Fundamentals - Costco (COST)

Segments are charted by their disclosed metrics (revenue, segment profit, etc.). Each line is a single segment. Reconciliation/corporate items are excluded. Major customers are shown as a percentage of revenue. Operational KPIs are grouped by metric concept; sub-metrics appear as separate lines.

Geographic Segments

Business Unit / Product Segments

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Major Customers (% of Revenue)

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Operational KPIs

Average ticket growth (basket_size)

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Active SKUs per Warehouse (capacity)

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Total cardholders (customers)

Inventory shrinkage (defect_rate)

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Employees (headcount)

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Active SKUs (other)

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Active SKUs per warehouse (other)

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Ancillary business count (other)

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Ancillary business locations (other)

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Ancillary businesses (other)

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Ancillary businesses in operation (other)

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Average SKUs per Warehouse (other)

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Average SKUs per warehouse (other)

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Average gasoline price change (other)

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Average hourly rate (other)

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Average hourly wage (other)

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Average price per share repurchased (other)

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Average sales per warehouse (other)

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Average ticket growth (other)

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Average warehouse size (other)

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Capital expenditures (other)

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Car Washes (other)

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Cash dividends declared per share (other)

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Common shares outstanding (other)

Common stock shares outstanding (other)

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Comparable sales ex gas and FX (other)

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Comparable sales ex-gasoline and FX (other)

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Comparable sales, adjusted (other)

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Cost of shares repurchased (other)

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Depots (other)

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Digital sales share (other)

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Digitally originated sales mix (other)

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Digitally originated sales penetration (other)

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Digitally originated share of net sales (other)

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Digitally-enabled sales penetration (other)

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Distribution depots (other)

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Dividends declared (other)

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Dividends per share (other)

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E-commerce Sales Penetration (other)

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E-commerce net sales percentage (other)

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E-commerce sales mix (other)

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E-commerce sales penetration (other)

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E-commerce sales share (other)

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E-commerce share of net sales (other)

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Earnings per share (other)

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Earnings per share (diluted) (other)

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Effective tax rate (other)

Executive Membership Penetration (other)

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Executive member penetration (other)

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Executive member sales penetration (other)

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Executive member share (other)

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Executive member share of net sales (other)

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Executive membership mix (other)

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Executive membership penetration (other)

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Executive membership share (other)

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Executive sales penetration (other)

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FX impact on net sales (other)

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Food Courts (other)

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Food courts (other)

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Gas Stations (other)

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Gas stations (other)

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Gas stations operated (other)

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Gasoline price change (other)

Gasoline price decline (other)

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Gasoline price impact on net sales (other)

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Gasoline price impact on sales (other)

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Gasoline price increase (other)

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Gasoline price inflation (other)

Gasoline sales contribution (other)

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Gasoline sales mix (other)

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Gasoline sales penetration (other)

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Gasoline sales share (other)

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Gasoline share of net sales (other)

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Gasoline volume change (other)

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Gasoline volume growth (other)

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Gross margin (other)

Gross margin percentage (other)

Hearing Aid Centers (other)

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Hearing aid centers (other)

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Hearing-Aid Centers (other)

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Inventory Loss Rate (other)

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Inventory loss rate (other)

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Inventory losses (other)

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Long-term debt (other)

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Membership fee growth (other)

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Membership fee increase (other)

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Membership fee penetration (other)

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Membership fee rate (other)

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Membership fee ratio (other)

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Membership fee revenue (other)

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Membership fee revenue growth (other)

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Membership fee yield (other)

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Membership fees (other)

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Membership fees and other revenue (other)

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Membership fees as % of net sales (other)

Membership fees as percent of net sales (other)

Membership fees as percentage of net sales (other)

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Membership fees percent of net sales (other)

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Membership fees ratio (other)

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Membership fees received (other)

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Merchandise sales mix (other)

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Net income (other)

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Net income attributable to Costco (other)

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Net new warehouses (other)

Net new warehouses opened (other)

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Net property and equipment (other)

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Net sales (other)

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Net sales growth (other)

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Net sales mix (other)

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Net warehouse change (other)

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Net warehouse openings (other)

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New warehouse openings (other)

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New warehouses opened (other)

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Number of Reportable Segments (other)

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One-Hour Photo Centers (other)

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One-hour photo centers (other)

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Online SKUs (other)

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Online sales penetration (other)

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Online sales share (other)

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Online sales share of net sales (other)

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Operating income (other)

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Optical Centers (other)

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Optical Dispensing Centers (other)

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Optical dispensing centers (other)

