CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	4 Months Ended
	May 25, 2024	May 20, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 956	$ 962
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	978	957
Operating lease asset amortization	187	188
LIFO charge	41	99
Share-based employee compensation	57	49
Deferred income taxes	(64)	(5)
Gain on the sale of assets	(9)	(41)
(Gain) loss on investments	(16)	78
Other	19	71
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Store deposits in-transit	(11)	(16)
Receivables	(102)	274
Inventories	225	419
Prepaid and other current assets	(208)	82
Accounts payable	622	200
Accrued expenses	(327)	(416)
Income taxes receivable and payable	180	198
Operating lease liabilities	(137)	(215)
Other	(49)	(24)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,342	2,860
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(1,304)	(1,028)
Proceeds from sale of assets	304	86
Other	(14)	(5)
Net cash used by investing activities	(1,014)	(947)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(54)	(62)
Dividends paid	(210)	(188)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	85	23
Treasury stock purchases	(103)	(29)
Other	(66)	(40)
Net cash used by financing activities	(348)	(296)
Net increase in cash and temporary cash investments	980	1,617
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,883	1,015
End of period	2,863	2,632
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(1,304)	(1,028)
Payments for lease buyouts	37
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	37	(71)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(1,230)	(1,099)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	70	164
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 119	$ 92