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Macy's, Inc
(NYSE:M) 

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Macy's, Inc., an omnichannel retail organization, operates stores, websites, and mobile applications under the Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and bluemercury brands. It sells a range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories for men, women, and kids; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer ...

Founded: 1858
Full Time Employees: 123,000
CEO: Jeffrey Gennette  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Department Stores

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      net sales
    4,682,000,000 7,639,000,000 4,713,000,000 4,812,000,000 4,599,000,000 7,768,000,000 4,742,000,000 4,937,000,000 4,846,000,000 8,120,000,000 4,860,000,000 5,130,000,000 4,982,000,000 8,264,000,000 5,230,000,000 5,600,000,000 5,348,000,000 8,666,000,000 5,440,000,000 5,647,000,000 4,706,000,000 6,780,000,000 3,990,000,000 3,559,000,000 3,017,000,000 8,337,000,000 5,173,000,000 5,546,000,000 5,504,000,000 8,455,000,000 5,404,000,000 5,572,000,000 5,541,000,000 8,666,000,000 5,281,000,000 5,552,000,000 5,338,000,000 8,515,000,000 5,626,000,000 5,866,000,000 5,771,000,000 8,869,000,000 5,874,000,000 6,104,000,000 6,232,000,000 9,364,000,000 6,195,000,000 6,267,000,000 6,279,000,000 9,202,000,000 6,276,000,000 6,066,000,000 6,387,000,000 9,350,000,000 6,075,000,000 6,118,000,000 6,143,000,000 8,724,000,000 5,853,000,000 5,939,000,000 5,889,000,000 8,269,000,000 5,623,000,000 5,537,000,000 5,574,000,000 7,849,000,000 5,277,000,000 5,164,000,000      
      yoy
    1.80% -1.66% -0.61% -2.53% -5.10% -4.33% -2.43% -3.76% -2.73% -1.74% -7.07% -8.39% -6.84% -4.64% -3.86% -0.83% 13.64% 27.82% 36.34% 58.67% 55.98% -18.68% -22.87% -35.83% -45.19% -1.40% -4.27% -0.47% -0.67% -2.43% 2.33% 0.36% 3.80% 1.77% -6.13% -5.35% -7.50% -3.99% -4.22% -3.90% -7.40% -5.29% -5.18% -2.60% -0.75% 1.76% -1.29% 3.31% -1.69% -1.58% 3.31% -0.85% 3.97% 7.18% 3.79% 3.01% 4.31% 5.50% 4.09% 7.26% 5.65% 5.35% 6.56% 7.22%          
      qoq
    -38.71% 62.08% -2.06% 4.63% -40.80% 63.81% -3.95% 1.88% -40.32% 67.08% -5.26% 2.97% -39.71% 58.01% -6.61% 4.71% -38.29% 59.30% -3.67% 20.00% -30.59% 69.92% 12.11% 17.96% -63.81% 61.16% -6.73% 0.76% -34.90% 56.46% -3.02% 0.56% -36.06% 64.10% -4.88% 4.01% -37.31% 51.35% -4.09% 1.65% -34.93% 50.99% -3.77% -2.05% -33.45% 51.15% -1.15% -0.19% -31.76% 46.62% 3.46% -5.03% -31.69% 53.91% -0.70% -0.41% -29.59% 49.05% -1.45% 0.85% -28.78% 47.06% 1.55% -0.66% -28.98% 48.74% 2.19%       
      other revenue
    210,000,000 277,000,000 200,000,000 187,000,000 194,000,000 239,000,000 161,000,000 159,000,000 154,000,000 255,000,000 178,000,000 150,000,000 191,000,000                                                             
      total revenue
    4,892,000,000 7,916,000,000 4,913,000,000 4,999,000,000 4,793,000,000 8,007,000,000 4,903,000,000 5,096,000,000 5,000,000,000 8,375,000,000 5,038,000,000 5,280,000,000 5,173,000,000                                                             
      cost of sales
    -2,860,000,000 -4,947,000,000 -2,855,000,000 -2,900,000,000 -2,795,000,000 -4,991,000,000 -2,864,000,000 -2,938,000,000 -2,946,000,000 -5,076,000,000 -2,902,000,000 -3,176,000,000 -2,988,000,000 -5,450,000,000 -3,204,000,000 -3,422,000,000 -3,231,000,000 -5,507,000,000 -3,207,000,000 -3,353,000,000 -2,889,000,000 -4,498,000,000 -2,569,000,000 -2,718,000,000 -2,501,000,000 -5,266,000,000 -3,106,000,000 -3,395,000,000 -3,403,000,000 -5,288,000,000 -3,226,000,000 -3,320,000,000 -3,382,000,000 -5,358,000,000 -3,175,000,000 -3,313,000,000 -3,306,000,000 -5,251,000,000 -3,386,000,000 -3,468,000,000 -3,516,000,000 -5,549,000,000 -3,537,000,000 -3,610,000,000 -3,800,000,000 -5,589,000,000 -3,766,000,000 -3,672,000,000 -3,836,000,000 -5,464,000,000 -3,817,000,000 -3,533,000,000 -3,911,000,000 -5,554,000,000 -3,672,000,000 -3,555,000,000 -3,757,000,000 -5,151,000,000 -3,544,000,000 -3,457,000,000 -3,586,000,000 -4,855,000,000 -3,377,000,000 -3,214,000,000 -3,378,000,000 -4,577,000,000 -3,156,000,000 -3,021,000,000      
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    -1,952,000,000 -2,359,000,000 -2,024,000,000 -1,944,000,000 -1,913,000,000 -2,382,000,000 -2,064,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -1,911,000,000 -2,405,000,000 -2,040,000,000 -1,980,000,000 -1,950,000,000 -2,399,000,000 -2,057,000,000 -1,981,000,000 -1,879,000,000 -2,429,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -1,898,000,000 -1,748,000,000 -2,044,000,000 -1,726,000,000 -1,398,000,000 -1,598,000,000 -2,509,000,000 -2,202,000,000 -2,177,000,000 -2,112,000,000 -2,538,000,000 -2,255,000,000 -2,164,000,000 -2,083,000,000 -2,278,000,000 -1,995,000,000 -1,977,000,000 -1,812,000,000 -2,202,000,000 -2,071,000,000 -2,026,000,000 -1,966,000,000 -2,207,000,000 -1,968,000,000 -2,058,000,000 -2,023,000,000 -2,324,000,000 -2,007,000,000 -2,024,000,000 -2,000,000,000 -2,301,000,000 -2,099,000,000 -1,999,000,000 -2,041,000,000 -2,400,000,000 -2,078,000,000 -2,009,000,000 -1,995,000,000 -2,314,000,000 -2,018,000,000 -1,976,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -2,245,000,000 -2,069,000,000 -1,953,000,000 -1,993,000,000 -2,212,000,000 -2,033,000,000 -1,861,000,000      
      gains on sale of real estate
    15,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 41,000,000 66,000,000 36,000,000 1,000,000 41,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000  42,000,000 30,000,000 50,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 40,000,000 3,000,000  16,000,000 95,000,000 17,000,000 7,000,000 43,000,000 278,000,000 42,000,000 46,000,000 24,000,000 368,000,000 65,000,000 43,000,000                                      
      impairment, restructuring and other benefits
    17,000,000     1,250,000 23,000,000 1,000,000                                                                  
      operating income
    112,000,000 745,000,000 42,000,000 149,000,000 94,000,000 499,000,000 64,000,000 222,000,000 125,000,000 -71,000,000 86,000,000 124,000,000 244,000,000 676,000,000 192,000,000 399,000,000 463,000,000 1,015,000,000 523,000,000 597,000,000 215,000,000 401,000,000 -127,000,000 -631,000,000 -4,119,000,000 559,000,000 52,000,000 155,000,000 203,000,000 1,050,000,000 147,000,000 303,000,000 238,000,000 1,213,000,000 121,000,000 254,000,000 220,000,000 815,000,000 107,000,000 117,000,000 276,000,000 936,000,000 258,000,000 436,000,000 409,000,000 1,364,000,000 422,000,000 571,000,000 443,000,000 1,349,000,000 360,000,000 534,000,000 435,000,000 1,391,000,000 325,000,000 554,000,000 391,000,000 1,284,000,000 291,000,000 506,000,000 330,000,000 1,144,000,000 177,000,000 370,000,000 203,000,000 874,000,000 55,000,000 248,000,000      
      yoy
    19.15% 49.30% -34.38% -32.88% -24.80% -802.82% -25.58% 79.03% -48.77% -110.50% -55.21% -68.92% -47.30% -33.40% -63.29% -33.17% 115.35% 153.12% -511.81% -194.61% -105.22% -28.26% -344.23% -507.10% -2129.06% -46.76% -64.63% -48.84% -14.71% -13.44% 21.49% 19.29% 8.18% 48.83% 13.08% 117.09% -20.29% -12.93% -58.53% -73.17% -32.52% -31.38% -38.86% -23.64% -7.67% 1.11% 17.22% 6.93% 1.84% -3.02% 10.77% -3.61% 11.25% 8.33% 11.68% 9.49% 18.48% 12.24% 64.41% 36.76% 62.56% 30.89% 221.82% 49.19%          
      qoq
    -84.97% 1673.81% -71.81% 58.51% -81.16% 679.69% -71.17% 77.60% -276.06% -182.56% -30.65% -49.18% -63.91% 252.08% -51.88% -13.82% -54.38% 94.07% -12.40% 177.67% -46.38% -415.75% -79.87% -84.68% -836.85% 975.00% -66.45% -23.65% -80.67% 614.29% -51.49% 27.31% -80.38% 902.48% -52.36% 15.45% -73.01% 661.68% -8.55% -57.61% -70.51% 262.79% -40.83% 6.60% -70.01% 223.22% -26.09% 28.89% -67.16% 274.72% -32.58% 22.76% -68.73% 328.00% -41.34% 41.69% -69.55% 341.24% -42.49% 53.33% -71.15% 546.33% -52.16% 82.27% -76.77% 1489.09% -77.82%       
      operating margin %
    2.39% 9.75% 0.89% 3.10% 2.04% 6.42% 1.35% 4.50% 2.58% -0.87% 1.77% 2.42% 4.90% 8.18% 3.67% 7.12% 8.66% 11.71% 9.61% 10.57% 4.57% 5.91% -3.18% -17.73% -136.53% 6.71% 1.01% 2.79% 3.69% 12.42% 2.72% 5.44% 4.30% 14.00% 2.29% 4.57% 4.12% 9.57% 1.90% 1.99% 4.78% 10.55% 4.39% 7.14% 6.56% 14.57% 6.81% 9.11% 7.06% 14.66% 5.74% 8.80% 6.81% 14.88% 5.35% 9.06% 6.36% 14.72% 4.97% 8.52% 5.60% 13.83% 3.15% 6.68% 3.64% 11.14% 1.04% 4.80% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      benefit plan income
    6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000                                         
      interest expense
    -25,000,000 -20,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -27,000,000 -21,000,000 -32,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -27,000,000 -35,000,000 -36,000,000 -37,000,000 -41,000,000 -43,000,000 -43,000,000 -48,000,000 -44,000,000 -53,000,000 -80,000,000 -79,000,000 -85,000,000 -80,000,000 -70,000,000 -49,000,000 -46,000,000 -52,000,000 -52,000,000 -54,000,000 -57,000,000 -64,000,000 -69,000,000 -71,000,000 -77,000,000 -76,000,000 -82,000,000 -86,000,000 -88,000,000 -82,000,000 -98,000,000 -99,000,000 -94,000,000 -80,000,000 -94,000,000 -95,000,000 -97,000,000 -97,000,000 -101,000,000 -100,000,000 -99,000,000 -97,000,000 -97,000,000 -97,000,000 -103,000,000 -104,000,000 -105,000,000 -113,000,000 -109,000,000 -109,000,000 -112,000,000 -117,000,000 -119,000,000 -166,000,000 -131,000,000 -163,000,000 -139,000,000 -139,000,000 -141,000,000      
      loss on extinguishment of debt
      -16,000,000 -13,000,000 -3,000,000                                                                     
      income before income taxes
    93,000,000 662,000,000 5,000,000 115,000,000 68,000,000 436,000,000 35,000,000 195,000,000 98,000,000 -102,000,000 46,000,000 -30,000,000 211,000,000 637,000,000 125,000,000 364,000,000 392,000,000 982,000,000 294,000,000 450,000,000 140,000,000 314,000,000 -217,000,000 -729,000,000 -4,157,000,000 449,000,000  116,000,000 163,000,000 966,000,000 74,000,000 197,000,000 183,000,000 1,151,000,000 47,000,000 177,000,000 133,000,000 728,000,000 26,000,000 20,000,000 178,000,000 843,000,000 178,000,000 343,000,000 314,000,000 1,250,000,000 326,000,000 471,000,000 343,000,000 1,250,000,000 264,000,000 438,000,000 338,000,000 1,152,000,000 222,000,000 449,000,000 279,000,000 1,176,000,000 183,000,000 395,000,000 214,000,000 1,026,000,000 13,000,000 240,000,000 41,000,000 -57,000,000 -82,000,000 109,000,000      
      federal, state and local income tax expense
