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Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
Taxes Payable [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Income tax expense is as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| Current |  | Deferred |  | Total |  | Current |  | Deferred |  | Total |  | Current |  | Deferred |  | Total
| (millions)
Federal | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 772 |  |  | $ | 859 |  |  | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 699 |
State and local | 95 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 92 |  |  | 107 |  |  | (64 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | 70 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 68 |
| $ | 862 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 966 |  |  | $ | (162 | ) |  | $ | 804 |  |  | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 767 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation | The reasons for this difference and their tax effects are as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (millions)
Expected tax | $ | 836 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 736 |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 59 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 47 |
Historic rehabilitation tax credit | (20 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | — |
Change in valuation allowance | 1 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (2 | )
Other | (12 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (14 | )
| $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 804 |  |  | $ | 767 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:
| January 31, 2015 |  | February 1, 2014
| (millions)
Deferred tax assets |  |  |
Post employment and postretirement benefits | $ | 586 |  |  | $ | 392 |
Accrued liabilities accounted for on a cash basis for tax purposes | 320 |  |  | 289 |
Long-term debt | 83 |  |  | 90 |
Unrecognized state tax benefits and accrued interest | 76 |  |  | 84 |
State operating loss and credit carryforwards | 80 |  |  | 79 |
Other | 160 |  |  | 160 |
Valuation allowance | (24 | ) |  | (23 | )
Total deferred tax assets | 1,281 |  |  | 1,071 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
Excess of book basis over tax basis of property and equipment | (1,510 | ) |  | (1,569 | )
Merchandise inventories | (585 | ) |  | (587 | )
Intangible assets | (294 | ) |  | (263 | )
Post employment benefits | — |  |  | (28 | )
Other | (335 | ) |  | (297 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (2,724 | ) |  | (2,744 | )
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (1,443 | ) |  | $ | (1,673 | )
Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| January 31, 2015 |  | February 1, 2014 |  | February 2, 2013
| (millions)
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 179 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 33 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 18 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (15 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (19 | )
Settlements | (23 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (9 | )
Statute expirations | (12 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (17 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 172 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 170 |
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2015, February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Current income taxes | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Long-term deferred income taxes | 6 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 23 |
Other liabilities | 155 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 127 |
| $ | 172 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 170 |

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