CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 2,249	$ 1,666	$ 2,588
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,965	2,824	2,747
Asset impairment charges	68	64	70
Goodwill and fixed asset impairment charges related to Vitacost.com	164
Operating lease asset amortization	614	605	626
LIFO charge (credit)	626	197	(7)
Share-based employee compensation	190	203	185
Company-sponsored pension plans (benefit) expense	(26)	50	(9)
Deferred income taxes	161	(31)	73
Gain on the sale of assets	(40)	(44)	(59)
Loss (gain) on investments	728	821	(1,105)
Other	(8)	64	165
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Store deposits in-transit	(45)	13	83
Receivables	(222)	(61)	(90)
Inventories	(1,370)	80	7
Prepaid and other current assets	(36)	232	(342)
Trade accounts payable	3	438	330
Accrued expenses	(126)	331	1,382
Income taxes receivable and payable	(190)	16	24
Operating lease liabilities	(622)	(618)	(552)
Other	(585)	(660)	699
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,498	6,190	6,815
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,078)	(2,614)	(2,865)
Proceeds from sale of assets	78	153	165
Other	(15)	(150)	(114)
Net cash used by investing activities	(3,015)	(2,611)	(2,814)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		56	1,049
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(552)	(1,442)	(747)
Net payments on commercial paper			(1,150)
Dividends paid	(682)	(589)	(534)
Financing fees paid	(84)	(5)	(9)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	134	172	127
Treasury stock purchases	(993)	(1,647)	(1,324)
Proceeds from financing arrangement		166
Other	(112)	(156)	(125)
Net cash used by financing activities	(2,289)	(3,445)	(2,713)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and temporary cash investments	(806)	134	1,288
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,821	1,687	399
End of year	1,015	1,821	1,687
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,078)	(2,614)	(2,865)
Payments for lease buyouts	21		58
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	(281)	(542)	(359)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(3,338)	(3,156)	(3,166)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	545	607	564
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 698	$ 513	$ 659