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Amount of contribution received by defined benefit plan from employer which increases plan assets.

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Amount of contributions expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in fiscal year. Excludes contributions paid by employer in current fiscal year.

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Amount of (increase) decrease to benefit obligation of defined benefit plan from irrevocable action relieving primary responsibility for benefit obligation and eliminating risk for obligation and assets used to effect settlement. Includes, but is not limited to, lump-sum cash payment to participant in exchange for right to receive specified benefits, purchase of nonparticipating annuity contract and change from remeasurement.

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Amount, after tax, of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for transition asset (obligation) of defined benefit plan.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of real estate which is owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that is reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge it.

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BENEFIT PLANS (Narrative) (Details) retiree in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Aug. 24, 2017 USD ($) retiree	May 31, 2017 USD ($) retiree	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contributions to pension and post-retirement plans				$ 65	$ 72	$ 134	$ 148
Estimated future employer contributions in current fiscal year				190		190
MetLife \| Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of retirees \| retiree		51
Pension plan settlements		$ 515
Loss reclassification adjustment from AOCI, pension and other postretirement benefit plans				200		$ 200
Minimum \| Scenario, Forecast \| MetLife \| Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Loss reclassification adjustment from AOCI, pension and other postretirement benefit plans			$ 175
Maximum \| Scenario, Forecast \| MetLife \| Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Loss reclassification adjustment from AOCI, pension and other postretirement benefit plans			$ 225
Subsequent Event \| MetLife \| Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of retirees \| retiree	20
Pension plan settlements	$ 512
Craftsman Brand
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Income stream						15 years
Period to contribute to pension plan payments						5 years
Real estate pledged as collateral, at fair value				$ 100		$ 100