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Segment Reporting
6 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2012
Segment Reporting  
Segment Reporting

11. Segment Reporting

 

Our segment measure of profit is used by management to evaluate the return on our investment and to make operating decisions.

 

Business Segment Results

 

Three Months Ended July 28, 2012

 

Three Months Ended July 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Retail

 

Card

 

Canadian

 

Total

 

Retail

 

Card

 

Canadian

 

Total

 

Sales/Credit card revenues

 

 $

16,451

 

 $

328

 

 $

 

 $

16,779

 

 $

15,895

 

 $

345

 

 $

 

$

16,240

 

Cost of sales

 

11,297

 

 

 

11,297

 

10,872

 

 

 

10,872

 

Bad debt expense(a)

 

 

43

 

 

43

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

Selling, general and administrative/ Operations and marketing expenses(a), (b)

 

3,468

 

139

 

47

 

3,653

 

3,382

 

137

 

25

 

3,544

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

505

 

3

 

22

 

531

 

494

 

4

 

11

 

509

 

Earnings/(loss) before interest expense and income taxes

 

1,181

 

143

 

(69

)

1,255

 

1,147

 

189

 

(36

)

1,300

 

Interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables (c)

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

18

 

 

18

 

Segment profit/(loss)

 

 $

1,181

 

 $

140

 

 $

(69

)

 $

1,252

 

 $

1,147

 

 $

171

 

 $

(36

)

$

1,282

 

Unallocated (income) and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other net interest expense (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $

1,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,109

 

 

Business Segment Results

 

Six Months Ended July 28, 2012

 

Six Months Ended July 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Retail

 

Card

 

Canadian

 

Total

 

Retail

 

Card

 

Canadian

 

Total

 

Sales/Credit card revenues

 

$

32,989

 

$

657

 

$

 

$

33,646

 

$

31,475

 

$

700

 

$

 

$

32,175

 

Cost of sales

 

22,838

 

 

 

22,838

 

21,710

 

 

 

21,710

 

Bad debt expense(a)

 

 

95

 

 

95

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

Selling, general and administrative/ Operations and marketing expenses(a), (b)

 

6,762

 

271

 

81

 

7,114

 

6,554

 

262

 

36

 

6,852

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,009

 

7

 

44

 

1,060

 

1,002

 

9

 

11

 

1,022

 

Earnings/(loss) before interest expense and income taxes

 

2,380

 

284

 

(125

)

2,539

 

2,209

 

402

 

(47

)

2,564

 

Interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables (c)

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

37

 

 

37

 

Segment profit/(loss)

 

$

2,380

 

$

279

 

$

(125

)

$

2,534

 

$

2,209

 

$

365

 

$

(47

)

$

2,527

 

Unallocated (income) and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other net interest expense (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

337

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,190

 

Note: The sum of the segment amounts may not equal the total amounts due to rounding.

(a) The combination of bad debt expense and operations and marketing expenses, less amounts the U.S. Retail Segment charges the U.S. Credit Card Segment for loyalty programs, within the U.S. Credit Card Segment represent credit card expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b) Loyalty program charges were $74 million and $66 million for the three months ended July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, respectively, and $138 million and $115 million for the six months ended July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, respectively. In all periods, these amounts were recorded as reductions to SG&A expenses within the U.S. Retail Segment and increases to operations and marketing expenses within the U.S. Credit Card Segment.

(c) The combination of interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables and other net interest expense represent net interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Total Assets by Segment

 

July 28,

 

January 28,

 

July 30,

 

(millions)

 

2012

 

2012

 

2011

 

U.S. Retail

 

  $

37,724

 

  $

37,108

 

  $

36,823

 

U.S. Credit Card

 

5,751

 

6,135

 

5,931

 

Canadian

 

3,850

 

3,387

 

2,745

 

Total

 

  $

47,325

 

  $

46,630

 

  $

45,499