TAXES BASED ON INCOME - DEFERRED TAX BALANCES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 03, 2024	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 29, 2022
Deferred tax assets
Compensation related costs	$ 361	$ 409
Lease liabilities	2,100	1,892
Closed store reserves	51	51
Unrealized losses on hedging instruments		74
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	76	101
Deferred Income	102	104
Legal settlements	313
Allowance for uncollectible receivables	30	26
Other		13
Subtotal	3,033	2,670
Valuation allowance	(55)	(83)	$ (72)
Total deferred tax assets	2,978	2,587
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(2,038)	(1,954)
Operating lease assets	(1,985)	(1,759)
Insurance related costs	(241)	(257)
Inventory related costs	(259)	(281)
Equity investments in excess of tax basis		(8)
Other	(16)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(4,539)	(4,259)
Deferred income taxes	$ (1,561)	$ (1,672)