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STORE CLOSING CHARGES, SEVERANCE COSTS, IMPAIRMENTS AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Costs
Store closing costs and severance recorded for the 13- and 26- week periods ended July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016 were as follows:
millions
Markdowns(1)
 
Severance Costs(2)
 
Lease Termination Costs(2)
 
Other Charges(2)
 
Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation(3)
 
Total Store Closing Costs
Kmart
$
68

 
$
8

 
$
(18
)
 
$
10

 
$
4

 
$
72

Sears Domestic
21

 
23

 
10

 
6

 
4

 
64

Total for the 13 week period ended July 29, 2017
$
89

 
$
31

 
$
(8
)
 
$
16

 
$
8

 
$
136

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kmart
$
3

 
$
1

 
$
(25
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(21
)
Sears Domestic
1

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
1

 
4

Total for the 13 week period ended July 30, 2016
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
(24
)
 
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
(17
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kmart
$
78

 
$
13

 
$
(2
)
 
$
13

 
$
5

 
$
107

Sears Domestic
26

 
34

 
35

 
7

 
9

 
111

Total for the 26 week period ended July 29, 2017
$
104

 
$
47

 
$
33

 
$
20

 
$
14

 
$
218

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kmart
$
54

 
$
6

 
$
(19
)
 
$
11

 
$
4

 
$
56

Sears Domestic
10

 
2

 
2

 
3

 
1

 
18

Total for the 26 week period ended July 30, 2016
$
64

 
$
8

 
$
(17
)
 
$
14

 
$
5

 
$
74

_____________
(1) 
Recorded within cost of sales, buying and occupancy in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) 
Recorded within selling and administrative in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Lease termination costs are net of estimated sublease income, and include the reversal of closed store reserves for which the lease agreement has been terminated and the reversal of deferred rent balances related to closed stores.
(3) 
Costs for the 13- and 26- week periods ended July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016 are recorded within depreciation and amortization in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost
Store closing costs and severance accruals of $228 million, $126 million and $216 million at July 29, 2017, July 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017, respectively, were as shown in the table below. Store closing accruals included $128 million, $57 million and $122 million within other current liabilities and $100 million, $69 million and $94 million within other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at July 29, 2017, July 30, 2016, and January 28, 2017, respectively.
millions
Severance Costs
 
Lease Termination Costs
 
Other Charges
 
Total
Balance at July 30, 2016
$
38

 
$
82

 
$
6

 
$
126

Store closing costs
33

 
98

 
27

 
158

Payments/utilizations
(17
)
 
(36
)
 
(15
)
 
(68
)
Balance at January 28, 2017
54

 
144

 
18

 
216

Store closing costs
47

 
53

 
20

 
120

Store closing capital lease obligations
—

 
25

 
—

 
25

Payments/utilizations
(53
)
 
(60
)
 
(20
)
 
(133
)
Balance at July 29, 2017
$
48

 
$
162

 
$
18

 
$
228
Schedule of Rent Expense
Rent expense consisted of straight-line rent expense offset by amortization of deferred gain on sale-leaseback, as shown in the tables below.
 
13 Weeks Ended July 29, 2017
 
13 Weeks Ended July 30, 2016
millions
Kmart
 
Sears Domestic
 
Sears Holdings
 
Kmart
 
Sears Domestic
 
Sears Holdings
Straight-line rent expense
$
5

 
$
36

 
$
41

 
$
8

 
$
40

 
$
48

Amortization of deferred gain on sale-leaseback
(2
)
 
(17
)
 
(19
)
 
(5
)
 
(17
)
 
(22
)
Rent expense
$
3

 
$
19

 
$
22

 
$
3

 
$
23

 
$
26

 
26 Weeks Ended July 29, 2017
 
26 Weeks Ended July 30, 2016
millions
Kmart
 
Sears Domestic
 
Sears Holdings
 
Kmart
 
Sears Domestic
 
Sears Holdings
Straight-line rent expense
$
11

 
$
73

 
$
84

 
$
17

 
$
77

 
$
94

Amortization of deferred gain on sale-leaseback
(6
)
 
(34
)
 
(40
)
 
(9
)
 
(35
)
 
(44
)
Rent expense
$
5

 
$
39

 
$
44

 
$
8

 
$
42

 
$
50