CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,957	$ 2,049	$ 1,747
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,340	2,089	1,948
Asset impairment charge	26	46	37
LIFO charge	19	28	147
Stock-based employee compensation	141	165	155
Expense for Company-sponsored pension plans	94	103	55
Deferred income taxes	201	317	73
Other	(28)	54	72
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects from mergers of businesses:
Store deposits in-transit	13	95	(27)
Receivables	(110)	(59)	(141)
Inventories	(382)	(184)	(147)
Prepaid and other current assets	(172)	(28)	2
Trade accounts payable	16	440	135
Accrued expenses	(118)	275	249
Income taxes receivable and payable	261	(359)	(68)
Contribution to Company-sponsored pension plans		(5)
Other	14	(109)	(22)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,272	4,917	4,215
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,699)	(3,349)	(2,831)
Proceeds from sale of assets	132	45	37
Payments for mergers	(401)	(168)	(252)
Other	93	(98)	(14)
Net cash used by investing activities	(3,875)	(3,570)	(3,060)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	2,781	1,181	576
Payments on long-term debt	(1,355)	(1,245)	(375)
Net borrowings (payments) on commercial paper	435	(285)	25
Dividends paid	(429)	(385)	(338)
Excess tax benefits on stock-based awards		97	52
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	68	120	110
Treasury stock purchases	(1,766)	(703)	(1,283)
Investment in the remaining equity of a noncontrolling interest		(26)
Other	(86)	(92)	(55)
Net cash used by financing activities	(352)	(1,338)	(1,288)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and temporary cash investments	45	9	(133)
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	277	268	401
End of year	322	277	268
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,699)	(3,349)	(2,831)
Payments for lease buyouts	5	35	135
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	72	(35)	(56)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(3,622)	(3,349)	(2,752)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	505	474	477
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 557	$ 1,001	$ 941