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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Reserves

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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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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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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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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 ($)	Jan. 28, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022	Jun. 03, 2022	Oct. 19, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 2,065,000,000	$ 2,109,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net	25,000,000	$ 29,000,000
Letter of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	144,000,000
Letter of credit \| ABL Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	923,000,000
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 2,600,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, optional increase			750,000,000
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Accounts receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, eligibility percent				90.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Pharmacy receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, eligibility percent				90.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Credit card receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, eligibility percent				90.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Inventories \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, eligibility percent				90.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| Inventories \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, eligibility percent				92.50%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility \| ABL Credit Facility \| United States
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity, reserves	95,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	2,740,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net	$ 9,000,000
Line of credit \| Letter of credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000