015
 
August 2, 2014
 
Sales
North American Stores & Online
$
2,108

 
$
2,282

 
$
4,479

 
$
4,916

North American Commercial
2,049

 
1,997

 
4,157

 
4,053

International Operations
780

 
941

 
1,562

 
1,905

Total segment sales
$
4,937

 
$
5,220

 
$
10,198

 
$
10,874

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Unit Income (Loss)
North American Stores & Online
$
28

 
$
28

 
$
103

 
$
120

North American Commercial
138

 
131

 
272

 
266

International Operations
(22
)
 
(22
)
 
(42
)
 
(47
)
Business unit income
144

 
136

 
333

 
340

Stock-based compensation
(17
)
 
(16
)
 
(34
)
 
(37
)
Impairment of long-lived assets
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
(23
)
 
(27
)
Restructuring charges
(23
)
 
(88
)
 
(64
)
 
(102
)
Inventory write-downs related to restructuring activities
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
(16
)
Accelerated depreciation related to restructuring activities
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
(2
)
Gain on sale of businesses and assets, net
—

 
—

 
3

 
22

Interest and other expense, net
(36
)
 
(7
)
 
(50
)
 
(18
)
Merger-related costs
(10
)
 
—

 
(20
)
 
—

Income before income taxes
$
56

 
$
12

 
$
140

 
$
160