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ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 4 Months Ended
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May 22, 2021
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​ Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation ​ The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated accounts of The Kroger Co., its wholly-owned subsidiaries and other consolidated entities. The January 30, 2021 balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements and, due to its summary nature, does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. References to the “Company” in these Consolidated Financial Statements mean the consolidated company. ​ In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include adjustments, all of which are of a normal, recurring nature that are necessary for a fair statement of results of operations for such periods but should not be considered as indicative of results for a full year. The financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted, pursuant to SEC regulations. Accordingly, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021. ​ The unaudited information in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the first quarter ended May 22, 2021 and May 23, 2020, includes the results of operations of the Company for the 16-week periods then ended. ​ Fair Value Measurements ​ Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: ​ Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; ​ Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable; ​ Level 3 – Unobservable pricing inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. ​ The Company records cash and temporary cash investments, store deposits in-transit, receivables, prepaid and other current assets, trade accounts payable, accrued salaries and wages and other current liabilities at approximated fair value. Certain other investments and derivatives are recorded as Level 1, 2 or 3 instruments. The equity investment in Ocado is measured at fair value through net earnings. The fair value of all shares owned, which is measured using Level 1 inputs, was $1,329 and $1,808 as of May 22, 2021 and January 30, 2021, respectively, and is included in “Other assets” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. An unrealized loss of $479 and gain of $422 for this level 1 investment was recorded in the first quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included in “(Loss) gain on investments” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to Note 2 for the disclosure of debt instrument fair values. ​

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