CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 28, 2017	Jan. 30, 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,889	$ 1,957	$ 2,049
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,436	2,340	2,089
Asset impairment charge	71	26	46
LIFO (credit) charge	(8)	19	28
Stock-based employee compensation	151	141	165
Expense for company-sponsored pension plans	591	94	103
Goodwill impairment charge	110
Deferred income taxes	(694)	201	317
Other	8	(28)	54
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects from mergers of businesses:
Store deposits in-transit	(265)	13	95
Receivables	61	(110)	(59)
Inventories	(23)	(382)	(184)
Prepaid and other current assets	41	(172)	(28)
Trade accounts payable	158	16	440
Accrued expenses	(40)	(118)	275
Income taxes receivable and payable	(96)	261	(359)
Contribution to company-sponsored pension plans	(1,000)		(5)
Other	23	14	(109)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,413	4,272	4,917
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,809)	(3,699)	(3,349)
Proceeds from sale of assets	138	132	45
Payments for mergers, net of cash acquired	(16)	(401)	(168)
Other	(20)	93	(98)
Net cash used by investing activities	(2,707)	(3,875)	(3,570)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,523	2,781	1,181
Payments on long-term debt	(788)	(1,355)	(1,245)
Net borrowings (payments) on commercial paper	696	435	(285)
Dividends paid	(443)	(429)	(385)
Excess tax benefits on stock-based awards			97
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	51	68	120
Treasury stock purchases	(1,633)	(1,766)	(703)
Investment in the remaining equity of a noncontrolling interest			(26)
Other	(87)	(86)	(92)
Net cash used by financing activities	(681)	(352)	(1,338)
Net increase in cash and temporary cash investments	25	45	9
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	322	277	268
End of year	347	322	277
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,809)	(3,699)	(3,349)
Payments for lease buyouts	13	5	35
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	(188)	72	(35)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(2,984)	(3,622)	(3,349)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	656	505	474
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 348	$ 557	$ 1,001