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Costco
(NASDAQ:COST) 

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Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a...

Founded: 1983
Full Time Employees: 304,000 (Dec 2022)
Founder: James Sinegal, Jeffrey H. Brotman 
CEO: Ron Vachris  
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores

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At a glance:
  • Robust Membership-Driven Business Model: Costco's core profitability is significantly bolstered by its recurring membership fees, which boast high renewal rates globally and provide a stable, predictable revenue stream independent of product sales.
  • Unwavering Focus on Value and Quality: The company maintains its competitive edge by offering high-quality, branded, and private-label products in bulk at aggressively low prices, often operating on thin margins for merchandise to drive membership value.
  • Strategic Omnichannel Growth and Global Expansion: While primarily a brick-and-mortar warehouse retailer, Costco is steadily expanding its e-commerce capabilities and international footprint, adapting to evolving consumer shopping habits while maintaining its unique in-store experience.
  • Efficient Operations and Unique Customer Experience: Costco's operational efficiency, combined with its 'treasure hunt' shopping experience, popular food court, and ancillary services (like gas and optical), enhances customer engagement and drives high foot traffic and repeat visits.
Bull Thesis:
  • Robust Membership Model & High Renewal Rates: Costco's subscription-like membership model provides a stable, high-margin revenue stream with consistently high renewal rates (over 90% in North America), indicating strong customer loyalty and predictable cash flow.
  • Strong Value Proposition in Inflationary Environment: In periods of high inflation, Costco's ability to offer bulk goods at competitive prices becomes even more attractive to consumers seeking to maximize their purchasing power, driving increased traffic and sales.
  • Expanding Global Footprint & Market Penetration: Costco continues to successfully expand its international presence, particularly in Asia and other emerging markets, tapping into new customer bases and diversifying its revenue streams beyond mature North American markets.
  • Growing E-commerce & Omnichannel Strategy: While traditionally brick-and-mortar, Costco is steadily improving its e-commerce capabilities, including online ordering, delivery options, and in-store pickup, catering to evolving consumer shopping habits and expanding its reach.
Bear Thesis:
  • Potential Membership Fee Sensitivity: While overdue for an increase, a significant hike in membership fees, especially during economic uncertainty, could face resistance from some members, potentially impacting renewal rates or new sign-ups.
  • Increasing Competition & Market Saturation: Costco faces intense competition from traditional retailers (Walmart, Target), online giants (Amazon), and other warehouse clubs (Sam's Club), potentially limiting market share growth and putting pressure on pricing.
  • E-commerce Lag Compared to Pure-Plays: Despite improvements, Costco's online shopping experience and delivery infrastructure still lag behind pure-play e-commerce competitors, potentially alienating younger, digitally native consumers and limiting online sales growth.
  • Exposure to Supply Chain Disruptions & Inflationary Costs: As a large retailer relying on global sourcing, Costco remains vulnerable to supply chain disruptions, rising freight costs, and commodity price volatility, which could impact inventory levels and compress merchandise margins.
  • Dependence on Discretionary Spending: While offering value, a significant portion of Costco's sales still includes discretionary items. A severe economic downturn could lead consumers to cut back on these purchases, impacting overall sales volume.
Main Competitors:
  • Sam's Club (Walmart Inc.) ($WMT) (Membership-based warehouse club), Sam's Club is Costco's most direct competitor, operating on an identical membership-based warehouse model. It competes by offering bulk goods, groceries, electronics, and services at competitive prices, often leveraging Walmart's vast supply chain and scale to attract value-conscious shoppers.
  • Amazon.com, Inc. ($AMZN) (Amazon Prime, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh), Amazon competes with Costco through its Prime membership, offering convenience, bulk purchasing options, and grocery delivery (Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh). It challenges Costco's physical store model with online accessibility, a vast product selection, and home delivery, appealing to customers prioritizing convenience.
  • Walmart Inc. ($WMT) (Walmart Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets), Beyond Sam's Club, Walmart's general retail stores compete with Costco on everyday low prices for groceries, household goods, electronics, and apparel. Walmart's extensive store footprint and focus on value appeal to a broad customer base, often without a membership fee for basic shopping, directly challenging Costco's value proposition.
  • Target Corporation ($TGT) (Target Stores, Target.com), Target competes with Costco by offering a curated selection of groceries, household essentials, apparel, and electronics, often emphasizing design, private labels, and a more upscale shopping experience at competitive prices. Its loyalty program (Target Circle) and RedCard offer discounts similar to membership benefits, attracting customers seeking value and a pleasant shopping environment.
Moat:
Costco's primary moat lies in its highly successful membership model, which generates a stable, recurring revenue stream and fosters exceptional customer loyalty. This allows Costco to operate on very thin product margins, passing significant savings directly to its members, which in turn drives high membership renewal rates. Further competitive advantages include its efficient supply chain, immense bulk purchasing power, and a curated, limited SKU strategy that ensures high-quality products. The 'treasure hunt' shopping experience and the highly regarded Kirkland Signature private label brand also differentiate Costco. The competitive landscape is intense, with direct warehouse clubs like Sam's Club replicating its model, and broader retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target competing on price, convenience, and product selection. Costco's ongoing challenge is to continually demonstrate superior value to justify its annual membership fee against competitors who offer similar products with greater convenience or without a membership requirement.
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      revenue
                                                                                  
      net sales
    65,978,000,000 84,432,000,000 61,965,000,000 62,530,000,000 60,985,000,000 78,185,000,000 57,392,000,000 57,331,000,000 56,717,000,000 77,430,000,000 52,604,000,000 54,239,000,000 53,437,000,000 70,764,000,000 51,612,000,000 50,937,000,000 49,417,000,000 61,441,000,000 44,376,000,000 43,888,000,000 42,347,000,000 52,277,000,000 36,451,000,000 38,256,000,000 36,236,000,000 46,448,000,000 33,964,000,000 34,628,000,000 34,311,000,000 43,414,000,000 31,624,000,000 32,279,000,000 31,117,000,000 41,357,000,000 28,216,000,000 29,130,000,000 27,469,000,000 35,728,000,000 26,151,000,000 27,567,000,000 26,627,000,000 34,993,000,000 25,517,000,000 26,872,000,000 26,284,000,000 34,755,000,000 25,233,000,000 25,756,000,000 24,468,000,000 31,771,000,000 23,552,000,000 24,343,000,000 23,204,000,000 31,524,000,000 21,849,000,000 22,508,000,000 21,181,000,000 27,588,000,000 20,188,000,000 20,449,000,000 18,823,000,000 23,592,000,000 17,385,000,000 18,356,000,000 16,922,000,000 21,888,000,000 15,477,000,000 16,488,000,000 16,036,000,000 22,626,229,000 16,262,793,000 16,616,962,000 15,471,500,000 20,089,064,000 14,341,520,000 14,804,696,000 13,852,321,000  
      membership fees
    1,329,000,000 1,724,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,512,000,000 1,123,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,082,000,000 1,509,000,000 1,044,000,000 1,027,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,327,000,000 984,000,000 967,000,000 946,000,000 1,234,000,000 901,000,000 881,000,000 861,000,000 1,106,000,000 815,000,000 816,000,000 804,000,000 1,050,000,000 776,000,000 768,000,000 758,000,000 997,000,000 737,000,000 716,000,000 692,000,000 943,000,000 644,000,000 636,000,000 630,000,000 832,000,000 618,000,000 603,000,000 593,000,000 785,000,000 584,000,000 582,000,000 582,000,000 768,000,000 561,000,000 550,000,000 549,000,000 716,000,000 531,000,000 528,000,000 511,000,000 694,000,000 475,000,000 459,000,000 447,000,000 590,000,000 435,000,000 426,000,000 416,000,000 533,000,000 395,000,000 386,000,000 377,000,000 490,000,000 329,000,000 355,000,000 359,000,000 473,658,000 350,924,000 342,924,000 338,030,000 388,196,000 317,735,000 307,320,000 299,303,000  
      total revenue
    67,307,000,000 86,156,000,000 63,205,000,000 63,723,000,000 62,151,000,000 79,697,000,000 58,515,000,000 58,442,000,000 57,799,000,000 78,939,000,000 53,648,000,000 55,266,000,000 54,437,000,000 72,091,000,000 52,596,000,000 51,904,000,000 50,363,000,000 62,675,000,000 45,277,000,000 44,769,000,000 43,208,000,000 53,383,000,000 37,266,000,000 39,072,000,000 37,040,000,000 47,498,000,000 34,740,000,000 35,396,000,000 35,069,000,000 44,411,000,000 32,361,000,000 32,995,000,000 31,809,000,000 42,300,000,000 28,860,000,000 29,766,000,000 28,099,000,000 36,560,000,000 26,769,000,000 28,170,000,000 27,220,000,000 35,778,000,000 26,101,000,000 27,454,000,000 26,866,000,000 35,523,000,000 25,794,000,000 26,306,000,000 25,017,000,000 32,487,000,000 24,083,000,000 24,871,000,000 23,715,000,000 32,218,000,000 22,324,000,000 22,967,000,000 21,628,000,000 28,178,000,000 20,623,000,000 20,875,000,000 19,239,000,000 24,125,000,000 17,780,000,000 18,742,000,000 17,299,000,000 22,378,000,000 15,806,000,000 16,843,000,000 16,395,000,000 23,099,887,000 16,613,717,000 16,959,886,000 15,809,530,000 20,477,260,000 14,659,255,000 15,112,016,000 14,151,624,000  
      yoy
    8.30% 8.10% 8.02% 9.04% 7.53% 0.96% 9.07% 5.75% 6.18% 9.50% 2.00% 6.48% 8.09% 15.02% 16.16% 15.94% 16.56% 17.41% 21.50% 14.58% 16.65% 12.39% 7.27% 10.39% 5.62% 6.95% 7.35% 7.28% 10.25% 4.99% 12.13% 10.85% 13.20% 15.70% 7.81% 5.67% 3.23% 2.19% 2.56% 2.61% 1.32% 0.72% 1.19% 4.36% 7.39% 9.35% 7.10% 5.77% 5.49% 0.83% 7.88% 8.29% 9.65% 14.34% 8.25% 10.02% 12.42% 16.80% 15.99% 11.38% 11.21% 7.81% 12.49% 11.27% 5.51% -3.13% -4.86% -0.69% 3.70% 12.81% 13.33% 12.23% 11.72%      
      qoq
    -21.88% 36.31% -0.81% 2.53% -22.02% 36.20% 0.12% 1.11% -26.78% 47.14% -2.93% 1.52% -24.49% 37.07% 1.33% 3.06% -19.64% 38.43% 1.13% 3.61% -19.06% 43.25% -4.62% 5.49% -22.02% 36.72% -1.85% 0.93% -21.04% 37.24% -1.92% 3.73% -24.80% 46.57% -3.04% 5.93% -23.14% 36.58% -4.97% 3.49% -23.92% 37.08% -4.93% 2.19% -24.37% 37.72% -1.95% 5.15% -22.99% 34.90% -3.17% 4.87% -26.39% 44.32% -2.80% 6.19% -23.25% 36.63% -1.21% 8.50% -20.25% 35.69% -5.13% 8.34% -22.70% 41.58% -6.16% 2.73% -29.03% 39.04% -2.04% 7.28% -22.79% 39.69% -3.00% 6.79%   
      operating expenses
                                                                                  
