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Segment Reporting (Notes)
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting
     
Staples has three reportable segments: North American Commercial, North American Stores & Online and International Operations.

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 third quarter and year-to-date 2016 and 2015 (in millions):
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
39 Weeks Ended
 
October 29, 2016
 
October 31, 2015
 
October 29, 2016
 
October 31, 2015
 
Sales
North American Commercial
$
2,110


$
2,173


$
6,270


$
6,330

North American Stores & Online
2,496


2,613


6,730


7,092

International Operations
749


807


2,208


2,369

Total segment sales
$
5,355


$
5,593


$
15,208


$
15,791

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Unit Income (Loss)
North American Commercial
$
171


$
172


$
465


$
444

North American Stores & Online
193


201


267


304

International Operations
6


—


(26
)

(42
)
Business unit income
370


373


706


706

Merger termination fee
—


—


(250
)

—

Stock-based compensation and retention
(15
)

(15
)

(48
)

(49
)
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets
(44
)

(2
)

(704
)

(25
)
Litigation costs
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
—

Restructuring charges and costs related to strategic plans
(11
)

(23
)

(32
)

(91
)
(Loss) gain related to sale of businesses and assets, net
(2
)

—


(50
)

3

Interest and other expense, net
(14
)

(47
)

(63
)

(97
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—


—


(26
)

—

Merger-related costs
—


(12
)

(24
)

(33
)
PNI data security incident costs
—


(3
)

—


(3
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
284


$
271


$
(508
)

$
411