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BENEFIT PLANS - Schedule of Collective Bargaining Agreement Dates and Contributions To Each Plan Table (Details) - agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 03, 2024 | Mar. 04, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | Apr. 09, 2022 | Nov. 08, 2020 | Sep. 19, 2020 | Aug. 01, 2020
Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | true
Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters And Food Handlers Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | true
Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters And Food Handlers Variable Annuity Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | true
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.20%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | false
Ufcw Unions And Participating Employers Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.20%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | true
Western Conference Of Teamsters Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.70%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | false
Ufcw Unions And Employers Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Collective Bargaining Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Insignificant, Employer Contribution Exceeds Five Percent [true false] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | true
Forecast | Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  |  |  | May 31, 2022 |  |  |  |
Forecast | Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters And Food Handlers Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  |  | Mar. 04, 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Forecast | Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters And Food Handlers Variable Annuity Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  |  | Mar. 04, 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Forecast | Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  | Aug. 03, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast | Ufcw Unions And Participating Employers Pension Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date | [2] |  |  |  |  | Nov. 08, 2020 |  |
Forecast | Western Conference Of Teamsters Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sep. 19, 2020 |
Forecast | Ufcw Unions And Employers Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Date |  |  |  |  | Apr. 09, 2022 |  |  |
[1] | Company participating employees in the most significant collective bargaining agreement as a percent of all Company employees participating in the respective fund.
[2] | These multiemployer pension plans are associated with continued and discontinued operations.

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