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Outstanding common shares (other)

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Part-time employee share (other)

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Pharmacies (other)

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Photo Centers (other)

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Photo Processing Centers (other)

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Print Shops (other)

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Print Shops and Copy Centers (other)

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Print shops and copy centers (other)

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Quarterly dividend per share (other)

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Regional offices (other)

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Remaining repurchase authorization (other)

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SG&A as percent of net sales (other)

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SG&A expenses percentage (other)

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SG&A percentage of net sales (other)

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SKUs per warehouse (other)

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Selling, general & administrative expenses (other)

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Selling, general and administrative expense ratio (other)

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Shares outstanding (other)

Shares repurchased (other)

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Shopping frequency growth (other)

Stockholders of record (other)

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Stockholders' equity (other)

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Supervisor training completions (other)

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Total assets (other)

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Union-represented employees (other)

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Warehouse closings (other)

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Warehouse openings (other)

Warehouse openings net (other)

Warehouse openings, net (other)

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Warehouse operating hours (other)

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Warehouses closed (other)

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Warehouses opened (other)

Warehouses planned (other)

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Gasoline volume growth (production_volume)

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Car Washes (properties)

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Member renewal rate (retention)

International comparable sales growth (local currency) (same_store_sales)

Common shares outstanding (shares)

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Distribution/logistics space (square_footage)

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Warehouses in operation (stores)

Paid members (subscribers)

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Shopping frequency growth (transactions)

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Total cardholders (users)

Human capital disclosures. Workforce totals and demographics are point-in-time. Flow metrics use the year-to-date period for 10-Q and full year for 10-K. Workforce actions (RIFs, restructurings, acquisition-related changes) are listed in the table at the bottom.

Workforce Totals

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Demographics

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Workforce Breakdowns

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HCM Metrics — Point-in-Time

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HCM Metrics — Flow (Annual / YTD)

