BENEFIT PLANS - MULTI EMPLOYER PLAN (Details) - Multi-employer pension funds - USD ($) $ in Millions	4 Months Ended
May 23, 2020	May 25, 2019
Multiemployer Plans
Incremental contributions (before-tax)	$ 236
Incremental contributions (after-tax)	$ 180
Charge (before-tax) related to pension plan agreements		$ 59
Charge (after-tax) related to pension plan agreements		$ 44

- Definition

Amount of incremental contributions, before tax, made to multiemployer plan, helping stabilize future associate benefits.

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Amount of incremental contributions, net of tax, made to multiemployer plan, helping stabilize future associate benefits.

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The amount of the after-tax charge of commitments and withdrawal liabilities associated with the restructuring of pension plan agreements.

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The amount of the before-tax charge of commitments and withdrawal liabilities associated with the restructuring of pension plan agreements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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