    -30,000,000   -28,000,000 -30,000,000 -21,750,000 -7,000,000  -36,000,000 32,000,000 -3,000,000  -56,000,000 -53,250,000 -17,000,000 -89,000,000 -106,000,000           -30,000,000 -27,000,000 -24,000,000 -12,000,000 -33,000,000 -52,000,000 -35,000,000 -13,000,000 -64,000,000 -63,000,000 -256,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -63,000,000 -300,000,000 -61,000,000 -126,000,000 -121,000,000 -457,000,000 -109,000,000 -179,000,000 -119,000,000 -439,000,000 -87,000,000 -157,000,000 -121,000,000 -422,000,000 -77,000,000 -170,000,000 -98,000,000 -431,000,000 -44,000,000 -154,000,000 -83,000,000             
      net income
    63,000,000 507,000,000 11,000,000 87,000,000 38,000,000 342,000,000 28,000,000 150,000,000 62,000,000 -70,000,000 43,000,000 -22,000,000 155,000,000 509,000,000 108,000,000 275,000,000 286,000,000 743,000,000 239,000,000 345,000,000 103,000,000 160,000,000 -91,000,000 -431,000,000 -3,581,000,000 340,000,000 2,000,000 86,000,000 136,000,000 740,000,000 62,000,000 164,000,000 131,000,000 1,320,000,000 34,000,000 113,000,000 70,000,000 472,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 115,000,000 543,000,000 117,000,000 217,000,000 193,000,000 793,000,000 217,000,000 292,000,000 224,000,000 811,000,000 177,000,000 281,000,000 217,000,000 730,000,000 145,000,000 279,000,000 181,000,000 745,000,000 139,000,000 241,000,000 131,000,000 667,000,000 10,000,000 147,000,000 23,000,000 466,000,000 -35,000,000 7,000,000      
      yoy
    65.79% 48.25% -60.71% -42.00% -38.71% -588.57% -34.88% -781.82% -60.00% -113.75% -60.19% -108.00% -45.80% -31.49% -54.81% -20.29% 177.67% 364.38% -362.64% -180.05% -102.88% -52.94% -4650.00% -601.16% -2733.09% -54.05% -96.77% -47.56% 3.82% -43.94% 82.35% 45.13% 87.14% 179.66% 126.67% 1155.56% -39.13% -13.08% -87.18% -95.85% -40.41% -31.53% -46.08% -25.68% -13.84% -2.22% 22.60% 3.91% 3.23% 11.10% 22.07% 0.72% 19.89% -2.01% 4.32% 15.77% 38.17% 11.69% 1290.00% 63.95% 469.57% 43.13% -128.57% 2000.00%          
      qoq
    -87.57% 4509.09% -87.36% 128.95% -88.89% 1121.43% -81.33% 141.94% -188.57% -262.79% -295.45% -114.19% -69.55% 371.30% -60.73% -3.85% -61.51% 210.88% -30.72% 234.95% -35.62% -275.82% -78.89% -87.96% -1153.24% 16900.00% -97.67% -36.76% -81.62% 1093.55% -62.20% 25.19% -90.08% 3782.35% -69.91% 61.43% -85.17% 3046.67% 66.67% -92.17% -78.82% 364.10% -46.08% 12.44% -75.66% 265.44% -25.68% 30.36% -72.38% 358.19% -37.01% 29.49% -70.27% 403.45% -48.03% 54.14% -75.70% 435.97% -42.32% 83.97% -80.36% 6570.00% -93.20% 539.13% -95.06% -1431.43% -600.00%       
      net income margin %
    1.35% 6.64% 0.23% 1.81% 0.83% 4.40% 0.59% 3.04% 1.28% -0.86% 0.88% -0.43% 3.11% 6.16% 2.07% 4.91% 5.35% 8.57% 4.39% 6.11% 2.19% 2.36% -2.28% -12.11% -118.69% 4.08% 0.04% 1.55% 2.47% 8.75% 1.15% 2.94% 2.36% 15.23% 0.64% 2.04% 1.31% 5.54% 0.27% 0.15% 1.99% 6.12% 1.99% 3.56% 3.10% 8.47% 3.50% 4.66% 3.57% 8.81% 2.82% 4.63% 3.40% 7.81% 2.39% 4.56% 2.95% 8.54% 2.37% 4.06% 2.22% 8.07% 0.18% 2.65% 0.41% 5.94% -0.66% 0.14% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      basic earnings per share
    0.24 1.87 0.04 0.32 0.14 1.24 0.1 0.54 0.22 -0.26 0.16 -0.08 0.57 1.85 0.4 1.01 1.01 2.45 0.78 1.11 0.33 -3.3 -0.29 -1.39 -11.53                   0.65 0.57 2.26 0.62 0.81 0.61 2.16 0.47 0.73 0.56 1.81 0.36 0.68 0.43 1.76 0.33 0.56 0.31 1.57 0.02 0.35 0.05   0.02      
      diluted earnings per share
    0.23 1.84 0.04 0.31 0.13 1.22 0.1 0.53 0.22 -0.25 0.15 -0.08 0.56 1.82 0.39 0.99 0.98 2.38 0.76 1.08 0.32 -3.3 -0.29 -1.39 -11.53                   0.64 0.56 2.21 0.61 0.8 0.6 2.12 0.47 0.72 0.55 1.79 0.36 0.67 0.43 1.74 0.32 0.55 0.3 1.56 0.02 0.35 0.05   0.02      
      impairment, restructuring and other (costs) benefits
     -8,250,000 -4,000,000 -22,000,000                                                                      
      federal, state and local income tax benefit
     -155,000,000 6,000,000     -45,000,000    8,000,000      -239,000,000 -55,000,000 -105,000,000 -37,000,000 -154,000,000 126,000,000 298,000,000 576,000,000 -109,000,000 2,000,000                                   -359,000,000 -3,000,000 -93,000,000 -18,000,000 -269,000,000 47,000,000 -102,000,000      
      impairment, restructuring and other costs
        -7,000,000    -19,000,000 -1,006,000,000 -15,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -6,250,000 -15,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,250,000  -2,000,000 -19,000,000 -861,250,000 -20,000,000 -242,000,000 -3,184,000,000 -4,000,000 -13,000,000   -9,750,000 -3,000,000                                           
      settlement charges
             -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -122,000,000  -7,000,000 -32,000,000   -6,000,000 -8,000,000 -81,000,000  -19,000,000 -26,000,000 -38,000,000  -46,000,000 -12,000,000   -15,000,000 -23,000,000 -50,000,000  -32,000,000 -22,000,000 -51,000,000  -17,000,000 -62,000,000 -6,000,000 -13,000,000                                 
      losses on early retirement of debt
          -1,000,000          -31,000,000  -185,000,000 -3,000,000 -11,000,000         -1,250,000                                            
      credit card revenues
                 262,000,000 206,000,000 204,000,000 191,000,000 264,000,000 213,000,000 197,000,000 159,000,000 257,000,000 195,000,000 168,000,000 131,000,000 240,000,000 183,000,000 176,000,000 172,000,000 240,000,000 185,000,000 186,000,000 157,000,000                                         
      interest income
                 10,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  2,000,000 2,000,000      
      financing costs
                         -1,000,000  -3,000,000                                                  
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                   2,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                               
      net income attributable to macy's, inc. shareholders
                             340,000,000 2,000,000 86,000,000 136,000,000 740,000,000 62,000,000 166,000,000 139,000,000 1,325,000,000 36,000,000 116,000,000 71,000,000 475,000,000 17,000,000 11,000,000 116,000,000 544,000,000 118,000,000                               
      basic earnings per share attributable to macy's, inc. shareholders
                             1.1 0.01 0.28 0.44 2.4 0.2 0.54 0.45 4.34 0.12 0.38 0.23 1.55 0.05 0.03 0.37 1.68 0.36                               
      diluted earnings per share attributable to macy's, inc. shareholders
                             1.09 0.01 0.28 0.44 2.38 0.2 0.53 0.45 4.31 0.12 0.38 0.23 1.53 0.05 0.03 0.37 1.66 0.36                               
      impairment and other costs
                               -2,000,000 -1,000,000   -17,000,000 -19,000,000                                         
      gains on early retirement of debt
                                   -5,000,000                                          
      premiums on early retirement of debt
                                        -3,000,000                                     
      gross margin
    1,822,000,000 2,692,000,000 1,858,000,000 1,912,000,000 1,804,000,000 2,777,000,000 1,878,000,000 1,999,000,000 1,900,000,000 3,044,000,000 1,958,000,000 1,954,000,000 1,994,000,000 2,814,000,000 2,026,000,000 2,178,000,000 2,117,000,000 3,159,000,000 2,233,000,000 2,294,000,000 1,817,000,000 2,282,000,000 1,421,000,000 841,000,000 516,000,000 3,071,000,000 2,067,000,000 2,151,000,000 2,101,000,000 3,167,000,000 2,178,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,159,000,000 3,308,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,239,000,000 2,032,000,000 3,264,000,000 2,240,000,000 2,398,000,000 2,255,000,000 3,320,000,000 2,337,000,000 2,494,000,000 2,432,000,000 3,775,000,000 2,429,000,000 2,595,000,000 2,443,000,000 3,738,000,000 2,459,000,000 2,533,000,000 2,476,000,000 3,796,000,000 2,403,000,000 2,563,000,000 2,386,000,000 3,573,000,000 2,309,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,303,000,000 3,414,000,000 2,246,000,000 2,323,000,000 2,196,000,000 3,272,000,000 2,121,000,000 2,143,000,000      
      yoy
    1.00% -3.06% -1.06% -4.35% -5.05% -8.77% -4.09% 2.30% -4.71% 8.17% -3.36% -10.28% -5.81% -10.92% -9.27% -5.06% 16.51% 38.43% 57.14% 172.77% 252.13% -25.69% -31.25% -60.90% -75.44% -3.03% -5.10% -4.48% -2.69% -4.26% 3.42% 0.58% 6.25% 1.35% -5.98% -6.63% -9.89% -1.69% -4.15% -3.85% -7.28% -12.05% -3.79% -3.89% -0.45% 0.99% -1.22% 2.45% -1.33% -1.53% 2.33% -1.17% 3.77% 6.24% 4.07% 3.26% 3.60% 4.66% 2.80% 6.84% 4.87% 4.34% 5.89% 8.40%          
      qoq
    -32.32% 44.89% -2.82% 5.99% -35.04% 47.87% -6.05% 5.21% -37.58% 55.46% 0.20% -2.01% -29.14% 38.89% -6.98% 2.88% -32.99% 41.47% -2.66% 26.25% -20.38% 60.59% 68.97% 62.98% -83.20% 48.57% -3.91% 2.38% -33.66% 45.41% -3.29% 4.31% -34.73% 57.08% -5.94% 10.19% -37.75% 45.71% -6.59% 6.34% -32.08% 42.06% -6.30% 2.55% -35.58% 55.41% -6.40% 6.22% -34.64% 52.01% -2.92% 2.30% -34.77% 57.97% -6.24% 7.42% -33.22% 54.74% -6.97% 7.77% -32.54% 52.00% -3.31% 5.78% -32.89% 54.27% -1.03%       
      gross margin %
    38.91% 35.24% 39.42% 39.73% 39.23% 35.75% 39.60% 40.49% 39.21% 37.49% 40.29% 38.09% 40.02% 34.05% 38.74% 38.89% 39.58% 36.45% 41.05% 40.62% 38.61% 33.66% 35.61% 23.63% 17.10% 36.84% 39.96% 38.78% 38.17% 37.46% 40.30% 40.42% 38.96% 38.17% 39.88% 40.33% 38.07% 38.33% 39.82% 40.88% 39.07% 37.43% 39.79% 40.86% 39.02% 40.31% 39.21% 41.41% 38.91% 40.62% 39.18% 41.76% 38.77% 40.60% 39.56% 41.89% 38.84% 40.96% 39.45% 41.79% 39.11% 41.29% 39.94% 41.95% 39.40% 41.69% 40.19% 41.50% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      impairments, restructuring and other costs
                                     -8,250,000 -33,000,000                                       
      net premiums on early retirement of debt
                                     11,000,000  2,000,000                                      
      impairments and other costs
                                         -62,250,000  -249,000,000                                  
      asset impairments
                                             -27,750,000 -111,000,000                               
      division consolidation costs
                                                                     -51,250,000 -33,000,000 -34,000,000      
      asset impairment charges
                                                                             
