Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2012

Receivables consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:


	2012			2011
Vendor receivables	$	545		$	520
Reinsurance receivables		226			201
Third-party pharmacy receivables		104			86
Receivables from governmental entities		87			98
Other receivables		66			63
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(2	)		(3	)

Receivables, Net	$	1,026		$	965

Merchandise inventories consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:


	2012		2011
United States (primarily LIFO)	$	4,967	$	4,548
Foreign (FIFO)		2,129		2,090

Merchandise Inventories	$	7,096	$	6,638

Other assets consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:


	2012		2011
Prepaid rents, lease costs, and long-term deposits	$	230	$	211
Receivables from governmental entities		225		216
Cash surrender value of life insurance		76		71
Goodwill, net		66		74
Other		56		51

Other Assets	$	653	$	623

Other current liabilities consist of the following at the end of 2012 and 2011:


	2012		2011
Insurance-related liabilities	$	308	$	276
Deferred sales		159		141
Cash card liability		133		116
Other current liabilities		104		112
Tax-related liabilities		88		122
Sales return reserve		86		74
Vendor consideration liabilities		57		46
Interest payable		30		51

Other Current Liabilities	$	965	$	938

Interest income and other, net includes:


	2012		2011		2010
Interest income, net	$	49	$	41	$	23
Foreign-currency transactions gains (losses), net		40		9		14
Earnings from affiliates and other, net		14		10		51

Interest Income and Other, Net	$	103	$	60	$	88