CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2025	Feb. 03, 2024	Jan. 28, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 2,672	$ 2,169	$ 2,249
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,246	3,125	2,965
Asset impairment charges	98	69	68
Goodwill and fixed asset impairment charges related to Vitacost.com			164
Operating lease asset amortization	603	625	614
LIFO charge	95	113	626
Share-based employee compensation	175	172	190
Company-sponsored pension plans	(2)	(9)	(26)
Deferred income taxes	(102)	(155)	161
Gain on sale of assets	(70)	(56)	(40)
Gain on sale of business	(79)
Loss (gain) on investments	148	(151)	728
Other	22	78	(8)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Store deposits in-transit	(97)	(88)	(45)
Receivables	(288)	14	(222)
Inventories	(144)	342	(1,370)
Prepaid and other current assets	(166)	72	(36)
Accounts payable	253	545	44
Accrued expenses	107	(222)	(167)
Income taxes receivable and payable	76	68	(190)
Operating lease liabilities	(609)	(695)	(622)
Other	(144)	772	(585)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,794	6,788	4,498
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(4,017)	(3,904)	(3,078)
Proceeds from sale of assets	377	101	78
Net proceeds from sale of business	464
Other	(52)	53	(15)
Net cash used by investing activities	(3,228)	(3,750)	(3,015)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	10,502	15
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(4,883)	(1,301)	(552)
Dividends paid	(883)	(796)	(682)
Financing fees paid	(116)		(84)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	127	50	134
Treasury stock purchases	(4,156)	(62)	(993)
Unsettled accelerated share repurchases	(1,000)
Other	(81)	(76)	(112)
Net cash used by financing activities	(490)	(2,170)	(2,289)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and temporary cash investments	2,076	868	(806)
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,883	1,015	1,821
End of year	3,959	1,883	1,015
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(4,017)	(3,904)	(3,078)
Payments for lease buyouts	51		21
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	343	344	(281)
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(3,623)	(3,560)	(3,338)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for net interest	252	488	545
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 681	$ 751	$ 698