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Segment Reporting (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting
     
Staples has two reportable segments: North American Delivery and North American Retail.

The following is a summary of sales and business unit income by reportable segment and a reconciliation of business unit income to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the second quarter and first half of 2017 and 2016 (in millions):
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
26 Weeks Ended
 
July 29, 2017
 
July 30, 2016
 
July 29, 2017
 
July 30, 2016
 
Sales
North American Delivery
$
2,547


$
2,588


$
5,182


$
5,300

North American Retail
1,358


1,444

 
2,873

 
3,094

Total sales
$
3,905


$
4,032


$
8,055


$
8,394

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Unit Income (Loss)
North American Delivery
$
138


$
164


$
274


$
323

North American Retail
(4
)

(8
)

50


41

Business unit income
134


156


324


364

Unallocated expense, net (1)
(18
)

(20
)

(36
)

(40
)
Merger-related costs
—


(250
)

—


(272
)
Impairment of long-lived assets
(1
)

(15
)

(3
)

(15
)
Litigation costs
—

 
(16
)
 
—

 
(16
)
Restructuring charges and costs related to strategic plans
(13
)

(6
)

(18
)

(17
)
Gain (loss) related to sale of businesses and assets, net
4


(16
)

3


(49
)
Interest and other expense, net
(4
)

(12
)

(10
)

(49
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—


(26
)

—


(26
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
102


$
(205
)

$
260


$
(120
)


(1) Unallocated expense includes stock-based compensation, income or loss associated with the Company's supplemental executive retirement plan, and certain expenses that were previously allocated to the Company's international businesses.