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Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 27, 2019 | Oct. 27, 2019 | Oct. 28, 2018 | Jan. 27, 2019
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Dividends paid | $ 98 | $ 292 | $ 273 |
Aggregated number of shares repurchased under stock repurchase program (in shares) | 260,000,000 | 260,000,000 |  |
Aggregated cost of shares repurchased | $ 7,080 | $ 7,080 |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ 7,240 | $ 7,240 |  |
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares) | 0 | 0 |  | 0
Authorized number of shares of common stock (in shares) | 2,000,000,000.00 | 2,000,000,000.00 |  |
Par value of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |  |

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