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Workforce Actions

Period End	Type	Status	Announced	Expected Completion	Geography	Segment / Function	Charge	Source	Note
2023-09-03	restructuring	completed				Charter shipping activities (supply chain / logistics)	USD 391 (millions)	other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Downsizing and then discontinuation of charter shipping activities during fiscal 2023; charge predominantly for impairment of certain leased assets, recorded in merchandise costs. Filing discloses no employee-impact figures for this action; included as the only discrete restructuring-type event in FY2023.
2022-05-08	other	completed	2022-03-14	2022-05-08	Global	All employees	USD 77 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	New employee agreement effective March 14, 2022 included increased wages and benefits plus one additional vacation day for employees; a one-time $77 pretax charge was recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. No affected-employee count disclosed.
2022-02-13	other	announced	2022-03-09		United States and Canada	Warehouse and distribution hourly employees	USD 275 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Company disclosed mid-March 2022 wage and benefit increases on its historical three-year cycle, including minimum $0.50/hour increases to U.S. and Canada wage scales. Estimated incremental annualized pre-tax cost approximately $275 million; an additional $85 million one-time true-up to accrued benefits to be recorded in Q3 FY2022. No headcount reduction involved.
2020-11-22	acquisition_addition	completed	2020-03-17		United States and Puerto Rico	Costco Wholesale Logistics (final-mile delivery, installation and white-glove services)		business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Innomel Solutions acquired for $998 million; results consolidated from acquisition date. No employee headcount for the acquired workforce is disclosed in this filing.
2020-08-30	other	completed				Company-wide (merchandise costs $108; SG&A $456)	USD 564 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Fiscal 2020 pandemic workforce cost action: company paid $564 million in incremental wage (hazard premium) and sanitation costs; recorded $108 in merchandise costs and $456 in SG&A.
2020-08-30	acquisition_addition	completed	2020-03-17	2020-03-17	United States and Puerto Rico	U.S. operations (final-mile delivery for e-commerce)	USD 998 (millions)	business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Acquired Innovel Solutions on March 17, 2020 for $998 million cash, adding final-mile delivery, installation and white-glove capabilities; acquired employee headcount not disclosed.
2020-08-30	acquisition_addition	completed	2020-03-17		United States and Puerto Rico	E-commerce / final-mile delivery and installation		business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Acquired Innovel Solutions for $998 million; headcount added through the acquisition not disclosed. Filer notes results were not material to 2020 consolidated results.
2020-08-30	acquisition_addition	completed	2020-03-17		United States and Puerto Rico	Logistics / Delivery	USD 998 (millions)	Note 2 - Acquisition of Innovel f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Acquired Innovel Solutions for $998 million. Headcount not explicitly disclosed.
2020-08-30	other	completed	2020-02-27		United States	Pharmacy Benefit Management		Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Acquired 35% interest in Navitus Health Solutions. Headcount not explicitly disclosed.
2020-08-30	acquisition_addition	completed	2020-03-17	2020-03-17	United States and Puerto Rico	Logistics / Delivery	USD 998 (millions)	business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Acquired Innovel Solutions for $998 million. Headcount not explicitly disclosed.
2020-08-30	other	completed	2020-02-01	2020-02-01	United States	Pharmacy Benefits		MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Acquired 35% interest in Navitus Health Solutions. Headcount not disclosed.
2019-02-17	other	announced	2019-03-13		United States and Canada	Hourly employees	USD 55 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Wage increase for starting and supervisor employees plus paid bonding leave for hourly employees, effective March 2019; disclosed estimated annualized pre-tax cost of approximately $50-$60 million (midpoint shown). No headcount reduction involved.
2018-05-13	other	announced	2018-06-06		United States	U.S. hourly employees	USD 115 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Wage increases for the majority of U.S. hourly employees funded by 2017 Tax Act savings, effective June 2018; disclosed estimated annualized pre-tax cost range of $110-$120 million (midpoint shown). No headcount reduction involved.
2014-08-31	plant_closure	completed		2013-09	Mexico	Other International		Item_2_Properties f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Acapulco, Mexico warehouse closed in September 2013 due to storm damage; reflected as the single closing in fiscal 2014 warehouse roll-forward. No headcount impact quantified. Note: filing predates Reg S-K Item 101(c) human capital requirements; demographic, turnover, training, safety, and pay-ratio disclosures are absent from this era of the filer's 10-K.
2012-09-02	acquisition_addition	completed	2012-06-13	2012-07-10	Mexico	Other International Operations	USD 789 (millions)	other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Stock Purchase Agreement dated 2012-06-13; acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest from joint venture partner Controladora Comercial Mexicana closed 2012-07-10 for $789 million. Associated charge is purchase consideration, not severance. No incremental headcount disclosed: Mexico's 32 warehouses were already fully consolidated beginning fiscal 2011, so the transaction changed ownership of existing headcount rather than adding employees.
2011-08-28	restructuring	in_progress					USD 9,000,000 (absolute)	restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2010-08-29	plant_closure	completed				Warehouse operations	USD 6 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	One warehouse was closed during fiscal 2010 as part of a relocation to a larger facility (14 opened, 1 closed); no workforce reduction or affected-employee count was disclosed, so the headcount impact is treated as neutral. The associated charge is the aggregate fiscal 2010 warehouse closing expense of $6 million (accelerated depreciation and remaining lease obligations), which was part of an $8 million net provision that also included $2 million of long-lived asset impairment charges; the charge is an aggregate figure not explicitly tied to this single closure.
