Sears 2013 Annual Report Download - page 99

SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)
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millions February 1,
2014 February 2, 2013
Deferred tax assets and liabilities:
Deferred tax assets:
Federal benefit for state and foreign taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 147 $ 151
Accruals and other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 179
Capital leases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 114
NOL carryforwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,187 722
Postretirement benefit plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 78
Pension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 961 1,208
Deferred revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 202
Credit carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 605
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 163
Total deferred tax assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,650 3,422
Valuation allowance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,366)(2,743)
Net deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 679
Deferred tax liabilities:
Trade names/Intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,059 1,071
Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 156
Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 453
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 117
Total deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,606 1,797
Net deferred tax liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(1,322) $ (1,118)
Income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations is generally determined without regard to other
categories of earnings, such as discontinued operations and other comprehensive income ("OCI"). An exception is
provided in the authoritative accounting guidance when there is income from categories other than continuing
operations and a loss from continuing operations in the current year. In this case, the tax benefit allocated to
continuing operations is the amount by which the loss from continuing operations reduces the tax expense recorded
with respect to the other categories of earnings, even when a valuation allowance has been established against the
deferred tax assets. In instances where a valuation allowance is established against current year losses, income from
other sources, including gain from pension and other postretirement benefits recorded as a component of OCI, is
considered when determining whether sufficient future taxable income exists to realize the deferred tax assets. As a
result, for the year ended February 1, 2014, the Company recorded a tax expense of $97 million in OCI related to the
gain on pension and other postretirement benefits, and recorded a corresponding tax benefit of $97 million in
continuing operations.
We account for income taxes in accordance with accounting standards for such taxes, which requires that
deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences
between the financial reporting and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. Accounting standards also require
that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion of or all of
the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable
income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence
evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred over the three-year periods ended February 1, 2014, February 2, 2013
and January 28, 2012. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our
projections for future growth.