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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2019
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Summary of the changes in net goodwill |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Balance beginning of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 5,567 |  | $ | 5,563 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (2,642) |  |  | (2,532) |
Subtotal |  |  | 2,925 |  |  | 3,031 |
Activity during the year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mergers |  |  | 163 |  |  | 18 |
Impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  | (110) |
Held for sale adjustment |  |  | (1) |  |  | (14) |
Balance end of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 5,729 |  |  | 5,567 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (2,642) |  |  | (2,642) |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 3,087 |  | $ | 2,925 |
Summary of intangible assets |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |
|  | amount |  | amortization(1) |  | amount |  | amortization(1) |
Definite-lived favorable leasehold interests |  | $ | 160 |  | $ | (47) |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | (53) |
Definite-lived pharmacy prescription files |  |  | 316 |  |  | (92) |  |  | 238 |  |  | (70) |
Definite-lived customer relationships |  |  | 186 |  |  | (88) |  |  | 93 |  |  | (67) |
Definite-lived other |  |  | 103 |  |  | (55) |  |  | 99 |  |  | (44) |
Indefinite-lived trade name |  |  | 685 |  |  | — |  |  | 641 |  |  | — |
Indefinite-lived liquor licenses |  |  | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | 89 |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 1,540 |  | $ | (282) |  | $ | 1,334 |  | $ | (234) |
| (1) |  | Favorable leasehold interests are amortized to rent expense, pharmacy prescription files are amortized to merchandise costs, customer relationships are amortized to depreciation and amortization expense and other intangibles are amortized to OG&A expense and depreciation and amortization expense.
Schedule of future amortization expense associated with the net carrying amount of definite-lived intangible assets | Future amortization expense associated with the net carrying amount of definite-lived intangible assets for the years subsequent to 2018 is estimated to be approximately:
2019 |  | $ | 87
2020 |  |  | 83
2021 |  |  | 67
2022 |  |  | 59
2023 |  |  | 47
Thereafter |  |  | 140
Total future estimated amortization associated with definite-lived intangible assets |  | $ | 483

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