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INCOME TAXES - EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	4 Months Ended
	May 22, 2021	May 23, 2020	Jan. 30, 2021
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	20.20%	23.50%
CARES Act- Deferred social security tax payment period	2 years
CARES Act - Deferred payment of social security taxes			$ 622
Other current liabilities
CARES Act - Deferred payment of social security taxes			311
Other long-term liabilities
CARES Act - Deferred payment of social security taxes			$ 311

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32687-109319

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