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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles | The impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on our consolidated statements of earnings for fiscal 2018 follows.
in millions | As Reported |  | ASU No. 2014-09 Impact |  | Excluding ASU No. 2014-09 Impact
Net sales | $ | 108,203 |  |  | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | 107,987 |
Cost of sales | 71,043 |  |  | (382 | ) |  | 71,425 |
Gross profit | 37,160 |  |  | 598 |  |  | 36,562 |
Selling, general and administrative | 19,513 |  |  | 598 |  |  | 18,915 |
Excluding the effect of the opening balance sheet adjustment noted above, the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on our consolidated balance sheet as of February 3, 2019 follows.
in millions | As Reported |  | ASU No. 2014-09 Impact |  | Excluding ASU No. 2014-09 Impact
Receivables, net | $ | 1,936 |  |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | 1,976 |
Other current assets | 890 |  |  | 256 |  |  | 634 |
Other accrued expenses | 2,611 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 2,395 |
Receivables | The components of receivables, net, follow.
in millions | February 3, 2019 |  | January 28, 2018
Card receivables | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 734 |
Rebate receivables | 660 |  |  | 609 |
Customer receivables | 284 |  |  | 261 |
Other receivables | 296 |  |  | 348 |
Receivables, net | $ | 1,936 |  |  | $ | 1,952 |
Property and Equipment Useful Lives | The estimated useful lives of our property and equipment follow.
| Life
Buildings | 5 – 45 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 2 – 20 years
Leasehold improvements | 5 – 45 years
Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill follow.
in millions | Fiscal |  | Fiscal |  | Fiscal
2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Goodwill, balance at beginning of year | $ | 2,275 |  |  | $ | 2,093 |  |  | $ | 2,102 |
Acquisitions (1) | 4 |  |  | 164 |  |  | — |
Disposition | (15 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other (2) | (12 | ) |  | 18 |  |  | (9 | )
Goodwill, balance at end of year | $ | 2,252 |  |  | $ | 2,275 |  |  | $ | 2,093 |
————— (1) Includes purchase price allocation adjustments. (2) Primarily reflects the impact of foreign currency translation.
Other Operating Cost and Expense | Gross advertising expense included in SG&A follows.
in millions | Fiscal |  | Fiscal |  | Fiscal
2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Gross advertising expense | $ | 1,156 |  |  | $ | 995 |  |  | $ | 955 |
The co-op advertising allowances recorded as an offset to advertising expense follow.
in millions | Fiscal |  | Fiscal |  | Fiscal
2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Specific, incremental, and identifiable co-op advertising allowances | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 166 |

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