CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 1,666	$ 2,588	$ 1,512
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,824	2,747	2,649
Asset impairment charges	64	70	120
Operating lease asset amortization	605	626	640
LIFO charge (credit)	197	(7)	105
Share-based employee compensation	203	185	155
Company-sponsored pension plans expense (benefits)	50	(9)	39
Deferred income taxes	(31)	73	(56)
Gain on sale of businesses			(176)
Gain on the sale of assets	(44)	(59)	(158)
Loss (gain) on investments	821	(1,105)	(157)
Loss on deconsolidation and impairment of Lucky's Market			412
Other	64	165	(109)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects from mergers and disposals of business:
Store deposits in-transit	13	83	3
Receivables	(61)	(90)	(36)
Inventories	80	7	(351)
Prepaid and other current assets	232	(342)	(33)
Trade accounts payable	438	330	342
Accrued expenses	331	1,382	302
Income taxes receivable and payable	16	24	(142)
Operating lease liabilities	(618)	(552)	(639)
Proceeds from contract associated with sale of business			295
Other	(660)	699	(53)
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,190	6,815	4,664
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,614)	(2,865)	(3,128)
Proceeds from sale of assets	153	165	273
Net proceeds from sale of businesses			327
Other	(150)	(114)	(83)
Net cash used by investing activities	(2,611)	(2,814)	(2,611)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	56	1,049	813
Payments on long-term debt including obligations under finance leases	(1,442)	(747)	(2,304)
Net (payments) proceeds on commercial paper		(1,150)	350
Dividends paid	(589)	(534)	(486)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock	172	127	55
Treasury stock purchases	(1,647)	(1,324)	(465)
Proceeds from financing arrangement	166
Other	(161)	(134)	(46)
Net cash used by financing activities	(3,445)	(2,713)	(2,083)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and temporary cash investments	134	1,288	(30)
Cash and temporary cash investments:
Beginning of year	1,687	399	429
End of year	1,821	1,687	399
Reconciliation of capital investments:
Payments for property and equipment, including payments for lease buyouts	(2,614)	(2,865)	(3,128)
Payments for lease buyouts		58	82
Changes in construction-in-progress payables	(542)	(359)	2
Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts	(3,156)	(3,166)	(3,044)
Disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest	607	564	523
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$ 513	$ 659	$ 706