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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Components of receivables

The components of receivables, net, follow:

in millions	February 2, 2020				February 3, 2019
Card receivables	$	778			$	696
Rebate receivables	668				660
Customer receivables	292				284
Other receivables	368				296
Receivables, net	$	2,106			$	1,936

Summary of property and equipment useful lives

The estimated useful lives of our property and equipment follow:

	Life
Buildings	5 – 45 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	2 – 20 years
Leasehold improvements	5 – 45 years

Summary of goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill follow:

in millions	Fiscal				Fiscal				Fiscal
	2019				2018				2017
Goodwill, balance at beginning of year	$	2,252			$	2,275			$	2,093
Acquisitions (1)	—				4				164
Dispositions	—				(15		)		—
Other (2)	2				(12		)		18
Goodwill, balance at end of year	$	2,254			$	2,252			$	2,275

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(1) Includes purchase price allocation adjustments.

(2)

Primarily reflects the impact of foreign currency translation.

Summary of other operating cost and expense

Gross advertising expense included in SG&A follows:

in millions	Fiscal				Fiscal				Fiscal
	2019				2018				2017
Gross advertising expense	$	1,186			$	1,156			$	995

The co-op advertising allowances recorded as an offset to advertising expense follow:

in millions	Fiscal				Fiscal				Fiscal
	2019				2018				2017
Specific, incremental, and identifiable co-op advertising allowances	$	282			$	235			$	198

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