CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2024	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 29, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 2,169	$ 2,249	$ 1,666
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,125	2,965	2,824
Asset impairment charges	69	68	64
Goodwill and fixed asset impairment charges related to Vitacost.com		164
Operating lease asset amortization	625	614	605
LIFO charge	113	626	197
Share-based employee compensation	172	190	203
Company-sponsored pension plans (benefit) expense	(9)	(26)	50
Deferred income taxes	(155)	161	(31)
Gain on the sale of assets	(56)	(40)	(44)
(Gain) loss on investments	(151)	728	821
Other	78	(8)	64
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Store deposits in-transit	(88)	(45)	13
Receivables	14	(222)	(61)
Inventories	342	(1,370)	80
Prepaid and other current assets	72	(36)	232
Accounts payable	545	44	903
Accrued expenses	(222)	(167)	(134)
Income taxes receivable and payable	68	(190)	16
Operating lease liabilities	(695)	(622)	(618)
Other	772	(585)	(660)
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,788	4,498	6,190
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,904)	(3,078)	(2,614)
Proceeds from sale of assets	101	78	153
Other	53	(15)	(150)
Net cash used by investing activities	(3,750)	(3,015)	(2,611)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	15		56
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(1,301)	(552)	(1,442)
Dividends paid	(796)	(682)	(589)
Financing fees paid		(84)	(5)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	50	134	172
Treasury stock purchases	(62)	(993)	(1,647)
Proceeds from financing arrangement			166
Other	(76)	(112)	(156)
Net cash used by financing activities	(2,170)	(2,289)	(3,445)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and temporary cash investments	868	(806)	134
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,015	1,821	1,687
End of year	1,883	1,015	1,821
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(3,904)	(3,078)	(2,614)
Payments for lease buyouts		21
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	344	(281)	(542)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(3,560)	(3,338)	(3,156)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	488	545	607
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 751	$ 698	$ 513