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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 30, 2021
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Summary of the changes in net goodwill | ​
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​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Balance beginning of year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill | ​ | $ | 5,737 | ​ | $ | 5,729 | ​
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ |  | (2,661) | ​ |  | (2,642) | ​
Subtotal | ​ |  | 3,076 | ​ |  | 3,087 | ​
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Activity during the year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Mergers | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 8 | ​
Impairment losses | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (19) | ​
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Balance end of year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill | ​ |  | 5,737 | ​ |  | 5,737 | ​
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ |  | (2,661) | ​ |  | (2,661) | ​
Total Goodwill | ​ | $ | 3,076 | ​ | $ | 3,076 | ​
Summary of intangible assets | ​
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​ | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019 |
​ |  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |
​ | ​ | amount | ​ | amortization(1) | ​ | amount | ​ | amortization(1) |
Definite-lived pharmacy prescription files | ​ |  | 315 | ​ |  | (167) | ​ |  | 320 | ​ |  | (133) | ​
Definite-lived customer relationships | ​ | ​ | 186 | ​ | ​ | (143) | ​ | ​ | 186 | ​ | ​ | (120) | ​
Definite-lived other | ​ |  | 110 | ​ |  | (78) | ​ |  | 106 | ​ |  | (68) | ​
Indefinite-lived trade name | ​ |  | 685 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 685 | ​ |  | — | ​
Indefinite-lived liquor licenses | ​ |  | 89 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 90 | ​ |  | — | ​
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Total | ​ | $ | 1,385 | ​ | $ | (388) | ​ | $ | 1,387 | ​ | $ | (321) | ​
(1) | 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.
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Schedule of future amortization expense associated with the net carrying amount of definite-lived intangible assets | ​
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2021 |  | $ | 58
2022 | ​ |  | 51
2023 | ​ |  | 38
2024 | ​ |  | 34
2025 | ​ |  | 30
Thereafter | ​ |  | 12
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Total future estimated amortization associated with definite-lived intangible assets | ​ | $ | 223

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