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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2025
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Summary of the changes in net goodwill | ​
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​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |
Balance beginning of year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill | ​ | $ | 5,737 | ​ | $ | 5,737 | ​
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ |  | (2,821) | ​ |  | (2,821) | ​
Subtotal | ​ |  | 2,916 | ​ |  | 2,916 | ​
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Activity during the year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Sale of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy see Note 17 | ​ | ​ | (242) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
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Balance end of year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill | ​ |  | 5,385 | ​ |  | 5,737 | ​
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ |  | (2,711) | ​ |  | (2,821) | ​
Total Goodwill | ​ | $ | 2,674 | ​ | $ | 2,916 | ​
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Summary of intangible assets | The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets balance through February 1, 2025: ​
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​ | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 |
​ |  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Gross carrying |  | Accumulated |
​ | ​ | amount | ​ | amortization(1) | ​ | amount | ​ | amortization(1) |
Definite-lived pharmacy prescription files(2) | ​ | $ | 247 | ​ | $ | (183) | ​ | $ | 360 | ​ | $ | (259) | ​
Definite-lived customer relationships(2) | ​ | ​ | 148 | ​ | ​ | (145) | ​ | ​ | 186 | ​ | ​ | (179) | ​
Definite-lived other(2) | ​ |  | 106 | ​ |  | (92) | ​ |  | 118 | ​ |  | (103) | ​
Indefinite-lived trade name | ​ |  | 655 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 685 | ​ |  | — | ​
Indefinite-lived liquor licenses | ​ |  | 98 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 91 | ​ |  | — | ​
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Total | ​ | $ | 1,254 | ​ | $ | (420) | ​ | $ | 1,440 | ​ | $ | (541) | ​
(1) | Pharmacy prescription files are amortized to merchandise costs, customer relationships are amortized to depreciation and amortization expense and other intangibles are amortized to OG&A expense and depreciation and amortization expense.
(2) | The reduction of these definite-lived intangible assets between 2024 and 2023 are primarily the result of the sale of the Kroger Specialty Pharmacy in the third quarter of 2024 (see Note 17).
Schedule of future amortization expense associated with the net carrying amount of definite-lived intangible assets | ​
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2025 |  | $ | 27
2026 | ​ |  | 12
2027 | ​ |  | 11
2028 | ​ |  | 10
2029 | ​ |  | 10
Thereafter | ​ |  | 11
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Total future estimated amortization associated with definite-lived intangible assets | ​ | $ | 81
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