      merchandise costs
    58,510,000,000 75,037,000,000 54,996,000,000 55,744,000,000 54,109,000,000 69,588,000,000 51,173,000,000 51,140,000,000 50,457,000,000 69,219,000,000 47,175,000,000 48,423,000,000 47,769,000,000 63,558,000,000 46,355,000,000 45,517,000,000 43,952,000,000 54,733,000,000 39,415,000,000 39,078,000,000 37,458,000,000 46,401,000,000 32,249,000,000 34,056,000,000 32,233,000,000 41,310,000,000 30,233,000,000 30,720,000,000 30,623,000,000 38,671,000,000 28,131,000,000 28,733,000,000 27,617,000,000 36,697,000,000 24,970,000,000 25,927,000,000 24,288,000,000 31,649,000,000 23,162,000,000 24,469,000,000 23,621,000,000 31,096,000,000 22,687,000,000 23,897,000,000 23,385,000,000 31,037,000,000 22,554,000,000 23,043,000,000 21,824,000,000 28,418,000,000 21,038,000,000 21,766,000,000 20,726,000,000 28,210,000,000 19,543,000,000 20,139,000,000 18,931,000,000 24,680,000,000 18,067,000,000 18,235,000,000 16,757,000,000 21,024,000,000 15,494,000,000 16,396,000,000 15,081,000,000 19,512,000,000 13,776,000,000 14,771,000,000 14,276,000,000 20,298,028,000 14,548,022,000 14,833,189,000 13,823,511,000 17,931,405,000 12,877,587,000 13,251,752,000 12,388,958,000  
      gross profit
    8,797,000,000 11,119,000,000 8,209,000,000 7,979,000,000 8,042,000,000 10,109,000,000 7,342,000,000 7,302,000,000 7,342,000,000 9,720,000,000 6,473,000,000 6,843,000,000 6,668,000,000 8,533,000,000 6,241,000,000 6,387,000,000 6,411,000,000 7,942,000,000 5,862,000,000 5,691,000,000 5,750,000,000 6,982,000,000 5,017,000,000 5,016,000,000 4,807,000,000 6,188,000,000 4,507,000,000 4,676,000,000 4,446,000,000 5,740,000,000 4,230,000,000 4,262,000,000 4,192,000,000 5,603,000,000 3,890,000,000 3,839,000,000 3,811,000,000 4,911,000,000 3,607,000,000 3,701,000,000 3,599,000,000 4,682,000,000 3,414,000,000 3,557,000,000 3,481,000,000 4,486,000,000 3,240,000,000 3,263,000,000 3,193,000,000 4,069,000,000 3,045,000,000 3,105,000,000 2,989,000,000 4,008,000,000 2,781,000,000 2,828,000,000 2,697,000,000 3,498,000,000 2,556,000,000 2,640,000,000 2,482,000,000 3,101,000,000 2,286,000,000 2,346,000,000 2,218,000,000 2,866,000,000 2,030,000,000 2,072,000,000 2,119,000,000 2,801,859,000 2,065,695,000 2,126,697,000 1,986,019,000 2,545,855,000 1,781,668,000 1,860,264,000 1,762,666,000  
      yoy
    9.39% 9.99% 11.81% 9.27% 9.53% 4.00% 13.42% 6.71% 10.11% 13.91% 3.72% 7.14% 4.01% 7.44% 6.47% 12.23% 11.50% 13.75% 16.84% 13.46% 19.62% 12.83% 11.32% 7.27% 8.12% 7.80% 6.55% 9.71% 6.06% 2.45% 8.74% 11.02% 10.00% 14.09% 7.85% 3.73% 5.89% 4.89% 5.65% 4.05% 3.39% 4.37% 5.37% 9.01% 9.02% 10.25% 6.40% 5.09% 6.83% 1.52% 9.49% 9.79% 10.83% 14.58% 8.80% 7.12% 8.66% 12.80% 11.81% 12.53% 11.90% 8.20% 12.61% 13.22% 4.67% 2.29% -1.73% -2.57% 6.70% 10.06% 15.94% 14.32% 12.67%      
      qoq
    -20.88% 35.45% 2.88% -0.78% -20.45% 37.69% 0.55% -0.54% -24.47% 50.16% -5.41% 2.62% -21.86% 36.72% -2.29% -0.37% -19.28% 35.48% 3.00% -1.03% -17.65% 39.17% 0.02% 4.35% -22.32% 37.30% -3.61% 5.17% -22.54% 35.70% -0.75% 1.67% -25.18% 44.04% 1.33% 0.73% -22.40% 36.15% -2.54% 2.83% -23.13% 37.14% -4.02% 2.18% -22.40% 38.46% -0.70% 2.19% -21.53% 33.63% -1.93% 3.88% -25.42% 44.12% -1.66% 4.86% -22.90% 36.85% -3.18% 6.37% -19.96% 35.65% -2.56% 5.77% -22.61% 41.18% -2.03% -2.22% -24.37% 35.64% -2.87% 7.08% -21.99% 42.89% -4.22% 5.54%   
      gross margin %
    13.07% 12.91% 12.99% 12.52% 12.94% 12.68% 12.55% 12.49% 12.70% 12.31% 12.07% 12.38% 12.25% 11.84% 11.87% 12.31% 12.73% 12.67% 12.95% 12.71% 13.31% 13.08% 13.46% 12.84% 12.98% 13.03% 12.97% 13.21% 12.68% 12.92% 13.07% 12.92% 13.18% 13.25% 13.48% 12.90% 13.56% 13.43% 13.47% 13.14% 13.22% 13.09% 13.08% 12.96% 12.96% 12.63% 12.56% 12.40% 12.76% 12.53% 12.64% 12.48% 12.60% 12.44% 12.46% 12.31% 12.47% 12.41% 12.39% 12.65% 12.90% 12.85% 12.86% 12.52% 12.82% 12.81% 12.84% 12.30% 12.92% 12.13% 12.43% 12.54% 12.56% 12.43% 12.15% 12.31% 12.46%  
      selling, general and administrative
    6,334,000,000 7,778,000,000 5,679,000,000 5,663,000,000 5,846,000,000 7,067,000,000 5,145,000,000 5,240,000,000 5,358,000,000 6,939,000,000 4,794,000,000 4,940,000,000 4,917,000,000 6,036,000,000 4,450,000,000 4,575,000,000 4,718,000,000 5,632,000,000 4,189,000,000 4,342,000,000 4,298,000,000 5,027,000,000 3,830,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,732,000,000 4,684,000,000 3,371,000,000 3,464,000,000 3,475,000,000 4,263,000,000 3,155,000,000 3,234,000,000 3,224,000,000 4,123,000,000 2,907,000,000 2,980,000,000 2,940,000,000 3,696,000,000 2,731,000,000 2,835,000,000 2,806,000,000 3,499,000,000 2,579,000,000 2,671,000,000 2,696,000,000 3,380,000,000 2,487,000,000 2,531,000,000 2,501,000,000 3,098,000,000 2,313,000,000 2,361,000,000 2,332,000,000 3,046,000,000 2,151,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,145,000,000 2,712,000,000 1,991,000,000 2,038,000,000 1,941,000,000 2,401,000,000 1,789,000,000 1,873,000,000 1,777,000,000 2,254,000,000 1,655,000,000 1,666,000,000 1,677,000,000 2,186,191,000 1,582,488,000 1,615,531,000 1,569,594,000 1,969,988,000 1,432,650,000 1,487,991,000 1,382,467,000  
      operating income
    2,463,000,000 3,341,000,000 2,530,000,000 2,316,000,000 2,196,000,000 3,042,000,000 2,197,000,000 2,062,000,000 1,984,000,000 2,781,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,751,000,000 2,497,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,812,000,000 1,693,000,000 2,275,000,000 1,663,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,430,000,000 1,929,000,000 1,179,000,000 1,266,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,463,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,203,000,000 949,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,016,000,000 951,000,000 1,450,000,000 968,000,000 844,000,000 849,000,000 1,191,000,000 858,000,000 856,000,000 767,000,000 1,156,000,000 821,000,000 877,000,000 770,000,000 1,091,000,000 737,000,000 724,000,000 668,000,000 954,000,000 722,000,000 738,000,000 639,000,000 949,000,000 623,000,000 644,000,000 543,000,000 762,000,000 556,000,000 596,000,000 525,000,000 688,000,000 491,000,000 470,000,000 428,000,000 598,000,000 359,000,000 398,000,000 422,000,000 604,074,000 465,575,000 504,332,000 394,854,000 555,053,000 339,065,000 361,328,000 353,140,000  
      yoy
    12.16% 9.83% 15.16% 12.32% 10.69% 9.39% 30.85% 8.36% 13.31% 11.37% -6.25% 5.02% 3.43% 9.76% 7.70% 35.22% 18.39% 17.94% 41.05% 5.85% 34.78% 31.85% 5.08% 5.24% 11.80% 1.18% 5.15% 18.41% -0.21% -0.28% 10.23% 20.38% 12.01% 21.75% 12.82% -1.40% 10.69% 3.03% 4.51% -2.39% -0.39% 5.96% 11.40% 21.13% 15.27% 14.36% 2.08% -1.90% 4.54% 0.53% 15.89% 14.60% 17.68% 24.54% 12.05% 8.05% 3.43% 10.76% 13.24% 26.81% 22.66% 15.05% 36.77% 18.09% 1.42% -1.01% -22.89% -21.08% 6.87% 8.83% 37.31% 39.58% 11.81%      
      qoq
    -26.28% 32.06% 9.24% 5.46% -27.81% 38.46% 6.55% 3.93% -28.66% 65.63% -11.77% 8.68% -29.88% 39.42% -1.16% 7.03% -25.58% 36.80% 24.10% -6.29% -25.87% 63.61% -6.87% 19.32% -27.48% 30.39% -6.73% 26.77% -34.37% 35.52% 5.02% 6.83% -34.41% 49.79% 14.69% -0.59% -28.72% 38.81% 0.23% 11.60% -33.65% 40.80% -6.39% 13.90% -29.42% 48.03% 1.80% 8.38% -29.98% 32.13% -2.17% 15.49% -32.67% 52.33% -3.26% 18.60% -28.74% 37.05% -6.71% 13.52% -23.69% 40.12% 4.47% 9.81% -28.43% 66.57% -9.80% -5.69% -30.14% 29.75% -7.68% 27.73% -28.86% 63.70% -6.16% 2.32%   
      operating margin %
    3.66% 3.88% 4.00% 3.63% 3.53% 3.82% 3.75% 3.53% 3.43% 3.52% 3.13% 3.44% 3.22% 3.46% 3.41% 3.49% 3.36% 3.63% 3.67% 2.99% 3.31% 3.61% 3.16% 3.24% 2.86% 3.08% 3.23% 3.40% 2.71% 3.26% 3.30% 3.08% 2.99% 3.43% 3.35% 2.84% 3.02% 3.26% 3.21% 3.04% 2.82% 3.23% 3.15% 3.19% 2.87% 3.07% 2.86% 2.75% 2.67% 2.94% 3.00% 2.97% 2.69% 2.95% 2.79% 2.80% 2.51% 2.70% 2.70% 2.86% 2.73% 2.85% 2.76% 2.51% 2.47% 2.67% 2.27% 2.36% 2.57% 2.62% 2.80% 2.97% 2.50% 2.71% 2.31% 2.39% 2.50%  
      other income
                                                                                  
      interest expense
    -35,000,000 -46,000,000 -35,000,000 -36,000,000 -37,000,000 -49,000,000 -41,000,000 -41,000,000 -38,000,000 -56,000,000 -36,000,000 -34,000,000 -34,000,000 -48,000,000 -35,000,000 -36,000,000 -39,000,000 -52,000,000 -40,000,000 -40,000,000 -39,000,000 -51,000,000 -37,000,000 -34,000,000 -38,000,000 -45,000,000 -35,000,000 -34,000,000 -36,000,000 -48,000,000 -37,000,000 -37,000,000 -37,000,000 -53,000,000 -21,000,000 -31,000,000 -29,000,000 -39,000,000 -30,000,000 -31,000,000 -33,000,000 -40,000,000 -31,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 -35,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -27,000,000 -36,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -13,000,000 -22,000,000 -19,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -36,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 -34,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -33,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -32,057,000 -24,140,000 -23,471,000 -22,968,000 -32,303,000 -26,016,000 -3,620,000 -2,140,000  
      interest income and other
    155,000,000 215,000,000 85,000,000 142,000,000 147,000,000 120,000,000 128,000,000 216,000,000 160,000,000 238,000,000 128,000,000 114,000,000 53,000,000 67,000,000 71,000,000 25,000,000 42,000,000 68,000,000 27,000,000 19,000,000 29,000,000 -9,000,000 21,000,000 45,000,000 35,000,000 74,000,000 36,000,000 46,000,000 22,000,000 51,000,000 41,000,000 7,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 -4,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 7,000,000 16,000,000 28,000,000 40,000,000 9,000,000 20,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 12,000,000 30,000,000 18,000,000 36,000,000 15,000,000 26,000,000 20,000,000 38,000,000 18,000,000 10,000,000 37,000,000 46,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 30,000,000 10,000,000 30,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 18,000,000 35,006,000 23,888,000 40,604,000 33,277,000 59,009,000 42,838,000 36,526,000 27,111,000  
      income before income taxes
    2,583,000,000 3,510,000,000 2,580,000,000 2,422,000,000 2,306,000,000 3,113,000,000 2,284,000,000 2,237,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,963,000,000 1,771,000,000 1,983,000,000 1,770,000,000 2,516,000,000 1,827,000,000 1,801,000,000 1,696,000,000 2,291,000,000 1,650,000,000 1,319,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,869,000,000 1,163,000,000 1,277,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,492,000,000 1,123,000,000 1,215,000,000 935,000,000 1,449,000,000 1,071,000,000 986,000,000 936,000,000 1,419,000,000 965,000,000 809,000,000 846,000,000 1,181,000,000 835,000,000 841,000,000 762,000,000 1,156,000,000 799,000,000 870,000,000 779,000,000 1,086,000,000 724,000,000 728,000,000 659,000,000 954,000,000 712,000,000 739,000,000 646,000,000 965,000,000 622,000,000 627,000,000 553,000,000 772,000,000 534,000,000 573,000,000 504,000,000 684,000,000 474,000,000 474,000,000 422,000,000 580,000,000 338,000,000 381,000,000 415,000,000 607,023,000 465,323,000 521,465,000 405,163,000 581,759,000 355,887,000 394,234,000 378,111,000  
      provision for income taxes
    582,000,000 900,000,000 677,000,000 634,000,000 508,000,000 759,000,000 603,000,000 494,000,000 517,000,000 803,000,000 469,000,000 517,000,000 406,000,000 638,000,000 455,000,000 481,000,000 351,000,000 597,000,000 417,000,000 348,000,000 239,000,000 465,000,000 311,000,000 330,000,000 202,000,000 382,000,000 207,000,000 314,000,000 158,000,000 396,000,000 309,000,000 273,000,000 285,000,000 487,000,000 259,000,000 288,000,000 291,000,000 396,000,000 286,000,000 286,000,000 275,000,000 378,000,000 280,000,000 263,000,000 274,000,000 381,000,000 245,000,000 255,000,000 228,000,000 332,000,000 248,000,000 185,000,000 225,000,000 343,000,000 217,000,000 215,000,000 225,000,000 272,000,000 193,000,000 204,000,000 172,000,000 247,000,000 163,000,000 169,000,000 152,000,000 206,000,000 128,000,000 142,000,000 152,000,000 209,195,000 170,257,000 193,615,000 143,182,000 209,337,000 131,901,000 144,756,000 141,225,000  
      net income
    2,001,000,000 2,610,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,788,000,000 1,798,000,000 2,354,000,000 1,681,000,000 1,743,000,000 1,589,000,000 2,160,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,878,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,320,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,233,000,000 971,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,404,000,000 852,000,000 947,000,000 856,000,000 1,110,000,000 916,000,000 901,000,000 777,000,000 1,053,000,000 762,000,000 713,000,000 651,000,000 932,000,000 706,000,000 521,000,000 555,000,000 785,000,000 549,000,000 555,000,000 487,000,000 778,000,000 519,000,000 607,000,000 505,000,000 705,000,000 479,000,000 473,000,000 431,000,000 622,000,000 464,000,000 554,000,000 421,000,000 622,000,000 405,000,000 412,000,000 328,000,000 500,000,000 341,000,000 369,000,000 332,000,000 437,000,000 311,000,000 305,000,000 270,000,000 374,000,000 210,000,000 239,000,000 263,000,000 397,828,000 295,066,000 327,850,000 261,981,000 372,422,000 223,986,000 249,478,000 236,886,000  
      yoy
    11.29% 10.88% 13.21% 2.58% 13.15% 8.98% 29.11% 18.89% 16.50% 15.02% -5.10% 11.06% 1.41% 10.86% 11.27% 35.94% 13.89% 20.66% 44.72% 2.53% 37.97% 26.49% -6.99% 5.11% 10.17% 5.41% 20.21% 26.37% 19.35% 12.98% 7.93% 36.85% 17.30% 18.73% 28.60% -6.13% 13.96% 0.90% 5.78% -8.57% -3.56% 10.35% 8.35% 28.33% 17.17% 13.34% 3.23% -14.62% 2.38% 0.00% 14.57% 34.47% 28.35% 24.40% 18.77% 11.65% -1.20% 14.42% 9.65% 20.98% 22.96% 16.84% 48.10% 27.62% 2.66% -5.99% -28.83% -27.10% 0.39% 6.82% 31.73% 31.41% 10.59%      
      qoq
    -23.33% 37.15% 6.43% -0.56% -23.62% 40.04% -3.56% 9.69% -26.44% 65.90% -11.19% 7.48% -27.37% 36.88% 3.94% -1.86% -20.60% 37.39% 26.98% -17.78% -15.88% 64.79% -10.03% 10.63% -22.88% 21.18% 1.66% 15.96% -26.21% 38.19% 6.87% 9.52% -30.15% 32.01% 35.51% -6.13% -29.30% 42.99% -1.08% 13.96% -37.40% 49.90% -14.50% 20.20% -28.37% 47.18% 1.27% 9.74% -30.71% 34.05% -16.25% 31.59% -32.32% 53.58% -1.70% 25.61% -34.40% 46.63% -7.59% 11.14% -24.03% 40.51% 1.97% 12.96% -27.81% 78.10% -12.13% -9.13% -33.89% 34.83% -10.00% 25.14% -29.65% 66.27% -10.22% 5.32%   
      net income margin %
    2.97% 3.03% 3.01% 2.81% 2.89% 2.95% 2.87% 2.98% 2.75% 2.74% 2.43% 2.65% 2.51% 2.61% 2.61% 2.54% 2.67% 2.70% 2.72% 2.17% 2.73% 2.63% 2.29% 2.42% 2.31% 2.34% 2.64% 2.55% 2.22% 2.37% 2.35% 2.16% 2.05% 2.20% 2.45% 1.75% 1.98% 2.15% 2.05% 1.97% 1.79% 2.17% 1.99% 2.21% 1.88% 1.98% 1.86% 1.80% 1.72% 1.91% 1.93% 2.23% 1.78% 1.93% 1.81% 1.79% 1.52% 1.77% 1.65% 1.77% 1.73% 1.81% 1.75% 1.63% 1.56% 1.67% 1.33% 1.42% 1.60% 1.72% 1.78% 1.93% 1.66% 1.82% 1.53% 1.65% 1.67%  
      net income per common share:
                                                                                  
