CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021	Nov. 07, 2020	Aug. 15, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 09, 2019	Aug. 17, 2019	May 23, 2020	May 25, 2019	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales	$ 30,737	$ 29,723	$ 30,489	$ 28,893	$ 27,974	$ 28,168	$ 41,549	$ 37,251	$ 132,498	$ 122,286	$ 121,852
Operating expenses
Merchandise costs, including advertising, warehousing, and transportation, excluding items shown separately below	23,691	22,901	23,551	22,507	21,798	22,007	31,454	28,983	101,597	95,294	95,103
Operating, general and administrative	6,338	5,194	5,297	4,985	5,097	4,811	7,671	6,314	24,500	21,208	20,786
Rent	192	205	204	209	201	200	273	274	874	884
Rent											884
Depreciation and amortization	674	631	617	655	624	591	825	779	2,747	2,649	2,465
Operating profit	(158)	792	820	537	254	559	1,326	901	2,780	2,251	2,614
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(106)	(129)	(135)	(140)	(137)	(130)	(174)	(197)	(544)	(603)	(620)
Non-service component of company-sponsored pension plan costs	1	9	8	2	(1)	(4)	11	3	29		(26)
Gain on investments	153	162	368	(9)	106	(45)	422	106	1,105	157	228
Gain on sale of businesses								176		176	1,782
Net earnings before income tax expense	(110)	834	1,061	390	222	380	1,585	989	3,370	1,981	3,978
Income tax expense	(34)	202	241	71	79	93	373	226	782	469	900
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	(76)	632	820	319	143	287	1,212	763	2,588	1,512	3,078
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	1	1	(8)	(120)	(10)		(9)	3	(147)	(32)
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co.	$ (77)	$ 631	$ 819	$ 327	$ 263	$ 297	$ 1,212	$ 772	$ 2,585	$ 1,659	$ 3,110
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share	$ (0.10)	$ 0.81	$ 1.04	$ 0.40	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 1.53	$ 0.96	$ 3.31	$ 2.05	$ 3.80
Average number of common shares used in basic calculation	761	772	777	797	802	800	780	798	773	799	810
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share	$ (0.10)	$ 0.80	$ 1.03	$ 0.40	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 1.52	$ 0.95	$ 3.27	$ 2.04	$ 3.76
Average number of common shares used in diluted calculation	761	780	786	804	807	805	788	805	781	805	818

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