SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
May 02, 2026	May 02, 2026	Aug. 02, 2025
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cybersecurity incident, expenses	$ 1	$ 22
Cybersecurity incident expense included in gross profit	1	20
Gain from cybersecurity insurance recoveries	20	40
Net book overdrafts	216	216	$ 267
LIFO reserve	$ 367	367	$ 349
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Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cybersecurity incident, expenses		$ 2

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing.

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Amount of cash inflow for proceeds from settlement of insurance claim, classified as operating activities. Excludes insurance settlement classified as investing activities.

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