CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 17, 2024	Aug. 12, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,421	$ 783
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,728	1,674
Operating lease asset amortization	327	330
LIFO charge	62	102
Share-based employee compensation	89	92
Deferred income taxes	(31)	(278)
Gain on the sale of assets	(9)	(43)
Loss (gain) on investments	105	(290)
Other	41	78
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Store deposits in-transit	124	(14)
Receivables	(256)	227
Inventories	271	630
Prepaid and other current assets	(202)	68
Accounts payable	176	403
Accrued expenses	(74)	(359)
Income taxes receivable and payable	95	252
Operating lease liabilities	(296)	(378)
Other	(107)	1,087
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,464	4,364
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,179)	(1,954)
Proceeds from sale of assets	309	89
Other	(35)	70
Net cash used by investing activities	(1,905)	(1,795)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(99)	(708)
Dividends paid	(420)	(376)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	93	36
Treasury stock purchases	(116)	(47)
Other	(100)	(69)
Net cash used by financing activities	(642)	(1,164)
Net increase in cash and temporary cash investments	917	1,405
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,883	1,015
End of period	2,800	2,420
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,179)	(1,954)
Payments for lease buyouts	46
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	57	183
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(2,076)	(1,771)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	192	308
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 197	$ 290