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Walmart Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 1/31/16 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 3/30/16, at 5:18pm ET   ·   For:  1/31/16   ·   Accession #:  104169-16-79   ·   File #:  1-06991

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 3/30/16  Walmart Inc.                      10-K        1/31/16  107:13M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    461K 
 2: EX-10.(D)   Amended and Restated 2004 Associate Stock Purchase  HTML    126K 
                Plan                                                             
 3: EX-10.(E)   Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of 2015   HTML    129K 
 4: EX-10.(I).1  Amended Schedule Executing Post-Termination        HTML     37K 
                Agreement                                                        
 5: EX-10.(J)   Amended and Restated Walmart Deferred Compensation  HTML    156K 
                Matching Plan                                                    
 6: EX-10.(O)   Form of Stock Incentive Plan - Share-Settled        HTML    118K 
                Performance Unit                                                 
 7: EX-10.(P)   Form of Stock Incentive Plan - Share-Settled        HTML    118K 
                Performance Unit (Wmt Canada)                                    
 8: EX-10.(Q)   Form of Stock Incentive Plan - Restricted Stock     HTML     70K 
                Award                                                            
 9: EX-10.(R)   Form of Stock Incentive Plan - Performance-Based    HTML     71K 
                Restricted Stock Award                                           
10: EX-10.(S)   Form of Stock Incentive Plan - Share-Settled        HTML    106K 
                Restricted Stock Unit (Wmt Canada)                               
12: EX-13       Portions of Our Annual Report to Shareholders       HTML   1.01M 
13: EX-21       List of the Company's Significant Subsidiaries      HTML     36K 
14: EX-23       Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     38K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
11: EX-12.1     Statement Regarding Computation of the Earnings to  HTML     43K 
                Fixed Charges Ratios                                             
15: EX-31.1     Chief Executive Officer Section 302 Certification   HTML     35K 
16: EX-31.2     Chief Financial Officer Section 302 Certification   HTML     35K 
17: EX-32.1     Chief Executive Officer Section 906 Certification   HTML     30K 
18: EX-32.2     Chief Financial Officer Section 906 Certification   HTML     30K 
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26: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    123K 
27: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     77K 
28: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    125K 
29: R5          Consolidated Statement Of Shareholders' Equity and  HTML     91K 
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest                               
30: R6          Consolidated Statement Of Shareholders' Equity and  HTML     31K 
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Parenthetical)               
31: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    120K 
32: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    145K 
33: R9          Net Income Per Common Share                         HTML     63K 
34: R10         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    107K 
35: R11         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     74K 
36: R12         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     44K 
37: R13         Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt            HTML    206K 
38: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     67K 
39: R15         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    113K 
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41: R17         Contingencies                                       HTML     62K 
42: R18         Commitments                                         HTML     57K 
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45: R21         Segments                                            HTML    150K 
46: R22         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     36K 
47: R23         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    122K 
48: R24         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    203K 
                (Policies)                                                       
49: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     97K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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51: R27         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     98K 
52: R28         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     70K 
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55: R31         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     62K 
56: R32         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     90K 
57: R33         Taxes (Tables)                                      HTML    153K 
58: R34         Contingencies Schedule of FCPA Expenses (Tables)    HTML     41K 
59: R35         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     54K 
60: R36         Retirement-Related Benefits (Tables)                HTML     45K 
61: R37         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    145K 
62: R38         Subsequent Event (Tables)                           HTML     35K 
63: R39         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    120K 
64: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     58K 
                (Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment)                      
                (Details)                                                        
66: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     45K 
                (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details)                                 
67: R43         Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule of        HTML     37K 
                Deferred Membership Fee) (Details)                               
68: R44         Net Income Per Common Share (Details)               HTML     58K 
69: R45         Shareholders' Equity (Narrative)(Details)           HTML     81K 
70: R46         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of share-based       HTML     39K 
                compensation expense) (Details)                                  
71: R47         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Activity)         HTML     55K 
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72: R48         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Fair Value of     HTML     41K 
                Restricted Stock) (Details)                                      
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                (Details)                                                        
75: R51         Accrued Liabilities (Details)                       HTML     42K 
76: R52         Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Details)  HTML     54K 
77: R53         Schedule of Short-Term Borrowings (Details)         HTML     35K 
78: R54         Schedule of Lines of Credit (Details)               HTML     46K 
79: R55         Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details)                HTML     70K 
80: R56         Schedule of Debt Maturities (Details)               HTML     48K 
81: R57         Schedule of 2015 Debt Issuances (Details)           HTML     57K 
82: R58         Schedule of Fiscal Year 2016 and 2015 Debt          HTML     94K 
                Maturities (Details)                                             
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                Values Of Interest Rate Swaps) (Details)                         
84: R60         Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Value And Fair    HTML     39K 
                Value Of Long-Term Debt) (Details)                               
85: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R62         Derivative Financial Instruments (Balance Sheet     HTML     59K 
                Classification Of Financial Instruments) (Details)               
87: R63         Taxes (Details)                                     HTML     60K 
88: R64         Taxes Schedule of Income from Continuing            HTML     36K 
                Operations (Details)                                             
89: R65         Taxes Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Details)    HTML     59K 
90: R66         Taxes Schedule of Income Tax Rate (Details)         HTML     47K 
91: R67         Taxes Schedule of Deferred Tax Balances (Details)   HTML     61K 
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                Sheet (Details)                                                  
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94: R70         Contingencies (Details)                             HTML     40K 
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96: R72         Commitments (Details)                               HTML     45K 
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                Acquisitions, Disposals, and Related Items                       
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101: R77         Segment Reconciliation (Details)                    HTML     72K  
102: R78         Segment Revenues and Long-Lived Assets (Details)    HTML     43K  
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104: R80         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     74K  
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