      basic loss per share
                                                                     -0.068 -0.08       
      diluted loss per share
                                                                     -0.068 -0.08       
      net sales...............................................................
                                                                        5,199,000,000     
      cost of sales..........................................................
                                                                        -3,219,000,000     
      gross margin.........................................................
                                                                        1,980,000,000     
      selling, general and administrative expenses............
                                                                        -1,956,000,000     
      division consolidation costs...................................
                                                                        -138,000,000     
      operating income........................................
                                                                        -114,000,000     
      interest expense...................................................
                                                                        -143,000,000     
      interest income.....................................................
                                                                        2,000,000     
      loss before income taxes......................................
                                                                        -255,000,000     
      federal, state and local income tax benefit.............
                                                                        167,000,000     
      net loss...............................................................
                                                                        -88,000,000     
      basic loss per share.............................................
                                                                        -0.21     
      diluted loss per share...........................................
                                                                        -0.21     
      net sales...............................................
                                                                         4,239,500,000 5,493,000,000   
      cost of sales...........................................
                                                                         -2,549,250,000 -3,324,000,000   
      gross margin.........................................
                                                                         1,690,250,000 2,169,000,000   
      selling, general and administrative expenses.
                                                                         -1,556,250,000 -2,085,000,000   
      division consolidation costs.......................
                                                                         -32,250,000 -16,000,000 -26,000,000  
      may integration costs...............................
                                                                             
      asset impairment charges.........................
                                                                         -12,500,000    
      operating income.....................................
                                                                         89,250,000 68,000,000   
      interest expense........................................
                                                                         -110,000,000 -151,000,000   
      interest income.........................................
                                                                         5,750,000 8,000,000   
      income from continuing operations before income taxes.............................
                                                                         -15,000,000 -75,000,000   
      federal, state and local income tax benefit..............................
                                                                         7,500,000 31,000,000   
      income from continuing operations.....
                                                                         -7,500,000 -44,000,000   
      discontinued operations, net of income taxes....
                                                                             
      net income.................................
                                                                         -7,500,000 -44,000,000   
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                             
      income from continuing operations....
                                                                         -0.018 -0.1   
      loss from discontinued operations.......
                                                                             
      net income...................................
                                                                         -0.018 -0.1   
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                             
      loss from discontinued operations...........
                                                                             
      net income..................................
                                                                         -0.018 -0.1   
      net sales..................................................
                                                                           5,718,000,000  
      cost of sales............................................
                                                                           -3,346,000,000  
      gross margin...........................................
                                                                           2,372,000,000  
      selling, general and administrative expenses..
                                                                           -2,037,000,000  
      may integration costs................................
                                                                             
      asset impairment charges........................
                                                                           -50,000,000  
      operating income.................................
                                                                           259,000,000  
      interest expense......................................
                                                                           -147,000,000  
      interest income....................................
                                                                           9,000,000  
      income from continuing operations before income taxes.
                                                                           121,000,000  
      federal, state and local income tax expense................
                                                                           -48,000,000  
      income from continuing operations...........................
                                                                           73,000,000  
      discontinued operations, net of income taxes.............
                                                                             
      net income.............................................................
                                                                           73,000,000  
      income from continuing operations.........................
                                                                           0.17  
      loss from discontinued operations..........................
                                                                             
      net income...........................................................
                                                                           0.17  
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        assets
                                                                                
        current assets:
                                                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,294,000,000 1,246,000,000 447,000,000 829,000,000 932,000,000 1,306,000,000 315,000,000 646,000,000 876,000,000 1,034,000,000 364,000,000 438,000,000 603,000,000 862,000,000 326,000,000 300,000,000 672,000,000 1,712,000,000 316,000,000 2,137,000,000 1,798,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,551,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,523,000,000 685,000,000 301,000,000 674,000,000 737,000,000 1,162,000,000 736,000,000 1,068,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,455,000,000 534,000,000 783,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,297,000,000 457,000,000 1,000,000,000 734,000,000 1,109,000,000 474,000,000 843,000,000 1,509,000,000 2,246,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,630,000,000 1,878,000,000 2,273,000,000 1,171,000,000 1,424,000,000 1,752,000,000 1,836,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,604,000,000 1,891,000,000 2,827,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,495,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,464,000,000 715,000,000 1,208,000,000 981,000,000 1,686,000,000 489,000,000 515,000,000  1,306,000,000    583,000,000 
        receivables
      302,000,000 628,000,000 187,000,000 211,000,000 241,000,000 303,000,000 224,000,000 268,000,000 257,000,000 293,000,000 218,000,000 223,000,000 255,000,000 300,000,000 204,000,000 219,000,000 233,000,000 297,000,000 212,000,000 221,000,000 205,000,000 276,000,000 185,000,000 184,000,000 170,000,000 409,000,000 175,000,000 240,000,000 237,000,000 400,000,000 180,000,000 261,000,000 250,000,000 363,000,000 219,000,000 382,000,000 345,000,000 522,000,000 262,000,000 423,000,000 436,000,000 558,000,000 200,000,000 334,000,000 259,000,000 424,000,000 292,000,000 352,000,000 275,000,000 438,000,000 276,000,000 347,000,000 295,000,000 371,000,000 281,000,000 359,000,000 277,000,000 368,000,000 379,000,000 369,000,000 290,000,000 392,000,000 303,000,000 355,000,000 273,000,000 358,000,000 374,000,000 401,000,000  439,000,000     
        merchandise inventories
      4,833,000,000 4,412,000,000 6,298,000,000 4,342,000,000 4,663,000,000 4,468,000,000 6,257,000,000 4,378,000,000 4,687,000,000 4,361,000,000 6,025,000,000 4,129,000,000 4,607,000,000 4,267,000,000 6,403,000,000 4,610,000,000 4,956,000,000 4,383,000,000 6,141,000,000 4,298,000,000 4,230,000,000 3,774,000,000 5,144,000,000 3,582,000,000 4,923,000,000 5,188,000,000 7,256,000,000 5,029,000,000 5,498,000,000 5,263,000,000 7,147,000,000 4,956,000,000 5,291,000,000 5,178,000,000 7,065,000,000 4,980,000,000 5,626,000,000 5,399,000,000 7,587,000,000 5,322,000,000 5,738,000,000 5,506,000,000 8,145,000,000 5,622,000,000 6,055,000,000 5,516,000,000 7,789,000,000 5,416,000,000 5,897,000,000 5,557,000,000 7,716,000,000 5,357,000,000 5,631,000,000 5,308,000,000 7,208,000,000 5,036,000,000 5,465,000,000 5,117,000,000 7,158,000,000 4,948,000,000 5,159,000,000 4,758,000,000 6,530,000,000 4,633,000,000 4,921,000,000 4,615,000,000 6,406,000,000 4,634,000,000  4,769,000,000    5,060,000,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      467,000,000 387,000,000 433,000,000 430,000,000 445,000,000 385,000,000 416,000,000 403,000,000 442,000,000 401,000,000 390,000,000 411,000,000 390,000,000 424,000,000 415,000,000 387,000,000 372,000,000 366,000,000 922,000,000 955,000,000 1,007,000,000 455,000,000 477,000,000 470,000,000 519,000,000 528,000,000 568,000,000 603,000,000 633,000,000 620,000,000 594,000,000 580,000,000 638,000,000 448,000,000 432,000,000 412,000,000 397,000,000 408,000,000 454,000,000 471,000,000 490,000,000 479,000,000 425,000,000 437,000,000 471,000,000 493,000,000 424,000,000 399,000,000 454,000,000 420,000,000 397,000,000 387,000,000 388,000,000 361,000,000 410,000,000 387,000,000 400,000,000 465,000,000 317,000,000 310,000,000 313,000,000 285,000,000 289,000,000            
        income taxes receivable
        20,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 17,000,000                                                                     
        total current assets
      6,896,000,000 6,673,000,000 7,385,000,000 5,825,000,000 6,291,000,000 6,479,000,000 7,246,000,000 5,707,000,000 6,262,000,000 6,089,000,000 7,070,000,000 5,271,000,000 5,855,000,000 5,853,000,000 7,348,000,000 5,516,000,000 6,233,000,000 6,758,000,000 7,591,000,000 7,611,000,000 7,240,000,000 6,184,000,000 7,357,000,000 5,631,000,000 7,135,000,000 6,810,000,000 8,301,000,000 6,546,000,000 7,105,000,000 7,445,000,000 8,667,000,000 6,865,000,000 7,710,000,000 7,444,000,000 8,250,000,000 6,557,000,000 7,569,000,000 7,626,000,000 8,820,000,000 7,216,000,000 7,417,000,000 7,652,000,000 9,244,000,000 7,236,000,000 8,294,000,000 8,679,000,000 9,553,000,000 7,797,000,000 8,504,000,000 8,688,000,000 9,560,000,000 7,515,000,000 8,066,000,000 7,876,000,000 9,163,000,000 7,386,000,000 8,033,000,000 8,777,000,000 8,951,000,000 7,122,000,000 6,914,000,000 6,899,000,000 7,837,000,000 6,433,000,000 6,441,000,000 6,882,000,000 7,513,000,000 5,804,000,000  6,740,000,000    6,324,000,000 
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,378, 4,255 and 4,292
      4,636,000,000                                                                          
        right of use assets
      2,087,000,000 2,136,000,000 2,216,000,000 2,210,000,000 2,226,000,000 2,243,000,000 2,322,000,000 2,345,000,000 2,358,000,000 2,305,000,000 2,784,000,000 2,692,000,000 2,715,000,000 2,683,000,000 2,699,000,000 2,715,000,000 2,736,000,000 2,808,000,000 2,808,000,000 2,819,000,000 2,853,000,000 2,878,000,000 3,028,000,000 3,035,000,000 2,672,000,000 2,668,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,636,000,000 2,631,000,000                                              
        goodwill
      828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 828,000,000 838,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,908,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,897,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000 3,743,000,000  3,743,000,000    9,133,000,000 
        other intangible assets – net
      419,000,000 420,000,000 421,000,000 423,000,000 424,000,000 425,000,000 426,000,000 428,000,000 429,000,000 430,000,000 431,000,000 431,000,000 432,000,000 432,000,000 433,000,000 433,000,000 434,000,000 435,000,000 435,000,000 436,000,000 436,000,000 437,000,000 437,000,000 438,000,000 439,000,000 439,000,000 440,000,000 440,000,000 441,000,000 478,000,000 481,000,000 483,000,000 486,000,000 488,000,000 491,000,000 493,000,000 496,000,000 498,000,000 499,000,000 502,000,000 511,000,000 514,000,000 518,000,000 523,000,000 531,000,000 496,000,000 504,000,000 512,000,000 519,000,000 527,000,000 535,000,000 543,000,000 552,000,000 561,000,000 570,000,000 580,000,000 589,000,000 598,000,000    637,000,000    678,000,000    719,000,000    831,000,000 
        other assets
      1,440,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,377,000,000 1,362,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,357,000,000 1,310,000,000 1,291,000,000 1,277,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,157,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,096,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,010,000,000 927,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,442,000,000 1,403,000,000 1,072,000,000 714,000,000 744,000,000 728,000,000 712,000,000 726,000,000 733,000,000 865,000,000 889,000,000 880,000,000 835,000,000 810,000,000 793,000,000 813,000,000 909,000,000 904,000,000 898,000,000 897,000,000 798,000,000 756,000,000 741,000,000 743,000,000 838,000,000 796,000,000 760,000,000 746,000,000 658,000,000 629,000,000 616,000,000 615,000,000 582,000,000 565,000,000 553,000,000 557,000,000 538,000,000 519,000,000 496,000,000 539,000,000 540,000,000 534,000,000 490,000,000 490,000,000 507,000,000 494,000,000  501,000,000    510,000,000 
        total assets
      16,306,000,000 16,238,000,000 17,064,000,000 15,551,000,000 16,089,000,000 16,402,000,000 17,293,000,000 15,833,000,000 16,449,000,000 16,246,000,000 18,111,000,000 16,304,000,000 16,868,000,000 16,866,000,000 18,230,000,000 16,342,000,000 16,972,000,000 17,590,000,000 18,279,000,000 18,417,000,000 18,082,000,000 17,706,000,000 19,214,000,000 17,614,000,000 18,581,000,000 21,172,000,000 22,547,000,000 20,741,000,000 21,296,000,000 19,194,000,000 20,361,000,000 18,668,000,000 19,568,000,000 19,381,000,000 20,215,000,000 18,579,000,000 19,641,000,000 19,851,000,000 21,274,000,000 19,706,000,000 20,198,000,000 20,576,000,000 22,086,000,000 20,116,000,000 21,175,000,000 21,461,000,000 22,425,000,000 20,619,000,000 21,318,000,000 21,634,000,000 22,446,000,000 20,431,000,000 21,040,000,000 20,991,000,000 22,270,000,000 20,565,000,000 21,277,000,000 22,095,000,000 22,263,000,000 20,508,000,000 20,417,000,000 20,631,000,000 21,682,000,000 20,438,000,000 20,636,000,000 21,300,000,000 22,313,000,000 20,784,000,000  22,145,000,000    27,789,000,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                
        current liabilities:
                                                                                
