SEGMENT REPORTING - RETAIL OPERATIONS SEGMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 16, 2025	Aug. 17, 2024	Aug. 16, 2025	Aug. 17, 2024
SEGMENT REPORTING
Sales	$ 33,940	$ 33,912	$ 79,058	$ 79,181
Merchandise costs	26,130	26,261	60,681	61,385
Operating, general and administrative	5,967	5,886	13,890	13,490
Rent	$ 202	$ 199	$ 473	$ 469
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Composition, Description	Other sales and other FIFO EBITDA primarily include other operating segments that are not part of the retail operations segment such as third-party media revenue, data analytic services, specialty pharmacy and in-store health clinics.	Other sales and other FIFO EBITDA primarily include other operating segments that are not part of the retail operations segment such as third-party media revenue, data analytic services, specialty pharmacy and in-store health clinics.	Other sales and other FIFO EBITDA primarily include other operating segments that are not part of the retail operations segment such as third-party media revenue, data analytic services, specialty pharmacy and in-store health clinics.	Other sales and other FIFO EBITDA primarily include other operating segments that are not part of the retail operations segment such as third-party media revenue, data analytic services, specialty pharmacy and in-store health clinics.
Depreciation and amortization	$ (778)	$ (751)	$ (1,829)	$ (1,728)
LIFO charge	(62)	(21)	(102)	(62)
Net Interest expense	(144)	(84)	(343)	(207)
Non-service component of company-sponsored pension plan (expense) benefits	(3)	3	(4)	6
Gain (loss) on investments	56	(121)	37	(105)
Net earnings before income tax expense	772	613	1,875	1,803
Retail operations segment
SEGMENT REPORTING
Sales	33,670	32,942	78,451	76,951
Merchandise costs	23,596	23,010	54,921	53,888
Expenses in gross	2,470	2,535	5,653	5,852
Operating, general and administrative	5,883	5,765	13,692	13,206
Rent	200	196	468	462
FIFO EBITDA	1,521	1,436	3,717	3,543
Other operations segments
SEGMENT REPORTING
Sales	270	970	607	2,230
FIFO EBITDA	$ 182	$ 151	$ 399	$ 356