      basic
    4,510,000 5,880,000 4,290,000 4,030,000 4,050,000 5,300,000 3,790,000 3,930,000 3,580,000 4,870,000 2,940,000 3,300,000 3,070,000 4,210,000 3,050,000 2,930,000 2,990,000 3,770,000 2,750,000 2,150,000 2,630,000 3,140,000 1,900,000 2,100,000 1,910,000 2,490,000 2,060,000 2,020,000 1,750,000 2,380,000 1,710,000 1,600,000 1,460,000 2,100,000 1,590,000 1,170,000 1,240,000 1,780,000 1,240,000 1,240,000 1,100,000 1,750,000 1,170,000 1,360,000 1,130,000 1,590,000 1,080,000 1,050,000 970,000 1,410,000 1,050,000 1,260,000 960,000 1,410,000 890,000 910,000 740,000 1,090,000 740,000 800,000 720,000 990,000 690,000 680,000 610,000 860,000 480,000 550,000 610,000 910 680 750 600 850 500 550 520  
      diluted
    4,500,000 5,870,000 4,280,000 4,020,000 4,040,000 5,290,000 3,780,000 3,920,000 3,580,000 4,860,000 2,930,000 3,300,000 3,070,000 4,200,000 3,040,000 2,920,000 2,980,000 3,760,000 2,750,000 2,140,000 2,620,000 3,130,000 1,890,000 2,100,000 1,900,000 2,470,000 2,050,000 2,010,000 1,730,000 2,350,000 1,700,000 1,590,000 1,450,000 2,090,000 1,590,000 1,170,000 1,240,000 1,770,000 1,240,000 1,240,000 1,090,000 1,730,000 1,170,000 1,350,000 1,120,000 1,580,000 1,070,000 1,050,000 960,000 1,400,000 1,040,000 1,240,000 950,000 1,390,000 880,000 900,000 730,000 1,080,000 730,000 790,000 710,000 970,000 680,000 670,000 600,000 850,000 480,000 550,000 600,000 900 670 740 590 830 490 540 510  
      shares used in calculation
                                                                                  
      basic
    443,961,000,000 9,000,000 443,958,000,000 443,982,000,000 443,988,000,000 44,000,000 443,892,000,000 443,892,000,000 443,827,000,000 11,000,000 443,814,000,000 443,877,000,000 443,837,000,000 84,000,000 443,700,000,000 443,623,000,000 443,377,000,000 46,000,000 443,043,000,000 443,134,000,000 442,952,000,000 243,000,000 442,322,000,000 442,021,000,000 441,818,000,000 -12,000,000 439,859,000,000 440,284,000,000 439,157,000,000 -61,000,000 438,740,000,000 439,022,000,000 437,965,000,000 -213,000,000 438,817,000,000 439,127,000,000 438,007,000,000 -345,000,000 438,815,000,000 439,648,000,000 438,342,000,000 -278,000,000 440,070,000,000 440,384,000,000 438,760,000,000 -365,000,000 439,446,000,000 439,776,000,000 437,970,000,000 448,000,000 436,488,000,000 435,975,000,000 433,423,000,000 -560,000,000 433,791,000,000 434,535,000,000 434,222,000,000 206,000,000 436,977,000,000 436,682,000,000 434,099,000,000 -695,000,000 440,973,000,000 439,786,000,000 437,173,000,000 562,000,000 434,354,000,000 433,476,000,000 432,451,000,000 -73,000 433,678,000 434,779,000 435,090,000 -4,085,000 445,471,000 450,901,000 458,873,000  
      diluted
    444,515,000,000 -43,000,000 444,762,000,000 444,886,000,000 444,891,000,000 97,000,000 444,828,000,000 444,754,000,000 444,403,000,000 -3,000,000 444,360,000,000 444,475,000,000 444,531,000,000 -45,000,000 444,886,000,000 444,916,000,000 444,604,000,000 10,000,000 444,127,000,000 444,494,000,000 444,386,000,000 147,000,000 443,855,000,000 443,727,000,000 443,680,000,000 358,000,000 442,642,000,000 442,337,000,000 442,749,000,000 451,000,000 441,715,000,000 441,568,000,000 440,851,000,000 192,000,000 441,056,000,000 440,657,000,000 440,525,000,000 -58,000,000 441,066,000,000 441,559,000,000 441,386,000,000 -5,000,000 443,132,000,000 442,896,000,000 442,210,000,000 -166,000,000 442,720,000,000 442,829,000,000 442,420,000,000 774,000,000 440,780,000,000 439,812,000,000 438,643,000,000 -375,000,000 439,166,000,000 439,468,000,000 440,615,000,000 367,000,000 443,570,000,000 443,186,000,000 441,360,000,000 -739,000,000 448,391,000,000 446,918,000,000 444,849,000,000 459,000,000 439,997,000,000 439,688,000,000 440,533,000,000 -139,000 443,281,000 444,925,000 445,717,000 -4,061,000 455,889,000 461,575,000 467,836,000  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                 -10,000,000 -19,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -24,000,000 -13,000,000 -20,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -14,000,000 -16,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -9,000,000 -7,000,000 -11,000,000 -3,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -13,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -8,000,000 -22,000,000 -17,000,000 -21,000,000 -20,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000              
      net income attributable to costco
             2,160,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,868,000,000 1,353,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,324,000,000 1,670,000,000 1,220,000,000 951,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,389,000,000 838,000,000 931,000,000 844,000,000 1,097,000,000 906,000,000 889,000,000 767,000,000 1,043,000,000 750,000,000 701,000,000 640,000,000 919,000,000 700,000,000 515,000,000 545,000,000 779,000,000 545,000,000 546,000,000 480,000,000 767,000,000 516,000,000 598,000,000 496,000,000 697,000,000 473,000,000 463,000,000 425,000,000 617,000,000 459,000,000 547,000,000 416,000,000 609,000,000 386,000,000 394,000,000 320,000,000 478,000,000 324,000,000 348,000,000 312,000,000 432,000,000 306,000,000 299,000,000 266,000,000              
      net income per common share attributable to costco:
                                                                                  
      basic
    4,510,000 5,880,000 4,290,000 4,030,000 4,050,000 5,300,000 3,790,000 3,930,000 3,580,000 4,870,000 2,940,000 3,300,000 3,070,000 4,210,000 3,050,000 2,930,000 2,990,000 3,770,000 2,750,000 2,150,000 2,630,000 3,140,000 1,900,000 2,100,000 1,910,000 2,490,000 2,060,000 2,020,000 1,750,000 2,380,000 1,710,000 1,600,000 1,460,000 2,100,000 1,590,000 1,170,000 1,240,000 1,780,000 1,240,000 1,240,000 1,100,000 1,750,000 1,170,000 1,360,000 1,130,000 1,590,000 1,080,000 1,050,000 970,000 1,410,000 1,050,000 1,260,000 960,000 1,410,000 890,000 910,000 740,000 1,090,000 740,000 800,000 720,000 990,000 690,000 680,000 610,000 860,000 480,000 550,000 610,000 910 680 750 600 850 500 550 520  
      diluted
    4,500,000 5,870,000 4,280,000 4,020,000 4,040,000 5,290,000 3,780,000 3,920,000 3,580,000 4,860,000 2,930,000 3,300,000 3,070,000 4,200,000 3,040,000 2,920,000 2,980,000 3,760,000 2,750,000 2,140,000 2,620,000 3,130,000 1,890,000 2,100,000 1,900,000 2,470,000 2,050,000 2,010,000 1,730,000 2,350,000 1,700,000 1,590,000 1,450,000 2,090,000 1,590,000 1,170,000 1,240,000 1,770,000 1,240,000 1,240,000 1,090,000 1,730,000 1,170,000 1,350,000 1,120,000 1,580,000 1,070,000 1,050,000 960,000 1,400,000 1,040,000 1,240,000 950,000 1,390,000 880,000 900,000 730,000 1,080,000 730,000 790,000 710,000 970,000 680,000 670,000 600,000 850,000 480,000 550,000 600,000 900 670 740 590 830 490 540 510  
      preopening expenses
                     35,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 22,000,000 26,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 41,000,000 14,000,000 9,000,000 22,000,000 31,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 30,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000 18,000,000 10,000,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 14,000,000 9,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 8,000,000 24,000,000 17,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 22,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 17,765,000 8,427,000 9,699,000 21,492,000 15,928,000 9,022,000 7,486,000 22,727,000  
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                 570,000 570,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 7,500,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 5,355,000 355,000 355,000 355,000 310,000 310,000 310,000 310,000 7,275,000 275,000 550,000  240,000                       
      provision for impaired assets, closing costs and other
                                                         500,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000                      
      provision for impaired assets and closing costs
                                                             2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000  2,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 -6,171,000 9,205,000 -2,865,000 79,000 4,886,000 931,000 3,459,000 4,332,000  
      dividends per share
                                                             0.24 0.24 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.145 0.145 0.145 0.145 0.13 0.13  
                                                                                  
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        assets
                                                                                    
        current assets
                                                                                    
        cash and cash equivalents
      16,217,000,000 14,161,000,000 13,836,000,000 12,356,000,000 10,907,000,000 9,906,000,000 10,404,000,000 9,095,000,000 17,011,000,000 13,700,000,000 12,493,000,000 12,970,000,000 10,856,000,000 10,203,000,000 11,193,000,000 11,819,000,000 12,751,000,000 11,258,000,000 10,226,000,000 8,637,000,000 13,590,000,000 12,277,000,000 10,826,000,000 7,786,000,000 9,027,000,000 8,384,000,000 7,013,000,000 6,080,000,000 6,778,000,000 6,055,000,000 5,877,000,000 4,781,000,000 5,689,000,000 4,546,000,000 4,538,000,000 4,744,000,000 4,805,000,000 3,379,000,000 4,884,000,000 3,633,000,000 5,054,000,000 4,801,000,000 5,063,000,000 5,866,000,000 5,969,000,000 5,738,000,000 5,736,000,000 5,130,000,000 4,699,000,000 4,644,000,000 5,448,000,000 4,413,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,528,000,000 4,791,000,000 4,389,000,000 4,319,000,000 4,009,000,000 4,082,000,000 3,355,000,000 3,739,000,000 3,214,000,000 4,413,000,000 4,134,000,000 3,617,000,000 3,157,000,000 3,083,000,000 2,705,000,000 2,215,000,000 2,619,429,000 2,848,658,000 2,267,381,000 2,742,354,000 2,779,733,000 3,160,936,000 1,571,905,000 1,843,101,000 1,510,939,000 
        short-term investments
      966,000,000 1,123,000,000 1,014,000,000 802,000,000 920,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,095,000,000 1,226,000,000 853,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,215,000,000 735,000,000 817,000,000 846,000,000 638,000,000 477,000,000 725,000,000 917,000,000 900,000,000 617,000,000 833,000,000 1,028,000,000 948,000,000 929,000,000 993,000,000 1,060,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,042,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,049,000,000 1,196,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,221,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,350,000,000 1,137,000,000 1,222,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,742,000,000 1,587,000,000 1,650,000,000 1,577,000,000 1,539,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,740,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,326,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,596,000,000 1,604,000,000 2,133,000,000 2,024,000,000 1,545,000,000 1,535,000,000 854,000,000 585,000,000 572,000,000 570,000,000 585,000,000 577,000,000 602,000,000 655,584,000 805,963,000 832,966,000 467,703,000 575,787,000 660,090,000 661,414,000 770,833,000 1,322,181,000 
        receivables
      3,231,000,000 3,203,000,000 2,875,000,000 3,060,000,000 2,963,000,000 2,721,000,000 2,583,000,000 2,779,000,000 2,542,000,000 2,285,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,714,000,000 2,312,000,000 2,241,000,000 1,991,000,000 2,232,000,000 1,932,000,000 1,803,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,934,000,000 1,646,000,000 1,550,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,988,000,000 1,711,000,000 1,535,000,000 1,704,000,000 1,995,000,000 1,795,000,000 1,669,000,000 1,593,000,000 2,001,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,432,000,000 1,462,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,252,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,453,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,224,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,148,000,000 1,115,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,145,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,134,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,026,000,000 1,018,000,000 1,092,000,000 982,000,000 965,000,000 948,000,000 1,116,000,000 985,000,000 884,000,000 818,000,000 951,000,000 849,000,000 834,000,000 747,000,000 880,000,000 775,000,000 747,968,000 682,574,000 815,220,000 763,069,000 762,017,000 621,554,000 792,238,000 607,032,000 565,373,000 
        merchandise inventories
      21,141,000,000 18,116,000,000 18,606,000,000 18,754,000,000 20,979,000,000 18,647,000,000 17,430,000,000 17,075,000,000 18,001,000,000 16,651,000,000 16,324,000,000 16,081,000,000 18,571,000,000 17,907,000,000 17,623,000,000 16,485,000,000 16,942,000,000 14,215,000,000 13,975,000,000 13,865,000,000 14,901,000,000 12,242,000,000 11,010,000,000 11,850,000,000 13,818,000,000 11,395,000,000 11,304,000,000 11,356,000,000 12,205,000,000 11,040,000,000 10,626,000,000 10,671,000,000 11,213,000,000 9,834,000,000 9,736,000,000 9,530,000,000 10,721,000,000 8,969,000,000 8,927,000,000 8,908,000,000 10,382,000,000 8,908,000,000 8,869,000,000 8,558,000,000 9,644,000,000 8,456,000,000 8,483,000,000 8,267,000,000 9,337,000,000 7,894,000,000 7,635,000,000 7,582,000,000 8,152,000,000 7,096,000,000 7,044,000,000 6,934,000,000 7,618,000,000 6,638,000,000 6,396,000,000 6,127,000,000 6,852,000,000 5,638,000,000 5,546,000,000 5,365,000,000 6,223,000,000 5,405,000,000 5,277,000,000 4,995,000,000 5,933,000,000 5,039,413,000 5,305,725,000 5,235,648,000 5,773,342,000 4,879,465,000 4,954,795,000 4,930,855,000 5,388,792,000 4,568,723,000 
        other current assets
      1,856,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,820,000,000 1,925,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,734,000,000 1,776,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,673,000,000 1,709,000,000 1,755,000,000 1,830,000,000 1,594,000,000 1,499,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,552,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,220,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,126,000,000 1,023,000,000 963,000,000 1,150,000,000 1,094,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,110,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,001,000,000 321,000,000 430,000,000 397,000,000 240,000,000 272,000,000 333,000,000 368,000,000 235,000,000 268,000,000 294,000,000 313,000,000                                       
        total current assets
      43,411,000,000 38,380,000,000 38,151,000,000 36,897,000,000 37,523,000,000 34,246,000,000 33,288,000,000 32,146,000,000 40,080,000,000 35,879,000,000 34,289,000,000 34,330,000,000 34,150,000,000 32,696,000,000 33,008,000,000 32,565,000,000 33,850,000,000 29,505,000,000 27,916,000,000 26,308,000,000 32,096,000,000 28,120,000,000 25,254,000,000 23,703,000,000 26,643,000,000 23,485,000,000 22,285,000,000 21,648,000,000 22,954,000,000 20,289,000,000 19,693,000,000 18,899,000,000 19,897,000,000 17,317,000,000 17,256,000,000 17,460,000,000 18,570,000,000 15,218,000,000 16,542,000,000 15,529,000,000 18,858,000,000 17,299,000,000 17,634,000,000 18,058,000,000 19,156,000,000 17,588,000,000 17,533,000,000 16,634,000,000 17,473,000,000 15,840,000,000 15,863,000,000 15,110,000,000 15,405,000,000 13,526,000,000 14,591,000,000 14,360,000,000 14,993,000,000 13,706,000,000 14,069,000,000 13,138,000,000 13,558,000,000 11,708,000,000 12,057,000,000 11,501,000,000 11,627,000,000 10,337,000,000 10,087,000,000 9,691,000,000 10,100,000,000 9,462,045,000 10,078,466,000 9,669,405,000 10,301,909,000 9,324,153,000 9,690,443,000 8,275,765,000 8,864,259,000 8,232,082,000 
        other assets
                               1,025,000,000 992,000,000 1,006,000,000 981,000,000 860,000,000 734,000,000 755,000,000 799,000,000 869,000,000 840,000,000 828,000,000 806,000,000 902,000,000 840,000,000 794,000,000 726,000,000 740,000,000 774,000,000 670,000,000 659,000,000 606,000,000 585,000,000 584,000,000 592,000,000 562,000,000 597,000,000 593,000,000 667,000,000 653,000,000 649,000,000 632,000,000 630,000,000 623,000,000 605,000,000 476,000,000 466,000,000 793,000,000 784,000,000 760,000,000 736,000,000 742,000,000 719,000,000 692,000,000 705,000,000 865,307,000 875,858,000 951,530,000 782,614,000 762,653,000 749,717,000 732,685,000 719,097,000 698,693,000 
        property and equipment
      32,616,000,000 31,909,000,000 30,582,000,000 29,809,000,000 29,336,000,000 29,032,000,000 28,062,000,000 27,601,000,000 27,168,000,000 26,684,000,000 25,931,000,000 25,724,000,000 25,144,000,000 24,646,000,000 24,143,000,000 24,052,000,000 23,887,000,000 23,492,000,000 23,177,000,000 22,531,000,000 22,288,000,000 21,807,000,000                                                         
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      2,730,000,000 2,725,000,000 2,718,000,000 2,531,000,000 2,539,000,000 2,617,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,740,000,000 2,672,000,000 2,713,000,000 2,806,000,000 2,859,000,000 2,787,000,000 2,774,000,000 2,731,000,000 2,840,000,000 2,903,000,000 2,890,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,887,000,000 2,785,000,000 2,788,000,000 2,749,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,597,000,000                                                      
        other long-term assets
      4,033,000,000 4,085,000,000 4,031,000,000 3,987,000,000 3,988,000,000 3,936,000,000 3,918,000,000 3,836,000,000 3,803,000,000 3,718,000,000 3,726,000,000 3,935,000,000 3,946,000,000 4,050,000,000 3,970,000,000 3,621,000,000 3,509,000,000 3,381,000,000 3,306,000,000 3,192,000,000 3,048,000,000 2,841,000,000 2,202,000,000 1,002,000,000 954,000,000                                                      
        total assets
      82,790,000,000 77,099,000,000 75,482,000,000 73,224,000,000 73,386,000,000 69,831,000,000 67,911,000,000 66,323,000,000 73,723,000,000 68,994,000,000 66,752,000,000 66,848,000,000 66,027,000,000 64,166,000,000 63,852,000,000 63,078,000,000 64,149,000,000 59,268,000,000 57,274,000,000 54,918,000,000 60,217,000,000 55,556,000,000 51,732,000,000 48,782,000,000 51,431,000,000 45,400,000,000 43,752,000,000 42,799,000,000 43,814,000,000 40,830,000,000 39,605,000,000 38,703,000,000 39,378,000,000 36,347,000,000 35,631,000,000 35,630,000,000 36,532,000,000 33,163,000,000 33,873,000,000 32,388,000,000 35,451,000,000 33,440,000,000 33,491,000,000 33,600,000,000 34,613,000,000 33,024,000,000 32,701,000,000 31,566,000,000 32,319,000,000 30,283,000,000 30,006,000,000 29,089,000,000 29,323,000,000 27,140,000,000 27,836,000,000 27,511,000,000 28,004,000,000 26,761,000,000 26,974,000,000 25,716,000,000 26,043,000,000 23,815,000,000 23,899,000,000 23,366,000,000 23,478,000,000 21,979,000,000 21,304,000,000            
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                    
        current liabilities
                                                                                    
