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MULTI-EMPLOYER PENSION PLANS (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2023 USD ($) item | Jan. 29, 2022 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Escrow deposits |  |  | $ 271
Other Health And Welfare Benefits Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 1,129 | $ 1,197 | 1,262
Pension Benefits |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | 620 | 1,109 | 619
Charge (before-tax) related to pension plan agreements | 25 |  |
Charge (after-tax) related to pension plan agreements | 19 |  |
Total withdrawal liability and commitment to transition reserve, after-tax |  |  | 754
Payment of commitment | 226 | 523 |
Pension Benefits | Other current liabilities |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Short-term commitments to transition reserve | $ 240 | 233 |
Pension Benefits | Other long-term liabilities |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Long-term commitments to transition reserve |  | 233 |
Pension Benefits | Red zone | Maximum |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Percentage of funded status | 65.00% |  |
Pension Benefits | Yellow zone | Maximum |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Percentage of funded status | 80.00% |  |
Pension Benefits | Green zone | Minimum |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Percentage of funded status | 80.00% |  |
Pension Benefits | SO CA UFCW Unions & Food Employers Joint Pension Trust Fund |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 84 | 83 | 86
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 2 |  |
Pension Benefits | Desert States Employers & UFCW Unions Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 20 | 22 | 19
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 1 |  |
Pension Benefits | Sound Variable Annuity Pension Trust |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 14 | 24 | 29
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 5 |  |
Pension Benefits | Rocky Mountain UFCW Unions and Employers Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 27 | 29 | 28
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 2 |  |
Pension Benefits | Oregon Retail Employees Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 9 | 10 | 9
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 3 |  |
Pension Benefits | Bakery and Confectionary Union & Industry International Pension Fund |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 7 | 8 | 8
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 4 |  |
Pension Benefits | Retail Food Employers & UFCW Local 711 Pension |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 11 | 11 | 11
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 1 |  |
Pension Benefits | United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 282 | 550 | 29
Charge (before-tax) related to pension plan agreements |  |  | $ 962
Repayment period of commitments to transition reserve liability |  |  | 3 years
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 1 |  |
Pension Benefits | Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 40 | 37 | $ 35
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 5 |  |
Pension Benefits | Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 34 | 37 | 12
Pension Benefits | UFCW Consolidated Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 56 | 243 | 321
Amount transferred, before tax, in net accrued pension liabilities and prepaid escrow funds |  | 449 |
Amount transferred, net of tax, in net accrued pension liabilities and prepaid escrow funds |  | $ 344 |
Period of additional contribution |  | 7 years |
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 3 |  |
Pension Benefits | IBT Consolidated Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 7 | $ 29 | 18
Minimum percentage of total contributions received by pension fund | 5.00% |  |
Most significant collective bargaining agreements count | item | 3 |  |
Pension Benefits | Others. |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Employer contribution to multi-employer plans | $ 29 | $ 26 | 14
Pension Benefits | New Variable Annuity Pension Plan |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Additional commitment to transition reserve |  |  | $ 27

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