2009-08-30	plant_closure	completed		2009-07	United States	Costco Home (home-furnishings format locations)	USD 8 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Two Costco Home locations closed in July 2009; the $8 million impairment of long-lived assets was primarily related to these closures. The FY2009 net provision for impaired assets and closing costs totaled $17 million, which also included $9 million of warehouse closing expenses largely tied to warehouse relocations. No affected-employee count was disclosed.
2009-08-30	plant_closure	completed	2009-07	2009-07-31	United States	Costco Home	USD 17 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Closure of two Costco Home locations in July 2009; $17 net provision comprised $9 warehouse closing expenses and $8 impairment charges. Employees affected not disclosed. Warehouse count table shows 4 net closures in 2009 (2 relocations plus the two Costco Home closures).
2009-08-30	plant_closure	completed		2009-07-31	United States	Costco Home	USD 8 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Closure of two Costco Home locations in July 2009. Impairment charges of $8 million recorded. Employee count not explicitly disclosed.
2009-08-30	plant_closure	completed		2009-07-31	United States	Retail	USD 8 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Impairment charges primarily related to the closing of two Costco Home locations in July 2009.
2009-08-30	plant_closure	completed		2009-08-30	United States	Retail	USD 9 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Warehouse closing expenses for the fiscal year.
2009-05-10	plant_closure	announced		2009-07-31	United States	Costco Home	USD 7 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Q3 charge of $7 million primarily related to closure of the two Costco Home locations in July 2009; no employee headcount affected was disclosed.
2009-05-10	plant_closure	announced		2009-07-31	United States	Costco Home	USD 7 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Q3 charge of $7 million primarily related to planned July 2009 closure of the company's two Costco Home locations; no employee counts disclosed. Closure also referenced in Expansion Plans.
2008-08-31	plant_closure	completed			United States and international (not disaggregated)	Warehouse operations	USD 9,091 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Fiscal 2008 warehouse count roll-forward shows 10 warehouses closed, all attributable to relocations to larger/better-located facilities (34 opened, net 24). Closing expenses cover accelerated depreciation and remaining lease obligations, not severance; no employee-impact counts disclosed. Related impairment of long-lived assets was $9,972 thousand, offset by $18,815 thousand of net gains on real property sales.
2006-09-03	plant_closure	completed				Warehouse operations	USD 4 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	28 warehouses opened and 3 closed during fiscal 2006, all closures due to relocations to larger, better-located facilities; no employee impact quantified. Fiscal 2006 warehouse closing expenses of $3.8 million; year-end reserve for warehouse closing costs of $7.0 million (largely future lease obligations from relocated warehouses).
2005-08-28	plant_closure	completed				Warehouse operations	USD 11,619 (thousands)	restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Fiscal 2005 warehouse closing expenses within a $16,393 net provision (also $3,893 asset impairment and $881 property-sale losses). Closings were largely relocations to larger facilities; no employee-impact counts disclosed. Year-end closing-cost reserve was $9,556, mostly future lease obligations.
2005-08-28	plant_closure	completed		2005-08-28	United States and international (not specified)	Warehouse clubs	USD 16,393 (thousands)	other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Five warehouses closed or relocated during fiscal 2005 (net of 21 openings); no employee counts disclosed. FY2005 provision of $16,393 thousand comprised $3,893 impairment, $11,619 warehouse closing expenses and $881 net losses on real property sales
2005-08-28	acquisition_addition	completed	2005-06-30	2005-06-30	United States	CWC Travel Inc. (travel services)	USD 3,961 (thousands)	other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Acquisition of the remaining 4% interest in CWC Travel Inc., bringing ownership to 100%; purchase price $3,961 thousand with $3,440 goodwill recorded. No headcount added disclosed
2004-02-15	other	completed	2003-10-12	2004-03-07	California, United States	Supermarket industry (external labor event)		MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Southern California supermarket union employees (not Costco employees) went on strike beginning October 12, 2003; Costco estimated the strike positively impacted its warehouse sales by roughly 75 to 100 basis points. Union members voted to accept management's offer on March 7, 2004 and returned to work over the following two weeks.
2003-08-31	plant_closure	completed				Warehouse operations	USD 11,836 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Six warehouses closed during fiscal 2003, with closings including relocations to larger, better-located facilities. Filer states closing costs relate principally to relocations of warehouses that were not otherwise impaired; no affected-employee count is disclosed. Total fiscal 2003 provision was $19,500 thousand: $11,836 warehouse closing expenses, $4,697 impairment of long-lived assets tied to scheduled warehouse closings, and $2,967 net losses on real property sales. Year-end reserve for warehouse closing costs was $8,609 thousand, of which $7,833 related to lease obligations.
2003-08-31	plant_closure	completed		2003-08-31	United States and international (not specified)	Warehouse operations	USD 11,836 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Six warehouses closed during fiscal 2003 (net of relocations, per Item 2 openings/closings table); fiscal 2003 provision included $11,836 thousand of warehouse closing expenses plus $4,697 thousand long-lived asset impairment and $2,967 thousand net losses on real property sales. No employee counts disclosed for the closures.
