GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2025

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Summary of the changes in net goodwill

	2024		2023
Balance beginning of year
Goodwill	$	5,737	$	5,737
Accumulated impairment losses		(2,821)		(2,821)
Subtotal		2,916		2,916
Activity during the year
Sale of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy see Note 17		(242)		—
Balance end of year
Goodwill		5,385		5,737
Accumulated impairment losses		(2,711)		(2,821)
Total Goodwill	$	2,674	$	2,916

Summary of intangible assets

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets balance through February 1, 2025:

	2024				2023
	Gross carrying		Accumulated		Gross carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization(1)		amount		amortization(1)
Definite-lived pharmacy prescription files(2)	$	247	$	(183)	$	360	$	(259)
Definite-lived customer relationships(2)		148		(145)		186		(179)
Definite-lived other(2)		106		(92)		118		(103)
Indefinite-lived trade name		655		—		685		—
Indefinite-lived liquor licenses		98		—		91		—
Total	$	1,254	$	(420)	$	1,440	$	(541)

(1) Pharmacy prescription files are amortized to merchandise costs, customer relationships are amortized to depreciation and amortization expense and other intangibles are amortized to OG&A expense and depreciation and amortization expense.

(2) The reduction of these definite-lived intangible assets between 2024 and 2023 are primarily the result of the sale of the Kroger Specialty Pharmacy in the third quarter of 2024 (see Note 17).

Schedule of future amortization expense associated with the net carrying amount of definite-lived intangible assets

2025	$	27
2026		12
2027		11
2028		10
2029		10
Thereafter		11
Total future estimated amortization associated with definite-lived intangible assets	$	81