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Equity and Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 8 Months Ended
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May 07, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchased During Period | Stock repurchase activity during the third quarter and first thirty-six weeks of 2017 and 2016 is summarized below:
| Shares Repurchased (000's) |  | Average Price per Share |  | Total Cost
Third quarter of 2017 | 266 |  |  | $ | 168.09 |  |  | $ | 45 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2017 | 1,486 |  |  | $ | 156.51 |  |  | $ | 233 |
Third quarter of 2016 | 899 |  |  | $ | 151.57 |  |  | $ | 136 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2016 | 2,328 |  |  | $ | 148.64 |  |  | $ | 346 |
Components Of Equity And Comprehensive Income | The following tables show the changes in equity attributable to Costco and the noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries:
| Attributable to Costco |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity
Equity at August 28, 2016 | $ | 12,079 |  |  | $ | 253 |  |  | $ | 12,332 |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,760 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 1,782 |
Foreign-currency translation adjustment and other, net | (222 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | (210 | )
Comprehensive income | 1,538 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 1,572 |
Stock-based compensation | 404 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 404 |
Release of vested restricted stock units (RSUs), including tax effects | (165 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (165 | )
Repurchases of common stock | (233 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (233 | )
Cash dividends declared and other | (3,725 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (3,725 | )
Equity at May 7, 2017 | $ | 9,898 |  |  | $ | 287 |  |  | $ | 10,185 |
| Attributable to Costco |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity
Equity at August 30, 2015 | $ | 10,617 |  |  | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 10,843 |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,571 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 1,591 |
Foreign-currency translation adjustment and other, net | (5 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (5 | )
Comprehensive income | 1,566 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 1,586 |
Stock-based compensation | 362 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 362 |
Release of vested RSUs, including tax effects | (145 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (145 | )
Repurchases of common stock | (346 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (346 | )
Cash dividends declared | (549 | ) |  | 0 |  |  | (549 | )
Distribution to noncontrolling interest | 0 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | )
Equity at May 8, 2016 | $ | 11,505 |  |  | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 11,748 |

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