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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Summary of changes in self-insurance liability | ​
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​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 696 | ​ | $ | 695 | ​ | $ | 682 | ​
Expense | ​ |  | 209 | ​ |  | 229 | ​ |  | 247 | ​
Claim payments | ​ |  | (216) | ​ |  | (228) | ​ |  | (234) | ​
Ending balance | ​ |  | 689 | ​ |  | 696 | ​ |  | 695 | ​
Less: Current portion | ​ |  | (216) | ​ |  | (228) | ​ |  | (234) | ​
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 473 | ​ | $ | 468 | ​ | $ | 461 | ​
Schedule of sales revenue by type of product | ​
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​ | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 | ​ | 2017 |
​ |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |
Non Perishable (1)(5) | ​ | $ | 61,464 |  | 50.3 | % | $ | 60,649 |  | 49.8 | % | $ | 60,872 |  | 49.4 | %
Fresh (2)(5) | ​ |  | 29,452 |  | 24.1 | % |  | 29,089 |  | 23.9 | % |  | 29,141 |  | 23.6 | %
Supermarket Fuel | ​ |  | 14,052 |  | 11.5 | % |  | 14,903 |  | 12.2 | % |  | 13,177 |  | 10.7 | %
Pharmacy (5) | ​ |  | 11,015 |  | 9.0 | % |  | 10,617 |  | 8.7 | % |  | 10,724 |  | 8.7 | %
Convenience Stores (3) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | - | % | ​ | 944 | ​ | 0.8 | % | ​ | 4,515 | ​ | 3.7 | %
Other (4)(5)(6) | ​ |  | 6,303 |  | 5.1 | % |  | 5,650 |  | 4.6 | % |  | 4,851 |  | 3.9 | %
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Total Sales | ​ | $ | 122,286 |  | 100 | % | $ | 121,852 |  | 100 | % | $ | 123,280 |  | 100 | %
(1)Consists primarily of grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care and natural foods. (2)Consists primarily of produce, floral, meat, seafood, deli, bakery and fresh prepared. (3)The Company completed the sale of its convenience store business unit during the first quarter of 2018. (4)Consists primarily of sales related to food production plants to outside parties, data analytic services, third party media revenue, other consolidated entities, specialty pharmacy, in-store health clinics, digital coupon services and other online sales not included in the categories above. (5)Digital sales, primarily including Pickup, Delivery and pharmacy e-commerce sales, grew approximately 29%, 58% and 90% in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, adjusted to remove the impact of the 53rd week in 2017. These sales are included in the non perishable, fresh, pharmacy, and other line items above. (6)Products and services related primarily to Kroger Personal Finance and Media, which were historically accounted for as an offset to OG&A, are classified as a component of sales as of the beginning of fiscal year 2019, except for certain amounts in Media, which are netted against merchandise costs. These prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current-year presentation.

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