Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Oct. 28, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,711,767	$ 2,758,477	$ 2,364,244
Short-term investments	0	506,165	511,618
Accounts receivable, net	419,790	327,166	345,866
Merchandise inventories	5,543,413	4,187,243	4,725,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	544,427	706,676	422,719
Federal, state, and foreign income taxes recoverable	97,616	0	19,737
Total current assets	9,317,013	8,485,727	8,390,034
Net property at cost	5,165,875	5,006,053	4,858,284
Goodwill	97,348	100,069	196,365
Other assets	445,006	466,166	433,012
TOTAL ASSETS	15,025,242	14,058,015	13,877,695
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,340,596	2,488,373	2,986,374
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	2,594,561	2,522,961	2,361,422
Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable	78,668	114,203	120,185
Total current liabilities	6,013,825	5,125,537	5,467,981
Other long-term liabilities	1,284,911	1,320,505	1,159,975
Non-current deferred income taxes, net	236,769	233,057	374,276
Long-term debt	2,232,864	2,230,607	2,229,855
Commitments and contingencies (See Note K)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, authorized 5,000,000 shares, par value $1, no shares issued	0	0	0
Common stock, authorized 1,800,000,000 shares, par value $1, issued and outstanding 1,233,145,248; 1,256,018,044 and 1,264,605,010 respectively	1,233,145	1,256,018	1,264,605
Additional paid-in capital	0	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(591,847)	(441,859)	(602,919)
Retained earnings	4,615,575	4,334,150	3,983,922
Total shareholders’ equity	5,256,873	5,148,309	4,645,608
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 15,025,242	$ 14,058,015	$ 13,877,695

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682