Property, Plant and Equipment

Entity Registrant Name WAL MART STORES INC
CIK 0000104169
Accession number 0000104169-14-000019
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416914000019/wmt-20140131.xml
Fiscal year end --01-31
Fiscal year focus 2014
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2014-01-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-02-01
Commentary All information interpreted as expected.
Level 3 (Disclosure) Text Block concept us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock
The following table summarizes the Company's property and equipment balances and includes the estimated useful lives that are generally used to depreciate the assets on a straight-line basis:
 
 
 
 
Fiscal Years Ended January 31,
(Amounts in millions)
 
Estimated Useful Lives
 
2014
 
2013
Land
 
N/A
 
$
26,184

 
$
25,612

Buildings and improvements
 
3-40 years
 
95,488

 
90,686

Fixtures and equipment
 
3-25 years
 
42,971

 
40,903

Transportation equipment
 
3-15 years
 
2,785

 
2,796

Construction in progress
 
N/A
 
5,661

 
5,828

Property and equipment
 
 
 
$
173,089

 
$
165,825

Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
(57,725
)
 
(51,896
)
Property and equipment, net
 
 
 
$
115,364

 
$
113,929

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Long-term Debt Maturities

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
PPE, Gross 173,089,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation 57,725,000,000 us-gaap:AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
PPE, Net 115,364,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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