        accounts payable
      23,513,000,000 19,783,000,000 19,820,000,000 18,610,000,000 21,793,000,000 19,421,000,000 18,844,000,000 17,494,000,000 20,357,000,000 17,483,000,000 16,853,000,000 16,407,000,000 18,348,000,000 17,848,000,000 17,651,000,000 17,089,000,000 19,561,000,000 16,278,000,000 15,538,000,000 14,383,000,000 17,014,000,000 14,172,000,000 10,813,000,000 11,072,000,000 14,440,000,000 11,679,000,000 11,331,000,000 10,711,000,000 13,133,000,000 11,237,000,000 10,705,000,000 10,061,000,000 11,992,000,000 9,608,000,000 9,425,000,000 8,764,000,000 11,003,000,000 7,612,000,000 8,828,000,000 8,222,000,000 10,378,000,000 9,011,000,000 8,895,000,000 8,302,000,000 9,783,000,000 8,491,000,000 8,361,000,000 7,707,000,000 9,199,000,000 7,872,000,000 7,788,000,000 7,441,000,000 8,825,000,000 7,303,000,000 7,302,000,000 6,334,000,000 7,576,000,000 6,544,000,000 6,800,000,000 5,970,000,000 7,205,000,000 5,947,000,000 5,975,000,000 5,598,000,000 6,317,000,000 5,450,000,000 5,370,000,000 5,000,000,000 5,847,000,000 5,224,753,000 5,720,508,000 5,338,177,000 6,168,251,000 5,124,990,000 5,188,881,000 4,961,747,000 5,537,829,000 4,581,395,000 
        accrued salaries and benefits
      5,172,000,000 5,205,000,000 4,813,000,000 5,150,000,000 4,785,000,000 4,794,000,000 4,365,000,000 4,801,000,000 4,474,000,000 4,278,000,000 4,117,000,000 4,483,000,000 4,317,000,000 4,381,000,000 4,090,000,000 4,347,000,000 3,985,000,000 4,090,000,000 3,826,000,000 4,132,000,000 3,586,000,000 3,605,000,000 3,246,000,000 3,415,000,000 3,159,000,000 3,176,000,000 2,888,000,000 3,173,000,000 2,982,000,000 2,994,000,000 2,697,000,000 2,997,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,703,000,000 2,514,000,000 2,780,000,000 2,534,000,000 2,629,000,000 2,398,000,000 2,619,000,000 2,436,000,000 2,468,000,000 2,160,000,000 2,391,000,000 2,224,000,000 2,231,000,000 2,056,000,000 2,260,000,000 2,070,000,000 2,037,000,000 1,911,000,000 2,077,000,000 1,945,000,000 1,832,000,000 1,765,000,000 1,891,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,758,000,000 1,605,000,000 1,746,000,000 1,575,000,000 1,571,000,000 1,437,000,000 1,569,000,000 1,450,000,000 1,418,000,000 1,275,000,000 1,405,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,320,715,000 1,210,994,000 1,318,013,000 1,243,918,000 1,226,666,000 1,122,088,000 1,272,336,000 1,120,668,000 1,080,382,000 
        accrued member rewards
      2,712,000,000 2,677,000,000 2,583,000,000 2,491,000,000 2,444,000,000 2,435,000,000 2,339,000,000 2,268,000,000 2,207,000,000 2,150,000,000 2,076,000,000 2,016,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,911,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,798,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,671,000,000 1,617,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,451,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,331,000,000 1,243,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,180,000,000 1,160,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,023,000,000 973,000,000 961,000,000 923,000,000 910,000,000 862,000,000 869,000,000 861,000,000 846,000,000 812,000,000 813,000,000 819,000,000 800,000,000 768,000,000 773,000,000 764,000,000 745,000,000 713,000,000 710,000,000 714,000,000 694,000,000 660,000,000 661,000,000                         
        deferred membership fees
      2,990,000,000 2,854,000,000 2,931,000,000 2,824,000,000 2,683,000,000 2,501,000,000 2,553,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,462,000,000 2,337,000,000 2,436,000,000 2,412,000,000 2,322,000,000 2,174,000,000 2,251,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,192,000,000 2,042,000,000 2,102,000,000 2,048,000,000 1,985,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,832,000,000 1,865,000,000 1,817,000,000 1,711,000,000 1,761,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,695,000,000 1,624,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,656,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,458,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,362,000,000 1,416,000,000 1,377,000,000 1,350,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,336,000,000 1,318,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,270,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,212,000,000 1,199,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,101,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,033,000,000 973,000,000 1,004,000,000 978,000,000 945,000,000 869,000,000 921,000,000 912,000,000 883,000,000 824,000,000 842,000,000 795,000,000 770,000,000 748,438,000 784,813,000 775,684,000 751,210,000 692,176,000     
        other current liabilities
      7,418,000,000 6,589,000,000 7,432,000,000 7,924,000,000 6,584,000,000 6,210,000,000 6,183,000,000 6,504,000,000 6,188,000,000 6,254,000,000 6,226,000,000 7,122,000,000 6,050,000,000 5,611,000,000 5,948,000,000 6,067,000,000 5,079,000,000 4,561,000,000 4,807,000,000 4,365,000,000 8,535,000,000 3,728,000,000 4,060,000,000 4,600,000,000 3,956,000,000 3,792,000,000 3,993,000,000 4,003,000,000 3,586,000,000 3,014,000,000 3,289,000,000 3,176,000,000 3,014,000,000 2,639,000,000 5,895,000,000 2,691,000,000 2,189,000,000 2,003,000,000 2,303,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,036,000,000 1,696,000,000 1,860,000,000 3,805,000,000 1,519,000,000 1,221,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,470,000,000 1,316,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,452,000,000 1,155,000,000 1,150,000,000 965,000,000 1,799,000,000 1,824,000,000 1,666,000,000 1,540,000,000 1,808,000,000 1,688,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,477,000,000 1,350,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,190,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,156,799,000 1,391,043,000 1,318,652,000 1,232,840,000 1,156,264,000 1,237,910,000 1,081,274,000 984,634,000 899,286,000 
        total current liabilities
      41,805,000,000 37,108,000,000 37,579,000,000 36,999,000,000 38,289,000,000 35,464,000,000 35,361,000,000 34,688,000,000 36,768,000,000 33,583,000,000 31,708,000,000 32,516,000,000 33,067,000,000 31,998,000,000 31,845,000,000 31,545,000,000 33,342,000,000 29,441,000,000 27,982,000,000 26,564,000,000 32,667,000,000 24,844,000,000 22,779,000,000 22,695,000,000 26,265,000,000 23,237,000,000 22,832,000,000 22,450,000,000 22,473,000,000 19,926,000,000 19,411,000,000 18,913,000,000 20,360,000,000 17,495,000,000 21,394,000,000 18,860,000,000 19,161,000,000 15,575,000,000 16,999,000,000 15,433,000,000 18,293,000,000 16,540,000,000 16,736,000,000 18,249,000,000 16,019,000,000 14,412,000,000 14,687,000,000 13,884,000,000 14,933,000,000 13,257,000,000 13,509,000,000 13,045,000,000 14,135,000,000 12,260,000,000 12,366,000,000 12,409,000,000 13,311,000,000 12,050,000,000 12,494,000,000 10,746,000,000 11,502,000,000 10,063,000,000 10,189,000,000 9,865,000,000 10,285,000,000 9,281,000,000 9,259,000,000 8,998,000,000 9,538,000,000 8,874,165,000 9,525,513,000 9,169,089,000 9,693,755,000 8,581,753,000 8,586,754,000 8,664,500,000 8,946,859,000 7,819,191,000 
        other liabilities
                               1,455,000,000 1,301,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,382,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,232,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,231,000,000 1,243,000,000 1,207,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,205,000,000 835,000,000                                       
        long-term debt, excluding current portion
      5,666,000,000 5,713,000,000 5,717,000,000 5,755,000,000 5,745,000,000 5,794,000,000 5,834,000,000 5,865,000,000 5,866,000,000 5,377,000,000 6,497,000,000 6,506,000,000 6,472,000,000 6,484,000,000 6,507,000,000 6,658,000,000 6,667,000,000 6,692,000,000 7,495,000,000 7,522,000,000 7,529,000,000 7,514,000,000 7,598,000,000 5,099,000,000 5,107,000,000 5,124,000,000 4,799,000,000 4,794,000,000 6,480,000,000 6,487,000,000 6,492,000,000 6,505,000,000 6,478,000,000 6,573,000,000 2,821,000,000 2,815,000,000 3,933,000,000 4,061,000,000 3,921,000,000 4,886,000,000 4,845,000,000 4,864,000,000 4,826,000,000 3,830,000,000 5,034,000,000 5,093,000,000 4,985,000,000 4,985,000,000 4,987,000,000 4,998,000,000 4,887,000,000 4,806,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,381,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,380,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,253,000,000 1,247,000,000 2,144,000,000 2,143,000,000 2,141,000,000 2,132,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,135,000,000 2,206,000,000 2,145,000,000 2,198,000,000 2,196,000,000 2,205,952,000 2,186,856,000 2,181,919,000 2,182,308,000 2,107,978,000 2,158,862,000 168,020,000 174,733,000 215,369,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      2,436,000,000 2,460,000,000 2,463,000,000 2,284,000,000 2,288,000,000 2,375,000,000 2,386,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,401,000,000 2,426,000,000 2,507,000,000 2,557,000,000 2,503,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,452,000,000 2,588,000,000 2,649,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,641,000,000 2,651,000,000 2,574,000,000 2,558,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,446,000,000 2,442,000,000                                                      
        other long-term liabilities
      2,580,000,000 2,654,000,000 2,598,000,000 2,609,000,000 2,613,000,000 2,576,000,000 2,559,000,000 2,522,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,550,000,000 2,467,000,000 2,470,000,000 2,509,000,000 2,555,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,311,000,000 2,491,000,000 2,415,000,000 2,182,000,000 2,052,000,000 2,138,000,000 1,935,000,000 1,617,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,393,000,000                                                      
        total liabilities
      52,487,000,000 47,935,000,000 48,357,000,000 47,647,000,000 48,935,000,000 46,209,000,000 46,140,000,000 45,563,000,000 47,576,000,000 43,936,000,000 43,179,000,000 44,049,000,000 44,551,000,000 43,519,000,000 43,339,000,000 43,102,000,000 45,149,000,000 41,190,000,000 40,300,000,000 38,789,000,000 44,908,000,000 36,851,000,000 34,529,000,000 31,783,000,000 35,207,000,000 29,816,000,000 28,932,000,000 28,616,000,000 30,335,000,000 27,727,000,000 27,158,000,000 26,650,000,000 28,022,000,000 25,268,000,000 25,446,000,000 22,918,000,000 24,301,000,000 20,831,000,000 22,125,000,000 21,154,000,000 24,371,000,000 22,597,000,000 22,677,000,000 23,175,000,000 22,043,000,000 20,509,000,000 20,680,000,000 19,857,000,000 20,910,000,000 19,271,000,000 19,359,000,000 18,806,000,000 16,491,000,000 14,622,000,000 14,653,000,000 14,692,000,000 15,557,000,000 14,188,000,000 14,433,000,000 13,592,000,000 14,336,000,000 12,885,000,000 12,927,000,000 12,623,000,000 13,047,000,000 11,875,000,000 11,740,000,000 11,528,000,000 12,061,000,000 11,408,430,000 12,010,723,000 11,648,916,000 12,171,181,000 10,913,928,000 10,989,523,000 9,070,673,000 9,378,733,000 8,288,273,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                    
        equity
                                                                                    