2003-08-31	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-03-31	Canada	Administrative	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Reorganization of Canadian administrative operations. $7,765 thousand pre-tax charge expensed in fiscal 2002. Completed in first quarter of fiscal 2002.
2003-08-31	plant_closure	completed			Global	Warehouse Operations	USD 11,836 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Provision for impaired assets and closing costs included $11,836 thousand for warehouse closing expenses in fiscal 2003.
2003-08-31	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-12-01	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Total pre-tax cost $26,765k; $7,765k expensed in FY2002. Employee count not disclosed.
2003-05-11	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-12-31	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization completed by end of Q1 FY2002. Costs included employee severance, implementation, consolidation of support systems, and employee relocation.
2003-02-16	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-12-01	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Costs consisted primarily of employee severance, implementation and consolidation of support systems and employee relocation. Completed by end of Q1 FY2002.
2002-11-24	plant_closure	in_progress			United States	Warehouse operations	USD 5,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Provision for impaired assets and closing costs of $5,000 (thousands) in Q1 FY2003 relates to warehouse closing costs; no employee count, severance detail, or completion date is disclosed. A separate $2,305 (thousands) pre-tax non-cash SFAS 144 impairment charge for closed warehouses is disclosed in the accounting policies footnote; no workforce impact quantified.
2002-11-24	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-02-03	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations completed in Q1 FY2002. Costs included employee severance, system consolidation, and relocation.
2002-09-01	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Multi-year program: total cost $26,765 pre-tax, with $19,000 pre-tax expensed in fiscal 2001 and the captured $7,765 pre-tax ($4,775 after-tax, ~$0.01 per diluted share) expensed in fiscal 2002. Costs consisted primarily of employee severance, support-system consolidation and employee relocation. Filing states reorganization was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2002; no employee headcount affected was disclosed.
2002-09-01	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2001-11-04	Canada	Administrative operations	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Program total was $26,765 pre-tax, of which $19,000 was expensed in fiscal 2001; only the $7,765 pre-tax ($4,775 after-tax, $0.01 per diluted share) charged in fiscal 2002 is captured here. Costs were primarily severance, systems consolidation and employee relocation; reorganization completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Employees affected not disclosed.
2002-09-01	plant_closure	completed			United States and international	Warehouse operations	USD 13,683 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Six warehouses closed during fiscal 2002 (35 opened, 6 closed), with $13,683 of warehouse closing expense offset by $398 of net real-property sale gains, within a total $21,050 provision. Reserve for warehouse closing costs was $11,845 at year-end, of which $10,395 related to future lease obligations. Employees affected not disclosed.
2002-09-01	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-09-01	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Reorganization of Canadian administrative operations. Total costs were $26,765 pre-tax. $7,765 pre-tax was expensed in fiscal 2002. Reorganization completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Costs consisted primarily of employee severance, implementation and consolidation of support systems and employee relocation.
2002-09-01	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2002-03-31	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 7,765 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization of Canadian administrative operations. Total pre-tax cost $26,765k; $7,765k expensed in FY2002. Reorganization completed in first quarter of fiscal 2002. Employee count not disclosed.
2002-05-12	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 27,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Consolidation of Canadian administration announced January 2001; total pre-tax cost $27,550 thousand, of which $8,550 expensed in Q1 fiscal 2002 (employee severance, systems consolidation, relocation). Reorganization completed; no further costs anticipated.
2002-05-12	plant_closure	in_progress				Warehouse operations	USD 8,643 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Warehouse closing costs of $8,643 thousand in first 36 weeks of fiscal 2002 (5 warehouses closed since end of Q3 fiscal 2001), offset by gains on sales of real property; closing cost reserve of $13,433 at May 12, 2002. No employee counts disclosed.
2002-05-12	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 27,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administration; costs consisted primarily of employee severance, support-system consolidation and employee relocation. Originally estimated at $26,000 thousand pre-tax; actual total $27,550 thousand, of which $8,550 thousand was expensed in Q1 FY2002. Filer states the reorganization is complete with no further costs anticipated. No employee count disclosed.
2002-05-12	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada	Warehouse clubs	USD 8,643 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Five warehouses closed in the trailing twelve weeks-to-year period since the end of Q3 FY2001 (34 opened, 5 closed). Warehouse closing costs of $5,126 thousand in Q3 FY2002 and $8,643 thousand YTD, offset by gains on real property sales; closing costs relate to relocations to larger, better-located facilities. No headcount associated with closures is disclosed.