        short-term debt
         194,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 92,000,000 6,000,000   160,000,000    183,000,000    140,000,000 1,546,000,000 294,000,000 452,000,000 536,000,000 539,000,000 739,000,000 539,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 41,000,000 43,000,000 65,000,000 63,000,000 25,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 16,000,000 313,000,000 309,000,000 938,000,000 1,063,000,000 642,000,000 642,000,000 857,000,000 83,000,000 76,000,000 76,000,000 76,000,000 483,000,000 8,000,000 463,000,000 465,000,000 575,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 123,000,000 313,000,000 313,000,000 1,103,000,000 805,000,000 914,000,000 741,000,000 454,000,000 605,000,000 609,000,000 685,000,000 242,000,000 92,000,000 92,000,000  966,000,000    666,000,000 
        merchandise accounts payable
      2,366,000,000 1,807,000,000 3,436,000,000 1,818,000,000 2,133,000,000 1,893,000,000 3,344,000,000 1,871,000,000 2,347,000,000 1,913,000,000 3,466,000,000 1,978,000,000 2,415,000,000 2,053,000,000 3,861,000,000 2,290,000,000 2,865,000,000 2,222,000,000 3,796,000,000 2,476,000,000 2,545,000,000 1,978,000,000 3,267,000,000 1,409,000,000 2,196,000,000 1,682,000,000 3,427,000,000 1,674,000,000 1,950,000,000 1,655,000,000 3,381,000,000 1,795,000,000 2,045,000,000 1,590,000,000 3,173,000,000 1,669,000,000 2,028,000,000 1,423,000,000 3,375,000,000 1,877,000,000 2,052,000,000 1,526,000,000 3,776,000,000 2,067,000,000 2,512,000,000 1,693,000,000 3,814,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,390,000,000 1,691,000,000 3,897,000,000 2,064,000,000 2,426,000,000 1,579,000,000 3,627,000,000 1,895,000,000 2,346,000,000 1,593,000,000 3,576,000,000 1,956,000,000 2,131,000,000 1,421,000,000 3,165,000,000 1,743,000,000 2,010,000,000 1,312,000,000 3,109,000,000 1,683,000,000  1,282,000,000     
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      2,238,000,000 2,615,000,000 2,452,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,625,000,000 2,337,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,434,000,000 2,388,000,000 2,206,000,000 2,233,000,000 2,750,000,000 2,678,000,000 2,395,000,000 2,456,000,000 3,086,000,000 2,735,000,000 2,660,000,000 2,616,000,000 2,927,000,000 2,848,000,000 2,906,000,000 2,757,000,000 3,448,000,000 3,046,000,000 2,739,000,000 2,846,000,000 3,366,000,000 2,998,000,000 2,608,000,000 2,695,000,000 3,167,000,000 3,162,000,000 2,873,000,000 2,905,000,000 3,563,000,000 2,930,000,000 2,514,000,000 2,690,000,000 3,333,000,000 2,692,000,000 2,278,000,000 2,411,000,000 3,109,000,000 2,563,000,000 2,150,000,000 2,220,000,000 2,810,000,000 2,323,000,000 2,043,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,610,000,000 2,419,000,000 2,078,000,000 2,225,000,000 2,788,000,000 2,483,000,000 2,113,000,000 2,186,000,000 2,644,000,000 2,378,000,000 2,065,000,000 2,127,000,000 2,626,000,000 2,359,000,000 2,071,000,000  2,628,000,000    4,127,000,000 
        income taxes payable
      70,000,000 71,000,000  12,000,000 27,000,000                                                                      
        total current liabilities
      4,674,000,000 4,493,000,000 5,888,000,000 4,219,000,000 4,387,000,000 4,524,000,000 5,773,000,000 3,867,000,000 4,550,000,000 4,430,000,000 6,014,000,000 4,184,000,000 4,782,000,000 4,861,000,000 6,743,000,000 4,708,000,000 5,543,000,000 5,416,000,000 6,671,000,000 6,700,000,000 5,518,000,000 5,357,000,000 6,651,000,000 4,854,000,000 5,772,000,000 5,750,000,000 6,479,000,000 4,439,000,000 5,019,000,000 5,232,000,000 6,444,000,000 4,481,000,000 5,077,000,000 5,075,000,000 6,391,000,000 4,610,000,000 5,601,000,000 5,647,000,000 7,243,000,000 5,477,000,000 5,384,000,000 5,728,000,000 7,802,000,000 4,859,000,000 5,443,000,000 5,536,000,000 6,963,000,000 5,136,000,000 5,104,000,000 5,726,000,000 7,186,000,000 5,171,000,000 5,201,000,000 5,075,000,000 6,684,000,000 4,854,000,000 5,399,000,000 6,263,000,000 7,274,000,000 5,438,000,000 5,479,000,000 5,065,000,000 6,482,000,000 4,760,000,000 5,094,000,000 4,454,000,000 5,810,000,000 4,072,000,000  5,126,000,000    5,360,000,000 
        long-term debt
      2,432,000,000 2,432,000,000 2,432,000,000 2,432,000,000 2,774,000,000 2,773,000,000 2,773,000,000 2,993,000,000 2,998,000,000 2,998,000,000 2,997,000,000 2,997,000,000 2,996,000,000 2,996,000,000 2,996,000,000 2,995,000,000 2,994,000,000 3,295,000,000 3,295,000,000 3,295,000,000 4,558,000,000 4,407,000,000 4,852,000,000 4,851,000,000 4,918,000,000 3,621,000,000 4,677,000,000 4,680,000,000 4,680,000,000 4,708,000,000 5,469,000,000 5,473,000,000 5,857,000,000 5,861,000,000 6,297,000,000 6,301,000,000 6,412,000,000 6,562,000,000 6,563,000,000 6,567,000,000 6,990,000,000 6,995,000,000 7,106,000,000 7,181,000,000 7,260,000,000 7,265,000,000 7,143,000,000 6,742,000,000 7,175,000,000 6,728,000,000 6,732,000,000 6,339,000,000 6,797,000,000 6,806,000,000 6,817,000,000 6,637,000,000 6,644,000,000 6,655,000,000 6,151,000,000 6,162,000,000 6,343,000,000 6,971,000,000 6,982,000,000 7,493,000,000 7,503,000,000 8,456,000,000 8,618,000,000 8,632,000,000  8,733,000,000    9,087,000,000 
        long-term lease liabilities
      2,677,000,000 2,772,000,000 2,811,000,000 2,855,000,000 2,884,000,000 2,927,000,000 2,961,000,000 3,013,000,000 3,034,000,000 2,986,000,000 3,034,000,000 2,975,000,000 2,996,000,000 2,963,000,000 2,988,000,000 3,008,000,000 3,030,000,000 3,098,000,000 3,090,000,000 3,096,000,000 3,166,000,000 3,185,000,000 3,266,000,000 3,269,000,000 2,923,000,000 2,918,000,000 2,819,000,000 2,836,000,000 2,823,000,000                                              
        deferred income taxes
      828,000,000 805,000,000 727,000,000 723,000,000 721,000,000 724,000,000 712,000,000 725,000,000 749,000,000 745,000,000 925,000,000 933,000,000 916,000,000 947,000,000 884,000,000 948,000,000 968,000,000 983,000,000 970,000,000 913,000,000 868,000,000 908,000,000 917,000,000 921,000,000 944,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,553,000,000 1,512,000,000 1,482,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,548,000,000 1,448,000,000 1,536,000,000 1,477,000,000 375,000,000 367,000,000 370,000,000 362,000,000 396,000,000 393,000,000 381,000,000 400,000,000 423,000,000 422,000,000 426,000,000 407,000,000 426,000,000 410,000,000 411,000,000 408,000,000 344,000,000 336,000,000 353,000,000 364,000,000 326,000,000 286,000,000 217,000,000 206,000,000 250,000,000 226,000,000  222,000,000    223,000,000 
        other liabilities
      858,000,000 876,000,000 878,000,000 871,000,000 872,000,000 902,000,000 927,000,000 932,000,000 932,000,000 950,000,000 997,000,000 1,005,000,000 1,008,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,144,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,177,000,000 1,245,000,000 1,267,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,296,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,337,000,000 1,315,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,258,000,000 1,580,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,626,000,000 1,664,000,000 1,662,000,000 1,750,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,846,000,000 1,877,000,000 2,129,000,000 2,164,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,123,000,000 2,125,000,000 2,150,000,000 2,179,000,000 2,201,000,000 1,654,000,000 1,647,000,000 1,635,000,000 1,658,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,849,000,000 1,831,000,000 1,821,000,000 2,024,000,000 2,037,000,000 2,073,000,000 2,103,000,000 1,540,000,000 1,564,000,000 1,579,000,000 1,820,000,000 2,262,000,000 2,258,000,000 2,255,000,000 2,621,000,000 2,384,000,000 2,449,000,000  2,521,000,000    1,989,000,000 
        shareholders' equity
      4,837,000,000  4,328,000,000 4,451,000,000 4,451,000,000  4,147,000,000 4,303,000,000 4,186,000,000  4,144,000,000 4,210,000,000 4,170,000,000  3,475,000,000 3,531,000,000 3,278,000,000  3,008,000,000 3,146,000,000 2,675,000,000  2,243,000,000 2,324,000,000 2,697,000,000                                                  
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      16,306,000,000 16,238,000,000 17,064,000,000 15,551,000,000 16,089,000,000 16,402,000,000 17,293,000,000 15,833,000,000 16,449,000,000 16,246,000,000 18,111,000,000 16,304,000,000 16,868,000,000 16,866,000,000 18,230,000,000 16,342,000,000 16,972,000,000 17,590,000,000 18,279,000,000 18,417,000,000 18,082,000,000 17,706,000,000 19,214,000,000 17,614,000,000 18,581,000,000 21,172,000,000 22,547,000,000 20,741,000,000 21,296,000,000 19,194,000,000 20,361,000,000 18,668,000,000 19,568,000,000 19,381,000,000 20,215,000,000 18,579,000,000 19,641,000,000 19,851,000,000 21,274,000,000 19,706,000,000 20,198,000,000 20,576,000,000 22,086,000,000 20,116,000,000 21,175,000,000 21,461,000,000 22,425,000,000 20,619,000,000 21,318,000,000 21,634,000,000 22,446,000,000 20,431,000,000 21,040,000,000 20,991,000,000 22,270,000,000 20,565,000,000 21,277,000,000 22,095,000,000 22,263,000,000 20,508,000,000 20,417,000,000 20,631,000,000 21,682,000,000 20,438,000,000 20,636,000,000 21,300,000,000 22,313,000,000 20,784,000,000  22,145,000,000    27,789,000,000 
        property and equipment – net
       4,743,000,000    5,070,000,000    5,308,000,000    5,913,000,000    5,665,000,000    5,940,000,000    6,633,000,000    6,637,000,000    6,672,000,000    7,017,000,000    7,616,000,000    7,800,000,000    7,930,000,000    8,196,000,000    8,420,000,000    8,813,000,000    9,507,000,000    10,442,000,000    10,991,000,000 
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                
        common stock
       3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000 
        additional paid-in capital
       269,000,000    300,000,000    352,000,000    467,000,000    517,000,000    571,000,000    621,000,000    652,000,000    676,000,000    617,000,000    621,000,000    1,048,000,000    2,522,000,000    3,872,000,000    5,408,000,000    5,696,000,000    5,689,000,000    5,663,000,000    5,609,000,000 
        accumulated equity
       6,941,000,000    6,499,000,000    6,190,000,000    6,268,000,000    5,268,000,000    3,928,000,000    7,989,000,000    8,050,000,000    7,174,000,000    6,088,000,000    6,334,000,000    7,340,000,000    6,235,000,000    5,108,000,000    4,015,000,000    2,990,000,000    2,274,000,000    2,008,000,000    7,032,000,000 
        treasury stock
       -1,961,000,000    -1,801,000,000    -1,912,000,000    -2,038,000,000    -1,545,000,000    -1,161,000,000    -1,241,000,000    -1,318,000,000    -1,456,000,000    -1,489,000,000    -1,665,000,000    -1,942,000,000    -1,847,000,000    -2,002,000,000    -2,434,000,000    -2,431,000,000    -2,514,000,000    -2,544,000,000    -2,557,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
       -392,000,000    -449,000,000    -496,000,000    -618,000,000    -622,000,000    -788,000,000    -995,000,000    -951,000,000    -724,000,000    -896,000,000    -1,043,000,000    -1,072,000,000    -665,000,000    -931,000,000    -1,061,000,000    -730,000,000    -753,000,000    -486,000,000    -182,000,000 
        total shareholders' equity
       4,860,000,000    4,552,000,000    4,137,000,000    4,082,000,000    3,621,000,000    2,553,000,000    6,377,000,000    6,436,000,000    5,661,000,000    4,322,000,000    4,253,000,000                                 
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,520, 4,177 and 4,608
        4,837,000,000                                                                        
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,396, 4,177 and 4,521
         4,903,000,000                                                                       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,292, 4,177 and 4,410
          4,964,000,000                                                                      
        income taxes
            34,000,000 12,000,000 115,000,000 83,000,000   134,000,000 58,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 222,000,000 108,000,000  18,000,000 63,000,000    80,000,000 81,000,000  20,000,000 182,000,000 168,000,000  15,000,000 312,000,000 296,000,000 34,000,000 52,000,000 355,000,000 352,000,000  23,000,000  227,000,000 102,000,000 64,000,000 74,000,000 296,000,000 114,000,000 120,000,000 105,000,000 362,000,000 78,000,000 67,000,000 91,000,000 355,000,000 89,000,000 158,000,000 104,000,000 371,000,000 66,000,000 119,000,000 68,000,000 182,000,000 8,000,000 57,000,000 55,000,000 68,000,000    28,000,000    344,000,000 
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,608, 4,276 and 5,066
            5,161,000,000                                                                    
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,521, 4,276 and 4,905
             5,234,000,000                                                                   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,410, 4,276 and 4,763
              5,295,000,000                                                                  
        income tax receivable
                73,000,000 70,000,000               1,000,000    10,000,000        60,000,000  19,000,000                          28,000,000 23,000,000       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 5,066, 4,633 and 4,957
                5,813,000,000                                                                
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,905, 4,633 and 4,820
                 5,876,000,000                                                               
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciationand amortization of 4,763, 4,633 and 4,671
                  5,864,000,000                                                              
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,957, 4,548 and 4,826
                    5,831,000,000                                                            
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,820, 4,548 and 4,689
                     5,656,000,000                                                           
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,671, 4,548 and 4,550
                      5,601,000,000                                                          
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,826, 4,400 and 4,816
                        5,600,000,000                                                        
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,689, 4,400 and 4,642
                         5,713,000,000                                                       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,550, 4,400 and 4,560
                          5,798,000,000                                                      
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,816, 4,392 and 4,926
                            6,122,000,000                                                    
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,642, 4,392 and 4,748
                             6,279,000,000                                                   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,560, 4,392 and 4,621
                              6,425,000,000                                                  
        total macy's, inc. shareholders’ equity
                               6,377,000,000    6,436,000,000    5,673,000,000    4,323,000,000    4,250,000,000                                 
        noncontrolling interest
                                    -22,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -12,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000                                
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,926, 4,495 and 5,084
                                6,558,000,000                                                
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                                
        macy's, inc.
                                6,057,000,000 6,315,000,000 6,323,000,000  5,667,000,000 5,916,000,000 5,821,000,000  4,231,000,000 4,388,000,000 4,302,000,000  3,789,000,000 4,046,000,000 4,148,000,000  3,971,000,000                                
        total shareholders’ equity
                                6,057,000,000 6,315,000,000 6,323,000,000  5,645,000,000 5,894,000,000 5,801,000,000  4,224,000,000 4,383,000,000 4,300,000,000  3,791,000,000 4,050,000,000 4,154,000,000  3,975,000,000   5,378,000,000    6,249,000,000    6,051,000,000    5,933,000,000    5,530,000,000    4,701,000,000    4,646,000,000    9,907,000,000 
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,748, 4,495 and 4,914
                                 6,483,000,000                                               
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,621, 4,495 and 4,765
                                  6,499,000,000                                              
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,084, 4,610 and 5,330
                                    6,572,000,000                                            
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,914, 4,610 and 5,159
                                     6,547,000,000                                           
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 4,765, 4,610 and 5,013
                                      6,575,000,000                                          
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,330, 4,856 and 5,625
                                        6,742,000,000                                        
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,159, 4,856 and 5,457
                                         6,822,000,000                                       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,013, 4,856 and 5,500
                                          6,886,000,000                                      
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,625, 5,319 and 5,974
                                            7,149,000,000                                    
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,457, 5,319 and 5,974
                                             7,187,000,000                                   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,500, 5,319 and 5,784
                                              7,475,000,000                                  
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,086, 5,594 and 6,633
                                                7,629,000,000                                
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,974, 5,594 and 6,453
                                                 7,704,000,000                               
        shareholders’ equity
                                                 4,844,000,000 5,207,000,000  5,351,000,000 5,807,000,000 6,100,000,000  5,442,000,000 5,855,000,000 5,971,000,000  5,563,000,000 5,903,000,000 6,033,000,000  5,852,000,000 5,963,000,000 5,688,000,000  4,891,000,000 4,887,000,000 4,739,000,000  4,494,000,000 4,549,000,000       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,784, 5,594 and 6,261
                                                  7,712,000,000                              
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,633, 6,066 and 6,555
                                                    7,787,000,000                            
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,453, 6,066 and 6,345
                                                     7,771,000,000                           
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,261, 6,066 and 6,148
                                                      7,792,000,000                          
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,555, 5,947 and 6,584
                                                        7,950,000,000                        
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,345, 5,947 and 6,368
                                                         8,001,000,000                       
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,148, 5,947 and 6,159
                                                          8,063,000,000                      
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,584, 5,986 and 6,720
                                                            8,212,000,000                    
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,368, 5,986 and 6,487
                                                             8,291,000,000                   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,159, 5,986 and 6,258
                                                              8,359,000,000                  
        assets:
                                                                                
