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Restructuring (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 03, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Composition of Restructuring Charges | Restructuring charges incurred in the three and nine months ended November 3, 2018, and October 28, 2017, were as follows ($ in millions):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| November 3, 2018 |  | October 28, 2017 |  | November 3, 2018 |  | October 28, 2017
Best Buy Mobile | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | — |
Canadian brand consolidation | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Renew Blue | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | — |
Best Buy Mobile |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Composition of Restructuring Charges | The composition of the restructuring charges we incurred for Best Buy Mobile during the three and nine months ended November 3, 2018, as well as the cumulative amount incurred through November 3, 2018, were as follows ($ in millions):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Cumulative Amount
| November 3, 2018 |  | November 3, 2018 |  | November 3, 2018
Property and equipment impairments | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Termination benefits | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 6 |
Facility closure and other costs | — |  |  | 49 |  |  | 49 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Restructuring Accrual Activity | The following table summarizes our restructuring accrual activity during the nine months ended November 3, 2018, related to termination benefits and facility closure and other costs associated with Best Buy Mobile ($ in millions):
| Termination Benefits |  | Facility Closure and Other Costs |  | Total
Balances at February 3, 2018 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8 |
Charges | 1 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 50 |
Cash payments | (6 | ) |  | (48 | ) |  | (54 | )
Adjustments(1) | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Balances at November 3, 2018 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |
(1) | Adjustments to termination benefits represent changes in retention assumptions.

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