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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Summary of changes in self-insurance liability | ​
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​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 721 | ​ | $ | 731 | ​ | $ | 689 | ​
Expense | ​ |  | 227 | ​ |  | 226 | ​ |  | 262 | ​
Claim payments | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (220) | ​
Ending balance | ​ |  | 712 | ​ |  | 721 | ​ |  | 731 | ​
Less: Current portion | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (220) | ​
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 476 | ​ | $ | 485 | ​ | $ | 511 | ​
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Schedule of sales revenue by type of product | ​
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​ |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |
Non Perishable(1) | ​ | $ | 74,121 |  | 50.0 | % | $ | 69,648 |  | 50.6 | % | $ | 71,434 |  | 53.9 | %
Fresh(2) | ​ |  | 35,433 |  | 23.9 | % |  | 33,972 |  | 24.6 | % |  | 33,449 |  | 25.2 | %
Supermarket Fuel | ​ |  | 18,632 |  | 12.6 | % |  | 14,678 |  | 10.6 | % |  | 9,486 |  | 7.2 | %
Pharmacy | ​ |  | 13,377 |  | 9.0 | % |  | 12,401 |  | 9.0 | % |  | 11,388 |  | 8.6 | %
Other(3) | ​ |  | 6,695 |  | 4.5 | % |  | 7,189 |  | 5.2 | % |  | 6,741 |  | 5.1 | %
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Total Sales | ​ | $ | 148,258 |  | 100 | % | $ | 137,888 |  | 100 | % | $ | 132,498 |  | 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) | 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. The decrease in 2022, compared to 2021, is primarily due to discontinued patient therapies at Kroger Specialty Pharmacy.
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