        property and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,720, 6,049 and 6,509
                                                                8,423,000,000                
        other intangible assets - net
                                                                608,000,000 618,000,000 628,000,000              
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                
        property and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,487, 6,049 and 6,264
                                                                 8,506,000,000               
        property and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,258, 6,049 and 6,028
                                                                  8,636,000,000              
        property and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,509, 5,782 and 6,232
                                                                    8,915,000,000            
        other intangible assets-net
                                                                    647,000,000 658,000,000           
        supplies and prepaid expenses
                                                                     237,000,000 266,000,000 223,000,000 216,000,000 231,000,000  226,000,000    218,000,000 
        property and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,264, 5,782 and 5,957
                                                                     9,070,000,000           
        property and equipment–net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,028, 5,782 and 5,690
                                                                      9,294,000,000          
        other intangible assets–net
                                                                      668,000,000  688,000,000 697,000,000       
        property and equipment–net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 6,232, 5,458 and 5,966
                                                                        9,862,000,000        
        property and equipment–net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,957, 5,458 and 5,677
                                                                         10,046,000,000       
        cash and cash equivalents.............................
                                                                          295,000,000      
        receivables..................................................
                                                                          379,000,000      
        merchandise inventories................................
                                                                          5,026,000,000      
        income tax receivable...................................
                                                                          206,000,000      
        supplies and prepaid expenses.......................
                                                                          253,000,000      
        total current assets...................................
                                                                          6,159,000,000      
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,690, 5,458 and 5,395............................
                                                                          10,226,000,000      
        goodwill.......................................................
                                                                          3,743,000,000      
        other intangible assets - net.........................
                                                                          707,000,000      
        other assets................................................
                                                                          496,000,000      
        total assets..............................................
                                                                          21,331,000,000      
        liabilities and shareholders' equity:
                                                                                
        short-term debt.........................................
                                                                          135,000,000      
        merchandise accounts payable..................
                                                                          1,809,000,000      
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities....
                                                                          2,223,000,000      
        income taxes..........................................
                                                                                
        deferred income taxes............................
                                                                          230,000,000      
        total current liabilities.........................
                                                                          4,397,000,000      
        long-term debt......................................
                                                                          8,719,000,000      
        deferred income taxes...........................
                                                                          1,156,000,000      
        other liabilities.......................................
                                                                          2,504,000,000      
        shareholders' equity................................
                                                                          4,555,000,000      
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity......
                                                                          21,331,000,000      
        cash and cash equivalents..................................
                                                                            300,000,000 1,293,000,000   
        receivables.......................................................
                                                                            367,000,000 341,000,000   
        merchandise inventories.....................................
                                                                            6,915,000,000 5,008,000,000   
        income tax receivable........................................
                                                                            43,000,000 27,000,000   
        supplies and prepaid expenses............................
                                                                            246,000,000 243,000,000   
        total current assets........................................
                                                                            7,871,000,000 6,912,000,000   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,966, 5,139 and 5,438...................................
                                                                            10,616,000,000    
        goodwill..............................................................
                                                                            9,123,000,000 9,132,000,000   
        other intangible assets - net................................
                                                                            747,000,000 757,000,000   
        other assets.......................................................
                                                                            547,000,000 537,000,000   
        total assets......................................................
                                                                            28,904,000,000 27,993,000,000   
        short-term debt.................................................
                                                                            1,086,000,000 1,616,000,000   
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities..............
                                                                            5,687,000,000 4,094,000,000   
        income taxes.....................................................
                                                                                
        deferred income taxes.......................................
                                                                            246,000,000 234,000,000   
        total current liabilities....................................
                                                                            7,019,000,000 5,944,000,000   
        long-term debt.................................................
                                                                            8,748,000,000 8,761,000,000   
        other liabilities...................................................
                                                                            1,981,000,000 2,002,000,000   
        shareholders’ equity............................................
                                                                            9,690,000,000 9,836,000,000   
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity...........
                                                                            28,904,000,000 27,993,000,000   
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,677, 5,139 and 5,145...................................
                                                                             10,655,000,000   
        cash and cash equivalents..................
                                                                              366,000,000  
        receivables.......................................
                                                                              385,000,000  
        merchandise inventories....................
                                                                              5,284,000,000  
        income tax receivable.......................
                                                                              64,000,000  
        supplies and prepaid expenses........
                                                                              249,000,000  
        total current assets.....................
                                                                              6,348,000,000  
        property and equipment - net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of 5,395, 5,139 and 4,853..........
                                                                              10,741,000,000  
        goodwill.........................................
                                                                              9,133,000,000  
        other intangible assets - net..........
                                                                              818,000,000  
        other assets...............................
                                                                              539,000,000  
        total assets.............................
                                                                              27,579,000,000  
        short-term debt.......................
                                                                              1,016,000,000  
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities.......
                                                                              4,357,000,000  
        income taxes..............................
                                                                                
        deferred income taxes.................
                                                                              243,000,000  
        total current liabilities............
                                                                              5,616,000,000  
        long-term debt............................
                                                                              8,723,000,000  
        deferred income taxes..................
                                                                              1,445,000,000  
        other liabilities.............................
                                                                              1,984,000,000  
        shareholders' equity.......................
                                                                              9,811,000,000  
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity...
                                                                              27,579,000,000  
        accounts receivable
                                                                               463,000,000 
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-02 2026-01-31 2025-11-01 2025-08-02 2025-05-03 2025-02-01 2024-11-02 2024-08-03 2024-05-04 2024-02-01 2023-10-28 2023-07-29 2023-04-29 2023-01-28 2022-10-29 2022-07-30 2022-04-30 2022-01-28 2021-10-30 2021-07-31 2021-05-01 2021-01-29 2020-10-31 2020-08-01 2020-05-02 2020-01-30 2019-11-02 2019-08-03 2019-05-04 2019-02-01 2018-11-03 2018-08-04 2018-05-05 2018-02-02 2017-10-28 2017-07-29 2017-04-29 2017-01-28 2016-10-29 2016-07-30 2016-04-30 2016-01-28 2015-10-31 2015-08-01 2015-05-02 2015-01-30 2014-11-01 2014-08-02 2014-05-03 2014-01-31 2013-11-02 2013-08-03 2013-05-04 2013-02-01 2012-10-27 2012-07-28 2012-04-28 2012-01-28 2011-10-29 2011-07-30 2011-04-30 2011-01-29 2010-10-30 2010-07-31 2010-05-01 2010-01-29 2009-10-31 2009-08-01 2009-06-08 2009-01-30 2008-11-01 
                                                                               