        preferred stock 0.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                    
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,919,000 and 443,237,000 shares issued and outstanding
      2,000,000                                                                              
        additional paid-in capital
      8,408,000,000 8,282,000,000 8,148,000,000 8,047,000,000 7,901,000,000 7,829,000,000 7,702,000,000 7,620,000,000 7,489,000,000 7,340,000,000 7,211,000,000 7,123,000,000 6,982,000,000 6,884,000,000 7,272,000,000 7,186,000,000 7,064,000,000 7,031,000,000 6,921,000,000 6,843,000,000 6,725,000,000 6,698,000,000 6,593,000,000 6,506,000,000 6,391,000,000 6,417,000,000 6,307,000,000 6,218,000,000 6,107,000,000 6,107,000,000 6,001,000,000 5,920,000,000 5,811,000,000 5,800,000,000 5,709,000,000 5,631,000,000 5,528,000,000 5,490,000,000 5,404,000,000 5,341,000,000 5,247,000,000 5,218,000,000 5,147,000,000 5,064,000,000 4,963,000,000 4,919,000,000 4,835,000,000 4,771,000,000 4,689,000,000 4,670,000,000 4,587,000,000 4,521,000,000 4,391,000,000 4,369,000,000 4,653,000,000 4,585,000,000 4,527,000,000 4,516,000,000 4,483,000,000 4,378,000,000 4,242,000,000 4,115,000,000 4,107,000,000 4,009,000,000 3,905,000,000 3,811,000,000 3,722,000,000 3,661,000,000 3,583,000,000 3,543,383,000 3,471,595,000 3,278,580,000 3,197,235,000 3,118,224,000 2,948,614,000 2,930,688,000 2,854,428,000 2,822,652,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -1,976,000,000 -1,770,000,000 -1,915,000,000 -2,242,000,000 -2,152,000,000 -1,828,000,000 -1,922,000,000 -1,842,000,000 -1,843,000,000 -1,805,000,000 -1,680,000,000 -1,672,000,000 -1,925,000,000 -1,829,000,000 -1,602,000,000 -1,246,000,000 -1,211,000,000 -1,137,000,000 -909,000,000 -961,000,000 -1,101,000,000 -1,297,000,000 -1,678,000,000 -1,280,000,000 -1,321,000,000 -1,436,000,000 -1,321,000,000 -1,280,000,000 -1,331,000,000 -1,199,000,000 -1,038,000,000 -897,000,000 -1,037,000,000 -1,014,000,000 -1,321,000,000 -1,333,000,000 -1,439,000,000 -1,099,000,000 -1,126,000,000 -1,344,000,000 -1,105,000,000 -1,121,000,000 -726,000,000 -797,000,000 -388,000,000 -76,000,000 -69,000,000 -157,000,000 -41,000,000                              
        retained earnings
      23,869,000,000 22,650,000,000 20,890,000,000 19,770,000,000 18,700,000,000 17,619,000,000 15,989,000,000 14,980,000,000 20,499,000,000 19,521,000,000 18,035,000,000 17,341,000,000 16,412,000,000 15,585,000,000 14,294,000,000 13,474,000,000 12,606,000,000 11,666,000,000 10,466,000,000 9,766,000,000 9,232,000,000 12,879,000,000 11,883,000,000 11,384,000,000 10,787,000,000 10,258,000,000 9,496,000,000 8,916,000,000 8,387,000,000 7,887,000,000 7,176,000,000 6,727,000,000 6,300,000,000 5,988,000,000 5,508,000,000 8,140,000,000 7,882,000,000 7,686,000,000 7,225,000,000 7,001,000,000 6,704,000,000 6,518,000,000 6,164,000,000 5,937,000,000 7,782,000,000 7,458,000,000 7,051,000,000 6,899,000,000 6,571,000,000 6,283,000,000 5,802,000,000 5,478,000,000 8,099,000,000 7,834,000,000 7,611,000,000 7,339,000,000 7,175,000,000 7,111,000,000 6,994,000,000 6,863,000,000 6,685,000,000 6,590,000,000 6,614,000,000 6,495,000,000 6,288,000,000 6,101,000,000 5,806,000,000 5,676,000,000 5,506,000,000 5,360,854,000 5,248,498,000 5,235,650,000 5,085,481,000 5,132,343,000 5,229,557,000 5,610,470,000 5,844,328,000 6,041,212,000 
        total equity
      30,303,000,000 29,164,000,000 27,125,000,000 25,577,000,000 24,451,000,000 23,622,000,000 21,771,000,000 20,760,000,000 26,147,000,000 25,058,000,000 23,573,000,000 22,799,000,000 21,476,000,000 20,647,000,000 20,513,000,000 19,976,000,000 19,000,000,000 18,078,000,000 16,974,000,000 16,129,000,000 15,309,000,000 18,705,000,000 17,203,000,000 16,999,000,000 16,224,000,000 15,584,000,000 14,820,000,000 14,183,000,000 13,479,000,000 13,103,000,000 12,447,000,000 12,053,000,000 11,356,000,000 11,079,000,000 10,185,000,000 12,712,000,000 12,231,000,000 12,332,000,000 11,748,000,000 11,234,000,000 11,080,000,000 10,843,000,000 10,814,000,000 10,425,000,000 12,570,000,000 12,515,000,000 12,021,000,000 11,709,000,000 11,409,000,000 11,012,000,000 10,647,000,000 10,283,000,000 12,832,000,000 12,518,000,000 13,183,000,000 12,819,000,000 12,447,000,000 12,573,000,000 12,541,000,000 12,124,000,000 11,707,000,000 10,930,000,000 10,972,000,000 10,743,000,000 10,431,000,000              
        total liabilities and equity
      82,790,000,000 77,099,000,000 75,482,000,000 73,224,000,000 73,386,000,000 69,831,000,000 67,911,000,000 66,323,000,000 73,723,000,000 68,994,000,000 66,752,000,000 66,848,000,000 66,027,000,000 64,166,000,000 63,852,000,000 63,078,000,000 64,149,000,000 59,268,000,000 57,274,000,000 54,918,000,000 60,217,000,000 55,556,000,000 51,732,000,000 48,782,000,000 51,431,000,000 45,400,000,000 43,752,000,000 42,799,000,000 43,814,000,000 40,830,000,000 39,605,000,000 38,703,000,000 39,378,000,000 36,347,000,000 35,631,000,000 35,630,000,000 36,532,000,000 33,163,000,000 33,873,000,000 32,388,000,000 35,451,000,000 33,440,000,000 33,491,000,000 33,600,000,000 34,613,000,000 33,024,000,000 32,701,000,000 31,566,000,000 32,319,000,000 30,283,000,000 30,006,000,000 29,089,000,000 29,323,000,000 27,140,000,000 27,836,000,000 27,511,000,000 28,004,000,000 26,761,000,000 26,974,000,000 25,716,000,000 26,043,000,000 23,815,000,000 23,899,000,000 23,366,000,000 23,478,000,000              
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,237,000 and 443,126,000 shares issued and outstanding
       2,000,000                                                                             
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,519,000 and 443,126,000 shares issued and outstanding
        2,000,000                                                                            
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,730,000 and 443,126,000 shares issued and outstanding
         2,000,000                                                                           
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,942,000 and 443,126,000 shares issued and outstanding
          2,000,000                                                                          
        current portion of long-term debt
           103,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,081,000,000  76,000,000 71,000,000 73,000,000 77,000,000  799,000,000 799,000,000 92,000,000 95,000,000 96,000,000 95,000,000 1,497,000,000 500,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,699,000,000 1,699,000,000 1,698,000,000      86,000,000 1,158,000,000 2,257,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,193,000,000 89,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,283,000,000            1,000,000  900,000,000 900,000,000 900,000,000 900,000,000     45,000,000 50,000,000 81,000,000 76,000,000 39,000,000 38,000,000 6,003,000 35,048,000 34,455,000 35,358,000 59,905,000 35,339,000 336,907,000 340,056,000 308,523,000 
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,126,000 and 442,793,000 shares issued and outstanding
           2,000,000                                                                         
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,374,000 and 442,793,000 shares issued and outstanding
            2,000,000                                                                        
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,549,000 and 442,793,000 shares issued and outstanding
             2,000,000                                                                       
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,787,000 and 442,793,000 shares issued and outstanding
              2,000,000                                                                      
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 442,793,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding
               2,000,000                                                                     
        total costco stockholders’ equity
               25,058,000,000 23,568,000,000 22,794,000,000 21,471,000,000 20,642,000,000 19,968,000,000 19,418,000,000 18,463,000,000 17,564,000,000 16,482,000,000 15,652,000,000 14,860,000,000 18,284,000,000 16,802,000,000 16,614,000,000 15,861,000,000 15,243,000,000 14,486,000,000 13,858,000,000 13,167,000,000 12,799,000,000 12,143,000,000 11,754,000,000 11,078,000,000 10,778,000,000 9,898,000,000 12,440,000,000 11,973,000,000 12,079,000,000 11,505,000,000 11,000,000,000 10,848,000,000 10,617,000,000 10,587,000,000 10,206,000,000 12,359,000,000 12,303,000,000 11,819,000,000 11,515,000,000 11,221,000,000 10,833,000,000 10,472,000,000 10,112,000,000 12,665,000,000 12,361,000,000  12,232,000,000 11,909,000,000 12,002,000,000 11,963,000,000 11,583,000,000 11,199,000,000 10,829,000,000 10,874,000,000 10,651,000,000 10,345,000,000              
        noncontrolling interests
                5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 545,000,000 558,000,000 537,000,000 514,000,000 492,000,000 477,000,000 449,000,000 421,000,000 401,000,000 385,000,000 363,000,000 341,000,000 334,000,000 325,000,000 312,000,000 304,000,000 304,000,000 299,000,000 278,000,000 301,000,000 287,000,000 272,000,000 258,000,000 253,000,000 243,000,000 234,000,000 232,000,000 226,000,000 227,000,000 219,000,000 211,000,000 212,000,000 202,000,000 194,000,000 188,000,000 179,000,000 175,000,000 171,000,000 167,000,000 157,000,000 598,000,000 587,000,000 538,000,000 571,000,000 578,000,000 541,000,000 508,000,000 101,000,000 98,000,000 92,000,000 86,000,000              
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,222,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding
                2,000,000                                                                    
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,550,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding
                 2,000,000                                                                   
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,841,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding
                  2,000,000                                                                  
        common stock 0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 442,664,000 and 441,825,000 shares issued and outstanding
                   2,000,000                                                                 
        preferred stock 0.01 par value...
                                                                                    
        common stock 0.01 par value...
                    4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                                                 
        land
                            6,684,000,000 6,696,000,000 6,533,000,000 6,417,000,000 6,310,000,000 6,300,000,000 6,211,000,000 6,193,000,000 6,093,000,000 6,129,000,000 5,915,000,000 5,690,000,000 5,505,000,000 5,436,000,000 5,389,000,000 5,395,000,000 5,266,000,000 5,140,000,000 5,079,000,000 4,961,000,000 4,971,000,000 4,907,000,000 4,697,000,000 4,716,000,000 4,632,000,000 4,576,000,000 4,530,000,000 4,409,000,000 4,343,000,000 4,236,000,000 4,135,000,000 4,032,000,000 3,950,000,000 3,893,000,000 3,816,000,000 3,819,000,000 3,838,000,000 3,779,000,000 3,738,000,000 3,484,000,000 3,402,000,000 3,402,000,000 3,358,000,000 3,341,000,000 3,241,000,000 3,189,000,000 3,127,000,000 3,216,876,000 3,188,089,000 3,134,361,000 3,109,417,000 3,009,514,000 2,926,186,000 2,848,255,000 2,824,278,000 2,747,396,000 
        buildings and improvements
                            17,800,000,000 17,853,000,000 17,732,000,000 17,136,000,000 16,644,000,000 16,533,000,000 16,355,000,000 16,107,000,000 15,786,000,000 15,740,000,000 15,523,000,000 15,127,000,000 14,509,000,000 14,395,000,000 14,060,000,000 13,994,000,000 13,645,000,000 13,212,000,000 13,150,000,000 12,618,000,000 12,466,000,000 12,354,000,000 12,541,000,000 12,522,000,000 12,212,000,000 11,982,000,000 11,913,000,000 11,556,000,000 11,377,000,000 11,196,000,000 11,111,000,000 10,879,000,000 10,639,000,000 10,491,000,000 10,291,000,000 10,278,000,000 10,008,000,000 9,845,000,000 9,723,000,000 9,096,000,000                 
        equipment and fixtures
                            8,549,000,000 8,406,000,000 8,243,000,000 7,801,000,000 7,858,000,000 7,704,000,000 7,448,000,000 7,274,000,000 7,161,000,000 7,025,000,000 6,859,000,000 6,681,000,000 6,507,000,000 6,363,000,000 6,173,000,000 6,077,000,000 5,834,000,000 5,623,000,000 5,480,000,000 5,274,000,000 5,145,000,000 5,016,000,000 5,022,000,000 4,845,000,000 4,808,000,000 4,679,000,000 4,600,000,000 4,472,000,000 4,517,000,000 4,451,000,000 4,365,000,000 4,261,000,000 4,206,000,000 4,116,000,000 4,053,000,000 4,002,000,000 3,969,000,000 3,851,000,000 3,756,000,000 3,513,000,000 3,486,000,000 3,436,000,000 3,382,000,000 3,265,000,000 3,238,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,064,000,000 3,057,316,000 3,081,811,000 2,996,658,000 2,897,762,000 2,747,243,000 2,652,074,000 2,570,158,000 2,505,196,000 2,405,229,000 
        construction in progress
                            1,073,000,000 906,000,000 803,000,000 1,272,000,000 1,412,000,000 1,165,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,070,000,000 909,000,000 812,000,000 843,000,000 803,000,000 697,000,000 816,000,000 701,000,000 707,000,000 727,000,000 647,000,000 811,000,000 733,000,000 607,000,000 499,000,000 592,000,000 615,000,000 597,000,000 544,000,000 585,000,000 400,000,000 436,000,000 412,000,000 374,000,000 244,000,000 287,000,000 279,000,000 269,000,000 332,000,000 247,000,000 232,000,000 267,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 244,000,000 264,000,000 307,000,000 371,000,000 298,000,000 305,877,000 220,781,000 242,895,000 194,265,000 276,087,000 102,377,000 143,574,000 140,317,000 248,454,000 
        accumulated depreciation and amortization
                            -12,579,000,000 -12,380,000,000 -12,074,000,000                                                      
        net property and equipment
                            21,527,000,000 21,481,000,000 21,237,000,000 20,890,000,000 20,475,000,000 20,145,000,000 19,879,000,000 19,681,000,000 19,178,000,000 19,049,000,000 18,682,000,000 18,161,000,000 17,535,000,000 17,342,000,000 17,156,000,000 17,043,000,000 16,491,000,000 16,065,000,000 15,867,000,000 15,401,000,000 15,083,000,000 14,872,000,000 14,798,000,000 14,830,000,000 14,583,000,000 14,348,000,000 14,254,000,000 13,881,000,000 13,546,000,000 13,386,000,000 13,251,000,000 12,961,000,000 12,596,000,000 12,519,000,000 12,381,000,000 12,432,000,000 12,300,000,000 12,102,000,000 12,019,000,000 11,314,000,000 11,058,000,000 11,105,000,000 11,115,000,000 10,900,000,000 10,498,000,000 10,354,000,000 10,192,000,000 10,354,996,000 10,249,026,000 10,047,942,000 9,919,546,000 9,519,780,000 9,098,325,000 8,916,771,000 8,831,818,000 8,564,295,000 
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
                               -11,736,000,000 -11,749,000,000 -11,557,000,000 -11,265,000,000 -11,033,000,000 -10,932,000,000 -10,754,000,000 -10,427,000,000 -10,180,000,000 -9,789,000,000 -9,549,000,000 -9,282,000,000 -9,124,000,000 -8,961,000,000 -8,637,000,000 -8,489,000,000 -8,263,000,000 -8,232,000,000 -8,012,000,000 -7,961,000,000 -7,845,000,000 -7,684,000,000 -7,486,000,000 -7,333,000,000 -7,141,000,000 -7,091,000,000 -6,933,000,000 -6,772,000,000 -6,585,000,000 -6,443,000,000 -6,268,000,000 -6,058,000,000 -5,936,000,000 -5,847,000,000 -5,620,000,000 -5,430,000,000 -5,046,000,000 -4,912,000,000 -4,752,000,000 -4,593,000,000 -4,423,000,000 -4,302,000,000 -4,131,000,000 -3,989,000,000 -3,974,226,000 -3,951,155,000 -3,822,598,000 -3,713,968,000 -3,548,736,000 -3,427,759,000 -3,289,862,000 -3,186,279,000 -3,078,141,000 
        preferred stock .01 par value...
                                                                                    
