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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 17, 2013
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
Schedule of changes in AOCI by component |
|  | Cash Flow Hedging Activities(1) |  | Available for sale Securities(1) |  | Pension and Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans(1) |  | Total(1) |
Balance at February 2, 2013 |  | $ | (14 | ) | $ | 7 |  | $ | (746 | ) | $ | (753 | )
OCI before reclassifications(2) |  | (9 | ) | 4 |  | — |  | (5 | )
Amounts reclassified out of AOCI |  | 1 |  | — |  | 33 |  | 34 |
Net current-period OCI |  | (8 | ) | 4 |  | 33 |  | 29 |
Balance at August 17, 2013 |  | $ | (22 | ) | $ | 11 |  | $ | (713 | ) | $ | (724 | )
(1) All amounts are net of tax. (2) Net of tax of $(5) and $2 for cash flow hedging activities and available for sale securities, respectively.
Schedule of items reclassified out of AOCI and the related tax effects |
|  | Second Quarter Ended August 17, 2013 |  | Two Quarters Ended August 17, 2013 |
Gains on cash flow hedging activities |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedging activities(1) |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |
Tax (expense) / benefit |  | — |  | — |
Net of tax |  | — |  | 1 |
Pension and postretirement defined benefit plan items |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic pension expense(2) |  | 23 |  | 53 |
Tax expense |  | (9 | ) | (20 | )
Net of tax |  | 14 |  | 33 |
Total reclassifications, net of tax |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 34 |
(1) Reclassified from AOCI into interest expense. (2) Reclassified from AOCI into merchandise costs and operating, general and administrative expense. These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension expense (see Note 4 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details).

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