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- Definition The cumulative impact to total consolidated assets, liabilities and equity as a result of the adoption of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB interpretation No. 46(R), as codified in FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810, Consolidation, effective August 30, 2010 (beginning of fiscal year 2011)
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- Definition Customer Liability, Reward Rate
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- Definition Maximum Rebate Amount
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- Definition Number of states or provinces within a country where Costco has warehouses
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- Definition Number of warehouses operated by country
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- Definition The percentage of warehouses, where the entity enters into fixed price derivative contracts to mitigate the risk of price fluctuations for commodities such as electric and natural gas) consumed by the warehouse as part of normal operations.
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- Definition The entity's rewards members receive a cash back reward. These rewards are accounted for as a reduction to sales revenue for this revenue stream.
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- Definition Reserve for costs related to future lease obligations, including contract termination costs, of warehouses that have been closed or relocated to new facilities; and accelerated depreciation.
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- Definition Amount of Investee's retained earnings that represent undistributed earnings.
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable to insurance entities to mitigate potential loss from various risks or to satisfy a promise to provide certain coverage's to employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The number of units (items of property) under capital lease arrangements.
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- Definition Amount due the Entity as a result of customers utilizing point of sale debit or credit cards in exchange transactions with the entity which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) included in determining net income for the reporting period. Excludes foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements. For certain enterprises, primarily banks, that are dealers in foreign exchange, foreign currency transaction gains (losses) may be disclosed as dealer gains (losses). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Loss recognized during the period that results from the write-down of goodwill after comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Goodwill is assessed at least annually for impairment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The change in the inventory reserve representing the cumulative difference in cost between the first in, first out and the last in, first out inventory valuation methods, which change has been reflected in the statement of income during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The date upon which a lease or a group of leases is set to expire.
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- Definition Amount of the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle or new accounting pronouncement on retained earnings or other components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate notional amount of foreign currency exchange rate derivatives. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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