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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Outstanding Financed Payment Obligations | The rollforward of the Company’s outstanding payment obligations that suppliers financed to participating financial institutions, which are included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets, are as follows:
| Years Ended
(In millions) | January 30, 2026 |  | January 31, 2025 |  | February 2, 2024
Financed payment obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year | $ | 1,511 |  |  | $ | 1,356 |  |  | $ | 2,257 |
Payment obligations financed during the year | 9,341 |  |  | 9,926 |  |  | 9,573 |
Financed payment obligations paid during the year | (9,412) |  |  | (9,771) |  |  | (10,474) |
Financed payment obligations outstanding at the end of the year | $ | 1,440 |  |  | $ | 1,511 |  |  | $ | 1,356 |
Schedule Of Other Current Liabilities | Other Current Liabilities - Other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
(In millions) | January 30, 2026 |  | January 31, 2025
Accrued dividends | $ | 673 |  |  | $ | 645 |
Accrued interest | 485 |  |  | 449 |
Self-insurance liabilities | 426 |  |  | 432 |
Sales tax liabilities | 245 |  |  | 195 |
Sales return reserve | 178 |  |  | 167 |
Accrued property taxes | 153 |  |  | 138 |
Income taxes payable | 23 |  |  | 491 |
Other | 1,612 |  |  | 1,435 |
Total | $ | 3,795 |  |  | $ | 3,952 |
Schedule of Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expense | The following lists the primary costs classified in each major expense category:
Cost of Sales |  | Selling, General and Administrative
n Total cost of products sold, including: - Purchase costs, net of vendor funds; - Freight expenses associated with moving merchandise inventories from vendors to selling locations; - Costs associated with operating the Company’s distribution network, including employee compensation and benefit costs and occupancy costs; - Depreciation of assets associated with the Company’s distribution network; n Costs associated with operating FBM and ADG branch locations; n Costs of installation services provided; n Costs associated with shipping and handling to customers, as well as directly from vendors to customers by third parties; n Depreciation of assets used in delivering product to customers; n Costs associated with inventory shrinkage and markdown; n Costs of services performed under the Lowe’s protection plan. |  | n Generally, payroll and benefit costs for retail and corporate employees; n Occupancy costs of retail and corporate facilities; n Advertising; n Store environment costs; n Tender costs, including bank charges, costs associated with credit card interchange fees; n Costs associated with self-insured plans, and premium costs for stop-loss coverage and fully insured plans; n Long-lived asset impairment losses, gains/losses on disposal of assets, and exit costs; n Other administrative costs, such as supplies, and travel and entertainment.

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