        common stock .01 par value...
                                    4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                                             
        preferred stock .005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 438,679,000 and 437,524,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                        2,000,000                                            
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 438,941,000 and 437,524,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                         2,000,000                                           
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,343,000 and 437,524,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                          2,000,000                                          
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,524,000 and 437,952,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                           2,000,000                                         
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 438,368,000 and 437,952,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                            2,000,000                                        
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,256,000 and 437,952,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                             2,000,000                                       
        deferred income taxes and other current assets
                                              834,000,000 748,000,000 765,000,000 760,000,000 645,000,000 669,000,000 660,000,000 641,000,000 552,000,000 621,000,000 584,000,000 577,000,000 502,000,000 550,000,000 553,000,000 549,000,000 478,000,000 490,000,000 510,000,000 516,000,000 437,000,000 437,000,000 426,000,000 466,000,000 366,000,000 371,000,000 395,000,000 534,000,000 575,000,000 399,651,000 435,546,000 518,190,000 555,441,000 327,151,000 293,068,000 319,353,000 254,501,000 264,866,000 
        deferred income taxes and other liabilities
                                              1,233,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,115,000,000 1,096,000,000 990,000,000 1,004,000,000 1,008,000,000 988,000,000 990,000,000 1,016,000,000 963,000,000 955,000,000 990,000,000 981,000,000 914,000,000 903,000,000 916,000,000 885,000,000 692,000,000 702,000,000 691,000,000 681,000,000 606,000,000 624,000,000 627,000,000 388,000,000 336,000,000 332,000,000 327,000,000 328,313,000 298,354,000 297,908,000 295,118,000 224,197,000 243,907,000 238,153,000 257,141,000 253,713,000 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,777,000 and 437,952,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                              2,000,000                                      
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,952,000 and 437,683,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                               2,000,000                                     
        accrued sales and other taxes
                                                466,000,000 433,000,000 420,000,000 442,000,000 474,000,000 432,000,000 395,000,000 382,000,000 432,000,000 415,000,000 374,000,000 397,000,000 378,000,000 373,000,000 353,000,000 335,000,000 376,000,000 363,000,000 343,000,000 322,000,000 349,000,000 345,000,000 326,000,000 302,000,000 332,000,000 295,000,000 262,000,000 283,048,000 320,582,000 280,629,000 260,738,000 267,920,000 311,302,000 233,817,000 273,824,000 324,274,000 
        current portion long-term debt
                                                1,200,000,000                                    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,749,000 and 437,683,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                2,000,000                                    
        current portion long term debt
                                                 1,200,000,000                                   
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 440,178,000 and 437,683,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                 2,000,000                                   
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 440,499,000 and 437,683,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                  2,000,000                                  
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,683,000 and 436,839,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                   2,000,000                                 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 438,582,000 and 436,839,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                    2,000,000                                
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,888,000 and 436,839,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                     2,000,000                               
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,722,000 and 436,839,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                      2,000,000                              
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 436,839,000 and 432,350,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                       2,000,000                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                       -122,000,000 81,000,000 111,000,000 173,000,000 156,000,000 319,000,000 306,000,000 205,000,000 373,000,000 484,000,000 340,000,000 270,000,000 122,000,000 151,000,000 145,000,000 150,000,000 104,000,000 -57,000,000 -218,000,000 -240,000,000 285,661,000 393,305,000 429,990,000 477,520,000 370,589,000 300,892,000 244,995,000 270,952,000 277,263,000 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 436,682,983 and 432,350,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                        2,000,000                            
        short-term borrowings
                                                         64,000,000 12,000,000    34,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 46,000,000 30,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 134,000,000 131,000,000 134,409,000 62,525,000 103,479,000 1,440,000 53,832,000 26,713,000 124,212,000 56,072,000 41,385,000 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 436,336,000 and 432,350,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                         2,000,000                           
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 434,824,000 and 432,350,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                          2,000,000                          
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 432,350,000 and 434,266,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                           2,000,000                         
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 433,243,000 and 434,266,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                            2,000,000                        
        total costco stockholders' equity
                                                            12,585,000,000                        
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 433,875,000 and 434,266,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                             2,000,000                       
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 435,254,000 and 434,266,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                              2,000,000                      
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized 434,266,000 and 433,510,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                               2,000,000                     
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,735,000 and 433,510,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                2,000,000                    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,164,000 and 433,510,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                 2,000,000                   
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 436,337,000 and 433,510,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                  2,000,000                  
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 433,510,000 and 435,974,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                   2,000,000                 
        buildings, leasehold and land improvements
                                                                    8,932,000,000 8,869,000,000 8,724,000,000 8,453,000,000 8,014,000,000 7,771,000,000 7,692,000,000 7,749,153,000 7,709,500,000 7,496,626,000 7,432,070,000 7,035,672,000 6,845,447,000 6,644,646,000 6,548,306,000 6,241,357,000 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 440,575,000 and 435,974,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                    2,000,000                
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 440,379,000 and 435,974,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                     2,000,000               
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 439,325,000 and 435,974,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                      2,000,000              
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                    
        minority interest
                                                                       86,000,000 91,000,000 88,000,000 85,000,000 81,857,000 77,054,000 73,570,000 70,477,000 69,317,000 67,698,000 66,148,000 64,455,000 63,358,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 435,974,000 and 432,513,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                       2,000,000             
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                       10,018,000,000 9,473,000,000  8,851,000,000 9,192,061,000 9,115,573,000 8,946,391,000 8,762,411,000 8,623,341,000 8,481,264,000 8,788,400,000 8,971,986,000 9,143,439,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                       21,979,000,000 21,304,000,000            
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 434,868,000 and 432,513,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                        2,000,000            
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 434,027,000 and 432,513,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                         2,000,000           
        total stockholders' equity
                                                                         9,121,000,000           
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 433,170,000 and 432,513,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                          2,000,000          
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 432,513,000 and 437,013,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                           2,163,000         
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 435,056,000 and 437,013,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                            2,175,000        
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 434,230,000 and 437,013,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                             2,171,000       
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 434,962,000 and 437,013,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              2,175,000      
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 437,013,000 and 462,279,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                               2,185,000     
        deferred membership income
                                                                                664,521,000 654,207,000 633,776,000 583,946,000 
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 440,230,000 and 462,279,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                2,201,000    
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 449,327,000 and 462,279,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                 2,247,000   
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 455,392,000 and 462,279,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                  2,278,000  
        common stock .005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 462,279,000 and 472,480,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                   2,312,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-11-23 2025-08-31 2025-05-11 2025-02-16 2024-11-24 2024-09-01 2024-05-12 2024-02-18 2023-11-26 2023-09-03 2023-05-07 2023-02-12 2022-11-20 2022-08-28 2022-05-08 2022-02-13 2021-11-21 2021-08-29 2021-05-09 2021-02-14 2020-11-22 2020-08-30 2020-05-10 2020-02-16 2019-11-24 2019-09-01 2019-05-12 2019-02-17 2018-11-25 2018-09-02 2018-05-13 2018-02-18 2017-11-26 2017-09-03 2017-05-07 2017-02-12 2016-11-20 2016-08-28 2016-05-08 2016-02-14 2015-11-22 2015-08-30 2015-05-10 2015-02-15 2014-11-23 2014-08-31 2014-05-11 2014-02-16 2013-11-24 2013-09-01 2013-05-12 2013-02-17 2012-11-25 2012-09-02 2012-05-06 2012-02-12 2011-11-20 2011-08-28 2011-05-08 2011-02-13 2010-11-21 2010-08-29 2010-05-09 2010-02-14 2009-11-22 2009-08-30 2009-05-10 2009-02-15 2008-11-23 2008-08-31 2008-05-11 2008-02-17 2007-11-25 2007-09-02 2007-05-13 2007-02-18 2006-11-26 
                                                                                     