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                               
          net income
        63,000,000 507,000,000 11,000,000 86,000,000 38,000,000 342,000,000 28,000,000 150,000,000 62,000,000 407,000,000 42,000,000 -22,000,000 155,000,000 509,000,000 107,000,000 275,000,000 286,000,000 490,000,000 239,000,000 345,000,000 103,000,000 5,534,000,000 -92,000,000 -431,000,000 -3,581,000,000 -4,168,000,000 1,000,000 87,000,000 136,000,000 206,000,000 62,000,000 165,000,000 131,000,000 882,000,000 33,000,000 113,000,000 70,000,000 472,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 115,000,000 84,000,000 117,000,000 217,000,000 193,000,000 337,000,000 217,000,000 292,000,000 224,000,000 851,000,000 177,000,000 281,000,000 217,000,000 881,000,000 145,000,000 279,000,000 181,000,000 745,000,000 139,000,000 241,000,000 131,000,000 667,000,000 10,000,000 147,000,000 23,000,000       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                               
          impairment, restructuring and other (benefits) costs
        -17,000,000                                                                       
          depreciation and amortization
        210,000,000 222,000,000 235,000,000 218,000,000 219,000,000 224,000,000 228,000,000 213,000,000 216,000,000 216,000,000 232,000,000 215,000,000 218,000,000 219,000,000 225,000,000 207,000,000 206,000,000 189,000,000 224,000,000 220,000,000 224,000,000 152,000,000 250,000,000 235,000,000 237,000,000 234,000,000 253,000,000 236,000,000 236,000,000 263,000,000 248,000,000 235,000,000 235,000,000 221,000,000 254,000,000 244,000,000 243,000,000 271,000,000 267,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000 267,000,000 271,000,000 261,000,000 259,000,000 291,000,000 263,000,000 254,000,000 253,000,000 275,000,000 257,000,000 253,000,000 251,000,000 238,000,000 269,000,000 257,000,000 256,000,000 267,000,000 282,000,000 268,000,000 268,000,000 285,000,000 290,000,000 288,000,000 287,000,000 245,000,000 301,000,000     
          stock-based compensation expense
        14,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 22,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 34,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 -10,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 -4,000,000 18,000,000 29,000,000 18,000,000 10,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 11,000,000 23,000,000 3,000,000 29,000,000 1,000,000 23,000,000     
          gains on sale of real estate
        -15,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000 -41,000,000 -66,000,000 -36,000,000 -1,000,000 -124,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -11,000,000 -15,000,000 -32,000,000 -42,000,000 -28,000,000 -49,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -71,000,000 -4,000,000 -16,000,000 7,000,000 -18,000,000 -6,000,000 -43,000,000 -51,000,000 -41,000,000 -46,000,000 -24,000,000 -213,000,000 -65,000,000 -43,000,000 -68,000,000                                   
          benefit plans
        2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 -10,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 -2,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 24,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000                                           
          amortization of financing costs and premium on acquired debt
        1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -55,000,000 52,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 59,000,000 7,000,000   17,000,000   9,000,000   -5,000,000   -13,000,000 -1,000,000 -12,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -10,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000     
          deferred income taxes
        22,000,000 59,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -13,000,000 -25,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 3,000,000 -14,000,000 -32,000,000 32,000,000 -32,000,000 -21,000,000 -17,000,000 -57,000,000 55,000,000 7,000,000 -43,000,000 289,000,000 -5,000,000 -40,000,000 -225,000,000 -352,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000                                           
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                               
          decrease in receivables
        316,000,000 -441,000,000 24,000,000 30,000,000 62,000,000 -66,000,000 43,000,000 -10,000,000 35,000,000  5,000,000 32,000,000 45,000,000 -96,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 65,000,000  9,000,000 -16,000,000 71,000,000  1,000,000 -14,000,000 236,000,000  64,000,000 -3,000,000 163,000,000  75,000,000 -17,000,000 105,000,000  155,000,000 -51,000,000 170,000,000 -238,000,000 138,000,000 -23,000,000 122,000,000  134,000,000 -75,000,000 167,000,000  68,000,000 -77,000,000 163,000,000  61,000,000 -37,000,000 78,000,000  77,000,000 -81,000,000 95,000,000 -65,000,000 -8,000,000 -77,000,000 113,000,000 -98,000,000 43,000,000 -67,000,000 71,000,000  28,000,000     
          increase in merchandise inventories
        -421,000,000    -198,000,000    -273,000,000 1,706,000,000   -340,000,000  -1,792,000,000 346,000,000 -573,000,000         3,399,000,000   -235,000,000 2,044,000,000   -115,000,000 1,578,000,000   -227,000,000    -232,000,000 2,707,000,000   -511,000,000 2,172,000,000   -340,000,000 2,448,000,000   -323,000,000 1,842,000,000   -348,000,000  -2,210,000,000 211,000,000 -401,000,000    -306,000,000 1,494,000,000      
          increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
        -84,000,000  -5,000,000 14,000,000 -68,000,000          -28,000,000 -15,000,000 -13,000,000            -6,000,000    -20,000,000  -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -11,000,000 29,000,000 3,000,000 -18,000,000 -22,000,000 28,000,000 -7,000,000 13,000,000 -42,000,000  10,000,000 17,000,000 -31,000,000          -8,000,000 4,000,000 -28,000,000           
          increase in merchandise accounts payable
        534,000,000    242,000,000    401,000,000  1,387,000,000 -427,000,000 374,000,000 -1,765,000,000 1,536,000,000 -539,000,000 639,000,000 -1,887,000,000 1,111,000,000 -27,000,000 674,000,000 -1,394,000,000 1,800,000,000 -817,000,000 629,000,000 -1,411,000,000 1,593,000,000 -192,000,000 247,000,000 -1,624,000,000 1,445,000,000 -196,000,000 415,000,000 -1,575,000,000 1,369,000,000 -312,000,000 573,000,000  1,358,000,000 -154,000,000 461,000,000  1,503,000,000 -379,000,000 719,000,000 -2,013,000,000 1,659,000,000 -352,000,000 628,000,000 -2,172,000,000 1,713,000,000 -312,000,000 754,000,000 -1,840,000,000 1,649,000,000 -428,000,000 720,000,000 -1,880,000,000 1,511,000,000 -143,000,000 655,000,000 -1,628,000,000 1,316,000,000 -236,000,000 639,000,000 -1,600,000,000 1,312,000,000     
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        -297,000,000 110,000,000 212,000,000 -61,000,000 -344,000,000 157,000,000 163,000,000 -80,000,000 -289,000,000 256,000,000 113,000,000 -3,000,000 -415,000,000   -31,000,000 -424,000,000   36,000,000 -114,000,000  7,000,000 -74,000,000 -531,000,000  149,000,000 -103,000,000 -516,000,000                                           
          increase in current income taxes
        3,000,000   -16,000,000 25,000,000    34,000,000    82,000,000   -194,000,000 122,000,000        -353,000,000    8,000,000    25,000,000    3,000,000                                   
          change in other assets and liabilities
        -39,000,000 -12,000,000 -39,000,000 -23,000,000 -45,000,000 -28,000,000 -32,000,000 -17,000,000 -33,000,000 -23,000,000 -54,000,000 -9,000,000 -24,000,000 -44,000,000 -37,000,000 -13,000,000 -29,000,000     -42,000,000 -91,000,000 -14,000,000 -39,000,000 -107,000,000 -21,000,000                                             
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities
        292,000,000                   471,000,000 494,000,000        -38,000,000                                67,000,000           
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                               
          purchase of property and equipment
        -88,000,000 -101,000,000 -93,000,000 -79,000,000 -100,000,000 -119,000,000 -128,000,000 -117,000,000 -154,000,000 -33,000,000 -95,000,000 -175,000,000 -215,000,000 -233,000,000 -277,000,000 -207,000,000 -171,000,000 -658,000,000 -88,000,000 -81,000,000 -61,000,000 -64,000,000 -62,000,000 -106,000,000 -122,000,000 285,000,000 -245,000,000 -174,000,000 -204,000,000 -434,000,000 -193,000,000 -143,000,000 -132,000,000 -298,000,000 -112,000,000 -130,000,000 -117,000,000 -145,000,000 -158,000,000 -140,000,000 -153,000,000 -5,000,000 -224,000,000 -187,000,000 -180,000,000 -294,000,000 -238,000,000 -182,000,000 -63,000,000 -389,000,000 -175,000,000 -141,000,000 -65,000,000 -143,000,000 -154,000,000 -142,000,000 -168,000,000 -196,000,000 -195,000,000 -103,000,000 -61,000,000 -136,000,000 -101,000,000 -66,000,000 -36,000,000 -101,000,000 -88,000,000     
          capitalized software
        -89,000,000 -114,000,000 -89,000,000 -87,000,000 -77,000,000 -114,000,000 -89,000,000 -86,000,000 -75,000,000 -100,000,000 -90,000,000 -93,000,000 -81,000,000 -79,000,000 -124,000,000 -114,000,000 -90,000,000 -252,000,000 -67,000,000 -50,000,000 -38,000,000 -147,000,000 -35,000,000 -23,000,000 -38,000,000 61,000,000 -66,000,000 -63,000,000 -60,000,000    -58,000,000 -84,000,000 -66,000,000 -65,000,000 -60,000,000 -86,000,000 -79,000,000 -76,000,000 -75,000,000 -67,000,000 -105,000,000 -81,000,000 -63,000,000 -146,000,000 -74,000,000 -67,000,000 -49,000,000 -118,000,000 -70,000,000 -60,000,000 -50,000,000 -87,000,000 -60,000,000 -63,000,000 -46,000,000 -68,000,000 -53,000,000 -55,000,000 -33,000,000 -61,000,000 -41,000,000 -40,000,000 -24,000,000 -102,000,000 -23,000,000     
          proceeds from disposition of assets
        25,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 96,000,000                                                                  
          other
        3,000,000 -11,000,000 -1,000,000 6,000,000 -1,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -6,000,000 -75,000,000 12,000,000 35,000,000 17,000,000 30,000,000 47,000,000 -40,000,000 26,000,000 18,000,000 22,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -37,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 -17,000,000 -12,000,000 21,000,000 13,000,000 38,000,000 1,000,000 -45,000,000 -7,000,000 34,000,000 70,000,000 31,000,000 -51,000,000 43,000,000 6,000,000 -64,000,000 -5,000,000 -9,000,000 4,000,000 -39,000,000 -21,000,000 14,000,000 -11,000,000   -8,000,000 26,000,000 9,000,000 -50,000,000 -14,000,000 15,000,000       
          net cash used by investing activities
        -149,000,000 -214,000,000 -163,000,000 -129,000,000 -133,000,000 -137,000,000 -82,000,000 -156,000,000 -217,000,000 124,000,000 -185,000,000 -261,000,000 -270,000,000 -300,000,000 -354,000,000 -321,000,000 -194,000,000 -966,000,000 -59,000,000 -70,000,000 -74,000,000 -56,000,000 -42,000,000 -159,000,000 -113,000,000 404,000,000 -275,000,000 -217,000,000 -237,000,000 -453,000,000 -237,000,000 -156,000,000 -156,000,000 -110,000,000 -133,000,000 -153,000,000 -60,000,000 304,000,000 -153,000,000 -127,000,000 -211,000,000 674,000,000 -246,000,000 -234,000,000 -381,000,000 -496,000,000 -308,000,000 -192,000,000 -96,000,000 -429,000,000 -225,000,000 -209,000,000 -107,000,000 -173,000,000 -222,000,000 -191,000,000 -202,000,000 -145,000,000 -250,000,000 -158,000,000 -64,000,000 -180,000,000 -161,000,000 -80,000,000 -44,000,000 -190,000,000 -93,000,000     
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                               
          debt issuance costs
         -7,000,000 -6,000,000       -21,000,000 -12,000,000 -9,000,000 93,000,000 -4,000,000   -92,000,000                                             
          debt repaid
        -1,000,000 -195,000,000 -650,000,000 -1,000,000 -211,000,000 -312,000,000 -1,000,000 -371,000,000 -152,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,102,000,000 -858,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,139,000,000 -652,000,000 -1,930,000,000 -15,000,000 -503,000,000 -1,191,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,500,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,007,000,000 -3,000,000 -36,000,000 -3,000,000 -236,000,000 -4,000,000 -354,000,000 -3,000,000 -595,000,000 -4,000,000 -401,000,000 -149,000,000 -577,000,000 -171,000,000 -3,000,000 -599,000,000 -80,000,000 -69,000,000 -3,000,000 310,000,000 -3,000,000 -454,000,000 -5,000,000 -749,000,000 -114,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 679,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -795,000,000 -3,000,000 -114,000,000 -2,000,000 -335,000,000 -155,000,000 -506,000,000 -79,000,000 -505,000,000 -281,000,000 -6,000,000     
          dividends paid
        -50,000,000 -48,000,000 -49,000,000 -49,000,000 -51,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -57,000,000 -45,000,000 -45,000,000 -45,000,000 -43,000,000 -43,000,000 -42,000,000 -45,000,000 -127,000,000    27,000,000 -117,000,000 232,000,000 -116,000,000 -117,000,000 -116,000,000 -119,000,000 -115,000,000 -116,000,000 -116,000,000 -117,000,000 -116,000,000 -115,000,000 -115,000,000 -115,000,000 -116,000,000 -116,000,000 -112,000,000 -115,000,000 -117,000,000 -121,000,000 -106,000,000 -142,000,000 -110,000,000 -112,000,000 -92,000,000 -154,000,000 -94,000,000 -95,000,000 -78,000,000 -113,000,000 -81,000,000 -82,000,000 -83,000,000 -42,000,000 -42,000,000 -43,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000     
          increase in outstanding checks
        7,000,000 -71,000,000    -44,000,000    -73,000,000            67,000,000    132,000,000    -106,000,000    -64,000,000 144,000,000 -54,000,000 -10,000,000 -132,000,000 191,000,000 -41,000,000 43,000,000 -75,000,000    -206,000,000 184,000,000 -50,000,000 -11,000,000 60,000,000 71,000,000 -42,000,000 44,000,000 -14,000,000   -16,000,000 -91,000,000   10,000,000 -68,000,000   1,000,000 -70,000,000      
          acquisition of treasury stock
        -51,000,000 -50,000,000 -51,000,000 -52,000,000 -97,000,000     37,000,000 -3,000,000 -35,000,000 -17,000,000 -584,000,000 -307,000,000                -1,000,000 -86,000,000 -100,000,000 -130,000,000 1,469,000,000 -876,000,000 -550,000,000 -359,000,000 -545,000,000 -534,000,000 -519,000,000 -403,000,000 -673,000,000 -443,000,000 -449,000,000 -336,000,000 -553,000,000 -403,000,000 -369,000,000 -246,000,000 -292,000,000 -208,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000     
          net cash used by financing activities
        -95,000,000 -169,000,000 -212,000,000 -293,000,000 -178,000,000   -82,000,000 -70,000,000   -70,000,000 -94,000,000  195,000,000 -106,000,000 -1,094,000,000          57,000,000 -239,000,000 -158,000,000 -507,000,000 20,000,000 -537,000,000 -99,000,000 -738,000,000 31,000,000 -567,000,000 -270,000,000 -957,000,000 -138,000,000 -159,000,000 -172,000,000 -237,000,000 -3,000,000 -777,000,000 -409,000,000 -623,000,000 -405,000,000 -616,000,000 -385,000,000 -823,000,000 -183,000,000 -485,000,000 -275,000,000 513,000,000 -369,000,000 -469,000,000 -999,000,000 409,000,000 -188,000,000 -19,000,000 -315,000,000 -231,000,000 -390,000,000 -130,000,000 -512,000,000       
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        48,000,000               -372,000,000 -1,040,000,000 583,000,000 -1,894,000,000 341,000,000 120,000,000 -932,000,000 222,000,000 -200,000,000 871,000,000    -433,000,000    67,000,000                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of period
        1,249,000,000 1,310,000,000 1,037,000,000 172,000,000 865,000,000 1,715,000,000 -39,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,023,000,000 731,000,000 -517,000,000 1,248,000,000 -265,000,000 1,513,000,000                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period
        1,297,000,000 800,000,000 -383,000,000 -103,000,000 935,000,000 992,000,000 -331,000,000 -230,000,000 879,000,000 943,000,000 -74,000,000 -165,000,000 606,000,000 536,000,000 26,000,000 -372,000,000 675,000,000 544,000,000 -1,894,000,000 341,000,000 1,874,000,000 91,000,000 222,000,000 -200,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,403,000,000 -396,000,000 -68,000,000 815,000,000 -46,000,000 -332,000,000 -471,000,000 1,580,000,000                                       
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                               
          interest paid
        49,000,000 -9,000,000 63,000,000 57,000,000 56,000,000 18,000,000 58,000,000 20,000,000 59,000,000 17,000,000 56,000,000 22,000,000 60,000,000 20,000,000 60,000,000 22,000,000 86,000,000 -219,000,000 255,000,000 100,000,000 52,000,000 302,000,000 36,000,000 66,000,000 38,000,000 105,000,000 45,000,000 61,000,000 46,000,000 29,000,000 57,000,000 91,000,000 65,000,000 77,000,000 68,000,000 107,000,000 76,000,000 117,000,000 79,000,000 120,000,000 80,000,000 122,000,000 80,000,000 113,000,000 81,000,000 99,000,000 82,000,000 119,000,000 83,000,000 145,000,000 78,000,000 120,000,000 70,000,000 84,000,000 66,000,000 149,000,000 89,000,000 141,000,000 88,000,000 144,000,000 101,000,000 153,000,000 157,000,000 167,000,000 150,000,000 195,000,000 125,000,000     
          interest received
        17,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 21,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 8,000,000    -3,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -11,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000   1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds received
        5,000,000  4,000,000 43,000,000 7,000,000  4,000,000 191,000,000 12,000,000  2,000,000 209,000,000 6,000,000  51,000,000 304,000,000 1,000,000                                                       
          restricted cash, end of period
        3,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000                                                               
          impairment, restructuring and other costs
         197,000,000 3,000,000 23,000,000 7,000,000 176,000,000 -24,000,000 19,000,000 150,000,000 15,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000 20,000,000 2,000,000 19,000,000 -3,415,000,000 19,000,000 242,000,000 3,184,000,000                                               
          pension settlement charges
                                                                               
