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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Composition of restructuring charges | Restructuring charges incurred in fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014 were as follows ($ in millions):
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Continuing operations |  |  |  |  |
Canadian brand consolidation | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Renew Blue | (2 | ) |  | 11 |  |  | 155 |
Other restructuring activities(1) | 3 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | )
Total continuing operations | 201 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 149 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |
Renew Blue | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 10 |
Other restructuring activities(2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 100 |
Total | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 259 |
Restructuring Program Canadian Brand Consolidation [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring accrual activity | The following tables summarize our restructuring accrual activity during the fiscal 2016, related to termination benefits and facility closure and other costs associated with Canadian brand consolidation ($ in millions):
| Termination Benefits |  | Facility Closure and Other Costs |  | Total
Balances at January 31, 2015 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges | 28 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 141 |
Cash payments | (24 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (71 | )
Adjustments(1) | (2 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (7 | )
Balances at January 30, 2016 | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 66 |
(1) The adjustments related to termination benefits relate to higher-than-expected employee retention. Adjustments to facility closure and other costs represent changes in sublease assumptions.
Composition of restructuring charges | The composition of total restructuring charges we incurred for the Canadian brand consolidation in fiscal 2016 was as follows ($ in millions):
| International
Continuing operations |
Inventory write-downs | $ | 3 |
Property and equipment impairments | 30 |
Tradename impairment | 40 |
Termination benefits | 25 |
Facility closure and other costs | 102 |
Total continuing operations | $ | 200 |
Restructuring Program 2013 Renew Blue [Member] [Domain] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring accrual activity | The following table summarizes our restructuring accrual activity during fiscal 2016 and 2015 related to termination benefits and facility closure and other costs associated with this program ($ in millions):
| Termination Benefits |  | Facility Closure and Other Costs |  | Total
Balance at February 1, 2014 | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 162 |
Charges | 47 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 63 |
Cash payments | (121 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (143 | )
Adjustments(1) | (21 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (35 | )
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (8 | )
Balance at January 31, 2015 | 16 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 39 |
Charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash payments | (7 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (16 | )
Adjustments(1) | (7 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (12 | )
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Balance at January 30, 2016 | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Composition of restructuring charges | The composition of the restructuring charges we incurred for this program in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, as well as the cumulative amount incurred through the end of fiscal 2016, was as follows ($ in millions):
| Domestic |  | International |  | Total
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | Cumulative Amount |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | Cumulative Amount |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | Cumulative Amount
Continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory write-downs | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Property and equipment impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 39 |
Termination benefits | (2 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 159 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 197 |
Investment impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 43 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 43 |
Facility closure and other costs | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 55 |
Total continuing operations | (1 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 222 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 113 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 11 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 335 |
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Termination benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |
Facility closure and other costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 11 |
Total discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 28 |
Total | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 363 |

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