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                     
          net income
        2,001,000,000 2,610,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,788,000,000 1,798,000,000 2,354,000,000 1,681,000,000 1,743,000,000 1,589,000,000 2,160,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,878,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,320,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,233,000,000 971,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,404,000,000 852,000,000 947,000,000 856,000,000 1,110,000,000 916,000,000 901,000,000 777,000,000 1,053,000,000 762,000,000 713,000,000 651,000,000 932,000,000 706,000,000 521,000,000 555,000,000 785,000,000 549,000,000 555,000,000 487,000,000 778,000,000 519,000,000 607,000,000 505,000,000 705,000,000 479,000,000 473,000,000 431,000,000 622,000,000 464,000,000 554,000,000 421,000,000 622,000,000 405,000,000 412,000,000 328,000,000 500,000,000 341,000,000 369,000,000 332,000,000 437,000,000 311,000,000 305,000,000 270,000,000 374,000,000 210,000,000 239,000,000 263,000,000 397,828,000 295,066,000 327,850,000 261,981,000 372,422,000 223,986,000 249,478,000 236,886,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                     
          depreciation and amortization
        597,000,000 774,000,000 552,000,000 552,000,000 548,000,000 706,000,000 516,000,000 514,000,000 501,000,000 688,000,000 472,000,000 470,000,000 447,000,000 594,000,000 438,000,000 436,000,000 432,000,000 559,000,000 402,000,000 416,000,000 404,000,000 505,000,000 382,000,000 389,000,000 369,000,000 473,000,000 336,000,000 352,000,000 331,000,000 431,000,000 327,000,000 344,000,000 335,000,000 441,000,000 320,000,000 312,000,000 297,000,000 408,000,000 291,000,000 285,000,000 271,000,000 351,000,000 262,000,000 260,000,000 254,000,000 321,000,000 237,000,000 240,000,000 231,000,000 295,000,000 221,000,000 217,000,000 213,000,000 292,000,000 202,000,000 209,000,000 205,000,000 273,000,000 196,000,000 195,000,000 191,000,000 246,000,000 180,000,000 185,000,000 184,000,000 241,000,000 171,000,000 161,000,000 155,000,000 216,560,000 149,980,000 145,048,000 141,494,000 177,960,000 129,830,000 131,619,000 126,976,000 
          non-cash lease expense
        75,000,000 95,000,000 71,000,000 65,000,000 72,000,000 95,000,000 72,000,000 74,000,000 74,000,000 112,000,000 84,000,000 105,000,000 111,000,000 137,000,000 95,000,000 73,000,000 72,000,000 97,000,000 65,000,000 61,000,000 63,000,000 78,000,000 39,000,000 38,000,000 39,000,000                                                     
          stock-based compensation
        486,000,000 140,000,000 106,000,000 151,000,000 463,000,000 132,000,000 106,000,000 136,000,000 444,000,000 131,000,000 94,000,000 147,000,000 402,000,000 118,000,000 90,000,000 128,000,000 388,000,000 115,000,000 87,000,000 122,000,000 341,000,000 111,000,000 89,000,000 118,000,000 301,000,000 113,000,000 93,000,000 119,000,000 270,000,000 113,000,000 85,000,000 112,000,000 234,000,000 110,000,000 82,000,000 111,000,000 211,000,000 97,000,000 75,000,000 101,000,000 186,000,000 93,000,000 65,000,000 86,000,000 150,000,000 76,000,000 66,000,000 73,000,000 112,000,000 75,000,000 51,000,000 66,000,000 93,000,000 62,000,000 45,000,000 58,000,000 76,000,000 55,000,000 43,000,000 52,000,000 57,000,000 51,000,000 39,000,000 48,000,000 52,000,000 49,000,000 43,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 50,063,000 35,746,000 42,146,000 38,150,000 38,732,000 30,951,000 32,646,000 32,253,000 
          other non-cash operating activities
        -5,000,000  64,000,000 -7,000,000 -72,000,000      -91,000,000 40,000,000 123,000,000 27,000,000 -55,000,000 -7,000,000 111,000,000 66,000,000 25,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 65,000,000 -37,000,000 -2,000,000 16,000,000 -1,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000 15,000,000 -5,000,000 53,000,000 -17,000,000 39,000,000 -51,000,000 -8,000,000 35,000,000 1,000,000 -11,000,000 -17,000,000 29,000,000 5,000,000 -22,000,000 3,000,000 14,000,000 -3,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 -18,000,000 6,000,000 -3,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 8,000,000                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                     
          merchandise inventories
        -3,157,000,000 584,000,000 337,000,000 2,179,000,000 -2,541,000,000 -1,237,000,000 -406,000,000 959,000,000 -1,384,000,000 -368,000,000 -253,000,000 2,586,000,000 -737,000,000 -370,000,000 -1,311,000,000 438,000,000 -2,760,000,000 -361,000,000 -51,000,000 1,100,000,000 -2,580,000,000 -1,056,000,000 659,000,000 1,990,000,000 -2,384,000,000 -127,000,000 40,000,000 875,000,000 -1,324,000,000 -485,000,000 -26,000,000 613,000,000 -1,415,000,000 58,000,000 -217,000,000 1,248,000,000 -1,983,000,000                                         
          accounts payable
        3,818,000,000 -200,000,000 1,062,000,000 -3,059,000,000 2,601,000,000 558,000,000 1,376,000,000 -2,850,000,000 2,854,000,000 490,000,000 545,000,000 -1,904,000,000 487,000,000 125,000,000 796,000,000 -2,419,000,000 3,389,000,000 582,000,000 1,065,000,000 -2,594,000,000 2,785,000,000 2,832,000,000 -34,000,000 -3,201,000,000 2,664,000,000   -2,506,000,000 1,822,000,000 401,000,000 674,000,000 -1,572,000,000 2,058,000,000 24,000,000 655,000,000 -2,128,000,000 3,707,000,000                                         
          other operating assets and liabilities
        873,000,000 -34,000,000 -635,000,000 1,079,000,000 391,000,000 324,000,000 -318,000,000 205,000,000 530,000,000 458,000,000 -999,000,000 298,000,000 415,000,000 32,000,000 -211,000,000 445,000,000 283,000,000 113,000,000 502,000,000 -22,000,000 464,000,000 194,000,000 -46,000,000 344,000,000 236,000,000 223,000,000 38,000,000 26,000,000 336,000,000 72,000,000 253,000,000 -54,000,000 150,000,000 293,000,000 75,000,000 392,000,000 47,000,000 -45,000,000 211,000,000 391,000,000 -10,000,000 144,000,000 227,000,000 186,000,000 -140,000,000 226,000,000 285,000,000 328,000,000 -195,000,000 305,000,000 95,000,000 181,000,000 -121,000,000 67,000,000 218,000,000 168,000,000                     
          net cash from operating activities
        4,688,000,000 3,867,000,000 3,460,000,000 2,748,000,000 3,260,000,000 2,958,000,000 2,999,000,000 731,000,000 4,651,000,000 3,725,000,000 1,541,000,000 3,192,000,000 2,610,000,000 2,506,000,000 1,227,000,000 401,000,000 3,258,000,000 2,940,000,000 3,333,000,000 38,000,000 2,647,000,000 4,242,000,000 1,898,000,000 619,000,000 2,102,000,000 2,293,000,000 2,105,000,000 -219,000,000 2,177,000,000 1,554,000,000 2,105,000,000 109,000,000 2,006,000,000 1,834,000,000 1,606,000,000 493,000,000 2,793,000,000 -169,000,000 1,859,000,000 791,000,000 811,000,000 1,028,000,000 1,229,000,000 900,000,000 1,128,000,000 842,000,000 1,490,000,000 713,000,000 939,000,000 563,000,000 1,349,000,000 423,000,000 1,102,000,000 730,000,000 1,083,000,000 580,000,000 664,000,000 941,000,000 811,000,000 726,000,000 720,000,000 611,000,000 809,000,000 609,000,000 751,000,000 584,000,000 686,000,000 861,000,000 -39,000,000 412,962,000 909,823,000 582,505,000 270,883,000 522,790,000 827,699,000 318,425,000 407,490,000 
          capital expenditures
        -1,526,000,000 -1,966,000,000 -1,131,000,000 -1,137,000,000 -1,264,000,000 -1,577,000,000 -1,062,000,000 -1,031,000,000 -1,040,000,000 -1,556,000,000 -820,000,000 -890,000,000 -1,057,000,000 -1,259,000,000 -854,000,000 -723,000,000 -1,055,000,000 -1,094,000,000 -1,028,000,000 -573,000,000 -893,000,000 -852,000,000 -698,000,000 -545,000,000 -715,000,000 -1,009,000,000 -672,000,000 -587,000,000 -730,000,000 -1,056,000,000 -585,000,000 -508,000,000 -820,000,000 -779,000,000 -540,000,000 -516,000,000 -667,000,000 -849,000,000 -461,000,000 -624,000,000 -715,000,000 -805,000,000 -421,000,000 -612,000,000 -555,000,000 -567,000,000 -405,000,000 -447,000,000 -574,000,000 -704,000,000 -436,000,000 -455,000,000 -488,000,000 -580,000,000 -268,000,000 -289,000,000 -343,000,000 -306,000,000 -313,000,000 -375,000,000 -437,067,000 -388,800,000 
          free cash flows
        3,162,000,000 1,901,000,000 2,329,000,000 1,611,000,000 1,996,000,000 1,381,000,000 1,937,000,000 -300,000,000 3,611,000,000 2,169,000,000 721,000,000 2,302,000,000 1,553,000,000 1,247,000,000 373,000,000 -322,000,000 2,203,000,000 1,846,000,000 2,305,000,000 -535,000,000 1,754,000,000 3,390,000,000 1,200,000,000 74,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,433,000,000 -806,000,000 1,447,000,000 498,000,000 1,520,000,000 -399,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,055,000,000 1,066,000,000 -23,000,000 2,126,000,000 -1,018,000,000 1,398,000,000 167,000,000 96,000,000 223,000,000 808,000,000 288,000,000 573,000,000 275,000,000 1,085,000,000 266,000,000 365,000,000 -141,000,000 913,000,000 -32,000,000 614,000,000 150,000,000 815,000,000 291,000,000 321,000,000 941,000,000 811,000,000 726,000,000 414,000,000 611,000,000 809,000,000 609,000,000 438,000,000 584,000,000 686,000,000 861,000,000 -414,000,000 412,962,000 909,823,000 582,505,000 -166,184,000 522,790,000 827,699,000 318,425,000 18,690,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment
        -1,526,000,000 -1,966,000,000 -1,131,000,000 -1,137,000,000 -1,264,000,000 -1,577,000,000 -1,062,000,000 -1,031,000,000 -1,040,000,000 -1,556,000,000 -820,000,000 -890,000,000 -1,057,000,000 -1,259,000,000 -854,000,000 -723,000,000 -1,055,000,000 -1,094,000,000 -1,028,000,000 -573,000,000 -893,000,000 -852,000,000 -698,000,000 -545,000,000 -715,000,000 -1,009,000,000 -672,000,000 -587,000,000 -730,000,000 -1,056,000,000 -585,000,000 -508,000,000 -820,000,000 -779,000,000 -540,000,000 -516,000,000 -667,000,000 -849,000,000 -461,000,000 -624,000,000 -715,000,000 -805,000,000 -421,000,000 -612,000,000 -555,000,000 -567,000,000 -405,000,000 -447,000,000 -574,000,000 -704,000,000 -436,000,000 -455,000,000 -488,000,000 -580,000,000 -268,000,000 -289,000,000 -343,000,000                     
          purchases of short-term investments
        -195,000,000 -455,000,000 -228,000,000 -98,000,000 -247,000,000 -463,000,000 -288,000,000 -519,000,000 -200,000,000 -675,000,000 -551,000,000 -143,000,000 -253,000,000 -533,000,000 -263,000,000 -67,000,000 -258,000,000 -529,000,000 -418,000,000 -111,000,000 -273,000,000 -592,000,000 -398,000,000 -315,000,000 -321,000,000 -341,000,000 -296,000,000 -141,000,000 -316,000,000 -381,000,000 -272,000,000 -135,000,000 -272,000,000 -378,000,000 -276,000,000 -223,000,000 -402,000,000 -645,000,000 -288,000,000 -302,000,000 -197,000,000 -468,000,000 -376,000,000 -231,000,000 -426,000,000 -647,000,000 -491,000,000 -556,000,000 -809,000,000 -935,000,000 -521,000,000 -260,000,000 -856,000,000 -724,000,000 -455,000,000 -371,000,000 -498,000,000 -748,000,000 -644,000,000 -1,165,000,000 -719,000,000 -1,472,000,000 -593,000,000 -294,000,000 -334,000,000 -420,000,000 -385,000,000 -358,000,000 -643,000,000 -409,712,000 -441,872,000 -613,087,000 -42,105,000 -379,201,000 -236,879,000 -229,024,000 -315,559,000 
          maturities of short-term investments
        340,000,000 355,000,000 34,000,000 211,000,000 541,000,000  412,000,000 151,000,000 878,000,000  82,000,000 238,000,000 274,000,000  87,000,000 309,000,000 444,000,000  132,000,000 339,000,000 484,000,000                            544,000,000 452,000,000 616,000,000 636,000,000 437,000,000 407,000,000 547,000,000 475,000,000 392,000,000 1,140,000,000 493,000,000 502,000,000 479,000,000 549,000,000 300,000,000 271,000,000 308,000,000 391,000,000 369,000,000 353,000,000 667,000,000 547,856,000 490,742,000 402,675,000 119,692,000 450,536,000 223,349,000 308,903,000 434,943,000 
          other investing activities
        -17,000,000 98,000,000 -11,000,000 2,000,000 -15,000,000 -12,000,000 -16,000,000 13,000,000 -4,000,000 63,000,000 7,000,000 -13,000,000 -21,000,000 -5,000,000 -43,000,000 -23,000,000 -29,000,000   4,000,000 7,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 -1,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 -31,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 24,000,000 -2,000,000 28,000,000   -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -21,000,000 21,000,000 -14,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000 -14,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 -1,000,000 20,000,000 -9,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -12,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000                   
          net cash from investing activities
        -1,398,000,000 -1,968,000,000 -1,336,000,000 -1,022,000,000 -985,000,000 -1,703,000,000 -954,000,000 -1,386,000,000 -366,000,000 -1,825,000,000 -1,282,000,000 -808,000,000 -1,057,000,000 -1,487,000,000 -1,035,000,000 -481,000,000 -912,000,000 -1,155,000,000 -1,343,000,000 -355,000,000 -682,000,000 -941,000,000 -1,850,000,000 -470,000,000 -630,000,000 -920,000,000 -774,000,000 -434,000,000 -737,000,000 -1,095,000,000 -694,000,000 -373,000,000 -785,000,000 -816,000,000 -498,000,000 -397,000,000 -655,000,000 -1,025,000,000 -368,000,000 -620,000,000 -332,000,000 -705,000,000 -595,000,000 -527,000,000 -653,000,000 -606,000,000 -596,000,000 -65,000,000 -826,000,000 -1,135,000,000 -261,000,000 -855,000,000 -719,000,000 -65,000,000 -100,000,000 -352,000,000 58,000,000 -377,000,000 -724,000,000 -137,000,000 -1,103,000,000 -406,000,000 -210,000,000 -296,000,000 -323,000,000 -219,000,000 -257,000,000 -302,000,000 -250,554,000 -267,545,000 -873,475,000 -324,818,000 -414,101,000 -230,517,000 -167,586,000 156,894,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                     
          repayments of short-term borrowings
         -227,000,000 -246,000,000 -195,000,000 -194,000,000 -283,000,000 -228,000,000 -236,000,000 -173,000,000 -237,000,000 -178,000,000      -40,000,000                     -4,000,000        -88,000,000    -57,000,000 -120,000,000 5,000,000 -115,000,000 3,000,000 -34,000,000 -83,000,000 -72,000,000 -23,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -15,000,000 -18,000,000 -33,000,000 -48,000,000 -385,000,000 -338,000,000 -1,006,000,000         
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
         200,000,000 246,000,000 237,000,000 133,000,000 300,000,000 245,000,000 239,000,000 144,000,000 250,000,000 188,000,000                           4,000,000 3,000,000 16,000,000 83,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 17,000,000 36,000,000 9,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 33,000,000 110,000,000 56,000,000 127,000,000 -3,000,000 117,000,000 71,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000 34,000,000 46,000,000 45,000,000 265,000,000 338,000,000 1,021,000,000       67,772,000 13,712,000 
          tax withholdings on stock-based awards
        -357,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -389,000,000 -2,000,000 -21,000,000 -292,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -301,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -355,000,000 -1,000,000 -311,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -326,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -270,000,000 -1,000,000 -216,000,000                                             
          repurchases of common stock
        -210,000,000 -280,000,000 -211,000,000 -205,000,000 -207,000,000 -216,000,000 -162,000,000 -160,000,000 -162,000,000 -230,000,000 -162,000,000 -143,000,000 -141,000,000 -185,000,000 -139,000,000 -78,000,000 -37,000,000 -129,000,000 -181,000,000 -106,000,000 -80,000,000 -85,000,000 -34,000,000 -47,000,000 -30,000,000 -52,000,000 -46,000,000 -117,000,000 -32,000,000 -90,000,000 -54,000,000 -60,000,000 -124,000,000 -233,000,000 -46,000,000 -68,000,000 -122,000,000 -136,000,000 -137,000,000 -71,000,000 -142,000,000 -256,000,000 -123,000,000 -84,000,000 -18,000,000 -163,000,000    -36,000,000 -180,000,000 -140,000,000 -149,000,000 -163,000,000 -277,000,000 -108,000,000 -94,000,000 -145,000,000 -435,000,000 -110,000,000   -2,000,000 -67,000,000 -234,055,000 -254,237,000 -122,847,000 -284,168,000 -471,446,000 -587,405,000 -507,107,000 -411,649,000 
          cash dividend payments
        -577,000,000 -1,153,000,000 -515,000,000 -515,000,000 -514,000,000 -515,000,000 -7,107,000,000 -905,000,000 -452,000,000 -399,000,000 -400,000,000 -797,000,000 -351,000,000 -350,000,000 -698,000,000 -310,000,000 -4,430,000,000 -310,000,000 -619,000,000 -287,000,000 -573,000,000 -286,000,000 -251,000,000 -501,000,000 -250,000,000 -219,000,000   -3,508,000,000 -198,000,000 -198,000,000 -394,000,000 -176,000,000   -351,000,000 -2,358,000,000   -311,000,000 -136,000,000   -271,000,000 -120,000,000   -237,000,000 -104,000,000   -210,000,000 -90,000,000 -89,000,000 -180,000,000 -79,000,000 -79,000,000 -157,000,000 -70,000,000   -138,989,000 -62,985,000   -128,107,000 -58,277,000   
          financing lease payments and other financing activities
        -23,000,000 -29,000,000 -20,000,000 -77,000,000 -21,000,000                                                                         
          net cash from financing activities
        -1,167,000,000 -1,593,000,000 -748,000,000 -241,000,000 -1,193,000,000 -1,816,000,000 -698,000,000 -7,276,000,000 -974,000,000 -664,000,000 -735,000,000 -352,000,000 -863,000,000 -1,940,000,000 -676,000,000 -828,000,000 -839,000,000 -719,000,000 -419,000,000 -4,650,000,000 -700,000,000 -1,918,000,000 2,999,000,000 -1,392,000,000 -836,000,000 -1,000,000 -397,000,000 -49,000,000 -700,000,000 -267,000,000 -266,000,000 -690,000,000 -58,000,000 -1,077,000,000 -1,316,000,000 -165,000,000 -660,000,000 -331,000,000 -301,000,000 -1,563,000,000 -224,000,000 -481,000,000 -1,470,000,000 -265,000,000 -108,000,000 -244,000,000 -318,000,000 -153,000,000 -71,000,000 -172,000,000 -19,000,000 114,000,000 121,000,000 -1,270,000,000 -619,000,000 -459,000,000 67,000,000 -1,015,000,000 241,000,000 -416,000,000 -87,000,000 -707,000,000 -123,000,000 116,000,000 -5,000,000 -214,000,000 -102,000,000   -374,887,000 -54,245,000 -181,731,000 -2,132,000 -504,141,000 985,541,000 -416,798,000 -229,234,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -67,000,000 19,000,000 104,000,000 -36,000,000 -81,000,000 63,000,000 -38,000,000   -29,000,000 -1,000,000 82,000,000 -37,000,000 -69,000,000 -142,000,000 -24,000,000 -14,000,000 -34,000,000 18,000,000 14,000,000 48,000,000 68,000,000 -7,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 4,000,000 -17,000,000 -14,000,000 -49,000,000 46,000,000 -20,000,000 67,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000 -52,000,000 20,000,000 61,000,000 -29,000,000 -2,000,000 -104,000,000 33,000,000 -211,000,000 -136,000,000 10,000,000 30,000,000 -64,000,000 13,000,000 -60,000,000 -34,000,000 -21,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 3,000,000 49,000,000 -69,000,000 -57,000,000 52,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000             
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
        2,056,000,000 325,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,449,000,000 1,001,000,000 -498,000,000       653,000,000 -990,000,000 -626,000,000 -932,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,032,000,000 1,589,000,000 -4,953,000,000 1,313,000,000 1,451,000,000 3,040,000,000 -1,241,000,000 643,000,000 1,371,000,000 933,000,000 -698,000,000 723,000,000 178,000,000 1,096,000,000 -908,000,000 1,143,000,000 8,000,000 -206,000,000                                           
          cash and cash equivalents beginning of year
        14,161,000,000 9,906,000,000 13,700,000,000 10,203,000,000 11,258,000,000 12,277,000,000 8,384,000,000 6,055,000,000 4,546,000,000 3,379,000,000 4,801,000,000 5,738,000,000 4,644,000,000 3,528,000,000 4,009,000,000 3,214,000,000 3,157,000,000 2,619,000,000 2,779,733,000 1,510,939,000 
          cash and cash equivalents end of period
        16,217,000,000  1,480,000,000 1,449,000,000 10,907,000,000  1,309,000,000 -7,916,000,000 17,011,000,000  -477,000,000 2,114,000,000 10,856,000,000  -626,000,000 -932,000,000 12,751,000,000  1,589,000,000 -4,953,000,000 13,590,000,000  3,040,000,000 -1,241,000,000 9,027,000,000  933,000,000 -698,000,000 6,778,000,000  1,096,000,000 -908,000,000 5,689,000,000  -206,000,000 -61,000,000 4,805,000,000  1,251,000,000 -1,421,000,000 5,054,000,000  -803,000,000 -103,000,000 5,969,000,000  606,000,000 431,000,000 4,699,000,000  1,035,000,000 516,000,000 3,897,000,000  402,000,000 70,000,000 4,319,000,000  727,000,000 -384,000,000 3,739,000,000  279,000,000 517,000,000 3,617,000,000  378,000,000 490,000,000 2,215,000,000  581,277,000 -474,973,000 2,742,354,000  1,589,031,000 -271,196,000 1,843,101,000 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first 12 weeks of the year for:
                                                                                     
          interest
        43,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 11,000,000 44,000,000 39,000,000 28,000,000 10,000,000 52,000,000 39,000,000 24,000,000 10,000,000 52,000,000 43,000,000 26,000,000 12,000,000 64,000,000 51,000,000 20,000,000 14,000,000 64,000,000 53,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 50,000,000 69,000,000 4,000,000 19,000,000 49,000,000 62,000,000 3,000,000 24,000,000 54,000,000 32,000,000 45,000,000 20,000,000 34,000,000 30,000,000 41,000,000 21,000,000 31,000,000 24,000,000 37,000,000 23,000,000 33,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 21,000,000 32,000,000 22,000,000 33,000,000 31,000,000 1,000,000 55,000,000 56,000,000 1,000,000 55,000,000 1,000,000 54,000,000 57,000,000 53,000,000 -2,000,000 54,000,000 -1,000,000 53,000,000 -3,053,000 53,008,000 -2,729,000 59,342,000 -2,565,000 6,994,000 -1,228,000 6,168,000 
          income taxes
        239,000,000 1,269,000,000 850,000,000 397,000,000 401,000,000 870,000,000 252,000,000 987,000,000 210,000,000 791,000,000 807,000,000 422,000,000 214,000,000 819,000,000 652,000,000 263,000,000 206,000,000 660,000,000 112,000,000 632,000,000 123,000,000 594,000,000 78,000,000 283,000,000 97,000,000 407,000,000 103,000,000 544,000,000 133,000,000 425,000,000 118,000,000 347,000,000 314,000,000 656,000,000 71,000,000 287,000,000 171,000,000 408,000,000 98,000,000 149,000,000 298,000,000 577,000,000 177,000,000 282,000,000 150,000,000 570,000,000 88,000,000   510,000,000 63,000,000 310,000,000 118,000,000 461,000,000 132,000,000 215,000,000 148,000,000 283,000,000 202,000,000 175,000,000 82,000,000 291,000,000 52,000,000 253,000,000 41,000,000 249,000,000 140,000,000 148,000,000 28,000,000 297,433,000 32,364,000 221,442,000 64,161,000 349,731,000 35,358,000 288,040,000 113,154,000 
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
                                                                                     