          decrease in merchandise inventories
                          -1,842,000,000 -68,000,000 -457,000,000  -1,564,000,000 1,333,000,000 265,000,000                                               
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
             30,000,000 -9,000,000 39,000,000 -49,000,000  20,000,000 -22,000,000 32,000,000      -3,000,000 15,000,000 -56,000,000  -2,000,000 19,000,000 12,000,000 38,000,000 -6,000,000   73,000,000 -13,000,000                    -4,000,000 10,000,000 -31,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 61,000,000               
          decrease in merchandise accounts payable
                                                                               
          net cash from operating activities
               8,000,000 129,000,000 1,120,000,000 -113,000,000 166,000,000 105,000,000 1,127,000,000 185,000,000 55,000,000 248,000,000 774,000,000    2,468,000,000    477,000,000 -178,000,000   1,179,000,000 -115,000,000 222,000,000 322,000,000 1,346,000,000 -147,000,000 302,000,000 234,000,000 1,493,000,000 -252,000,000 552,000,000 8,000,000 1,523,000,000 -120,000,000 345,000,000 53,000,000 1,207,000,000 131,000,000 560,000,000 86,000,000 1,890,000,000 155,000,000 366,000,000 298,000,000 1,660,000,000 251,000,000 373,000,000 265,000,000 1,466,000,000 40,000,000   1,160,000,000 58,000,000   1,122,000,000 -52,000,000     
          capital expenditures
               -203,000,000 -229,000,000 -133,000,000 -185,000,000 -268,000,000 -296,000,000 -312,000,000 -401,000,000 -321,000,000 -261,000,000 -910,000,000    -211,000,000    346,000,000 -311,000,000   -434,000,000 -193,000,000 -143,000,000 -190,000,000 -382,000,000 -178,000,000 -195,000,000 -177,000,000 -231,000,000 -237,000,000 -216,000,000 -228,000,000 -72,000,000 -329,000,000 -268,000,000 -243,000,000 -440,000,000 -312,000,000 -249,000,000 -112,000,000 -507,000,000 -245,000,000 -201,000,000 -115,000,000 -230,000,000 -214,000,000 -205,000,000 -214,000,000 -264,000,000 -248,000,000   -197,000,000 -142,000,000   -203,000,000 -111,000,000     
          free cash flows
               -195,000,000 -100,000,000 987,000,000 -298,000,000 -102,000,000 -191,000,000 815,000,000 -216,000,000 -266,000,000 -13,000,000 -136,000,000    2,257,000,000    823,000,000 -489,000,000   745,000,000 -308,000,000 79,000,000 132,000,000 964,000,000 -325,000,000 107,000,000 57,000,000 1,262,000,000 -489,000,000 336,000,000 -220,000,000 1,451,000,000 -449,000,000 77,000,000 -190,000,000 767,000,000 -181,000,000 311,000,000 -26,000,000 1,383,000,000 -90,000,000 165,000,000 183,000,000 1,430,000,000 37,000,000 168,000,000 51,000,000 1,202,000,000 -208,000,000   963,000,000 -84,000,000   919,000,000 -163,000,000     
          debt issued
           125,000,000    -10,000,000    918,000,000 1,041,000,000 850,000,000 1,834,000,000 475,000,000 500,000,000 -1,695,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,500,000,000            3,000,000 -52,000,000    -789,000,000    -1,000,000   644,000,000                      
          debt repurchase premium and expenses
         -16,000,000          -29,000,000 123,000,000 -137,000,000 -3,000,000 -12,000,000                                                   
          decrease in current income taxes
              17,000,000    -2,000,000          75,000,000  -123,000,000   -449,000,000 -19,000,000   241,000,000 -30,000,000    -17,000,000    -83,000,000 42,000,000 -246,000,000  38,000,000 -10,000,000 -222,000,000  -6,000,000 14,000,000 -256,000,000  11,000,000 -24,000,000 -264,000,000  -69,000,000 54,000,000 -267,000,000  -53,000,000 50,000,000 -114,000,000  -50,000,000 2,000,000 -12,000,000  -5,000,000     
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
          -383,000,000 -103,000,000 -375,000,000  -331,000,000 -230,000,000 -158,000,000  -74,000,000 -165,000,000 -259,000,000              -396,000,000    -332,000,000                                         
          decrease in outstanding checks
           -24,000,000 -23,000,000   -34,000,000 -21,000,000   -22,000,000 -13,000,000  55,000,000 -46,000,000 -126,000,000  221,000,000 -42,000,000 -276,000,000   120,000,000 -231,000,000   -83,000,000 -45,000,000   -80,000,000 -10,000,000           -95,000,000 -41,000,000                           
          net cash (used) provided by operating activities
            -64,000,000                                                                   
          settlement charges
                 -83,000,000 7,000,000   7,000,000    -51,000,000 9,000,000   31,000,000 27,000,000   72,000,000    -15,000,000 23,000,000   15,000,000 22,000,000   17,000,000 62,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000                               
          income taxes paid
                          62,000,000 161,000,000 5,000,000  2,000,000 84,000,000 2,000,000 -101,000,000 10,000,000 177,000,000 12,000,000 -106,000,000 16,000,000 311,000,000 8,000,000 -67,000,000 11,000,000 385,000,000 16,000,000 44,000,000 16,000,000 35,000,000 257,000,000 -122,000,000 24,000,000 136,000,000 314,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000 152,000,000 343,000,000 252,000,000 70,000,000 179,000,000 333,000,000 244,000,000 96,000,000 167,000,000 328,000,000 129,000,000 61,000,000 88,000,000 123,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 25,000,000 78,000,000 69,000,000 6,000,000     
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities
                                                                               
          disposition of property and equipment
               47,000,000 4,000,000  4,000,000 7,000,000 25,000,000 15,000,000 49,000,000 73,000,000 19,000,000 84,000,000 26,000,000 8,000,000 125,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 21,000,000 40,000,000 14,000,000 25,000,000 34,000,000 64,000,000 33,000,000 65,000,000 23,000,000 262,000,000 62,000,000 54,000,000 96,000,000 535,000,000 71,000,000 51,000,000 16,000,000 579,000,000 90,000,000 4,000,000 125,000,000 55,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 142,000,000 25,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 96,000,000 13,000,000 23,000,000 92,000,000 16,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 25,000,000 40,000,000 1,000,000 64,000,000 1,000,000     
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                     126,000,000    -247,000,000                                                      
          issuance of common stock
                                  6,000,000 -35,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000 28,000,000 42,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 26,000,000 -124,000,000 2,000,000 58,000,000 100,000,000 -45,000,000 59,000,000 23,000,000 126,000,000 48,000,000 4,000,000 106,000,000 100,000,000 123,000,000 40,000,000 11,000,000 141,000,000 49,000,000 30,000,000 50,000,000 33,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 1,000,000 14,000,000 35,000,000      
          decrease (increase) in receivables
                                                                               
