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Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2018
Taxes Payable [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| Current |  | Deferred |  | Total |  | Current |  | Deferred |  | Total |  | Current |  | Deferred |  | Total
| (millions)
Federal | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | (452 | ) |  | $ | (85 | ) |  | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | 308 |  |  | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 536 |
State and local | 16 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 37 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |
| $ | 383 |  |  | $ | (412 | ) |  | $ | (29 | ) |  | $ | 470 |  |  | $ | (129 | ) |  | $ | 341 |  |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 608 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation | The reasons for this difference and their tax effects are as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (millions)
Expected tax | $ | 512 |  |  | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 587 |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (a) | 19 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 43 |
Federal tax reform deferred tax remeasurement | (571 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax impact of equity awards (a) | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Historic rehabilitation tax credit | (5 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (12 | )
Change in valuation allowance | 18 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 3 |
Other | (16 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (13 | )
| $ | (29 | ) |  | $ | 341 |  |  | $ | 608 |
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:
| February 3, 2018 |  | January 28, 2017
| (millions)
Deferred tax assets |  |  |
Post employment and postretirement benefits | $ | 188 |  |  | $ | 405 |
Accrued liabilities accounted for on a cash basis for tax purposes | 218 |  |  | 379 |
Long-term debt | 25 |  |  | 63 |
Unrecognized state tax benefits and accrued interest | 39 |  |  | 76 |
State operating loss and credit carryforwards | 101 |  |  | 79 |
Other | 165 |  |  | 347 |
Valuation allowance | (65 | ) |  | (36 | )
Total deferred tax assets | 671 |  |  | 1,313 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
Excess of book basis over tax basis of property and equipment | (923 | ) |  | (1,381 | )
Merchandise inventories | (389 | ) |  | (604 | )
Intangible assets | (276 | ) |  | (380 | )
Other | (205 | ) |  | (391 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,793 | ) |  | (2,756 | )
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (1,122 | ) |  | $ | (1,443 | )
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:
| February 3, 2018 |  | January 28, 2017 |  | January 30, 2016
| (millions)
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 172 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 7 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 30 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (23 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (7 | )
Settlements | (2 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Statute expirations | (9 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (14 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 178 |
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017, and January 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Current income taxes | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Deferred income taxes | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Other liabilities | 125 |  |  | 157 |  |  | 161 |
| $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 178 |

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