COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Quarterly Earnings Per Share, Basic in pure from Q1 2010 to Q3 2010

Taxonomy & unit: us-gaap: pure and USD/shares
Description: The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.
Summary: Costco Wholesale Corp /New quarterly/annual Earnings Per Share, Basic history and growth rate from Q1 2010 to Q3 2010.
Costco Wholesale Corp /New Earnings Per Share, Basic for the quarter ending August 29, 2010 was 0.99 pure.

Earnings Per Share, Basic, Quarterly (pure)

Period	TTM Value	Value	YoY Chg	Change %	Start Date	End Date	Report	Filed
Q3 2010		0.99			May 10, 2010	Aug 29, 2010	10-K	2010-10-18
Q1 2010		0.69			Feb 15, 2010	May 9, 2010	10-K	2010-10-18

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