2002-05-12	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Company expensed $8,550 related to reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations, consisting primarily of employee severance, implementation and consolidation of support systems and employee relocation. The reorganization has been completed.
2002-05-12	plant_closure	completed			Global	Warehouse Operations	USD 5,126 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision includes warehouse closing costs of $5,126 for the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Five warehouses were closed since the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2001.
2002-02-17	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations; costs primarily severance, support-system consolidation and employee relocation. $8,550 of the $27,550 actual total was expensed in Q1 FY2002 (prior quarter), reported within provision for impaired assets and closing costs; reorganization reported as completed with no significant additional costs anticipated. No employee count disclosed.
2002-02-17	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations completed. Costs consisted primarily of employee severance, implementation and consolidation of support systems and employee relocation. Total actual cost was $27,550 thousand; $8,550 thousand expensed in Q1 FY2002.
2001-11-25	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17	2001-11-25	Canada	Canadian administrative operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations announced January 17, 2001; total pre-tax costs of $27,550 thousand, of which $8,550 thousand was expensed in Q1 FY2002 as provision for impaired assets and closing costs. Costs consisted primarily of employee severance, systems consolidation, and employee relocation. Substantially complete at end of Q1 FY2002; no significant additional costs anticipated. Employee count not disclosed.
2001-11-25	restructuring	completed	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations announced January 17, 2001; $8,550 thousand expensed in Q1 FY2002 within provision for impaired assets and closing costs, out of an actual total of $27,550 thousand (original estimate $26,000 pre-tax). Costs primarily severance, support-system consolidation and employee relocation. Substantially complete at quarter end with no significant additional costs anticipated; no employee count disclosed.
2001-11-25	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 8,550 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations; costs consisted primarily of employee severance, implementation and consolidation of support systems and employee relocation. Substantially complete at end of Q1 FY2002.
2001-09-02	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 26 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administration; $26 million pre-tax total ($15.6 million after-tax, $0.03 per diluted share), of which $19 million was expensed in fiscal 2001 with the remainder expected in the first quarter of fiscal 2002; no employee count disclosed
2001-09-02	plant_closure	in_progress				Warehouse operations	USD 2 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Seven warehouses closed during fiscal 2001 (includes relocations as well as outright closings); $2.412 million warehouse closing expense within the $18.0 million provision for impaired assets and closing costs, with a $15.4 million closing-cost reserve at year-end; no headcount impact disclosed
2001-09-02	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17	2002-03-31	Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 19,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administrative operations. $19,000 (thousands) expensed in fiscal 2001; total anticipated costs $26,000 (thousands) pre-tax. Employee count not disclosed.
2001-05-13	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Canadian administrative operations	USD 26,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Reorganization and consolidation of Canadian administration; total pre-tax cost estimated at $26,000 thousand ($15,600 after-tax, ~$0.03 per diluted share), expensed as incurred over one to two fiscal quarters; $3,000 thousand expensed this quarter within provision for impaired assets and closing costs. No employee count disclosed.
2001-05-13	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 26 (thousands)	restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Pre-tax estimate of $26,000 thousand ($15,600 thousand after-tax, $.03 per diluted share), expensed as incurred over the next one to two fiscal quarters; $3,000 thousand expensed in the current quarter. No employee count disclosed.
2001-05-13	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 3,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Company announced plans to reorganize and consolidate administration of operations in Canada. Anticipated total costs estimated at $26,000 pre-tax. $3,000 expensed in current quarter as part of provision for impaired assets and closing costs.
2001-02-18	restructuring	in_progress	2001-01-17		Canada	Canadian administrative operations	USD 26,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Consolidation of Canadian administration; costs expensed as incurred over next three to four fiscal quarters. After-tax estimate $15,600 thousand, approximately $0.03 per diluted share. No employee count disclosed.
2001-02-18	restructuring	announced	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative operations	USD 26 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Pre-tax cost estimated at $26.0M ($15.6M after-tax, $0.03/diluted share), expensed as incurred over the next three to four fiscal quarters; no employee count disclosed.
2001-02-18	restructuring	announced	2001-01-17		Canada	Administrative Operations	USD 26 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Plans to reorganize and consolidate administration of operations in Canada. Anticipated costs estimated to total $26,000 pre-tax, to be expensed as incurred over the next three to four fiscal quarters.
2000-09-03	plant_closure	completed			United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 3,956 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for impaired assets and warehouse closing costs included $3,956 thousand in gains on sale of real property offsetting impairment charges. Fiscal 2000 saw 4 warehouse closings.
