Analysis: Deferred Assets and Liabilities, Net

Entity Registrant Name COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
CIK 0000909832
Accession number 0000909832-14-000021
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983214000021/cost-20140831.xml
Fiscal year end --08-31
Fiscal year focus 2014
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2014-08-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-09-02
Commentary Reports ONLY net deferred assets and liabilities, no subtotals for assets and liabilities.
Level 3 Text Block concept us-gaap:ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock
The components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:
 
2014
 
2013
Equity compensation
$
85

 
$
80

Deferred income/membership fees
98

 
130

Accrued liabilities and reserves
607

 
530

Other
19

 
42

Property and equipment
(529
)
 
(558
)
Merchandise inventories
(193
)
 
(190
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
87

 
$
34

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, gross 0
Valuation allowance 0
Deferred tax assets, net 0
Deferred tax liabilities 0
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net 87,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
CHECK 87,000,000

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(Classified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components current/noncurrent asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, net, current 448,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent 68,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Deferred tax liabilities, net, current 0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, noncurrent -429,000,000
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net 87,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
CHECK 0

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(Unclassified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets 0 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Deferred tax liabilities, net 0
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net 87,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
CHECK 87,000,000

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