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                         775,000,000 -1,711,000,000 -60,000,000 -300,000,000 -3,344,000,000 13,000,000 -198,000,000 1,148,000,000                                          119,000,000     
          increase in receivables
                                                                               
          income taxes paid (received)
                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                               
          change in other assets, liabilities, and other items not separately identified
                          -36,000,000 -81,000,000 -25,000,000                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                               
          restructuring, impairment, store closing and other costs
                                                                               
          proceeds from noncontrolling interest
                                      2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -6,000,000 7,000,000   4,000,000 -1,000,000                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                               
          net cash used by operating activities
                                -164,000,000                                        -149,000,000       
          1.
                                                                               
          impairment and other costs
                                   2,000,000 1,000,000   17,000,000 19,000,000                                       
          change in other assets and liabilities not separately identified
                                    -58,000,000  -36,000,000 -53,000,000 -41,000,000 -47,000,000                                      
          increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other items not separately identified
                                                                               
          increase in deferred income taxes
                                      26,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 63,000,000 25,000,000 -12,000,000 36,000,000 -184,000,000   53,000,000 -118,000,000 -1,000,000 -14,000,000 -6,000,000 -30,000,000 27,000,000 -6,000,000 8,000,000 72,000,000   5,000,000 -156,000,000 49,000,000 -11,000,000 -24,000,000 -9,000,000 66,000,000 27,000,000 69,000,000 141,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 -16,000,000 331,000,000 -54,000,000     
          decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other items not separately identified
                                      296,000,000 -48,000,000 -444,000,000  165,000,000 11,000,000 -551,000,000  204,000,000 -173,000,000 -513,000,000  245,000,000 -112,000,000 -513,000,000                           
          additions to capitalized software
                                      -76,000,000                                         
          decrease in deferred income taxes
                                                                               
          acquisition of bluemercury, inc., net of cash acquired
                                                  -212,000,000                           
          financing costs
                                                   1,000,000 -1,000,000   1,000,000 -7,000,000       -12,000,000             
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
                                          1,297,000,000 1,109,000,000 -1,137,000,000 2,246,000,000 -27,000,000 2,273,000,000 437,000,000 1,836,000,000 -991,000,000 2,827,000,000               
          cash and cash equivalents end of period
                                          -249,000,000 -418,000,000 1,201,000,000 840,000,000 -543,000,000 266,000,000 734,000,000 823,000,000 -369,000,000 -666,000,000 1,509,000,000 61,000,000 -582,000,000 -248,000,000 1,878,000,000 1,075,000,000 -253,000,000 -328,000,000 1,752,000,000 1,009,000,000 -340,000,000 -287,000,000 1,891,000,000               
          impairments, restructuring and other costs
                                                                               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                          -249,000,000 -418,000,000 -96,000,000  -543,000,000 266,000,000 -375,000,000  -369,000,000 -666,000,000 -737,000,000  -582,000,000 -248,000,000 -395,000,000  -253,000,000 -328,000,000 -84,000,000    -936,000,000    -312,000,000  -493,000,000 227,000,000 -705,000,000       
          impairments and other costs
                                                                              
          decrease in other liabilities not separately identified
                                           -47,000,000 -17,000,000  -27,000,000 -4,000,000 -18,000,000  -13,000,000 -18,000,000 -8,000,000             -156,000,000 -7,000,000 -221,000,000  5,000,000 26,000,000 -363,000,000       
          impairments, store closing and other costs
                                                                               
          increase in other assets not separately identified
                                                                        16,000,000 -11,000,000     
          increase in other liabilities not separately identified
                                                     -85,000,000 6,000,000 11,000,000 -20,000,000 -147,000,000 51,000,000 57,000,000 49,000,000 163,000,000 23,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000         -588,000,000 -79,000,000     
          asset impairments
                                                                               
          decrease in other assets not separately identified
                                                      -15,000,000 -17,000,000 -14,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 21,000,000 -32,000,000 38,000,000 4,000,000 -2,000,000    1,000,000       
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities not separately identified
                                                      259,000,000 -73,000,000 -548,000,000  240,000,000 -106,000,000 -454,000,000  268,000,000 -141,000,000 -450,000,000  277,000,000 -82,000,000 -415,000,000 200,000,000 267,000,000 -59,000,000 -453,000,000 416,000,000 197,000,000     
          impairments, store closing and other costs and gain on sale of leases
                                                                               
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities not separately identified
                                                                               
          proceeds from insurance claims
                                                                             
          impairments, store closing costs and gain on sale of leases
                                                                               
          gain on sale of properties, impairments, store closing costs and division consolidation costs
                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                  1,464,000,000  1,686,000,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                  -398,000,000 343,000,000 1,152,000,000  -493,000,000 227,000,000 981,000,000  -26,000,000     
          impairments, store closing costs and division consolidation costs
                                                                               
          goodwill impairment charges
                                                                               
          decrease in supplies and prepaid expenses
                                                                               
          proceeds from property insurance claims
                                                                              
          division consolidation costs
                                                                          33,000,000     
          increase in supplies and prepaid expenses
                                                                       28,000,000 -43,000,000       
          cash flows from continuing operating activities:
                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from continuing operating activities:
                                                                               
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                                               
          division consolidation costs and store closing related costs
                                                                               
          asset impairment charges
                                                                               
          may integration costs
                                                                               
          net cash from continuing operating activities
                                                                               
          cash flows from continuing investing activities:
                                                                               
          proceeds from hurricane insurance claims
                                                                               
          proceeds from the disposition of after hours formalwear
                                                                               
          net cash used by continuing investing activities
                                                                               
          cash flows from continuing financing activities:
                                                                               
          net cash used by continuing financing activities
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by continuing operations
                                                                               
          net cash from discontinued operating activities
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued investing activities
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued financing activities
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued operations
                                                                               
          net loss
                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                               
          net loss..............................................................................
                                                                            -88,000,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                               
          stock-based compensation expense..................................
                                                                            27,000,000   
          division consolidation costs..............................................
                                                                            138,000,000   
          depreciation and amortization..........................................
                                                                            303,000,000   
          amortization of financing costs and premium on acquired debt............................................................
                                                                               
          decrease in receivables................................................
                                                                            62,000,000   
          increase in merchandise inventories...............................
                                                                            -257,000,000   
          increase in supplies and prepaid expenses......................
                                                                            -27,000,000   
          increase in other assets not separately identified.............
                                                                               
          increase in merchandise accounts payable......................
                                                                            516,000,000   
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities not separately identified.................................
                                                                            -479,000,000   
          decrease in current income taxes..................................
                                                                            -234,000,000   
          increase in deferred income taxes.................................
                                                                            43,000,000   
          decrease in other liabilities not separately identified........
                                                                            -30,000,000   
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities...........
                                                                            -35,000,000   
          purchase of property and equipment.....................................
                                                                            -57,000,000   
          capitalized software............................................................
                                                                            -18,000,000   
          disposition of property and equipment...................................
                                                                            7,000,000   
          net cash used by investing activities...........................
                                                                            -68,000,000   
          debt issued........................................................................ ...........................................................................................
                                                                               
          financing costs...................................................................
                                                                               
          debt repaid........................................................................
                                                                            -837,000,000   
          dividends paid....................................................................
                                                                            -21,000,000   
          decrease in outstanding checks...........................................
                                                                            -50,000,000   
          acquisition of treasury stock...............................................
                                                                               
          issuance of common stock..................................................
                                                                               
          net cash used by financing activities..........................
                                                                            -908,000,000   
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.............................
                                                                            -1,011,000,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period....................
                                                                            1,306,000,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period.............................
                                                                            295,000,000   
          interest paid.......................................................................
                                                                            145,000,000   
          interest received................................................................
                                                                            5,000,000   
          income taxes paid (net of refunds received).........................
                                                                            28,000,000   
          gains on the sale of accounts receivable
                                                                               
          gain on early debt extinguishment
                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of proprietary accounts receivable
                                                                               
          proceeds from the disposition of lord & taylor
                                                                               
          proceeds from the disposition of david’s bridal and priscilla of boston
                                                                               
          repurchase of accounts receivable
                                                                               
          proceeds from the sale of repurchased accounts receivable
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by continuing investing activities
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by discontinued financing activities
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by discontinued operations
                                                                               
          income from discontinued operations
                                                                               
          net income.....................................................................
                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by continuing operating activities:
                                                                               
          loss from discontinued operations.........................................
                                                                               
          stock-based compensation expense.......................................
                                                                              6,000,000 
          division consolidation costs...................................................
                                                                              16,000,000 
          may integration costs............................................................
                                                                               
          asset impairment charges.....................................................
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization................................................
                                                                              320,000,000 
          amortization of financing costs and premium on acquired debt.................................................................
                                                                              -6,000,000 
          decrease in receivables.....................................................
                                                                              -25,000,000 
          increase in merchandise inventories....................................
                                                                               
          increase in supplies and prepaid expenses...........................
                                                                              -3,000,000 
          decrease in other assets not separately identified................
                                                                               
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities not separately identified.....................................
                                                                               
          decrease in current income taxes.......................................
                                                                              28,000,000 
          increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes......................
                                                                              -12,000,000 
          increase in other liabilities not separately identified...............
                                                                               
          net cash provided by continuing operating activities..........
                                                                              -275,000,000 
          purchase of property and equipment..........................................
                                                                              -262,000,000 
          capitalized software.................................................................
                                                                              -41,000,000 
          proceeds from hurricane insurance claims..................................
                                                                              6,000,000 
          disposition of property and equipment........................................
                                                                              3,000,000 
          proceeds from the disposition of after hours formalwear..........
                                                                               
          net cash used by continuing investing activities.................
                                                                              -294,000,000 
          debt issued.............................................................................. .................................................................................................
                                                                               
          financing costs.........................................................................
                                                                               
          debt repaid..............................................................................
                                                                               
          dividends paid..........................................................................
                                                                              -56,000,000 
          increase in outstanding checks..................................................
                                                                               
          acquisition of treasury stock.....................................................
                                                                               
          issuance of common stock........................................................
                                                                              1,000,000 
          net cash provided (used) by continuing financing activities.......................................
                                                                              -424,000,000 
          net cash used by continuing operations........................................
                                                                               
          net cash from discontinued operating activities...................
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued investing activities.........................
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued financing activities.........................
                                                                               
          net cash used by discontinued operations.....................................
                                                                               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents...................................
                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period..........................
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period...................................
                                                                              -993,000,000 
          interest paid.............................................................................
                                                                              155,000,000 
          interest received.......................................................................
                                                                              8,000,000 
          income taxes paid (net of refunds received)...............................
                                                                              -39,000,000 
          net income..............................................................................
                                                                               
          decrease in merchandise inventories..................................
                                                                               
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities not separately identified.....................................
                                                                               
          increase in other liabilities not separately identified........................................................
                                                                               
          debt issued..............................................................................
                                                                               
          decrease in outstanding checks.................................................
                                                                               
          net cash provided (used) by continuing operations........................
                                                                               
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents...................
                                                                               
          decrease in proprietary and other accounts receivable not separately identified
                                                                               
          acquisition of the may department stores company, net of cash acquired
                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of non-proprietary accounts receivable
                                                                               
          increase in non-proprietary accounts receivable
                                                                               
          (income) income from discontinued operations
                                                                               
          increase in proprietary and other accounts receivable not separately identified