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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base, Eligibility Percent

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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Reserves

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Optional Increase

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - ABL Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2022	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 19, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused credit		$ 1,627,000,000
Borrowing base, based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels		2,600,000,000
Remaining availability of credit facility		2,600,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net		$ 29,000,000	$ 35,000,000
Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unutilized commitment fees (as a percent)		0.20%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels		$ 133,000,000
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unutilized commitment fees (as a percent)	0.20%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	90 days
Unused credit	$ 210,000,000
Debt Instrument Unused Borrowing Capacity Percentage Of Borrowing Base	10.00%
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining availability of credit facility	$ 100,000,000
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)	1.25%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base	$ 2,600,000,000	2,600,000,000		$ 2,100,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	750,000,000
Borrowing base, reserves		120,000,000
Borrowing base, based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels		2,612,000,000
Remaining availability of credit facility		1,627,000,000
Notes payable		840,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net		10,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 133,000,000
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Accounts Receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage				90.00%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Credit Card Receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage				90.00%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Inventories \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage				90.00%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Inventories \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage				92.50%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Pharmacy Receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage				90.00%
Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base	$ 100,000,000