For Kroger deposits in transit: What is the account titled Store deposits in-transit (refer to footnote 1)? This is not an account you will find on the majority of company financial statements. Why does Kroger include this account? Is it odd that this account is larger than the cash balance? How do you explain this?

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Jan 28, 2017 Jan. 30, 2016 $322 910 1,649 7,852 (1,291) 898 10,340 21,016 1,153 3,031 965 36,505 $ 277 923 1,734 7,440 (1.272) 790 9,892 19,619 1,053 2,724 609 33,897 2,252 2,370 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions Current assets Cash and temporary cash investments Store deposits in-transit Receivables FIFO inventory LIFO reserve Prepaid and other current assets Total current assets Property, plant and equipment, net Intangibles, net Goodwill Other assets Total Assets Current liabilities Current portion of long-term debt including obligations under capital leases and financing obligations Trade accounts payable Acorued salaries and wages Deferred income taxes Other current liabilities Total current liabilities Long-term debt including obligations under capital leases and financing obligations Deferred income taxes Pension and postretirement benefit obligations Other long-term liabilities Total Liabilities Commitments and contingencies (see Note 13) SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred shares, $100 per share, 5 shares authorized and unissued Common shares, $1 par per share, 2,000 shares authorized: 1,918 shares issued in 2016 and 2015 Additional paid-in capital Accumulated other comprehensive loss Accumulated earnings Common shares in treasury, at cost, 994 shares in 2016 and 951 shares in 2015 Total Shareholders' Equity - The Kroger Co. Noncontrolling interests Total Equity Total Liabilities and Equity 5,818 1,234 251 3,305 12,860 11,825 1,927 1,524 1,659 29,795 5,728 1,426 221 3,226 12,971 9,709 1,752 1.380 1,287 27,099 1,918 1,918 3,070 (715) 15,543 (13,118) 6,698 2.980 (680) 14,011 (11,409) 6,820 (22) 6.710 $36,505 6,798 $33,897 H DE F 3 Months Ended Aug. 13, 2016 Jan. 30, 2016 Nov. 07, 2015 4 Months Ended May 21, 2016 May 23, 2015 12 Months Ended Jan. 30, 2016 Jan. 28, 2017 Nov. 05, 2016 Aug. 15, 2015 Jan. 28, 2017 Jan. 31, 2015 $ 27,611 21,483 $ 26,557 20,653 $ 26,565 20,697 $ 26,165 20,193 $ 25,075 19,478 $ 25,539 20,065 $ 34,604 26,669 $ 33,051 25,760 $ 115,337 89,502 $ 109,830 85,496 $ 108,465 85,512 4,355 181 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Sales Merchandise costs, including advertising, warehousing, and transportation, excluding items shown separately below Operating, general and administrative Rent Depreciation and amortization Operating profit Interest expense Earnings before income tax expense Income tax expense Net earnings including noncontrolling interests Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common Average number of common shares used in basic calculation Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted Average number of common shares used in diluted calculation Dividends declared per common share 4,483 215 572 858 126 508 928 4,443 199 549 713 124 589 206 383 (8) $ 391 $0.41 940 $ 0.41 953 $ 0.120 4,169 172 484 772 107 665 238 427 4,473 205 525 665 116 549 171 378 (5) $ 383 $0.40 943 $ 0.40 959 $0.120 4,068 155 477 774 114 660 227 433 5,779 262 694 1,200 155 1,045 350 695 5,354 215 620 1,102 148 954 330 624 732 230 502 17,946 723 2,089 3,576 482 3,094 1,045 2,049 19,178 881 2,340 3,436 522 2,914 957 1,957 (18) $ 1,975 $2.08 942 $ 2.05 958 $ 0.465 17,161 707 1,948 3,137 488 2,649 902 1,747 19 $ 1,728 $ 1.74 981 $ 1.72 993 $ 0.350 (1) (1) 815 250 565 6 $ 559 $0.57 966 $ 0.57 980 $ 0.105 10 $ 506 $ 0.54 929 $ 0.53 943 $ 0.120 $ 428 $ 0.44 965 $ 0.43 979 $ 0.105 $ 433 $ 0.44 963 $ 0.44 977 $ 0.105 $ 696 $0.72 954 $ 0.71 966 $0.105 $ 619 $ 0.63 969 $ 0.62 983 $ 0.093 $ 2,039 $2.09 966 $ 2.06 980 $ 0.408 12 Menthe Ended Jan 26, 2017 Jan 20, 2016 Jan 1, 2015 $1,957 $2,049 $1747 2.340 2,019 1941 (27) (110) (382) (172) (59) (184) (28) (147) 125 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOVS - USD (SIS Millis Carl Flow free Operating Activitier: Material e contrainterart Adiert este reconcile tersiserisch dis c estrellise interest to set sak provided by -perating activitier: Deprecieties - tinatias Auretimpairment charge LIFO charge Steckboedemployee compenstien Expwefer Company polare d in plans Deferred income tax Other Chenger is operating arretrendli.bilities set of effect free Stere depoitin transit Receivables Inventaries Prepaid andather current arsetur Trade accounts payable Assudenpenn Income taxer receivable and payable Contribution to Company ponored perrian plan Other Netcarh provided by operating activitior Our Fleur free lavarting Activitier: Payment for property and equipment, including payment for loare buyautr Proceede fremrale af arret Payment for merger Other Metarhwed by inverting activities Carl Flour free Fiscncing Activities: Proceed from ruance af long-term debt Payment en langterm debt Netborreuing payment) an commercial paper Dividend pald C on tan benefit an tack-bared auardo Pradee from an af capital tack Trewirytack purchar Invertment in the remaining equity afanancantralling interort (118) 275 (259) (65) (109) 4,917 4,272 4,215 (7.749) (3.499) 132 (401) 49 (168) (98) (3,570) 27 (252) (14) (1.060) (3,875) 2,781 (1,355) (75) (1,245) (285) (385) (429) (238) (703) (1201) Other (86) (52) (1,339) (1,299) (195) 322 Net whwedby financing activities Metinere-we(decrewe)insuh and temporary carhinvartment CulodtopOFY culisvert our Beginningale Cayer Reconciliation of capitalisvert entrs Pyaar yayalam, inthetiar marfarlearby Payment forlewebwe Charin contrasties in program payabler Totalcapitalitate si le-webster Dirclerere of cork flau infarbaties: Cupid during the year for income to 0.99) (3,249) (2.131 (56) (2,752) 03.422) 03.349) $557 $1,001 $941