1999-11-21	plant_closure	in_progress			United States and Canada	Warehouse operations	USD 1,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Q1 FY2000 provision of $1,000 thousand for warehouse closing costs (vs. $2,000 thousand in prior-year Q1), covering warehouses being relocated to new facilities; closing-cost reserve was $22,700 thousand at 1999-11-21, primarily future lease obligations. No employee counts, dates, or workforce impact disclosed.
1999-08-29	plant_closure	in_progress	1999			Warehouses and other facilities	USD 30,865 (thousands)	other f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Fourth-quarter fiscal 1999 decision to relocate several non-impaired warehouses to larger, better-located facilities drove the closing-cost provision. Charge comprises $24,773 (thousands) of lease obligations and $6,092 (thousands) of other closedown expenses; only $828 and $3,339 respectively had been expended by fiscal year-end, indicating the program was ongoing. No employee counts affected are disclosed. Filing states amounts in thousands of USD.
1999-08-29	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada	Warehouse operations	USD 30,865 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Seven warehouses closed during fiscal 1999 (includes relocations as well as outright closings); charge comprises $24,773 lease obligations and $6,092 other closedown expenses, within a total $56,500 provision that also includes $31,080 SFAS 121 impairment offset by $5,445 property sale gains. Driven partly by a Q4 decision to relocate several warehouses to larger, better-located facilities. Employee counts not disclosed.
1999-08-29	plant_closure	completed	1999-08-29		United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 30,865 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML	Provision for warehouse closing costs of $30,865 thousand (includes $24,773 for lease obligations and $6,092 for other expenses). 7 warehouses closed during fiscal 1999. Decision made in Q4 1999 to relocate several warehouses to larger/better-located facilities.
1999-08-29	plant_closure	completed	1999-08-29		United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 30,865 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for warehouse closing costs of $30,865 thousand, including $24,773 thousand for lease obligations and $6,092 thousand for other expenses. Related to decision to relocate several warehouses to larger and better-located facilities. 7 warehouses closed in fiscal 1999.
1999-02-14	plant_closure	in_progress		1999-08-29	United States and Canada	Warehouse operations	USD 5 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Pre-tax provision of $5,000 thousand recorded in the first half of fiscal 1999 (including $3,000 thousand in the second quarter) for warehouses being relocated to new facilities; two relocations in the first half of fiscal 1999. No employee counts disclosed.
1998-08-30	acquisition_addition	completed	1998-05-04	1998-06-01	South Korea	Membership warehouse operations	USD 100 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Korean joint venture with Shinsegae acquired two Price Club warehouse operations effective June 1, 1998; initial capitalization ~$100M. Headcount added not disclosed.
1998-05-10	acquisition_addition	completed	1998-05-04	1998-06-01	Republic of Korea	Membership warehouse club operations (Price Club Korea)		subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	JV with Shinsegae Department Store acquired three Price Club Korea warehouses; Costco owns 93.75%. Initial capitalization approx. $100,000 thousand; no employee count disclosed
1998-05-10	plant_closure	completed			Southern California, United States	Distribution (depot) facilities		MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Several Southern California depots consolidated into a new Mira Loma facility in Q2 FY1998; Q3 closing-cost provision of $1,500 thousand included depot consolidation costs, not separately quantified; no employee counts disclosed
1997-11-23	plant_closure	completed			United States	Warehouse clubs	USD 2,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Company recorded a $2,000 thousand pre-tax closing-cost provision for warehouses closed during Q1 FY1998, including relocations; no employee counts or workforce impact disclosed.
1997-08-31	plant_closure	completed		1997-08-31	Not itemized in filing	Warehouse club operations	USD 10,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML	Eight warehouses (a count that includes relocations as well as outright closings) were closed during fiscal 1997. The pre-tax provision of $10,000 thousand covers estimated closing costs for certain warehouses that were or will be replaced by new warehouses. No employee counts were disclosed, so the workforce impact is not quantified; relocations may have transferred rather than reduced staff.
1997-08-31	plant_closure	completed		1997-08-31	United States	Warehouse operations	USD 10 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Eight warehouses closed during fiscal 1997; pre-tax provision of $10M for warehouse closing costs. Employee counts not disclosed. Some closures were relocations to new warehouses.
1997-05-11	plant_closure	in_progress			United States and Canada	Warehouse clubs	USD 8,500 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Pretax provision for warehouse closing costs for the 36 weeks, including relocations; $3,500 thousand of the charge was recorded in Q3. No employee counts disclosed.
1997-05-11	plant_closure	in_progress			United States and Canada	Warehouse clubs	USD 3,500 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Q3 pretax provision for warehouse closing costs, covering warehouses closed or relocated during the quarter; approximately $0.01 per diluted share after tax. No employee counts disclosed.
1997-05-11	plant_closure	completed			United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 4 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Pre-tax provision for warehouse closing costs of $3,500 recorded in Q3 1997. Includes estimated closing costs for warehouses closed in the quarter, including relocations. Employee count not disclosed.
1997-05-11	plant_closure	completed			Canada	Warehouse Operations		MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Closed outright one warehouse in Canada during the first 36 weeks of fiscal 1997. No specific charge or employee count disclosed for this closure.
