ACCOUNTING POLICIES - SELF-INSURANCE AND ADVERTISING (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Changes in self-insurance liability
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 639	$ 599	$ 569
Expense	263	234	246
Claim payments	(220)	(225)	(216)
Assumed from mergers		31
Balance at the end of the period	682	639	599
Less: Current portion	(229)	(223)	(213)
Long-term portion	453	416	386
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs	$ 717	$ 679	$ 648

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with self-insured coverages.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property, arising from business acquisition.

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Amount of cash paid in the period to fully or partially settle claims made against self-insurance coverages.

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 720
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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Carrying amount of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property that are expected to be paid within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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