          financing lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified leases
        18,000,000  -10,000,000 -8,000,000 111,000,000  76,000,000 68,000,000 29,000,000  54,000,000 -2,000,000 49,000,000  459,000,000                                                               
          operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified leases
        93,000,000  180,000,000 42,000,000 15,000,000  -28,000,000 127,000,000 18,000,000  29,000,000 63,000,000 68,000,000  7,000,000                                                               
          capital expenditures included in liabilities
        258,000,000 78,000,000 -49,000,000 -40,000,000 204,000,000 22,000,000 37,000,000                                                                       
          impairment of assets and other non-cash operating activities
             26,000,000 -28,000,000 -50,000,000 43,000,000                                                                     
          repayments of long-term debt
                             -1,500,000,000 -500,000,000   -89,000,000 -28,000,000 -58,000,000 -1,100,000,000    -88,000,000                      -1,000,000 -44,000,000 -4,000,000 -35,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000     -2,722,000 -301,810,000 -1,956,000 -1,406,000 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
             498,000,000                            91,000,000    88,000,000        107,000,000 114,000,000   3,000,000 -2,000,000               28,109,000 2,761,000 1,714,000 70,555,000 53,000 1,991,567,000   
          cash and cash equivalents end of year
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                     
          cash dividend declared, but not yet paid
          62,000,000       53,000,000    47,000,000    39,000,000 -4,120,000,000 4,430,000,000  23,000,000   1,000,000 34,000,000   31,000,000 -1,000,000 220,000,000  3,092,000,000    21,000,000 176,000,000  -2,182,000,000 2,202,000,000 156,000,000  20,000,000 -1,000,000 137,000,000  15,000,000 120,000,000   -1,000,000 105,000,000  15,000,000    12,000,000    9,000,000 69,000,000  6,646,000 -106,000 63,069,000     
          cash paid during the first thirty-six weeks of the year for:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first half of the year for:
                                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                     
          maturities and sales of short-term investments
                             529,000,000 372,000,000 380,000,000 397,000,000 431,000,000 179,000,000 281,000,000 340,000,000 335,000,000 155,000,000 277,000,000 311,000,000 339,000,000 312,000,000 318,000,000 416,000,000 441,000,000 382,000,000 302,000,000 584,000,000 574,000,000 223,000,000 295,000,000 342,000,000 606,000,000                                
          dividend to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                     
          acquisition of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                     
          financing lease payments
              -18,000,000 -12,000,000 -82,000,000                                                                     
          other financing activities
              1,000,000 -2,000,000  -109,000,000 -167,000,000 -21,000,000 -4,000,000 -96,000,000 -22,000,000 -11,000,000 -26,000,000 5,000,000 -7,000,000 -39,000,000 6,000,000 -43,000,000 -5,000,000 -29,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -37,000,000 -26,000,000   -11,000,000 -2,000,000   44,000,000 -39,000,000   -3,000,000    -2,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000   -1,000,000 -1,000,000 39,000,000             
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
               -7,916,000,000 3,311,000,000  -477,000,000                          1,426,000,000  1,251,000,000 -1,421,000,000 253,000,000 -262,000,000 -803,000,000 -103,000,000 231,000,000 2,000,000 606,000,000 431,000,000 55,000,000 -804,000,000 1,035,000,000 516,000,000 369,000,000 -1,263,000,000 402,000,000 70,000,000 310,000,000 -73,000,000 727,000,000 -384,000,000 525,000,000 -1,199,000,000 279,000,000 517,000,000 460,000,000 74,000,000 378,000,000   -229,229,000 581,277,000 -474,973,000 -37,379,000 -381,203,000 1,589,031,000 -271,196,000 332,162,000 
          impairment of assets
                                                                                     
          deferred income taxes
                  -4,000,000 -16,000,000 -2,000,000 -35,000,000 13,000,000 -13,000,000 -2,000,000 75,000,000 5,000,000 -12,000,000 -9,000,000 109,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 5,000,000 180,000,000 -6,000,000 4,000,000 -31,000,000 -28,000,000 43,000,000 -62,000,000 -2,000,000 -76,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000 49,000,000 111,000,000    -59,000,000    -61,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 -8,000,000 -18,000,000 35,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000    -16,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000   -1,000,000 -2,000,000             
          repayments of long-term borrowings
                                                                                    
          acquisitions
                             -30,000,000                                                        
          change in bank payments outstanding
                      -89,000,000 36,000,000 -46,000,000 187,000,000 68,000,000 -107,000,000 40,000,000 282,000,000 -128,000,000 -139,000,000 122,000,000 44,000,000 -96,000,000 69,000,000 193,000,000                                                 
          leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities
                        118,000,000                                                             
          leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
                        61,000,000                                                             
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                     
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first quarter for:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first thirty-six weeks of year for:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first half of year for:
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first twelve weeks of year for:
                                                                                     
          change in bank checks outstanding
                                     103,000,000 10,000,000 -410,000,000 377,000,000     208,000,000 19,000,000 -126,000,000 -20,000,000 83,000,000 -13,000,000 -94,000,000 -21,000,000 170,000,000 -31,000,000 -45,000,000 2,000,000 11,000,000 -18,000,000 -298,000,000 235,000,000 45,000,000 489,000,000 -237,000,000 160,000,000 -549,000,000 354,000,000 -392,000,000 73,000,000 -111,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000 16,000,000 -26,000,000 65,000,000 -86,000,000 25,000,000     -69,504,000 -32,189,000   
          property and equipment acquired, but not yet paid
                                                                                     
          excess tax benefits on stock-based awards
                                         -1,000,000 2,000,000 -39,000,000 -74,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000 -10,000,000 -62,000,000 -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -65,000,000 -3,000,000 -7,000,000 -13,000,000 -38,000,000 -14,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 -36,000,000                     
          minimum tax withholdings on stock-based awards
                                         -1,000,000 -201,000,000 -1,000,000 -219,000,000 -1,000,000 -177,000,000 -1,000,000 -163,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -116,000,000 -3,000,000 -104,000,000                     
          property acquired under build-to-suit and capital leases
                                                                                     
          bank overdraft
                                          29,000,000 -94,000,000 -178,000,000                                         
          decrease in merchandise inventories
                                                                                     
          increase in accounts payable
                                              434,000,000 -1,917,000,000 1,435,000,000 94,000,000 549,000,000 -1,208,000,000 1,445,000,000 -74,000,000 660,000,000 -1,368,000,000 1,311,000,000 80,000,000 401,000,000 -1,046,000,000 1,283,000,000 -56,000,000 469,000,000 -1,066,000,000 991,000,000 286,000,000 418,000,000 -861,000,000 961,000,000 13,000,000 328,000,000 -767,000,000 871,000,000 -8,000,000 270,000,000 -784,000,000 777,000,000 -318,623,000 260,493,000 -634,355,000 788,673,000 -58,505,000 202,889,000 -525,350,000 815,884,000 
          increase in merchandise inventories
                                               1,375,000,000 -1,473,000,000 -210,000,000 -285,000,000 933,000,000 -1,328,000,000 21,000,000 -187,000,000 1,023,000,000 -1,420,000,000 -303,000,000 -73,000,000 533,000,000 -1,055,000,000 -56,000,000 -107,000,000 735,000,000 -1,062,000,000 -285,000,000   -912,000,000 -93,000,000   -795,000,000 -48,000,000 -226,000,000 976,000,000 -1,096,000,000 209,405,000 -81,832,000 519,711,000 -839,076,000 106,899,000 7,843,000 441,426,000 -828,681,000 
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                  16,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000 25,000,000 10,000,000 38,000,000 32,000,000 14,000,000 25,000,000          25,000,000 29,000,000 23,000,000         
          distribution to noncontrolling interests
                                                          -22,000,000                         
          purchase of noncontrolling interest in costco mexico
                                                                                     
          sales and maturities of short-term investments
                                                                                     
          cash paid during the first fiscal quarter for:
                                                                                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the initial consolidation of costco mexico at the beginning of fiscal 2011:
                                                                                     
          sales of investments
                                                         43,000,000 81,000,000 59,000,000 61,000,000 179,000,000 112,000,000 96,000,000 95,000,000 137,000,000 51,000,000 177,000,000 237,000,000 240,000,000 24,000,000 11,000,000 34,000,000             
          increase resulting from initial consolidation of costco mexico
                                                                 165,000,000                 
          (distribution to) investment by noncontrolling interests
                                                                                     
          increase in accrued property and equipment
                                                            8,000,000                         
          property acquired under capital leases
                                                                                     
          unsettled repurchases of common stock
                                                             -11,000,000 7,000,000 -4,000,000 10,000,000   1,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000                
          distribution declared but not paid to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                     
          common stock issued upon conversion of 3.5% zero coupon convertible subordinated notes
                                                         1,000,000             16,000,000 1,000,000   182,000 17,000 100,000 102,000     
          property acquired under capital lease
                                                          11,000,000                         
          decrease in accrued property and equipment
                                                              -15,000,000 109,000,000 -43,000,000                     
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                                                             1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000   32,663,000 4,469,000 5,745,000 4,731,000 1,618,000 7,390,000 1,638,000 3,408,000 
          investment by (distribution to) noncontrolling interests
                                                                                     
          deferred income tax expense
                                                                -14,000,000                     
          proceeds from long-term debt issuance
                                                                78,000,000                     
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                     
          undistributed equity earnings in joint ventures
                                                                    -13,000,000 -7,000,000 -14,000,000 -8,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -12,292,000 -8,389,000 -13,719,000 -7,012,000 -9,618,000 -7,363,000 -11,866,000 -5,233,000 
          proceeds from stock-based awards, net of minimum tax withholdings
                                                                                     
          excess tax benefit on stock-based awards
                                                                    -17,000,000  -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000             
          other non-cash activities
                                                                  8,000,000                   
          change in receivables, other current assets, deferred membership fees, accrued and other current liabilities
                                                                  43,000,000 218,000,000 108,000,000 -44,000,000 141,000,000 -1,000,000 187,000,000 -77,000,000 199,000,000 232,000,000 -212,000,000 -174,085,000 289,946,000 208,597,000 -97,406,000     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 53 and 45 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                                     
          proceeds from stock-based awards
                                                                  71,000,000 81,000,000 60,000,000 25,000,000 82,000,000 50,000,000 36,000,000             
          property acquired under a capital lease
                                                                      80,000,000             
          additions to property and equipment, net of 50 and 54 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first half of fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                                     
          other non-cash items
                                                                    5,000,000 8,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -20,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 25,000,000 7,425,000 -5,132,000 5,316,000 90,000 4,727,000    
          additions to property and equipment, net of 35 and 41 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first fiscal quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                    -306,000,000                 
          other investing items
                                                                     -10,000,000 -6,000,000 8,000,000             
          additions to property and equipment, net of 24, 20, and 21 of non-cash capital expenditures for 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively
                                                                                     
          investments transferred from cash and cash equivalents
                                                                         -1,000,000          
          additions to property and equipment, net of 45 and 23 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 54 and 12 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first half of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 41 and 3 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first fiscal quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                        -313,000,000             
          net gain on sale of property, equipment, investments, and other
                                                                                     
          provision on impaired assets
                                                                         2,000,000 7,000,000 2,000,000         
          minority interest earnings
                                                                                     
          accretion of discount on long-term debt
                                                                         1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 853,000 639,000 629,000 631,000 957,000    
          excess tax benefit on share based awards
                                                                         -2,000,000         
          other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments
                                                                                    
          change in deferred income taxes
                                                                         68,000,000   3,000,000 55,409,000 -14,149,000 -15,629,000 -4,343,000 -80,293,000 9,100,000 -18,816,000 -2,730,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 20, 21, and 42 of non-cash capital expenditures for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                     
          change in certain other assets and other
                                                                         -6,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000         
          distribution to minority interests
                                                                                     
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                         27,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 -63,000,000 -16,750,000 -6,756,000 -2,272,000 18,688,000 14,249,000 6,308,000 -5,237,000 -2,988,000 
          net gain on sale of property, equipment, investments and other
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 23 and 25 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first thirty-six weeks of 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                                     
          sales of short-term investments
                                                                          26,000,000 43,000,000 50,000,000 31,261,000 39,898,000 56,777,000 37,023,000 11,520,000 18,820,000 27,557,000 438,295,000 
          change in minority interests
                                                                          2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,802,000 3,485,000 3,093,000 1,160,000 1,620,000 1,550,000 1,692,000 1,097,000 
          net loss on sale of property, equipment and other
                                                                           4,000,000 1,000,000         
          other-than-temporary impairment loss on short-term investments
                                                                                     
          deferred income tax provision
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 12 and 39 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first half of fiscal 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                                     
          other than temporary impairment loss on short-term investments
                                                                            6,000,000         
          additions to property and equipment, net of 3 and 15 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first fiscal quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            -375,000,000         
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                            -404,000,000         
          provision for impaired assets
                                                                             1,202,000        
          realized and other than temporary impairment loss on investments
                                                                             829,000 1,431,000       
          total adjustments
                                                                             15,134,000 614,757,000 254,655,000 8,902,000 150,368,000 603,713,000 68,947,000 170,604,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 21,429, 41,519, and 3,934 of non-cash capital expenditures for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                     
          investment in unconsolidated joint venture
                                                                                     
          change in other assets and other
                                                                             -3,181,000 9,588,000 -12,830,000 -7,092,000 -1,312,000 -16,501,000 -3,719,000 -15,393,000 
          net gain on sale of property, equipment and other
                                                                                     
          excess tax benefit from share based awards
                                                                              -20,969,000 -5,324,000 -9,195,000     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 25,201 and 14,860 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                     
          changes in bank checks outstanding
                                                                              118,590,000 -155,533,000 216,778,000    128,312,000 
          proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                                     
          repayment of long-term debt
                                                                              -3,576,000 -3,357,000 -31,862,000     
          exercise of stock options
                                                                              163,238,000 49,641,000 69,491,000 132,290,000 62,143,000 77,625,000 35,930,000 
          net loss on sale of property and equipment and other
                                                                               -538,000 -3,104,000 2,077,000 -3,579,000 -159,000 1,556,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 39,239 and 14,186 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first half of fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 14,881 and 19,139 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first fiscal quarters of 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                -437,067,000     
          proceeds from/ (repayments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                                -53,281,000     
          change in receivables, other current assets, deferred income, accrued and other current liabilities
                                                                                 -24,486,000 244,179,000 26,761,000 37,852,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 41,519, 3,934 and (3,150) of accrued capital expenditures for fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                     
          purchase of minority interests
                                                                                     
          proceeds from/(repayments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                                     
          excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options
                                                                                  -7,078,000 -7,778,000 -2,203,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 14,860 and 2,188 of accrued capital expenditures in the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                     
          (repayments) / proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                                     
          common stock issued upon conversion of 3 1/2% zero coupon convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                  284,000   
          accretion of discount on zero coupon notes
                                                                                   617,000 644,000 
          other
                                                                                   -153,000 -5,714,000 
          additions to property and equipment, net of 14,186 and 4,796 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first half of fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                     
          additions to property and equipment, net of 19,139 and 6,304 of non-cash capital expenditures in the first fiscal quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                    -388,800,000 
          net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                    2,567,000 
          common stock issued upon conversion of 3 1/2% zero coupon convertible subordinated notes current liabilities
                                                                                    9,191,000 
          (repayments of)/proceeds from short-term borrowings