Policy

The Company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the operation of membership warehouses in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia and through majority-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea. The Company’s reportable segments are largely based on management’s organization of the operating segments for operational decisions and assessments of financial performance, which considers geographic locations. The material accounting policies of the segments are the same as described in Note 1. All material inter-segment net sales and expenses have been eliminated in computing total revenue and operating income. Certain operating expenses, predominantly stock-based compensation, are incurred on behalf of the Company's Canadian and Other International Operations, but are included in the U.S. Operations because those costs are not allocated internally and generally come under the responsibility of the Company's U.S. management team.



	United States Operations		Canadian Operations		Other International Operations		Total
2013
Total revenue	$	75,493	$	17,179	$	12,484	$	105,156
Operating income	1,810		756		487		3,053
Depreciation and amortization	696		123		127		946
Additions to property and equipment	1,090		186		807		2,083
Net property and equipment	9,652		1,621		2,608		13,881
Total assets	20,608		4,529		5,146		30,283
2012
Total revenue	$	71,776	$	15,717	$	11,644	$	99,137
Operating income	1,632		668		459		2,759
Depreciation and amortization	667		117		124		908
Additions to property and equipment	1,012		170		298		1,480
Net property and equipment	9,236		1,664		2,061		12,961
Total assets	18,401		4,237		4,502		27,140
2011
Total revenue	$	64,904	$	14,020	$	9,991	$	88,915
Operating income	1,395		621		423		2,439
Depreciation and amortization	640		117		98		855
Additions to property and equipment	876		144		270		1,290
Net property and equipment	8,870		1,608		1,954		12,432
Total assets	18,558		3,741		4,462		26,761

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW | 2013 | FY |

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