1997-02-16	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada	Warehouse operations	USD 5,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Five warehouses closed in first half of fiscal 1997; pretax closing cost provision of $5,000 thousand. No employee count disclosed.
1997-02-16	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada		USD 5,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Pretax provision of $5,000 for warehouse closing costs recorded in the first half of fiscal 1997. Includes estimated closing costs for five warehouses closed in the first half of fiscal 1997 and additional costs related to warehouses closed in the prior year. Employee count not disclosed.
1996-11-24	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada	Warehouse operations	USD 5,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML	Pretax provision of $5,000 thousand for warehouse closing costs, primarily estimated closing costs for four warehouses closed in Q1 fiscal 1997 plus additional costs for clubs closed in the prior year. No employee headcount affected was disclosed.
1996-11-24	plant_closure	completed			United States and Canada	Warehouse club operations	USD 5 (millions)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Pretax provision of $5,000 thousand for warehouse closing costs covering four warehouses closed in Q1 FY1997 plus costs from clubs closed in the prior year; no employee counts disclosed. Includes the St. Laurent, Canada warehouse closed outright during the quarter.
1996-11-24	plant_closure	completed			Canada		USD 5,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Pretax provision for warehouse closing costs of $5,000 includes estimated closing costs for four warehouses closed in Q1 FY97 and additional costs related to warehouse clubs closed in the prior year. One warehouse in St. Laurent, Canada was closed outright.
1996-09-01	restructuring	completed	1994-01-01	1996-09-01	United States	Merchandising, Distribution, Construction, Marketing	USD 120,000 (thousands)	restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for merger and restructuring costs of $120,000 (in thousands) recorded in fiscal 1994. Includes direct transaction expenses, closing of eight operating warehouses, consolidation of central administrative functions, and conversion of management information systems. No specific employee count disclosed for this action in the current filing.
1996-09-01	plant_closure	completed	1996-09-01	1996-09-01	United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 10,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for estimated warehouse closing costs of $10,000 (in thousands) recorded in fiscal 1996. Includes estimated closing costs for certain warehouses replaced by new warehouses, closing of a regional office, and costs related to clubs closed in prior years. Eight warehouses were closed during fiscal 1996.
1996-05-12	plant_closure	completed			United States (California, Connecticut, New Hampshire)	Warehouse club operations	USD 6,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Provision covers five warehouses closed during the quarter plus closing costs for relocated warehouses; no employee count or severance breakdown disclosed. Locations named for the six warehouses closed through 36 weeks: Concord, Colton, Hayward, Rohnert Park (CA), North Haven (CT), Portsmouth (NH).
1996-05-12	plant_closure	completed			United States	Warehouses	USD 6,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Pre-tax provision for warehouse closing costs of $6,000 thousand includes estimated closing costs for five warehouses closed outright in the third quarter of fiscal 1996 as well as closing costs associated with warehouses which were relocated to new facilities. Specific employee counts are not disclosed.
1996-02-18	plant_closure	announced		1996-05-12	United States	Warehouse club operations		MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Five US warehouses closed in the fiscal 1996 third quarter-to-date period; closing costs to be recognized as anticipated warehouse closing costs in Q3 FY1996 (12 weeks ending May 12, 1996). No employee counts or charge amounts disclosed.
1996-02-18	plant_closure	completed			Concord, California, United States	Warehouse club operations		MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	One warehouse closed in Concord, California during the first half of fiscal 1996; no employee count or charge disclosed.
1995-09-03	restructuring	in_progress	1993-10-21		United States and Canada	Corporate and regional support functions	USD 17 (millions)	restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Multi-year merger integration program; $120.0M total provision recorded in fiscal 1994, of which $17.2M was expended during fiscal 1995 (administrative consolidation, systems conversion, other). Employees affected not disclosed.
1995-09-03	divestiture_reduction	completed	1994-07-28	1994-12-20	United States	Non-club commercial real estate segment (discontinued operations)		discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Exchange Transaction completed 1994-12-20; headcount transferred not disclosed. Fiscal 1995 recorded an $83.4M non-cash loss on disposal (not a severance charge).
1995-09-03	plant_closure	completed		1995-09-03	United States and Canada	Warehouse clubs	USD 8 (millions)	MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML	Five warehouses closed during fiscal 1995 (some replaced by new locations); $7.5M pre-tax provision for estimated warehouse closing costs. Employees affected not disclosed.
1995-09-03	restructuring	completed	1994-01-01	1995-09-03	United States	Corporate and Warehouse Operations	USD 120,000 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for merger and restructuring costs of $120,000 pre-tax recorded in fiscal 1994 related to the merger of Price and Costco. Includes direct transaction costs, consolidation of functions, closing of facilities, severance, and write-offs. No specific employee count disclosed.
1995-09-03	plant_closure	completed	1995-01-01	1995-09-03	United States	Warehouse Operations	USD 7,500 (thousands)	MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0	Provision for estimated warehouse closing costs of $7,500 pre-tax. Includes closing of 5 warehouses and a regional office. No specific employee count disclosed.