Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2013

Receivables consist of the following at the end of 2013 and 2012:



	2013		2012
Vendor receivables	$	581	$	545
Reinsurance receivables	238		226
Receivables from governmental entities	228		87
Third-party pharmacy receivables	102		104
Other receivables, net	52		64
Receivables, net	$	1,201	$	1,026

Merchandise inventories consist of the following at the end of 2013 and 2012:



	2013		2012
United States (primarily LIFO)	$	5,560	$	4,967
Foreign (FIFO)	2,334		2,129
Merchandise inventories	$	7,894	$	7,096

Other assets consist of the following at the end of 2013 and 2012:



	2013		2012
Prepaid rents, lease costs, and long-term deposits	$	236	$	230
Receivables from governmental entities	128		225
Cash surrender value of life insurance	74		76
Goodwill, net	63		66
Other	61		56
Other Assets	$	562	$	653

Other current liabilities consist of the following at the end of 2013 and 2012:



	2013		2012
Insurance-related liabilities	$	346	$	308
Deferred sales	204		159
Cash card liability	159		133
Other current liabilities	162		135
Sales return reserve	95		86
Tax-related liabilities	77		88
Vendor consideration liabilities	46		57
Other current liabilities	$	1,089	$	966

Interest income and other, net includes:



	2013		2012		2011
Interest income	$	44	$	49	$	41
Foreign-currency transactions gains, net	39		40		9
Other, net	14		14		10
Interest income and other, net	$	97	$	103	$	60