NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Registrant

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of SUPERVALU INC. (“SUPERVALU” or the “Company”) for the third quarters and year-to-date periods ended December 5, 2015 and November 29, 2014 are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments that are of a normal and recurring nature necessary to present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for such periods. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015. The results of operations for the third quarter and year-to-date ended December 5, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

Accounting Policies

The summary of significant accounting policies is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015.

Fiscal Year

The Company operates on a 52/53 week fiscal year basis, with its fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in February. References to the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015 relate to the 12 week fiscal quarters ended December 5, 2015 and November 29, 2014, respectively. References to fiscal 2016 and 2015 year-to-date relate to the 40 week fiscal periods ended December 5, 2015 and November 29, 2014, respectively.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company’s banking arrangements allow the Company to fund outstanding checks when presented to the financial institution for payment. The Company funds all intraday bank balance overdrafts during the same business day. Checks outstanding in excess of bank balances create net book overdrafts, which are recorded in Accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as an operating activity in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As of December 5, 2015 and February 28, 2015, the Company had net book overdrafts of $147 and $145, respectively.

Inventories, Net

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Substantially all of the Company’s inventories consist of finished goods and a substantial portion of the Company’s inventories have a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) reserve applied. Interim LIFO calculations are based on the Company’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs, as the actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is computed at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. If the first-in, first-out method had been used, Inventories, net would have been higher by approximately $217 at December 5, 2015 and $211 at February 28, 2015. The Company recorded a LIFO charge of $1 and $3 for the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company recorded a LIFO charge of $6 and $7 for fiscal 2016 and 2015 year-to-date, respectively.

Presentation Revision

In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company completed an assessment of its revenue and expense presentation primarily related to professional services and certain other transactions. Expenses related to transactions in which the Company determined it was the principal were previously presented net of related revenues within Net sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The presentation of these expenses has been revised to include them within Cost of sales and Selling and administrative expenses. These revisions had the effect of increasing Net sales with a corresponding increase to Cost of sales and Selling and administrative expenses. These revisions did not impact Operating earnings, Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, Net earnings attributable to SUPERVALU INC., cash flows, or financial position for any period reported. These revisions have similarly impacted the Company's financial statements across fiscal periods. Management determined that these revisions are not material to any period reported. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation as shown below.

The following tables present the impact of these revisions on the Company's previously reported results as reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:



	Third Quarter Ended November 29, 2014 (12 weeks)						Year-To-Date Ended November 29, 2014 (40 weeks)
	As Originally Reported		Revision		As Revised		As Originally Reported		Revision		As Revised
Net sales	$	4,204	$	21	$	4,225	$	13,456	$	74	$	13,530
Cost of sales	3,611		18		3,629		11,539		66		11,605
Gross profit	593		3		596		1,917		8		1,925
Selling and administrative expenses	537		3		540		1,632		8		1,640
Operating earnings	$	56	$	—	$	56	$	285	$	—	$	285



	Third Quarter Ended November 29, 2014 (12 weeks)									Year-To-Date Ended November 29, 2014 (40 weeks)
	As Originally Reported			Revision			As Revised			As Originally Reported			Revision			As Revised
Net sales
Independent Business	$	1,958		$	14		$	1,972		$	6,178		$	49		$	6,227
% of total	46.6		%	0.1		%	46.7		%	45.9		%	0.1		%	46.0		%
Save-A-Lot	1,079			6			1,085			3,477			21			3,498
% of total	25.7		%	—		%	25.7		%	25.8		%	—		%	25.8		%
Retail Food	1,124			1			1,125			3,656			4			3,660
% of total	26.7		%	(0.1		)%	26.6		%	27.2		%	(0.1		)%	27.1		%
Corporate	43			—			43			145			—			145
% of total	1.0		%	—		%	1.0		%	1.1		%	—		%	1.1		%
Total net sales	$	4,204		$	21		$	4,225		$	13,456		$	74		$	13,530
	100.0		%	—		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	—		%	100.0		%

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance under accounting standard update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 supersedes existing revenue recognition requirements and provides a new comprehensive revenue recognition model that requires entities to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The new authoritative guidance will likely be adopted during the first quarter of fiscal 2019, as permitted by ASU 2015-14. Adoption is allowed by either the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating which approach it will apply and the potential adoption impact on its financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt obligation. This ASU would apply retrospectively beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, although early adoption is permitted. Debt issuance costs, excluding revolving credit facility financing costs, that the Company would present as a reduction of the related debt included in Other assets were approximately $29 as of December 5, 2015.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. ASU 2015-17 requires all deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current in a classified balance sheet. This ASU would first apply prospectively or retrospectively beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating which approach it will apply. Current deferred tax liabilities included in Other current liabilities were approximately $12 as of December 5, 2015.