Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2021

Taxes Payable Current And Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	2020									2019							2018
	Current			Deferred			Total			Current		Deferred			Total		Current		Deferred		Total
	(millions)
Federal	$	(520	)	$	(179	)	$	(699	)	$	137	$	4		$	141	$	156	$	79	$	235
State and local		1			(148	)		(147	)		33		(10	)		23		54		33		87
	$	(519	)	$	(327	)	$	(846	)	$	170	$	(6	)	$	164	$	210	$	112	$	322

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation

The reasons for this difference and their tax effects are as follows:

	2020			2019			2018
	(millions)
Expected tax	$	(1,006	)	$	153		$	300
State and local income taxes, net of federal income taxes		(140	)		13			59
CARES Act carryback benefit		(205	)		—			—
Goodwill impact		492			—			—
Federal tax reform deferred tax remeasurement		—			—			(17	)
Tax impact of equity awards		8			1			—
Federal tax credits		(5	)		(3	)		(16	)
Change in valuation allowance		24			5			10
Other		(14	)		(5	)		(14	)
	$	(846	)	$	164		$	322

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

	January 30,			February 1,
	2021			2020
	(millions)
Deferred tax assets
Post employment and postretirement benefits	$	126		$	210
Accrued liabilities accounted for on a cash basis for tax purposes		103			165
Lease liabilities		937			864
Unrecognized state tax benefits and accrued interest		39			40
State operating loss and credit carryforwards		194			102
Other		95			110
Valuation allowance		(104	)		(80	)
Total deferred tax assets		1,390			1,411
Deferred tax liabilities
Excess of book basis over tax basis of property and equipment		(937	)		(988	)
Right of use assets		(766	)		(707	)
Merchandise inventories		(300	)		(365	)
Intangible assets		(115	)		(309	)
Other		(180	)		(211	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(2,298	)		(2,580	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(908	)	$	(1,169	)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	January 30,			February 1,			February 2,
	2021			2020			2019
	(millions)
Balance, beginning of year	$	133		$	149		$	140
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		9			18			17
Additions for tax positions of prior years		—			11			13
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(13	)		(20	)		(12	)
Settlements		(4	)		(16	)		—
Statute expirations		(12	)		(9	)		(9	)
Balance, end of year	$	113		$	133		$	149
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current income taxes	$	6		$	12		$	28
Deferred income taxes		3			4			4
Other liabilities (a)		104			117			117
	$	113		$	133		$	149

(a) Unrecognized tax benefits not expected to be settled within one year are included within other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

Additional information regarding unrecognized benefits and related interest and penalties is as follow:

	January 30,		February 1,
	2021		2020
	(millions)
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits, net of deferred tax assets, that if    recognized would affect the effective tax rate	$	90	$	106
Accrued federal, state and local interest and penalties		60		60
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current income taxes		3		4
Other liabilities		57		56