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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2024

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Summary of changes in self-insurance liability

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s self-insurance liability through February 3, 2024:

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​		2023			2022			2021
Beginning balance	​	$	712	​	$	721	​	$	731	​
Expense(1)	​		330	​		227	​		226	​
Claim payments	​		(281)	​		(236)	​		(236)	​
Ending balance	​		761	​		712	​		721	​
Less: Current portion	​		(281)	​		(236)	​		(236)	​
Long-term portion	​	$	480	​	$	476	​	$	485	​

(1) The increase in 2023, compared to 2022 and 2021, was the result of higher claim costs.

Schedule of sales revenue by type of product

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​	​	2023				​	2022				​	2021
​		Amount			% of total		Amount			% of total		Amount			% of total
Non Perishable(1)	​	$	76,903		51.3	%	$	74,121		50.0	%	$	69,648		50.6	%
Fresh(2)	​		35,686		23.8	%		35,433		23.9	%		33,972		24.6	%
Supermarket Fuel	​		16,621		11.1	%		18,632		12.6	%		14,678		10.6	%
Pharmacy	​		14,259		9.5	%		13,377		9.0	%		12,401		9.0	%
Other(3)	​		6,570		4.3	%		6,695		4.5	%		7,189		5.2	%
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Total Sales	​	$	150,039		100	%	$	148,258		100	%	$	137,888		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, Kroger Personal Finance, 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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