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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Feb. 01, 2015
Employee benefit plans: |  |  |
Contributions to benefit plans | $ 195 | $ 186 | $ 182
Number of Shares Held in Employee Benefit Plans | 8 |  |

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- Definition The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 70 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942 + Details
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